Kiyana Holderbaum (Long Beach): Instructional designer
Julie Graves (HOU): Public health doctor
CHAMP: Claudia Corriere (whose mom was a former champ in '09)
BB:
FILL IN THE BLANK CANVAS
MOVIE CAMEOS
ANAGRAMMED FORMER WORLD LEADERS
NUT-TRITION
CEREMONIES
The New York Times: CROSSWORD (Will Shortz reads the clues; Crossword Puzzle Day's on Mon.)
Right as we begin the Ceremonies, Claudia walks into the DD on the 2nd answer.
A ceremony on Nov. 19, 1863 dedicated a cemetery in this town.
"What is Gettysburg?"- yeah.
HS:
Claudia: $3,400/Julie: $3,800/Kiyana: $2,400
Starting off the Crossword clues to conclude this rd. of competition:
"Monday had a Presidential theme; one clue was to this 'supply-side fiscal policy popularized in the 1980s'."
Claudia: "What is TRICKLE DOWN?"$5,600
$400:
"On Tuesday we had some hidden Bobs; you'll find Dylan in this 'classic board game with a peppermint forest'."
Kiyana: "What is CANDY LAND?"$2K
$600:
"On Wednesday you had to know compound words where each half could also have 'dead' before it-- there was airline, seahorse & this response to 'top on official stationery'."
Claudia: "What is a LETTERHEAD?"$6,200
$800:
"On Thursday we rolled the D-I-C-E, as in these, 'racy books named after a Victorian garment'."
Julie: "What is a BODICE RIPPER?"$5,600
Final Clue:
"On Friday there's no theme, so you just have to know this 10-letter 'TV host who followed Jimmy Fallon on Late Night'."
TS
SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: $200 (Crossword)
UNATTEMPTED LT: $3400
TOTAL LT: $3600
DJ!:
THE ROMANTIC POETS
HONEST "ABE"
PALACES
INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING HALL OF FAMERS
MINNEAPOLIS
ST. PAUL
Inside the $1600 Palace is a DD for Julie, whose current score's $7200, $1K off the champ for the current lead. For Julie, this $3K clue could put her in the lead.
Ponder the tragic life of Crown Prince Rudolf in his lavish suite in this capital's Schonbrunn Palace.
"What is Vienna?"...that's the home. Two clues later, the last one this wk. is also Julie's two answers deep in International Swimming Hall of Famers. $2.5K additional at risk.
This oceanographer & inventor, 1910-1997.
"Who is Cousteau?"...good discovery.
ATTEMPTED LT: $4K
UNATTEMPTED LT: $6400
TOTAL DJ! LT: $10,400
Pre-Final S:
Claudia: $16,200/Julie: $14,300/Kiyana: $6,400
CORYAT SCORES:
Claudia: $15,600
Julie: $11,200
ALEVE FJ! C #70:AMERICANA
While working for a plastics co., Don Featherstone created this iconic lawn decor, basing it on photos in National Geographic.
K: "What is a pink flamingo?" ($4K) = $10,400
J: "What are pink flamingos?" ($1901) = $16,201
C:"What ispink flamingo?"($5K) = $21,200
EP. RATING: 7
Julie Graves (HOU): Public health doctor
CHAMP: Claudia Corriere (whose mom was a former champ in '09)
BB:
FILL IN THE BLANK CANVAS
MOVIE CAMEOS
ANAGRAMMED FORMER WORLD LEADERS
NUT-TRITION
CEREMONIES
The New York Times: CROSSWORD (Will Shortz reads the clues; Crossword Puzzle Day's on Mon.)
Right as we begin the Ceremonies, Claudia walks into the DD on the 2nd answer.
A ceremony on Nov. 19, 1863 dedicated a cemetery in this town.
"What is Gettysburg?"- yeah.
HS:
Claudia: $3,400/Julie: $3,800/Kiyana: $2,400
Starting off the Crossword clues to conclude this rd. of competition:
"Monday had a Presidential theme; one clue was to this 'supply-side fiscal policy popularized in the 1980s'."
Claudia: "What is TRICKLE DOWN?"$5,600
$400:
"On Tuesday we had some hidden Bobs; you'll find Dylan in this 'classic board game with a peppermint forest'."
Kiyana: "What is CANDY LAND?"$2K
$600:
"On Wednesday you had to know compound words where each half could also have 'dead' before it-- there was airline, seahorse & this response to 'top on official stationery'."
Claudia: "What is a LETTERHEAD?"$6,200
$800:
"On Thursday we rolled the D-I-C-E, as in these, 'racy books named after a Victorian garment'."
Julie: "What is a BODICE RIPPER?"$5,600
Final Clue:
"On Friday there's no theme, so you just have to know this 10-letter 'TV host who followed Jimmy Fallon on Late Night'."
TS
SOLE ATTEMPTED TS: $200 (Crossword)
UNATTEMPTED LT: $3400
TOTAL LT: $3600
DJ!:
THE ROMANTIC POETS
HONEST "ABE"
PALACES
INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING HALL OF FAMERS
MINNEAPOLIS
ST. PAUL
Inside the $1600 Palace is a DD for Julie, whose current score's $7200, $1K off the champ for the current lead. For Julie, this $3K clue could put her in the lead.
Ponder the tragic life of Crown Prince Rudolf in his lavish suite in this capital's Schonbrunn Palace.
"What is Vienna?"...that's the home. Two clues later, the last one this wk. is also Julie's two answers deep in International Swimming Hall of Famers. $2.5K additional at risk.
This oceanographer & inventor, 1910-1997.
"Who is Cousteau?"...good discovery.
ATTEMPTED LT: $4K
UNATTEMPTED LT: $6400
TOTAL DJ! LT: $10,400
Pre-Final S:
Claudia: $16,200/Julie: $14,300/Kiyana: $6,400
CORYAT SCORES:
Claudia: $15,600
Julie: $11,200
ALEVE FJ! C #70:AMERICANA
While working for a plastics co., Don Featherstone created this iconic lawn decor, basing it on photos in National Geographic.
K: "What is a pink flamingo?" ($4K) = $10,400
J: "What are pink flamingos?" ($1901) = $16,201
C:"What is
EP. RATING: 7