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.

Today, the final of the seeded nine faces two survivors of round 1.

CHUCK FORREST Lawyer Bosnia-Herzegovina 1986 Winnings recordholder until Season 6: $15,000	PHIL YELLMAN Legal assistant Seattle Won $25,601 (4/8)	LARA ROBILLARD Policy analyst Arlington, VA Won $15,000 (4/7)

Jeopardy! categories: You'll Rue the DayTheir First Solo Huit, Russellmania, Body PArts by Prefix, 1 for the Price of 2, What the "H" Is It?

Daily Double: $1000 Body Parts by Prefix. Lara ($6200 over Chuck's $5400 and Phil's $2000) bets $700. The clue: Entero-. Lara's guess: "The stomach or the digestive system?" a) Not in Jeopardese. b) Not right. Correct response: What is the intestine? Lara ends the round with $5500 as...

End of Round:
Chuck - $6000
Phil - $2000
Lara - $5500

Double Jeopardy! categories: Before He Was President..., Ronald Reagan Was an Actor, Ballet, "O" Boy!, Book Titles, Letter Perfect.

Daily Double #1: $1600 Before He Was President. Phil ($3200 to Chuck's $7600 and Lara's $5500) fronts $2500. Clue: he was Tennessee's first delegate to the US House of Representatives. Phil's guess: "Who is Jackson?" Correct for $5700.

Daily Double #2: $1200 Letter Perfect. Phil ($5700 to Lara's $15,100 and Chuck's $8000) wagers everything. Clue: to begin English words that come from Greek, it can have a "z" sound; to begin words from Chinese, a "sh" sound. Phil's guess: "What is X?" Correct for $11,400.

End of Round:
Chuck - $12,800
Phil - $14,200
Lara - $20,700

The winner is guaranteed $20,000 at least, while the runners-up will get $10,000 each.

Final Jeopardy! Category: Female Firsts. Answer: after 285 years, in 1945 this British org. inducted its first women, including Kathleen Lonsdale, seen here.

Correct response: What is the Royal Society?

Chuck's question: What is the Royal Academy of Sciences? (WRONG) Wager: $12,800. Final score: $0.
Phil's question: What is the Royal Society? (RIGHT) Wager: $14,000. Final score: $28,200.
Lara's question: What is the Royal Academy of Science? (RIGHT) Wager: $7701. Final score: $12,999.

Looks like Brad and Frank are IT. Chuck, the first Jeopardy! king of quiz goes back to Bosnia as Phil dances on. He takes $54,801 to his next match, with Dan Melia, Steve Chernicoff, Michael Rooney, Michael Daunt, Shane Whitlock, Brian Moore, Jerome Vered, Robert Slaven, Matt Zielenski, Chris Miller, Lan Djang, Brad Rutter, Grace Veach, Pam Mueller, John Cuthbertson and Frank Spangenberg waiting for him.

One more spot in the Elite 18. Will it go to Jonathan Groff, Ed Schiffer, or April McManus? Find out tomorrow!