Kevin Shrum — a retired adjunct professor from Fort Collins, Colorado
Adam Weissengruber — a librarian from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Rebecca Wald — a psychologist from Baltimore, Maryland (whose 2-day cash winnings total $43,300)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca | $0 | $1,800 | $-3,200 |
$-3,200
3rd place: $1,000 |
$1,800
9 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Adam | $2,000 | $2,400 | $17,100 |
$15,595
2nd place: $2,000 |
$18,600
22 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Kevin | $4,600 | $8,400 | $15,600 |
$17,200
New champion: $17,200 |
$15,600
21 R, 2 W |
| PRETTY COLORS | PARTS OF THE WHOLE | MOVIE STARS | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES | "C" ALL THE ANIMALS | THE 20th CENTURY |
|
$200
[22]
This North American country shares the only 2 colors on its flag with the flags of Denmark & Switzerland
Canada
Kevin
|
$200
[11]
Bridge, neck, pickguard
a guitar
Adam
|
$200
[6]
As Edward Scissorhands, he was a real cut-up
Johnny Depp
Adam
|
$200
[16]
The name of this strong coffee means "pressed"
espresso
Rebecca
|
$200
[1]
The National Institutes of Health has sent most of its 360 of these lab apes to a swinging retirement home
chimpanzees
Adam
|
$400
[29]
A 1956 international crisis revolved around control of this canal
the Suez Canal
Rebecca
|
|
$400
[23]
From 1992 to 2000 David Joyner was the man inside this purple dinosaur suit
Barney
Kevin
|
$400
[12]
Cards, race car,$20,580 in fake money
Monopoly
Adam
|
$400
[7]
In 1972 he spoke the famous line "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse"
Marlon Brando
Kevin
|
$400
[17]
This Hebrew phrase literally means "good luck" & is often used for "congratulations"
mazel tov
Rebecca
Kevin
|
$400
[2]
This wild dog of North America is also known as a prairie wolf or brush wolf
a coyote
Kevin
|
$600
[20]
Albert Fall, Harding's Interior secretary, got into "hot water" after taking a bribe related to this Wyoming locale
Teapot Dome
Kevin
|
|
$600
[24]
This Ivy League school began as a Baptist institution for men & later adopted the name of its benefactor
Brown University
Adam
|
$600
[13]
Saddle, chain, derailleur
a bicycle
Adam
|
$600
[8]
After starring in "High Society", she retired from the screen to live a fairy tale life
Grace Kelly
Kevin
|
$600
[18]
This 2-word Arabic salutation means "Peace be with you"
assalamu alaikum
Adam
|
$600
[3]
Orinoco is one species of this river-dwelling reptile
a crocodile
Kevin
|
$800
[21]
From 1986 to 1997hewas No. 1 in the world, & from 1997 to 2000, only No. 1 among humans
(Garry) Kasparov
Rebecca
|
|
$800
[25]
Six minarets rise up from this city's Blue Mosque, begun by Sultan Ahmed I in 1609
Istanbul
Adam
|
$800
[14]
Canopy, suspension lines, harness
a parachute
Kevin
|
$800
[9]
In the 2016 drama "Allied", this actress & Brad Pitt are married spies who may be on the same side
(Marion) Cotillard
Adam
|
$800
[19]
If you're learning karate or judo, you go to this type of Japanese-named school
a dojo
Adam
|
$800
[4]
Unlike most parrots, this parrot of Australia & New Guinea can raise & lower its crest of feathers
a cockatoo
Kevin
|
$1,000
[27]
Called the Night of Broken Glass in English, it's the German name for the terrible night of November 9-10, 1938
Kristallnacht
Kevin
|
|
$1,000
[26]
Made popular by a 1973 hit song, these are used to welcome servicemen & women home from overseas
yellow ribbons
Kevin
|
$1,000
[15]
Light-emitting diode, horizontal & vertical wheels, roller ball
a computer mouse
Kevin
|
DD
$1,400
[10]
In 1999 co-stars Anne Bancroft, Jessica Lange & Tom Cruise helped him celebrate his AFI Life Achievement Award
Dustin Hoffman
Adam
|
$1,000
[28]
Similar to a parka, this jacket gets its name from Eskimos
an anorak
Kevin
|
$1,000
[5]
This rodent of Panama & South America can weigh as much as 100 pounds & grow to 4 feet in length
a capybara
Adam
|
— |
