The Final Jeopardy question (6/5/2012) in the category “Women in Entertainment” was:

1 of the first 2 women in Hollywood to own a studio (according to the official bio of No. 3, Oprah)

2-day champ Claudia Gray returned today. She won by a fluke on Friday but put in a solid performance yesterday. Claudia’s up to $24,401 so far and will add to that today, if she can defeat these two new contestants: Ed Hanlon, from Santa Monica, CA and  Fran Frederick, from West Springfield, MA.

Fran found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Celebrations of the Month.” She was in the lead with $3,200, $1,200 more than Ed who was in second place. She bet $1,000 and thought it was June, which was WRONG.

Freedom of Information Day & National PI Day (the math kind).
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WHAT IS MARCH?

Fran finished in the lead with $5,200. Ed was next with $2,800 and Claudia was last with $1,200.

Fran found the first Double Jeopardy Daily Double in “Ancient Movies.” With $6,000, she now had a $1,600 lead over Ed. She bet $2,000 and took a guess with “Chariots of the Gods,” but she was WRONG.

Ye gods! Sea monsters, Medusa & Hades are but a few of the villains in this 2010 remake of a 1981 film.
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WHAT IS “CLASH OF THE TITANS”?

Fran found the last Daily Double in “Altared States.” A hard gal to keep down, she had regained the lead and then some. With $9,600, she had a $3,200 lead over Claudia and Ed who were tied. She bet $1,600, said Illinois and was WRONG yet again.

Shaker Heights Community United Church of Christ.
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WHAT IS OHIO?

Claudia finished in the lead with $12,400. Frank and Ed were tied in second place with $10,400.

ALL of the contestants got Final Jeopardy! right.

WHO IS MARY PICKFORD OR LUCILLE BALL?

“In 1988, (Oprah) established Harpo Studios, making her the third woman in the American entertainment industry (after Mary Pickford and Lucille Ball) to own her own studio. (Oprah’s Official Interactive Biography: Television Pioneer)

Ed crossed off Lucille Ball and wrote down Mary Pickford. He doubled his score to $20,800.

Fran picked Mary Pickford and bet $10,000. She finished with $20,400.

Claudia had Mary Pickford, too. Her $8,401 bet brought her total to $20,801, the extra buck she needed to continue on as Jeopardy! champ. Kudos, Claudia, nice going! Her 3-day total is $45,202.