Julie Vazquez-Souza — an operations administrator from San Diego, California
TJ Bateman — a software Q.A. lead from Charlottesville, Virginia
Liz Hedreen — a stay-at-home mom from Kirkland, Washington (whose 1-day cash winnings total $21,600)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liz | $0 | $3,000 | $16,200 |
$0
2nd place: $2,000 |
$15,600
17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| TJ | $2,200 | $3,400 | $18,800 |
$5,199
New champion: $5,199 |
$14,600
21 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| Julie | $1,400 | $1,400 | $6,600 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$6,600
8 R, 2 W |
| HEY HEY WE'RE THE MAORIS! | WOMEN IN SCIENCE | TALKING BASEBALL | POTPOURRI, FROM US TO YOU | POLITICS | IT'S ALL "APPLE" SAUCE |
|
$200
[15]
The language of the Maoris became an official language of this country in 1987
New Zealand
TJ
|
$200
[2]
This process in milk is now routine because Alice Evans found that brucellosis could be passed from cows to humans
pasteurization
TJ
|
$200
[26]
A single, double, triple & homer in one game is known as hitting for this
the cycle
Liz
|
$200
[11]
It's the first name of the "Little" 4-year-old granddaughter who became the face of a snack cake co. in 1960
Little Debbie
Julie
|
$200
[17]
Military-sounding term for a local leader who oversees a political party's activities in one precinct
a captain
TJ
|
$200
[1]
More prominent in men, it's a thyroid cartilage projection of the larynx
the Adam's apple
TJ
|
|
$400
[22]
Called "moko" in Maori, these body adornments signal status & rank
tattoos
Liz
|
$400
[3]
2 years before Crick & Watson, Rosalind Franklin used X-ray diffraction to show it had a helical shape
DNA
TJ
|
$400
[27]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew demonstrates.) Make an "Okay", then center the ball between your three other fingers, and use the same mechanics as a fastball, to toss the circle, this type of off-speed pitch
change-up
|
$400
[12]
Lorelei was said to sing her siren song from a cliff above this river in Germany, between Mainz & Koblenz
the Rhine
|
$400
[18]
Considered strongest after a landslide win, this term refers to the authority to actively pursue stated policies
a mandate
TJ
|
$400
[7]
Born in Massachusetts, he spread religion as well as fruit trees throughout the U.S. Midwest in the 19th century
Johnny Appleseed
TJ
Julie
|
|
$600
[23]
In this 2002 movie starring Keisha Castle-Hughes, a 12-year-old girl wants to be chief of her Maori tribe; Granddad says no
Whale Rider
|
$600
[4]
Using triethylene melamine on tumors, Dr. Jane Cooke pioneered research on this, the use of drugs to treat cancer
chemotherapy
TJ
|
$600
[28]
Throw a quick pitch & an ump may call this; if the bases are empty, a ball is called
a balk
|
$600
[13]
This title big guy hung out with the Hendersons in a 1987 movie
Harry
TJ
|
$600
[19]
On Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, voters in 12 states saw plenty of ads because the next day was known as this
Super Tuesday
TJ
|
$600
[8]
The first users of this nickname for a major U.S. city were jazz musicians & stable boys
the Big Apple
TJ
|
|
$1,000
[25]
The Maoris traditionally used nephrite, a type of this gem, to carve their ceremonial tikis in human form
jade
|
$800
[5]
Astronomer Annie Jump Cannon developed a system of classifying stars & discovered 5 of these exploding ones
novas
Liz
Julie
|
— |
$800
[14]
It's the second L in the acronym LOL, meaning "how funny"
loud
Liz
|
$800
[20]
This word for the person often favored in a congressional race is from the Latin for "leaning on"
the incumbent
|
$800
[9]
Fittingly, the first American cookbook had a recipe for this, with cinnamon & rosewater
apple pie
TJ
|
|
DD
$1,400
[24]
The 2nd-largest Hawaiian isle shares its name with this Maori hero of myth who slowed down the sun for humans
Maui
Liz
|
$1,000
[6]
With her husband George, Gladys Dick found the cause of this childhood disease named for its red skin rash & came up with a cure
scarlet fever
TJ
