2017 Teachers Tournament final game 2.
Mary Parker — a high school French and English teacher from Rogers, Arkansas (subtotal of $3,600)
Nan Cohen — a high school English teacher from Van Nuys, California (subtotal of $9,000)
David Clemmons — an 11th grade U.S. history teacher from Fort Worth, Texas (subtotal of $10,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David | $4,000 | $6,600 | $18,200 | $36,000 |
$18,200
23 R, 1 W |
| Nan | $1,200 | $5,400 | $17,800 | $17,800 |
$17,800
17 R, 0 W |
| Mary | $2,600 | $4,800 | $17,200 | $15,200 |
$12,200
17 R (including 3 DDs), 3 W |
| NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY | EVERY YEAR | STATE NICKNAMES | THE QUEEN'S ENGLISH | LET'S GO DODGERS! | YOU'RE SUCH A HOMER |
|
$200
[6]
Gilbert Stuart's iconic paintings include one of this foundingmother
Martha Washington
David
Mary
|
$200
[27]
Home to an annual festival for it, Gilroy, California is the "capital of the world" of this pungent herb
garlic
Mary
|
$200
[5]
"The Centennial State"
Colorado
David
|
$200
[13]
If you're in London driving on the left, don't forget to engage your indicator, this, before making a move
your turn signal
David
|
$200
[25]
Though he never played in L.A., this barrier-breaking Dodger grew up in Southern Calif. & attended UCLA in the 1940s
Jackie Robinson
David
|
$200
[18]
Every Homeric scholar knows that these 2 epic texts are what Homer is best known for
The Iliad and The Odyssey
Mary
|
|
$400
[7]
Thishunter & showman did much to popularize the myth of the American West
Buffalo Bill Cody
David
|
$400
[30]
Professions not allowed to enter the UK's World's Biggest Liar competition include lawyers & these, like an MP
politicians
Nan
|
$400
[4]
"The Sagebrush State" &"The Silver State"
Nevada
Nan
|
$400
[14]
Draughts is this kingly game
checkers
Mary
|
$400
[24]
In 1958 the Dodgers came to L.A. from this Brooklyn ballpark that had been their home for 4 decades
Ebbets Field
David
|
$400
[19]
Homer, Alaska calls itself the "capital of the world" for this fish that also starts with an "H"
halibut
David
|
|
$600
[8]
The same year the photograph was taken, this high flyer disappeared
Amelia Earhart
David
|
$600
[26]
Fat pigs & fried brownies are featured at this, the biggest annual event in Iowa
the State Fair
Nan
|
$600
[3]
"The Constitution State" &"The Nutmeg State"
Connecticut
Mary
|
$600
[15]
I can't hear you! You need a loud-hailer, one of these handy amplifiers
a megaphone
Mary
|
$600
[23]
The Dodgers' all-time home-run leader is this "Duke" who had crosstown rivalries with Willie & Mickey
Duke Snider
David
|
$600
[20]
A 2016 episode of "The Simpsons" was "Simprovised" at the end as this actor took live hotline calls as Homer Simpson
Dan Castellaneta
Nan
|
|
$800
[9]
This Native American leader is depictedherealong with a Cherokee writingsystemhe devised
Sequoyah
David
|
$800
[28]
During an annual festival, the town of Buñol, Spain has a huge fight using these
tomatoes
Mary
|
DD
$1,000
[2]
"The Old Line State"
Maryland
Mary
|
$800
[16]
If Dennis the Menace hailed from Denston, he'd call this kid's weapon a catapult
a slingshot
Nan
|
$800
[12]
Since 2011 this Dodgers ace has nabbed 3 Cy Young awards & won 100 games while losing only 37
(Clayton) Kershaw
Nan
|
$800
[21]
Careful now, kids--the 1872paintingby this man depicts a game of "snap the whip"
Winslow Homer
Nan
|
|
$1,000
[10]
The portrait of this man & hisbridewas taken around 1863 by a photographer from Mathew Brady's studio
(General) Tom Thumb
David
|
$1,000
[29]
In Bruges, Belgium each spring, thousands watch the procession of le Saint Sang, this relic
the blood of Jesus Christ
Mary
|
$1,000
[1]
"The Gem State"
Idaho
Mary
|
$1,000
[17]
The queen wants you to add an "I" (& a syllable) to the name of this metal, atomic number 13
aluminum (or aluminium)
Nan
|
$1,000
[11]
Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2016, this slugging catcher was 1993 National League Rookie of the Year as a Dodger
Mike Piazza
David
|
$1,000
[22]
