| # | Topic | Domain | DD Count | Contestant Accuracy | Avg Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | History | History | 1168 | 68.5% | $2,141 | Practice |
| 2 | Wordplay | Wordplay | 764 | 68.1% | $2,065 | Practice |
| 3 | Visual Art | Arts | 649 | 63.2% | $2,126 | Practice |
| 4 | Literature | Literature | 512 | 63.1% | $2,268 | Practice |
| 5 | U.S. Presidents | History | 377 | 66.8% | $1,796 | Practice |
| 6 | Government & Politics | Business | 373 | 66.5% | $2,148 | Practice |
| 7 | Books & Authors | Literature | 372 | 66.7% | $2,214 | Practice |
| 8 | Science | Science | 317 | 69.4% | $2,548 | Practice |
| 9 | Movies | Pop Culture | 308 | 71.4% | $1,788 | Practice |
| 10 | Bodies of Water | Geography | 296 | 62.5% | $2,096 | Practice |
| 11 | Geography | Geography | 285 | 65.6% | $2,213 | Practice |
| 12 | Animals | Science | 250 | 60.0% | $1,966 | Practice |
| 13 | The Bible | Religion | 245 | 64.5% | $1,766 | Practice |
| 14 | Shakespeare | Literature | 236 | 62.3% | $1,835 | Practice |
| 15 | Transportation | Business | 228 | 63.6% | $1,842 | Practice |
| 16 | Authors | Literature | 224 | 62.5% | $2,200 | Practice |
| 17 | Historical Figures | History | 218 | 67.0% | $1,870 | Practice |
| 18 | Poetry | Literature | 191 | 60.7% | $2,074 | Practice |
| 19 | World Geography | Geography | 189 | 64.6% | $1,886 | Practice |
| 20 | Television | Pop Culture | 184 | 66.3% | $1,294 | Practice |
| 21 | Quotations | Literature | 184 | 66.3% | $1,655 | Practice |
| 22 | American History | History | 171 | 62.6% | $1,879 | Practice |
| 23 | Music | Music | 163 | 70.6% | $1,917 | Practice |
| 24 | Letter Words | Wordplay | 163 | 65.6% | $2,049 | Practice |
| 25 | Countries | Geography | 163 | 69.9% | $2,592 | Practice |
| 26 | Word Origins | Language | 160 | 57.5% | $2,403 | Practice |
| 27 | Novels | Literature | 157 | 57.3% | $2,341 | Practice |
| 28 | Business & Industry | Business | 157 | 66.2% | $1,792 | Practice |
| 29 | Botany | Science | 157 | 59.9% | $1,928 | Practice |
| 30 | Capitals | Geography | 153 | 63.4% | $2,444 | Practice |
This word for a release of emotions comes from Greek for "to purge" or "to cleanse"
The originally French word for this deadly natural phenomenon was influenced by a French word for "descent"
From Latin for "bad condition", it's a 6-letter synonym for a disease or disorder
It's the 1714 document regarding insurgents that's a phrase sometimes used in an angry confrontation
If my math is correct, it comes in part from Greek for "earth survey"
Aristotle believed there was a "fifth element", which gives us this word for the purest form of something
One millionth of a 60th of a minute & a small region with its own pattern of weather
Greek for "art" originated part of the name of this process that made movies like "Gone with the Wind" glow
Medieval astrologers thought this, caused by mutating viral strains, was connected to the effect of the stars
A wealthy & powerful businessman, it was borrowed from the Japanese who in turn borrowed it from the Chinese words for "great prince"
A conquistador combined the name of a local people & the Spanish word for water to name this country
This adjective meaning the ultimate or most perfect form of is partially derived from the Latin word for "fifth"
This holiday gets its name because it falls on the 50th day--nowadays the 50th day of the Easter season
Greek for "forgetting" gives us the name of Hades' river of forgetfulness & this adjective meaning "sluggish"
The word delectable is related to this word that refers to one who dabbles in the fine arts or other areas
Greeks called this beast megas strouthos, "big sparrow", or strouthokamelos, "sparrow-camel"; we know it as this
This type of airtight seal comes from the Greek name of the Egyptian god of learning, known for magical powers
This 9-letter word for the sacred writings of the Bible is from the Latin for "to write"
This dog breed gets its name from the German for "nose" or "muzzle"
Bad air was thought to cause this disease, so it was given a name meaning "bad air"; it's caused by parasites
A substance taken to counteract poison & a rival religious figure like Felix V in the 15th century
It's a shortcut used to generate a whole sequence of keystrokes; it was a prefix for "instruction" but broke free
One of the few prefixes from German, it means "super" & now stands on its own as a proper noun
This poison gets its name partly from the Greek for "dark blue"
A 1950 L.A. Times column said the "defect of" this seemed to be the senator for whom it was named
This term for your setting or environment is French for "middle place"
John Montagu, 11th Earl of this, has opened restaurants in the U.S. bearing his yummy hereditary title
Originally attached to a word that ended "-netic", this 5-letter prefix now fronts words dealing with futuristic concepts
These 2 -iatricians specialize in opposite times of life & there's often talk of a surplus of one & a shortage of the other
Early Spanish settlers gave this South American city a name meaning "fair winds"
This condition was thought to arise from an excess of black bile, the origin of its name
From Indo-Iranian for "place", these 4 letters at the end of a place name mean "land of"
Partly from the Greek for "eating", this type of coffin was made of stone ancients thought was able to eat bodies
Aristotle was the first to call the bones of the fingers these; they are arranged in rows like Greek soldiers
19th c. exhibitions saw fire brigades competing either using water, or in one of these, now a term for a practice effort
In ancient Greek comedies, there were 24 in this group of performers
From the name of a Germanic people, it's criminally destroying or damaging someone's property
This British term for a police officer comes from an old word for the person in charge of horsey homes
The name of this noble gas is from the Greek for "strange"
Referring to the bright blue of the sky, this color comes from the Persian name for lapis lazuli
This adjective meaning angry may come from the name of 3 avenging goddesses of ancient myth
These slips of the tongue that bear a man's name include "It is now kisstomary to cuss the bride"
Leo Hirschfield named this oblong chewy candy after what he called his daughter Clara
It precedes "phile" if you love Sichuan & Shanghai
Used to describe a wealthy or powerful person, it was originally a title applied by foreigners to the shogun of Japan
For sore muscles use a whirlpool bath to get some relief through this, from the Greek for "water" & "healing"
This above-ground burial chamber was named for an ancient Greek leader whose tomb was an Ancient Wonder
This small gland in the brain is named for its resemblance to a conifer's cone
These are the 2 South American countries named for a real person
The word for this part of speech is from the Latin for "word"