Julie
|
— |
$1,000
[16]
High-water, stretch & ditto are kinds of this
jeans (or pants or marks)
Liz
|
$1,000
[21]
In football, this alliterative phrase means running the ball; in politics, it's winning voters block by block, house by house
a ground game
|
$1,000
[10]
Another word for a wrestler
a grappler
Julie
|
| MONUMENTS & MEMORIALS | "U" ON THE MAP | THEIR LAST TOP 10 POP HIT, SO FAR | SOME HARSH WORDS FOR YOU | A NAME IN THE TITLE | BATTLE OF BRITAIN |
|
$400
[6]
There's a memorial tower to him in Menlo Park, New Jersey, home to his lab from 1876 to 1886
(Thomas) Edison
TJ
|
$400
[1]
In 1972 Ra's al Khaymah became the last of the 7 states to join this Middle Eastern country
United Arab Emirates
Liz
|
$400
[21]
"Candle In The Wind 1997"
Elton John
Liz
|
$400
[16]
Unrefined, like oil fresh from the ground
crude
Liz
|
$400
[11]
Off on another adventure, this boy is paired with "The Great Glass Elevator" in a Roald Dahl tale
Charlie
Julie
|
$400
[25]
Thisinvader's army defeated Harold II on the Sussex coast in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings
William the Conqueror
Liz
TJ
Julie
|
|
$800
[7]
Akron, Ohio erected a monument to this abolitionist for the 50th anniversary of his hanging
John Brown
TJ
|
$800
[2]
It comprises all 6 counties of Northern Ireland & the counties of Donegal, Monaghan & Cavan in the Republic of Ireland
Ulster
TJ
|
$800
[22]
"Do That To Me One More Time"(1979)
Captain & Tennille
|
$800
[17]
It describes a grim landscape & often precedes raving mad
stark
Liz
|
$800
[12]
Based on her years as a governess, "Agnes Grey" is an 1847 novel by this lesser known literary sister
Anne Brontë
Liz
|
$800
[24]
Bonnie Prince Charlie's defeat in the 1746 Battle of Culloden Moor in this country ended hopes of a Stuart restoration
Scotland
Liz
|
|
$1,600
[9]
His words "Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope" are inscribed on his Washington, D.C. memorial
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Julie
|
$1,200
[3]
At 6,217 feet Mount Narodnaya is the highest peak in this Russian mountain range
the Urals
Liz
|
$1,200
[23]
"Shiny Happy People"(1991)
R.E.M.
TJ
|
$1,200
[18]
Willfully causing pain; Nick Lowe knew someone who was that way "To Be Kind"
cruel
TJ
|
$1,200
[13]
In a story of 19th century Wall Street, this title clerk famously replies, "I would prefer not to"
Bartleby, the scrivener
|
$1,200
[26]
The defeat of an invading Saxon army at the Battle of Badon Hill is one of the 12 victories ascribed to this mythic king
King Arthur
TJ
|
|
$2,000
[10]
9/11 hero Todd Beamer is one of the passengers honored at this memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania
the Flight 93 Memorial
|
$1,600
[4]
This Mongolian capital was called Urga until the country became independent in the 1920s
Ulaanbaatar
Liz
|
$1,600
[29]
"Vacation"(1982)
the Go-Go's
Julie
|
$1,600
[19]
For the cynical part of you: basic taste sensations include sour, sweet, salt & this one
bitter
Liz
|
$1,600
[14]
Jean Anouilh's play about this doomed daughter of Oedipus was first performed in occupied Paris during WWII
Antigone
Liz
|
$1,600
[27]
1645's Battle of Naseby was part of this conflict
the Civil War
|
|
DD
$5,400
[8]
"Soul in Flight", a statue of a man serving a tennis ball, honors this late, great athlete
Arthur Ashe
TJ
|
$2,000
[5]
This city was the coronation site for most Swedish monarchs until 1719
Uppsala
Liz
|
$2,000
[30]
This girl group without their famous lead singer, "Stoned Love"(1970)
The Supremes
TJ
|
$2,000
[20]
Some unhappy "D" words are dreary, despondent, & this one for a barren scene, from the Latin for "alone"
desolate
Julie
|
$2,000
[15]
In a Saul Bellow novel, his title "Gift" is a screenplay bequeathed to Charlie Citrine
Humboldt
Liz
|
DD
$2,000
[28]
The largest & bloodiest battle of this conflict was 1461's Battle of Towton
the War of the Roses
TJ
|
In 1902, 25 years after his death, a New York Times article about a family reunion listed his direct descendants at more than 1,000
Brigham Young