Darren Harris-Fain — an English professor from Prattville, Alabama
Martha Holland — a school administrator from Newtown, Pennsylvania
Phil Arevalo — a Ph.D. candidate in microbiology originally from Springfield, Virginia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $23,600)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil | $0 | $2,400 | $10,800 |
$10,800
2nd place: $2,000 |
$10,800
13 R, 2 W |
| Martha | $-600 | $400 | $3,200 |
$3,200
3rd place: $1,000 |
$3,200
5 R, 2 W |
| Darren | $500 | $3,900 | $21,900 |
$22,000
New champion: $22,000 |
$19,800
27 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| VIDEO & FILM | KANSAS | WORDS THAT SHOULD RHYME | TOYS & GAMES | DISCOVERIES | I PLAYED HIM IN THE RECENT MOVIE |
|
$200
[1]
Add one letter to a sleep-aid drug & you get this "noise"; in production it's called room tone
ambient
Phil
|
$200
[25]
On June 8, 1966 one of these destroyed 800 homes & did $100 million damage in Topeka
a tornado
Darren
|
$200
[13]
A spade & a book of dramatic fiction
shovel & novel
Darren
|
$200
[19]
The total money in a standard version of this real estate board game is $15,140
Monopoly
Phil
|
$200
[4]
Frederick Cook claimed to have discovered this in 1908, a year before Robert Peary
the North Pole
|
$200
[7]
David Oyelowo:This leader in "Selma"
Martin Luther King
Phil
|
|
$400
[2]
The last shot of the day is also known as this gin cocktail shot--because the next shot is in that cocktail's glass
a martini shot
|
$400
[26]
Before Alaska & Hawaii were states, this point was near Lebanon in north central Kansas
the (geographic) center of the U.S.
Darren
|
$400
[14]
A vessel that carries blood to the heart & a mug for drinking ale
vein & stein
Darren
|
$400
[20]
Hasbro said this action figure that debuted in 1964 was "America's movable fighting man"
G.I. Joe
Phil
|
$400
[5]
A shiny pebble discovered in South Africa in 1867 turned out to be this type of gem, kicking off a major industry
diamond
Darren
|
$400
[8]
Eddie Redmayne:This smarty in "The Theory of Everything"
(Stephen) Hawking
Darren
|
|
$600
[3]
Want to show video of what your on-screen talking head is yapping about? Use this letter "roll" that paints the story
B-roll
Darren
|
$600
[27]
The main campus of the University of Kansas occupies 1,000 acres of this city
Lawrence
Phil
Darren
|
$600
[15]
The serpent that killed Cleopatra & a hornet
asp & wasp
Phil
|
$600
[21]
This handheld device made its debut at the 1939 World's Fair & hit it big when it started showing Disney images
a View-Master
Darren
|
$600
[6]
On January 24, 1848 James Marshall discovered gold while building a mill for this man, & the rush was on!
(John) Sutter
Darren
|
$600
[9]
Guy Pearce:This abdicator in "The King's Speech"
Edward VIII
Martha
Darren
|
|
$800
[24]
Geometrically speaking, a high-this shot makes a character seem puny
a high-angle shot
Darren
|
$800
[28]
This 10-letter occupation is the complete epitaph on the grave of William Inge in Independence, Kansas
playwright
|
$800
[16]
Classical dance & a wooden hammer
ballet & mallet
Darren
|
$800
[22]
Applejack & Pinkie Pie are 2 of the teensy equines in this toy line
My Little Pony
Phil
|
$1,000
[18]
In 1911 Hiram Bingham discovered--or rather rediscovered--this ancient Inca settlement in Peru
Machu Picchu
Darren
|
$800
[10]
Benedict Cumberbatch:This mathematician in "The Imitation Game"
(Alan) Turing
Darren
|
| — |
$1,000
[29]
John Kloehr & other citizens of Coffeyville, Kansas made sure that this gang's Oct. 5, 1892 raid was its last
the Dalton Gang
|
$1,000
[17]
A buccaneer & an angry adjective
pirate & irate
Martha
|
$1,000
[23]
Will you identify this item, originally called the Syco-Seer?Signs point to yes
the Magic 8 Ball
Phil
|
DD
$1,500
[12]
This dangerous virus transmitted by a mosquito was first discovered in Africa in 1937
