Here are today's contestants:

• Dean Zach, a creative writing graduate student from Pearland, Texas;
• Jennifer Canterbury, a teacher from Tuscaloosa, Alabama; and
• Grace Biermann, a writer and librarian from Valparaiso, Indiana. Grace is a one-day champ with winnings of $32,000.

Jeopardy!

CROSSWORD CLUES "P" // BOOKS & AUTHORS // BIRTHSTONES // A DROP IN STOCK PRICE // TV FOOD FOR THOUGHT // WELCOME TO TEXAS WITH KING OF THE HILL

DD1 - $600 - BIRTHSTONES - In Native American lore, this December birthstone was believed to be pieces that fell from the sky (Dean doubled to $10,400.)

Scores at first break: Grace $1,400, Jennifer $1,000, Dean $5,200.

Scores entering DJ: Grace $2,400, Jennifer $1,200, Dean $13,600.

Double Jeopardy!

PEOPLE & PLACES // DOUBLE LETTERS AT THE END // SCIENCE GLOSSARY // BEEN THERE, DONE THAT // POETRY IN MOTION PICTURES // 5 SIXTHS

DD2 - $1,600 - POETRY IN MOTION PICTURES - Featured in the trailer, "28 Years Later" included a 1915 reading of "Boots" by this British poet, about Boer War marchers (With a big lead, Dean added $10,000 up to $27,600.)

DD3 - $1,600 - 5 SIXTHS - Elected in 1492, corrupt & worldly Pope Alexander VI was from this vastly powerful family (Dean improved by $2,000 to $32,800 vs. $14,400 for Grace.)

Dean opened an enormous lead on DD2, Grace then launched a nice rally to make a game of it, but Dean finished the best to enter FJ at $36,000 vs. $14,400 for Grace and $2,400 for Jennifer.

Final Jeopardy!

MUSICAL PIECES - Words later applied to this 1867 piece include "Far from the Black Forest you hurry to the sea"

Everyone was incorrect on FJ. Dean wagered $0 to win with $36,000.

Final scores: Grace $1, Jennifer $2,400, Dean $36,000.

Triple Stumper of the day: No one knew the convenience store most associated with the Southland Corporation is 7-Eleven.

Wagering strategy: It looked like Grace had second place locked up, but she bet nearly everything on FJ, a move that had a downside risk with no legitimate upside in terms of prize money.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is turquiose? DD2 - Who was Kipling? DD3 - Who are the Borgias? FJ - What is "Blue Danube"?

DD poll: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/1v3sj0a/dd_poll_for_wed_jul_22/

FJ poll: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/1v3a6o2/fj_poll_for_weds_jul_22/

Here are today's contestants:

• Joey Sisk, an analytics engineer from Cape Carteret, North Carolina;
• Grace Biermann, a writer and librarian from Valparaiso, Indiana; and
• Sam Ryan, a regulatory consultant from Kansas City, Missouri. Sam is a one-day champ with winnings of $23,000.

Jeopardy!

STATE BORDERS // EDUCATION // IT'S ALLITERATIVE // "G" SONGS // AVENGERS // ASSEMBLE!

DD1 - $800 - ASSEMBLE! - Cardinals assemble! Specifically, to elect a new pope during one of these, from the Latin for "with a key" (Grace improved by $1,400 to $4,800.)

Scores at first break: Sam $1,800, Grace $6,800, Joey $0.

Scores entering DJ: Sam $4,200, Grace $7,600, Joey $3,000.

Double Jeopardy!

NARRATOR OF THE NOVEL // HIT THE SAUCE // -GATES // BEYOND THE SEA // BRITISH TV CRIME SHOWS // AT THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

DD2 - $2,000 - NARRATOR OF THE NOVEL - The Remarque-able Paul Bäumer, a young German soldier who witnesses the horrors of war (Joey remained in third place after adding $2,000 to his score of $4,200.)

DD3 - $800 - BEYOND THE SEA (after "sea" aplhabetically) - The Fourth Amendment shields privacy by barring this pair of unreasonable actions (Late in the round, Grace added $10,000 to her leading score of $19,200 vs. $7,800 for Sam.)

Very late in DJ, Grace already had a runaway margin, but decided to take a big gamble of $10K on DD3 and it paid off, as she led into FJ with $30,000 vs. $8,600 for Sam and $7,400 for Joey.

Final Jeopardy!

THE 20th CENTURY - Turning points in this event were the U.S. Navy boarding the Marucla & a cargo ship called the Kislovodsk altering its course

Everyone was correct on FJ. Grace added $2,000 to win with $32,000.

Final scores: Sam $14,801, Grace $32,000, Joey $8,700.

Wagering strategy: When Grace found DD3, nearly all the remaining clues were top-row, so if she had wagered $5, it would have been very diffcult for Sam to break up Grace's runaway, and in fact he would have come up short.

Correct Qs: DD1 - What is conclave? DD2 - What is "All Quiet on the Western Front"? DD3 - What are search and seizure? FJ - What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?

DD poll: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/1v2u5ft/dd_poll_for_tue_jul_21/

FJ poll: https://www.reddit.com/r/Jeopardy/comments/1v2dq6j/fj_poll_for_tues_jul_21/