Rich Blashka — an attorney from New York, New York
Alyssa Mondelli — a forensic scientist from St. Paul, Minnesota
Susan Corica — a journalist from Waterbury, Connecticut (whose 1-day cash winnings total $15,995)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan | $-1,200 | $-3,200 | $2,400 |
$4,800
3rd place: $1,000 |
$2,400
7 R, 5 W |
| Alyssa | $600 | $-400 | $7,200 |
$11,200
2nd place: $2,000 |
$7,200
12 R, 4 W |
| Rich | $3,400 | $2,200 | $10,300 |
$14,500
New champion: $14,500 |
$13,800
22 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 2 DDs) |
| THE PRESIDENTIAL VERSE OF RICHARD ARMOUR | ADJECTIVES | MIXED GREENS | EVERYBODY "PAY"S | MAKES SENSE | ONLINE LEARNING |
|
$200
[22]
This man "was a tall man, a lanky six-feet-four. he had to duck a little when coming through a door"
Abraham Lincoln
Alyssa
|
$200
[9]
This adjective found before "law" & "arts" means "warlike"
martial
Alyssa
|
$200
[4]
At about 4,400 feet, Mount Mansfield in the Green Mountains is the highest point in this state
Vermont
Rich
|
$200
[11]
PPV for short, it's the way many UFC fans watch the big fight on TV
pay-per-view
Alyssa
|
$600
[19]
On "New Girl" Zooey Deschanel gets Damon Wayans Jr.'s character a job as one of these at her school
coach (gym teacher accepted)
Alyssa
Rich
|
$600
[18]
khanacademy.org has a course on the redox type of this substance-altering chemical process
reaction
|
|
$400
[23]
This president "from things unplanned on, was left without a league to stand on"
Wilson
Rich
|
$400
[10]
Also the name of a mineral, as an adjective it means resembling a snake in form or movement
serpentine
|
$400
[5]
Greenbacks are today made of 25% linen & 75% this other natural fiber
cotton
Susan
|
$400
[12]
In an ungrammatical idiom from the mid-1800s, this phrase comes before "you takes your choice"
You pays your money
Rich
|
$800
[20]
On the animated "Mike Tyson Mysteries", Mike has this "noble" rulemaker as an ally
Marquess of Queensberry
Rich
|
$800
[16]
A Google project teaches the current 5th iteration of this 4-letter code that's moving us around the net
HTML
Alyssa
|
|
$600
[24]
"He took the violin in hand and really made it squeak. He studied law and science and read Latin, French, and Greek"
Jefferson
Rich
|
$600
[1]
From the Greek word for "hidden", it describes something mysterious in meaning
cryptic
Susan
Alyssa
|
$600
[6]
Led by this 2-time MVP quarterback, the Green Bay Packers won the first 2 Super Bowls
Bart Starr
Rich
|
$600
[13]
The politically controversial idea of basically creating Medicare for everyone is known as this type of health care
single-payer
Rich
|
$1,000
[21]
The title of this Christina Applegate sitcom referred to her amnesia
Samantha Who
Susan
Alyssa
|
$1,000
[17]
internetpolyglot.com can help you learn languages like this one, the basis for Pilipino
Tagalog
Susan
|
|
DD
$2,000
[25]
"After comparison with Benjamin Harrison it was good to have" this man "all over"
Grover Cleveland
Rich
|
$800
[2]
2 rhyming adjectives: one means envious, the other, enthusiastic & eager
jealous and zealous
Alyssa
|
$800
[7]
You'll find green in this word for the type of shop seen here
greengrocer
Rich
|
$800
[14]
To keep up your good standing in the Teamsters, or to earn your position by hard work & tough times
pay your dues
Rich
|
— | — |
| — |
$1,000
[3]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew holds a roll of copper in her hand.) Because it can be drawn or stretched out into a thin wire, copper is described by this adjective
ductile
Rich
|
$1,000
[8]
Chariot racing fans known as "the Greens" rioted in this city in 532 A.D., leading to a revolt that nearly toppled an empire
Byzantium (Constantinople)
Susan
Rich
|
$1,000
[15]
It's the word for one who is the customer of an electric utility & must deal with its bills
ratepayer
|
— | — |
