Susan Shikany — a school media specialist from Indian Trail, North Carolina
Gabor Revy — an aerospace engineer from West Chester, Ohio
Nick Durazo — a compliance engineer originally from Visalia, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $20,401)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick | $1,600 | $4,800 | $11,600 |
$15,601
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,600
17 R, 2 W |
| Gabor | $2,200 | $6,000 | $15,600 |
$24,801
New champion: $24,801 |
$17,600
21 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Susan | $2,400 | $3,600 | $12,400 |
$2,400
3rd place: $1,000 |
$12,600
15 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| MEANINGS OF GEOGRAPHIC NAMES | TEAM PLAYERS | KIDDY LIT TITLE ADJECTIVES | LEGEND | WAIT FOR IT! | "-ARY" |
|
$200
[21]
The name of this small country comes from German for "light stone"
Liechtenstein
Susan
|
$200
[4]
Emerson Boozer, Joe Klecko, Mark Sanchez
the New York Jets
Gabor
|
$200
[7]
"____ with a Chance of Meatballs"
Cloudy
Susan
|
$200
[6]
This Round Table knight had a kid with the daughter of grail-keeping King Pelles but had eyes for Guinevere
Lancelot
Nick
Susan
|
$200
[26]
After we finally see it again around 2061, the next time will be 2137-ish
Halley's Comet
Susan
|
$200
[16]
Given free as a gift, or describing a remark like, "You look good!"
complimentary
Nick
|
|
$400
[22]
The name of this body of water comes from words meaning "middle" & "earth"
the Mediterranean
Nick
|
$400
[2]
Norm Van Lier, Joakim Noah, Scottie Pippen
the (Chicago) Bulls
Nick
|
$400
[8]
It describes the characterseen here
curious
Nick
|
$400
[12]
G.K. Chesterton said, "Many a man has been hanged on less evidence than there is for" this Scottish legend
the Loch Ness monster
Gabor
|
$400
[27]
At 18-22 months, it has the longest gestation of any mammal, & birth is no picnic--one comes out around 220 pounds
an elephant
Gabor
|
$400
[17]
A minute blood vessel
a capillary
Nick
|
|
$600
[23]
This city's name, "smoky bay" in Icelandic, refers to steam from volcanic activity
Reykjavik
Gabor
|
$600
[1]
Robin Roberts, Chase Utley, Steve Carlton
the Philadelphia Phillies
Gabor
|
$600
[9]
"The Very ____ Caterpillar"
Hungry
Susan
|
$600
[13]
Part of "The Legend of" this movie character is his stunning ability on jazz flute & telling San Diego what it can do to itself
Ron Burgundy
Susan
|
$600
[28]
Copyright law says post-1978 songs will not enter this 2-word realm until 70 years after the death of the last surviving author
public domain
Gabor
|
$600
[18]
A pro soldier hired to serve in a foreign army
a mercenary
Nick
|
|
$800
[24]
The name of this Wisconsin city is French for "bottom of the lake", its position
Fond du Lac
Nick
Gabor
|
$800
[3]
Jacques Plante, Jean Beliveau, Guy Lafleur--all have had their jerseys retired
the (Montreal) Canadiens
Gabor
|
$800
[10]
Ezra Jack Keats' celebration of winter:"The ____ Day"
Snowy
Susan
|
DD
$1,000
[14]
Legend has it Captain Vanderdecken still tries to round the Cape of Good Hope on this ship... & tries... & tries...
