Ben Wong — a high school history teacher originally from San Francisco, California
Josh Cabat — a high school English teacher from New York, New York
Rachel Winer — a graduate student in teaching from Burlington, Vermont (whose 1-day cash winnings total $22,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel | $3,600 | $4,800 | $16,200 |
$29,601
2-day champion: $51,801 |
$15,200
18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Josh | $1,300 | $3,300 | $10,100 |
$2,599
3rd place: $1,000 |
$10,400
14 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Ben | $2,600 | $6,400 | $14,800 |
$18,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$14,000
21 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| THE HUMAN BODY | DIRTY DANCING WITH THE STARS | AD SLOGANS | CHILDREN'S LIT CHARACTERS | THE COLOR PURPLE | "GR"! |
|
$200
[13]
A flexor is one of these that contracts to bend a part of the body
a muscle
Rachel
|
$200
[21]
Oh baby! She had the time of her life partnering Patrick Swayze in the big finale of the original "Dirty Dancing"
Jennifer Grey
Rachel
|
$200
[4]
"Nothin' says lovin' like something from the oven"
Pillsbury
Ben
|
$200
[1]
In a Norton Juster novel, bored Milo perks up when he receives a "phantom" one of these
toll booth
Ben
|
$200
[22]
Only 3 men received this military decoration during the Revolutionary War; 2 of the badges still exist
the Purple Heart
Ben
|
$200
[7]
You can thank John Harvey Kellogg for this breakfast blend of rolled oats, honey, dried fruit & nuts
granola
Ben
|
|
$400
[14]
Largely responsible for detoxification, it's the largest internal organ
the liver
Rachel
|
$400
[24]
Catherine Zeta-Jones & friends tango right out of their cells in this musical
Chicago
Rachel
|
$400
[5]
"We make money the old-fashioned way. We earn it"
Smith Barney
Josh
|
$400
[2]
1908 novel in which you'd find Mole visiting Water Rat
The Wind in the Willows
Rachel
|
$400
[23]
This guy "is a dinosaur from our imagination, & when he's tall, he's what we call a dinosaur sensation"
Barney
Josh
|
$400
[8]
Italy's Isle of Capri is famous for its "blue" one of these caves
grotto
Josh
|
|
$600
[15]
The scapula was once called the blade-bone as well as this blade
shoulder blade
Ben
|
$600
[26]
His character didn't need vision to do a sexy tango with Gabrielle Anwar in "Scent of a Woman"
Al Pacino
Ben
|
$600
[16]
"Because you're worth it"
L'Oreal
Rachel
Ben
|
DD
$500
[6]
In "The Jungle Book", this character is referred to as "the frog" due to his hairlessness
Mowgli
Josh
|
$600
[25]
In song, "it was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin'" this; sure looks strange to me
a purple people eater
Josh
|
$600
[9]
It's another word for the tip you give to a waiter or bellhop
a gratuity
Rachel
|
|
$800
[17]
The thyroid gland straddles the trachea, also called this
windpipe
Ben
|
$800
[27]
Elizabeth Berkley does some dirty dancing in clubs & thrashes about in a pool with Kyle MacLachlan in this film
Showgirls
Josh
Ben
|
$800
[18]
"Love--it's what makes" a this, a this
Subaru
|
$600
[3]
In this Madeleine L'Engle story, Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who & Mrs. Which help Meg travel through space & save her father
A Wrinkle in Time
Ben
|
$800
[29]
This purple plant's name doesn't come from the Italian for "washing"; it's probably from a word meaning "livid"
lavender
Josh
|
$800
[11]
From the World Chess Federation, players of the highest rank get this title
Grandmaster
Ben
|
|
$1,000
[20]
Cumin is a spice; this blood plasma protein that rhymes with it carries nutrients to body tissues
albumen
|
$1,000
[28]
Twirling a lasso (among other things) in "Sin City", this invisible girl was, well, extremely visible
Jessica Alba
Ben
|
$1,000
[19]
"It only does everything"
Sony Playstation
