Here are today’s contestants:
– Shannon Crisenbery, a data annotator from St. Clair, Michigan;
– Jeremy Roberts, a technology analyst from Midhurst, Ontario; and
– Madeline Kaplan, an editor originally from Toledo, Ohio. Madeline is a one-day champ with winnings of $31,700.
Jeopardy!
HISTORIC NAMES // FROM BOOK TO FILM WITH A DIFFERENT TITLE // FLAG GLOSSARY // 12-LETTER WORDS // QUOTES ABOUT SCIENCE // DO YOU KNOW HOW FAST YOU WERE GOING?
DD1 – $800 – QUOTES ABOUT SCIENCE – This astronomer wrote, “We’re made of star-stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself” (Stephanie doubled to $8,000.)
Scores at first break: Madeline $8,000, Jeremy $2,200, Shannon -$400.
Scores entering DJ: Madeline $10,200, Jeremy $3,600, Shannon $3,400.
Double Jeopardy!
AROUND THE VOLCANO // WE’LL NEED SOME “I.D.” // SCHOOL OF LIT // WHAT THE TV SHOW TITLE MEANS // WOMEN & PHOTOGRAPHY // EVERYBODY!
DD2 – $2,000- SCHOOL OF LIT – Sharing the title of a Dostoyevsky novel, this Elif Batuman book is about a smart but also clueless Harvard freshman (Shannon improved by $4,000 to $9,000 vs. $10,200 for Madeline.)
DD3 – $1,600 – WOMEN & PHOTOGRAPHY – Documentary photographer Mary Ellen Mark is perhaps best known for images of runaway teens on this city’s Pike St. (On the next clue after DD2, Shannon added $5,000 up to $14,000.)
Shannon moved to the lead by adding a total of $10K on back-to-back DDs early in DJ. Madeline gradually cut the margin and regained first late in the round, but Shannon was able to retake the advantage into FJ at $19,200 vs. $18,600 for Madeline and $7,200 for Jeremy.
Final Jeopardy!
THE CANADIAN ALBUM CHARTS – In 2025 Taylor Swift tied Drake & this singer for the most no. 1 albums on Billboard’s Canadian Albums chart, with 15
Shannon and Jeremy were correct on FJ, with Shannon doubling to win with $38,400.
Final scores: Madeline $15,600, Jeremy $10,000, Shannon $38,400.
Correct Qs: DD1 – Who was Sagan? DD2 – What is “The Idiot”? DD3 – What is Seattle? FJ – Who is Celine Dion?