Final Jeopardy: Medical History (8-3-26)

The Final Jeopardy question (8-3-26) in the category “Medical History” was:

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

It’s the first semi-final of Champions Wildcard featuring these 3 champs: Ryan Sharpe, a recent graduate from Oakville, Ontario; Vickie Talvola, a quantitative trader from Jersey City, NJ; and Cameron Berry, data analyst & college administrator from Brighton, MA;

Round 1 Categories: Around the World – Spycraft – Let’s Go Out Tonight – Boss Level – Time for TV – Sounds Like Hockey?

Vickie found the Jeopardy! round Daily Double in “Around the World” under the $600 clue on the 6th pick of the round. She was in second place with $800, $1,800 less than Ryan’s lead. Vickie bet $1,000 and she was RIGHT.

This longest river in South Africa is named in honor of the Dutch royal family show

WHAT IS THE ORANGE RIVER?

Ryan finished in the lead with $6,000. Cameron was second with $5,800 and Vickie was last with $5,400. All clues were shown.

Continue to the original recap with the rest of the game, more information about Final Jeopardy! and 2 additional triple stumpers.

These are the stumpers and the Sneak Peek clues that are on page 2 of the original recap:

LET’S GO OUT TONIGHT ($400) This type of drama is big on Broadway with stars like Sarah Snook & Jean Smart, but do I want to see your pal Dave as Salmon P. Chase?

SOUNDS LIKE HOCKEY? ($800) If you’re a truly sharp dresser, you iron your pants so you could perform surgery using this

The players got all the clues in MOVIE LIFE HACKS:
($400) In Jean-Jacques Beineix’ “Diva”, a crafty cook wears snorkeling gear to avoid tears while chopping these bulbous veggies
($800) Cooking in this Pixar film, Linguini uses the back end of his knife to scrape food from a cutting board, reducing wear on the blade
($1200) In this 2004 movie, Paul Giamatti shows Thomas Haden Church how to swirl wine in the glass to get it to oxygenate and open up
($1600) In this film, George Clooney advises Anna Kendrick on more efficient ways to pack a suitcase & go through airport security
($2000) In this 1999 movie, Annette Bening says she gets her flowers to flourish with eggshells & Miracle-Gro

ANSWERS: show

SNEAK PEEK CATEGORY: BOSS LEVEL
($200) Game over! In 2023, he sold control of his team for $3.5 billion, so don’t get on him for the Luka Doncic trade
($400) Trained as an electrical engineer, Judy Marks went to the top floor, becoming CEO of this elevator maker in 2019
($600) He spent 12 years at IBM & a little less time (6 months) at Compaq before taking over as Apple’s CEO in 2011
($800) Joanna Geraghty flies high as CEO of this carrier that calls itself “New York’s hometown airline”
($1000) It was a rough late 2024 to early 2025 for Mexico’s richest person, this telecom king, whose account thinned by about $20 billion

ANSWERS: show