Debb Johnson — a retired teacher from Columbia, Maryland
Jacob Jenkelowitz — a lawyer from The Bronx, New York
Phil Ricciardi — a management consultant from North Wales, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $33,400)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil | $6,200 | $10,600 | $12,700 |
$9,500
2nd place: $2,000 |
$14,200
26 R, 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Jacob | $600 | $800 | $4,700 |
$2,200
3rd place: $1,000 |
$4,400
11 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Debb | $1,000 | $4,600 | $18,600 |
$12,700
New champion: $12,700 |
$17,400
17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| CHARLIE BROWN, THIS IS YOUR LIFE | STATE THE CITY | WATCH OUT FOR SPIDERS | "NME"s LIST | A HERO | AIN'T NOTHING BUT A SANDWICH |
|
$200
[6]
In Snoopy you have not only a loyal pet but a flying ace in this war
the First World War
Phil
|
$200
[1]
Leavenworth, named for Colonel Henry
Kansas
Phil
|
$200
[26]
The bite of this spider named for a town in Italy was once thought to make the victim cry, skip & dance
a tarantula
Jacob
|
$200
[21]
2-word Latin term meaning "to the memory of"
in memoriam
Phil
|
$200
[11]
In 1969 he received a hero's welcome home after taking man's first steps on the moon
Neil Armstrong
Phil
|
$200
[16]
With the addition of this ingredient, your BLT becomes a BLAT
avocado
Phil
|
|
$400
[7]
Like your creator's dad, your father has this profession, perhaps explaining your unusual coif
barber
Phil
|
$400
[2]
Aurora, elevation 5,435 feet
Colorado
Phil
|
$400
[27]
Seen here, Eriovixia gryffindori is named for its resemblance to this Harry Potter item
the Sorting Hat
Phil
|
$400
[22]
Heart Mountain in Wyoming was one of these World War II "camps" for Japanese Americans
internment
Phil
|
$400
[12]
This legendary bowman is a national hero of Switzerland
William Tell
Phil
|
$400
[17]
This sandwich whose name reflects its messiness evolved from the loose meat sandwich of the Midwest
a sloppy joe
Debb
|
|
$600
[8]
Siblings are like built-in pals & this one arrived to ask meaningful questions like "Who cares?"
Sally
Phil
Jacob
Debb
|
$600
[3]
Riverside, on the Santa Ana River
California
Phil
|
$600
[28]
Like the shellfish for which they are named, these spiders are known to walk sideways & backwards
a crab
Debb
|
$600
[23]
That's this, amusement provided by performers
entertainment
Phil
|
$600
[13]
On Jan. 15, 2009 he told passengers to "brace for impact" before safely landing his plane on the Hudson river
(Sully) Sullenberger
Phil
|
$600
[18]
The pit viper at this ball team's Chase Field isn't really snake but a battered & deep-fried pork sandwich
the (Arizona) Diamondbacks
Debb
|
|
$800
[9]
Thisacquaintance of yours had only a passing acquaintance with soap & water
Pig Pen
Debb
|
$800
[4]
Greensboro, in Guilford County
North Carolina
Phil
|
$800
[29]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a spider on the monitor.) Black widows' bites are rarely fatal to humans, but the venom can produce temporary paralysis in this muscle, making breathing difficult
the diaphragm
Phil
|
$800
[24]
It's the "E" in a government agency established in 1970
environmental
Phil
|
$800
[14]
After 2 brothers died fighting in France in 1915, he headed for Arabia to become a guerrilla leader against the Turks
Lawrence (of Arabia)
Debb
|
$1,000
[20]
From Kentucky, the hot brown is an open-faced turkey & bacon sandwich topped with this cheesy bechamel sauce
Mornay
|
|
$1,000
[10]
We do have to ask--why did you choose bossy, crabby Lucy as this professional for help?
