Show #9480 2026-01-16 (taped 2025-11-07) Champions Wildcard

2026 Champions Wildcard final game 2.

Contestants

Stella Trout — a software engineer originally from Houston, Texas (subtotal of $12,800)

Jonathan Hugendubler — an adjunct professor and trivia host from Baltimore, Maryland (subtotal of $1,200)

Cameron Berry — a data analyst and college administrator from Brighton, Massachusetts (subtotal of $10,000)

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Cameron	$2,200	$4,000	$10,000	$4,399	$10,000 18 R, 2 W
Jonathan	$3,200	$3,800	$12,000	$0	$10,200 11 R (including 1 DD), 0 W
Stella	$3,400	$7,200	$6,400	$100	$17,400 21 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)

Jeopardy! Round

ADULTS IN CHILDREN'S LIT	MIDNIGHTS	I'M IN SEPHORA WITHOUT MY GLASSES	A "MINOR" DISTRACTION	ROCK, RAP & REMEMBER	USE YOUR SIXTH SENSE
$200 [30] Slugworth, Prodnose & Fickelgruber are rivals of this candy-making genius Willy Wonka Cameron Stella	$200 [29] In Mother Goose's version of the fairy tale, Cinderella rushes from the ball as the clock strikes 12 & leaves behind this fancy footwear the glass slipper Cameron	$200 [28] Can't read the label on this spray-pump bottle; my wet hair needs nourishing & detangling, so I hope it's leave-in this type of product conditioner Stella	$200 [25] In the night sky, 7 of this lesser bear's stars outline the Little Dipper Ursa Minor Jonathan	$200 [5] "Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang" is a classic collab between Snoop Dogg &this man Dr. Dre Cameron	$200 [27] The Sixth Amendment to the Constitution says the accused has the right to a trial that is both public & this speedy Stella
$400 [17] In an E.B. White book, the desk clerk at the Ritz hotel is dubious when this kind of bird, trumpet in tow, wants to check in a swan Cameron	$400 [11] Albert Bierstadt was in London when he heard that this volcano was acting up, so he rushed to Italy to paint it at midnight Vesuvius Cameron Jonathan	$400 [23] This bottle is too small to be lotion; it must be this type of product applied to the face just a few drops at a time (not the truth kind) a serum Jonathan	$400 [24] In 2023 those playing this got their 1st collective bargaining agreement; Double-A salaries doubled to about $30,000 Minor League Baseball Stella	$400 [4] Krist Novoselic provided the bassline on "Come As You Are" & other hits by this trio Nirvana Cameron	$400 [26] The "sixth barrel" type of this container holds about 5 gallons, or about 55 12-ounce servings a keg Cameron
$600 [16] In the book this sister of Beezus "and Her Father", she tries to get her dad to quit smoking Ramona Stella	$600 [6] In "Henry IV, Part II", this character says, "We have heard the chimes at midnight" Falstaff Stella	$600 [12] I hope my Biodance collagen mask is on properly; I'll peel off the mask when I wake up tomorrow & be part of this 2-word TikTok trend morning shed	$600 [13] A somber or subtle element of a story is said to be "in" this, like Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 a minor key Cameron	$600 [3] Rosa Parks sued this duo for using her name on a 1998 hit, but it still made Rolling Stone's list of the 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs OutKast Cameron	$600 [20] This sixth planet from the Sun was the farthest of the planets known to the ancients & takes almost 30 years to make one orbit Saturn Cameron
DD $1,000 [8] The first book about him says right off that he's an M.D., a "proper" doctor (not a veterinarian) Dr. Dolittle Stella	$800 [10] The Arctic midnight sun lights up the view seenherein Tromsø in this country Norway Cameron	$800 [21] I need one of these little metal contraptions to use before applying mascara; Shiseido makes a good one, if I could only find it an eyelash curler Stella	$800 [14] Around 1900 B.C., the Hittites established a kingdom on this peninsula Asia Minor Stella	$800 [2] "Hey! Ho! Lets go!" are the opening words of their 1976 self-titled, genre-defining debut album the Ramones Jonathan	$800 [18] This sixth president of the U.S. was nicknamed "Old Man Eloquent" but was denied a second term in office John Quincy Adams Stella
$1,000 [7] The novel this girl "Sometimes", whose changes in name & time inspired a song by The Cure, has a headmistress called Miss Bite Charlotte	$1,000 [9] The title jester of this Verdi opera is out for revenge, not laughs, conspiring with an assassin at midnight, but the plot backfires Rigoletto Stella	$1,000 [22] All the lipsticks look alike; someone point me toward the viral black honey shade from this brand developed in 1968 by a skin doc Clinique	$1,000 [15] Obadiah & Habakkuk are 2 of the Old Testament figures known as these Minor Prophets Jonathan	$1,000 [1] "Empire State Of Mind" was a hit for Jay-Z & Alicia Keys; "N.Y. State Of Mind" is a classic by this 3-letter man who feuded with Jay Nas Jonathan	$1,000 [19] In Revelation, when this non-movie-title item was opened, "there was a great earthquake" & the sun turned black the sixth seal Stella

