Here are today’s Champions Wildcard contestants:

– Jonathan Hugendubler, an adjunct professor and trivia host from Baltimore, Maryland;
– Vickie Talvola, a quantitative trader from Jersey City, New Jersey; and
– Pete Johnston, a filmmaker and educator originally from Alma, Michigan.

Jeopardy!

HOLIDAY RO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-A-D // POETS & POETRY // THE GOLDEN GLOBES // “A”TONYMS // FURNITURE I NEED HELP MOVING // PIVOT!

DD1 – 800 – POETS & POETRY – “Bless my baby bless my baby bright”, wrote Gertrude Stein to her (On the first clue, Pete dropped 1,000.)

Scores at first break: Pete 2,000, Vickie -800, Jonathan 3,400.

Scores entering DJ: Pete 3,800, Vickie 800, Jonathan 4,800.

Double Jeopardy!

LET’S RADIOCARBON DATE // ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS // POP QUIZ // IN THE RANGE // BROADWAY WRITING TEAMS // I’D LIKE TO BUY A VOWEL

DD2 – 1,200 – LET’S RADIOCARBON DATE – Found in Portugal, the skeleton of a love child from a Homo sapiens & this species has been dated at 27,000+ years old (Vickie doubled to 4,800.)

DD3 – 800 – BROADWAY WRITING TEAMS – John Kander & Fred Ebb knew how to open a show, with , “All That Jazz” & this language-lesson number that begins “Cabaret” (Pete added 1,000.)

The game was wide-open going into FJ and presented an interesting wagering situation for the players in this tournament format, with Pete leading narrowly at 10,800 vs. 9,200 for both Vickie and Jonathan.

Final Jeopardy!

BIBLICAL ART – 3 of Michaelangelo’s panels on the Sistine Chapel ceiling deal with him, including his “drunkenness” & “sacrifice”

Vickie and Jonathan were correct. Jonathan went for it all and advanced with 18,400, while Vickie added 4,400 to secure a wild card spot at 13,600. Pete dropped 7,601 to end at 3,199.

Correct Qs: DD1 – Who was Toklas? DD2 – What is Neanderthal? DD3 – What is “Willkommen”? FJ – Who is Noah?