Jeopardy! recap for Mon., May 18

 Here are today's contestants:

- Thomas Trovato, a software developer from London, Ontario;

- Amy Dewey, a part-time homemaker and part-time entrepreneur from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; and

- Tristan Williams, a data scientist originally from Lincoln, Nebraska. Tristan is a eight-day champ with winnings of $158,501.

Jeopardy!

TRENDING GOOGLE SEARCHES OF YORE // 3-WORD CITIES // GL-ADVERBS // A SONG & A SCENE // ON THE JOB // LIFE, UH, FINDS A WAY

DD1 - $1,000 - 3-WORD CITIES - Arabic for "abode of peace", it's Tanzania's biggest city (Tristan doubled to $4,000.)

Scores at first break: Tristan $4,000, Amy $1,000, Thomas $4,600.

Scores entering DJ: Tristan $8,800, Amy $1,600, Thomas $6,000.

Double Jeopardy!

ALL RESPECT TO THE BALLET & OPERA PEOPLE // ALPHABETICALLY NEXT // RULERS // "LOL" // POETRY IN NOVELS // MODERN TV WESTERNS

DD2 - $1,200 - ALL RESPECT TO THE BALLET & OPERA PEOPLE - The original cast of this Aaron Copland ballet was headed by Agnes de Mille, who choreographed it & danced the part of the lead cowgirl (Tristan improved by $6,000 up to $15,200 vs. $6,000 for Thomas.)

DD3 - $1,200 - "LOL" - A book by Simone de Beauvoir is titled "Brigitte Bardot and the" this literary character "Syndrome" (Thomas lost $7,200 on a true DD vs. $15,600 for Tristan.)

Thomas went all-in on DD3 with a chance to make it close but missed, so Tristan was left all alone on top into FJ at $22,400 vs. $4,400 for Amy and $1,200 for Thomas.

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE - In the 1930s an automobile showroom occupied the first 2 floors of this building at 42nd & Lexington in Manhattan

Everyone was correct on this unusually easy FJ clue. Tristan added $7,600 to win with $30,000 for a nine-day total of $188,501.

Final scores: Tristan $30,000, Amy $4,400, Thomas $1,217.

Judging the writers: Despite the category, the FJ clue really had nothing to do with architecture. A category of BUSINESS HISTORY, FAMOUS BUILDINGS or NEW YORK CITY would have been more on point.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Dar es Salaam? DD2 - What is "Rodeo"? DD3 - What is "Lolita"? FJ - What is the Chrysler Building?