Today’s players in Champions Wildcard are:

• Patrick Curran, a consultant from Washington, D.C.;
• Jesse Matheny, a customer success specialist originally from Huntington, Indiana; and
• Emma Hill Kepron, a librarian from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Jeopardy!

WORLD LEADER BIRTHPLACES // ENDS IN “X” // NUMERICAL TELEVISION // CLASSIC TOYS & GAMES // POETRY // SEC & THE CITY

DD1 – 400 – CLASSIC TOYS & GAMES – This toy with a sister named Yam was the first toy advertised on TV, back in 1952 (Patrick added 4,000.)

Scores at first break: Emma 800, Jesse 2,400, Patrick 5,200.

Scores entering DJ: Emma 1,600, Jesse 4,600, Patrick 11,000.

Double Jeopardy!

21st CENTURY SCIENCE // _ OF _ // AMERICAN HISTORY // LET’S HAVE A WORD // SAME TITLE, DIFFERENT LYRICS // ADD A LETTER: GEOGRAPHY EDITION

DD2 – 1,600 – _ OF _ – A member of the House of Lords, Arthur Charles Valerian Wellesley holds the title 9th this (Jesse added 4,000.)

DD3 – 2,000 – LET’S HAVE A WORD – An armored glove, or a double file of armed men you’d rather not have to “run” (Patrick added 2,500.)

Scores entering FJ: Emma 6,800, Jesse 17,800, Patrick 22,200.

Final Jeopardy!

NOVEL CHARACTERS – It’s this character who’s spoken of in the line “Reader, I forgave him at the moment & on the spot”

Only Emma was correct on FJ, but Jesse wisely made the smallest wager, which enabled him to hang on and advance with 13,700.

Final scores: Emma 13,593, Jesse 13,700, Patrick 8,799.

Correct Qs: DD1 – Who is Mr. Potato Head? DD2 – What is Duke of Wellington? DD3 – What is gauntlet? FJ – Who is Rochester?