Here are today’s contestants:

– Liz Webber, a journalist from New York City;
– Andy Seher, an executive legal recruiter from Milwaukie, Oregon; and
– Erica Doornek, a federal employee originally from Glasgow, Montana. Erica is a one-day champ with winnings of $23,500.

Jeopardy!

U.S. GEOGRAPHY // AUDIOBOOK NARRATORS // APPLYING FOR A GRANT // FACTS & FIXTURES // WATCHING THE FIGHTS // “BOX”-ING

DD1 – $600 – WATCHING THE FIGHTS – Among the fight fans watching underdog Chuck Wepner battle Muhammad Ali in 1975 was this actor who went home & wrote a script (Andy lost $2,400 on a true DD.)

Scores at first break: Erica $1,000, Andy $1,800, Liz -$800.

Scores entering DJ: Erica $3,200, Andy $4,400, Liz $1,000.

Double Jeopardy!

FIRST SHOTS // HOW LONG WILL THAT BE? // STARTS WITH 3 CONSONANTS // I HAVE BAGGAGE // 21st CENTURY MUSIC MILESTONES // OLD SCIENCE

DD2 – $1,200 – OLD SCIENCE – The pores of the stone are fitted to receive the effluvium of the iron” was a circa 400 B.C. effort to explain this (In third with $1,800, Liz lost $2,000.)

DD3 – $1,600 – HOW LONG WILL THAT BE? – This king of Greek myth was condemned in Hades to forever be up to his neck in water that would recede if he tried to drink (With a big lead, Erica improved by $2,000 to $12,000.)

Both of Erica’s opponents lost the maximum on their DDs while she was correct on hers, as she held a runaway into FJ at $15,200 vs. $5,600 for Andy and $1,000 for Liz.

Final Jeopardy!

ARCHITECTURE – It’s been said of this building that you hear it before you see it; its architect described the sound as “the music of the stream”

Everyone was correct on FJ. Erica added just $300 to win with $15,500 for a two-day total of $39,000.

Final scores: Erica $15,500, Andy $9,199, Liz $1,000.

Correct Qs: DD1 – Who is Sylvester Stallone? DD2 – What is magnetism? DD3 – Who is Tantalus? FJ – What is Fallingwater?