Julia Lee — a pharmacy student from San Bruno, California
Meghan Winch — a theater artist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ken Hirsh — a law library director and law professor from Milford, Ohio (whose 1-day cash winnings total $16,001)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken | $3,900 | $3,900 | $9,900 |
$2,199
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,200
16 R (including 1 DD), 5 W |
| Meghan | $0 | $4,000 | $8,800 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$10,800
15 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Julia | $1,800 | $5,600 | $13,200 |
$6,599
New champion: $6,599 |
$13,200
18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| MASTERS OF SOCKS | STUFF ABOUT STATES | INITIALITERATURE | GARDEN PARTY | FORE! | LETTER WORDS |
|
$200
[11]
The town of Zhuji in this country is known as "Sock City" & has produced as many as 17 billion pairs a year
China
Julia
|
$200
[1]
Red Lake is the largest of the more than 10,000 lakes within this state
Minnesota
Julia
|
$200
[15]
"L.C.L."by D.H. Lawrence
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Julia
|
$200
[12]
In spring, you can tiptoe through thetulipsat the Keukenhof Gardens in this country
the Netherlands
Julia
|
$200
[26]
Despite the name, these clubs used for long shots, like the driver, are now usually made of metal or composite
woods
Meghan
|
$200
[2]
If you think of something to add after you've finished a letter, put it in one of these, abbreviated P.S.
postscript
Ken
|
|
$400
[14]
This president & his family had a pet cat named Socks
Bill Clinton
Ken
|
$400
[7]
It ranks second among the states in both population & area
Texas
Ken
|
$400
[16]
"T.P.A.T.P."by Mark Twain
The Prince and the Pauper
Meghan
|
$400
[13]
A symbol of friendship between the U.S. & Canada, the International Peace Garden is on the border of N.D. & this province
Manitoba
|
$400
[27]
It's the only one of golf's Grand Slam tournaments that's held at the same course every year
the Masters
Ken
Julia
|
$400
[3]
Letter writers must really mean what they say, as they often sign off pairing this 9-letter adverb with "yours"
sincerely
Ken
|
|
$600
[23]
Thisdiamond-shaped pattern named for a Scottish clan's tartan is popular for socks
argyle
Ken
|
$600
[8]
Rugged beautyabounds at Badlands National Park in this state
South Dakota
Ken
|
$600
[17]
"B.D."by Stephenie Meyer
Breaking Dawn
Julia
|
$600
[18]
Here's one artist'srenderingof this ancient wonder
the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Meghan
|
$600
[28]
A golfer marks a scorecard with 2 numbers per hole if he has one of these, such as 20
a handicap
|
$600
[4]
This word for the greeting that begins a letter comes from Latin for "health"
salutation
Ken
|
|
$800
[24]
Sometimes held in a gym, it's a shoeless school dance
a sock hop
Julia
|
$1,000
[10]
The words "Battle Born" appear on the flag of this state that entered the Union during the Civil War
Nevada
Ken
|
$800
[21]
"T.S.A.R."by Ernest Hemingway
The Sun Also Rises
Julia
|
$800
[19]
Though the palace was destroyed in 1871, this Parisian garden remains a beloved historical landmark
the Tuileries
Meghan
|
$800
[29]
This biennial cup has pitted Europe's top golfers against America's best since 1927
the Ryder Cup
|
$800
[5]
With certified mail & this 10-letter type, the postal service provides proof of mailing
registered
Ken
|
|
$1,000
[25]
Tabi & flip-flop socks have this unique feature
a separated big toe (a big toe accepted)
Meghan
|
DD
$1,500
[9]
It was the first state to have a chemical element named for it
California
Ken
|
$1,000
[22]
"T.P.P."by Charles Dickens
The Pickwick Papers
Meghan
|
$1,000
[20]
Seen here, his "Water Garden" was a constant source of inspiration
(Claude) Monet
Julia
|
$1,000
[30]
With 5 wins in 27 tournaments, this American was the top-ranked men's golfer of 2015
Jordan Spieth
Ken
Julia
|
$1,000
[6]
The address & date at a letter's beginning, it's also a word for a ship's direction
a heading
Julia
|
| WHO'S THE MRS.? | LEGAL MATTERS | HISTORY: HIRED & FIRED | WEATHER | RHYME HOLE | AMERICAN ARTISTS |
|
$400
[2]
James Brolin
Barbra Streisand
Meghan
|
$400
[8]
This amendment says you cannot be compelled to be a witness against yourself in a criminal matter
the Fifth Amendment
Ken
|
$400
[23]
Captain Smith, you didn't bother to sound a general alarm after this ship hit an iceberg? You're fired!
