Jennifer Robinson — a manufacturing technician from Windham, Maine
Philip Clark — a high school librarian from Falls Church, Virginia
Dennis Golin — a video editor from New York, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $31,999)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis | $5,400 | $6,400 | $14,100 |
$27,100
2-day champion: $59,099 |
$14,800
24 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Philip | $1,000 | $4,800 | $12,000 |
$20,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$12,000
13 R, 0 W |
| Jennifer | $200 | $3,400 | $13,000 |
$26,000
2nd place: $2,000 |
$13,000
16 R, 1 W |
| HERBS & SPICES | POP CULTURE | LAST NAME'S THE SAME | "K"APITAL CITIES | AMERICAN HISTORY | ANAGRAMS OF EACH OTHER |
|
$200
[10]
The smoked Spanish version of this Hungarian spice is made from pimiento peppers dried & smoked over an oak fire
paprika
Dennis
|
$200
[7]
On the CW, Grant Gustin plays Barry Allen, transformed by lightning into this title superhero
the Flash
Dennis
|
$200
[24]
Helmut, Mike &John Jacob Jingleheimer--his name is their name, too
Schmidt
Philip
|
$200
[26]
Now the capital of a different country, in the Middle Ages it was the capital of Russia
Kiev
Jennifer
|
$200
[2]
This abolitionist's raid on Harpers Ferry made him a martyr to the antislavery cause
John Brown
Dennis
|
$200
[30]
Shiftless &a good place to get a corned beef on rye
idle & deli
Jennifer
|
|
$400
[1]
A brittle, papery covering called a tunic grows around each clove & the whole bulb of this vampire-unfriendly plant
garlic
Jennifer
|
$400
[9]
Vin Diesel named his daughter Pauline after this late co-star of his
Paul Walker
Jennifer
|
$400
[23]
Cormac, Joe &(a real dummy) Charlie
McCarthy
Jennifer
|
$400
[15]
It succeeded Kandahar as capital in 1776
Kabul
Dennis
|
$400
[3]
His "Icebox" & his "Folly" were nicknames for the purchase of Alaska
(William) Seward
Dennis
|
$400
[29]
A small citrus fruit &1,000 Roman paces
lime & mile
Jennifer
|
|
$600
[8]
Thyme's name is from a word meaning "to burn" & the ancients used it as this, burning it to get rid of pests
a fumigant
Jennifer
|
$600
[13]
The Bolts is a nickname for this NFL team
the (San Diego) Chargers
Dennis
|
$600
[20]
Timothy, Lauren &people, listen...E.F.
Hutton
Jennifer
|
$600
[14]
It's found in a fertile valley of the eastern Himalayas
Kathmandu
Dennis
|
$600
[4]
The U.S. & the Soviet Union teetered on the brink of nuclear war during this in October 1962
the Cuban Missile Crisis
Dennis
|
$600
[28]
A person of great holiness &a glossy, silky fabric
saint & satin
Jennifer
|
|
$800
[18]
Once used by Gypsies in fortune telling, this smallest member of the onion family is used as a baked potato topper
chives
Dennis
Philip
|
$800
[16]
Fittingly, the 2015 Video Music Award for Song of the Summer went to this band for "She's Kinda Hot"
5 Seconds of Summer
Dennis
|
$800
[19]
All 3 have a way with words:Gwendolyn, Garth &Mel
Brooks
Philip
|
$800
[12]
Indicatedhere, it's located only 20 miles from the equator
Kampala
|
$1,000
[6]
Selling more than a half million copies, this 50-page pamphlet paved the way for the Declaration of Independence
"Common Sense"
Philip
|
$800
[25]
A noun for a top man in the army &a verb meaning to make bigger
general & enlarge
Jennifer
|
|
$1,000
[21]
Ivy is related to this herb, long used in teas & as a drug in China
ginseng
Philip
|
$1,000
[17]
Sheplays Amy in the "Pitch Perfect" movies
Rebel Wilson
Dennis
|
$1,000
[22]
2012 presidential candidate Herman &novelist James M.
