Here are today’s contestants:

• Jeff Freymann, a retired radio producer and part-time composer from Berkeley, California;
• Saralyn McKinnon-Crowley, an assistant professor from Waco, Texas; and
• Paolo Pasco, a puzzle writer originally from San Diego, California. Paolo is a two-day champ with winnings of $54,197.

Jeopardy!

WHERE IN THE WORLD…? // JUST ONE TEAM // TAKE A NUMBER IN THE BOOKSTORE // A HOW-TO CATEGORY // BIG PILES // REAL “O.G.”s

DD1 – $600 – A HOW-TO CATEGORY – How to become president of the U.S.? Have this job if the president, veep & Speaker of the House are unable to do the gig (Paolo doubled to $4,400.)

Scores at first break: Paolo $4,200, Saralyn $2,800, Jeff $400.

Scores entering DJ: Paolo $7,600, Saralyn $4,400, Jeff -$600.

Double Jeopardy!

WHEN IN THE WORLD…? // ACID TEST // MOVIE SEQUELS // NON-GEOGRAPHICAL FLAGS // 12-LETTER WORDS // ARIA OF EFFECT

DD2 – $1,600 – ACID TEST – This acid is produced when your body breaks down glucose during exercise, but it’s not what makes your muscles sore (Paolo improved by $3,400 to $20,200 vs. $6,400 for Saralyn.)

DD3 – $1,600 – WHEN IN THE WORLD…? – In late April 1865 this play was performed for a specific audience: Edwin Stanton & a crew of investigators (With most of the high-value clues gone, Paolo added just $500 up to $22,700.)

Paolo had another easy time if it here, hitting all three DDs and going unthreatened into FJ at $25,500 vs. $8,600 for Jeff and $6,400 for Saralyn.

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS BUILDINGS – In 1588, a 10th chapel was added to this building to honor a Yurodivy, or “holy fool,” who was canonized that year

Only Paolo was correct on FJ, adding just $44 to win with $25,544 for a three-day total of $79,741.

Final scores: Paolo $25,544, Saralyn $400, Jeff $7,200.

Sports stumbles: The players went one-for-five in a category about stars who stayed with a single team, as the only one they got was Penguin Mario Lemieux.

This day in shilling: Two of the clues in the MOVIE SEQUELS category were connected to ones opening today, and one was followed by an awkwardly-shoehorned plug.

Ken’s Korner: After a Triple Stumper about hauling in casino chips, he said, “Finally I get to say it. What is rake?” I asked my viewing partner if she knew what that was in reference to, and she didn’t, which I’m guessing is also the case for around 90% of casual viewers.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is president pro tempore of the Senate? DD2 – What is lactic? DD3 – What is “Our American Cousin”? FJ – What is St. Basil’s Cathedral?