Jessica Johnston — a college admission officer from Pasadena, California
Adam Lapetina — a partnerships editor from Brooklyn, New York
Annie Marggraf — an unemployed bartender from Vancouver, Washington (whose 2-day cash winnings total $51,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annie | $2,200 | $12,400 | $19,600 |
$8,199
3rd place: $1,000 |
$13,800
19 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Adam | $1,000 | $2,200 | $5,800 |
$11,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$7,800
10 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Jessica | $800 | $2,400 | $12,400 |
$20,400
New champion: $20,400 |
$11,200
17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| TELL THEM WHAT THEY'VE WON, JOHNNY! | 2 TICKETS TO PARAGUAY | 6 PLAYS | "AIR" INCLUDED | & A NEW CAR! | 5 KNIGHTS |
|
$200
[16]
You've won this medal, instituted in 1782 for bravery in action but with a different purpose today; let's avoid a repeat, soldier!
a Purple Heart
Annie
|
$200
[1]
A seal on Paraguay'sflagfeatures then ational motto, which means this in English
peace and justice
Jessica
|
$200
[6]
Before using 7, Mickey Mantle briefly wore No. 6 for this team
the New York Yankees
Adam
|
$200
[7]
Got a couple of 7s & twin jacks? You're holding this poker hand
two pair
|
$200
[12]
We can all agree its Accord was one of Car and Driver's 10 Best of 2016
Honda
Annie
|
$600
[22]
This sobriquet of a muy famoso 11th-cenutry Spanish knight is from an Arabic word for "lord"
El Cid
Annie
|
|
$400
[17]
You've won a 2015 Best Supporting Actress Emmy for your role as Bonnie on "Mom", because your name is this!
Allison Janney
Adam
|
$400
[2]
One of the oldest cities in South America, this capital was built on a high promontory in 1537
Asunción
Annie
Jessica
|
$600
[27]
Jake Muzzin wore No. 6 for this "regal" team of 2014 Stanley Cup champs
the LA Kings
Annie
|
$400
[8]
A natural talent, or smartness of style; respond with...
flair
Jessica
|
$400
[13]
You can go off-road & we guess, up a mountain in this make's high altitude Grand Cherokee
Jeep
Jessica
|
$800
[23]
Jacques de Molay, last boss of this religious knightly order, was burned at the stake in 1314
the Knights Templar
Annie
|
|
$600
[18]
You've won the heart of this heroine "of the D'Urbervilles"; but alas, your time together will be short
Tess
Jessica
|
$600
[3]
One of the 5 major circles of latitude, it passes across Paraguay, dividing it almost in half
the Tropic of Capricorn
Jessica
|
$800
[26]
Ozzie Alonso escaped Cuba to play midfield wearing No. 6 for the Sounders of this MLS West Coast city
Seattle
Annie
|
$600
[9]
Recticle is the technical name for this pair of intersecting lines in a firearm scope
crosshairs
Annie
|
$600
[14]
4G Wi-Fi is available in the Impala from this brand
Chevrolet
Jessica
|
$1,000
[24]
Shakespeare immortalized Sir Henry Percy, called this for his readiness to charge foes; the foes mortalized him
Hotspur
|
|
$800
[19]
"Back Me for a Seat in Congress!" your super type of this 3-letter group, had $300 mil., so congrats, Senator!
a PAC
Adam
|
$800
[4]
From the Latin for "mixed", this term is used for Paraguay's largest ethnic group
mestizo
Annie
Adam
Jessica
|
$1,000
[25]
Jay Cutler sports No. 6 for this venerable NFL team
the Chicago Bears
Annie
|
$800
[10]
2-word French term for a doctrine of not messing in other folks' biz
laissez-faire
Adam
|
$800
[15]
This company calls its Golf GTI "The Hot Hatch"
Volkswagen
Adam
|
DD
$6,200
[28]
Freedom isn't free! On Aug. 23, 1305 this Scot's day included hanging & disembowelment
William Wallace
Annie
|
|
$1,000
[20]
Ironically, you've won a copy of this 1948 short story by Shirley Jackson detailing human sacrifice in a small town! Enjoy!
