Jeopardy! recap for Thur., May 8

 Here are today's contestants:

- Michael Mungin, a librarian from Kirkland, Washington;

- Christen Aragoni, a writer and editor from Washington, D. C.; and

- Dan Moren, a writer and podcaster from Somerville, Massachusetts. Dan is a one-day champ with winnings of $17,200.

Jeopardy!

UNOFFICIAL STATE NICKNAMES // HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR EGGS? // CALENDAR GROOVES // BREAKING, THE NEWS // WOMEN IN THE BIBLE // 4, 4

DD1 - $1,000 - UNOFFICIAL STATE NICKNAMES - "The Rainbow State" (Dan increased his lead by $3,000.)

Scores at first break: Dan $5,800, Christen $800, Michael $2,400.

Scores entering DJ: Dan $10,800, Christen $1,600, Michael $3,800.

Double Jeopardy!

MAY DAYS! MAY DAYS! // EMPTY WORDS // EYE ON ASIA // INITIALED WRITERS // TV CHARACTERS // OLD MacDONALD HAD A WIND FARM

DD2 - $1,600 - MAY DAYS! MAY DAYS! - A union & a company, they fought the "Battle of the Overpass" on May 26, 1937  (Dan lost $2,000.)

DD3 - $1,600 - EYE ON ASIA - The only Asian country with Portuguese as an official language, it gained full independence from Indonesia in 2002 (Dan again lost $2,000.)

Dan missed both DDs in DJ, but didn't bet too much on them and held a runaway into FJ at $18,800 vs. $7,400 for Michael and $800 for Christen.

Final Jeopardy!

MOVIE DIRECTORS - As of 2025, this director has made just 4 feature films; three were nominated for Best Picture

Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Dan dropped $2,500 to win with $16,300 for a two-day total of $33,500.

Final scores: Dan $16,300, Christen $800, Michael $4,800.

That's before their time: Maybe the players didn't stick around long enough for the part in "Stairway to Heaven" where Robert Plant sings about the May Queen.

Overvalued clue dept.: $2,000 for knowing the last name of the author with the first two initials H.P. is Lovecraft.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Hawaii? DD2 - What are Ford and United Auto Workers? DD3 - What is East Timor? FJ - Who is Greta Gerwig?