Alex introduces the newly unveiledJeopardy!Hall of Fame backstage.
Laura Bulkin — a pianist and music teacher from Taos, New Mexico
Francisco Maldonado-Ramirez — a legislative aide from Highland Park, New Jersey
Balaji Narain — an attorney originally from Cumming, Georgia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $35,400)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balaji | $600 | $2,000 | $10,200 |
$20,399
2-day champion: $55,799 |
$8,800
13 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Francisco | $1,400 | $1,400 | $10,400 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$13,400
18 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Laura | $2,200 | $3,400 | $15,400 |
$9,999
2nd place: $2,000 |
$15,400
19 R, 1 W |
| VOLCANOES | ALSO SOMETHING YOU WEAR | NOVELS BY CHAPTER TITLE | A "TON" OF PEOPLE | KAN U SPEL BIZNESS? | A TOUR OF EATALY |
|
$200
[1]
About its eruption in 79 A.D., an observer wrote that "broad sheets of fire and leaping flames blazed at several points"
Vesuvius
Balaji
|
$200
[4]
A hard blow or punch
a sock
Laura
|
$200
[12]
"The Shoulder of Athos, the Baldric of Porthos, and the Handkerchief of Aramis"
The Three Musketeers
Francisco
|
$200
[9]
In 2004 the most valuable guitar, this rocker's Stratocaster "Blackie", sold for $959,500 at auction
(Eric) Clapton
Laura
|
$200
[3]
Dessert topping (the part after "Reddi")
W-I-P
Balaji
Francisco
Laura
|
$200
[26]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue from Eataly in New York.)Parmesan cheesecomes from the northern Italian city of Parma, where the whey from cheese making is fed to the local pigs, helping create another famous local product, this
prosciutto
Francisco
|
|
$400
[2]
At least 57 people died as a result of this U.S. volcano's May 18, 1980 eruption
Mount St. Helens
Laura
|
$400
[5]
To avoid or go around the edge of
a skirt
Laura
|
$400
[13]
"Four Thousand Leagues Under the Pacific"
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Francisco
|
$400
[10]
In the 1991 remake of "Father of the Bride", she played the mother of the bride
Diane Keaton
|
$400
[19]
Mr. Potato Head maker (the part after "Play")
S-K-O-O-L
Laura
|
$400
[27]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue from Eataly in New York.) The Piedmont region is known forbread sticks, which an enthused Napoleon called "little sticks" of this city, that holds a famous shroud
Turin
Balaji
|
|
$600
[23]
This youngest surface volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii has distinctive lava formations like Pele's Hair
Kilauea
Balaji
Francisco
|
$600
[6]
When followed by "down", it means to eat voraciously
scarf
Balaji
|
$600
[14]
"Hester and Pearl"
The Scarlet Letter
Francisco
|
$600
[11]
He's the voice of country music seen here
Blake Shelton
|
$600
[20]
Drugstore with 4,700 outlets (the part before "Aid")
R-I-T-E
Balaji
|
$600
[28]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue from Eataly in New York.) The rugged Tuscan landscape has a vast number of microclimates, so this wine, made from up to 90% local Sangiovese grapes, can very widely from vineyard to vineyard
Chianti
|
|
$800
[24]
In 1908 members of Ernest Shackleton's expedition became the first to climb this continent's Mount Erebus
Antarctica
Balaji
|
$800
[7]
Hard, quick gasps for air
pants
Laura
|
$1,000
[16]
"The Lotus Eaters" & "Circe"
Ulysses
Balaji
Laura
|
$800
[17]
After his death in 1974, his son Mercer took over his band
Duke Ellington
Laura
|
$800
[21]
"Kid tested, mother approved" cereal
K-I-X
Francisco
|
— |
|
$1,000
[25]
This lake lies in a caldera formed when Oregon's Mount Mazama volcano collapsed 7,000 years ago
Crater Lake
Laura
|
$1,000
[8]
A policy seeking to reduce pollution is referred to as this & trade
cap
Francisco
|
DD
$2,000
[15]
"Mr. Badger"
The Wind in the Willows
Francisco
|
$1,000
[18]
His "Boyz N the Hood" earned him the first-ever best director Oscar nomination for an African American
John Singleton
Francisco
|
$1,000
[22]
Amazing, phenomenal cleaner from SC Johnson
F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-K
|
— |
| TOP OF THE LIST | MAGIC | OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS BY SPORT | COME TO OUR AIDE | POEMS ON POETS | CROSSWORD CLUES "F" |
|
$400
[11]
U.S. News & World Report calls this New Haven school the best value college, even with tuition at over $38,000 a year
Yale
Balaji
|
$400
[6]
According to tradition, this prop used by magicians should be made of hazel wood cut at sunrise
a wand
Francisco
|
$400
[21]
1976:Nadia Comaneci;2008:Nastia Liukin (champions all-around)
gymnastics
Francisco
|
$400
[16]
Patrick Jephson, her aide in the 1990s, doesn't aid her reputation with his book "Shadows of a Princess"
Princess Diana
Laura
|
$400
[30]
To hear about "My Highland Lassie" / My poor heart, it yearns / For he wrote 'em, I just quote 'em / He is...