| DRESS LIKE WOMEN | CENTRAL AMERICA | OSCAR-WINNING SONG PERFORMERS | FASCISM | THE "L" IT IS! | WELSH WRITERS |
|
$400
[12]
An invite-only Facebook group devoted to Hillary Clinton is called this Nation, after HRC's signature ensemble
Pantsuit
Rich
|
$400
[10]
Here's your isthmus present: the former Isthmus of Darien is now the Isthmus of this
Panama
Rich
|
$400
[21]
"You Must Love Me" from "Evita" (1996)
Madonna
Alyssa
|
$400
[6]
This Italian was the first of 20th century Europe's fascist leaders
Mussolini
Rich
|
$400
[1]
From the Latin for "death", this adjective means capable of causing it
lethal
Susan
|
$400
[26]
Son of Norwegian immigrants, this "Charlie & the Chocolate Factory" author was born in Llandaff, Wales
Roald Dahl
Alyssa
|
|
$800
[17]
The statuesque Laverne Cox dressed as this statue on a 2015 cover of Entertainment Weekly
Statue of Liberty
Rich
|
$800
[13]
(I'm political commentator Ana Navarro.) In 1980 my family & I left Nicaragua, where I was born, after this group overthrew Anastasio Somoza
Sandinistas
Rich
|
$800
[22]
The duet "City Of Stars" from "La La Land" (2016)
Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone
|
$800
[7]
On July 17, 1936 fascist rebels aka nationalists began the military uprising that started this 3-year conflict
Spanish Civil War
Susan
|
$800
[2]
To make a down payment, then claim your purchase later after paying off the balance is this kind of plan
layaway
Rich
|
$800
[27]
Works by Welsh mystery novelist Dorothy Simpson include "Dead and Gone", "Dead by Morning" & this one, aka "D.O.A."
Dead on Arrival
Rich
|
|
$1,200
[18]
Think ballerinas aren't tough? Misty Copeland says calluses are a trophy after 8 hours a day in these ballet shoes
pointe shoes
Alyssa
|
$1,200
[14]
The flag of Belize has a mahogany tree & the Latin motto "sub umbra floreo", meaning "I flourish in" this
shade
Susan
|
$1,200
[23]
"Writing's On The Wall" from "Spectre" (2015)
Sam Smith
Rich
|
$1,200
[8]
Fascist leaders liked talking about this metal "fist"; it was also the fascist "guard" that led Romania
Iron
Susan
|
$1,200
[3]
A kid who spends part of the day at home unsupervised while the parents are at work
latch key
Rich
|
$1,600
[29]
Emlyn Williams set the autobiographical "The Corn is Green" in a village dependent on these mines
coal
Susan
|
|
$1,600
[19]
Amal Clooney has donned a black robe & wig as this type of British lawyer who pleads in the higher courts
barrister
Rich
|
$1,600
[15]
A reserve was set aside for this national bird of Guatemala; right on "Q"!
quetzal
Alyssa
Rich
|
$1,600
[24]
"Into The West" from "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003)
Annie Lennox
Susan
|
$1,600
[9]
This 2-letter elite corps of the Nazi party was founded by Hitler way back in 1925
S.S.
Alyssa
|
$1,600
[4]
The job of helping new mothers with breast-feeding problems is called this consultant
lactation
Alyssa
|
$2,000
[30]
"Silks" & "Even Money" are 2 bestselling murder mysteries by this Welshman & former Grand National jockey
Dick Francis
|
|
$2,000
[20]
Some women wear white coats & stethoscopes, like the doctor seenherewho devised this score to rate newborns
Apgar
Alyssa
|
DD
$3,000
[16]
It's both the smallest Central American country in area & the most densely populated
El Salvador
Rich
|
$2,000
[25]
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" from "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969)
B.J. Thomas
Susan
Rich
|
$2,000
[11]
Umberto Eco lists as one element of Fascism this Spanish-named culture of extreme masculinity
Machismo
Alyssa
|
$2,000
[5]
Also found over a window or door, it's the technical term for this indicated piece
lintel
Rich
|
DD
$2,500
[28]
The poem "Light Breaks Where No Sun Shines" was written in 1934, when this Welshman was 19
Dylan Thomas
Rich
|
Often considered appealing, these features are a genetic defect of the zygomaticus muscles of the face
dimples