Here are today’s Champions Wildcard contestants:

– Cameron Berry, a data analyst and college administrator from Brighton, Massachusetts;
– Vickie Talvola, a quantitative trader from Jersey City, New Jersey; and
– Ryan Sharpe, a recent graduate from Oakville, Ontario.

Jeopardy!

AROUND THE WORLD // SPYCRAFT // LET’S GO OUT TONIGHT // BOSS LEVEL // TIME FOR TV // SOUNDS LIKE HOCKEY?

DD1 – 600 – AROUND THE WORLD – This longest river in South Africa is named in honor of the Dutch royal family (Vickie added 1,000.)

Scores at first break: Ryan 2,800, Vickie 2,400, Cameron 3,400.

Scores entering DJ: Ryan 6,000, Vickie 5,400, Cameron 5,800.

Double Jeopardy!

FRENCH HISTORY // I WILL SURVIVE! (OPERA EDITION) // 20th CENTURY LIT // LIKE A ROCKET // MOVIE LIFE HACKS // CROSSWORD CLUES “K”

DD2 – 1,200 – FRENCH HISTORY – Enacted in 1804 this comprehensive system of laws, with revisions, is still the operating civil jurisprudence in France (From the lead, Ryan doubled to 19,200.)

DD3 – 800 – 20th CENTURY LIT – This language from Orwell’s “1984” was “designed… to diminish the range of thought” (Cameron doubled to 19,600 vs. 21,200 for Ryan.)

Ryan took a big lead with a double-up on DD2, then Cameron made it close by doubling on DD3, and was able to secure first place into FJ at 27,200 vs. 24,000 for Ryan and 15,800 for Vickie.

Final Jeopardy!

MEDICAL HISTORY – The viral rash known since 1866 by this Latin name was described a century earlier by Friedrich Hoffmann of the University of Halle

Only Cameron was correct on FJ, adding 4,401 to advance with 31,601. In an unusual wagering choice from the lead, Cameron elected to cover double of third-place Vickie’s score by one point, which is also what Ryan did from second. So if Ryan had been correct, we would have had a tiebreaker clue to decide the winner.

Final scores: Ryan 16,399, Vickie 6,400, Cameron 31,601.

Correct Qs: DD1 – What is Orange? DD2 – What is Napoleonic Code? DD3 – What is newspeak? FJ – What is rubella?