Emma King — a legislative analyst from Washington, D.C.
Frederick Foster — a retired actor from Las Vegas, Nevada
Alexander Persaud — a Ph.D. student in economics originally from Dubuque, Iowa (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander | $600 | $3,800 | $17,400 |
$20,000
2-day champion: $26,000 |
$17,400
17 R, 3 W |
| Frederick | $1,400 | $3,400 | $4,000 |
$7,000
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,000
12 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Emma | $3,600 | $5,000 | $3,200 |
$1
3rd place: $1,000 |
$8,200
18 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| JUST DESERTS | COUNTRY MUSIC | TIME FOR A FLAT CIRCLE | LETTERS FROM WRITERS | JEWELRY | MAKING "ENCE" OF IT ALL |
|
$200
[1]
In this Bible book, the children of Israel "were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the Desert of Sinai"
Exodus
Emma
|
$200
[3]
In 2014 The Band this, made up of 3 siblings, won vocal group of the year at the ACM Awards
Perry
Emma
|
$200
[16]
Oahu's Mac 24/7 challenge? Eat 3 of these batter-fried items, maybe topped with blueberries, in 90 minutes; oh yeah, each is 14"
a pancake
Frederick
|
$200
[4]
In a letter to a friend in 1845: "I expect I shall be the belle of Amherst when I reach my 17th year"
Emily Dickinson
Frederick
|
$200
[13]
The name of these items strung on necklaces comes from the Old English word for "prayer"
beads
Alexander
Frederick
Emma
|
$200
[19]
Proverbially, it's golden
silence
Frederick
|
|
$400
[2]
The barchan type of this is crescent-shaped & is formed by a constant wind coming from one direction
a dune
Emma
|
$400
[12]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew steps out of the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, TN.) Many a country singer got his start at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe, including this "Friends In Low Places" superstar
Garth Brooks
Emma
|
$400
[17]
The modern version of this instrument began as part of 18th century Turkish Janissary bands
a tambourine
Emma
|
$600
[6]
To Anais Nin: "I think I have discovered a title for the book. How do you like... 'Tropic of Cancer' or 'I Sing the Equator'"
Henry Miller
Emma
|
$1,000
[27]
In 2010 a diamond bracelet owned by this wife of the ex-Edward VIII fetched $7 million at auction, a record for a bracelet
Wallis Simpson
Alexander
|
$400
[20]
An experience that seems like it happened for a reason but was really just accidental
a coincidence
Alexander
|
|
$600
[9]
Canteens empty! I'm going to perish in the Chihuahuan Desert!--but look, it's this 1,900-mile-long river!
the Rio Grande
Frederick
Emma
|
$600
[14]
When her "Here You Come Again" hit the pop charts in 1977, she said, "I'm not leaving country, I'm just taking it with me"
Dolly Parton
Frederick
|
$600
[26]
Men throw a flat circular object while staying within a flat circle 8.2' in diameter in this Olympic sport
discus
Emma
|
$800
[7]
To Marlon Brando: "I wrote a book called 'The Godfather'... and I think you're the only actor who can play the part"
Mario Puzo
Emma
|
— |
$600
[21]
Choose this word meaning your desired choice
your preference
Emma
|
|
$800
[10]
The Namib Desert of West Africa is home to a mountain variety of this member of the horse family
the zebra
Alexander
|
$800
[15]
"Don't Think I Don't Think About It" was a big country hit for this former lead singer of Hootie & the Blowfish
Darius Rucker
|
$800
[25]
A product from this tech company is represented here
Mozilla
Emma
|
DD
$1,000
[5]
To F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1925: "We are going in to Pamplona tomorrow. Been trout fishing here"
Ernest Hemingway
Frederick
|
— |
$800
[22]
The state or quality of being all-powerful
omnipotence
Alexander
|
|
$1,000
[11]
South America's La Guajira desert is connected by gas pipeline to nearby Barranquilla in this country
Colombia
Emma
|
$1,000
[18]
She's not only been a mentor to Kelly Clarkson--in 2013, she became Kelly's mother-in-law
Reba McEntire
|
$1,000
[24]
