Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Sept. 13

 Today's contestants are:

- Matt Wierman, an aerospace engineer from La Palma, California;

- Donna Vorreyer, a writer & retired educator from Willowbrook, Illinois ; and

- Hari Parameswaran, a hardware engineer from Cupertino, California.

Jeopardy! 

MAMMALS // "I"s IN YOUR STARS // THE STATE OF CONGRESS // I'M JUST A BILL, BILLY OR WILLIAM // STRAIGHT FIRE // 3 CONSECUTIVE CONSONANTS

DD1 - $800 - I'M JUST A BILL, BILLY OR WILLIAM - William Thomson is a fine name for a physicist, but after developing the absolute temp. scale, Lord this had a nice ring (Donna added $800.)

Scores at first break: Hari $2,400, Donna $5,000, Matt $1,400.

Scores going into DJ: Hari $5,000, Donna $7,000, Matt $3,000.

Double Jeopardy! 

TO SIR PAUL, WITH LOVE // "C"s THE DAY // ALSO A CANDY // PUEBLOS MÁGICOS // & WE HAVE A NOVEL TITLE // 15-LETTER WORDS

DD2 - $2,000 - ALSO A CANDY - NASA called the activity in this type of galaxy reminiscent of the end of a pyrotechnics show (Donna dropped $3,000.)

DD3 - $1,200 - & WE HAVE A NOVEL TITLE  - "She clutched the child so fiercely to her breast, that it sent forth a cry; she turned her eyes downward at" this symbol (Donna lost $5,000.)

Scores going into FJ: Hari $7,800, Donna $8,200, Matt $15,000.

Final Jeopardy!

ARTISTS - On Oct. 26, 1886, he said, “The dream of my life is accomplished… I see the symbol of unity & friendship between 2 nations”

Only Hari was correct on FJ, doubling to win with $15,600.

Final scores: Hari $15,600, Donna $799, Matt $13,299.

Correct Qs: DD1 - Who was Kelvin? DD2 - What is starburst? DD3 - What is "The Scarlet Letter"? FJ - Who was Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi?