Natasha Gainey — an artist from Decatur, Georgia
Therese Jones — a space policy analyst originally from State College, Pennsylvania
Rachel Zoch — a writer and editor from Deer Park, Texas (whose 3-day cash winnings total $42,699)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel | $-1,600 | $1,000 | $3,800 |
$1
3rd place: $1,000 |
$3,800
12 R, 7 W |
| Therese | $1,600 | $4,200 | $9,000 |
$3,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,000
17 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Natasha | $0 | $2,600 | $16,200 |
$14,200
New champion: $14,200 |
$16,600
19 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| "J"EOGRAPHY | CELEBRITY ENTREPRENEURS | COMPLETES THE TONY-WINNING PLAY TITLE | POPULAR 1880s FEMALE BABY NAMES | THE TYPE OF TRANSPORT | COMPOUND WORD CONSTRUCTION |
|
$200
[5]
This biblical river rises on Mount Hermon, then flows down to 1,300 feet below sea level
the Jordan
Therese
|
$200
[26]
Hetook a gamble & invested in hotels, casinos, & resorts; he also created a game show or two
Merv Griffin
Natasha
|
$200
[4]
1980:"____ of a Lesser God"
Children
Natasha
|
$200
[15]
No. 1:Like Shelley & Pickford
Mary
Rachel
|
$200
[21]
The $1.7 billion Endeavour
Space Shuttle
Therese
|
$200
[10]
Liquid precipitation +something directing a bank to pay money =this I.O.U.
a raincheck
Therese
|
|
$400
[6]
Denmark's "Little Belt" Strait is as little as half a mile wide between Funen Island & this peninsula
the Jutland
Therese
|
$400
[27]
These twins' billion-dollar business empire includes a high-end fashion line called The Row
the Olsens
Rachel
|
$400
[2]
2008:"August: ____ County"
Osage
Rachel
|
$400
[20]
No. 6:Like Mouse, Pearl & Driver
Minnie
Therese
|
$400
[22]
The LZ 129, doomed in 1937
a Zeppelin
Rachel
Therese
|
$400
[11]
Solemn or serious +36-inch measurement =this place of eternal rest
a graveyard
Therese
|
|
$600
[7]
This city in Mexico's Chihuahua State was once known as El Paso del Norte
Juárez
Rachel
Therese
|
$600
[28]
When it comes to business, he's a raging bull, with stakes in the Nobu Restaurants, Tribeca Grill & the Greenwich Hotel
Robert de Niro
Natasha
|
$600
[1]
1951:Tennessee Williams'"The Rose ____"
Tattoo
|
$600
[19]
No. 27:Like Ederle & Stein
Gertrude
Therese
|
$600
[23]
The Southwest Chief & the Ethan Allen Express
trains
Rachel
|
$600
[12]
Principal scale of a musical work +sudden brain impairment =this tap on your laptop
keystroke
Rachel
Therese
|
|
$800
[8]
This & Kashmir, often just called Kashmir, is the only state in India with a 2/3 Muslim majority
Jammu
Therese
Natasha
|
$800
[29]
This rapper sold his stake in the Brooklyn Nets after opening his own sports agency, Roc Nation Sports
Jay-Z
Rachel
|
$800
[3]
1973, by Jason Miller:"That ____ Season"
Championship
Rachel
|
$800
[18]
No. 12:Like TV mom Henderson
Florence
Natasha
|
$800
[24]
The Kursk, doomed in 2000
submarine
|
$800
[13]
Verbal golf warning +umbra =this ominous literary device
foreshadow
Natasha
|
|
$1,000
[9]
Switching the pronunciation of the "J", the name of this Swiss Alp is German for "virgin"
Jungfrau
Natasha
|
$1,000
[30]
Thisreality star & Skinny Girl brand creator tells new entrepreneurs to be passionate about their ideas & make them happen
Bethenny Frankel
Therese
|
$1,000
[16]
1995:"Love! Valour! ____!"
