The Final Jeopardy question (6/14/2012) in the category “U.S. Top-Selling Albums” was:

The bestselling album of all time by a female is a 20 million seller by this woman who started singing at age 8 in Ontario.

Kathy Wright returned today with a 2-day total of $59,198. Today her challengers are: David Menchaca, from Long Beach, CA and Stu Weaver, from St. Augustine, FL.

Kathy found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “War Poetry.” She was in last place with $600, $1,600 less than David. She bet $600 and she was RIGHT.

Robert Bly’s “At a March Against”.
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WHAT IS THE VIETNAM WAR?

Kathy finished in the lead with $6,400. David was second with $6,000 and Stu was last with $3,600.

Stu found the first Double Jeopardy Daily Double in “Golden Boys and Girls.” He had $6,800, $8,000 less than David, who was in the lead. He bet $3,200 and he was RIGHT.

In 1995 he published a candid memoir called “Breaking the Surface.”
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WHO IS GREG LOUGANIS?

Kathy found the last Daily Double in “Where Ya Of.” She had $14,000, $4,400 less than David. She bet $4,000, and she was RIGHT.

A power in Richard II’s court, John of this was so-called for his birthplace of Ghent, not because he was skinny.
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WHO IS JOHN OF GAUNT?

Kathy finished in the lead with $20,000. David was next with $18,400 and Stu was in third place with $10,800.

ALL of the contestants gave the same answer but NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS SHANIA TWAIN?

The album in question is “Come On Over.” Its sales in the USA only account for about half of its world-wide sales.

Shania Twain began singing at the age of 8 in Timmons, Ontario under tough circumstances for such a young child. Then known as “Eileen,” she was helping her mother make ends meet, “often earning twenty dollars between midnight and one in the morning performing for remaining customers after the bar had finished serving.” (wikipedia)

Everyone wrote down Celine Dion. She made her first public appearance at the age of 5 at her brother Michel’s wedding, performing “Du fil des aiguilles et du coton.”

Stu lost $10,799. He finished with $1.00.

David lost $2,500, finishing with $15,900.

Kathy lost $16,800 and the championship when she ended up with $3,200. So much for our Tournament of Champions predictions.

David is the new champ and will return to finish out the week tomorrow.