Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Jul. 23

 Here are today's contestants:

- Jacqueline Ziegler, a set designer from New York City;

- Matthew Riggle, a community college math instructor from Madison, Alabama; and

- Dean Zach, a creative writing graduate student from Pearland, Texas. Dean is a one-day champ with winnings of $36,000.

Jeopardy!

ELECT ME AS PRESIDENT // KID LIT // SAILING AWAY // POTPOURRI // I DON'T GET IT // JOE BUCK ON THE CALL

DD1 - $800 - ELECT ME AS PRESIDENT - An 1840 viral campaign song mentioned 2 things: this battle & this running mate too (Matthew added $1,000.)

Scores at first break: Dean $3,200, Matthew $4,200, Jacqueline $3,200.

Scores entering DJ: Dean $3,200, Matthew $6,600, Jacqueline $5,600.

Double Jeopardy!

THAT'S "R" CITY NAME, DON'T WEAR IT OUT // THE BOOK OF PSALMS // EARTH SCIENCE // THE CONTEST // ON THE MOVIE POSTER // CONSECUTIVE LETTER WORD PAIRS

DD2 - $1,200 - ON THE MOVIE POSTER - 1986: 2 dog tags in place of 2 "O"S in a title (Dean doubled to $12,000 vs. $7,400 for Matthew.)

DD3 - $800 - EARTH SCIENCE - The technical definition of this stuff is any layer of ground that's been at or below 32 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 or more years (On the next clue after DD2, Dean doubled again to $24,000.)

Remarkable game in which Dean doubled up twice on back-to-back DDs early in DJ to lead by over $16K. Then Dean didn't score another point in the round as Matthew went on an astonishing run to take first into FJ at $24,200 vs. $24,000 for Dean and $12,800 for Jacqueline.

Final Jeopardy!

AUTHORS - She sometimes signed letters “Charles Thunder”

Only Matthew was correct on FJ, adding $23,801 to win with $48,001.

Final scores: Dean $22,399, Matthew $48,001, Jacqueline $0.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Tippecanoe & Tyler too? DD2 - What is "Platoon"? DD3 - What is permafrost? FJ - Who was Charlotte Brontë?