Q&A on the News

I was under the impression longtime Atlanta radio personality Neal Boortz had retired for good but heard him on WSB on Dec. 12. He signed off mentioning the broadcast was from Naples, Fla. Can you explain? — Scott MacLean, Forest Park

Yes, Boortz retired from his daily radio show in 2012 and moved to his summer home in Naples, Fla. He is a contributor to WSB Radio offering a one-minute commentary on the news at 8:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. daily, according to the station.

On an October episode of “Jeopardy!”, a contestant won with a total of $1 in earnings while the other two contestants had $0 in earnings. Normally, the second-place winner receives $2,000, and the third-place winner receives $1,000. How were the earnings actually distributed for that episode? — Bill Zimmerman, Dacula

In the event of a second-place tie, the $2,000 consolation prize is given to contestant who was leading at the end of the Double Jeopardy! round, a show spokesperson told Q&A on the News via email. If there had also been a tie at this point in the game, the money goes to the player who was in second at the end of the previous Jeopardy! round.

Manny Abell, who finished in first during an Oct.17 episode despite ending the game with just $1, only walked away with his earnings from the night. But Abell had won two consecutive games prior to that episode, so he added the $1 to his total earnings of $42,799 and continued playing into the next game.

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