Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Dec. 16

 Here are today's contestants:

- Matt Grossman, a law student from New York City;

- Henry Barbaro, a college student from Evanston, Illinois; and

- Ashley Chan, a publicist from Lewisville, Texas. Ashley is a two-day champ with winnings of $29,100.

Jeopardy! 

ALL OVER THE WORLD // MAN-AGRAMS // 3 CONSECUTIVE VOWELS // COMMUNICATION // STATE HOLIDAYS // SONGWRITING WITH LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA

DD1 - $1,000 - ALL OVER THE WORLD - The "Greater" & "Lesser" peaks of this stratovolcano overlook the frontiers of turkey, Iran & Armenia (Ashley dropped $2,000 on a true DD.)

Scores at first break: Ashley $800, Henry $0, Matt $2,600.

Scores entering DJ: Ashley $4,600, Henry $800, Matt $4,000.

Double Jeopardy! 

THE 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY // OUTDOOR CATS // STARTS WITH "H" // WORLD WAR I // TV FOURSOMES // KABOOM!

DD2 - $1,600 - OUTDOOR CATS - The documentary "The Velvet Queen" follows adventurers on the lookout for this rare cat in the Tibetan highlands (Matt lost $2,000 from his score of $5,600 vs. $6,600 for Ashley.)

DD3 - $1,600 - WORLD WAR I - A German defensive position begun in 1916 was known to the Allies by the name of this man, a name later used for a Zeppelin (Matt doubled to $8,800 vs. $12,200 for Ashley)

Matt got closer with a double-up on DD3, then Ashley drew off again late to secure the runaway at $17,400 vs. $7,200 for Matt and $2,000 for Henry.

Final Jeopardy!

GEOGRAPHY - Jebel Musa in Morocco and Mount Hacho near Ceuta are candidates for the southern half of this pair

Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Ashley wagered $0 to win with $17,400 for a three-day total of $46,500.

Final scores: Ashley $17,400, Henry $0, Matt $5,200.

That's before their time: No one could name "West Side Story" songwriter Stephen Sondheim, or the Pittsburgh ballpark used at the end of the previous century, Three Rivers Stadium.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Mount Ararat? DD2 - What is snow leopard? DD3 - What is Hindenburg? FJ - What are the Pillars of Hercules?