Here are today’s contestants:

– Catherine Hoffman, a children’s librarian from Clarkston, Michigan;
– Erik Bubolz, an attorney originally from Okemos, Michigan; and
– Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 21-day champ with winnings of $609,000.

Jeopardy!

STATE GOVERNMENT // “BON” VOYAGE // EVERYDAY ARROWS // 11-LETTER WORDS // TRASH TALK HALL OF FAME // THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT

DD1 – $800 – STATE GOVERNMENT – Washington & Maine each have a state one of these officials to examine accounting records (On the first clue, Jamie added $1,000.)

Scores at first break: Jamie $6,000, Erik -$1,400 Catherine $800.

Scores entering DJ: Jamie $9,000, Erik $1,200 Catherine $1,600.

Double Jeopardy!

HISTORIC NICKNAMES // INSPIRED LIT // MAMMALS // ORDINAL MOVIES // SILENT “B” WORDS // THERE’S A NAP FOR THAT

DD2 – $1,200 – MAMMALS – The lagomorphs are the mammal order made up of the pikas & these 2 related groups (Jamie improved by $4,600 to $20,000 vs. $2,800 for Erik.)

DD3 – $1,600 – INSPIRED LIT – Set in contemporary Baltimore, Pulitzer Prize winner Anne Tyler’s “Vinegar Girl” is a retelling of this 1590s comedy (Erik added $4,000 up to $8,800 vs. $24,000 for Jamie.)

Jamie scored on DD2 to put an end to any realistic doubt about the outcome, and headed into FJ at $34,800 vs. $7,200 for Erik and $4,400 for Catherine.

Final Jeopardy!

COUNTRY NAMES – In the 1850s it was part of the Granadine Confederation; today it’s named for a man who never set foot in the country

Only Catherine was correct on FJ. Jamie dropped $16,200 to win with $18,600 for a 22-day total of $627,600.

Final scores: Jamie $18,600, Erik $1, Catherine $8,400.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is auditor? DD2 – What are rabbits and hares? DD3 – What is “The Taming of the Shrew”? FJ – What is Colombia?