In round one, 45 players won their games. Now they join nine seeded opponents in Jeopardy! lore for 18 more game. The 18 winners then face off for six slots. The two winners of those semifinal games have a date with destiny in the form of one Ken Jennings for a three-day final. The winner of those games wins $2 million. Second place is guaranteed $500,000, while third place is guaranteed $250,000.

No wild cards, no second chances. It's (my favorite words when it comes to Jeopardy! tourneys) win or go home.

ROBERT SLAVEN Technical product specialist Surrey, BC Won $28,801 (3/18)	EUGENE FINERMAN Writer Northbrook, IL Won $15,600 (3/24)	MICHAEL DUPEE Attorney Gainesville, FL Won $22,500 (2/22)

Jeopardy! categories: Meteorology, Hitchcock Movie Quotes, On Average, Hidden Countries, Design Classics, Take "Five"

Video Daily Double: $800 Design Classics. Michael ($4000 over Robert's $2600) risks $1000. The clue: the Stickley furniture seen here is from this movement, whose 3-word name refers to the union of aesthetics and handiwork. Michael's guess: "What is arts and crafts?" Correct for $5000.

End of Round:
Robert - $5600
Eugene - $1600
Michael - $8600

Double Jeopardy! categories: English Lit, Athletes, International "C"uisine, Show Me the Money Slang, The New Yorkers, Nicks & Rangers

Daily Double #1: $1600 Show Me the Money Slang. Michael ($14,200 over Robert's $7600 and Eugene's $3600) bets only $1100. Clue: mollusks of the class Pelecypoda. Michael's guess: "What are clams?" Correct for $15,300.

Daily Double #2: $2000 The New Yorkers. Eugene ($5200 to Michael's $16,100 and Robert's $10,400): "Do I have a choice? All of it." Clue: he was the first President born in New York. Eugene's guess: "Who is Martin Van Buren?" Correct to tie Robert's $10,400.

End of Round:
Robert - $11,200
Eugene - $13,200
Michael - $21,700

In round 2, runners-up are guaranteed $10,000, while the winner is guaranteed at least $20,000.

Final Jeopardy! Category: New Laws. Answer: CEOs must perfonally certify their corporate books following a July 2002 law named for these 2 men. Correct response: Who are Sarbanes & Oxley?

Robert's question: Who are Sarbanes & Oxley? (RIGHT) Wager: all-in. Final score: $22,400.
Eugene's question: Who are Feingold & McCain? (WRONG) Wager: $all-in. Final score: $0.
Michael's question: Who are McCain Feingold? (WRONG) Wager: $4701. Final score: $16,999.

Robert upsets Michael after his spectacular performance with probably irony of ironies. He takes $22,400 and a two-game total of $51,201 into the quarterfinal, where he joins Dan Melia, Steve Chernicoff, Michael Rooney, Michael Daunt, Shane Whitlock, Brian Moore, and Jerome Vered.

Seat number nine is up for grabs with another ringer in the mix on Monday.