Matt Eichenbaum — an orthopedic surgeon from Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
Mona Miller — a lawyer and writer from Los Angeles, California
Adam Holquist — an environmental engineer from Erie, Pennsylvania (whose 3-day cash winnings total $76,299)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | $2,400 | $3,200 | $3,400 |
$6,795
3rd place: $1,000 |
$6,400
13 R, 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Mona | $1,200 | $2,800 | $7,600 |
$13,200
2nd place: $2,000 |
$6,400
14 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Matt | $4,800 | $6,400 | $13,200 |
$25,497
New champion: $25,497 |
$13,000
18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| ENTERTAINING FOOD & DRINK | GO "APE" | HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHIC AKAs | THE RICH MAN'S... | THE POOR MAN'S | BLANKING ON THE BIBLE |
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$200
[1]
"I love" the 1950s TV episode in which she ordered escargot, then complained to the waiter that it had snails in it
Lucy
Matt
|
$200
[3]
Vine of the genus Vitis
the grape
Adam
|
$200
[7]
Aquincum was the Roman name for this place that's now the capital of Hungary
Budapest
Matt
|
$200
[12]
Drink is Remy Martin Black Pearl, a $24,000 bottle of this fine French brandy
Cognac
Mona
|
$200
[17]
Azam Shah built the structure seen here; it's called the poor man's this, built by Azam's grandfather
the Taj Mahal
Matt
|
$400
[29]
Mark:"Now as he walked by the Sea of ____, he saw Simon and Andrew... casting a net into the sea"
Galilee
Adam
|
|
$400
[2]
This 2011 comedy starring Kristen Wiig featured a carrot-shaped cake & sketchy Brazilian food
Bridesmaids
Mona
|
$400
[22]
When avoiding danger, one can be narrow
an escape
Adam
|
$400
[8]
Old maps showed Mysore & other regions in this modern country as parts of "Hindoostan"
India
Adam
|
$400
[13]
Baseball team is this one; Magic Johnson & pals paid $2 billion for it in 2012
the Los Angeles Dodgers
Matt
|
$400
[18]
This 3-letter North Atlantic fish has been called "the poor man's lobster"
cod
Mona
|
$600
[28]
Exodus:"The Lord said unto ____, see, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh"
Moses
Adam
Mona
|
|
$600
[4]
In "Five Easy Pieces", this actor tells a surly waitress to "hold the chicken"--between her knees!
Jack Nicholson
Mona
|
$600
[23]
Look with wide-eyed amazement
gape
Matt
|
$600
[9]
19th century Europeans called this Pacific chain the Sandwich Islands
Hawaiian Islands
Matt
|
$600
[14]
Political contributions, in unlimited amounts, go to his favorite Super PAC, PAC standing for this
political action committee
Matt
|
$600
[19]
We hope it "hurts so good" that he's known as "the poor man's Bruce Springsteen"
(John) Mellencamp
Adam
|
$800
[27]
Revelation:"The seven angels which had the seven ____ prepared themselves to sound"
trumpets
Mona
|
|
$800
[5]
Grill up this Kathy Bates movie based on a novel whose title continues "At The Whistle Stop Cafe"
Fried Green Tomatoes
Adam
|
$800
[24]
Seven-letter word for the art of depicting folds in clothing, as seen here
drapery
Mona
|
DD
$1,000
[10]
Old maps used "Natolia" to denote the eastern part of what's now this country
Turkey
Matt
|
$800
[15]
Last name is this; good night, Jim, good night Rob, worth about $21 billion each
Walton
Matt
|
$800
[20]
Mailing yourself your own novel is "the poor man's" this type of protection but doesn't have legal standing
copyright protection
Matt
|
$1,000
[26]
Genesis:"____ said unto the Lord, my punishment is greater than I can bear"
Cain
Matt
|
|
$1,000
[6]
In the 1931 movie "The Public Enemy", this tough guy smashes a grapefruit into the face of Mae Clarke
(James) Cagney
Adam
|
$1,000
[25]
It accompanies "bow" to indicate excessive humility
scrape
Adam
|
$1,000
[11]
This former Soviet Republic between Ukraine & Latvia was once known as White Russia
