Here are today’s contestants:

– Andrew Ford, a data scientist from Madison, Wisconsin;
– Shannon Thomas, a nonprofit professional from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and
– Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a one-day champ with winnings of $22,633.

Jeopardy!

AND THE WINNER IS… // THE GREAT BRITISH SPELLING SHOW // WE HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON // BOARD GAMES // TECH HISTORY // GRIM GOOSE & GRIMM

DD1 – $600 – BOARD GAMES – The times they were a-changin’: by 1999, Hasbro changed this game’s pink-&-blue-peg-holding station wagons to minivans (Andrew added $2,400.)

Scores at first break: Jamie $4,000, Shannon -$200, Andrew $5,400.

Scores entering DJ: Jamie $8,400, Shannon $1,200, Andrew $5,600.

Double Jeopardy!

HISTORIC STATEMENTS // THAT “BEING” THE TITLE // LANDLOCKED! // A REAL WORK OF ART // POP CULTURE RHYME TIME // HABITS UNBECOMING

DD2 – $1,600 – HISTORIC STATEMENTS – According to Suetonius, Caesar uttered this phrase as he took a big gamble & crossed the Rubicon (Jamie won $3,600.)

DD3 – $1,200 – HABITS UNBECOMING – Add 2 letters to a word for “loitering” to get this word for faking an illness to get out of work (Andrew dropped $8,000.)

Scores entering FJ: Jamie $34,000, Shannon -$800, Andrew $1,600.

Final Jeopardy!

20th CENTURY NOVELS – One of its epigraphs is from Genesis 30, about Leah, Rachel & Rachel’s servant Bilhah

Both players were incorrect on FJ, with Jamie dropping a huge $30,067 to win with $3,933 for a two-day total of $26,566.

Final scores: Jamie $3,933, Shannon -$800, Andrew $882.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is The Game of Life? DD2 – What is the die is cast? DD3 – What is malingering? FJ – What is “The Handmaid’s Tale”?