Jeopardy! recap for Tue., May 7

 Here are today's contestants:

- Allison Gross, a data scientist from Cleveland, Ohio;

- Daniel King, a Brown University graduate from Parsippany, New Jersey; and

- Matthew Smith, a paramedic from New York, New York. Matthew is a one-day champ with winnings of $26,400.

Jeopardy! 

"ONE" OF THOSE BOOKS // DEATH IN THE CAPITAL // IT'S ALL RELATIVE // HODGEPODGE // TV MOVIES // WORDS IN JEOPARDY

DD1 - $800 - DEATH IN THE CAPITAL - Pope Julius II called him to Rome to do his art thing; he died there in 1564 (Allison doubled to $4,000.)

Scores at first break: Matthew $2,200, Daniel $1,800, Allison $2,000.

Scores entering DJ: Matthew $2,600, Daniel $1,200, Allison $5,800.

Double Jeopardy! 

AROUND THE ADRIATIC // PRONUNCIATION ADVICE // DINOSAURS // DO YOU KNOW YOUR RALPHABET? // POP MUSIC // TEAR U-S APART

DD2 - $1,600 - PRONUNCIATION ADVICE - It became a Canadian province in 1949 & poet E.J. Pratt advised accent on the last syllable, swallow the 1st d (On the first clue of the round with $1,200, Daniel dropped $2,000.)

DD3 - $1,600 - AROUND THE ADRIATIC - Once affiliated with Serbia, it's the smallest in area of the nations bordering on the Adriatic Sea (Allison added $2,000 to her leading score of $9,400.)

DJ proved to be tough sledding for the players with three leftovers, as Allison was correct on DD3 and led into FJ with $11,800 vs. $7,000 for Matthew and $2,000 for Daniel.

Final Jeopardy!

FAMOUS CHARACTERS - She’s introduced in an 1845 novella in which she wears a short skirt with her mantilla thrown back to show her shoulders

Only Daniel was correct on FJ. Allison dropped $2,201 to win with $9,599.

Final scores: Matthew $2,100, Daniel $3,998, Allison $9,599.

Musical miscues: The players went 0-for-3 in the pop music category, including a clue about the song from the movie "Mannequin" that went to no. 1 in the 80s, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now".

Pedantry corner: I don't think the "all in" shoving motion applies when you're betting the maximum clue value on the board and you have less than that in front of you.

Correct Qs: DD1 - Who was Michelangelo? DD2 - What is Newfoundland? DD3 - What is Montenegro? FJ - Who is Carmen?