Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Apr. 16

 Here are today's contestants:

- Eric Reimund, a substitute teacher originally from Collegeville, Pennsylvania;

- Veronica Tabor, a study abroad advisor from Ann Arbor, Michigan; and

- Alison Betts, a writer & creative executive originally from San Jose, California. Alison is a three-day champ with winnings of $97,500.

Jeopardy! 

LIVED PAST 100 // THE MOVIES // PAGING THE FICTIONAL DRIVER // DON'T EAT THAT! // COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD // JUST FOR FUN "Z"s

DD1 - $600 - COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD - The king of this country gets the official title "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques" (Alison improved by $2,000 to $5,200.)

Scores at first break: Alison $5,200, Veronica -$400, Eric $200.

Scores entering DJ: Alison $5,200, Veronica $1,200, Eric $400.

Double Jeopardy! 

VAL, HISTORY'S CLUMSIEST TIME TRAVELER // SIBLINGS IN POP CULTURE // MAKING NOISE // SAY IT IN SPANISH // LAND OF MILK & HONEY // A "M"EDICAL DICTIONARY

DD2 - $800 - A "M"EDICAL DICTIONARY - Swelling of the parotid glands is a symptom of this acute viral disease (Eric doubled to $4,800.)

DD3 - $1,600 - SAY IT IN SPANISH - A song often heard in Spanish-speaking countries at Christmastime is this "Sabanero", meaning "My Little Savannah Donkey" (Eric dropped $4,000 from his score of $6,000.)

In a wild DJ round, Eric had a painful miss on DD3 when he took a correct guess but didn't phrase it properly. He managed to come back from that mistake to take the lead, lost it back to Alison, then regained sole possession of it on the last clue. Going into FJ it was Eric at $11,600 vs. Alison at $11,200. Veronica finished DJ at $0.

Final Jeopardy!

WORDS & THEIR MEANINGS - Churchill gave a word a new meaning when he called for a “talk with Soviet Russia upon the highest level… a parley at” this

Both players were incorrect on FJ. Eric went big while Alison bet just $1,000, winning with $10,200 for a four-day total of $107,700.

Final scores: Alison $10,200, Veronica $0, Eric $1.

Triple Stumper of the Day: No one knew the "spirited film starring Alec Baldwin & Geena Davis as a deceased married couple" is "Beetlejuice". (This drew an "oh no" from Ken.)

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Saudi Arabia? DD2 - What is mumps? DD3 - What is "Burrito"? FJ - What is summit?