In 1979 the Mint elected to put her on $1 coins
Susan B. Anthony
Frederick
Emma
|
$1,000
[8]
T.S. Eliot divulged in a letter that a difficult marriage "brought the state of mind out of which came" this poem in 1922
"The Waste Land"
Frederick
|
— |
$1,000
[23]
From the Latin for "science of law", it's the study of legal decision-making
jurisprudence
Alexander
|
| JOUST DESSERTS | COMIC BOOKS | THE BALKANS | YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM | A "B" IN AMERICAN HISTORY | CONTRONYMS |
|
$400
[9]
After Lancelot lances a lot, give him some gooseberry this, also a term for'the jester
fool
Emma
|
$400
[8]
In July 2014 this student from Riverdale High died
Archie
Frederick
|
$400
[3]
Thisnation's name reflects its long history as a province of an ancient empire
Romania
Alexander
Frederick
|
$400
[14]
"Big Jim" Colosimo was the crime boss of this city (until Al Capone's gang whacked him, that is)
Chicago
Alexander
|
$400
[1]
2 British soldiers were found guilty in this 1770 Massachusetts riot; their thumbs were branded "M" for murder
the Boston Massacre
Alexander
|
$400
[19]
To add dry particles, or to remove them lightly with a cloth
dust
Alexander
Emma
|
|
$800
[10]
The English knights hate the French but love this dessert of theirs, literally "perfect" in their cursed tongue
parfait
Alexander
|
$800
[27]
Real name Harleen Quinzel, this gal fell in love with the Joker
Harley Quinn
Emma
|
$800
[4]
It's been a tough past few decades for this Balkannation, the former leading Yugoslav republic
Serbia
Alexander
|
$800
[15]
After promotion to general for his raid on Tokyo, this Medal of Honor winner continued to lead bombing missions
Doolittle
Frederick
|
$800
[2]
In 1976 John Warner married Elizabeth Taylor & served as administrator of this celebration
the Bicentennial
Emma
|
$800
[22]
Least severe type of burn, most severe type of murder
first-degree (first accepted)
Alexander
|
|
$1,200
[20]
Bedivere loves raisins after cleaving foes in twain, so give him "spotted" this
dick
Emma
|
$2,000
[28]
Also a ring bearer, Sinestro is chiefly a foe of this "colorful" superhero
the Green Lantern
Emma
|
$1,200
[5]
There was anancient kingdomof this name; itswestern partis today a country of the same name bordering Greece
Macedonia
Alexander
|
$1,200
[16]
Shortly before moving to Texas, this frontiersman knifed a man to death in a duel
Jim Bowie
Alexander
|
$1,200
[11]
America's first passenger line, this railroad began steaming along in 1830
the B&O (Baltimore and Ohio)
Frederick
|
$1,200
[23]
If I'm this "about" you, that's nice; if I'm this "at" you, not; it's a this this this this word
mad
Frederick
|
|
$1,600
[21]
There's nothing Sir Kay likes more than a Twirl or a Flake from this British confectioner
Cadbury
Alexander
|
— |
$1,600
[6]
The northwesternmost Balkannation, itshares an Alpine terrain with its neighbors Italy & Austria
Slovenia
Alexander
|
$1,600
[17]
Alabama sheriff Jim Clark led the "Bloody Sunday" attack on civil rights protestors marching from this city to Montgomery
Selma
Alexander
|
$2,000
[13]
A 1944 conference in this New Hampshire resort resulted in the creation of the IMF & the World Bank
Bretton Woods
Alexander
|
$1,600
[24]
Nasty this we're having; it can mean both to withstand & to wear away
weather
Emma
|
|
$2,000
[26]
Don't toy with the Hedge Knight; he adores the tipsy hedgehog, another name for this custard, cake & sherry concoction
trifle
Frederick
|
— |
$2,000
[7]
Part of several empires in history, this nationhad a taste of independence in 1878
Montenegro
Alexander
|
$2,000
[18]
1890s heavyweight champ James Corbett was known by this posh nickname
"Gentleman Jim"
|
DD
$4,600
[12]
A governor's failure to stop Indian raids prompted this 1676 rebellion led by a Virginia planter
Bacon's Rebellion
Frederick
|
DD
$5,000
[25]
To ask for professional advice, or to give it
consult
Emma
|
A chapter heading in this 19th century work calls the title character "one-eyed, lame", another calls him "deaf"
The Hunchback of Notre Dame