The Final Jeopardy question (5/22/2012) in the category “1957” was:

On September 5th, Dwight Eisenhower told this State’s Governor that “The Federal Constitution will be upheld by me by every legal means.”

New champ, Joel Pool returned today after winning $16,700 yesterday and defeating a 3-time champ. Today he will attempt to defeat these new players: Marnie Cox, from Astoria, NY and   Mike Lally, from Ada, MI.

Marnie got the last clue in the Jeopardy! round and it was the Daily Double. The category was “In Père LaChaise.” She was in second place with $3,600, $1,800 less than Joel in the lead. When Alex pointed out that she could take the lead away from Joel, she said “no, thanks,” and bet $600. She was RIGHT.

This novelist’s magnum opus is literally translated “In search of lost time.” show

WHO IS MARCEL PROUST?

Joel finished in the lead with $5,400. Marnie was next with $4,200 and Mike was last with $2,400.

Marnie found the first Double Jeopardy! Daily Double in “Before and After Goes to the Movies.” With $8,200, she was now only $800 behind Joel’s lead. She bet $2,000 this time and she was RIGHT.

Mia Farrow taking a pregnant pause in a horror pic segues into Tina Fey’s ticking biological clock in a 2008 comedy. show

WHAT IS ROSEMARY’S BABY MAMA?

Mike found the last Daily Double in “Native Americans by Tribe.” With $2,400, he was $14,200 behind Joel, who was in the lead. He bet $1,000, and said “Cree,” which was WRONG.

Osceola. show

WHAT IS SEMINOLE OR CREEK?

Joel finished in the lead with $16,600. Marnie held second place with $15,800 and Mike was last with $1,400.

TWO of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS ARKANSAS?

Orval Faubus (1910-1994) “was the 36th Governor of Arkansas, serving from 1955 to 1967. He is best known for his 1957 stand against the desegregation of Little Rock public schools during the Little Rock Crisis, in which he defied a unanimous decision of the United States Supreme Court by ordering the Arkansas National Guard to stop African American students from attending Little Rock Central High School. Despite his initial staunch segregationist stances, Faubus moderated his positions later in life.” (wikipedia)

Mike got it right and added $799 to finish with $2,199.

Marnie picked “Mississippi” so she lost $13,000 and wound up with $2,800.

Joel also got it right and bet $15,100. He won his second game with $31,700. His 2-day total is $48,400. Way to go, Joel.