Pranjal Vachaspati game 7.
Barbra Resnick — a social worker from Altamonte Springs, Florida
Zlatan Hodzic — a research lab manager originally from San Jose, California
Pranjal Vachaspati — a Ph.D. student originally from Shaker Heights, Ohio (whose 6-day cash winnings total $137,088)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pranjal | $6,200 | $8,600 | $13,200 |
$4,799
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,600
18 R (including 2 DDs), 6 W |
| Zlatan | $0 | $2,400 | $4,800 |
$1
3rd place: $1,000 |
$4,800
14 R, 4 W |
| Barbra | $3,400 | $4,800 | $10,800 |
$8,399
New champion: $8,399 |
$14,800
17 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| BASEBALL | FRUIT STAND | 5-LETTER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS | TIME'S PERSON OF THE YEAR | ENGLAND, SCOTLAND OR WALES | WAYS OF BEING |
|
$200
[11]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.) In San Diego on August 4, 2007, Barry Bonds hit this ball382 feet to tie the all-time home run record of this man, technically
Hank Aaron
Zlatan
Barbra
|
$200
[26]
Golden pippin & Ambrosia are types of this
an apple
Pranjal
|
$200
[22]
In 2015 Steve Martin & Pete Seeger were inducted into the Hall of Fame for this instrument
the banjo
Zlatan
|
$200
[29]
2004: "For reshaping the rules of politics to fit his ten-gallon style"
George W. Bush
Barbra
|
$200
[30]
Holyhead, Pwll
Wales
Pranjal
|
$200
[28]
In Roman amphitheaters, trap doors led to numerous passageways beneath this fighting space
the arena
Zlatan
|
|
$400
[12]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.) Here's the ball hit by this Yankee legend who broke a 44-game hitting streak record, held by "Wee Willie" Keeler
Joe DiMaggio
Pranjal
Zlatan
|
$400
[27]
Texas developed the Ruby type of this citrus fruit
a grapefruit
Zlatan
|
$400
[25]
It must have been magic; a platinum one of these woodwinds with silver keys sold for $187,000 in 1986
a flute
Barbra
|
$400
[23]
1995: "Speaker of the House spearheaded G.O.P.'s sweeping Congressional victory"
(Newt) Gingrich
Pranjal
|
$400
[9]
Dunoon, Clydebank
Scotland
Pranjal
|
$400
[6]
Last name of Geoffrey, the first American fashion designer to open a Milan show
Beene
|
|
$600
[14]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.) No Major Leaguer will ever again be permanently assigned the number of the jersey worn by this man
Jackie Robinson
Barbra
|
$600
[1]
Get anatomical with a cluster navel or Moro blood one
an orange
Pranjal
|
$800
[20]
This instrument used for military calls has no valves or keys; tones are made by changing the tension of the lips
the bugle
Barbra
|
$600
[5]
1958: "Crisis in Algeria brought WWII hero back to power in France"
de Gaulle
Pranjal
|
$600
[16]
Slough, Rutland
England
Pranjal
|
$600
[17]
This powdered root is mixed with water & adds spiciness to sashimi
wasabi
Zlatan
|
|
$800
[15]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.) Here's the1957 MVP Awardforthis Yankee, but that was a bit of an off year for him: he'd won the Triple Crown the previous year with 18 more home runs & 36 more RBIs
Mickey Mantle
Pranjal
|
$800
[3]
There's a giant type of this lime named for islands
the key lime
Barbra
|
$1,000
[13]
Alisa Weilerstein & Mstislav Rostropovich are famed players of this stringed instrument
a cello
Zlatan
Barbra
|
$800
[2]
1981: "Solidarity leader struck first blows against Kremlin's empire"
Lech Walesa
Zlatan
|
$800
[19]
Woking, Bootle
England
|
$800
[10]
A narrow strip of land; Greece has one of Corinth
an isthmus
Barbra
|
|
$1,000
[21]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.) Check out the incredibly rare 1909-11 T206 card of this"Flying Dutchman"; in 2013, one went at auction for $2.1 million
Honus Wagner
|
$1,000
[4]
The halawy is a sweet type of this palm fruit
a date
Pranjal
|
DD
$2,200
[7]
“Pipedreams” is a public radio program devoted to this keyboard instrument
the organ
Pranjal
|
$1,000
[8]
1935: "Ethiopia's king fought an incursion by Italy's strongman, Mussolini"
(Haile) Selassie
Pranjal
