Here are today’s contestants:

– Prithish David, a financial advisory consultant from Washington, D.C.;
– Alexandra Leith, a national account manager originally from Dedham, Massachusetts; and
– Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 19-day champ with winnings of $539,573.

Jeopardy!

ALSO FOUND IN A THEATER // LEO-POURRI-O // ALLOW ME TO INTERJECT // SONG LYRICS // YOUNG ADULT FICTION // 5 BLUNDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

DD1 – $800 – ALLOW ME TO INTERJECT – A 2009 article in the NYT Magazine explored how this word denoting lack of success “went from verb to interjection” (Jamie doubled to $8,000.)

Scores at first break: Jamie $1,800, Alexandra -$600, Prithish $2,600.

Scores entering DJ: Jamie $8,800, Alexandra $800, Prithish $3,400.

Double Jeopardy!

SCIENCE OF THE 1800s // SUSPECTED OF LEFT-HANDEDNESS // “A” CITY TO REMEMBER // LITERAL LATIN // AMERICANS IN PARIS // CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS

DD2 – $1,600 – “A” CITY TO REMEMBER – Great Scot! It sits upon the Rivers Dee & Don on the North Sea (On the first clue of DJ, Alexandra added $2,000.)

DD3 – $1,200 – AMERICANS IN PARIS – This expat, writer & salon host is said to have sat for Picasso 90 times before he finally finished her portrait (Jamie improved by $3,800 to $23,000 vs. $5,800 for Prithish.)

Jamie extended his lead on DD1 and pretty much put it away on DD3, entering FJ with $32,200 vs. $6,600 for Prithish and $6,000 for Alexandra.

Final Jeopardy!

WRITERS IN RESIDENCE – In 1759 he purchased Ferney, the French home where he lived for 2 decades, largely because of its proximity to the Swiss border

Only Jamie was correct on FJ, adding just $827 to win with $33,027 for a 20-day total of $572,600.

Final scores: Jamie $33,027, Alexandra $5,399, Prithish $6,500.

Triple Stumper of the day: No one recognized a photo of Adam Carolla.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is fail? DD2 – What is Aberdeen? DD3 – Who was Stein? FJ – Who was Voltaire?