Double Jeopardy! Round

IT HAPPENED IN JANUARY	WORLD CAPITALS	MAKING CONSERVATION	IMPRACTICAL FINERY OF YORE	WE LOVE A LOVE TRIANGLE	JUST ADD "S"
$400 [8] In January 1922 in Toronto, young Leonard Thompson got the first successful injection of this, thanks to a cow & its pancreas insulin Stella	$400 [26] It's located in the province of Leinster Dublin Jonathan	$400 [24] This U.S. president popularized the term "conservation" & engaged in plenty himself, creating 5 national parks & 150 national forests Teddy Roosevelt Cameron	$400 [30] Made from up to 6 yards of fabric, the "cartwheel" type of this Elizabethan collar had up to 600 pleats & extended 8" from the neck a ruff Stella	$400 [28] Fans of this saga faced the ultimate love triangle, wondering if Bella was team Edward or team Jacob Twilight Stella	$400 [22] To rule a kingdom &to quit your job reign & resign Cameron
$800 [7] The first of these trials in more than 130 years began in the U.S. Senate January 7, 1999 presidential impeachment trial Cameron	$800 [25] Serbia's capital, it was formerly the capital of Yugoslavia Belgrade Cameron	$800 [23] The first federal wildlife law, the Lacey Act of 1900 addressed growing public concern over the decline of this now-extinct bird the passenger pigeon Stella	$800 [29] Chopineshad a big moment in the 16th century in this European city, where women used the high soles to teeter above wet streets Venice Stella	$800 [27] Thissoapy teen series found Belly Conklin torn between her childhood friends, the brothers Conrad & Jeremiah The Summer I Turned Pretty Jonathan	$800 [21] A part of the hand &a sacred hymn from the Bible palm & psalm Cameron
$1,200 [2] On January 13, 1898 he published a letter sternly accusing the French army of falsely accusing one of its officers Zola Stella	$1,200 [16] In 2019 St. Paul, Minnesota added a new sister city, this capital of Somalia Mogadishu Cameron	$1,200 [10] William Wordsworth helped fuel the early conservation movement by writing in praise of this scenic region where he lived the Lake District Stella	$1,200 [20] Popularized in 1910, this long, tight skirt was named for a practice of tying together horses' legs a hobble skirt	$1,200 [9] In "Casablanca" the 3 little people whose problems don't amount to a hill of beans are Rick, Ilsa & this hubby of Ilsa's Victor Laszlo	$1,200 [3] Timber sawed into planks &to take a snooze lumber & slumber Stella
$1,600 [5] This country changed its name to Kampuchea in January 1976 & years of brutality followed Cambodia Cameron	$1,600 [15] Locals in this central American country call the capital Tegus for short Honduras Jonathan	$2,000 [12] A zone of undeveloped land, or a movement founded by Wangari Maathai to fight deforestation by planting trees a greenbelt (the Greenbelt Movement)	$1,600 [14] In the 1800s this plastic emerged as a cheap substitute for the ivory used in fancy hair combs; the bad news? It was highly flammable celluloid	$1,600 [17] The O.G. love triangle onTVseries saw Nate torn between Blair & Serena Gossip Girl Stella	$1,600 [4] A place of damnation &a ring of electrons hell & shell Jonathan
$2,000 [6] The January 22 & 23, 1879 Battles of Isandlwana & Rorke's Drift were the first big fights in Britain's war against this people the Zulu Cameron	DD $3,800 [1] You need 2 sets of double letters to spell this capital of a Baltic state Tallinn Jonathan	DD $11,200 [11] Within the Department of the Interior, this is the country's oldest conservation agency the Fish and Wildlife Service Stella	$2,000 [13] Women sometimes had to walk sideways to get through doors while wearing these flamboyantly large sleeves named for a cut of meat leg of mutton sleeves Cameron	$2,000 [18] Here's a hot take: rewatching this 2004 weepie has led some to see the merits of Lon over Noah as a better choice for Allie The Notebook Stella	$2,000 [19] An athletic throwing event &to debate an issue discus & discuss Stella

Final Jeopardy!

AMERICAN NOVELISTS

This author's wish to use different ink colors to represent multiple POVs was granted in 2012, 83 years after the novel's publication

William Faulkner

Stella "Who is Walker?" — wagered $6,300

Cameron "Who is [letter crossed out] Stein?" — wagered $5,601

Jonathan "Who is Fitzgerald?" — wagered $12,000

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