Neal Shah — an attorney from Atlanta, Georgia
Jennifer Spirko — a public librarian from Maryville, Tennessee
Sean Kram — a barista from Edmonds, Washington (whose 1-day cash winnings total $28,401)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean | $0 | $2,800 | $7,600 |
$15,190
3rd place: $1,000 |
$9,000
15 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Jennifer | $3,200 | $7,800 | $13,400 |
$20,001
New champion: $20,001 |
$13,400
22 R, 2 W |
| Neal | $1,000 | $3,800 | $10,000 |
$20,000
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,800
16 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| A PASSAGE TO INDIANA | GARDENING | SUPER BOWL-WINNING COACHES | HOMONYMS | LET'S TWIST AGAIN | LIKE WE DID LAST SUMMER |
|
$200
[13]
In a layout resembling that of Washington, D.C., streets converge on Monument Circle in the center of this capital city
Indianapolis
Sean
|
$200
[7]
For rose bushes, this annual practice includes cutting back dead stems & cutting out ones that cross or rub
pruning
Sean
|
$200
[3]
Green Bay Packers (Super Bowls I & II)
(Vince) Lombardi
Sean
|
$200
[1]
To switch, or the dimes & quarters in your pocket
change
Sean
|
$200
[16]
Now the master of the Double McTwist 1260, this "Flying Tomato" had 2 open-heart surgeries before he was a year old
Shaun White
Jennifer
|
$200
[24]
On Aug. 28, 1963 in Washington D.C., Martin Luther King gave a speech later known by this 4-word name
"I Have a Dream"
Jennifer
|
|
$400
[14]
This city that lies along the St. Joseph River 75 miles from Chicago will get your Irish up
South Bend
Sean
|
$400
[12]
Hyacinths & tulips are among the flowers that are usually grown from these rather than seeds
bulbs
Neal
|
$400
[4]
New England Patriots
(Bill) Belichick
Sean
|
$400
[2]
To throw a fishing net into the water, or the actors in a play
cast
Neal
|
$400
[18]
The Poor Law of 1834 & the resulting lure of crime led Dickens to pen this 1838 novel
Oliver Twist
Sean
|
$400
[25]
A July 8, 1982 assassination attempt against this president of Iraq failed; many were executed in retaliation
Saddam Hussein
Neal
|
|
$800
[29]
Larry Bird ought to know that this Indiana town got its name from its early settlers & salty mineral deposits
French Lick
Sean
|
$600
[17]
Grow thisin your garden & you can make your own soothing tea
chamomile
Sean
|
$600
[5]
Dallas Cowboys (Super Bowls VI & XII)
(Tom) Landry
Sean
|
$600
[9]
Part of the covering on a lizard, or the minimum wage fixed by a performer's contract
scale
Jennifer
|
$600
[19]
The agonized twisting of this Norse trickster god, chained to rocks, is said to cause earthquakes
Loki
Neal
|
$600
[26]
On Aug. 4, 1892 the parents of this Mass. woman were found dead; the suspected weapon was an axe in the basement
Lizzie Borden
Jennifer
|
|
$1,000
[30]
The largest employer in this city, the center of the state's limestone belt, is Indiana University
Bloomington
Neal
|
$800
[22]
A must for working in the garden is a hand one of these shovel-like tools used for planting & weeding
a trowel
Jennifer
|
$800
[6]
Chicago Bears
(Mike) Ditka
Sean
Jennifer
Neal
|
$800
[10]
A heap, or the loops of yarn forming the surface of a carpet
pile
Jennifer
|
$800
[20]
It's the British word for underpants; if flustered, you get them "in a twist"
knickers
Jennifer
|
$800
[27]
On July 7, 1946 this ultra-wealthy aviator wiped out 2 Beverly Hills homes in a crash of his XF-11 spy plane
Howard Hughes
Neal
|
|
DD
$1,400
[15]
A log stockade made by a certain "Mad" Revolutionary War general in 1794 gave this city its name
Fort Wayne
Sean
|
$1,000
[23]
By changing the pH of the soil, you can change some of these flowers from pink to blue or purple
hydrangeas
Jennifer
|
$1,000
[8]
Washington Redskins (Super Bowls XVII, XXII & XXVI)
Joe Gibbs
Neal
|
$1,000
[11]
The triangular blade on an anchor's arm, or an accidental stroke of good luck
fluke
Jennifer
|
$1,000
[21]
It's the international-sounding name for the hairstyle seen here
a French twist