the Flying Dutchman
Susan
|
$800
[29]
Some say this title guy who 2 tramps are set to meet in a play represents a distant & unresponsive deity
Godot
Nick
|
$800
[19]
A trustee of property has this type of "responsibility", the duty of acting in good faith
fiduciary
Susan
|
|
$1,000
[25]
The name of this waterfall on the Argentina-Brazil border is derived from a Guarani word meaning "great water"
the Iguazú (Falls)
Gabor
|
$1,000
[5]
MLS stars Robbie Keane, Landon Donovan, David Beckham
the Los Angeles Galaxy
Gabor
|
$1,000
[11]
"Harry the ____ Dog"
Dirty
Susan
|
$1,000
[15]
Some claimed to see her ghost as described in song: "with her head tucked underneath her arm, she walks the bloody tower"
Anne Boleyn
Nick
|
$1,000
[30]
The "Art of War" by this man says, "He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared"
Sun Tzu
Gabor
|
$1,000
[20]
If you wonder what kind of man is up for this insurance job that computes premiums based on probabilities, here's one
an actuary
Gabor
|
| ART & ARTISTS | INVESTING | MOVIE QUOTES | STARTS & ENDS WITH "S" | OXIDES | 20th CENTURY AMERICANS |
|
$400
[27]
This Madrid museum has a Velazquez door & quite a few Velazquez works
the Prado
Gabor
|
$400
[24]
A certificate of deposit is insured by this government "corporation"
the FDIC (the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
Gabor
|
$400
[20]
"Using stats the way we read them, we'll find value in players that nobody else can see"
Moneyball
Gabor
|
$400
[1]
O beautiful, for this adjective, for it means roomy or extensive
spacious
Nick
|
$400
[5]
Early landers discovered Mars' atmosphere was 95% this gas
carbon dioxide
Nick
|
$400
[13]
This future Supreme Court justice became chief legal officer for the NAACP in 1938
(Thurgood) Marshall
Gabor
|
|
$800
[8]
Eugene Delacroix made several lithographs depicting this Shakespeare play--here's the graveyard scene
Hamlet
Nick
|
$800
[25]
Some mutual funds are "no-" this, a sales commission charged to investors
load
Nick
|
$800
[3]
"All my life I've been waiting for someone & when I find her, she's... she's a fish"
Splash
Susan
|
$800
[4]
Tut tut! It's a stone coffin
sarcophagus
Gabor
|
$1,200
[15]
Sodium hydroxide is also called "caustic" this, so don't pop open a can of it
soda
Nick
|
$800
[16]
During a sentimental visit to the Philippines in 1961, he told a welcoming crowd at the airport, "I have returned"
MacArthur
Susan
|
|
$1,200
[9]
The British painter & engraver Gainsborough DuPont was the nephew & assistant of this artist
Thomas Gainsborough
|
$1,200
[26]
(I'm Kevin O'Leary.) Like a shark stalking prey, you need patience for the kind of investing I practice, this 5-letter type that focuses on established companies with low P/E ratios
value investing
Gabor
|
$1,200
[2]
"You're 5-feet nothin', 100 & nothin'... & you're... gonna walk outta here with a degree from the U. of Notre Dame"
Rudy
Gabor
|
$1,200
[10]
This wrestling hold secured by clasping the legs around an opponent's body has the name of an office implement
scissors
Susan
|
$1,600
[23]
H2O2, in solution it's a common household antiseptic
hydrogen peroxide
Gabor
|
$1,600
[18]
This singer known as "Lady Day" took her first name from a favorite movie actress, Ms. Dove
Billie Holiday
Gabor
|
|
$1,600
[21]
His "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" was bought by an American & came stateside in 1924
(Georges) Seurat
Nick
|
$1,600
[28]
When bondholders lose a percentage of their holdings in a bankruptcy, they're said to get this grooming procedure
a haircut
Gabor
|
$1,600
[6]
"Oh, stewardess? I speak jive... just hang loose, blood, she gonna catch up on the rebound on the med side"
Airplane!
Nick
|
$1,600
[11]
The frequency of amputations gave us this slang for a surgeon, dating back at least to the Civil War
sawbones
|
DD
$2,000
[14]
In 1800 Humphry Davy reported "a sense of exhilaration" as one of the effects of inhaling this
nitrous oxide
Gabor
|
DD
$2,000
[17]
In 1958 this beloved author helped found Beginner Books
Dr. Seuss
Susan
|
|
$2,000
[22]
(Alex reports from the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, CA.) Everything about Fragonard's "Happy Lovers", from the pastel colors to the playful subject matter & the abundant use of flowers, exemplifies this frothy art style
rococo
Nick
|
$2,000
[30]
These contracts providing payments from an insurance co. may be fixed or variable, which allow investment in portfolios
annuities
|
$2,000
[7]
"Yeah, man, (the rug) really tied the room together"
The Big Lebowski
Gabor
|
$2,000
[12]
This means making a hypocritical show of religious devotion or righteousness
sanctimonious
Nick
Susan
|
$2,000
[29]
Diazoxide is used to treat low blood sugar, medically called by this single word
hypoglycemia
|
$2,000
[19]
At the time of his death, Charlie Chaplin was married to this playwright's daughter, Oona
(Eugene) O'Neill
Susan
|
She beat out newcomers like Bieber & Gaga to top Forbes' list of the highest-paid people in music for 2013
Madonna