Today's players in Champions Wildcard are:
- Ron Cheung, an economics professor from Lakewood, Ohio;
- Erin Portman, a high school English teacher from Naperville, Illinois; and
- Michael Menkhus, a data analyst from Kansas City, Missouri.
Jeopardy!
THE ENGLISH PAST // PLATFORMING // SILENT H // A SQUARE MEAL // THE STATE'S MOST POPULOUS COUNTY // QUESTIONABLE MOVIES
DD1 - 800 - SILENT H - From the Dutch for "permission", it's a leave of absence granted to a member of the military (Ron dropped 3,200.)
Scores at first break: Michael 4,400, Erin 0, Ron 1,000.
Scores entering DJ: Michael 7,400, Erin 600, Ron 2,800.
Double Jeopardy!
THE ENGLISH PAST TENSE // OPERA // BUSINESS & FINANCE HISTORY // TECH TALK // AROUND THE WORLD // STARTS WITH SOFT "G"
DD2 - 1,600 - OPERA - Benjamin Britten composed the music for an opera based on this sailor who shared Ben's initials (Michael dropped 2,000.)
DD3 - 2,000 - TECH TALK - This word, from the Greek for "life" & "measure", enabled Apple to introduce face ID on the iPhone X (Ron dropped 3,000.)
Scores entering FJ: Michael 17,800, Erin 2,600, Ron 8,200.
Final Jeopardy!
AMERICAN MUSICIANS - Also an author, this singer who had 5 top 40 hits in the 1970s was called the “Pirate Laureate”
MIchael and Erin were correct on FJ, with Michael betting 0 to advance with 17,800.
Final scores: Michael 17,800, Erin 5,200, Ron 8,200.
Correct Qs: DD1 - What is furlough? DD2 - Who is Billy Budd? DD3 - What is biometrics? FJ - Who was Jimmy Buffett?
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