Here are today’s contestants:

– Bryan Lee, a climate financial strategist originally from Falls Church, Virginia;
– Emily Mayo, a Broadway ads project manager from Brooklyn, New York;
– Matthew Riggle, a community college math instructor from Madison, Alabama. Matthew is a two-day champ with winnings of $64,400.

Jeopardy!

OPERA CHARACTERS // I SAW IT ON A T-SHIRT // BUSINESS ABBREV. // DUNGEONS & DRAG QUEENS // ALLITERATIVE AMERICA // CURT OR BURN-Y

DD1 – $800 – OPERA CHARACTERS – This Ethiopian princess sings a duet with Radamès at an opera’s end, “The fatal stone now closes over me” (Bryan doubled to $1,000.)

Scores at first break: Matthew $3,200, Emily $400, Bryan $7,000.

Scores entering DJ: Matthew $6,800, Emily $1,600, Bryan $8,000.

Double Jeopardy!

HISTORIC DAYS OF THE WEEK // THAT SONG’S A CRIME // LITERATURE // COLLEGES YOU COULD APPLY TO IN 1895 // PEOPLE & PLACES // BLUNK “UM”

DD2 – $1,600 – HISTORIC DAYS OF THE WEEK – Recently it’s opened on Wednesday, but the famous “long” on opened on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1640 (Bryan dropped $4,000 down to $8,000 vs. $5,600 for Matthew.)

DD3 – $2,000 – COLLEGES YOU COULD APPLY TO IN 1895 – Chartered in 1800, this Vermont school is in a town named for its location between two others (Matthew lost $6,800 on a true DD vs. $8,000 for Bryan.)

Both Matthew and Bryan missed a DD in DJ, but Matthew made the biggest bet and wound up in second into FJ with $12,000 vs. $15,600 for Bryan and $4,000 for Emily.

Final Jeopardy!

TRANSPORTATION – Bearing the name of an arthropod genus, this iconic vehicle first sold after WWII was designed by Italian engineer Corradino D’Ascanio

Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Matthew wisely made a modest wager, dropping $3,999 to win with $8,001 for a three-day total of $72,401.

Final scores: Matthew $8,001, Emily $0, Bryan $7,199.

Correct Qs: DD1 – Who is Aida? DD2 – What is Parliament? DD3 – What is Middlebury? FJ – What is Vespa?