Today’s players in the 2024 ToC are:

• Emmett Stanton, a freelance writer from Baltimore, Maryland;
• Justin Bolsen, a public policy economics student at Brown University from Canton, Georgia; and
• Ben Chan, a philosophy professor from Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Jeopardy!

5 FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS // NAMES IN FASHION // TV IN THE AUGHTIES // GETTING TOGETHER // THE ANIMAL KINGDOM // WORDS IN COLONEL JESSUP’S BIG SPEECH

DD1 – 600 – THE ANIMAL KINGDOM – The 2 main species of this great ape are the Bornean & Sumatran (Ben doubled to 7,200.)

Scores at first break: Ben 7,400, Justin 1,800, Emmett 2,600.

Scores entering DJ: Ben 11,400, Justin 1,600, Emmett 3,200.

Double Jeopardy!

JAZZ’ GREAT DAY IN HARLEM // POETS & POETRY // HAVE FAITH // PEOPLE NAMED ALEX // MOUNTAINS // 5-SYLLABLE WORDS

DD2 – 1,200 – MOUNTAINS – Ranges within this mountain system include the Rif, the Saharan & the Tell (Ben added 4,000.)

DD3 – 1,200 – HAVE FAITH – After writing the name of a prophet, English-speaking Muslims write this, “PBUH” for short (Emmett lost 4,400 on a true DD.)

Ben scored on the first two DDs and never had an anxious moment, sailing into FJ at 29,800 vs. 10,000 for Justin. Emmett lost everything on DD3 and finished in the red at -2,000.

Final Jeopardy!

CHEMICAL ELEMENTS – Isolated in 1945 during uranium fission research, it was named for an ancient deity to suggest humans gaining a new power

Both players were incorrect on FJ (Ben crossed out the right response). Ben wagered 0 to advance with 29,800.

Final scores: Ben 29,800, Justin 9,958, Emmett -2,000.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is the orangutan? DD2 – What are the Atlas? DD3 – What is peace be upon him? FJ – What is promethium?