Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jan. 17

 Here are today's Champions Wildcard contestants:

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

- Marko Saric, a math professor from Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and

- Adam Hersh, a lawyer from Brooklyn, New York.

Jeopardy! 

PAULITICS // THE POWER OF 10 // "B" PICTURES // BATTER UP! // WE HAD IT GOOD BACK THEN // DARLING, YOU SPOKE FRENCH

DD1 - 1,000 - WE HAD IT GOOD BACK THEN - The late 1200s was the heyday of this northwest Italian seaport, including a victory over Venice at the battle of Curzola (Marko added 1,200.)

Scores at first break: Adam 5,000, Marko 3,800, Will 1.400.

Scores entering DJ: Adam 5,800, Marko 4,800, Will 4,600.

Double Jeopardy! 

SWAMPY AMERICA // RHYME TIME // TOTAL DRAMA! // PHYSICAL SCIENCE // MISH MASH // I WAS TAKING A BATH

DD2 - 1,600 - PHYSICAL SCIENCE - It's separation of waves according to their wavelength, as in a rainbow; also, what police may want a crowd to do, meaning scattering (Marko added 4,500.)

DD3 - 1,200 - TOTAL DRAMA! - Characters in this 4-act play include Judge Hathorne, Giles Corey & Tituba (Marko added 2,700.)

Scores entering FJ: Adam 18,600, Marko 24,400, Will 5,400.

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC STATEMENTS - He wrote of his intent "to reserve and throw away my first fire, and I have thoughts even of reserving my second fire"

Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Marko bet 0 as expected, and Will bet everything, which was also expected. However, what was completely unexpected was Adam betting it all despite having an apparent lock on a Wild Card spot and getting eliminated.

Final scores: Adam 0, Marko 24,400, Will 0.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Genoa? DD2 - What is dispersion? DD3 - What is "The Crucible"? FJ - Who was Alexander Hamilton?