(Rabbie) Burns
Laura
|
$400
[1]
The Union Jack(4)
flag
Laura
|
|
$800
[12]
According to the Cat Fanciers' Assoc., the top breed of pedigreed cat is this feline with a Middle Eastern name
Persian
Francisco
|
$800
[7]
This duo first teamed up in 1975; one was a clown college graduate & juggler, the other, a silent magician
Penn & Teller
Francisco
|
$800
[22]
1964:Joe Frazier;1996:Wladimir Klitschko
boxing
Francisco
|
$800
[17]
Vladislav Surkov, a longtime aide to this former president, is known as the Kremlin's "Gray Cardinal"
(Vladimir) Putin
Balaji
|
$800
[29]
"The Lamb" & "The Fly" are far from a mess / But this man's "The Tyger" / Gets all the good press
(William) Blake
Balaji
|
$800
[2]
Velour, velvet or tricot(6)
fabric
Laura
|
|
$1,200
[13]
Not only is Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta the world's busiest airport, this airline based there is the largest
Delta
Balaji
|
$1,200
[8]
This magician's feats include walking through the Great Wall of China
David Copperfield
Francisco
|
DD
$1,000
[25]
1896:Ellery Clark, 20' 10";2000:Ivan Pedroso, 28' 3/4"
the long jump
Francisco
|
$1,600
[20]
In 1948 White House aide Lauchlin Currie told this committee he wasn't a Soviet spy; today we know he was
the House Un-American Activities Committee
Balaji
Francisco
|
$1,200
[28]
Being called "a gargoyle of a man" / May have caused him to lose all hope / But his "Rape of the Lock" was good / He's...
(Alexander) Pope
Laura
|
$1,200
[3]
Long crack in a rock(7)
fissure
Francisco
|
|
$1,600
[14]
Not surprisingly, this taste sensation is rocking as Ben & Jerry's top-selling ice cream flavor
Cherry Garcia
Francisco
|
$1,600
[9]
This 16-letter synonym for sleight of hand comes from the Latin for "nimble finger"
prestidigitation
Laura
|
$1,200
[23]
1924:Helen Wills;2004:Justine Henin-Hardenne
tennis
Francisco
|
$2,000
[19]
In 2009 an aide to the Defense Sec. was ensnared in the scandal over a couple who crashed this White House event
the White House State Dinner
Balaji
Francisco
|
$1,600
[27]
"A hundred naked maidens" / Danced in his "Faerie Queene" / Give this Elizabethan credit / He sure could set a scene
(Edmund) Spenser
Laura
|
$1,600
[4]
Islamic legal opinion or directive(5)
fatwa
Laura
|
|
$2,000
[15]
In 2011 this Nissan model was Consumer Reports' top pick for family sedan
the Altima
|
$2,000
[10]
In November 2000 this illusionist known for his street magic was encased in a block of ice for 63 hours in Times Square
David Blaine
Laura
|
$1,600
[24]
1904:Thomas Kiely, with 6,036 points;2000:Erki Nool, with 8,641
the decathlon
|
DD
$2,600
[18]
(Hi. I'm Chris Matthews.) Here's a tip for you: for 6 years, I was the top aide to this Democrat from Massachusetts when he was Speaker of the House
Tip O'Neill
Balaji
|
$2,000
[26]
This romantic poet was really not clairvoyant / In 1822 / He put "Hellas" into view / But we wish he was more buoyant
Shelley
Balaji
|
$2,000
[5]
Smooth move in a bridge game(7)
finesse
Laura
|
Of the top 10 cities in population within city limits, this one of 1.4 million is the only state capital
Phoenix, Arizona