Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Mar. 19

 The players in game six of the first-to-three 2024 ToC final are:

- Ben Chan, a philosophy professor from Green Bay, Wisconsin, has two victories and is one win away from taking the championship;

- Troy Meyer, a music executive from Tampa, Florida, with one win to his credit trails both opponents; and

- Yogesh Raut, a social and personality psychologist from Vancouver, Washington, picked up his second victory in the final yesterday.

Jeopardy! 

SPEECHMAKING // NAME THE RIVER // NEWER MACHINES & INVENTIONS // ORGANIZATIONS // SILENCE, LETTERS! // WELCOME TO THE BIG LEAGUES

DD1 - 1,000 - SPEECHMAKING - In 1735 attorney Andrew Hamilton spoke in defense of freedom of the press at this man's trial (Troy doubled to 5,600.)

Scores at first break: Yogesh 4,000, Troy 6,600, Ben 1,400.

Scores entering DJ: Yogesh 5,400, Troy 9,400, Ben 3,400.

Double Jeopardy! 

BOOKS & AUTHORS // CLASSICAL MUSIC IS IN SESSION // JEOPORTMANTEAU! // DIRECTORS ACTING // UNDERGROUND // MIND THE GAP

DD2 - 1,200 - JEOPORTMANTEAU! - A buffet in Stockholm + a house of ill repute (Ben doubled to 8,400.)

DD3 - 1,200 - MIND THE GAP - Near where Virginia, Kentucky & Tennessee meet, you'll find this pass named for a son of George II (Ben dropped 9,600 on a true DD.)

Ben found both DDs in DJ and had a chance to move from third to first, but forgot the category on DD3, dropping to zero. Troy led at every break and carried a modest advantage into FJ at 19,800 vs. 16,600 for Yogesh and 3,200 for Ben.

Final Jeopardy!

THE HUMAN BODY - This glandular organ that starts to shrink at puberty is known for being where the cells key to adaptive immunity develop

Only Ben was correct on FJ. Troy made a big bet while Yogesh dropped just 3,201, so Yogesh scored his third and deciding victory in the final with 13,399. 

Yogesh won $250,000 and an invite to Jeopardy! Masters. Ben, with two victories in the final vs. one for Troy, took second money of $100,000 while Troy earned $50,000 for third.

Final scores: Yogesh 13,399, Troy 6,399, Ben 6,400.

Correct Qs: DD1 - Who was Zenger? DD2 - What is smorgasbordello? DD3 - What is Cumberland Gap? FJ - What is the thymus?