Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Mar. 11

 Here are today's contestants:

- Molly Hackett, a typewriter poet originally from Denver, Colorado;

- Chris Kearney, a high school social studies teacher from West Chester, Pennsylvania; and

- James Denison, a college professor and museum curator originally from Alexandria, Virginia. James is a three-day champ with winnings of $90,799.

Jeopardy!

FUN PLACE NAMES // BUNDLE UP! // HYPHENATED ADJECTIVES // THE WURST OF TIMES // HISTORY // PICTURE THE MUSIC MAKERS

DD1 - $600 - HYPHENATED ADJECTIVES - This can describe a pachyderm literally, or a person insensitive to criticism (James lost $4,600 on a true DD.)

Scores at first break: James $1,800, Chris $600, Molly $600.

Scores entering DJ: James $4,200, Chris $2,600, Molly $1,600.

Double Jeopardy!

RECURRING CHARACTERS // "U" SAID IT // MED. ABBREV. // SET IN FRANCE // PARADES // TRIPLE RHYME TIME

DD2 - $1,600 - SET IN FRANCE - This award-winning biopic had a different name in France: "La Môme", from Édith Piaf's nickname "Kid Sparrow" (Molly added $2,000 up to $3,600.)

DD3 - $1,600 - RECURRING CHARACTERS - John le Carré created this British agent & titled one novel his "People" (Molly improved by $2,000 to $5,600.)

James tried to build a solid lead with a double-up on DD1 but missed, Molly quickly found both DDs in DJ to take a short lead, then James gradually forged ahead, leading into FJ at $13,800 vs. $8,600 for Chris and $2,400 for Molly.

Final Jeopardy!

MILITARY INSTALLATIONS - Home to dry lake beds in the Mojave, it was once known as Muroc Field & later renamed for a test pilot who died in a crash

Everyone was incorrect on FJ. James dropped $5,199 to win with $8,601 for a four-day total of $99,400.

Final scores: James $8,601, Chris $4,801, Molly $2,299.

Triple Stumper of the day: No one guessed the river where the Clinton Presidential Park Bridge is found is the Arkansas.

Judging the writers: Congratulations to anyone who got that Maroon 5 clue. It's the first round, how about just showing a maroon-colored number "5"?

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is thick-skinned? DD2 - What is "Le Vie en Rose"? DD3 - Who is Smiley? FJ - What is Edwards AFB?