Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Sept. 10

 Here are today's contestants:

- Will Weiss, a technical program manager from Islip, New York;

- Mary Catherine French, a writer, editor & research assistant from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and

- Adam Reiffen, a Naval officer from San Diego, California. Adam is a one-day champ with winnings of $16,001.

Jeopardy! 

1890s AMERICA // 4 OF THE SAME CONSONANT // HAVE A DAY! // CELEBRITIES WHO READ ALOUD // THE MAFIA // ISLANDS IN THE SEA

DD1 - $800 - CELEBRITIES WHO READ ALOUD - Patrick Stewart had a Dickens of a time performing this classic as a one-man show & as an audio book (Adam dropped $2,000 from his score of $3,000.)

Scores at first break: Adam $400, Mary Catherine $1,800, Will $2,800.

Scores entering DJ: Adam $3,000, Mary Catherine $5,400, Will $5,000.

Double Jeopardy! 

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY // UNCUT JAMS // PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS // MISHMASH // DR. KEN // WILL "CU" NOW

DD2 - $1,200 - ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY - Arlington's Memorial Day & Veterans Day observances always begin at this hour (no minutes) (On the first clue of DJ, Adam lost $3,000 on a true DD.)

DD3 - $1,200 - DR. KEN - I'll put my imaginary medical degree on there being 56 of these bones in the human body--14 in each hand & foot (Adam dropped $3,000 from his total of $5,200 vs. $11,800 for Will.)

Adam missed all three DDs while Will took control in DJ and finished with a runaway at $17,000 vs. $6,600 for Adam and $4,600 for Mary Catherine.

Final Jeopardy!

SIGNS & SYMBOLS - Via a diplomatic conference in 2005, a diamond was added to supplement these 2 symbols, thought by some to have religious meaning

 Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Will dropped $3,000 to win with $14,000.

Final scores: Adam $3,999, Mary Catherine $1,600, Will $14,000.

Triple Stumpers of the day: No one knew the actress who starred in the 80s movie version of Nora Ephron's "Heartburn" is Meryl Streep, or could name the ghostly play by Noël Coward, "Blithe Spirit".

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is "A Christmas Carol"? DD2 - What is 11 a.m.? DD3 - What are phalanges? FJ - What are Red Cross and Red Crescent?