Pranjal Vachaspati game 6.
Karen Lazar — a retired educator from Oceanside, New York
Monikka Mann — an innovation project manager from Katy, Texas
Pranjal Vachaspati — a Ph.D. student originally from Shaker Heights, Ohio (whose 5-day cash winnings total $121,688)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pranjal | $1,800 | $6,400 | $22,400 |
$15,400
6-day champion: $137,088 |
$13,200
22 R (including 3 DDs), 8 W |
| Monikka | $4,800 | $4,400 | $7,600 |
$15,100
2nd place: $2,000 |
$7,600
13 R, 2 W |
| Karen | $1,200 | $1,800 | $14,600 |
$2,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$14,600
14 R, 2 W |
| CUPS | HYBRID WORDS | BOOKS BY CHAPTER TITLES | EARTHQUAKES & VOLCANOES | 2016 PEOPLE'S CHOICE TV WINNERS | THEY SERVED OUR COUNTRY |
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$200
[13]
Why don't you build me up with the name of this lovely flower?
buttercup
Pranjal
|
$200
[21]
Your mechanic loves this word from the Greek for "self" & the Latin for "move"
automobile
Pranjal
|
$200
[20]
"Of What Happened to the Ingenious Gentleman in the Inn Which He Took to Be a Castle"
Don Quixote
Pranjal
|
$200
[26]
A 7.8 earthquake in April 2016, centered in this nation on the west coast of South America, injured more than 2,500
Ecuador
Monikka
Karen
|
$200
[3]
Not just theoretically, this sitcom actually won favorite TV show & favorite network TV comedy
The Big Bang Theory
Pranjal
|
$400
[15]
He's seenherein uniform before his days of political service to Arizona
(John) McCain
Pranjal
|
|
$400
[12]
Two-handled trophiesare sometimes called these amorous items; at one time, shared for drinking at marriages
loving cups
Pranjal
Karen
|
$600
[1]
The Greek for "tribe" & the Latin for "kill" gave us this crime that's investigated by the International Criminal Court
genocide
Pranjal
|
$400
[19]
"Queequeg in His Coffin"
Moby-Dick
Karen
|
$600
[23]
On Dec. 26, 2004 the energy equivalent of 23,000 atomic bombs was release after a 9.1 earthquake under this ocean
the Indian Ocean
Pranjal
Karen
|
$400
[25]
Flip your chair around & tell us that this NBC reality show won for favorite competition TV show
The Voice
Pranjal
Karen
|
$600
[6]
Semper fi! Before he coached some movie "Hoosiers", this actor was in the Marines
Gene Hackman
Monikka
|
|
$600
[9]
Both Percival and Indiana Jones had this cup as a focus of their search
the Holy Grail
Monikka
|
$1,000
[16]
"Earth" in Greek & Latin for "standing still", it describes the position of some satellites
geostationary
Pranjal
|
$600
[27]
"The Battle of Hogwarts"
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Pranjal
Monikka
Karen
|
$800
[2]
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park features Kilauea & this, which erupted for 14 months over 1855 & '56
Mauna Loa
Karen
|
$600
[18]
Stana Katic & Nathan Fillion both were lauded for their work on this network crime drama
Castle
Pranjal
|
$800
[22]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona.) The B-24 Liberator was the most-produced U.S. aircraft of WWII; pilots who flew it on hazardous bombing missions over Germany included Senator George McGovern &this starof "It's a Wonderful Life"
(Jimmy) Stewart
Pranjal
|
|
$800
[10]
Elijah's cupholds wine at the seder on this holiday
Passover
Monikka
|
DD
$2,800
[17]
Ritalin can help with this condition, from the Greek for "above" & the Latin for "doing"
hyperactivity
Pranjal
|
$800
[4]
"The Country of the Quadlings"
The Wizard of Oz
Monikka
|
$1,000
[14]
On Aug. 26, 1883 a cloud of ash from this Indonesian volcano rose 17 miles
Krakatoa
Monikka
|
$800
[5]
Best Premium Cable TV Show went to this Showtime stalwart whose main character split time between Berlin & Beirut
Homeland
Pranjal
|
$1,000
[24]
Long before he was chief justice (1953-1969), he served in the army stateside during World War I
(Earl) Warren
Pranjal
|
|
$1,000
[11]
It's awarded to the championship team in Canadian football
the Grey Cup
Monikka
|
— |
$1,000
[8]
"The Battle of the Fangs"
White Fang
|
— |
$1,000
[7]
