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.

ERIC TERZUOLO Retired diplomat/university professor Bergen-Noord, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands Won $19,801 (2/9)	PAM MUELLER Capitol Hill staffer/entering law student orig. from Chicago Won $32,201 (3/10)	ARTHUR PHILLIPS Novelist Brooklyn Won $15,000 (2/11)

Jeopardy! categories: Art, Pop Culture, Show Crossword Clues, State Firsts, Anthropologists, "N"veloped (begins and ends with N)

Daily Double: $600 "N"veloped. Arthur ($3200 to Pam's $2400) makes it true. The clue: a webcam in this university's School of Communicatinos is pointed at Lake Michigan. Arthur's guess: "What is Northwestern?" Correct for $6400.

End of Round:
Eric - $1800
Pam - $5400
Arthur - $8000

Double Jeopardy! categories: Philosophers, Movie Title Adjectives, Inner Space, Runner-up Running Mates, Spelling with Geoffrey Chaucers, Ends in "OO".

Daily Double #1: $1200 Ends in "OO". Pam ($8200 to Arthur's $8400 and Eric's $6200) bets $3000. Clue: members of this Algonquian-speaking tribe live in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas & Mexico, but not in Dogpatch. Pam's guess: "Who are the Kickapoo?" Correct for $11,200.

Daily Double #2: last clue, $800 Spelling with Geoffrey Chaucer. Arthur ($10,800 to Pam's $12,000 and Eric's $9400; both will end with these scores) wagers $1300. Clue: in the first line of "The Canterbury Tales" this calendar word is spelled to end with a double L. Arthur's guess: "What is April?" Correct for $12,100 and the lead. Could go either way depending on Final Jeopardy!. The winner is guaranteed $20,000 at least, while the runners-up will get $10,000 each.

Final Jeopardy! Category: World Cities. Answer: capital of the ancient Roman province of Galatia, it became a modern national capital in 1923. Correct response: What is Ankara?

Eric's question: What is Ankara? (RIGHT) Wager: $3000. Final score: $12,400.
Pam's question: What is Ankara? (RIGHT) Wager: $6699. Final score: $18,699.
Arthur's question: What is Beirut? (WRONG) Wager: $12,095. Final score: $5.

Good guess, big wager. Now all he needed was the right answer. Instead, it's Pam who takes another $20,000 for a two-game take of $52,201. She joins Dan Melia, Steve Chernicoff, Michael Rooney, Michael Daunt, Shane Whitlock, Brian Moore, Jerome Vered, Robert Slaven, Matt Zielenski, Chris Miller, Lan Djang, Brad Rutter, and Grave Veach in the quarterfinal.

Did we say three more seats yesterday? We meant five. Now it's down to four. See you tomorrow!