The Final Jeopardy question (7/10/2012) in the category “Entrepreneurs” was:

In 1989 he said “You can’t just ask customers what they want…by the time you get it built, they’ll want something new.”

3-day champ Stephanie Fontaine has racked up $54,500 so far. Today she takes on Prabhu Balasubramanian, from Mountain View, CA and  Jennifer Morgan, from Norcross, GA. Do these new players have a chance? 

Stephanie found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “At The Beach” before the first break. She was in second place with $400, $600 less than Prabhu in the lead. She went with a $600 bet to catch up and she was RIGHT.

The brand Gordon & Smith began by making these in a Pacific Beach, California garage in 1959.
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WHAT ARE SURFBOARDS?

Stephanie finished in the lead with $5,400. Prabhu was second with $3,000 and Jennifer was in the red to the tune of $1,000.

Prabhu found the first Double Jeopardy Daily Double in “Scientific Theories.” He was sweeping the category and just moved into the lead with $5,800, $400 more than Stephanie in second place. He bet $3,000 and he was RIGHT.

When it comes to this, the weakest of the 4 known forces, it’s more than just a theory — it’s the law.
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WHAT IS GRAVITY?

Prabhu found the last Daily Double in “Religious Matters.” He now had a $1,400 lead over Stephanie. He bet $3,000. He did not know so he was WRONG.

Her book “The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany” was published posthumously in 1913.
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WHO IS MARY BAKER EDDY?

Stephanie finished in the lead with $11,800. Prabhu was next with $8,200. Jennifer was $2,600 in the red so she didn’t get a shot at Final Jeopardy!

Only ONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS STEVE JOBS?

Well, it wasn’t much to go on unless you read a lot of “how to” books on business because that particular quote of Steve Jobs (to Inc. Magazine) is widely quoted, mainly in many advice books for entrepreneurs, like First, Best, or Different: What Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know…, 101 Best Ways to Get Ahead and All Customers Are Irrational…, to name just a few.

This is the part left out by the ellipsis: “…and then try to give it to them….”

Prabhu got it right and bet $999. He finished with $9,199.

Stephanie thought it was Bill Gates. Her $4,800 bet brought her down to $7,000 and cost her the game.

Prabhu is the new Jeopardy! champ. Nice going but weird bet, Prabhu.