Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Oct. 28

 Here are today's contestants:

- Spencer Murphy, an endocrinologist from Menlo Park, California;

- Stefanie Landeweer, a chemistry professor from Lexington Park, Maryland; and

- Shannon Leigh Godwin, an interior designer from Oakland, California. Shannon is a three-day champ with winnings of $40,601.

Jeopardy!

IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES // LAST NIGHT WAS LIKE A MOVIE // CHANGE A LETTER WORD PAIRS // THE MIDDLE EAST // UNWANTED HALLOWEEN TREATS // GOODBYE

DD1 - $1,000 - IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES - An 1879 patent application is from "Thomas A. Edison of" this community "in the state of New Jersey" (Spencer doubled to $3,600.)

 

Scores at first break: Shannon $3,200, Stefanie -$200, Spencer $5,800.

Scores entering DJ: Shannon $4,000, Stefanie $4,600, Spencer $6,800.

Double Jeopardy!

WHAT ABOUT THE ILIAD?! // AMERICAN IMMIGRANTS // STARTS WITH A CONJUNCTION // I WAS IN TOWN, THOUGHT I'D CATCH A SHOW // LIVING RENT-FREE // IN MY HEAD

DD2 - $1,600 - STARTS WITH A CONJUNCTION - This term for a descriptive nickname like "Lady with the Lamp" for Florence Nightingale may come from the French for "tap under the chin" (In second with $6,600, Stefanie dropped $2,000.)

DD3 - $1,200 - LIVING RENT-FREE - Butch Wilmore & Suni Williams spent 286 days rent-free here until a dragon capsule bailed them out (On the next clue after DD2, Stefanie regained $2,000.)

Stefanie broke even on back-to-back DDs in DJ, and Spencer was able to increase his lead into FJ at $19,200 vs. $13,400 for Stefanie and $5,600 for Shannon.

Final Jeopardy!

CURRENT TV STREAKS - The longest-tenured male actor on a prime time show, he released the now ironically titled album “Home Invasion” back in 1993

Only Spencer was incorrect on FJ. Stefanie added $6,000 to win with $19,400.

Final scores: Shannon $10,600, Stefanie $19,400, Spencer $11,599.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is Menlo Park? DD2 - What is sobriquet? DD3 - What is International Space Station? FJ - Who is Ice-T?