Megan Soto — a student services supervisor from San Diego, California
Rich Betz — a teacher from Honesdale, Pennsylvania
Amanda Berofsky — a quality assurance analyst from Waterford, Michigan (whose 1-day cash winnings total $5,999)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda | $1,200 | $1,700 | $14,000 |
$9,999
2-day champion: $15,998 |
$18,200
21 R, 4 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Rich | $1,600 | $3,000 | $1,000 |
$200
3rd place: $1,000 |
$1,000
6 R, 2 W |
| Megan | $3,600 | $5,400 | $9,000 |
$8,000
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,000
14 R, 2 W |
| HISTORIC OBJECTS | GERMANY'S NEXT TOP MODEL | TV THEMES | DUMB DOWN THE SAYING | DON "E" | MARIE |
|
$200
[11]
In 1790 the Marquis de Lafayette gifted George Washington with the main key to this prison, & it's still on display at Mount Vernon
the Bastille
Amanda
|
$200
[22]
The "new" version of this company's Beetle could keep up with Herbie, as its top speed was 125 mph--punch buggy!
Volkswagen
Megan
|
$200
[1]
Gary Portnoy co-wrote & sang "Where Everybody Knows Your Name", its theme
Cheers
Amanda
|
$200
[6]
"Arising in the morning from an incorrect mattress section"
"waking up on the wrong side of the bed"
Amanda
Rich
|
$200
[12]
On cold days, don a pair of these connected coverings worn on the sides of the head
earmuffs
Amanda
|
$200
[17]
Fittingly, the life-size renderingshownof this Marie who founded a museum is made of wax
Madame Tussaud
Rich
|
|
$800
[28]
In the 13- & 1400s French knight Geoffrey de Charny & his family fought the church over exhibiting this 14-foot linen cloth
the Shroud of Turin
Amanda
|
$400
[23]
If you buy the i8 from this Munich-based automaker, be prepared to say i Paid over $140,000
BMW
Rich
|
$400
[2]
"You're not the boss of me now", went the theme of this sitcom with Frankie Muniz as the title kid
Malcolm in the Middle
Rich
|
$400
[7]
"Anchoring position at the bottom of a wooden sculpture carved by Native Americans of the Northwest"
"the low man on the totem pole"
Amanda
Rich
Megan
|
$400
[13]
A short black jacket bears the name of this English boarding school
Eton
Megan
|
$400
[18]
When Marie Curie was born in this capital in 1867, it was under Russian control
Warsaw
Amanda
|
|
$1,000
[27]
This slab of black rock now in the British Museum was used as building material by the Ottomans for Fort Julien, Egypt
the Rosetta Stone
|
$600
[24]
This "intelligent" brand of vehicle may not have a lot of HP (89) but it does get a lot of MPG (39)
a smart car
Megan
|
$600
[3]
(Hi, I'm Al Roker.) I pity the fool who doesn't remember the them eto this '80s series; it still gets me jazzed, sucka
The A-Team
Megan
|
$600
[8]
"There has been a widespread successful germination of American Beauties"
"everything's coming up roses"
Megan
|
$600
[14]
Please don this French-named sandal with a fabric upper half & a rope sole
an espadrille
Megan
|
$600
[19]
Marie Antoinette was the 15th child of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I & this empress
Maria Theresa
|
|
DD
$2,500
[29]
More than 70 scenes are depicted on it with the last, chronologically, showing the English retreating at Hastings in 1066
the Bayeux Tapestry
Amanda
|
$800
[25]
The 4-door Panamera Turbo model of this car goes 0 to 60 in 3.9 seconds; Carreras lumber along, taking over 4
Porsche
Rich
|
$800
[4]
Punk band Hüsker Dü did a cover of this sitcom's theme "Love Is All Around"
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
|
$800
[9]
"Obviously protruding in a way similar to one injured pollex"
"sticking out like a sore thumb"
Megan
|
$800
[15]
Imperial name for the dress style seen here, with a change in design beginning immediately below the bust
empire waist
Amanda
|
$800
[20]
Marie Laveau was a famous 19th century voodoo practitioner in this city
New Orleans
Amanda
|
| — |
$1,000
[26]
This company known for its 4-ring emblem makes the $163,000 R8
the Audi
Amanda
|
$1,000
[5]
"Here I come to save the day" was the theme for this cartoon superhero
Mighty Mouse
Megan
|
$1,000
[10]
"Flying mammals occupy that fellow's church bell tower"
"he's got bats in his belfry"
Rich
|
$1,000
[16]
This last name of Perry, who died in 1986, is still on a line of menswear
Ellis
Megan
|
$1,000
[21]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents.) The act of folding shows your gratitude to the shirt, according to this author of "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up"'; a correctly folded shirt will stand on its side
Marie Kondo
|
| INTERVIEWS | WORDS FROM THE GREEK | TOP 40 BEFORE & AFTER | 19th CENTURY NOVEL CHARACTERS | EARLY HUMANOIDS | "V"ACATION SPOTS |
|
$400
[6]
(I'm Lara Logan of CBS News.) In my interview with Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf he said he warned this woman that she was the target of suicide bombers before her 2007 murder
Benazir Bhutto
Amanda
|
$400
[11]
Determining a medical condition by observation
diagnose
Megan
|
$400
[16]
Britney Spears' debut single pleases with a Cyndi Lauper No. 1 to "Hit" it over & over
"...Baby One More Time After Time"
Megan
|
$400
[17]
Jane, Lydia, Mary & Kitty Bennet
Pride and Prejudice
Megan
|
$400
[26]
Scientists believe Gigantopithecus of Asia stood almost 10' in height & lived largely on a diet of this tall grass
bamboo
Amanda
|
$400
[1]
Covering only 44 hectares, this country is found on the west bank of the Tiber River
Vatican City
|
|
$800
[7]
On "20/20" in 1999 almost 50 million Americans tuned in to Barbara Walters' interview with this former intern
Monica Lewinsky
Amanda
|
$800
[12]
Greek for "gift of grace" gives off this quality of magnetism & charm
charisma
|
$800
[22]
A Macklemore & Ryan Lewis smash is told what "you better" do by the Miracles
"Thrift Shop Around"
Amanda
|
$800
[18]
Jack Dawkins, Old Sally
Oliver Twist
Amanda
|
— |
$800
[2]
Ferdinand III made this city his royal residence in 1248, maybe to be near his barber
Seville
Megan
|
|
$1,200
[8]
(I'm Melissa Harris-Perry.) In 2016 I interviewed Karen Weaver, mayor of this Michigan city, who talked about the horrific water crisis her people faced
Flint
Amanda
|
$1,200
[13]
You can get "asma" from this similar-sounding cloud of noxious vapor
miasma
Megan
|
$1,200
[25]
A 2012 Carly Rae Jepsen chart-topper hooks up with a 1977 Wings hit, to everyone's astonishment
"Call Me Maybe I'm Amazed"
Amanda
|
$1,200
[19]
Lucy Westenra, Renfield
Dracula
Amanda
|
— |
$1,200
[3]
Brothers of the Sword merged with the Teutonic Knights & conquered this Baltic nation in the 13th century
Latvia
Megan
|
|
$1,600
[9]
Defending his onetime Oprah-heralded bestseller on Oprah's show, he said, "I have... admitted to...lying"
James Frey
|
$1,600
[14]
Words that dance the "ora" include amphora, diaspora & this, meaning "fullness" or "abundance"
plethora
Amanda
|
$1,600
[24]
A 1977 Debby Boone No. 1 revs it up with a 1977 Eagles hit
"You Light Up My Life In The Fast Lane"
Amanda
|
$1,600
[20]
Widow Douglas, the Dauphin
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
|
— |
$1,600
[4]
On an island in southeast Texas, it was once "the Sin City of the Gulf" of Mexico
Galveston
Amanda
|
|
$2,000
[10]
(Hi. I'm Kate Bolduan of CNN.) In 2016 I interviewedthisGOP candidate about his worst job--janitor at Clemson--& worst date--she only spoke German; at one point he said, "This is why I'm at 1%"
(Lindsey) Graham
Amanda
|
$2,000
[15]
To lose a lot of cash or blood very quickly
hemorrhage
Amanda
|
$2,000
[23]
The hooligan in a Coolio title gets illuminated by a Meat Loaf hit
"Gangsta's Paradise By The Dashboard Light"
|
DD
$1,700
[21]
Marius Pontemercy, Gavroche
Les Miserables
Amanda
|
— |
$2,000
[5]
This most densely populated country on the mainland of the Americas is also the smallest in Central America
El Salvador
Rich
|
A letter to the director that said, "Dear sir, I am fat & wear spectacles" got a young actor a role in this 1963 film
Lord of the Flies