Here are today’s contestants:

– Justin Robbins, a graduate student from Murrells Inlet, South Carolina;
– Katie Bruns, a records & information professional from Dayton, Ohio; and
– Nikolas Polsinelli, a student from Winter Park, Florida. Nikolas is a two-day champ with winnings of $40,001.

Jeopardy!

43 WAYS TO WIN // ANNIVERSARIES // TEACHERS IN FEATURES // TRANSPORTATION // UTENSIL WORDS & PHRASES // LODGEPODGE

DD1 – $600 – TRANSPORTATION – It’s what the “M” stood for in the names of ships like the RMS Titanic & the RMS Majestic (Justin lost $1,000 on a true DD.)

Scores at first break: Nikolas $1,600, Katie $2,800, Justin $2,000.

Scores entering DJ: Nikolas $2,400, Katie $5,000, Justin $6,800.

Double Jeopardy!

DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION // BOTH PREFIX & WORD // SIDE HUSTLERS // POP CULTURE POTPOURRI // AUTHORS // CREATURES THAT START WITH “SEA”

DD2 – $2,000 – CREATURES THAT START WITH “SEA” – Also called an actiniarian, this animal was named for a flower (Nikolas dropped $3,000 down to $2,200 vs. $11,200 for Justin.)

DD3 – $1,600 – SIDE HUSTLERS – His side hustles included doing PR work for a Glasgow steelworks; the owner helped pay for the 1st trip he led to Antarctica (Two clues after DD2, Nikolas doubled to $6,800.)

Nikolas found both DDs in DJ, but missed one and couldn’t make a serious dent in Justin’s lead, as Justin came up just short of a runaway at $19,600 vs. $10,000 for Nikolas and $5,400 for Katie.

Final Jeopardy!

FORMER CURRENCIES – Introduced in 1663, this unit of currency got its name because the gold it was first minted with was from Africa’s west coast

Justin and Nikolas were correct on FJ, with Justin adding $401 to win with $20,001.

Final scores: Nikolas $20,000, Katie $100, Justin $20,001.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is Mail? DD2 – What is sea anemone? DD3 – Who was Shackleton? FJ – What is a guinea?