In the quiz show "Jeopardy!", three contestants compete for the right to return and play the following day (and oodles of cash, of course). The winner moves on and the losers are replaced with two fresh faces. The winner occupies the leftmost lectern and let's say the returning champ from the previous week is named "Bob". Consider these two scenarios:
A: Bob continues his winning ways and remains champ Monday through Friday, retaining his spot at the first lectern.
B: Bob loses on Monday and is replaced with a new champ (Mary) who will occupy the first lectern when returning on Tuesday. Mary loses, and as it turns out no one is able to win two days in a row. This results in the first lectern being home to five different contestants Monday through Friday.
With this in mind, what is the minimum and maximum number of contestants needed to field a game of "Jeopardy!" for one week?
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