Here are today’s contestants:

– Chris Bergman, a novelist & volunteer mentor from Cape Coral, Florida;
– Kristal LeMaistre, an internal communications supervisor originally from Round Rock, Texas; and
– Caleb Groen, a law and policy student originally from Thousand Oaks, California. Caleb is a six-day champ with winnings of $163,200.

Jeopardy!

SUMMER EVENTS // STARTS WITH 2 CONSONANTS // LITERARY RIDES // HISTORIC EPITHETS // FILMS FROM THE 2020s // FINGERNAILING IT

DD1 – $1,000 – HISTORIC EPITHETS – William the Silent, a prince of this royal house, was a main leader of the 16th century Dutch revolt against Spanish rule (Kristal doubled to $3,200.)

Scores at first break: Caleb $5,000, Kristal $3,200, Chris -$1,000.

Scores entering DJ: Caleb $6,600, Kristal $4,000, Chris -$400.

Double Jeopardy!

PHILOSOPHY // GEOGRAPHIC DOUBLE TALK // HEALTH & MEDICINE // 6-SYLLABLE WORDS // BAND BOOKS // OHHH, MONSIEUR

DD2 – $2,000 – PHILOSOPHY – This last name of a German philosopher is a synonym for “pessimist”, though it contains the word “hope” (Celeb improved by $7,000 to $17,200.)

DD3 – $1,200 – 6-SYLLABLE WORDS – The oath one takes in this citizenship process for immigrants ends with the words “so help me God” (Caleb added $5,000 up to $25,000.)

Just another day at the office for Caleb, who scored on both DDs in DJ and had a big lead into FJ at $27,800 vs. $2,800 for Chris and $800 for Kristal.

Final Jeopardy!

TRIBUTES – To her 1910 funeral, “the survivors of the Balaclava Light Brigade Charge” sent an arrangement “to our benefactress & friend”

Only Caleb was correct on FJ, adding $10,000 to win with $37,800 for a seven-day total of $201,000.

Final scores: Caleb $37,800, Kristal $800, Chris $1,601.

Triple Stumper of the day: In a category about bands, the mention of “Nikki” in a clue didn’t lead the players to Mötley Crüe.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is Orange? DD2 – Who was Schopenhauer? DD3 – What is naturalization? FJ – Who was Florence Nightingale?