|
$1,000
[24]
Bangor, Swansea
Wales
Zlatan
|
$1,000
[18]
Yes, Miss Earhart, this 10-letter word means "to improve"
ameliorate
Pranjal
|
| DANIEL BOONE WAS A MAN | MONEY MATTERS | COMEDY TONIGHT | LITERARY SISTERS | BEASTLY APPENDAGES | KICK OUT THE "JAM"s |
|
$400
[28]
The real Boone favored beaver hats, not these alliterative items, which he is said to have thought uncivilized
coonskin caps
Zlatan
|
$400
[29]
In 2015 a California man paid $2.5 million (or 250 million of these) for just one of these made in 1792
a penny
Pranjal
Zlatan
|
$400
[7]
How do you stop police from tailing you in L.A.? Get Damon Wayans to give you bananas, like Eddie Murphy did in this '84 film
Beverly Hills Cop
Zlatan
|
$400
[22]
She's Blanche DuBois' sister
Stella
Pranjal
|
$400
[30]
The venom-packedstingerof the Arizona barbed variety of this desert arachnid can deliver a fatal dose to humans
a scorpion
Zlatan
|
$400
[26]
Let's have one of these alliterative 2-word sleepovers
a pajama party
Zlatan
|
|
$800
[15]
Born in 1734, Daniel was turned down when he volunteered to serve in this conflict at the age of 78
the War of 1812
Pranjal
|
$800
[20]
In 2012 this former Argentine first lady was honored on that country's 100-peso note
Eva Perón
Zlatan
|
$800
[6]
Thislate, great comic said, "Nice guys finish first. If you don't know that, then you don't know where the finish line is"
(Garry) Shandling
Pranjal
Barbra
|
$800
[25]
In books by Beverly Cleary, Ramona's older sister is Beatrice, nicknamed this
Beezus
|
$800
[18]
To eat, snails extend a digestive organ called a radula covered with thousands of denticles, their version of these
teeth
Barbra
|
$800
[16]
I'll skip the crawfish pie & file gumbo, but pass me this rice, meat & seafood dish
jambalaya
Barbra
|
|
$1,200
[27]
After Boone's death in 1820, this Brit made him the subject of 7 stanzas of "Don Juan"
Lord Byron
Zlatan
|
$1,200
[4]
Lady Liberty used to be on the obverse of this coin until a president began getting face time in 1946
dime
Pranjal
|
$1,200
[5]
In standup specials this "D List" comic "Does the Bible Belt" & was "50 and not Pregnant"
Kathy Griffin
Barbra
|
$1,200
[10]
Jessica & Elizabeth are the twin blonde sisters introduced in this "Sweet" series of young adult books
Sweet Valley High
Barbra
|
$1,200
[2]
On animals like lizards, autotomy is an evasive defense mechanism that lets them do this
get rid of their tail
Zlatan
|
$1,200
[8]
Slang for money, particularly in $100 form
Benjamins
Barbra
|
|
$1,600
[23]
In 1775 Boone bought his family to this settlement that still bears his name
Boonesborough
|
$2,000
[21]
A 2007 Portuguese 5-euro coin honoring the Boy Scouts depicted this Brit
(Lord) Baden-Powell
Barbra
|
$1,600
[1]
Lucille Bluth, on this show: "That coat cost more than your house!... Oh, that's how we joke. She doesn't even have a house"
Arrested Development
Pranjal
|
$2,000
[12]
Last name of Elinor & Marianne, the sisters who embody the "Sense & Sensibility" in Jane Austen's novel
Dashwood
Barbra
|
$1,600
[13]
The 22 bright pink appendages of this uniquely "nosed" mole are used to identify prey
star (the star-nosed mole)
Pranjal
|
$1,600
[9]
The first part of the name of these krazy klassic komic "Kids" is from an old word for a hangover
the Katzenjammer Kids
|
|
$2,000
[24]
In 1775 Boone & about 30 companions built this "Road" leading from Virginia into Kentucky & points west
the Wilderness Road
Pranjal
|
DD
$4,600
[14]
It’s the basic monetary unit of Gibraltar
the pound
Pranjal
|
$2,000
[3]
Luther was President Obama's "anger translator" on this Comedy Central show
Key & Peele
Barbra
|
DD
$4,000
[11]
Suellen & Carreen O’Hara are a flighty pair of sisters in this novel
Gone with the Wind
Barbra
|
$2,000
[19]
These lesser apes have 5 toes on each foot just like us, but the big toe is opposable
gibbons
Pranjal
Zlatan
Barbra
|
$2,000
[17]
It's paired with "Kashmir" in the name of an Indian state
Jammu
Pranjal
|
In Africa on Nov. 26, 1922, he anxiously asked Howard Carter, “Can you see anything?”
Lord Carnarvon