Here are today’s contestants:

– Ethan Amaker, an attorney originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
– Molly Gendell, an editor from Brooklyn, New York;
– Will Goree, a teacher from Austin, Texas. Will is a one-day champ with winnings of $28,600.

Jeopardy!

ALMOST DONE READING THE NOVEL // WET WEAR // HOMOPHONIC PAIRS // SHARED COLLEGE SPORTS TEAM NAMES // NOT TO BE CONFUSED // OUR BASES IN KOREA

DD1 – $1,000 – ALMOST DONE READING THE NOVEL – “I see the lives for which I lay down my life, peaceful, useful, prosperous & happy, in that England which I shall see no more” (Will lost $1,000.)

Scores at first break: Will $5,400, Molly $1,000. Ethan -$200.

Scores entering DJ: Will $4,800, Molly $2,400. Ethan -$200.

Double Jeopardy!

IT’S GONNA BE A LONG ONE // WORDS YOU DON’T HEAR SO MUCH // PULITZER PRIZE WINNERS // 4-LETTER GEOGRAPHY // SINGERS’ MEMOIRS // PREPARED TO BE PROBED!

DD2 – $1,600 – WORDS YOU DON’T HEAR SO MUCH – It’s a 4-letter covering of the head of a newborn; David Copperfield was born with one, hence perhaps the name of fiction’s Holden (Molly added $3,600.)

DD3 – $1,200 – SINGERS’ MEMOIRS – Not a quick read, her “My Name Is…” memoir from 2023 is just under 1,000 pages, or, if you prefer the audio, 48 Hours! (On the next clue after DD2, Molly added $3,000.)

Scores entering FJ: Will $15,600, Molly $9,000. Ethan $2,200.

Final Jeopardy!

LIQUOR BRANDS – The facility of this liquor brand in Cataño has a garden that attracts the nocturnal pollinators it’s associated with

Only Ethan was correct on FJ. Will chose to wager $0 even though he could have bet enough to cover a possible double-up by Molly without increasing his chances of losing the game. Will’s $15,600 win gave him a two-day total of $44,200.

Final scores: Will $15,600, Molly $2,399. Ethan $4,399.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is “A Tale of Two Cities”? DD2 – What is caul? DD3 – Who is Streisand? FJ – What is Bacardí?