Alex uses acaneduring the closing credits chat.
Ashley Wilson — an organization development consultant from Alexandria, Virginia
Sandro Marchegiani — a college instructor from Windber, Pennsylvania
Johnny Saunders — a retired convenience store manager from Dallas, Texas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $13,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny | $1,400 | $3,200 | $9,600 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$9,600
10 R, 0 W |
| Sandro | $1,600 | $2,600 | $10,800 |
$999
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,000
16 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Ashley | $5,400 | $6,400 | $20,600 |
$21,601
New champion: $21,601 |
$17,800
18 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W |
| STATUE-ESQUE WOMEN | THE LEGAL SYSTEM AT WORK | ALSO PART OF A BOOK | DANCE MUSIC | ____ OF THE ____ | ASIA |
|
$200
[16]
The Jamestownstatuehonoringthis Native American of the 17th century was erected in 1922
Pocahontas
Sandro
|
$200
[11]
In 1998 a woman sued Universal Studios Orlando for $15k, claiming this alliterative attraction was too scary
the haunted house
|
$200
[1]
The backbone
spine
Sandro
|
$200
[25]
"Don't Stop The Music" by this singer from Barbados sampled the '80s hit "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Rihanna
Ashley
|
$200
[22]
Henry Fowler created a reserve currency called "paper gold" while serving in this Cabinet post
Secretary of the Treasury
Sandro
|
$200
[2]
In 2014 president Nazarbayev said his country should change its name to get rid of this last syllable that's so common in the area
-stan
Ashley
|
|
$400
[17]
Last name of Edith, who stands still at a facility in Rochester, Minn. where she was the first nurse anesthetist
Mayo
|
$400
[12]
After NASA crashed a probe into comet Tempel 1, astrologer Marina Bai sued, saying it deformed this chart
the astrological chart (or horoscope)
Johnny
|
$400
[7]
A band or musician's version of a song by someone else
a cover
Ashley
|
$600
[23]
This 3-named band, in 1992:"I'm too sexy for my car, too sexy for my car, too sexy by far"
Right Said Fred
Sandro
|
$400
[18]
Hannibal Lecter is supposed to help the FBI find a serial killer nicknamed Buffalo Bill in this bestseller
Silence of the Lambs
Sandro
|
$400
[3]
In August of 2008, the venues in this city, seen here from space, were much in the news
Beijing
Ashley
|
| — |
$600
[13]
This filmmaker sued Viacom for trying to rebrand TNN as Spike TV
Spike Lee
Ashley
|
$800
[9]
A ceremony celebrating the opening of a building
a dedication
|
$800
[24]
"That's The Way (I Like It)" when you name this band who took that tune to No. 1 in 1975, uh huh, uh huh
KC and the Sunshine Band
Johnny
|
$600
[19]
This song by Survivor says, "it's the thrill of the fight, rising up to the challenge of our rival"
"Eye Of The Tiger"
Sandro
|
$600
[4]
This narrow strip on the Korean Peninsula roughly follows 38 degrees north latitude
the Demilitarized Zone
Sandro
|
| — |
$800
[14]
Mattel objected to lyrics like "I'm a blonde bimbo girl in a fantasy world" in this parody hit by Aqua
"Barbie Girl"
Ashley
|
$1,000
[10]
A youth being trained to become a knight
a page
|
— |
$800
[20]
In "Pride of the Yankees", Gary Cooper says, "Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on" this
the face of the Earth
Ashley
|
$800
[5]
The TPP, short for this, rewrites the rules of U.S. trade with Japan, Vietnam & other countries
the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Sandro
|
| — |
$1,000
[15]
Noting a potato content of 42% & their "unnatural shape", a U.K. judge ruled that this brand is indeed not "crisps"
Pringles
Johnny
|
DD
$2,000
[8]
Obligatory, as in a contract
binding
Ashley
|
— |
$1,000
[21]
This body of water straddles the U.S.-Canada border where Ontario, Manitoba & Minnesota meet
Lake of the Woods
Johnny
Sandro
|
$1,000
[6]
In August 2009 Vladimir Putin traveled in a submersible 4,500 feet down to the bottom of this lake
