First game of Season 31.New title graphics.Alex re-grows his mustache.
Steve Lozano — a naval flight officer from Virginia Beach, Virginia
Elizabeth Williams — a business research librarian from Washington, D.C.
Winston Nguyen — a health aide from New York, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,067)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winston | $3,000 | $3,800 | $7,000 |
$2
3rd place: $1,000 |
$9,000
13 R, 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| Elizabeth | $2,000 | $6,200 | $13,400 |
$12,800
New champion: $12,800 |
$12,200
15 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| Steve | $-200 | $1,000 | $6,000 |
$1,000
2nd place: $2,000 |
$5,400
11 R (including 1 DD), 6 W |
| THE ROOSEVELTS: AN INTIMATE HISTORY | DOUBLE TALK | STATES THAT FLOW TOGETHER | 2 KINDS OF "ESQUE" | CLOWNS | THOSE ARE SOME BIG SHOES |
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$200
[19]
On April 25, 1865, 6-year-old Teddywatched from a windowas this man's funeral processionmoved through Manhattan
Abraham Lincoln
Steve
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$200
[1]
Cheerleaders know it traditionally precedes "sis, boom, bah!"
rah rah
Elizabeth
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$200
[6]
One has St. Louis, the other has East St. Louis
Missouri & Illinois
Steve
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$200
[9]
A variety of bawdy stage show, or reminding one of Mr. Ives
burlesque
Elizabeth
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$200
[14]
DC Comics dubbed this character "The Clown Prince of Crime"
the Joker
Winston
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$200
[22]
In 1990 John Major was no longer minor as he succeeded this towering British prime minister
Margaret Thatcher
|
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$400
[20]
Eleanor's triumph, passage of the UDHR, got her the first standing ovation for a single delegate in this organization's history
the United Nations
|
$400
[2]
In 1983 there was no harmony at this New York prison when inmates rioted over poor conditions
Sing Sing
Winston
|
$400
[7]
Hoover Dam is on their border
Nevada & Arizona
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$400
[10]
Pertaining to an Italian Renaissance painter, or in a very different mood, to TV's Sally Jessy
Raphaelesque
Elizabeth
Steve
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$400
[15]
Cam becomes Fizbo, "the (butt)-kicking clown that'll twist you like a balloon animal", on this ABC sitcom
Modern Family
Steve
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$400
[23]
Isabel Peron, 3rd wife of Juan, surely cried after his death... until succeeding him as president of this country
Argentina
Elizabeth
|
|
$600
[21]
On acceptingthe 1932 nomination for president, FDR said, "I pledge you, I pledge myself to a" this "for the American people"
a New Deal
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$600
[3]
In an '80s hit it precedes "keep it down now, voices carry"
Hush, hush
Elizabeth
|
$600
[8]
The state where Martin Luther King was born & the state where he married Coretta Scott
Alabama & Georgia
Elizabeth
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$600
[11]
"Goddess" term meaning stately, or something a lot like that Ellen Page film
Junoesque
Winston
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$600
[16]
On "In Living Color" this Damon Wayans clown "don't play that"
Homey
Steve
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$600
[24]
In 1997 Sister Nirmala succeeded this woman as the head of the Missionaries of Charity
Mother Teresa
Steve
|
|
$800
[27]
Referring to this volunteer regiment& their victorious charge in Cuba, Teddy called it "the great day of my life"
the Rough Riders
Elizabeth
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$800
[4]
At foodnetwork.com recipes for this fish include Macadamia Nut Crusted & Grilled Tacos
mahi-mahi
Winston
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$1,000
[30]
One has Rocky Mountain National Park, one has Cherokee State Park
Colorado & Oklahoma
Steve
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$800
[12]
Solid term suggesting massive, majestic beauty, or referring to Christ the Redeemer
statuesque
|
$800
[17]
This song begins, "Isn't it rich? Are we a pair? Me here at last on the ground, you in mid-air"
"Send In The Clowns"
Winston
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$800
[25]
David Muir was named to replace her as the regular anchor of "World News Tonight"
Diane Sawyer
Steve
|
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$1,000
[28]
Before her death in 1962, Eleanor made afinalvisitto the old family summer home on this Canadian island
Campobello
|
$1,000
[5]
