Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Sept. 25

 Here are today's contestants:

- Diane Lochner, a librarian from Nicollet, Minnesota;

- Drew Goins, a journalist from Honolulu, Hawai’i; and

- David Erb, a puzzle designer from Seattle, Washington. David is a two-day champ with winnings of $57,143.

Jeopardy! 

ANIMAL GROUPS // LIT-POURRI // BEFORE THEY WERE STARS // CLASSIC COCKTAILS // OLD-FASHIONED // 7 & 7

DD1 - $800 - OLD-FASHIONED - Basically plaid in only 2 colors, this fabric pattern was rocked by early 20th c. women but Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm gets sick of it (Drew added $2,400 to improve to $5,800.)

Scores at first break: David -$800, Drew $8,000, Diane $1,200.

Scores entering DJ: David $2,600, Drew $9,600, Diane $3,000.

Double Jeopardy! 

AMERICAN HISTORY // GRAMMY ALBUM OF THE YEAR // CAVES // HOW 'BOUT A GAME OF CARDS? // ART TERMS // AT THE ACCOUNT AIGU CAFÉ

DD2 - $1,200 - ART TERMS - In a painting, it's the juncture on a horizontal line where the parallel lines in the scene look like they converge (David said he was "not feeling it" and lost just $1,000 from his score of $8,600 vs. $13,600 for Drew.)

DD3 - $2,000 - AMERICAN HISTORY - Punning on a general's name & a Hugo title ,glum Civil War soldiers in the Army of Northern Virginia called themselves these (David doubled to $20,000 vs. $16,400 for Drew.)

Very interesting game in which Drew dashed out to a quick early lead, David had a chance to go for first place on DD2, but didn't care for the category, went small and missed. Later David found DD3, doubled up to take first and held it into FJ at $22,000 vs. $16,800 for Drew and $3,400 for Diane.

Final Jeopardy!

SHAKESPEARE - “Blood will have blood”, says this title character, who is later told “be bloody, bold, & resolute”

David and Diane were correct on FJ. David added $11,611 to win with $33,611 for a three-day total of $90,754.

Final scores: David $33,611, Drew $11,601, Diane $4,400.

Strategy corner: David demonstrated the value of controlling the DDs, even when you don't like the category. He knew that DD3 was still out there, so he didn't bet with his normal aggressiveness on DD2, expecting that he could control the board and find a better opportunity when DD3 came along.

Triple Stumper of the day: No one guessed the performer who made "swearing a pure cinematic art form" is Samuel L. Jackson.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is gingham? DD2 - What is vanishing point? DD3 - Who were Lee's Miserables? FJ - Who is Macbeth?