Here are today’s contestants:

– Yashas Sardesai, a student from Naperville, Illinois;
– Lisa Verwys, a technical writer from Belgrade, Montana;
– Will Goree, a teacher from Austin, Texas. Will is a three-day champ with winnings of $63,600.

Jeopardy!

THE THINGS THEY CARRIED // TV BADDIES // WORLD ISLAND HOPPING // FAMILIAR PHRASES // STARTS WITH A SEASONING // SHOULD I TOUCH IT?

DD1 – $800 – THE THINGS THEY CARRIED – A prestige job in the Roman Army was aquilifer, one who carried a standard of this symbolic creature (Lisa lost $1,200.)

Scores at first break: Will $800, Lisa $1,000, Yashas $1,600.

Scores entering DJ: Will $7,400, Lisa $1,800, Yashas $1,800.

Double Jeopardy!

TROUBLE’S A BRUIN // WAITING FOR THE SEQUEL // ASTRONOMY // POLITICAL & GOVERNMENTAL ACRONYMS // LAUNCHING THE SHIP // ENDS WITH A SILENT CONSONANT

DD2 – $1,600 – ENDS WITH A SILENT CONSONANT – The French use this 2-word phrase for an embarrassing error & both words end in a silent consonant (Will added $8,000.)

DD3 – $1,600 – LAUNCHING THE SHIP – In 1939 Adm. Raeder thanked the Führer for giving this ship of the Third Reich the “proud name” of the creator of the Second Reich (Will lost just $100.)

Scores entering FJ: Will $33,900, Lisa $3,800, Yashas $6,200.

Final Jeopardy!

GOLDEN OLDIES – The first pop song produced by Quincy Jones was this No. 1 hit inspired by a fight a songwriter had with his kid about her birthday

Only Lisa was correct on FJ. Will continued to follow his pattern on $0 wagers on FJ, winning with $33,900 for a four-day total of $97,500.

Final scores: Will $33,900, Lisa $6,200, Yashas $4,799.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is eagle? DD2 – What is faux pas? DD3 – What is Bismarck? FJ – What is “It’s My Party”?