In 1892 he bought a first-class ticket on the E. Louisiana Railroad; later, he found himself in front of Judge John Ferguson
Homer Plessy
David
|
| SCHOOL'S OUT IN JUNE | THE OSCAR-WINNING ROLE | POETRY | FROM B TO D | FAMOUS SHIPS | ALTERNATIVE FACTS |
|
$400
[12]
From 1834 to June 1838, Louisa May's dad Bronson Alcott ran the Temple School in a temple of this fraternal order
the Freemasons
David
|
$400
[19]
Winning for her role as Rose Maxson, she called "Fences" a movie about "life & forgiveness & grace"
Viola Davis
Nan
Mary
|
$400
[1]
In Longfellow's "Tales of a Wayside Inn", the tale told by the landlord is of this man's ride
Paul Revere
Mary
|
$400
[7]
You'll find it behind a basketball hoop
a backboard
David
|
$400
[21]
In the summer of 1620, it made 2 unsuccessful attempts to cross the Atlantic before succeeding in September
the Mayflower
Mary
|
$400
[30]
The planets & Sun were thought to revolve around the Earth; in the 16th century, this Polish astronomer proved otherwise
Copernicus
David
|
|
$800
[13]
A sometimes brutal school for boys opened in 1900 as the Florida State this type of school & closed in June 2011
reform school
David
|
$800
[18]
Everybody loved his Raymond Babbitt, who definitely, definitely loved Wapner more
Dustin Hoffman
|
$800
[2]
Maya Angelou wrote that this title creature "sings of freedom"
the caged bird
David
|
$800
[8]
Seen here, the turkey vulture is also known by this unappealing moniker
a buzzard
Nan
|
$800
[22]
In 2002, 140 years after this ironclad had sunk, itsturretwas raised from the sea
the Monitor
David
|
$800
[29]
A long-held notion was that a planet called this, like Spock's home, was between the Sun & Mercury; it was debunked
Vulcan
David
|
|
$1,200
[14]
St. Mary's College closed in June 1931, the same year this alumnus who founded the Chicago White Sox passed away
Charles Comiskey
|
$1,200
[3]
In his umpteenth Western, he was Rooster Cogburn
John Wayne
Nan
|
$1,200
[4]
About these, Edgar Allan Poe wrote, "What a world of merriment their melody foretells!"
the bells
Nan
|
$1,200
[9]
Firing-squad executee accessory
a blindfold
Mary
|
$1,200
[23]
When Columbus acquired his flagship, it was called La Gallega; he changed its name to this
the Santa María
Nan
|
$1,600
[27]
Stress & a rich diet were blamed for this type of lesion in the stomach; turns out the culprit is the bacteria H. pylori
an ulcer
Mary
|
|
$1,600
[15]
St. Paul's College in Virginia, 1888-June 2013, is one of many shuttered HBCUs, short for these "colleges & universities"
historically black colleges and universities
David
|
$1,600
[17]
This man was recruited to portray Harvey Milk
Sean Penn
Mary
|
$1,600
[5]
A stretch of East 127th Street in New York City has been named for this poet known for such poems as "The Weary Blues"
Langston Hughes
Mary
|
$1,600
[10]
Distaff equivalent of a groomsman
a bridesmaid
Nan
|
$1,600
[24]
Now part of a Boston museum, this 220-year-old ship fought against the Barbary pirates & in the War of 1812
Old Ironsides (or the U.S.S. Constitution )
David
|
$2,000
[26]
Here's a 19th century depiction of thepracticeof this science, proved to be utter malarkey
phrenology
Nan
|
|
$2,000
[16]
In June 2016 the flag was lowered at an Albuquerque military academy named for this Philippine peninsula of WWII carnage
the Bataan Peninsula
David
|
$2,000
[20]
(Blue) Jasmine turned into a red-hot role for this Aussie
Cate Blanchett
Nan
Mary
|
DD
$3,000
[6]
This Englishman was buried in 1771 in St. Giles' Churchyard, the reputed subject of his famous elegy
Thomas Gray
Mary
|
$2,000
[11]
It's where on your person you might find Presidents Washington, Jackson & Lincoln
a billfold
Nan
|
$2,000
[25]
In 1577 it left England with 4 sister ships; the sister ships didn't make it around the world but it did
the Golden Hind
David
|
DD
$5,000
[28]
The 18th c. had the phlogiston theory of combustion; Lavoisier subbed in the theory of this newly discovered gas
oxygen
Mary
|
In 2015 it returned to the list of the 50 most populous U.S. cities, 10 years after dropping off
New Orleans