Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are:

• Jesse Chin, an accounting director from Bayside, New York;
• Mira Hayward, a podcast host from Portland, Oregon; and
• Kate Campolieta, a corporate communications specialist from Simsbury, Connecticut.

Jeopardy!

HISTORICAL AMERICAN CURRENCY // 2 ACTORS ONE TV SHOW // LAKES & RIVERS // THE “ARE” YOU BREATHE // IT’S GIVING… // TOOLS

DD1 – 1,000 – THE “ARE” YOU BREATHE – “Ruffles And Flourishes” is one of these short pieces of music played prior to “Hail To The Chief” for the president (Mira dropped 3,000.)

Scores at first break: Kate 4,400, Mira 0, Jesse 200.

Scores entering DJ: Kate 4,400, Mira 200, Jesse 2,600.

Double Jeopardy!

BRITISH LITERATURE // NOTHING BUT MAMMALS // SOME LAZY WORDS // TRICKS OF THIS SHOW BIZ TRADE// SINGLE-NAMED SINGERS // FINAL RESTING PLACES

DD2 – 1,600 – SOME LAZY WORDS – A prefix meaning “bad” begins this word for feigning illness in order to avoid work (Mira added 1,800.)

DD3 – 1,200 – NOTHING BUT MAMMALS – These Pacific pinnipeds get their name from the roars they emit while defending their harems (Jesse dropped 2,000.)

Scores entering FJ: Kate 8,000, Mira 16,400, Jesse 1,800.

Final Jeopardy!

WORLD FLAGS – The flag of this Asian nation features part of a World Heritage Site built in the 12th century

Mira and Kate were correct on FJ, but it didn’t matter and everyone bet 0. Mira advanced with 16,400.

Final scores: Kate 8,000, Mira 16,400, Jesse 1,800.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is fanfare? DD2 – What is malingering? DD3 – What are sea lions? FJ – What is Cambodia?