~ The contestants were Solomon Howard, Will Dantzler, and Gabriel Johnson.
~ Gabriel found the first daily double. He bet $5,200. The question was: This is an ostensible reason put forward to conceal true meaning. The right answer was pretext and he got it wrong.
~ At the end of the first round Solomon was in third with -$400, Gabriel was in second with $1,200, and Will was in first with $4,400.
~Gabriel found the second daily double. He bet $1,400. The question was: In Song of Roland, this code asked knights to keep faith. The right answer was the Code of Chivalry and he got it wrong.
~ Solomon found the last daily double. He bet $2,000. The question was: In December 1941 this battleship sank in less than nine minutes with 1,177 crew aboard. He answered the Arizona and was correct.
~ The topic of Final Jeopardy was Architecture. The question was: De Maupassant Zola, and Dumas Fils were among those signing a petition decrying it as "a gigantic...factory chimney". They all answered correctly with the Eiffel Tower. Solomon wagered $600 and ended up with $3,000. Gabriel wagered $15,000 and ended up with $30,000. Will wagered $12,401 and ended up with $30,001. Will was the winner.
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