Here are today’s contestants:

– Jeremy Rotman, a lawyer originally from Paris, France;
– Sam Dhindsa, a product manager from Oakland, California;
– Betty Hume, a retired library reference assistant from Fredericksburg, Virginia. Betty is a one-day champ with winnings of $21,000.

Jeopardy!

NOTES ON NOVEMBER // BRITISH TV SHOWS // HISTORY OF MEXICO // DIWALI // TECH ABBREV. // WORDPLAYING OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM

DD1 – $800 – NOTES ON NOVEMBER – November’s symbols include this birth flower, a “golden” one native to Asia (Betty lost $800.)

Scores at first break: Betty $2,400, Sam $1,800, Jeremy $0.

Scores entering DJ: Betty $3,000, Sam $4,800, Jeremy $2,800.

Double Jeopardy!

AMERICAN NOVELS // QUICK GEO // -CORE VALUES // ORCHESTRAS // CELEBS WITHOUT THEIR OWN PODCASTS // “P” VERBS

DD2 – $800 – AMERICAN NOVELS – In a Horatio Alger novel, Mark is a seller of these, like a little Hans Christian Andersen girl, but more successful at it (Betty improved by $2,000 up to $5,400.)

DD3 – $1,600 – ORCHESTRAS – The London Symphony says it’s “The Film Music Orchestra”: “Star Wars”, “Harry Potter” & this film with Gary Oldman as Beethoven (With one other clue remaining at $5,800, Betty moved from third to a slim lead by adding $4,000 up to $9,800.)

Betty scored on both DDs in DJ, but from third place with one other clue remaining, she chose not to go all-in on DD3. This gave her opponents an opening to take the lead away on the last clue, and that’s just what Jeremy did, entering FJ at $10,000 vs $9,800 for Betty and $8,000 for Sam.

Final Jeopardy!

CAMPAIGN SLOGANS – A 1905 advertisement for a clothing sale said it offered one of these, the same as a campaign slogan

Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Betty made the smallest wager, and this played to her advantage, dropping just $3,000 to win with $6,800 for a two-day total of $27,800.

Final scores: Betty $6,800, Sam $1,000, Jeremy $399.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is chrysanthemum? DD2 – What are matches? DD3 – What is “Immortal Beloved”? FJ – What is square deal?