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...Naam lost the $5,600 she had collected in the show’s first two rounds in the “Final Jeopardy” category of New Orleans. Asked which country controlled the Big Easy at the end of the American revolution, Naam wagered it all and lost after writing “What is France?” on her console. Schrum, going into the final round just barely ahead of Naam with $5,700, also wagered his full winnings—and doubled his pot with the correct response of “What is Spain...
...Naam started the game off well enough, correctly answering the first question of the night by identifying “aardvark” as a two-syllable animal’s name beginning with two vowels...
Asked about the average color of the universe, Basin blandly wondered, “What is tan?” while Naam showed a bit of crimson vocabulary in asking “What is taupe?” Both, however, were ruled wrong...
...Naam particularly rued one mistake, in which she said “Cheetos” instead of “Fritos” in a question about brand-name munchables...
...Still, Naam said that watching her trivial defeat on the small screen had not been as painful as her memory had led her to expect...