Ben
|
$1,000
[10]
Novels in a series from this British author include "The Last Battle" & "The Magician's Nephew"
C. S. Lewis
Rachel
|
$1,000
[30]
When these flowers "last in the dooryard bloom'd", it was May, & they grew to a height of 20 feet
lilacs
Josh
|
$1,000
[12]
The name of this Italian treat seenhererefers to its grainy texture
granita
Rachel
|
| IT'S OUR TERRITORY | RADIO MUSIC | KEEP 'EM SEPARATED | BIRTHSTONES | EXPLORERS | "LAND", HO! |
|
$400
[7]
The Isle of Man
Great Britain
Ben
|
$400
[2]
"I think I'm in love with my radio", she sings on her "I Am... Sasha Fierce" album
Beyonce
Ben
|
$400
[24]
In the New Testament, it separates the book of Luke from the book of Acts
John
Ben
|
$400
[18]
This gem for June is the only birthstone that comes from an animal
a pearl
Ben
|
$400
[3]
On Dec. 14, 1911 a group of explorers planted the flag of Norway at this location for the first time
the South Pole
Josh
|
$400
[11]
When you defame someone in print, it's libel; do the same verbally & it's this
slander
Ben
|
|
$800
[8]
Greenland
Denmark
Rachel
|
$800
[4]
The song "Radio Head", written by this Talking Heads singer, gave a later band its name
David Byrne
Josh
|
$800
[25]
Goat Island separates this scenic wonder into 2 separate cataracts
Niagara Falls
|
$800
[19]
One of the gems for December, it's been mined a Cerillos, New Mexico for over 1,000 years
Turquoise
Rachel
|
$800
[6]
In July 1549 Jesuit priest & explorer Francis Xavier's ship reached this Asian country
Japan
Rachel
|
$800
[14]
Sauce for eggs Benedict
hollandaise
Ben
|
|
$1,200
[9]
Sint-Eustatius, formerly Nieuw Zeeland
the Netherlands
Josh
|
$1,200
[1]
"Do you remember rock & roll radio?" asked this NYC punk quartet
the Ramones
Josh
|
$1,200
[26]
In the Greek alphabet, it separates beta from delta
gamma
Rachel
|
$1,200
[20]
This November birthstone shares its name with a Leon Uris novel
Topaz
Josh
|
$1,200
[12]
In 1955 this explorer published the aptly titled "High Adventure"
Edmund Hillary
Ben
|
$1,200
[21]
A man who spends time with many different women without becoming attached to any of them
a philanderer
Rachel
|
|
$1,600
[16]
The North African enclaves of Ceuta & Melilla
Spain
|
$1,600
[5]
The foe of CONTROL on "Get Smart", it also follows "Radio" in the title of a Roger Waters album
K.A.O.S.
Ben
|
$1,600
[29]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map on a monitor.) Forming a spine that runs through Russia from Kazakstan to the Kara Sea, this mountain range is traditionally considered the border that separates Europe from Asia
the Urals
Rachel
Josh
|
$1,600
[27]
Fashioned in 1593, the crown of the Andes is set with 453 of these May birthstones, including the 45-carat Atahualpa
emeralds
Rachel
|
$1,600
[13]
Strait up, this Danish explorer is credited with discovering Alaska in 1741
Bering
Josh
|
$1,600
[22]
In a 1961 speech FCC chairman Newton Minow called TV "a vast" this
wasteland
Rachel
|
|
$2,000
[17]
New Caledonia
France
|
$2,000
[10]
"I'm in love with the radio on", sings Jonathan Richman in this song with a cartoonish title
Road Runner
|
$2,000
[30]
In the Preamble to the Constitution, these 4 words separate "We the people" and "in order to form"
"of the United States"
Rachel
|
DD
$3,000
[28]
1 of only 2 birthstones whose names begin with the same letter as their month
(1 of) sapphire (or opal)
Rachel
|
DD
$2,800
[15]
After studying medicine in the 1830s, this explorer & missionary hoped to be sent to China but ended up in Africa instead
Dr. (David) Livingstone
Ben
|
$2,000
[23]
This American composer's works include "Prairie Journal" & "A Lincoln Portrait"
Aaron Copland
Josh
|
She described her work as "human nature in the Midland Counties" & involving "three or four families in a country village"
Jane Austen