Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jun. 26

Here are today’s contestants:

– Clay Stallworth, a pediatrician from Augusta, Georgia;
– Kristin Warner, an attorney from Fairport, New York; and
– Adam Remsen, an attorney and theater producer from Memphis, Tennessee. Adam is a 10-day champ with winnings of $228,806.

Jeopardy!

COME BLOW YOUR… // TENNIS // WHAT’S ON THE MENU? // 11-LETTER WORDS // BRIDGE-“R”-TOWN // I BURN FOR YOU

DD1 – $600 – 11-LETTER WORDS – Hotel concierge & cruise ship entertainment director are jobs in this industry (On the first clue, Adam added $1,000.)

Scores at first break: Adam $5,400, Kristin $1,200, Clay $2,800.

Scores entering DJ: Adam $8,000, Kristin $3,400, Clay $2,800.

Double Jeopardy!

LAWS & EDICTS // BLANK VERSE // VERB-AL TV // PLAYING THE DOZENS // SCIENTIFIC NORTH AMERICAN // “BB” BOOM

DD2 – $1,600 – PLAYING THE DOZENS – Hercules labor-ed at 12 tasks to atone for killing his family, an atrocity committed after this stepmother drove him insane (Adam improved by $4,000 to $16,000 vs. $4,000 for Kristin.)

DD3 – $1,600 – BLANK VERSE – From “Invictus”: “I am the master of my fate; I am the ____ ____ ____ ____” (Adam added $8,000 up to $26,800.)

Adam swept the DDs and his opponents never seriously got into the running, as Adam cruised into FJ at $38,000 vs. $9,200 for Clay and $8,200 for Kristin.

Final Jeopardy!

U.S. LANDMARKS – Norwegian Arne Peterssen was the last to pass through this location, which was then officially closed in 1954

Everyone was correct on FJ. Adam added $12,000 to win with $50,000 for an 11-day total of $278,806.

Triple Stumper of the day: No one knew the food chain famous for sliders is White Castle.

Final scores: Adam $50,000, Kristin $14,400, Clay $16,401.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is hospitality? DD2 – What is Hera? DD3 – What is captain of my soul? FJ – What is Ellis Island?