Amanda Fieiras — a registered nurse from Chicago, Illinois
Kyle Baum — an M.B.A. candidate originally from Wildwood, Missouri
Dylan Parson — a student from Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania (whose 2-day cash winnings total $24,599)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan | $2,600 | $4,400 | $13,200 |
$5,200
3-day champion: $29,799 |
$13,200
22 R, 4 W |
| Kyle | $800 | $200 | $1,300 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$3,800
5 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Amanda | $600 | $4,000 | $15,200 |
$3,999
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,200
15 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| BOOKS BY CHAPTER TITLES | THE STATE U's MAIN CAMPUS | PERSECUTED PEOPLE | COULDN'T THINK OF A RHYME | LET'S HAVE EGGS | 3-LETTER WORDS |
|
$200
[11]
"Another View of Hester"
The Scarlet Letter
Amanda
|
$200
[15]
The University of Nebraska, presidentially speaking
Lincoln
Dylan
|
$200
[9]
Being Chechen has not always been easy in this large country where most of them live
Russia
Dylan
|
$200
[20]
This Ozzy Osbourne band, in "War Pigs":"Generals gathered in their masses, just like witches at black masses"
Black Sabbath
Dylan
|
$400
[17]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a nest of eggs on the monitor.) Some birds, like this wild American whiskey symbol, nest on the ground & laypointed eggsso they roll in a circle, not away from the nest
turkeys
Amanda
|
$400
[28]
In Scrabble you get at least 12 points for this slang synonym of pimple
zit
Dylan
|
|
$400
[12]
"Javert Off the Track"
Les Misérables
Amanda
|
$400
[7]
The University of Wisconsin, presidentially speaking
Madison
Dylan
|
$400
[8]
ISIS persecutes members of the Mideast's Yazidi sect, who say they are descended only from this man, not his mate
Adam
Dylan
|
$400
[27]
In "Nothing Else Matters" by this Lars Ulrich band:"Never opened myself this way, life is ours, we live it our way"
Metallica
Kyle
|
$600
[16]
Round eggs, like those of this marine reptile that uses its flippers to bury dozens in holes in sand, fit well in tight places
a sea turtle
Dylan
|
$600
[26]
A beam of light, or an arm of a starfish
ray
Amanda
|
|
$600
[13]
"The Deadly Poppy Field"
The Wizard of Oz
Dylan
|
$600
[2]
The Universities of South Carolina & Missouri (it's a university name itself)
Columbia
Dylan
|
$600
[6]
The Nazis hounded Jehovah's Witnesses in part for refusing to participate in universal this, introduced in 1935
military service
Dylan
|
$600
[24]
In "Hot Blooded" by this band:"You don't have to read my mind, to know what I have in mind"
Foreigner
Dylan
|
$800
[14]
You're on your own, kid: the brown tree type of these reptiles doesn't incubate its eggs or care for its young
a snake
Dylan
|
$800
[25]
It's a Vietnamese soup with noodles & thin slices of meat
pho
Amanda
|
|
$800
[18]
"Aunt March Settles the Question"
Little Women
Amanda
|
$800
[1]
Here's some flowery prose about Indiana University
Bloomington
Kyle
|
$800
[4]
The phrase "ethnic cleansing" gained currency in 1991 when done to Balkan groups like Muslims in this 2-named state
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Dylan
|
$800
[21]
This Miami rapper, "dog":"Picture that with a Kodak, or better yet, go to Times Square, take a picture of me with a Kodak"
Pitbull
Dylan
|
$1,000
[10]
The 1920s discovery of fossil eggs in this central Asian desert proved that at least some dinosaurs laid 'em
the Gobi
Amanda
|
$1,000
[23]
In Arabian legend, this bird was so big & strong that it could carry off an elephant
roc
|
|
DD
$1,800
[19]
"I Strike the Jolly Roger"
Treasure Island
Amanda
|
$1,000
[3]
The University of Kentucky
Lexington
Dylan
Amanda
|
$1,000
[5]
France is not always nice to this ethnic group that included the great French jazzman Django Reinhardt
Roma (or Gypsy)
|
$1,000
[22]
This ex-Beatle:"You know it don't come easy, you don't have to shout or leap about, you can even play them easy"
Ringo Starr
Dylan
Kyle
Amanda
|
— | — |
| AMERICAN LAKES | NAME THAT ELEMENT | ECONOMICS | RELEASE THE "OUND"S | LOW COUNTRY TYPES | OSCAR-WINNING WRITERS |
|
$400
[2]
This type of shrimp named for its salty habitat has been called the most numerous inhabitant of the Great Salt Lake
brine shrimp
Dylan
|
$400
[26]
It's number 1!
