Here are today’s contestants:

– Adam Remsen, an attorney and theater producer from Memphis, Tennessee
– Erin Schor, a legislative director from Lansing, Michigan; and
– Matt Wheeler, an associate registrar and songwriter from Mount Joy, Pennsylvania. Matt is a one-day champ with winnings of $13,500.

Jeopardy!

PRESIDENTIAL GIFS // THE ANIMAL “IN THE” METAPHOR // THE PICTURE OF HEALTH // 4 EVER MORE // HAIRY STYLES // DISCO ALL THE TIME, KISS OCCASIONALLY

DD1 – $800 – 4 EVER MORE – In 1789 George Washington created the 4 original Cabinet posts, with Thomas Jefferson holding this one (On the first clue, Matt added $1,000.)

Scores at first break: Matt $1,000, Erin $3,200, Adam $3,200.

Scores entering DJ: Matt $2,600. Erin $4,200, Adam $7,000.

Double Jeopardy!

OTHER “D.J.”s // 1926 BOOKSHELF // ALLITERATION // BODIES OF WATER WITH FEMALE NAMES // HISTORY ON TV // YELP REVIEWS OF THE UNIVERSE

DD2 – $1,200 – YELP REVIEWS OF THE UNIVERSE – Went to this Galilean moon with a continental name. Just a bunch of ice. Antarctica at least has penguins. Just ice here. Boring (With a $10K lead, Adam improved by $4,000 to $18,600.)

DD3 – $800 – 1926 BOOKSHELF – “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” ends, “I wish” this man “had never retired from work & come here to grow vegetable marrows” (Erin dropped $3,000 down to $2,800.)

Adam stayed comfortably in control, easing into FJ at $25,000 vs. $5,000 for Matt and $4,800 for Erin.

Final Jeopardy!

TRIBUTES – Big Ben has been purposely silenced in honor of a person on only 2 occasions: the funerals of these 2 non-royals, 48 years apart

Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Adam dropped $5,000 to win with $20,000.

Final scores: Matt $401. Erin $800, Adam $20,000.

Clue selection strategy: After finding DD2, Adam’s next two selections were from the same category.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is Secretary of State? DD2 – What is Europa? DD3 – Who is Poirot? FJ – Who were Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher?