Jenny Gu — a medical student from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sam Stubblefield — a hospital pediatrician from Wilmington, Delaware
Ryan Mewett — a naval officer originally from Plano, Texas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $28,801)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan | $3,400 | $6,200 | $13,800 |
$27,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$13,800
19 R, 1 W |
| Sam | $2,800 | $8,800 | $23,300 |
$27,601
New champion: $27,601 |
$18,200
21 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| Jenny | $1,000 | $3,600 | $6,600 |
$6,600
3rd place: $1,000 |
$8,000
11 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS | FICTIONAL ORGANIZATIONS | THE COLOR PURPLE | SPEAK "UP"! | BATTLES | IVY LEAGUE ALUMNI |
|
$200
[10]
Many consideritthe most beautiful monument in the world
the Taj Mahal
Ryan
|
$200
[6]
In a musical Kim MacAfee has said "bye bye" to this pop music star, resigning as president of his fan club
Conrad Birdie
|
$200
[20]
In Greek these veggies with dark purple skin are melitzanes
eggplants
Sam
|
$200
[24]
The dealer shows it to the rest of the table
the upcard
Sam
|
$200
[1]
The American Revolution began in April 1775 with the battles of these 2 Massachusetts towns
Lexington & Concord
Ryan
|
$200
[17]
This Bronx-born Supreme Court justice got her B.A. from Princeton
Sotomayor
Jenny
|
|
$400
[11]
You ought to recognize this iconic art deco skyscraper
the Chrysler Building
Ryan
Jenny
|
$400
[7]
This evil organization that 007 has battled in many movies is the title of the 2015 James Bond film
S.P.E.C.T.R.E.
Sam
|
$400
[28]
A tabloid version of the board game Clue made this purple-named character a billionaire video game designer
Professor Plum
Ryan
|
$400
[25]
A slope, or an improvement
an upgrade
Ryan
|
$400
[2]
The name of this 1815 battle has come to mean a decisive defeat
Waterloo
Ryan
|
$400
[29]
At Harvard, Al Gore roomed with this future movie actor, who spoke in support of Al at the Democratic Convention in 2000
Tommy Lee Jones
Ryan
|
|
$600
[12]
The stunning Baha'i Templein New Delhi is built in the shape of this sacred flower
the lotus
Jenny
|
$600
[8]
SD-6, a top-secret spy agency, recruited college student Sydney Bristow, "Alias" this actress
Jennifer Garner
Ryan
|
$600
[21]
Elizabeth Taylor's eyes were often described as this shade of purple, as in the title of a "Doonesbury" collection
violet
Sam
|
$600
[19]
To transfer data from a smaller device to a larger one
upload
Ryan
Jenny
|
$600
[3]
This battle fought in Maryland in 1862 was the bloodiest single day of the Civil War
Antietam
Ryan
|
$600
[5]
Naturally, this "Oracle of Omaha" went to the University of Nebraska, but for B-school attended Columbia
(Warren) Buffett
Sam
|
|
$800
[15]
In 2015, this museum, named for the former Gertrude Vanderbilt, moved to a new building with a cantilevered entrance
the Whitney Museum of American Art
|
$800
[13]
Several of the Time Lords on this series have dealt with U.N.I.T., a task force that investigates aliens on Earth
Doctor Who
Sam
|
$1,000
[23]
Appropriately, Alice Walker has this gem that's the color purple as her birthstone
amethyst
Jenny
|
$800
[26]
More common in women? it's using a rising inflection even on non-questions?
