Tim Aten game 3.
Anuj Patel — a scientist from San Francisco, California
Alison Carey — a housewife from Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Tim Aten — an editor from Vermilion, Ohio (whose 2-day cash winnings total $47,800)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim | $4,600 | $5,200 | $8,800 |
$8,500
3-day champion: $56,300 |
$8,800
18 R, 1 W |
| Alison | $0 | $-1,000 | $4,200 |
$8,400
2nd place: $2,000 |
$6,200
10 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Anuj | $2,400 | $4,600 | $11,000 |
$4,399
3rd place: $1,000 |
$12,200
19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| SPORTS ROUND NUMBERS | THAT'S JUST NUTS! | A BARRAGE OF BOOKS | MINING FOR "ORE" | STRUCTURED | CLUES ACROSS AMERICA |
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$200
[3]
Hall of Famer Lefty Grove won 300 games at this baseball position & then no more
pitcher
Anuj
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$200
[16]
Mount Olympus was said to have many trees bearing this nut; no word if the gods had them "roasting on an open fire"
chestnuts
Anuj
|
$200
[22]
Recent parodies of this 1947 book include "Goodnight Nanny-cam" & "Goodnight iPad"
Goodnight Moon
Alison
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$200
[1]
It's a vibration of the soft palate while you sleep
a snore
Tim
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$200
[18]
6-letter place to board your Lhasa apso
a kennel
Tim
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$200
[9]
(Hi, I'm Shannon Hegy, from WPRI 12.)Waterfireis an art installation of more than 80 bonfires that float above the surface of 3 rivers in this capital of Rhode Island
Providence
Tim
|
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$400
[4]
As a star in this sport, Elvin Hayes played exactly 50,000 minutes in his career
basketball
Tim
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$400
[17]
When shaken, the kernel of this 5-letter nut of the walnut family should not rattle but should go into a delicious pie
pecan
Alison
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$400
[23]
"Before the wedding, she had believed herself in love", wrote Flaubert about this title woman
Madame Bovary
Tim
|
$400
[2]
Come one, come all to ye olde inn & enjoy our bill of fare & flagons of ale as in days of this
yore
Anuj
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$400
[27]
In part form the Old English for "commodities", it's a large building for storing inventory
a warehouse
Anuj
|
$400
[12]
(Hi, I'm Ben Bailey from Local 4.) Also known as "The Fist," the Detroit monument to this boxer was dedicated on October 16, 1986, nearly 50 years after he won the heavyweight title
Joe Louis
Tim
|
|
$600
[5]
In 1964 the horse Northern Dancer ran this important race in 2 minutes, zero seconds
the Kentucky Derby
Anuj
|
$600
[19]
Hawaii is the USA's largest exporter of these nuts native to Australia & crazy high in fat content
macadamias
Anuj
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$600
[24]
Sir Wilfrid of Ivanhoe is a Saxon knight in a 19th century bestseller by this author
(Sir Walter) Scott
Alison
|
$600
[7]
The traditional tales of a people, usually transmitted orally
lore (or folklore)
Anuj
|
— |
$600
[13]
(Hi, I'm Cheryl Scott of ABC 7.) Chicago's skyline is a dramatic backdrop for the Lincoln Park Zoo, including a great view ofthis100-story landmark named for a signer of the Declaration of Independence
Hancock
Anuj
|
|
$800
[6]
Mercury Morris of the Miami Dolphins ran for exactly this many yards in the 1972 season
1,000
Tim
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$800
[20]
This kidney-shaped nut grows out from the bottom of the same-named apple... Gesundheit!