psychiatrist
Phil
|
$1,000
[5]
Henderson, incorporated 1953
Nevada
Phil
|
$1,000
[30]
Garden spiders are part of the spider group known as these "weavers" due to the oval shape of their webs
orb weavers
|
$1,000
[25]
2-word term for speaking in accordance with an official position; politicians try to "stay" there
on message
Phil
|
$1,000
[15]
His Olympic records in track & field during the 1920s made him a national hero of Finland
Paavo Nurmi
Phil
|
DD
$2,000
[19]
Served on a warm baguette & filled with grilled meats & pickled vegetables, banh mi is a sandwich from this country
Vietnam
Debb
|
| ANCIENT ROME | JUST JOSHING | U.S. MUSEUMS | NONFICTION | 9-LETTER WORDS | MINORITY REPORT |
|
$400
[11]
A typical Roman home had a cubiculum, or bedroom & a culina, this
a kitchen
Phil
|
$400
[26]
Josh Holloway survived a plane crash & 6 seasons as Sawyer on this TV series
Lost
Jacob
|
$400
[4]
Catch a wave to Oceanside, California, where you can visit a museum devoted to this sport
surfing
Phil
|
$400
[15]
"Reason, even science, was what Billy Beane was intent on bringing to baseball" is a line from this book
Moneyball
Debb
|
$400
[1]
Don't be this type of person who sounds like a type of pest and is
a litterbug
Jacob
|
$400
[21]
Bosnia & Herzegovina is about half Bosniak, 30% Serb & 15% this (not Herzegovinak)
Croat
Jacob
|
|
$800
[12]
This first emperor overhauled all aspects of Roman life in his regime, which he called the principate
Augustus
Phil
Debb
|
$800
[27]
In 2016 this crooner & sometime actor made his Broadway debut in "Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812"
Josh Groban
Jacob
|
$800
[7]
This museum in Washington, D.C. includes a Hall of Witness & a Hall of Remembrance
the Holocaust Museum
Debb
|
$800
[16]
Jon Krakauer's "Into Thin Air" tells of a tragedy at this location
Mount Everest
Jacob
|
$800
[2]
Impossible to erase or wash away, such as certain inks
indelible
Debb
|
DD
$1,100
[22]
This minority group makes up about 20% of Turkey & Iraq
the Kurds
Jacob
|
|
$1,200
[13]
A retiarius was a gladiator who wore very little armor & fought with a trident & this to entangle his opponent
a net
Phil
|
$1,200
[28]
In "The Hunger Games" movies, Josh Hutcherson plays this tribute & love interest of Katniss
Peeta
Jacob
|
$1,200
[8]
As you're walking the streets of this city, drop by the Republic of the Rio Grande Museum
Laredo
Phil
Jacob
Debb
|
$1,200
[14]
Charles Duhigg explored "Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business" in "The Power of" this
The Power of Habit
|
$1,200
[3]
While eating barbecued ribs, it helps to have this small piece of cloth that often follows "moist"
a towelette
Debb
|
$1,200
[23]
This largest minority group in Latvia is about 30% of the population
Russians
Phil
|
|
$1,600
[19]
With a population of more than a half million, this Egyptian seaport was the second-largest city in the empire
Alexandria
Jacob
|
$1,600
[29]
He's been heard as Olaf the snowman & seen in the FX series "The Comedians"
Josh Gad
Jacob
|
$1,600
[9]
A contemporary art museum in Pittsburgh is housed in & named for this type of factory owned by Stearns & Foster
a mattress
Jacob
Debb
|
$1,600
[17]
''The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston recounts the scary outbreak of this virus at a U.S. government facility
Ebola
Debb
|
DD
$1,500
[5]
Teddy Roosevelt took this term from "Pilgrim's Progress" to refer to one who digs up scandal about famous people
muckraker
Phil
|
$1,600
[24]
Nepalese constitute a majority in the southern part of this country just a little strip of India away
Bhutan
Phil
Jacob
|
|
$2,000
[20]
By 23 A.D. the prefect Sejanus became the sole commander of these elite protectors of the emperor
the Praetorian Guard
Phil
|
$2,000
[30]
At age 14, Joshua Bell, on this instrument, became the Philadelphia Orch.'s youngest-ever soloist
violin
Phil
|
$2,000
[10]
Learn about these mysterious ancestors of the Pueblo people at the Manitou cliff Dwellings & Museum in Colorado
the Anasazi
Debb
|
$2,000
[18]
Don't confuse "Heat" memoirist Bill Buford with this Bill who took a quirky look at English in "The Mother Tongue"
Bill Bryson
Debb
|
$2,000
[6]
A herbicide is used to kill weeds & this similar-sounding pesticide is specifically used to kill worms
vermicide
Debb
|
$2,000
[25]
Related to the Inuit, they speak a different language & live on an island chain off the Alaska peninsula
the Aleuts
Debb
|
For his portrayal of a famous man born in the 1940s, he was the first actor born in the '80s to win the Best Actor Oscar
Eddie Redmayne