the Titanic
Julia
|
$400
[11]
One of these can travel at a third the speed of light & heat the air in its path to more than 50,000 degrees
a lightning bolt
Ken
Meghan
|
$400
[14]
Type of "patch" seen here
soul
Meghan
|
$400
[20]
Edgar Leeteg was known as the "American" this artist because of his many works featuring Tahitian people
Gauguin
Julia
|
|
$800
[3]
Garth Brooks
Trisha Yearwood
Meghan
|
$800
[7]
A decision can be reconsidered by "a court of" this; in the U.S., the Supreme Court is the final one
appeals
Meghan
|
$800
[24]
Youfound paths for the pathfinder John C. Fremont. You're hired! & we'll name Nevada's capital for you!
(Kit) Carson
Julia
|
$800
[12]
This state's Kona storms are characterized by strong southerly or southwesterly winds & heavy rains
Hawaii
Julia
|
$800
[15]
Bullfrog polliwog
tadpole
Julia
|
$800
[19]
Fittingly, his last published work was created for the USA's bicentennial; he died 2 years later
Norman Rockwell
|
|
$1,200
[4]
Josh Duhamel
Fergie
Meghan
|
$1,200
[1]
Generally inadmissible, this type of evidence that's not directly experienced is also called secondhand evidence
hearsay
Meghan
|
$1,200
[25]
Yeah, you could always charm Elizabeth I, but disobeying James I & attacking the Spanish in 1618? Bad move. You're fired
Sir Walter Raleigh
Ken
|
$1,200
[13]
In 1919 Norwegian meteorologist Jacob Bjerknes announced the discovery of these zones where air masses meet
fronts
|
$1,200
[16]
To release from captivity under conditions that must be adhered to
parole
Meghan
|
$1,200
[21]
Andrew Wyeth said this type of painting using egg yolk "is not the medium for swiftness"
tempera
Julia
|
|
$1,600
[5]
John Krasinski
Emily Blunt
Meghan
|
$1,600
[9]
When attorneys confer with the judge out of the jury's earshot, it's this 7-letter type of conference
sidebar
Ken
|
$1,600
[26]
You believed Hitler when he said he'd take no more of Czechoslovakia after 1938? No, prime minister. You're fired!
(Neville) Chamberlain
Julia
|
DD
$1,600
[22]
On the Beaufort scale, this 4-letter wind is stronger than a breeze but not as violent as a storm
a gale
Julia
|
$1,600
[17]
To alleviate someone's grief & raise their spirits
console
Meghan
|
$1,600
[27]
He never completed his most famous painting of George Washington, the "Athenaeum" portrait
(Gilbert) Stuart
Ken
|
|
$2,000
[6]
Dax Shepard
Kristen Bell
Ken
|
$2,000
[10]
The history of the possession of the evidence & where it's been is known as the "chain of" this
custody
Ken
|
$2,000
[30]
Byzantine Emperor Justinian, you oversaw a legal code & this "holy wisdom" church? Multitasker, you're hired
the Hagia Sophia
|
$2,000
[28]
Developed in the 1940s, cloud seeding produces rain by saturating clouds with dry ice & this compound, AgI
silver iodide
Ken
|
DD
$2,000
[18]
It's from the Old Norse for "demon"
troll
Meghan
|
$2,000
[29]
"Early Sunday Morning" by Edward Hopper is just 1 masterpiece in this NYC museum dedicated to American art
the Whitney
Ken
Meghan
|
These 2 title characters who have the same pair of initials both die by stabbing
Juliet Capulet & Julius Caesar