The Final Jeopardy question (1/4/2012) in the category “1930s Novels” was:

An audio version of this anti-war novel by a once blacklisted author has introductions from Cindy Sheehan & Ron Kovic.

Co-champions Dave Leach and Nicholas Campiz returned today. If Dave wins he will add some more to his 4-day total of $60,884. If Nicholas wins, he will be adding to his one-day winnings of $12,200. If they tie again …. uh, we don’t see that happening, but there is always the possibility that the new challenger, Jaldhar Vyas from Jersey City, NJ will win it all.

The last time there were co-champions was on October 18, 2011. They were Lanny Timan and Liz Greenwood and they were both beaten by the challenger, Lloyd Caesar.

After the first commercial break, Nicholas was awarded $1,600 for saying a ‘bird’ of a different color on one of the “Beastly Expressions” clues. The judges decided a feathered friend was as good as a horse.

Jaldhar got the lone Daily Double in this round in “Nameth the Bible Book:” He had $2,600. “I’m going to regret this,” he said, “but let’s make it a true Daily Double.” There was no cause for regret because he was RIGHT

“They bemoaned him and comforted him over all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him.” show

WHO IS JOB?

Dave was in the lead with $7,200 by the end of the round, Jaldhar was second with $5,200 and Nicholas was last with $1,800.

Dave found the first Daily Double pretty early in “G-P-S.” He now had $8,000 to play with. Dave likes to pronounce his Daily Double wagers and he pronounced $3,500 for this one. His reply was judged close enough to what they wanted so he was RIGHT.

“Horripilation is the medical term for this skin condition.” show

WHAT ARE GOOSE BUMPS? (Dave said Goose Pimples)

Dave also got the second Daily Double in “19th Century Congressmen,” giving him another reason to have a hearty chuckle. Alex had been wondering what Dave found so amusing. Maybe it was his runaway lead of $21,000. He had $15,500 more than Jaldhar who had $600 more than Nicholas. He bet $2,000 and thought it was Van Buren. That was WRONG.

“In his diary, he wrote ‘my election as president was not half so gratifying’ as his later election to congress in 1830.” show

WHO IS JOHN QUINCY ADAMS?

We didn’t get to see the last three clues as time ran out. Dave was left with $19,100 going into Final Jeopardy. Jaldhar was next with $5,600 and Nicholas was last with $5,000.

None of the contestants got Final Jeopardy correct. In fact, they all had the same wrong answer — more or less.

WHAT IS “JOHNNY GOT YOUR GUN?”

Dalton Trumbo (1905-76) was one of the “Hollywood Ten” blacklisted as a Communist sympathizer in the late 1940s. His anti-war novel “Johnny Got Your Gun,” however, was first published in 1939. The 1971 film of the same name starred Timothy Bottoms, Jason Robards and Donald Sutherland.” Its tag line (appropriate for Jeopardy! eh?) is in the form of a question: “How could a man lose as much of himself as I have and still live?”

Nicholas didn’t have a good day today. He looked a bit bewildered half the time. He wrote down “All is Quiet on the Western Front” and bet $1,000 so that left him with $4,000. Interesting because he would have been dinged for his wording if that particular response was what they had in mind.

Jaldhar wagered $4,400, writing down “All Quiet on the Western Front,” and ended up in third place with $1,200.

The 1929 novel “All Quiet on the Western Front” (or in German: “Im Westen nichts Neues”) by Erich Maria Remarque, was first published in a magazine in 1928. It was first made into a move in 1930 starring Louis Wolheim and Lew Ayres. Another film based on the book was made in 1979, starring Richard Thomas and Ernest Borgnine.

Dave bet $1,930 writing down the same thing as Jaldhar. His winnings today came to $17,170. Dave’s 5-day total is now $78,054. Alex teased him about getting Final Jeopardy wrong again when he said Dave gets to come back: “You’re gonna come up with the correct response in a Final, don’t worry.”