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Today’s contestants:
Seth Wilson, a PhD candidate from Chicago, IL |
Dorcas Alexander, an analytics consultant from Bethel Park, PA |
Siddharth Hariharan, a student from Herndon, VA (2-day total: $28,135) |
Final Jeopardy! category: AUTHORS
Final Jeopardy! clue: In 1948 he wrote he had an idea for a novel in which 2 guys hitchhike to Calif. “in search of something they don’t really find”
[spoiler title=’Click/Tap Here for Correct Response’]Who is Jack Kerouac?[/spoiler]
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The novel ended up being the American classic On The Road. Published in 1957, it was written in 1951, typed out on a continuous reel of paper over a three-week span in April 1951.
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Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Dorcas $16,800
Seth $14,900
Siddharth $7,000
Final Results:
Siddharth $7,000 + $2,000 = $9,000
Seth $14,900 + $14,900 = $29,800 (1-day total: $29,800)
Dorcas $16,800 – $13,001 = $3,799 (Who is Steinbeck)
Daily Double locations:
1) COLLEGE FIRSTS $800 (9th pick)
Seth 4200 +2000 (Dorcas 0 Siddharth 0)
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2) WHAT A COUNTRY! $1200 (7th pick)
Dorcas 4400 +4400 (Seth 10600 Siddharth 3400)
3) CARROT $800 (21st pick)
Seth 15000 -2500 (Dorcas 14800 Siddharth 5400)
Unplayed clues:
DJ! round: YELL IT LIKE IT IS $400; SCHTICK $400
Game Stats:
Seth 16,200 Coryat, 25 correct, 4 incorrect, 49.09% in first on buzzer
Dorcas 13,600 Coryat, 13 correct, 0 incorrect, 21.82% in first on buzzer
Siddharth 7,000 Coryat, 9 correct, 1 incorrect, 16.36% in first on buzzer
Siddharth Hariharan, final stats:
35 correct
6 incorrect
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $6,000)
2/3 in Final Jeopardy
20.12% in first on buzzer (34/169)
Average Coryat: $8,333
Seth Wilson, stats to date:
26 correct
4 incorrect
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$500)
1/1 in Final Jeopardy
49.09% in first on buzzer (27/55)
Average Coryat: $16,200
Seth Wilson, to win:
2 games: 57.71%
3: 33.30%
4: 19.22%
5: 11.09%
6: 6.40%
Avg. streak: 2.365 games.