"The Lottery"
Jessica
|
$1,000
[5]
A national department is named for this 19th U.S. president, who helped settle a boundary dispute in Paraguay's favor
Rutherford B. Hayes
Jessica
|
— |
$1,000
[11]
Angora goat fleece
mohair
Annie
|
$1,000
[21]
This company's Edge model is an SUV with built-in BLIS--Blind Spot Information System, that is
Ford
|
— |
| LET'S HIT THE GYMNOSPERM | ELECTIONS | HER HIT ALBUM | DEATH SENTENCES | 12 LETTERS OR MORE | SIR WALTER SCOTT & HIS WORKS |
|
$400
[1]
Gymnosperm means "naked seed"; pines are gymnosperms & carry their seeds in a strobilus, AKA this
a pine cone
Adam
|
$400
[11]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew shows an electoral map on the monitor.) Shown in the Electoral College map here, this man would've won the presidency had he taken his home state of Tennessee's 11 votes, making Florida's 25 moot
Al Gore
Jessica
|
$400
[6]
"1989"(2014)
Taylor Swift
Annie
|
$400
[26]
On rumors of his demise, he remarked, "The report of my death was an exaggeration"
Mark Twain
Jessica
|
$400
[27]
You may have less polite names, but it's the proper term for a person who sells goods or services by phone
a telemarketer
Jessica
|
$1,200
[24]
Wilfred is the first name of this title Scott hero who is Saxon English, not Scottish
Ivanhoe
Annie
|
|
$800
[2]
Take a look at Cycas revoluta& you'll see why it's better known as the sago this
palm
Annie
|
$800
[12]
In 2004 Hamid Karzai won this country's first nationwide presidential election
Afghanistan
Annie
|
$800
[7]
"Tapestry"(1971)
Carole King
Annie
|
$800
[19]
In a 2005 commencement speech, this Apple CEO told students, "Death is the destination we all share"
Steve Jobs
Jessica
|
$800
[20]
It's the early type of photograph seen here
a daguerreotype
Adam
|
$1,600
[25]
Scott coined this term to refer to the dynastic wars between the Lancaster & York families
the Wars of the Roses
Jessica
|
|
$1,200
[3]
Gymnosperms ruled the plant world for most of this "middle" geologic era; then those darn flowers appeared
Mesozoic
|
$1,200
[13]
In South Dakota GOP primaries, delegates are awarded not proportionally but this 3-word way
winner take all
|
$1,200
[8]
"Control"(1986);"Unbreakable"(2015)
Janet Jackson
Annie
|
$1,200
[14]
Of his death at 84, widow Kathie Lee said he "lived an incredible life...had an incredible legacy"
Frank Gifford
Jessica
|
$1,200
[21]
It can mean innovative as well as ceremonially digging up dirt to begin a new construction project
groundbreaking
Adam
|
DD
$2,000
[28]
Sir Walter Scottwas honored in 1844 with the completion of a 200-footmonumentin this city
Edinburgh
Jessica
|
|
$1,600
[4]
Thismember of the cypress family is a gymnosperm; gin drinkers should recognize itsberries
juniper
Adam
|
$1,600
[16]
Used in Ireland & Malta, the Single Transferable Vote formula, or Hare system, asks voters to do this with their picks
rank
Jessica
|
$1,600
[9]
"Circus"(2008)
Britney Spears
Jessica
|
$1,600
[15]
Attributed to Clarence Darrow: "I have never killed anyone, but I frequently get satisfaction reading" these
obituaries
Adam
|
DD
$2,000
[22]
William Faulkner, Medgar Evers or B.B. King, by birth state
Mississippian
Adam
|
$2,000
[29]
This"Dandie" breed is named for a character in "Guy Mannering", one of Scott's Waverley novels
a Dandie Dinmont terrier
|
|
$2,000
[5]
The endangered biloba species of this gymnosperm is the only living member of its family
ginkgo
Annie
|
$2,000
[17]
In 2011 this state had the largest recall attempt in history, with 6 Republican & 3 Democratic senators involved
Wisconsin
|
$2,000
[10]
Featuring "Leather and Lace":"Bella Donna"(1981)
Stevie Nicks
Annie
|
$2,000
[18]
A famous line from this play says, "To die will be an awfully big adventure"
Peter Pan
|
$2,000
[23]
A dictatorship may be this form of government with absolute control over all aspects of a person's life
totalitarianism
Annie
|
— |
Oxford Dictionaries lists his name as a verb meaning to "make or repair (an object) in an improvised or inventive way"
MacGyver