Lake Baikal
Ashley
|
| THE EMPIRE HAS FALLEN | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE | 1940s FICTION | COINAGE | TOP "TEN" | DANIEL DAY-LEWIS ON FILM |
|
$400
[18]
In the 1920s this empire covered 13 million square miles with land on every continent but alas, the sun has set on it
the British Empire
Johnny
|
$400
[25]
In the SARE program, S stands for this type of "agriculture" that protects both crop yields & the environment
sustainable
Ashley
|
$400
[3]
The hero of this Ayn Rand novel says, "A house can have integrity just like a person... and just as seldom"
The Fountainhead
Sandro
|
$400
[20]
In 2015 Nepal issued a 100-rupee coin that had a Red Cross on one side & this peak on the other
(Mount) Everest
Sandro
|
$400
[14]
Squid have 8 arms & 2 of these longer limbs
tentacles
Sandro
|
$800
[9]
Disabled artist Christy Brown
My Left Foot
Sandro
|
|
$800
[19]
In the 300s B.C. this young conqueror took down the Persian Empire
Alexander the Great
Johnny
|
$800
[26]
13-letter word describing substances designed to be decomposed by microorganisms
biodegradable
Ashley
|
$1,200
[2]
Completes the title of Raymond Chandler's novel filmed as "Murder, My Sweet": "Farewell,..."
My Lovely
Johnny
|
$800
[21]
In 2014 Poland issued a new 2-zloty coin to commemorate the canonization of this late native son
Pope John Paul II
Sandro
|
$800
[8]
Once a teacher is granted this, it's hard to dismiss him
tenure
Sandro
|
$1,200
[10]
Criminal leader Bill "The Butcher" Cutting
Gangs of New York
|
|
$1,200
[16]
Let's talk Turkey! Peaking in the 1600s, this empire hung on until the 20th century
the Ottoman
Johnny
|
$1,200
[27]
A scrubber is a device primarily to remove sulfur before gases go up the smokestacks of plants burning this fuel
coal
Johnny
|
$1,600
[4]
A classic of African-American literature, his 1940 novel "Native Son" was adapted into a play the following year
Richard Wright
Johnny
|
$1,200
[22]
In 2015 Palau issued a special silver coin called "Rainbow of the Sea" on which one of these gems was mounted
a pearl
Ashley
|
$1,200
[7]
During the '90s Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti & Jose Carreras performed together as "The Three" these
Tenors
Ashley
|
$1,600
[11]
19th century high society lawyer Newland Archer
The Age of Innocence
|
|
$1,600
[15]
In the Old Testament, this empire just keeps on coming as Esau married 2 women from it
the Hittite Empire
|
$1,600
[28]
"Fugitive" these pollutants don't come from smokestacks but rather, say, dust in the air from strip mining
methane emissions
|
$2,000
[5]
Jack Burden, a newspaperman & aide to politician Willie Stark, narrates this 1946 novel
All the King's Men
Sandro
|
$2,000
[24]
The first U.S. commemorative coin to honor a First Lady depicts her; her home Montpelier is on the reverse
Dolley Madison
Ashley
|
$1,600
[6]
Papaya contains an enzyme that breaks down connective tissue, so it is often used as one of these for meat
a tenderizer
Ashley
|
$2,000
[12]
Falsely imprisoned Irishman Gerry Conlon
In the Name of the Father
|
|
$2,000
[17]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) After 527 A.D., when Justinian became emperor, the borders of this empireexpandedduring his reign further into North Africa & even Spain
the Byzantine Empire
|
$2,000
[29]
Shielding the mainland from storms is the job ofislandsof this type off the Louisiana shore--& erosion is an issue
barrier islands
Ashley
|
DD
$2,600
[1]
The discovery of a dead rat starts this 1947 Albert Camus novel; more would follow
The Plague
Sandro
|
DD
$3,000
[23]
This country's $1 coin, seen here, carries the image of its national bird; Queen Elizabeth is on theobverse
New Zealand
Ashley
|
$2,000
[13]
It's the slender part of a vine that often wraps around another plant
a tendril
Ashley
|
— |
This antelope has 2 names, one from Afrikaans describing its looks & one imitating its sound; one is all we need
a gnu