Kelly Lasiter — an administrative assistant from Granite City, Illinois
Scott Simpson — a foreign service officer from Reston, Virginia
Rich Blashka — an attorney from New York, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,500)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich | $2,000 | $4,600 | $10,200 |
$200
3rd place: $1,000 |
$12,200
19 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Scott | $4,000 | $6,200 | $21,400 |
$19,999
2nd place: $2,000 |
$19,000
23 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Kelly | $1,200 | $5,000 | $11,400 |
$22,800
New champion: $22,800 |
$10,400
12 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| VIDEO GAMES | BY DEGREES | ALSO IN THE SHAKESPEARE PLAY | WE MEAN BUSINESS | ZOOLOGIST'S DICTIONARY | WORDS THAT SHOULD RHYME |
|
$200
[8]
Glitches in this "NFL 17" had a kick returner catching the ball at his own 2, stepping back into his own end zone & scoring a TD
Madden
Kelly
|
$200
[1]
At sea level, the boiling point of water in degrees Fahrenheit
212
Rich
|
$200
[5]
Anne Bullen; secretaries to Wolsey
Henry VIII
Kelly
|
$200
[22]
In college, Fred Smith wrote a paper about the need for an overnight delivery service; in 1973 he launched this co.
FedEx
Rich
|
$200
[21]
Ovoviviparous describes animals such as rattlesnakes that develop these inside the body
eggs
Scott
|
$200
[15]
A female offspring & a sound of mirth
daughter and laughter
Rich
|
|
$400
[11]
The Wasteland is the result of nuclear war; exit one of these title shelters & rebuild in the 4th edition
Fallout
Scott
|
$400
[2]
In anisosceles right triangle, one angle always has 90 degrees, so the other 2 angles each have this many
45
Rich
|
$400
[6]
Fortinbras, prince of Norway; two clowns, listed as gravediggers
Hamlet
Scott
|
$400
[23]
The Sealed Air Corporation has made a fortune off this trademarked shipping aid that was created in 1957
bubble wrap
Scott
|
$400
[27]
From the Latin for "to carry", it's the period between conception & birth
gestation
Rich
|
$400
[16]
A small pigeon & a kitchen range
dove and stove
|
|
$600
[12]
This techno-thriller novelist died in 2013 but with the SHD agents in "The Division", he lives on
Tom Clancy
Scott
|
$600
[3]
If you want your patients to be of the 4-legged variety, get a DVM degree, short for this
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Rich
|
$600
[9]
Casca; Cinna; a soothsayer
Julius Caesar
Rich
|
$600
[24]
Employment at Walmart makes you not just a worker but this
associate
Rich
Kelly
|
$600
[28]
Meaning "feather-foot", pinnipeds all have flippers & included these largest seals
elephant seal
Rich
|
$600
[17]
Half a quart & a small piece of fiber that comes off clothing
pint and lint
Kelly
|
|
$800
[13]
Master Chief & Spartan Locke are yours to command in this "5: Guardians"
Halo
Scott
|
$800
[4]
Of the words in the acronym GOAT, the one in the superlative degree
greatest
Kelly
|
$800
[10]
Escalus, prince of Verona; an apothecary
Romeo and Juliet
Scott
|
$800
[25]
In 1901 John Queeny founded chemical company Monsanto to make this synthetic sweetener
saccharin
Scott
|
$800
[29]
A respiratory organ in some arachnids is called the "book" this
lung
Kelly
|
$800
[18]
A muscle pain & a Native American people of Arizona
ache and Apache
Scott
|
|
$1,000
[14]
Retired fortune hunter Nathan Drake maps out a plan traveling the world in the 4th installment of this franchise
Uncharted
|
$1,000
[7]
To Francis Ford Coppola, nephew Nicolas Cage is in the third degree of this 13-letter word from the Latin for "blood"
consanguinity
Scott
|
DD
$2,000
[20]
Sir Robert Brakenbury, Lieutenant of the Tower
Richard III
Kelly
|
$1,000
[26]
You can get a "Zestimate" of a home's value or search for a new house at this website
Zillow
Rich
|
$1,000
[30]
Theseinvertebrates have pores & bigger holes called oscula, through which water comes out
sponge
Rich
|
$1,000
[19]
To hang around after others leave & a pungent root used in Asian cooking
linger and ginger
Kelly
|
