Here are today’s contestants:

– Mark Ramirez, an executive communications lead from Northglenn, Colorado;
– Christie Ritten, an actuary originally from La Grange Park, Illinois; and
– Jen Spinoglio, a financial researcher from San Francisco, California. Jen is a one-day champ with winnings of $10,801.

Jeopardy!

GO OFF, QUEEN // COMPOUND VERBS // AN UNRULY TODDLER // “LOVE” SONGS // ALPHANUMERICS // POPULAR BOOKS OF 1976

DD1 – $800 – POPULAR BOOKS OF 1976 – “In our family, there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing”, begins this Norman Maclean novella (Christie lost $1,000.)

Scores at first break: Jen -$1,000, Christie $400, Mark $6,000.

Scores entering DJ: Jen $800, Christie $400, Mark $7,000.

Double Jeopardy!

NICKS IN 5 // EARLY FLIGHT // WILL YOU TAKE CARE OF THAT // FRENCH AS AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE // DESERT ANIMALS // THE BIRTHS OF POP CULTURE

DD2 – $1,200 – DESERT ANIMALS – The desert subspecies of this, ovis canadensis, can use ledges only 2 inches wide as hoof-holds (With a big lead, Mark dropped $1,800 down to $10,000.)

DD3 – $800 – WILL YOU TAKE CARE OF THAT – OK — as Charlie Brown tells Schroeder about the guy who was asked if he can play the “Hallelujah Chorus”, “I guess I can” do this (With just one other top-row clue remaining, Christine doubled to $9,600 vs. $20,400 for Mark.)

Mark had a solid lead at every break, bet modestly on DD2 and missed, and the small wager helped him keep enough for a runaway into FJ at $20,800 vs. $9,600 for Christie and $2,800 for Jen.

Final Jeopardy!

TV ANNIVERSARIES – In 2025 this show celebrated its 40th anniversary, sadly without its 4 main stars, the last of whom passed away in 2021 at age 99

Everyone was correct on FJ. Mark wagered $0 to win with $20,800.

Final scores: Jen $5,599, Christie $12,000, Mark $20,800.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is “A River Runs Through It”? DD2 – What is big horn sheep? DD3 – What is “handle it”? FJ – What is “The Golden Girls”?