JEOPARDY! champ Adriana Harmeyer stayed winning on Thursday, raking in a promising two-day total of $46,200 and plenty of praise from fans. She trounced Sandee Baker and Brad Miller - who heard it from Ken Jennings for an off-the-mark music answer - in an all-out runaway. The Indiana art archivist was back for more after a strong $26,200 debut win on Wednesday.
Everyone was looking to see if she could have the season's next big streak after such a big first win. In the Jeopardy! round, despite a blank on a $2000 Daily Double, Adriana stormed ahead with $9,000, Brad had $1,600, and Sandee $1,800. In Double Jeopardy!, things got testy when a Third Eye Blind clue went less than pitch-perfect.
Ken, 49, read, "This ordinal band sang about a "semi-charmed kind of life" in a song with a lot of doo doo doo, doo doo-doo doos." Brad incorrectly guessed, “Three Doors Down” to which Ken ruled with a blunt, “No!” Sandee buzzed in next with the made-up band “Third Day,” to which Ken more gently said, “Also incorrect,” and she cringed. Adriana saved the day by correctly guessing the post-grunge band "Third Eye Blind" as everyone nervously laughed, and Ken assured, “You got there, yes.
” From there, Adriana didn't look back, adding $4,000 on the second Daily Double, while Brad in a distant third added $500 on the last one. Nearly two-thirds into the round, it was already game over, meaning her opponents were just playing for fun, while Adriana never had a moment of struggl.