Compassion
Rachel
|
$1,000
[17]
No. 19:Like reporter Bly
Nellie
Natasha
|
$1,000
[25]
Named for a New York City borough president, the Guy V. Molinari
a ferry boat
|
DD
$1,200
[14]
To provoke into a demonstration of worthiness +denizen of hell =this reckless chap
a daredevil
Natasha
|
| CAVES | ART CLASS | YOU'RE HISTORY! | U.S. LIBRARIES | DEATH... WHAT A CHARACTER! | "YES" "NO" "OR" "MAY" "BE" |
|
$400
[30]
The blue light found in Waitomo in New Zealand is caused by these so-called "worms"
glowworms
Natasha
|
$400
[7]
From the French for "to glue", it's the form of art in which pieces of paper or other materials are glued to a canvas
collage
Rachel
Natasha
|
$400
[19]
After the Revolutionary War, this "Father of the American Navy" served as a rear admiral in Russia's fleet
John Paul Jones
Therese
|
$400
[16]
It houses more than 160 million items on approximately 838 miles of bookshelves
the Library of Congress
Therese
|
$400
[1]
Playing Death in "Meet Joe Black", he said, "Easy, Bill. You'll give yourself a heart attack & ruin my vacation"
Brad Pitt
|
$400
[11]
In 1965 this Beatles song was No. 1 on Billboard's Top 40 for 4 weeks
"Yesterday"
Rachel
|
|
$800
[27]
The Naica Mine in Mexico has a cave of these structures, actually gypsum formed over half a million years
crystals
Therese
|
$800
[8]
Sticks of this for drawing & sketching are often made from the slow burning of willow branches
charcoal
Natasha
|
$800
[21]
The name of this ancient queen is from the Greek for "glory of her father"
Cleopatra
Natasha
|
$800
[17]
This state's State Library is an affiliate of Thomas Edison State College
New Jersey
Rachel
|
$800
[2]
The Grim Reaper played Clue & Battleship with this title duo as they took a "Bogus Journey"
Bill & Ted
Natasha
|
$800
[12]
Helium & krypton are this type of gas
noble
Rachel
|
|
$1,200
[20]
The longest cave system in the world is in Kentucky, in this appropriately named national park
Mammoth Cave
Natasha
|
$1,200
[6]
In the 1870s Monet introduced the "rainbow" this, banning the colors black & brown from his work
palette
Rachel
Natasha
|
$1,600
[23]
This man who died in Geneva in 1564 carried on the Reformation after Luther
John Calvin
Rachel
|
$1,200
[18]
Follow his journey from humble farm boy to "America's Pastor" at his library in Charlotte, North Carolina
Billy Graham
Natasha
|
$1,200
[3]
In this group's "Meaning of Life", Death says, "You always talk, you Americans... well, you're dead now, so shut up"
Monty Python
Natasha
|
$1,200
[13]
To get your bearings geographically; the word can also have -ate at the end
orient
Natasha
|
|
$1,600
[25]
Hungary's Aggtelek Caves are known for these rock formations that aren't always pointy as they rise from the floor
stalagmites
Therese
|
$1,600
[9]
The Navajo are known for this type of painting used in healing rites; colors are made by grinding stones from cliffs
sand
Rachel
|
DD
$2,000
[22]
France's Reign of Terror ended with the death by guillotine of this revolutionary leader on July 28, 1794
Robespierre
Natasha
|
DD
$2,000
[28]
The National Library of Medicine is located on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in this Maryland town
Bethesda
Therese
|
$1,600
[4]
Death, voiced by Norm MacDonald, told the Griffins, "I'll be back really, really soon" on this animated Fox show
Family Guy
Therese
|
$1,600
[14]
6-letter term for violence with a chaotic or random quality
mayhem
Natasha
|
|
$2,000
[26]
France's Chauvet Cave has lion & rhino paintings from 30,000 years ago in this period also called the Old Stone Age
Paleolithic
Natasha
|
$2,000
[10]
The 2 major types of this painting are transparent & gouache, an opaque style
watercolor
Natasha
|
$2,000
[24]
In 2005, 350 years after this Dutch scientist discovered the moon Titan, a space probe named for him landed there
(Christiaan) Huygens
Therese
|
$2,000
[29]
At tripadvisor.com her library & museum ranks as the No. 1 thing to do in Montgomery, Alabama
Rosa Parks
Rachel
|
$2,000
[5]
Max von Sydow plays chess against death in this Ingmar Bergman film
The Seventh Seal
|
$2,000
[15]
From the Latin for "blessedness", one of these starts, "Blessed are the peacemakers"
the Beatitudes
Rachel
|
In 1972 this anthemic song became the first Billboard chart-topper by an Australian-born artist
"I Am Woman"