The Final Jeopardy question (6/1/2012) in the category “Word Origins” was:

From the French for “to set in the woods”, this word refers to a type of attack.

Friday’s new champ, John Baker, was the only contestant to get a Final Jeopardy answer right in 3 days. Today he faces off against two new players: D.J. Perry, from Houston, TX and Claudia Gray, from Monrovia, CA.

D.J. listed his occupation as a “burrito architect,” which gave Johnny Gilbert a chuckle when he read it and Alex asked him about it during the chat. D.J. said he works in a “fast casual” burrito restaurant and they like to think their burritos are better than anything. He thought the addition of architect to his job title sounded classy.

Claudia found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Peninsulas” before the first commercial break. She was tied for the lead with John at $1,200. D.J. had no money. Claudia made it a true Daily Double. She thought it was the Arabian Peninsula. That was WRONG so now she was tied with D.J.

This triangular peninsula juts into the northern end of the Red Sea.
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WHAT IS THE SINAI PENINSULA?

John finished in the lead with $3,800. D.J. was second with $3,600 and Claudia was last with $3,400. It don’t get much closer, does it?

D.J. found the first Double Jeopardy Daily Double in “Physics.” He just got in the lead and had $7,200, $1,000 more than what John was left with after he missed the clue D.J. got right. He bet $2,000 and he was RIGHT.

2 light waves whose phases have a fixed relationship, as in a laser, are said to be this, like a clear sentence.
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WHAT IS COHERENT?

John found the last Daily Double in “Play Characters.” He was in second place with $7,800, $3,400 less than D.J. He bet $800, but had no idea. He took a shot with “The Prodigal Son” but that was WRONG.

Patrons at Harry Hope’s saloon eagerly awaiteth Theodore “Hickey” Hickman’s arrival in this O’Neill play.
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WHAT IS “THE ICEMAN COMETH”?

D.J. finished in the lead with $13,600. John was next with $13,400 and Claudia was in third place with $9,000.

NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS AN AMBUSH?

Ambush evolved from Middle French embuschier — to place men in ambush, literally, to set in the woods. (Dictionary.com)

Claudia drew a question mark but only bet $1,000. She finished with $8,000.

John drew a blank and lost his $5,700 bet, finishing with $7,700.

D.J. wrote down “a siege,” not a bad guess, since that word is from the Old French sege, but meaning “seat or throne.” He bet $13,201 and wound up with $399.

So Claudia won the game by a margin of $300 thanks to her modest bet.