The Final Jeopardy question (6/28/2012) in the category “Novel Titles” was:

The title of this scandalous novel set in 1930s Paris symbolizes “the disease of civilization.”

Anna-Lise Santella is our new champ with a one-day total is $15,400. Today she must contend with these ladies: Lindsay Shields, from Sunnyside, NY and Amy Paull, from The Woodlands, TX.

Lindsay found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Lennon.” She was in the lead with $2,200, $200 more than Anna Lise in second place. She bet $1,000 and he was RIGHT.

John & Yoko’s favorite area of Central Park was officially named this in 1981, after a Beatles’ song that he wrote.
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WHAT IS STRAWBERRY FIELDS?

Lindsay finished in the lead with $6,200. Anna-Lise was second with $3,200 and Amy was last with $1,600.

Amy found the first Double Jeopardy Daily Double in “Reach for the Stars.” She was still in third place but she now had $5,200, only $2,000 less than Anna-Lise who had the lead. She bet $1,000 and she was RIGHT.

A Y-shaped group of 4 stars depicts a water jar in this constellation.
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WHAT IS AQUARIUS?

Amy found the last Daily Double in “Partial Opposites.” She was now in the lead with $7,800, $600 more than Anna-Lise now in second place. She bet $1,000, and she was RIGHT.

The OED says this 12-letter adjective meaning definitely not amazed & impressed dates back to the 1950s.
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WHAT IS UNDERWHELMED?

Amy finished in the lead with $10,400. Lindsay was next with $8,600 and Anna-Lise was in third place with $7,200.

NONE of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHAT IS “TROPIC OF CANCER” (by Henry Miller)?

“In Tropic of Cancer, the down-and-out narrator spends months on the skids. He sponges from American expatriates, pimps for French tarts and concludes that civilization is doomed, that only art and sex — especially sex — matter.” (The Dame in the Kimono: Hollywood, Censorship, and the Production Code)

Anna-Lise wrote down “The English Patient,” costing her $1,401. She finished with $5,799.

Lindsay thought it was “A Moveable Feast.” She lost $3,500 and finished with $5,100.

Amy wrote down “Madame Bovary.” She took a $6,801 hit and wound up with $3,599.

So incredibly, Anna-Lise remained champ and will finish out the week with us. Her 2-day total is $21,199.