Cain
Philip
|
$1,000
[11]
This capital has the Petronas Towers, twin structures that are among the world's highest
Kuala Lumpur
Dennis
|
DD
$1,200
[5]
In 1921 Harding nominated him to be Chief Justice, an historic appointment
William Howard Taft
Dennis
|
$1,000
[27]
A gift for a birthday &a cobra (probably not a good gift for a birthday)
present & serpent
|
| MUSICAL CHAIRS | LINES ON THE MAP | FRENCH LITERATURE | CROSSWORD CLUES "Y" | GEM | & THE HOLOGRAMS |
|
$400
[19]
Berry Gordy was known as "The Chairman" while running this soul music empire
Motown
Dennis
|
$400
[14]
During a solstice, the sun is directly over one of these lines of latitude whose names suggest easy days & fruity drinks
tropic
Philip
|
$400
[8]
"Twenty Years After" & "The Vicomte de Bragelonne" were both sequels to this Alexandre Dumas work
Three Musketeers
Dennis
|
$400
[1]
Leavening agent(5)
yeast
Philip
|
$400
[6]
The gem andalusite is named for a mountainous region in this country
Spain
Dennis
|
$400
[28]
Speedo employed a hologram of Michael Phelps to launch a new one of these
a swimsuit
Dennis
|
|
$800
[25]
Maybe this A&M Records co-founder & vice chairman took a "Tijuana Taxi" to board meetings
Herb Alpert
Dennis
|
$800
[9]
It's the only state whose borders, like with Montana to the north & Colorado to the south, are 4 straight lines
Wyoming
Dennis
|
$800
[16]
In Chapter I of this Gaston Leroux novel, we learn of a private box in the theatre always reserved for the title figure
Phantom of the Opera
Jennifer
|
$800
[2]
An inhabitant of the U.S.(6)
Yankee
Philip
|
$800
[18]
The 3 natural forms of this hard gem are called bort, ballas & carbonado
a diamond
Philip
|
$800
[13]
Using holograms, this diva aka Mimi sang "Silent Night" in 5 different European cities in 2011
Mariah Carey
Jennifer
|
|
$1,200
[23]
"We have created a fantastic service, and people just complain", said Martin Lorentzon, chairman of this streaming service
Spotify
Dennis
|
$1,200
[7]
Lines called isobars & isotherms show up on these maps
weather maps
Dennis
Philip
|
$1,200
[11]
Antoine de Saint-Exupery, who perished in a WWII plane crash, is today best known for this children's tale
The Little Prince
Dennis
|
$1,200
[3]
Oy, such a gossip(5)
yenta
Dennis
|
$1,200
[21]
The most valued type of this gem is the pigeon-blood variety
ruby
Jennifer
|
$1,200
[20]
For fishermen, panther Martin makes holographic these that shimmer with light underwater
lures
Jennifer
|
|
$1,600
[24]
Ahmet Ertegun was co-founder & chairman of this "oceanic" label home to Aretha Franklin & Led Zeppelin
Atlantic
Jennifer
|
$1,600
[10]
Heading east, the equator passes through the Maldives, & the next nation it reaches is this other island one
Indonesia
Dennis
|
$2,000
[15]
A collection of about 90 tales, "The Human Comedy" by this author paints a vivid portrait of 19th c. France
(Honoré de) Balzac
Philip
|
$1,600
[4]
Succulent plant type(5)
yucca
Philip
|
$1,600
[22]
Chatoyancy is the technical term for the luminous band of light seen in cut gemstones with this feline name
cat's eyes
Dennis
|
$1,600
[29]
At a 2006 fashion show, Alexander McQueen employed a hologram of this British supermodel
Kate Moss
Dennis
|
|
DD
$4,500
[26]
This label home to many Chicago blues greats was named for brothers Leonard & Phil, not for a board game
Chess
Dennis
|
$2,000
[17]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) These lines on a map connect points of equal elevation & allowmountains& other features to be depicted in 2 dimensions
contour lines
|
DD
$5,000
[12]
One of the chief aims of this 1831 novel was to "inspire the nation with a love of its national architecture"
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Dennis
|
$2,000
[5]
Circular, domed tent(4)
yurt
Jennifer
|
$2,000
[27]
Named for the African country where it was first discovered, this gem is an alternate birthstone for December
tanzanite
Jennifer
|
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There were about 900 casualties in the 1862 Battle of Secessionville, fought in this state
South Carolina