Here are today’s contestants:

– Alex Kim, a clinical social worker from Holyoke, Massachusetts;
– Elise Rose, a tutor researcher and editor from Ave Maria, Florida; and
– Rian Robertson, a software developer from Ottawa, Ontario. Rian is a three-day champ with winnings of $39,701.

Jeopardy!

KENNY J: MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST // POETRY IN MOTION // ANNUAL EVENTS // MOVIE TITLE CHARACTERS // WITH A BANG // NOT A WHIMPER

DD1 – $1,000 – POETRY IN MOTION – “She” does this “like the night of cloudless climes & starry skies” (Elise doubled to $2,000.)

Scores at first break: Rian $4,400, Elise $1,600, Alex $2,600.

Scores entering DJ: Rian $5,200, Elise $2,600, Alex $3,400.

Double Jeopardy!

THE 1500s // OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BAYS // VIRUSES (THE MEDICAL KIND) // SO PREDICTABLE // TV COME-BACKS // “POST” SCRIPT

DD2 – $1,600 – VIRUSES (THE MEDICAL KIND) – Though contained by 1906, an epidemic of this viral disease almost ended the Panama Canal project; malaria didn’t help, either (On the opening clue of DJ, Elise tied Rian for first by doubling to $5,200.)

DD3 – $1,600 – OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BAYS – This big bay has 2 exits: the same-named strait into the Atlantic & the Foxe Channel into the Arctic ocean (Rian improved his leading score by $5,200 up to $12,400.)

Rian made a solid wager from the lead on DD3, and that helped him secure a runaway margin into FJ at $22,400 vs. $9,600 for Elise and $7,800 for Alex.

Final Jeopardy!

SNACKS – First launched at Disneyland in the 1960s, this brand has a name that derives from the Spanish for “gold”

Everyone was correct on FJ. Rian added $2,000 to win with $24,400 for a four-day total of $64,101.

Final scores: Rian $24,400, Elise $15,601, Alex $15,599.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is “walks in beauty”? DD2 – What is yellow fever? DD3 – What is Hudson? FJ – What are Doritos?