Vicki Kelly — a biologist from Newark, Delaware
Michael Malyszko — a commercial photographer from Boston, Massachusetts
Justin Bender — a technical engineer from Boulder, Colorado (whose 3-day cash winnings total $40,800)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin | $3,800 | $7,400 | $17,800 |
$21,601
4-day champion: $62,401 |
$16,600
28 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Michael | $1,000 | $2,600 | $10,800 |
$7,599
3rd place: $1,000 |
$9,000
9 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| Vicki | $1,400 | $3,000 | $5,800 |
$8,000
2nd place: $2,000 |
$6,800
9 R, 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| CURRENT POP CULTURE | 16 TONS | & WHAT DO YOU "GET" | ANOTHER DAY OLDER | THE COMPANY STORE | DEEPER IN DEBT |
|
$200
[1]
Ben Kingsley voiced a protective panther in this movie, just as Rudyard Kipling must have imagined
The Jungle Book
Vicki
|
$200
[29]
Some of these in Seattle weigh 16-tons, less than half the heft of the one named Desire in New Orleans
a streetcar
Justin
|
$200
[6]
A bite-size piece of McChicken
a McNugget (or nugget)
Justin
|
$200
[11]
One more patent... on April 12, 1892 he received his 717th, for an ore-screening apparatus
Edison
Justin
|
$200
[20]
You know the tea at the Teavana at the mall is good, as the company was acquired by this hot drinks behemoth in 2012
Starbucks
Justin
|
$400
[17]
In June 2016 Congress passed a rescue bill for this island's $70 billion debt
Puerto Rico
Justin
|
|
$400
[2]
She credited her "American Horror Story" producer Ryan Murphy for her Best Actress in a Play win at the Tonys in 2016
Jessica Lange
Vicki
|
$400
[28]
The 16-ton statue seenherewas created to honor the university of this state
Florida
Justin
|
$400
[7]
"Dirty Daddy" is a book by this family man turned filthy comedian
Bob Saget
Justin
|
$400
[12]
One more homer... on Aug. 30, 1928 he took Sad Sam Jones deep for his 463rd
Babe Ruth
Justin
|
$400
[21]
This store has an online Angel Bra Guide that you can consult before visiting
Victoria's Secret
Justin
|
$600
[16]
The OECD tracks countries' debt as a percentage of this 3-letter stat; in 2014 Japan's topped 240%
GDP
Vicki
|
|
$600
[3]
The visual album "Endless" & the album "Blonde" were this singer/rapper's follow-up to "Channel Orange"
Frank Ocean
Justin
|
$600
[27]
Terry Jones was crushed by a 16-ton weight in a comedy sketch from this British troupe
Monty Python
Justin
|
$600
[8]
Rise to the occasion & say this informal word for an outfit or costume
a getup
Justin
|
$600
[13]
One more march... on May 12, 1930 he conducted the public premiere of his "Royal Welch Fusiliers"
(John Philip) Sousa
Justin
|
$600
[22]
This auto supply store named for Manny, Moe & Jack has a proprietary brand called Definity
Pep Boys
Justin
|
$800
[18]
This 1919 treaty imposed a stiff 132 billion marks in reparations on Germany, which paid off the debt in 2010
(Treaty of) Versailles
Michael
|
|
$800
[4]
Kevin Hart said filmmakers put "a small black guy in a small white rabbit's body" in this 2016 animated movie
The Secret Life of Pets
Justin
|
$800
[26]
In 2015 Ukrainian activists got rid of a 16-ton statue of this Bolshevik Revolution leader
Lenin
Michael
|
$800
[9]
Do you recollect this plant, seen here?
