Here are today’s contestants:

– Edward Tournier, a teacher from Brooklyn, New York;
– Emily Burnham, a writer and editor from Bangor, Maine; and
– Jennifer Leavey, a technical writer originally from Ashland, Massachusetts. Jennifer is a two-day champ with winnings of $50,801.

Jeopardy!

“C” BIRDS // THE (YOUR BUSINESS HERE) BOWL // DUAL MEANINGS // HOW DO YOU DO // FELLOW KIDS // ARE YOU ON THE TIKTOK?

DD1 – $600 – HOW DO YOU DO – In Sanskrit this greeting means “bowing to you” (Jennifer lost $1,000 down to $2,000.)

Scores at first break: Jennifer $2,400, Emily -$800, Edward $1,200.

Scores entering DJ: Jennifer $4,400, Emily $400, Edward $1,000.

Double Jeopardy!

HISTORIC HEADGEAR // ISLANDS AREN’T FOREVER // PART THIS, PART THAT // THINK FAST // ’60s MOVIE LINES // IN DEFENSIBLE

DD2 – $2,000 – ’60s MOVIE LINES – “I think you are another of these desert-loving English” (Emily improved by $1,200 to $2,800.)

DD3 – $2,000 – ISLANDS AREN’T FOREVER – Just down the coast from Cancun, Mexico is this country’s biggest & funnest island, Ambergris Caye, formerly a peninsula (From a tie for first with Jennifer at $4,400, Emily added $3,000.)

Emily hit both DDs in DJ to take the lead and was able to hold it into FJ at $11,400 vs. $8,600 for Edward and $8,000 for Jennifer.

Final Jeopardy!

2026 COMMENCEMENT SPEECHES – After a tough year, she told grads one guarantee in life is that you’re going to fall, it’s going to hurt & to fight on, your mountain awaits

Only Emily was correct on FJ, adding $5,801 to win with $17,201.

Final scores: Jennifer $3,000, Emily $17,201, Edward $372.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is namaste? DD2 – What is “Lawrence of Arabia”? DD3 – What is Belize? FJ – Who is Lindsey Vonn?