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Today’s contestants:
Erica Dreisbach, a web developer from Chicago, IL |
Walt Livingston, a graduate student from Essex, MD |
Seth Wilson, a PhD candidate from Chicago, IL (9-day total: $209,801) |
Seth spoke of his run on Wednesday night on #JeopardyLivePanel!
Final Jeopardy! category: CORPORATE LOGOS
Final Jeopardy! clue: Created in 1971, this company’s logo has been likened to a wing & was supposed to connote motion
[spoiler title=’Click/Tap Here for Correct Response’]What is Nike?[/spoiler]
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The Nike logo was created by Carolyn Davidson.
“Well, I don’t love it,” Phil Knight said at the time, “but maybe it will grow on me.”
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Scores going into Final Jeopardy:
Seth $26,000
Walt $6,200
Erica $2,400
Final Results:
Erica $2,400 – $2,399 = $1 (What is Apple?)
Walt $6,200 – $0 = $6,200 (What is Boeing?)
Seth $26,000 – $4,000 = $22,000 (What is Delta?) (10-day total: $231,801)
Erratum: Alex mentioned that Seth was the 5th-winningest all-time. In games won, he is 6th, behind Ken Jennings, David Madden, Julia Collins, Matt Jackson, and Arthur Chu. In money, he is 7th; Tom Nissley also has more regular-season winnings.
Daily Double locations:
1) THE CIVIL WAR $600 (10th pick)
Seth 1600 +1600 (Walt 1200 Erica 400)
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2) HISTORY AS THEATRE $1200 (11th pick)
Seth 13200 +3200 (Walt 2200 Erica 1600)
3) EPONYMOUSLY YOURS $2000 (15th pick)
Seth 20000 +2000 (Walt 2200 Erica 0)
Unplayed clues:
J! round: BIG CITY NEWSPAPERS $1000
Game Stats:
Seth $23,000 Coryat, 28 correct, 1 incorrect, 39.29% in first on buzzer
Walt $6,200 Coryat, 13 correct, 5 incorrect, 32.14% in first on buzzer
Erica $2,400 Coryat, 10 correct, 4 incorrect, 21.43% in first on buzzer
Seth Wilson, stats to date:
243 correct
27 incorrect
12/18 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $15,500)
6/10 in Final Jeopardy
41.56% in first on buzzer (229/551)
Average Coryat: $18,380
Seth Wilson, to win:
11 games: 68.34%
12: 46.70%
13: 31.91%
14: 21.81%
15: 14.90%
Avg. streak: 12.158 games.
Wait What happened to the wrong answer about The Jungle?
I’m sorry? Seth said “Who is Sinclair?”
Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle.
What was the answer that had author Curtis Sittenfeld? The question was “What is Pride and Prejudice?”
Here you are!