Overview
- The medical physicist from Pittsburgh finished the Dec. 3 game with $15,201 after correctly responding “Poet’s Corner” to a St. John the Divine clue.
- Libby Jones arrived as a two-day champion with $70,802 and the season’s second-highest single-day score, led into Final Jeopardy, and was ruled incorrect for answering “poet.”
- LaLonde built momentum early with a true Daily Double in Literature, doubling to $3,600 while staying within reach of the lead.
- He returned on Dec. 4 for a dominant runaway, missed a triple-stumper Final Jeopardy with both challengers, and still won with $20,400 for a two-day total of $35,601.
- The episode featured a family twist as LaLonde’s identical twin, 13-game winner Ray LaLonde, watched from the studio audience.