Here are today’s contestants:

– Nicco Martinez, an accountant originally from Columbus, Ohio;
– Zach Pollock, a retired logistics executive from Media, Pennsylvania; and
– Jamie Ding, a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jamie is a 30-day champ with winnings of $849,603.

Jeopardy!

WORLD CAPITALS // MY FIRST NAME’S A VERB // SCI-FI TV // I WASN’T FAMILIAR WITH YOUR GAME // DOUBLE TALK // MARK TWAIN TRACKS

DD1 – $600 – MY FIRST NAME’S A VERB – To stab: A 007 actor (Jamie doubled to $3,600.)

Scores at first break: Jamie $7,800, Zach $1,200, Nicco $400.

Scores entering DJ: Jamie $9,000, Zach $2,600, Nicco $2,400.

Double Jeopardy!

THEY COME TO AMERICA // “SMALL” TALK // AN INVITATION TO SCIENCE // FRENCH MOVIES // CLASSICAL MUSIC // 5-LETTER HISTORY

DD2 – $1,200 – AN INVITATION TO SCIENCE – Thanks to his 1729 book full of sexy pictures of spores, lichens & fungi, Pier Antonio Micheli has been called the father of this (Jamie improved by $3,400 to $14,000.)

DD3 – $1,200 – THEY COME TO AMERICA – In October 2025 the U.S. slashed refugee admissions by over 90% to 7,500 allowed in, most from this country (Nicco lost $3,200 on a true DD vs. $20,400 for Jamie.)

After yesterday’s thriller, this was an easy one for Jamie, who breezed into FJ at $33,200 vs. $6,600 for Zach and $400 for Nicco.

Final Jeopardy!

THE LITERARY YEAR – In 1954, on the 50th anniversary of this day, a group went to a Martello tower before going on a bender

Only Zach was correct on FJ. Jamie dropped just $198 to win with $33,002 for a 31-day total of $882,605.

Final scores: Jamie $33,002, Zach $7,600, Nicco $400.

Correct Qs: DD1 – Who is Pierce Brosnan? DD2 – What is mycology? DD3 – What is South Africa? FJ – What is Bloomsday?