Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Oct. 30

 Here are today's contestants:

- Christopher Tillman, a pastor from Plover, Wisconsin;

- Elana Beame, a Jewish engagement educator originally from Boca Raton, Florida; and

- Aaron Levine, a sports anchor from Seattle, Washington. Aaron is a three-day champ with winnings of $48,199.

Jeopardy!

POLYNESIA // SPACED OUT // AMAZING NFL FEATS // THIS IS "B.S." // YOUR INHERITANCE // JEANS

DD1 - $1,000 - POLYNESIA - One of the most widely spoken of Polynesian languages is this one heard in Apia & Pago Pago (Aaron lost $1,800 down to $2,000.)

Scores at first break: Aaron $3,200, Elana $800, Christopher $600.

Scores entering DJ: Aaron $3,000, Elana $1,000, Christopher $4,000.

Double Jeopardy!

POPE-POURRI / AUDIO BOOKS // THE OLDEN GLOBES // BEST PICTURE OSCAR WINNERS // 5-SYLLABLE WORDS // IT'S A HOT ONE!

DD2 - $1,200 - POPE-POURRI - Innocenzo Ciocchi del Monte, a ward of Pope Julius III, was something called a cardinal nephew, a title that gave us this "ism" (Aaron doubled to $7,600 vs. $4,400 for Christopher.)

DD3 - $2,000 - 5-SYLLABLE WORDS - Adjective describing the space between Andromeda & the Milky Way, for example (Aaron dropped just $100 to $10,300 vs. $3,600 for Christopher.)

Aaron found all three DDs and missed two of them, but still held a clear lead into FJ at $13,100 vs. $8,000 for Christopher and $2,200 for Elana.

Final Jeopardy!

HISTORIC HOMES - At a speech here in 1936, FDR called its onetime occupant a “farmer, lawyer, mechanic, scientist, architect,” etc.

Only Christopher was correct on FJ, doubling to win with $16,000.

Final scores: Aaron $10,100, Elana $2,000, Christopher $16,000.

Triple Stumper of the day: No one was able to name the "constellation that's a big hit Down Under", the Southern Cross.

Tough category dept.: The players completely struck out on POLYNESIA with a rare 0-for-5.

Clue selection strategy: In DJ, four top-row clues were chosen with at least one DD remaining on the board.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Samoan? DD2 - What is nepotism? DD3 - What is intergalactic? FJ - What is Monticello?