| ITALIAN COMPOSERS | THE WOMAN IN THE MOVIE | COWBOY TALK | FILE UNDER "OZ" | SHAKA | WHEN THE WALLS FELL |
|
$400
[21]
He & Leoncavallo both composed versions of "La boheme" at the same time but his was much more successful
Puccini
Scott
|
$400
[1]
In 1981 she played "The French Lieutenant's Woman"
Meryl Streep
Scott
|
$400
[8]
A motherless calf; a traditional cowboy song urged it to "get along... it's your misfortune and none of my own"
little dogie
Rich
|
$400
[16]
"Rondo Alla Turca" is one of the many immortal works by this composer
Mozart
Kelly
|
$400
[26]
In 1816 Shaka became the leader of this African people whose warrior spirit is still celebrated in song & dance
the Zulu
Rich
|
$400
[10]
The walls of this West Bank town fell many times, for example in Joshua chapter 6
Jericho
Scott
|
|
$800
[22]
In 1899 this "Rigoletto" composer founded a retirement home in Milan for musicians & singers
Giuseppe Verdi
|
$800
[2]
In 2015 she played the niece of the "Woman in Gold"
Helen Mirren
Rich
|
$800
[7]
The Cattleman, the West Texas Punch & the Bull Rider are popular creases cowboys put in these
hats
Scott
|
$800
[17]
Thisrepublic gained independence from Portugal in 1975
Mozambique
Rich
|
$800
[27]
Shaka's elimination of local tribes helped the great trek of these Euro-Africans pass easily through South Africa
the Boers
Rich
|
$800
[11]
"For 28 years, (people) could not even approach it", a man said in 2009 but 20 years ago, "people danced on it"
the Berlin Wall
Kelly
|
|
$1,600
[24]
His sprightly overtures are the best remembered parts of many of his operas, like 1817's "The Thieving Magpie"
Rossini
Scott
|
$1,200
[3]
In 1956 this French beauty starred in "...And God Created Woman"
(Brigitte) Bardot
Scott
|
$1,200
[4]
When told to grab the apple, riders grab this for greater security
saddle horn
Scott
|
$1,200
[18]
This Muppet fancies himself a standup comic; wocka, wocka!
Fozzie Bear
Rich
|
$1,200
[28]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a diagram on the monitor.) Shaka is credited with revolutionizing army tactics by using a main force known as "the chest & two horns" that would circle aroundto the rear of the enemy in one of these maneuvers
flanking (a double envelopment accepted)
Scott
Kelly
|
$1,200
[12]
Crumbling walls in Caerwent, a once-Roman town in this part of Britain, tell of a time long ago
Wales
Scott
|
|
$2,000
[25]
The discovery of a large quantity of manuscripts near Turin in 1926 created a renewed interest in this "red priest"
Antonio Vivaldi
|
$1,600
[6]
In 1988 this "Risky Business" beauty starred in "And God Created Woman"
(Rebecca) De Mornay
Scott
|
$1,600
[5]
A rowel is a rotating disc with sharp points at the end of one of these
spur
Rich
|
DD
$2,000
[19]
From the Greek for "ancient" & "animal", this era of geologic time began about 540 million years ago
Paleozoic
Rich
|
$1,600
[29]
Shaka instituted a type of close-combat fighting involving short spears & these made of oxhide
shields
Scott
|
$1,600
[13]
This country's Wall of Tammishe runs from the Elburz mountains to the Caspian Sea, which now covers part of the wall
Iran
Rich
|
|
DD
$3,600
[23]
Vincenzo Bellini was one of the main proponents of this operatic style whose name means "beautiful singing"
bel canto
Scott
|
$2,000
[15]
She got an Oscar nomination for 1974's "A Woman Under the Influence"
Gena Rowlands
|
$2,000
[9]
A cowboy kept some of his possessions in this, which consisted of a tarp & a blanket for sleeping
bedroll
Rich
Scott
Kelly
|
$2,000
[20]
Weight & strength are useful in becoming one of these grand champions of sumo wrestling
yokozuna
Kelly
|
$2,000
[30]
Just like Abel, Shaka was the victim of a homicide, specifically this "-cide"
fratricide
Rich
|
$2,000
[14]
In the first century 1,000 defenders of this Jewish fortress held off 15,000 Romans for months
Masada
Scott
|
One in Europe & one in Africa, these 2 landlocked countries start with the same 2 letters & end with the same 4
Switzerland & Swaziland