hydrogen
Amanda
|
$400
[1]
A political rival called the trickle-down monetary theory espoused by Ronald Reagan this "scary" kind of economics
voodoo
Amanda
|
$800
[25]
Clean these up & throw them away after using a French press
grounds
Dylan
|
$800
[24]
WWI Dutch aviator Anthony Fokker developed a way to synchronize machine gun fire with the rotation of this
a propeller
Dylan
|
$1,200
[16]
2010, adaptation:"The Social Network"
(Aaron) Sorkin
Amanda
|
|
$1,200
[5]
The name of this resort island in Lake Huron used to have "Michili- " in front of it
Mackinac
Dylan
|
$1,200
[10]
Element number 18, it's every pirate's favorite noble gas
argon
Kyle
|
$800
[23]
Including currency & other liquid assets, it's the total amount of cash available in a given economy
the money supply
|
$1,200
[21]
To jump-start a fast break, release a quick outlet pass after a defensive one of these
a rebound
Dylan
Kyle
|
$1,200
[22]
Rembrandt was one of these, & hispaintingwas featured on the box of the cigars of the same name
a Dutch master
|
$1,600
[14]
2003, original:"Lost in Translation"
Sofia Coppola
|
|
$1,600
[19]
In the 19th c., this 22-mile-long lake in the Sierra Nevada lost most of the forest around it, used for timber in the Comstock mines
Lake Tahoe
Dylan
|
$1,600
[9]
Until 1957 it was known as glucinium, but whatever will Be will Be
beryllium
Kyle
|
$1,200
[8]
The proposed trans-pacific partnership is an FTA, this type of agreement meant to open markets & create jobs
a free trade agreement
Dylan
|
$1,600
[17]
It went out of circulation in Ireland in 2002
the pound
Dylan
|
$1,600
[20]
Margaretha Zelle was the less glamorous original name of this dancer & accused spy
Mata Hari
Amanda
|
$2,000
[13]
1999, adaptation:"The Cider House Rules"
(John) Irving
Kyle
|
|
$2,000
[6]
Due to its serpentine curves, this large reservoir in central Missouri has been called "the Magic Dragon"
the Lake of the Ozarks
|
$2,000
[12]
We won't tell you the "tedious" tale of the discovery of this element, No. 107, named for a physicist
bohrium
Dylan
|
$1,600
[3]
In 1936 this British economist said the way to beat a recession was a government-sponsored policy of full employment
(John Maynard) Keynes
Amanda
|
$2,000
[15]
Fisherman, release the gulf type of this flatfish if it's less than a foot long
flounder
Amanda
|
$2,000
[18]
1 month older than Anne Frank, this actress survived Nazi-occupied Holland & could not bring herself to portray Anne
Audrey Hepburn
|
— |
|
DD
$4,000
[4]
This lake in Upstate New York was named in 1755 to honor the then-current British monarch
Lake George
Amanda
|
DD
$2,500
[11]
Thb 2 elements whose symbols are personal pronouns
iodine (I) & helium (He)
Kyle
|
$2,000
[7]
America had Reaganomics & now Japan has this set of policies named for the current PM, including fiscal expansion
Abenomics
Dylan
|
— | — | — |
This French phrase refers to part of the Order of the Holy Ghost; its knights became known for serving superb dinners
Cordon Bleu