Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jul. 26 - season finale

 Here are today's contestants:

- Rachel Bradley, an ESL instructor from Greenbelt, Maryland;

- Steve Babish, a marketing content strategist from San Jose, California; and

- Davey Morrison, an actor & screenwriter originally from Provo, Utah. Davey is a two-day champ with winnings of $29,012.

Jeopardy! 

A DATE IN HISTORY // IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS // A WORD FROM YOUR DOCTOR // ALSO A FISHING TERM // A THING FOR FEATS // WE CRACK OURSELVES UP

DD1 - $600 - A DATE IN HISTORY - In the summer of 1989, this not-yet-famous couple went on a movie date in Chicago & saw a Spike Lee film (Davey added $1,000.)

Scores at first break: Davey $2,400, Steve $400, Rachel $600.

Scores entering DJ: Davey $4,000, Steve $2,400, Rachel $3,800.

Double Jeopardy! 

CANALS // "I" + 4// ANAGRAMMED ADJECTIVES // TOO MUCH OF SOMETHING // TICK TOCK // FACE BOOKS // INSTA-GRAHAM

DD2 - $1,600 - TICK TOCK - A victim of sexist obscurity, this kind of timepiece stands between 5 & 6' tall, like one appraised on "Antiques Roadshow" in 2012 (Steve increased his leading score to $7,100.)

DD3 - $2,000 - TOO MUCH OF SOMETHING - To us this Greek word means excess pride; to Aristotle, it meant shaming others for one's own pleasure (perhaps out of pride)(Steve still maintained a slim lead after losing $2,000 from his total of $10,300.)

Steve led for most of DJ, but after he missed DD3, it turned into a see-saw battle late with Rachel coming out on top into FJ at $11,800 vs. $11,500 for Steve and $6,400 for Davey.

Final Jeopardy!

ANCIENT ANIMALS - The first fossils of these creatures with an elongated 4th digit were described in 1784 by naturalist Cosimo Collini

Only Rachel was correct on FJ, nearly doubling up to $23,597.

Final scores: Davey $999, Steve $10,100, Rachel $23,597.

That's before their time: Mentions of TV cast members Tim Conway and Vicki Lawrence didn't lead the players to "The Carol Burnett Show".

Correct Qs: DD1 - Who are the Obamas? DD2 - What is grandmother clock? DD3 - What is hubris? FJ - What is pterodactyl?

That wraps it up for season 40. Thanks to everyone for reading and commenting!