| THE JEAN POOL | BAYS | WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON | POETS & POETRY | BAD INVESTMENTS | A SPOT OF SILENT T |
|
$400
[24]
Quincy Jones wanted to change the title of this Michael Jackson hit to avoid confusion with a tennis player
"Billie Jean"
Kevin
|
$400
[9]
In 1956 a channel was cut through this island's Hanauma Bay Reef for a phone cable to link Hawaii with the West Coast
Oahu
Adam
|
$400
[21]
As this territory's governor, Harrison signed the Treaty of Fort Wayne in 1809, opening Indian lands to whites
Indiana
Kevin
|
$400
[2]
A sailor foolishly kills a lucky seabird & all hell breaks loose in this Coleridge poem
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Adam
|
$400
[16]
Popular coinage name for under-$5 stocks that are risky & sometimes peddled by fraudsters
penny stocks
Rebecca
|
$400
[1]
A referee sounds it to signal an infraction
a whistle
Adam
|
|
$800
[25]
Jean Smart played the matriarch of the Gerhardt crime family on this Dakota-set FX series
Fargo
Kevin
|
$800
[10]
Yachts arriving at the remote island of Pitcairn should anchor in this bay seen here, named for a ship
Bounty
Kevin
|
$800
[22]
During the 1840 election, Harrison was accused of only wanting a pension, a log cabin & this hard apple beverage
apple cider
Rebecca
Kevin
|
$800
[3]
Ernest Lawrence Thayer got $5 for this baseball poem published in 1888
"Casey at the Bat"
Kevin
|
$800
[17]
"Can't Touch This" rapper who lost his millions on investments like 19 thoroughbreds but came back as a tech startup guru
(MC) Hammer
Adam
|
$800
[5]
The 2017 federal holiday that fits the category
Christmas
|
|
$1,200
[27]
A pricey brand of jeans is called "True" this; perhaps the quality craftsmanship will help you find it
religion
Rebecca
Adam
|
$1,200
[11]
Chaleur Bay is an inlet of the Gulf of St. Lawrence that separates this province's Gaspé Peninsula from New Brunswick
Quebec
Adam
|
$1,600
[26]
Harrison became a national hero in 1813 after defeating British forces on this river near London, Ontario
the Thames
Adam
|
$1,200
[4]
This Tennyson poem begins, "Half a league, half a league, half a league onward"
"The Charge of the Light Brigade"
Rebecca
|
$1,200
[18]
Long-term capital, a prominent one of these high-risk funds, tanked in 1998
a hedge fund
Kevin
|
$1,200
[6]
Simon the Zealot & James the son of Alphaeus were 2
apostles
Rebecca
|
|
$1,600
[28]
Al Jean wrote 2 of "The Simpsons" Halloween episodes called this
the "Treehouse of Horror"s
Adam
|
DD
$1,500
[12]
In 2014 the U.N. settled a boundary dispute between India & Bangladesh on this bay that's important for energy exploration
the Bay of Bengal
Adam
|
$2,000
[30]
During his brief time as president, Harrison tried to end this system in which offices were given to loyal party members
the spoils system
Rebecca
|
$1,600
[14]
The medieval poem "Parzival" tells of a young knight's search for this sacred object, in the form of a gemstone
the Holy Grail
Kevin
|
$1,600
[19]
Flooz & Beenz were trying to push online these that never caught on & lost their investors real money
virtual currency
Adam
|
$1,600
[7]
To hustle events along, perhaps to a demise
hasten
Rebecca
|
|
$2,000
[29]
She's the legend of the silver screen seen here
Jean Harlow
Adam
|
$2,000
[13]
The Concorde took its last flight on November 26, 2003, over this bay between France & Spain
the Bay of Biscay
Adam
|
DD
$5,000
[23]
The arrival of this fellow general & political foe in the White House cost WHH a diplomatic post in South America
Andrew Jackson
Rebecca
|
$2,000
[15]
This Frenchman's "Flowers of Evil" poetry collection was published to scandalous success in the 1850s
Charles Baudelaire
Rebecca
|
$2,000
[20]
Shy away from investments with Moody's rating D-PD; the "PD" stands for "probability of" this
default
Adam
Kevin
|
$2,000
[8]
Military supply place
a depot
Adam
|
These pants first became popular when Pratap Singh, a maharaja's son, visited Queen Victoria with his polo team in 1897
jodhpurs