cashew
Alison
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$1,000
[26]
This Frenchman's novel "Nausea" is about a man coming to terms with the meaning or meaninglessness of existence
Jean-Paul Sartre
Alison
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$800
[10]
U.S. Navy rank abolished in 1899
commodore
Tim
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— |
$800
[14]
(Hi, I'm Rob Fowler from News 2.) An iconic neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina featureshousesin an array of bright Caribbean colors, giving the area the alliterative name this "Row"
Rainbow Row
Tim
|
|
$1,000
[8]
In 1944-45 the NHL played this many games & "Rocket" Richard scored exactly that many goals, a feat not matched until 1981
50
Anuj
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$1,000
[21]
Cultivated in California & Iran, it has a hard, tan shell, enclosing a pale, green nut
pistachios
Anuj
|
DD
$2,000
[25]
The original title of the book that became "Schindler's List" was "Schindler's" this Biblical item of refuge
Schindler's Ark
Alison
|
$1,000
[11]
Classical music greats Horowitz & Rostropovich each put out an album of tunes they used as these crowd-pleasers
encores
Anuj
|
— |
$1,000
[15]
(Hi, I'm Juliana Mazza with 22 News.) Many beloved characters from children's literature are features in a Springfieldsculpture gardendedicated to Dr. Seuss, the pen name of this man
(Theodor) Geisel
Tim
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| OUT OF AFRICA | SUCH COLORFUL LANGUAGE! | SCIENTISTS | EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE | EVERY CLAIM YOU STAKE | I'LL BE WATCHING "U" |
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$400
[1]
An African bird with 2 toes on each foot, or someone who refuses to face unpleasant truths
an ostrich
Tim
|
$400
[10]
Alliterative term for writing full of exaggerated pathos
purple prose
Tim
|
$400
[6]
This gravity maven was elected president of England's Royal Society in 1703 & held the office for 24 years
(Isaac) Newton
Tim
|
$400
[18]
The Four Knights Game, the Bowlder Attack & the Calabrese Countergambit are all options in this game
chess
Anuj
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$400
[13]
In the 300s B.C. he crossed the Hellespont, threw his spear in the soil & claimed all Asia to be his
Alexander the Great
Tim
|
$400
[7]
Suarez is the last name of the title character played by America Ferrera on this TV series
Ugly Betty
Tim
|
|
$800
[2]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew lays on her front, propped up on her elbows.) A stress-reliever that strengthens the spine & even stretches the lungs, this yoga pose gets its name from a "Great" Egyptian landmark
the Sphinx
Tim
|
$800
[14]
Sanguinary term for an aristocrat
blue blood
Anuj
|
$800
[19]
In a 1979 issue of National Geographic, she reported on chimp warfare & cannibalism
(Jane) Goodall
Anuj
|
$800
[23]
An all-out attack on a foe's checkers in backgammon is called this, like an all-out attack on a quarterback
a blitz
Anuj
|
$800
[28]
In 1988 King Hussein of this country renounced all claims to the West Bank
Jordan
Anuj
|
$800
[8]
In this 1989 film John Candy played the title relative; Mike Epps took over the role in a 2016 TV adaptation
Uncle Buck
Alison
|
|
$1,200
[3]
The name of this Mali city on the Sahara's southern edge is used to mean any place very distant
Timbuktu
Tim
|
$1,200
[15]
Vespula vulgaris is one species of this picnic-pestering wasp
a yellow jacket
Tim
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$1,200
[20]
In 1776 this Italian became the first to isolate me than e gas; 24 years later he invented the electric battery
(Alessandro) Volta
Anuj
|
$1,200
[24]
In "The Princess Bride", Mandy Patinkin sees that Cary Elwes is using Bonetti's Defense while they are doing this
swordfighting
Anuj
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$1,600
[26]
In the mid-19th century, Dumont d'Urville claimed Adelie Land, part of here, for the French
Antarctica
Tim
|
$1,200
[9]
This scripted drama series on Lifetime takes place behind the scenes of "Everlasting", a fictional dating competition show
Unreal
Alison
|
|
$1,600
[4]
In the 1970s reggae music became identified with this pan-African movement inspired by Haile Selassie
Rastafarianism
Alison
|
$1,600
[16]
Jealousy, as defined by "Othello"
the green-eyed monster
Alison
|
$1,600
[21]
While in Bali in the 1930s, she pioneered the use of photography for anthropological research
(Margaret) Mead
Alison
Anuj
|
DD
$2,000
[25]
The "Win-stay, Lose-shift" strategy is something to consider in this game where there are only 3 options
rock-paper-scissors
Anuj
|
DD
$2,000
[27]
On April 22, 1889 a bugle for a land run sounded in the new Oklahoma territory; those who entered early were dubbed this
Sooners
Anuj
|
$1,600
[11]
Before "Downton Abbey," there was this British series with Gordon Jackson as Hudson the butler
Upstairs, Downstairs
Alison
|
|
$2,000
[5]
A surf fashion brand made in Africa by Africans is named for this language group that includes Swahili & Zulu
Bantu
Anuj
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$2,000
[17]
To gloss over errors to free one from blame, or to keep the other team scoreless
whitewash
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$2,000
[22]
In the 1890s this man best known for his temperature scale said heavier-than-air flying machines were impossible
Lord Kelvin
|
— |
$2,000
[29]
The Spratly Islands in this "directional" sea are claimed by many nations & the U.S. sent a warship there in 2016
the South China Sea
Alison
|
$2,000
[12]
A U.S. sub is pretending to be a Nazi vessel in an effort to get an Enigma machine for the Allies in this film
U-571
Alison
|
Asked if he read novels, philosopher Gilbert Ryle said, "Yes, all six, every year", referring to this British author
Jane Austen