P.J. Molski — a web developer from Brooklyn, New York
Ken Hirsh — a law library director and law professor from Milford, Ohio
George Stuart — a payroll professional from Orlando, Florida (whose 1-day cash winnings total $24,801)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George | $1,200 | $3,800 | $10,400 |
$3,799
3rd place: $1,000 |
$11,000
21 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W |
| Ken | $2,800 | $4,500 | $8,500 |
$16,001
New champion: $16,001 |
$8,000
14 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| P.J. | $1,000 | $2,400 | $8,000 |
$16,000
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,000
17 R, 6 W |
| LETTER PERFECT | MARINE LIFE | TV GUIDES | WOMEN OF NOTE | PEACE | OF CAKE |
|
$200
[5]
This letter was used by the Romans to represent 1,000
M
George
|
$200
[7]
The red algae pepper dulse & landlady's wig are types of this found in the North Atlantic
seaweed
Ken
|
$200
[1]
Giles, the librarian at Sunnydale High School, served as the watcher to this title student
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
George
|
$200
[13]
In 2009 the Cabinet opened for ex-Kansas gov. Kathleen Sebelius, who began leading HHS, this department
Health and Human Services
P.J.
|
$200
[20]
In 1782 the seal of the U.S. was adopted with an eagle brandishing the arrows of war & this, of peace
an olive branch
Ken
|
$200
[17]
It's the colorful cake seen here
a red velvet cake
George
|
|
$400
[9]
This letter is used to define a generation & also as a label for superhero mutants
X
Ken
|
$400
[8]
Some species of this echinoderm in the class Asteroidea may have as many as 50 arms rather than the usual 5
a starfish
P.J.
|
$400
[2]
Patti LaBelle was a guest mentor on this singing competition, teaming up with Christina Aguilera
The Voice
George
|
$400
[14]
In the Bible, this woman says God "hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel"
Eve
George
|
$400
[21]
To join this group founded in 1961, you must commit to work in the host country for 2 years & learn its language
the Peace Corps
P.J.
|
$400
[22]
This "stately" dessert is sponge cake topped by ice cream & meringue! That's hot! & cold!
Baked Alaska
P.J.
|
|
$600
[12]
This letter stands for the currency of Albania; when it comes before F, it's often silent
L
George
P.J.
|
$600
[10]
The last of many books by Jacques Cousteau was titled "The Human, the Orchid, and" this other "O" creature
octopus
Ken
P.J.
|
$600
[3]
On "Game of Thrones", a 3-eyed this that appeared in Bran's dreams was actually a seer seeking Bran as his successor
a raven
George
|
$600
[15]
(I'm ABC News's senior legal correspondent Sunny Hostin.) I co-own a restaurant in New Rochelle & got a huge thrill when this Latina Supreme Court justice, one of my heroes, dropped by for a meal
Sotomayor
Ken
|
$600
[24]
The Global Peace Foundation sponsors synchronized meditation with the use of this sacred mantra
om
P.J.
|
$600
[23]
Thisdevice used to decorate t-shirts can also be used to spray color oncake decorations
an airbrush
George
|
|
$800
[25]
It looks just like the Greek letter rho, but it's not "R"
P
P.J.
|
$800
[11]
In 2014 a fish with an eel-like tail & winglike fins was discovered a record 5 miles deep in this trench
the Mariana Trench
P.J.
|
$800
[4]
Stick is the martial arts master who taught Elektra & the title guy all they know on this Netflix series
Daredevil
P.J.
|
$800
[18]
This actress invented technology that would become part of cell phone security, & it's Hedy, not Hedley
(Hedy) Lamarr
Ken
|
$800
[27]
Long a prisoner, he said, "To make peace with an enemy one must work with that enemy", who then becomes a partner
Mandela
George
|
$800
[29]
The name of the French Christmas cake buche de noel means this, which it is made to resemble
a yule log
Ken
P.J.
|
|
$1,000
[26]
The NATO phonetic alphabet version of this letter is also the name of an African people
Zulu
Ken
|
DD
$1,500
[16]
Natl. Geographic says without this small shrimplike crustacean, most "life forms in the Antarctic would disappear"
krill
Ken
|
$1,000
[6]
In the '70s Keye Luke as Master Po was a teacher on this show
Kung Fu
Ken
|
$1,000
[19]
In 1865 Maria Mitchell, the USA's first female professional astronomer, was made a professor at this N.Y. college
Vassar
Ken
|
$1,000
[28]
1648's peace of Westphalia ended this long conflict
the Thirty Years' War
George
P.J.
