Matt Collins (Cambridge, MA)- Graduate student in Economic Policy
Blythe Rodgers (Washington, D.C.)- Attorney
CHAMPION: Liza Veeneman (whose one-day cash winnings total $12,800)
This is How We Start This Week:
NO. 1 AT THE BOX OFFICE
MAKING THE GRADE
AFFIX THE SUFFIX
"A"-LIST LITERARY CHARACTERS
GEOMETRY
PROTESTING TIPS & ETIQUETTE
When they take a break, Liza leads $3,200 to Blythe's $1,800 & Matt's four bills. But just as Matt's Making the Grade by taking a $200 lead over Liza w/ $3,200, his $600 box selection under that has the Daily Double; Blythe's sitting on $2,400. His wager's $800.
From an EF-0 to an EF-5, this enhanced Fujita scale's used to grade the intensity of these weather events.
"What are tornadoes?" are good for $4K. As the round concludes, Liza's currently in third place w/ $1,600, 1/3 of Matt's score; Blythe's up to $3K.
BERT CONVY ERROR (last clue of the round): $1K (A-List Characters)
ATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $1,600
UNATTEMPTED LACH TRASH: $2K
TOTAL LACH TRASH: $3,600
Double J! Categories:
I'M ON THE CASE
NEIGHBORS OF NIGER (picture clues)
SINGING SOLO (two song titles per answer)
THE QUOTABLE NIETZSCHE
CALIFORNIA GIRLS
WHATEVER
Matt says "I'm on the Case" at the right time, the $1,200 spot, for another DD w/ $9,400; Blythe's still barely within reach w/ $5K & Liza has naturally doubled back to $3,200. He risks two biggies on this clue:
Peruse the appeal that successfully fought the $100 fine this Tennessee High School teacher got in 1925 for teaching Evolution.
"Who is (John) Scopes?"...make that $11,400! Blythe takes DJ!'s other one lurking behind the $1,200 Neighbor of Niger while having $10,200; she trails Matt by $2,400 for first & the champ currently has accumulated $6,800 in this game. Blythe places a $3K bet that could put her in the lead by $600:
It underwent a change of government last year.
"What is Libya?"...new leader at $13,200, then she SWEEPS that subject to boost up to $16,800! The timer goes off before either the last Nietzsche or $800 Whatever clues can be seen.
DJ! LACH TRASH (all unattempted): $2,800 (third & fourth clues about The Quotable Nietzsche)
Scores Following DJ!:
Liza: $8,400
Blythe: $20K
Matt: $13K
CORYAT SCORES:
Liza: $8,400
Blythe: $18,200
Matt: $12K
FINAL J! TOPIC: Investigative Journalists.
David Phillips, whose expose reporting inspired this word made popular by Teddy Roosevelt, was later shot dead.
Everyone's incorrect w/ "What is bully?"; it was muckraking. Wagering's important:
Liza: BUSTED (she leaves w/ $13,800)
Matt: $10K = $3K
Blythe: $6,001 = $13,999
EPISODE RATING: 6