Byelorussia
Matt
|
$1,000
[16]
Car is a 1968 GT40 from this U.S. automaker; one used by Steve McQueen fetched $11 million at auction
Ford
Adam
Matt
|
$1,000
[21]
An Iranian president called CBW, short for these weapons, "the poor man's atomic bomb"
chemical and biological weapons
Mona
|
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| AUTHORESS! AUTHORESS! | MUSICIAN MOVIE SUBJECTS | HISTORICAL BLINDNESS | THE WAR OF 1812 | "G" PLUS 3 | HANOI |
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$400
[1]
In 1871 she gave us "Little Men: Life At Plumfield With Jo's Boys"
Louisa May Alcott
Mona
|
$400
[3]
1991:"Truth Or Dare"
Madonna
Mona
|
$400
[8]
Published in 1829, this reading system for the blind was based on a dot code for sending messages to soldiers at night
Braille
Mona
|
$400
[15]
In this last battle of the War, about 2,000 British were killed, wounded or captured; fewer than 50 Americans were killed
The Battle Of New Orleans
Matt
|
$400
[19]
Meaning "bloody", it's used to describe a bloody battle or movie
gore (or gory)
Mona
|
$400
[14]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Hanoi.) The words "Chu Tich" mean this office held by Ho Chi Minh in North Vietnam from 1945-1969. It's still the title of Vietnam's head-of-state today
President
Mona
|
|
$800
[2]
A posthumous collection of book reviews by this Algonquin wit was published in 1970 as "Constant Reader"
Dorothy Parker
Adam
|
$800
[4]
2012:"Part Of Me"
Katy Perry
|
$1,200
[10]
This Englishman was completely blind by the time he penned "Paradise Lost"
Milton
Adam
|
$800
[16]
On April 27, 1813 American forces captured York, the capital of upper Canada; today York is known by this name
Toronto
Adam
Mona
Matt
|
$800
[20]
It's the way a horse moves; gallop is the fastest
gait
Matt
|
$2,000
[27]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Hanoi, Vietnam.) Hanoi's Ngoc Son Temple honors 13th-century military leader Tran Hung Taowho led the defeat of an invasion force of 300,000 sent by this alliterative Mongol leader
Kublai Khan
|
|
$1,200
[5]
In 1983 those awaiting her 2nd novel made do with "Romance And High Adventure", an essay about Alabama history
Harper Lee
Mona
|
$1,200
[11]
2009:"This Is It"
Michael Jackson
Matt
|
$1,600
[17]
In 1748 Jacques Daviel was the first to treat this ailment by removing the clouded lens
cataracts
Matt
|
$1,200
[22]
After the battle of Lake Erie, Congress gave this Naval hero a gold medal & $5,000, plus his share of prize money
(Oliver Hazard) Perry
Adam
|
$1,200
[21]
For Hanukkah your grandmother might give you a little this, Yiddish for "money"
gelt
Adam
|
— |
|
$1,600
[6]
I'll say this young adult novelist went for the older crowd with 1983's "Smart Women"; then again, maybe I won't
Judy Blume
Matt
|
$1,600
[12]
2011:"Never Say Never"
Justin Bieber
|
DD
$2,000
[9]
The modern guide dog movement began in this country with WWI veterans being shepherded around
Germany
Mona
|
$2,000
[24]
In Article X of this treaty, both the U.S. & Britain agreed to "use their best endeavours" to abolish slavery
the Treaty of Ghent
Adam
|
$1,600
[25]
To clothe, or the clothing itself
garb
Adam
|
— |
|
$2,000
[7]
She introduced medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta in 1990's "Postmortem"
Patricia Cornwell
|
$2,000
[13]
1979:"The Kids Are Alright"
The Who
Matt
|
$2,000
[18]
On his failing eyesight, this New Yorker cartoonist said, "Nobody knows the trouble I've not seen!"
(James) Thurber
Mona
|
DD
$3,000
[23]
This Washington attorney was held prisoner aboard a British ship in mid-September 1814
Francis Scott Key
Adam
|
$2,000
[26]
To urge or spur someone on
goad
|
— |
On Oct. 14, 1992 particle detector inventor Georges Charpak became the last man in physics to achieve this honor alone
the Nobel Prize