Here are today’s contestants:

– Lydia Cawley, a director of product from Arlington, Virginia;
– Luke Henson, a grocer from East Moline, Illinois; and
– James Denison, a college professor and museum curator originally from Alexandria, Virginia. James is a four-day champ with winnings of $99,400.

Jeopardy!

A REAL PALACE // 3-LETTER VERBS // COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES // BARRY TALES // LET’S DISH // OSCAR NIGHT WITH CONAN O’BRIEN

DD1 – $600 – 3-LETTER VERBS – To work diligently at your trade, or to push alcohol on someone (James doubled to $8,800.)

Scores at first break: James $3,000, Luke $3,000, Lydia $200.

Scores entering DJ: James $11,000, Luke $3,600, Lydia $1,000.

Double Jeopardy!

TECH & SCIENCE NEWS // ENTERTAINMENT BY THE NUMBERS // LAKES & RIVERS // YOU’VE BEEN HETERONYM”ED”! // BAROQUE // OBAMA

DD2 – $1,200 – LAKES & RIVERS – About 2/3 of Venezuela’s oil output comes from the Basin of this large lake, now greatly polluted as a result (James dropped $5,400 down to $6,800 vs. $6,000 for Luke.)

DD3 – $1,600 – ENTERTAINMENT BY THE NUMBERS – Songs from this Broadway musical include “The Lees of Old Virginia” & “Sit Down, John” (Lydia lost $2,200 on a true DD.)

The game got close when James missed DD2, and he was able rebuild the advantage but not put the game away into FJ at $14,400 vs. $8,400 for Luke and $1,200 for Lydia.

Final Jeopardy!

21ST CENTURY WOMEN – The Iowa legislature passed a resolution declaring February 22, 2024, her day across the state

Only Luke was correct on FJ, adding $8,398 to win with $16,798.

Final scores: James $8,401, Luke $16,798, Lydia $1,173.

Triple Stumper of the day: No one knew the “bold” book by President Obama that preceded his 2008 campaign, “The Audacity of Hope”.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is ply? DD2 – What is Lake Maracaibo? DD3 – What is “1776”? FJ – Who is Caitlin Clark?