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Based on original ShortShots written by Jason Huhn, Gordon Pepper, and Chico Alexander.
  
THURSDAY:
Mark Dawson, Eric Floyd, Brian Weikle
Jeopardy! categories: World Capitals, The
Olympic Games, Literary Terms, Rum For Your
Life, Scandinavians, True & False.
Daily Double: $800 Scandinavians. Mark
($2000) wagers $1000. Clue: "We wouldn't
call ourselves Homo Sapiens without the work of
this 18th C. Swedish naturalist."
Mark's guess: "Who is Carolus Linnaeus?" Correct for $3000. End of
Round:
Mark - $9000
Eric - -$1400
Brian - $5400 Double Jeopardy! categories:
Invertebrates, Authors on Film, Listen to the
Experts--Not!, Occupational Hazards,
Presidential Medical Records, Crush Up Your
Shakespeare. Daily Double #1: $1200
Presidential Medical Records. Eric ($1800) wagers $1700. Clue:
"He kept secret the fact that he lost sight
in his left eye during a boxing match with a
White House aide."
Eric's guess: "Who is Teddy Roosevelt?" Correct for $3500. Daily Double #2:
$2000 Occupational Hazards. Brian ($15,400) wagers
$1000. Clue: "People who work with this
type of truck have to be careful not to fall off
a tine." Brian's guess: "What is a
forklift?" Correct for $16,400. End of
Round:
Mark - $17,400
Eric - $10,300
Brian - $18,000 Final Jeopardy! Category:
Governors. Answer: In 1967 she became the first
woman governor of a state east of the
Mississippi River. Correct response: Who is
Luellen Wallace? (Alabama). Eric's question: Who
is Ferraro? (WRONG) Wager:
$3000. Final score: $7300.
Mark's question: What is Wallace? (RIGHT) Wager:
$5000. Final score: $22,400.
Brian's question: What is Brown? (WRONG) Wager:
$3000. Final score: $15,000.
  
FRIDAY:
Mark Dawson ($22,400), Eric Floyd ($7300), Brian
Weikle ($15,000).
Jeopardy! categories: Old Europe, Let's
Rock!, Brain Strain, At the Circus, Ye Gods!,
Element Symbol Spelling.
Daily Double: $800 Element Symbol Spelling.
Brian
($2200) wagers everything. Clue: "Tim,
Actinium, Potassium."
Brian's guess: "What is snack?" Correct for $4400. End of
Round:
Mark - $3800
Eric - $2600
Brian - $9600 Double Jeopardy! categories:
Art, American Movie Idol, Wisconsin Places, Over
Caste, The Boy Scouts, Literary Crossword Clues
"S". Daily Double #1: $1200
Wisconsin Places. Brian ($12,400) wagers $4000. Clue:
"(video of overalls) The overalls seen here
were made by a company that was founded in this
city in 1895."
Eric's guess: "What is Oshkosh?" Correct for $16,400. Daily Double #2:
$1200 American Movie Idol. Mark ($11,000) wagers
$3000. Clue: "He had a starring role in the
top-grossing movies of 1977, 1980, 1981, & 1983." Brian's guess: "Who
is Harrison Ford?" Correct for $14,000. End of
Round:
Mark - $17,200
Eric - $6200
Brian - $22,000 Final Jeopardy! Category:
Declaration of Independence Signers. Answer: On
the list of the signers, 2 of the 3 last names
that appear twice. Correct response: Who are
Morris, Lee, and Adams? Eric's question: Who
are Morris and Lee? (RIGHT) Wager:
$6199. Final score: $12,399.
Mark's question: Who are Lee and Adams? (RIGHT) Wager:
$17,200. Final score: $34,400.
Brian's question: Who are Morris and Adams?
(RIGHT) Wager: $19,601. Final score: $41,601.
FINAL TOURNAMENT SCORES:
Eric: $7300 + $12,399 = $19,699
Mark: $22,400 + $34,400 = $56,800
Brian: $15,000 + $41,601 = $56,601 WINNER:
Mark Dawson - $250,000
Runners-up: Brian Weikle - $56,601; Eric Floyd -
$25,000. |