Monday March 24th 2008 broadcast of Jeopardy In the Monday broadcast how much will the daily champion earn for the day?

On Episode 5426 which aired Monday, March 24, 2008, contestant Sara Boretz became the new champion with a one-day cash total of $8199. Prior to going into the Final Jeopardy! round, she was in third place with $4200. Her opponents had 18900 (Lisa Schumaker) and $17400 (John Byrne). The Final Jeopardy! category was: The Social Sciences Answer: Coined in 1899, this Word suggests that things like rivers and boundaries affect nations' foreign affairs. Question: What is geopolitics? Sara answered correctly, winning her wager of $4199. Lisa answered incorrectly and lost her wager of $16000 (dropping her to second place with $2900). John also answered incorrectly and lost his wager of $17400 (dropping him to third place with $0).