Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Nov. 10

 Here are today's contestants:

- Donna Bowman, a theologian and professor from Conway, Arkansas;

- Will Goree, a teacher from Austin, Texas

- Curtis Parker, a researcher from Havertown, Pennsylvania. Curtis is a one-day champ with winnings of $15,600.

Jeopardy!

BARBIE CAREERS // ALL RISE // RHYME TIME // PROFESSORS REAL & FICTIONAL // LORD // & WE'LL NVER BE ROYALS

DD1 - $800 - PROFESSORS REAL & FICTIONAL - 2 years after a famous step, he stepped into a professorship of aerospace engineering at the Univ. of Cincinnati (Donna improved by $1,500 to $3,500.)

 

Scores at first break: Curtis $2,000, Will $2,600, Donna $3,500.

Scores entering DJ: Curtis $4,600, Will $4,200, Donna $6,900.

Double Jeopardy!

COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD // NEIL DIAMOND GEMS // PHYSICS BY THE LETTER // SEEING RED // BRITISH POETS LAUREATE // "U"3

DD2 - $1,200 - BRITISH POETS LAUREATE - Poet Laureate Thomas Shadwell also wrote plays & a 1674 opera, "The Enchanted Island", based on this play (Will moved into second by doubling to $8,400 vs. $9,700 for Donna.)

DD3 - $1,200 - PHYSICS BY THE LETTER - A: When a particle & an antiparticle collide, this utterly destructive outcome results (From the lead, Will added $11,000 up to $24,200.)

Will was in third after round one, but found both DDs in DJ, bet them aggressively, was correct both times and scored a solid runaway into FJ at $28,600 vs. $10,001 for Donna and $8,600 for Curtis.

Final Jeopardy!

ACTS OF CONGRESS - This tragedy in a North Side garage was a major factor in the establishment of the National Firearms Act

Only Will was correct on FJ but he chose to wager $0, winning with $28,600.

Final scores: Curtis $7,000, Will $28,600, Donna $2,999.

Correct Qs: DD1 - Who was Armstrong? DD2 - What is "The Tempest"? DD3 - What is annihilation? FJ - What is the St. Valentine's Day Massacre?