|
$1,000
[30]
The Linzer type of this small, rich cake is filled with jam
a torte
P.J.
|
| 1866 | RENEWABLE ENERGY | THE PLAYWRIGHT WRITES | FRENCH CONNECTIONS | THE "BLIND" SPOT | APOCALYPSE NOW |
|
$400
[10]
To replace the silver half-dime, Congress authorized this U.S. coin for the first time
the nickel
Ken
|
$400
[1]
The Department of Energy says homes employing this water heating method can save 50% on their bills
solar energy
George
|
$400
[8]
"I'm gonna show you and everybody else that Willy Loman did not die in vain"
Arthur Miller
George
|
$400
[16]
Opened in 1932, Orly is this type of place where one might make a connection
an airport
George
|
$400
[20]
Sandra Bullock won an Oscar for this movie
The Blind Side
P.J.
|
$400
[30]
In this Douglas Adams novel, the Earth is demolished in favor of a new hyperspatial express route
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
George
|
|
$800
[11]
Putting him at odds with Congress, thisU.S. president vetoed the Civil Rights Act of 1866
(Andrew) Johnson
P.J.
|
$800
[2]
100-foot-tall towers grouped in "farms" are used to create this type of power
wind
P.J.
|
$800
[9]
"If there is one thing interesting--remarkable indeed--in the whole province, it's just our cherry orchard"
Anton Chekhov
George
|
$800
[17]
Aneto Peak is the highest point in these mountains that connect (or separate) France & Spain
the Pyrenees
George
|
$800
[24]
Traditional offering to someone facing a firing squad
a blindfold
George
P.J.
|
$800
[29]
A virus could kill half of humanity if Robert Langdon can't remember his Dante inthis2016 film based on Dan Brown's novel
Inferno
George
|
|
DD
$800
[5]
Garnier & Doudart de Lagree, sort of the French Lewis & Clark of Asia, left Saigon in 1866 & journeyed up this river
the Mekong
George
|
$1,200
[3]
Fuel cells made of this most abundant element in the galaxy powered the Space Shuttles
hydrogen
Ken
|
DD
$1,000
[6]
"Time just outran me, Big Daddy--got there first"
Tennessee Williams
George
|
$1,200
[18]
The Frejus Tunnel carries car traffic from Mondane, France to the Piedmont region of this country
Italy
|
$1,200
[23]
With your eyes covered, try to catch & identify other players in this game
blind man's bluff
Ken
|
$1,200
[28]
Galactic apocalypse? No problem for Cortana & Master Chief in this video game series
Halo
P.J.
|
|
$1,600
[12]
This novel about a murder & its aftermath was first published in installments in the Russian Messenger
Crime and Punishment
George
|
$1,600
[4]
Hydroelectric power employs rushing water passing through these rotored machines that turn generators
turbines
George
|
$1,600
[7]
"I sold flowers. I didn't sell myself. Now you've made a lady of me I'm not fit to sell anything else"
Shaw
Ken
|
$1,600
[19]
This lake lies between southwestern Switzerland & the Haute-Savoie Department of France
Lake Geneva
George
P.J.
|
$1,600
[22]
Said to be without racial prejudice
colorblind
Ken
|
$1,600
[26]
This Max Brooks novel begins, "It goes by many names: 'The Crisis,' 'The Dark Years,' 'The Walking Plague'"
World War Z
George
|
|
$2,000
[13]
2016 is the 150th birthday of Fisk University in this city, home of the Jubilee Singers & alma mater of W.E.B. Du Bois
Nashville
P.J.
|
$2,000
[15]
This 7-letter word can refer to the total weight of one plant species or to plant material used as fuel
biomass
George
|
$2,000
[14]
"A big nose is indicative of a soul affable, and kind"
Edmond Rostand
Ken
P.J.
|
$2,000
[27]
Baptiste du Cerceau & Pierre des Illes designed this, the oldest existing bridge across the Seine
Pont Neuf
P.J.
|
$2,000
[21]
Photokeratitis, basically a sunburned eye, includes this condition that's especially common on high mountains
snow blindness
George
|
$2,000
[25]
Will Smith is the last man on Earth you'd expect to star in this 2007 film dealing with a vampiric plague
I Am Legend
P.J.
|
This song released on July 11, 1969 to coincide with the Apollo 11 mission was used in the BBC's coverage of the Moon landing
"Space Oddity" (by David Bowie)