Jennifer
|
$1,000
[28]
The 26th of July Movement stems from the 1953 date on which he led a failed attack on a Santiago de Cuba army barracks
(Fidel) Castro
Sean
|
| SUE GRAFTON TEACHES THE ALPHABET | A "MAD" CATEGORY | THE LAW | THEIR BIBLICAL MAMAS | CULTURE AROUND THE WORLD | THE NEW YORK TIMESMOVIE REVIEWS |
|
$400
[17]
"'Q' Is for" this, a hunted animal
Quarry
Jennifer
Neal
|
$400
[1]
It's Spanish for "mother"
madre
Jennifer
|
$400
[6]
If the Pope sues you & takes you to trial, that would make him the pontiff this, the initiator of the lawsuit
plaintiff
Jennifer
|
$400
[12]
Isaac
Sarah
Jennifer
|
$400
[26]
This museum's original holdings consisted of art collected by the Hapsburg & Bourbon monarchs of Spain
the Prado
|
$400
[7]
(A.O. Scott presents the clue.) This nearly flawless 2007 Pixar film featured a French rodent who had a passion for fine cooking. I called him a "rat for all seasonings"
Ratatouille
Neal
|
|
$800
[18]
"'C' Is for" this, all that "remains" after you go
Corpse
Jennifer
|
$800
[2]
It's the northernmost state capital named for a U.S. president
Madison, Wisconsin
Neal
|
$800
[21]
Probation is supervised release instead of jail time; this is supervised release before a full sentence is served
parole
Jennifer
|
$800
[13]
King Solomon
Bathsheba
Jennifer
|
$1,200
[28]
In 1953 the Shakespeare Festival in this Ontario, Canada city held its first performance
Stratford
Sean
Jennifer
|
$800
[8]
(A.O. Scott presents the clue.) I raved about this first-time actress in "Dreamgirls" who upstaged an Oscar winner, a pop diva & a movie star of long standing. She's "not going anywhere, she has arrived"
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer
|
|
$1,200
[19]
"'P' Is for" this, grave risk, danger or--dare we say it?!--jeopardy
Peril
Jennifer
|
$1,200
[3]
Wax nostalgic with renderings of Clark Gable & Elvis at the Hollywood branch of this attraction
Madame Tussauds
Neal
|
$1,200
[23]
In 2013 a military judge said this was a bad idea, but she couldn't stop the accused Fort Hood shooter from doing it
defending himself
Neal
|
$1,200
[14]
John the Baptist
Elizabeth
Sean
|
$1,600
[29]
This form of Japanese drama that incorporates music, dance & mime developed in the 1600s
kabuki
Sean
Jennifer
|
$1,200
[9]
(A.O. Scott presents the clue.) This film about a "Southern fried demagogue and his lurid downfall" featured several miscast actors including Sean Penn "stepping into one of Broderick Crawford's blowhard roles"
All the King's Men
|
|
$1,600
[20]
"'R' Is for" this, a projectile's sharp deflection
Ricochet
Neal
|
$1,600
[4]
One example is William Byrd's "This Sweet And Merry Month Of May" in praise of Elizabeth I
a madrigal
Jennifer
|
$2,000
[25]
When a lawsuit is "dismissed without" this, it means it can be re-filed with no loss of privileges
prejudice
Neal
|
$1,600
[15]
Seth
Eve
Sean
|
DD
$2,000
[27]
Drawing from the name of our motion picture capital, it's the name for India's movie industry
Bollywood
Neal
|
$1,600
[10]
(A.O. Scott presents the clue.) I can sum up this animated Disney delight, one of my Critics' Picks of 2010, by saying, "Back to the castle, where it's all about the hair"
Tangled
Sean
Jennifer
Neal
|
|
$2,000
[22]
"'U' Is for" this; swimmers beware
Undertow
Neal
|
$2,000
[5]
Sometimes attached to a mosque, it's a school for Islamic instruction
a madrassa
Neal
|
DD
$3,000
[24]
It's on you to give me this word preceding "probandi" in a legal phrase meaning "burden of proof"
onus
Neal
|
$2,000
[16]
Mahlon, who left Ruth a widow
Naomi
|
$2,000
[30]
Originated by 2 high schoolers in 1971 , the Roskilde culture & music festival in this country is one of Europe's largest
Denmark
Neal
|
$2,000
[11]
(A.O. Scott presents the clue.) When I reviewed this 2004 Denzel Washington remake of a Frank Sinatra Cold War thriller, I called it "Remembrance of Things Planted"
The Manchurian Candidate
|
A broken laser pointer for $14.83 in 1995 holds this distinction
the first item sold on eBay