Here are today’s contestants:

• Samantha Meier, an assistant principal from North Reading, Massachusetts;
• Wilder Seitz, a cashier and writer from Los Angeles, California; and
• Harrison Whitaker, a researcher originally from Terre Haute, Indiana. Harrison is a 13-day champ with winnings of $352,000.

Jeopardy!

NOT THE STATE CAPITAL // ROUGH TIMES IN THE BIBLE // TROPICAL FRUITS // STARTS WITH 2 VOWELS // BABY, I CAN’T FIGHT THIS FEELING // ANY MOORE

DD1 – $800 – ROUGH TIMES IN THE BIBLE – Looking toward these 2 places, “Lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace” (Wilder added $1,000.)

Scores at first break: Harrison $6,200, Wilder $1,800, Samantha $1,000.

Scores entering DJ: Harrison $9,200, Wilder $3,200, Samantha $3,000.

Double Jeopardy!

UNMITIGATED GAUL // CLOTHES IN BOOKS // ANIMALS’ SCIENTIFIC NAMES // ARCHITECTS // “J”AMS // ALLITERATION

DD2 – $800 – CLOTHES IN BOOKS – Completes the Wilkie Collins description of a woman’s attire: “Bonnet, shawl, and gown all of…” (After being told by Ken that he was playing against a super-champ, Wilder wagered $8,000 and missed.)

DD3 – $2,000 – ANIMALS’ SCIENTIFIC NAMES – Nasalis larvatus: This primate (Wilder lost $3,500.)

Wilder found all three DDs and had a chance to take the lead on DD2, but he went on to miss both in DJ, so Harrison had another runaway into FJ at $18,400 vs. $7,400 for Samantha and $500 for Wilder.

Final Jeopardy!

THE EUROPEAN UNION – The smallest member in both area & population, this island nation joined the EU in 2004

Harrison and Wilder were correct on FJ, with Harrison adding $3,599 to win with $21,199 for a 14-day total of $373,999.

Final scores: Harrison $21,999, Wilder $999, Samantha $7,400.

Triple Stumper of the day: No one could name the biggest hit for Rick Springfield that was all over MTV in 1981, “Jessie’s Girl”.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What are Sodom & Gomorrah? DD2 – What is “white”? DD3 – What is proboscis monkey? FJ – What is Malta?