upspeak (or uptalk)
Jenny
|
$800
[4]
In Shakespeare, before this battle Henry V rallies his troops, calling them "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers"
Agincourt
Jenny
|
$800
[18]
Seen here, this New York senator graduated magna cum laude from Dartmouth
Kirsten Gillibrand
|
|
$1,000
[16]
Legend says the architects of this cathedral were blinded so they could never again create anything as beautiful
St. Basil's
Sam
|
$1,000
[14]
In the Marvel universe, Baron Wolfgang von Strucker was instrumental in creating this evil organization
Hydra
Sam
|
DD
$3,000
[22]
The dried purple flowers of this shrub that's part of the mint family are used for scent or as a preservative
lavender
Sam
|
$1,000
[27]
With or without a prefatory "one", it's the art of gaining an advantage
upsmanship
Ryan
|
$1,000
[9]
World War II's largest naval engagement was the 1944 battle of this Philippine gulf
Leyte
Ryan
|
$1,000
[30]
She was still a senior at Yale when her design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial won a nationwide competition
Maya Lin
Sam
|
| MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU | STATELY RIVERS | MERRIAM-WEBSTER NEW WORDS | DEBUT NOVELS | THE GROUP'S LEAD SINGER | "E" COMMERCE |
|
$400
[4]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a mountain on the monitor.) Whether a climber takes a direct route or a scenic one, it takes the same amount of work to overcome gravity on the way to the top of the mountain because gravity is this type of force, a political antonym of "liberal"
conservative
Jenny
|
$400
[12]
This river begins its 315-mile journey just northeast of Montgomery
the Alabama
Sam
Jenny
|
$400
[21]
Crema is the thin layer of foam found on this concentrated caffeinated product
espresso
Sam
|
$400
[25]
Stephen King made his debut with this 1974 novel about the worst prom ever
Carrie
Jenny
|
$800
[27]
Hole:This widow of Kurt Cobain
Courtney Love
Sam
|
$1,200
[11]
With an August 16, 1996 IPO, this online brokerage company swapped its private status for a public one
E-Trade
Ryan
|
|
$800
[6]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the USSIntrepidin New York.) Pushing through the air at more than 1,300 miles per hour, the Concorde expanded 8 inches in length during flight because of heat generated by this contact force
friction
Ryan
|
$800
[13]
Louisville, Kentucky lies on this river that forms most of the state's northern border
the Ohio
Ryan
|
$800
[9]
It's the type of "money" contributed to nonprofits but really used for political means
dark money
Sam
|
$800
[17]
It's never too late: at age 73 Norman Maclean published this debut book about fly-fishing
A River Runs Through It
Sam
|
$1,200
[19]
Talking Heads:This guy who famously wore an oversized white suit
(David) Byrne
Sam
|
$2,000
[23]
The 2 of the "Big 3" credit reporting bureaus that fit the category
Experian & Equifax
Sam
|
|
$1,200
[5]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a globe on the monitor.) In the northern hemisphere, a projectile moving north outraces Earth's rotation, so it will appear to be deflected to the right, thanks to this force named for a 19th century Frenchman
Coriolis
Ryan
|
$1,200
[14]
In the late 1930s the All-American Canal was built to deliver water from this river to California's Imperial Valley
the Colorado
Ryan
|
$1,200
[1]
Colony collapse disorder refers to the death of these animals
(honey)bees
Ryan
Sam
|
DD
$1,400
[10]
Her 1936 debut "We the Living" began a lifelong theme by attacking the evils of socialist collectivism
Ayn Rand
Jenny
|
$1,600
[20]
Alabama Shakes:Thisbig-voiced woman from Athens, Alabama
Brittany Howard
|
DD
$4,500
[22]
This company named for a local hero began making early American furniture in Beecher Falls, Vermont in 1936
Ethan Allen
Sam
|
|
$1,600
[7]
Take a second to turn things over & identify this, also called the moment of force
torque
Jenny
|
$1,600
[15]
The first permanent white settlements in Nebraska & South Dakota were located on this river
the Missouri
Ryan
Sam
|
$1,600
[2]
A headline designed to lure a web user to a site of dubious merit is this fishing-themed term
clickbait
Sam
|
$1,600
[18]
"Cup of Gold", a swashbuckling fantasy about 17th c. pirates, was the first novel by this author of "Tortilla Flat"
(John) Steinbeck
Jenny
|
$2,000
[26]
The Killers:This charismatic guy from the Southwest
Brandon Flowers
Jenny
|
— |
|
$2,000
[8]
The subatomic weak force acts on these particles named for an Italian-American physicist
fermions
Jenny
|
$2,000
[16]
New England's longest river, it flows from a small beaver pond near the Canadian border to Long Island Sound
the Connecticut
Sam
|
$2,000
[3]
From the Latin for "to cloak" comes this "care" intended to treat, not necessarily cure the symptoms of the very sick
palliative care
Sam
|
$2,000
[24]
His first novel "Burmese Days" was published in 1934, not long after he began using this name instead of Eric Blair
George Orwell
Ryan
|
— | — |
Its name refers to safety efforts that currently restrict cylinder capacity & prohibit supercharging
Formula One