Here are today’s contestants:

• Roni Ackner, a product manager from Brooklyn, New York;
• Jordan Stefanski, a psychiatric nurse from Dunellen, New Jersey; and
• Ben Ganger, a data analyst from Goshen, Indiana. Ben is a one-day champ with winnings of $24,999.

Jeopardy!

STATELY GEOGRAPHY // RELIGION // A VOWEL OF SILENCE // WINEMAKER’S GLOSSARY // EXERCISE YOUR… // DEMONS

DD1 – $1,000 – RELIGION – First published in 1830, this text laid out the foundations of a new faith begun that same year (Ben doubled to $2,800.)

Scores at first break: Ben $5,000, Jordan $1,400, Roni $2,800.

Scores entering DJ: Ben $10,000, Jordan $1,400, Roni $1,600.

Double Jeopardy!

HISTORIC BUILDINGS // SUN SONGS // ART COLLECTORS // WOLRD UNIVERSITIES // LITERARY CHARACTERS // _ THE _

DD2 – $1,600 – _ THE _ – Referring to part of her habit, it means to become a nun (Roni lost $2,800 on a true DD.)

DD3 – $1,200 – LITERARY CHARACTERS – This 2008 novel by Liu Cixin follows physicist Ye Wenjie & Wang Miao, a nanotech researcher, across different timelines (With a large lead, Ben added $2,500 to his total of $12,800.)

Ben’s challengers had some opportunities but simply never got rolling, so Ben never had an anxious moment, leading into FJ at $16,100 vs. $1,600 for Roni and $1,000 for Jordan.

Final Jeopardy!

BUSINESS & TELEVISION – This TV show that debuted in 1960 licensed its name 8 years later to a childrens’ health product that’s still around today

Ben and Jordan were correct on FJ. Ben added $716 to win with $16,816 for a two-day total of $41,815.

Final scores: Ben $16,816, Jordan $1,000, Roni $1,600.

Clue selection strategy: The players completed the category where DD2 was found with DD3 still on the board.

That’s before their time: In SUN SONGS, no one knew the Terry Jacks single with lyrics “We had joy, we had fun” that went to no. 1 in 1974, “Seasons in the Sun”.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is Book of Mormon? DD2 – What is take the veil? DD3 – What is “The Three-Body Problem”? FJ – What is “The Flintstones”?