a forget-me-not
Vicki
|
$800
[14]
On June 5, 1694 he could have celebrated (but probably didn't) his 18,650th day as France's king
Louis XIV
|
$800
[23]
This hyphenated upscale store that's "inspiring cooks everywhere" sells All-Clad & its own line of bakeware
Williams-Sonoma
Justin
|
$1,000
[19]
Treasurer Robert Citron, whose name is also a fruit, went to jail for this Calif. county's 1994 bankruptcy
Orange County
Justin
|
|
$1,000
[5]
After 14 years, Jamie & Adam decided they had nothing left to disprove & this Discovery show signed off in 2016
MythBusters
Vicki
|
$1,000
[25]
The largest fish in the world, it's known to tip the scales at 16 tons
the whale shark
Justin
|
DD
$1,000
[10]
A plain in northwest Tanzania
Serengeti
Vicki
|
$1,000
[15]
Soon to give historic speeches, on June 10, 1931 this N.Y. gov. spoke to Vassar grads on how study is like boating
FDR
Michael
|
$1,000
[24]
"Hit fashion" offerings at this "scorching" clothier include cosplay, steampunk & goth
Hot Topic
Vicki
|
— |
| ALSO FOUND ON A CAR | STATE FLAGS | BEAR WITH US | SHORT STORIES | SPORTS EQUIPMENT | THE ERIE CANAL |
|
$400
[28]
It grows on the snout of a rhino
a horn
Michael
|
$400
[26]
On New York's state flag, 2 ships are sailing on this river
the Hudson River
Justin
|
$400
[25]
These Arctic animals may weigh less than 3 pounds at birth but later, around a ton
polar bears
Vicki
|
$400
[14]
In Agatha Christie's "The Tuesday Club Murders", this detective & her friends gather to swap tales
Miss Marple
Justin
|
$400
[3]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the Daytona International Speedway.) To protect them from fire and heat in case of an accident, all NASCAR drivers wear suits made of Nomex, a heat-resistant, flame-retardant fabric that's reinforced with this fiber that's five times stronger than steel and often used in bulletproof vests
Kevlar
Vicki
|
$400
[29]
When the canal opened in 1825, it was only 4 feet deep & ran 363 miles from Albany to this city on Lake Erie
Buffalo
Justin
|
|
$800
[21]
4-letter verb meaning to become weary
tire
Michael
|
$800
[20]
This state's flag is the only one with different designs on each side; one features a yellow beaver
Oregon
Justin
|
$800
[17]
Many readers enjoyed "The Clan of" this bear that went extinct 10,000 years ago
the cave bear
Michael
|
$800
[15]
Montresor seeks revenge on wine connoisseur Fortunato in his 1846 tale "The Cask of Amontillado"
(Edgar Allan) Poe
Justin
|
$800
[4]
After an eye injury in 1974, this legendary NBA center began wearing Plexiglas goggles
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Justin
|
$800
[24]
The $7 million cost of the canal was recouped in only 10 years largely through these, in place until 1882
tolls
Justin
|
|
$1,200
[1]
A quick race, or a punctuation mark
a dash
Justin
|
$1,600
[18]
This sailing accessory can be found on the flags of both Rhode Island & Wisconsin
an anchor
|
$1,200
[8]
All this "deadly sin" bear wants for Christmas is its 2 upper front teeth, which it lacks
a sloth bear
Justin
|
$1,200
[11]
"A Perfect Day for Bananafish" introduced his characters the Glass family
J.D. Salinger
|
$1,200
[5]
Lee Trevino said if you're afraid of lightning, hold up this lowest-number club of its type--not even God can hit one
a 1-iron
Michael
|
$1,600
[22]
In part, the canal snakes its way through the valley of this river named for a Native Amer. tribe that once lived there
the Mohawk River
Justin
|
|
$1,600
[12]
An athlete who inspires his teammates; Draymond Green is said to be the Warriors'
the spark plug
|
$2,000
[19]
This state's flag was designed by Miss Willie Hocker of the D.A.R.'s Pine Bluff chapter
Arkansas
Michael
|
$1,600
[9]
We're an American bear! Ursus Americanus, we're comin' to your town, we're 600 pounds, we're an American bear!
black bear
|
$1,600
[16]
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Celestial Railroad" is an allegory based on this John Bunyan work
Pilgrim's Progress
|
$1,600
[6]
After cracking 3 ribs in 1978, QB Dan Pastorini became the first NFLer to don this 4-letter "jacket"
a flak jacket
Justin
|
$2,000
[27]
New York governor from 1817 to 1823, this man with a familiar political last name led the effort to fund & build the canal
DeWitt Clinton
|
|
$2,000
[13]
Your body, excluding the head & limbs; it's AKA the torso
the trunk
Vicki
|
DD
$2,400
[2]
This state's flag is the only one of the 50 to bear the word "republic"
California
Justin
|
$2,000
[10]
The sun bear of this Thai peninsula is the smallest bear species, only 3 feet long
the Malay Peninsula
|
— |
$2,000
[7]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew gives the clue.) An NHL goalie wears a catch glove on one hand and this on the other; it's also a term describing the job of an NFL offensive lineman
a blocker
Justin
|
DD
$3,000
[23]
With the success of the canal, in a few short years, NYC had replaced this city as the nation's no. 1 port
Philadelphia
Michael
|
She won a Comedy Grammy in the 1980s, a Supporting Actress Oscar in the 1990s & a Daytime Emmy in the 2000s
Whoopi Goldberg