Yes, very nice job, astorian! I like the games where everyone does well. All three of you were in five figures going into Final Jeopardy.
That’s the kind of close match where one or two answers over the course of the game determines who is in first place going into FJ. It was just your bad luck that both the other contestants got it right.
Good work, astorian! We were all on the edges of our seats in this household!
Thanks to all who watched.
For the record, George and (especially) Jody were very nice people. In fact, ALL of the contestants I met were people I’d have liked to have as friends, if I didn’t want to beat them so badly.
I believe George, Jody and I were ABOUT equal in knowledge, so it came down mostly to reflexes. George was MUCH better than I was at timing his responses. I tended to know most answers immediately, but never mastered timing. I was too fast or too slow to ring in in the second round.
That was a great game. You three were very well matched, but George is lightning fast on the button.
BTW, astorian, you look exactly as I’ve always pictured you. You are also the only Jeopardy contestant to cause me and my husband to simultaneously do our Fred Gwynne impressions: “What’s a Ute?” 
astorian: Sorry I didn’t have the chance to watch, but tell me how you did – place at the end, and final total – and I’ll add you to the official list.
I finished the game with $23,000… and ended up in last place!
Updating for astorian’s game last Friday. Congrats, astorian!
Doper Year wins place amount notes
1. 5-4-fighting 2000 0 3rd
2. 5 time champ 2001 5 $50,703
3. annieclaus 1967 0 2nd
4. astorian 2013 0 3rd
5. BethCro 2009 0 3rd $100
6. Blanx 2001 0 2nd
7. Captain Lance Murdoch 1997 2
8. Colibri 1974
9. Commasense 1991 1 2nd $7,201
10. ElvisL1ves 1996 0 2nd
11. Fretful Porpentine 2010 1 3rd $27,201
12. GilaB 2010 1 2nd $3,000
13. Hippy Hollow 2003 1 2nd $16,500
14. h.sapiens 1994 5 $62,000 semi-finals of tournament
15. Hooleehootoo 1999 0 3rd
16. jsc1953 1988 0 3rd
17. KingSpades 2011 6 2nd $100,054
18. KittenKat 2010 0 2nd $5,998
19. Labdad 2006 0 2nd
20. Mama Tiger 1994 0 3rd lost to a five-time champ
21. MilTan 2010 0 2nd
22. Monstera deliciosa 1993 0 2nd
23. Mr. Moto 2000 0 2nd
24. Nice Pete 2004 1 2nd $31,100
25. pinkfreud 2008 0 2nd
26. Richardb 1984
27. Seaborgium 2009 5 2nd $84,870 plus 3rd place in TOC, $50,000
28. Serenata67 2004 0 2nd $5,000 College Tournament
29. The Man Who 2003 1 $50,000 Myron Myers, in one show
30. Tracy Lord 2004 0 2nd $5,000 2 Teen Jeopardy! shows
31. tumbleddown 2005 0 3rd
32. TWDuke 1995 2 $30,000
33. Twickster 1994 3 2nd $46,000
34. Walloon 1997 1 2nd $4,100
35. want2know 1989 0 3rd
36. Voyager 1997 0 2nd
37. Zsofia 2012 0 2nd $10,000
So, I’m more of a lurker than a doper, but im a long-time lurker so maybe that counts. Anyway, I’m on Jeopardy tonight (3-3-15). I’m the only woman and I’m at the third podium.
Nuveena: You post here, you’re a Doper!
Do me a favor, in case I can’t watch tonight: when your run has ended, post again with your details, and I’ll update the official list.
Welcome to the club!
Long as you’re here, put down that I finished with $23,000
I mean, I can’t deny I finished last- but I want it known I didn’t get crushed!!! I was good, very good. I just had the misfortune of running into two other people who were ALSO very good!
I was on sometime in the late 80s, maybe 1988 or so. I didn’t win, came in second, got a trip to Puerto Vallarta out of it.
Well played. That was an odd Final Jeopardy; seemed more luck than skill to figure it out before the time expired.
If the answer wasn’t so high in the list alphabetically, I wouldn’t have gotten it.
I didn’t make it back home in time to see it-what happened?
As long as you’re updating the list, you can put down I finished with $19,500, but came in second!
Well-played Nuveena, and welcome to the Club!
I watch every episode, but I record and I’m about 3 days behind. I’ll look for you when I get to the 3rd!
That was quite a game Nuveena!
I wonder if the writers had that in mind when they used this clue. My thought process wasn’t nearly as orderly.
"MASSACHUSETTS, no; lots of letters. Ooh, it’ll probably be a short name, better odds. OHIO, no. IDAHO, no, MAINE, no. HAWAII, no. I can’t think of any other short states. ALABAMA, no. Time’s running short. ALASKA, oh, I think so, write it down quick.
For those of us who missed it, what was the answer?
You forgot Iowa and Texas.