Here are today’s contestants:

– Matt Wheeler, an associate registrar and songwriter from Mount Joy, Pennsylvania;
– Danya Granado, a college administrator originally from Aurora, Colorado; and
– Katelyn Mueller-McLean, an accessibility audio producer from San Francisco, California. Katelyn is a one-day champ with winnings of $3,400.

Jeopardy!

LA LA LAND // FROZEN // MAMMA MIA! // WEST SIDE STORIES // BEDKNOBS & BROOMSTICKS // MOVIE MUSICALS

DD1 – $800 – WEST SIDE STORIES – A former Army man, James Jones set this novel in Hawaii just before & during the Pearl Harbor attack (Katelyn lost $2,000 on a true DD.)

Scores at first break: Katelyn $1,600, Danya $1,600, Matt $1,600.

Scores entering DJ: Katelyn $400, Danya $600, Matt $2,200.

Double Jeopardy!

“W”HERE IT HAPPENED // LANDSCAPE ART // 3 LITTLE WORDS // BIRDS // THE SAME NAME GAME // UNPLEASANT PEOPLE

DD2 – $1,600 – 3 LITTLE WORDS – When you believe in something without evidence, you take this, a phrase associated with Kierkegaard (On the first clue of DJ, Katelyn lost $2,000.)

DD3 – $1,600 – UNPLEASANT PEOPLE – This word for a grumpy old man starts with a grumpy 3-letter word for his dog (Katelyn dropped $1,000 down to $2,200 vs. $8,600 for Matt.)

Katelyn found all three DDs and missed them all, leaving Matt with a runaway at $11,400 vs. $4,600 for Katelyn and $2,200 for Danya.

Final Jeopardy!

POETS – The concept of Westminster Abbey’s Poets’ Corner was born when Edmund Spenser expressly asked to be buried near him

Only Matt was correct on FJ, adding $2,100 to win with $13,500.

Final scores: Katelyn $4,600, Danya $100, Matt $13,500.

Clue selection strategy: After DD2 was chosen with the first pick of DJ, that same category was completed with DD3 still on the board.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is “From Here to Eternity”? DD2 – What is leap of faith? DD3 – What is curmudgeon? FJ – Who was Chaucer?