Jeopardy! recap for Thur., May 7

 Here are today's contestants:

- Robert Yan, a language expert from Huntsville, Alabama;

- Helen Yoas, a retired librarian from Williamsport, Pennsylvania; and

- Tristan Williams, a data scientist originally from Lincoln, Nebraska. Tristan is a one-day champ with winnings of $20,000.

Jeopardy!

LIMINAL SPACES // PARENTING // BADDIES IN BOOKS // TOTAL VALLEY SPEAK, DUDE // WHAT'S THE POINT! // FACE CARDS?

DD1 - $400 - PARENTING - In Diana Baumrind's 3 parenting styles, the authoritarian one is associated with this 4-word phrase in response to "but Daddy, why?" (Tristan doubled to $6,000.)

Scores at first break: Tristan $0, Helen $2,600, Robert $1,000.

Scores entering DJ: Tristan $6,200, Helen $2,200, Robert $3,400.

Double Jeopardy!

PRESIDENTIAL MOMS // CELEBRITY BOOKS // THE CELTS // "M"EDICINE // ONLY HEARD IN PLURAL // MAY I PLEASE HAVE SOME WATER?

DD2 - $2,000- "M"EDICINE - It's the 7-letter medical term for muscle aches & pains (With $11,400, Robert lost $3,000 from the lead to a close third.)

DD3 - $1,200 - MAY I PLEASE HAVE SOME WATER? - From Dutch for "salty", this adjective means water that is more saline than fresh water, but less than sea water (Tristan lost $5,000 down to $7,600 vs. $10,600 for Helen.)

Robert slipped from a short lead to a close third with a miss on DD2, then after Tristan missed on DD3 from first place, it was Helen on top into FJ at $12,600 vs. $9,200 for both Tristan and Robert.

Final Jeopardy!

PLAYS AND PLAYWRIGHTS - The first version of a 1960s play by this man had a slightly different title, ending with “Meet King Lear”

Tristan and Robert were correct on FJ. Tristan went all-in while Robert went smaller, apparently hoping for both opponents to miss. Tristan won with $18,400 for a two-day total of $38,400.

Final scores: Tristan $18,400, Helen $6,739, Robert $12,602.

Judging the writers: Don't know why they're doing a category based on "Valley speak" now, unless they discovered an unused script from 1984.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is "because I said so"? DD2 - What is myalgia? DD3 - What is brackish? FJ - Who is Tom Stoppard?