Here are today’s contestants:

– Maggie Faucher, a research assistant from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;
– Mikey Hlebasko, a sales operations director from Marietta, Georgia; and
– Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 16-day champ with winnings of $462,401.

Jeopardy!

AUTHORS’ LESSER-KNOWN WORKS // NEW TO THE OED // “B”ASEBALL // YOU CAN SAIL // THE 7 SEAS // IN THE NAVY

DD1 – $600 – THE 7 SEAS – Somalia, Pakistan & India all surround this sea, the northwest part of the Indian Ocean (Maggie lost $1,000.)

Scores at first break: Jamie $4,000, Mikey $1,400, Maggie -$400.

Scores entering DJ: Jamie $14,600, Mikey $2,200, Maggie $600.

Double Jeopardy!

HISTORICAL HODGEPODGE // 4-LETTER WORDS // ORGANIZATIONS // MYTHICAL MENAGERIE // ASTRONOMY & SPACE SCIENCE // DISNEYLAND 70th CELEBRATION

DD2 – $1,600 – ASTRONOMY & SPACE SCIENCE – Scientists once thought the Milky Way was the whole universe–then Edwin Hubble proved this nearby galaxy was far beyond ours (Jamie improved by $4,800 up to $15,000.)

DD3 – $1,600 – HISTORICAL HODGEPODGE – The Peace of Utrecht marked the end of this 18th century war fought after Charles II died without a direct heir (Jamie added $9,000 up to $27,000.)

Another trademark dominating win by Jamie, as he scored on both DDs in DJ and held a big margin into FJ at $44,200 vs. $7,400 for Maggie and $3,000 for Mikey.

Final Jeopardy!

GEOGRAPHIC MISSING LINKS – At least since 1890 plans have existed to link these 2 islands across the North Channel; a 2021 estimate ranged around $450 bil.

Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Jamie dropped $12,589 to win with $31,611 for a 17-day total of $494,012.

Final scores: Jamie $31,611, Mikey $684, Maggie $6,000.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is Arabian Sea? DD2 – What is Andromeda? DD3 – What is War of the Spanish Succession? FJ – What are Great Britain and Ireland?