A modest pre-FJ $10,000 for Ryan plus a whiff on FJ makes him very catchable from Podium 4 today, even with no DDs available. Of course, this FJ might skew tough and take a lot of contenders out at the last moment.
SCORES GOING INTO FJ
Ryan Long: 10000-0=10000
Tory Waltrip: 4600-2000=2600
John Seroff: 3000-0=3000 (Missed FJ but had no incentive to get it, so it's not clear that he really didn't know) CORRECT RESPONSES
JEOPARDY ROUND
SJ2 $600 THE SILENT CONSONANT IN...: N
SJ20 $800 THE UNITED NATIONS: secretary general
SJ25 $1000 LET'S COUNTY UP THAT STATE: Mississippi
SJ27 $1000 AVIATORS: ailerons
SJ29 $600 LET'S COUNTY UP THAT STATE: Kansas
DOUBLE JEOPARDY ROUND
DJ15 $2000 BIG ANIMALS: whale
DJ19 $1200 ALLUSIONS OF GRANDEUR: Pierre Cartier
DJ20 $1600 ENDS IN "ETTE": layette
DJ23 $2000 ALLUSIONS OF GRANDEUR: sybaritic
DJ25 $2000 HISTORIA ESPAÑOLA: Aragon
DJ27 $1600 HISTORIA ESPAÑOLA: Sahara
DJ28 $800 HISTORIA ESPAÑOLA: Basques
FINAL JEOPARDY
HISTORIC GEOGRAPHY: Baltic and Adriatic
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Worst case scenario is $6000 if I tried to rebound off "psalm" with "hymn" rather than N, and if I tried to rebound off Tiffany with Fabergé rather than Cartier. I was in a relaxed mood tonight, so I'm not sure if I'd have really buzzed in on those. Even if I did, I've got enough to win this baby because I got FJ correct.
N, secretary-general, Mississippi, Kansas, whale, Aragon, Sahara
$8600. Not enough for an unambiguous win since I missed Final, but if Ryan makes the lockout bet I win.
Oh, what has science wrought? I sought only to turn a man into a metal-encased juggernaut of destruction powered by the unknown properties of a mysterious living crystal. How could this have all gone wrong?
$6600 and missed FJ. Today is Thursday. I should have had more but I chickened out on the AVIATORS clue and clue not recall the baby -ette quickly enough.
$6600 and missed FJ. Today is Thursday. I should have had more but I chickened out on the AVIATORS clue and clue not recall the baby -ette quickly enough.
First four and last three for me, for $7,800, and no FJ. In most other games with these standings and FJ results, I assume I win (my $7,800 - $1,401 beating $10,000 - $5,601), but Ryan likes to preserve a lock over one player even at the risk of being passed from behind by a closer player. If Tory still has $4,600 going into FJ, I'm not sure even a player in a closer second could goad him into falling below $9,200.
Got them all except whale and gave the whole word for “hymn”, misunderstanding the category. Probably would have clammed on aileron if I were on stage instead of my couch.
$10,000 for me, so I tie Ryan going into FJ!. Unfortunately I miss FJ! with Baltic/Black and lose because I would have wagered some amount. If I've seen previous games, it would be a small wager, since Ryan goes for small ones, but any wager is too much.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."