Here are today’s contestants:

• Matt Mawhinney, a democracy entrepreneur originally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida;
• Dan Byrne, a consultant from Lilburn, Georgia; and
• Amy Hummel, an ER doctor from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Amy is a two-day champ with winnings of $37,695.

Jeopardy!

HUSBANDS & WIVES // JAPANESE CITIES // LAWFUL QUOTATIONS // PLURALIZE, PLEASE // FORE & AFTER // THE LIGHTNING ROUND

DD1 – $800 – HUSBANDS & WIVES – Powhatan & Virginia’s governor both gave their permission for this pair to marry (Amy added $1,000.)

Scores at first break: Amy $3,000, Dan $3,200, Matt $1,200.

Scores entering DJ: Amy $5,400, Dan $6,600, Matt $800.

Double Jeopardy!

POETRY FOR THEE // BURIED AT ARLINGTON // SCIENCE STUFF // POP CULTURE INITIALS // “R” 2 “D” 2 // BEEP, BOOP, BEEP

DD2 – $1,200 – SCIENCE STUFF – The hormones raging in you a right now were secreted by this system of ductless glands (Matt doubled to $4,000.)

DD3 – $1,200 – BURIED AT ARLINGTON – Interred in 1993, this Howard University law school grad led the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund early in his career (Amy took first place by adding $1,500 to her score of $5,800.)

Amy took first place on DD3 and continued to build her lead from there, showing the way into FJ with $17,700 vs. $10,200 for Dan and $4,000 for Matt.

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. GEOGRAPHY – At 14,410′, it’s one of North America’s highest volcanoes; a Puyallup name for it can be translated to “bring the water”

Amy and Dan were correct on FJ, with Amy adding $2,800 to win with $20,500 for a three-day total of $58,195.

Final scores: Amy $20,500, Dan $20,399, Matt $2.

Correct Qs: DD1 – Who were Pocahontas and John Rolfe? DD2 – What is endocrine? DD3 – Who was Thurgood Marshall? FJ – What is Mount Rainier?