Today’s players in the 2024 ToC are:

• Sean McShane, a tour guide from South Boston, Massachusetts;
• Deb Bilodeau, a restaurant server from San Francisco, California; and
• Troy Meyer, a music executive from Tampa, Florida.

Jeopardy!

SHAKESPEARE FOR EVERYONE! // OLYMPIC HISTORY // ISLANDS // MIDDLE X // WAITS // MEASURES

DD1 – 800 – SHAKESPEARE FOR EVERYONE! – Her last speech includes “Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper… thy sovereign” (Deb dropped 1,000.)

Scores at first break: Troy 4,200, Deb 1,200, Sean 3,000.

Scores entering DJ: Troy 7,000, Deb 1,600, Sean 5,200.

Double Jeopardy!

1924 // UNUSUAL WORDS // THE ARTS // OCCUPATIONS // MOVIE TAGLINES // THE HEAVENS & EARTH

DD2 – 1,600 – THE HEAVENS & EARTH – Cepheids are the pulsating type of these stars that fluctuate in brightness (Troy added 11,800.)

DD3 – 1,200 – OCCUPATIONS – With a name from Latin for “copyist”, this type of insurance specialist calculates risks & premiums (Troy added 4,000.)

Scored entering FJ: Troy 38,400, Deb 8,400, Sean 7,200.

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN LITERARY HISTORY – “The country is celebrating 100 years of freedom 100 years too soon”, says “The Fire Next Time”, published in this year

Only Troy was correct on FJ, wagering 0 to advance with 38,400.

Final scores: Troy 38,400, Deb 8,400, Sean 5,999.

Correct Qs: DD1 – Who is Katherina? DD2 – What are variable stars? DD3 – What is actuary? FJ – What is 1963?