Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Jul. 1

 Here are today's contestants:

- Jason Singer, a real estate agent from Portland, Maine;

- Heather Kompanek, a product support manager from New York City; and

- Dave McBride, a compliance consultant from Fuquay Varina, North Carolina. Dave is a one-day champ with winnings of $22,401.

Jeopardy!

I LOVE LAMP // HOMOPHONES // PLACES NAMED FOR PLACES // SOUNDS LIKE ROYALTY // PLEASE WELCOME TO THE STAGE... // STING!

DD1 - $800 - HOMOPHONES - Illegal & to provoke a response (From the lead, Jason lost $3,400 on a true DD.)

Scores at first break: Dave $600, Heather $2,400, Jason $1,000.

Scores entering DJ: Dave $3,200, Heather $3,600, Jason $2,400.

Double Jeopardy!

ROMAN BRITAIN // STANFORD ALUMNI IN YOUR LIFE // TOUGH TV // LITERARY CHARACTERS // ART HOUSE // "SH"!

DD2 - $2,000 - ART HOUSE - One of the lonely scenes painted by this American is 1925's "House by the Railroad", utterly devoid of people (On the first clue of DJ, Jason doubled to $4,800.)

DD3 - $1,600 - TOUGH TV - JFK famously dubbed this show that's still around today "the fifty-first state" (Jason added $3,000 to his score of $11,200 vs. $10,000 for Heather.)

Jason went from first to last on DD1, then from last to first on DD2 and on DD3 nailed down the lead into FJ at $17,800 vs. $11,200 for Heather and $6,000 for Dave.

Final Jeopardy!

BURIED AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY - In 1991 he became the first actor in over 85 years to be interred in Poets Corner & rests near Shakespeare’s memorial

Jason and Heather were correct on FJ, with Jason adding $4,601 to win with $22,401. There have now been 13 straight one-game champs, tying the record.

Final scores: Dave $4,700, Heather $15,200, Jason $22,401.

Judging the writers: In LITERARY CHARACTERS, three out of the five clues were based on books turned into huge fantasy movie franchises, making this category feel more "pop culture" than literary.

Clue selection strategy: With DD3 still available, Heather gained control and chose a top-row clue, on which Jason scored and found DD3 in the fourth row on his next selection.

Pedantry corner: The two words from DD1 are pronounced the same way? So I guess someone who is sick is feeling "eel", and those ray-finned fish are "ills".

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is illicit/elicit? DD2 - Who was Hopper? DD3 - What is "Meet the Press"? FJ - Who was Olivier?