Jeopardy! recap for Fri., May 17

 Here are today's contestants:

- Rachel Shelton, an attorney from Lexington, Kentucky;

- Nick Coombs, an auctioneer from Chicago, Illinois; and

- Grant DeYoung, a grocery clerk from Prescott, Arizona. Grant is a two-day champ with winnings of $46,401.

Jeopardy! 

I'M A FUN GUY // PASSPORTS // WORDS FROM FILM // BASEBALL'S 25-GAME WINNERS // ENTER THE LITERARY CHARACTER // FRANKLIN

DD1 - $1,000 - PASSPORTS - A white cross and writing in 5 languages are on the cover of this European country's passport (Grant doubled to $6,400.)

Scores at first break: Grant $1,800, Nick $1,600, Rachel $2,600.

Scores entering DJ: Grant $8,000, Nick $3,600, Rachel $3,800.

Double Jeopardy! 

STATE NAME STUFF // CAST MEMBERS IN THE REBOOT // "GN"OWLEDGE // TOUGH 6-LETTER WORDS // CHAPTERS IN BIOGRAPHIES // WE ARE FUNGI

DD2 - $800 - CHAPTERS IN BIOGRAPHIES - In "Prairie Fires" about this author: "Pioneer Girl", "As a Farm Woman Thinks" (From third place, Rachel lost $7,000 on a true DD.)

DD3 - $1,200 - TOUGH 6-LETTER WORDS  - Veal is etymologically related to this word for calfskin used for writing (Grant added $5,000 to improve to $18,200 vs. $11,600 for Nick.)

Grant found two DDs and scored on both of them, but came up just short of a runaway into FJ at $19,800 vs. $10,400 for Nick. Rachel tried to go from third to first on DD2 with an all-in wager, but missed and never got back into the game, finishing DJ at $0.

Final Jeopardy!

BOOK & MOVIE TITLE REFERENCES - The title of this 2001 book, also a 2003 film, formed a partial border between Boston, Chelsea, Medford, & Everett

Only Grant was correct on FJ, adding $1,001 to win with $20,801 for a three-day total of $67,202.

Final scores: Grant $20,801, Nick $999, Rachel $0.

That's before their time: Grant and Nick eagerly went for baseball clues, but they missed the lefty pitcher who put up incredible stats while playing for the woeful 1972 Phillies, Steve Carlton.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Switzerland? DD2 - Who was Wilder? DD3 - What is vellum? FJ -What is "Mystic River"?