This "royal" Fox series sounds like a horror show but took home the prize for New TV Comedy
Scream Queens
|
— |
| GOD SAVE THE ENGLISH KING! | THEOLOGY BRANCHES | POTPOURRI | ACTORS & ACTRESSES | WHAT A "HAM" | THE AMAZING SPACE-MAN |
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$400
[28]
Under threat of civil war, this king set his seal to the Magna Carta in 1215
John
Karen
|
$400
[16]
Angelology, the theological study of angels, is logically matched by this opposite ‑ology
demonology
Pranjal
Monikka
|
$400
[7]
AKA ascorbic acid, this vitamin helps form collagen in bones & aids in the absorption of iron
Vitamin C
Pranjal
|
$400
[1]
Producers of "Furious 7" enlisted the aid of this late actor's brothers Caleb & Cody to fill in the gaps in production
Paul Walker
Monikka
|
$400
[3]
If you choose not to air your dirty laundry, keep it in this basket
a hamper
Karen
|
$800
[26]
This Apollo 13 commander is one of 28 recipients of the Space Medal of Honor
(Jim) Lovell
Pranjal
|
|
$800
[27]
At 1485's Battle of Bosworth Field, Richard III died without a horse & this royal family rode off with his kingdom
the Tudors
Pranjal
|
$1,200
[24]
This controversial theology centered in Latin America tries to combine Catholicism & social justice for the poor
liberation theology
Pranjal
|
$800
[13]
Food for thought: formerly called an institute, this Houston school was redesignated as a university in 1960
Rice
Monikka
|
$800
[19]
(Neil de Grasse Tyson gives the clue.) When this actress was floating around in zero-G in a 2013 Oscar-winning movie, was I the only one who noticed that her hair didn't float freely on her head?
Sandra Bullock
Monikka
|
$800
[4]
The Pawleys Island Duracord is one of these for horizontal back yard relaxation
a hammock
Pranjal
|
$1,600
[23]
Astronaut Wally Schirra did a TV commercial for Actifed, this kind of drug that he used during one of his space flights
a sinus decongestant
Monikka
|
|
$1,200
[5]
In 1295 Edward I convened the "model" this, a template for future political gatherings
the parliament
Pranjal
|
$1,600
[21]
Soteriology is the theological branch dealing with the nature & means of achieving this
salvation
|
$1,200
[25]
This vodka drink with lime juice, triple sec & cranberry juice is at home all over the world
a cosmopolitan
Monikka
|
$1,200
[18]
He performed his own motorcycle stunts as P.O.W. "Cooler King" Hilts in "The Great Escape"
Steve McQueen
Karen
|
$1,200
[11]
Despite recent history, Russia's Aeroflot airline continues to use this pair as part of its company symbol
the hammer & sickle
Pranjal
|
$2,000
[20]
In the shuttle era NASA had 4 basic jobs aloft: commander, pilot, mission specialist & this cargo specialist
payload
Pranjal
|
|
$1,600
[9]
Daniel Defoe wrote "The True-Born Englishman" in support of this Dutch prince who became king in 1689
William (of Orange)
Pranjal
|
$2,000
[22]
It's not saying you're sorry, it's the branch of theology dealing with the defense of established doctrine
apologetics
Pranjal
Monikka
|
$1,600
[6]
The osetra is a type of this caviar fish
sturgeon
Karen
|
$1,600
[17]
Thisactress has been seen on "Once and Again" & "CSI: NY"
Sela Ward
Karen
|
$1,600
[2]
This master of the vibraphone also played drums & piano
Lionel Hampton
Karen
|
DD
$3,800
[8]
U.S. astronaut candidates must complete training in ISS systems & this language likely to come in handy up there
Russian
Pranjal
|
|
DD
$6,600
[10]
Officially the king from 1820 to 1830, he had been de facto ruler since 1811 due to the insanity of his father
George IV
Pranjal
|
— |
$2,000
[12]
The 421 B.C. Peace of Nicias was a break in this decades-long war
the Peloponnesian War
Pranjal
Karen
|
$2,000
[14]
This tomboy who became an actress won an Oscar for playing a tomboy who becomes an actress in 1933's "Morning Glory"
Katharine Hepburn
Karen
|
$2,000
[15]
The "old" one is an historic county that borders the English Channel
Hampshire
Karen
|
— |
On his 1849 death, it was said he was "regarded rather with curiosity than admiration" & "few will be grieved"
Edgar Allan Poe