the West Nile virus
Darren
|
$1,000
[11]
Bradley Cooper:This Navy SEAL in "American Sniper"
Chris Kyle
Darren
|
| 20th CENTURY BOOKS | NUMERICAL TV | STONES | WESTERN HEMISPHERE RIVERS | KING ARTHUR | "WORK" IT! |
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$400
[1]
This novel begins on the porch of Tara
Gone with the Wind
Darren
|
$400
[8]
Contestants try not to get outfoxworthy'd on this game show
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
Darren
|
$400
[21]
The Stone Age is divided into 3 periods whose names each end with these 6 letters
-lithic
Phil
|
$400
[30]
The Hondo River provides much of the border between Mexico & this small Central American nation
Belize
|
$400
[16]
One of 12 victories ascribed to Arthur is the defeat of an army of these Germanic invaders at the Battle of Badon Hill
Saxons
Martha
|
$400
[2]
When si.com called CC Sabathia one of these, it meant he'd pitched a lot of innings, not that he was a draft animal
a workhorse
Darren
|
|
$800
[7]
He wove "Charlotte's Web"
(E.B.) White
Phil
|
$800
[12]
The Forman family's follies in Wisconsin revived a decade on this sitcom
That '70s Show
Darren
|
$800
[22]
Found on Salisbury Plain, it was constructed using the post & lintel system, in which 2 upright members support a third
Stonehenge
Martha
|
$1,200
[28]
In the 1520s Sebastian Cabot named a South American river this, believing the nearby area had lots of silver
Río de la Plata
Darren
|
$800
[17]
In some versions the "sword in the stone" that Arthur pulls free to become king was the sword of this man, his dad
Uther Pendragon
Phil
|
$800
[3]
There's a train stop in this desk+computer combo
a workstation
Darren
|
|
$1,200
[9]
Jack Handey's first collection
Deep Thoughts
|
$1,200
[13]
Among the colorful characters on this "Cops" parody was Lt. Jim Dangle in short shorts
Reno 911!
Phil
|
$1,200
[23]
In John 20 she sees that the stone in front of the tomb of Jesus had been rolled away
Mary Magdalene
Martha
|
$1,600
[27]
Rising near Tennessee pass in the Colorado Rockies, it flows southeasterly for more than 1,400 miles
the Arkansas River
|
$1,200
[18]
When Arthur is away in battle, this bastard son of his seizes his throne
Mordred
Darren
|
$1,200
[4]
Government benefits that require the recipient to perform a job
workfare
Darren
|
|
$1,600
[10]
He began a trilogy with "The Golden Compass"
Philip Pullman
Darren
|
$1,600
[14]
Sadly, it was John Ritter's final TV show
8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter
Phil
|
$1,600
[24]
We know it as a famous military man's nickname, but in Britain it means "to filibuster"
stonewall
Phil
|
$2,000
[26]
The Winnipeg River rises in this U.S.-Canada lake & empties into Lake Winnipeg
Lake of the Woods
Darren
|
$2,000
[20]
A chair at the Round Table reserved for the Grail finder but deadly to anyone else is called the "Siege" this word
Perilous
Darren
|
$1,600
[5]
According to John Lennon, it's "something to be"
a working class hero
Martha
|
|
$2,000
[11]
John Howard Griffin darkened his skin & went South to write it
Black Like Me
Darren
|
$2,000
[15]
It was Reed & Malloy on patrol in L.A. on this classic cop show
Adam-12
Darren
|
$2,000
[25]
Thismineral, whose name is from the Greek for "mallow", is a copper ore as well as a gemstone
malachite
Phil
|
DD
$2,700
[29]
Its many tributaries include the Great Miami & Wabash Rivers
the Ohio
Darren
|
DD
$3,300
[19]
After his final battle, the wounded Arthur is carried off to this magical isle
Avalon
Darren
|
$2,000
[6]
Riverside county, California has one of these programs in which convicts do manual labor on the outside
work release
Martha
|
During the 1976 presidential campaign, Ronald Reagan said of this, "We built it, we paid for it, it's ours & we are going to keep it"
the Panama Canal