German health plans cover visits to a spa, including this one at the foothills of the Black Forest
Baden-Baden
Winston
|
DD
$2,000
[29]
The big land buy named for one also got us the other
Louisiana & Arkansas
Elizabeth
|
$1,000
[13]
It refers specifically to an author who died in 1924, or broadly to senseless, menacing complexity
Kafkaesque
|
$1,000
[18]
In 1988 John Vernon, the dean in "Animal House", found more than 0.0 "Killer Klowns from" here
Outer Space
Elizabeth
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$1,000
[26]
After filling Ted Kennedy's shoes in Mass., this man decided to try out Jeanne Shaheen's senatorial ones in New Hampshire
Scott Brown
|
| THE HUNT IS ON! | NO. 1 SONGS | FLAT THINGS | BRIT BITS | MEMOIRS OF THE WORKING LIFE | "C" TO "C" |
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$400
[1]
The lobetoothed type of this is found in the Orinoco, & uh-oh, it smells blood
a piranha
Winston
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$400
[21]
In 2013 & 2014 this rapper had a monster hit with "The Monster", featuring Rihanna
Eminem
Steve
|
$400
[16]
Alkali flats, like the ones named for Mr. Bonneville, have very high concentrations of this, Na Cl
sodium chloride (salt)
Winston
|
$400
[11]
Now played throughout the world, it's often called England's national summer sport
cricket
Elizabeth
|
$400
[26]
"My Posse Don't Do Homework" is Lou Anne Johnson's memoir of her time in this profession
teaching
Winston
|
$400
[6]
It can mean "universal" or refer to a particular Christian denomination
catholic
Winston
|
|
$800
[2]
The cnidarian known as the box type of this kills its prey with some of the strongest venom in the world
a jellyfish
Steve
|
$800
[22]
In 1973 this brother & sister duo were on top of the charts with "Top Of The World"
The Carpenters
Elizabeth
|
$800
[17]
Touting the "Zetetic Method", this "Society" believes our planet is not spherical
the Flat Earth Society
Winston
|
$800
[12]
The royal baby's full name & title is His Royal Highness Prince George Alexander Louis of this scholarly city
Cambridge
Steve
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$800
[27]
"All Creatures Great and Small" launched a series on James Herriot's many years in this profession
a veterinarian
|
$800
[7]
Mystifying, or using code
cryptic
Winston
|
|
$1,200
[3]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a video on the monitor.) The grasshopper mouse is immune to the scorpion's stings because these specialized cells act as a kind of gatekeeper by not sending the news of pain to the brain
neurons
Steve
|
$1,200
[23]
In 1971 this soulful man followed up "Tired Of Being Alone" with the No. 1 hit "Let's Stay Together"
Al Green
Elizabeth
Steve
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$1,200
[18]
Flukes are a type of this invertebrate
flatworms
Elizabeth
|
$1,600
[14]
During World War I this sister ship of the Lusitania was used to transport troops & as a hospital ship
the Mauretania
|
$1,200
[28]
"Born Standing Up" is this man's story of bursting onto the comedy scene in the 1970s, white suit & all
Steve Martin
|
$1,600
[9]
Having a common center
concentric
Steve
|
|
$1,600
[4]
Haliaeetus leucocephalus, this big American bird, is known to bully osprey off their catches
the bald eagle
Steve
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$1,600
[24]
This reggae group does well with covers: their versions of "Red Red Wine" & "Can't Help Falling In Love" hit No. 1
UB40
Elizabeth
|
$1,600
[19]
Published in 1935, it's named for a district once near Monterey
Tortilla Flat
|
DD
$1,800
[13]
In 1613 a cannon spark during a performance of "Henry VIII" set this theater ablaze & it burned to the ground
The Globe
Steve
|
— |
DD
$2,000
[8]
It's distilled from white wine & is named for a city in western France
cognac
Winston
|
|
$2,000
[5]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a video on the monitor.) Scientists who studied foxes hunting in the snow found that, when the mammals align themselves properly with this field, they have a 73% chance of catching prey
a magnetic field
Winston
|
$2,000
[25]
It is my belief that this Scott Stapp rock group had a No. 1 hit with the 2000 song "With Arms Wide Open"
Creed
Steve
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$2,000
[20]
From Hindi for "flat" comes the 7-letter name of this unleavened bread of India
chapati
|
$2,000
[15]
For National Poetry Day in 2013, Prince Charles made a special recording of this poet's "Fern Hill"
Dylan Thomas
Elizabeth
|
— |
$2,000
[10]
This era of geologic time includes the Tertiary & Quaternary periods
the Cenozoic
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In 1937 his sister said he had "hats of every description" which he would use as a "foundation of his next book"
Dr. Seuss