Justin Vossler game 6.
Shadi Peterman — a high school history teacher from St. Louis, Missouri
Ryan Kious — a social media and web writer from Albuquerque, New Mexico
Justin Vossler — a high school history teacher from Homer, New York (whose 5-day cash winnings total $110,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin | $3,400 | $6,400 | $10,000 |
$6,000
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,200
15 R, 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| Ryan | $3,200 | $4,000 | $10,400 |
$799
3rd place: $1,000 |
$12,000
22 R, 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Shadi | $-400 | $3,000 | $9,800 |
$6,800
New champion: $6,800 |
$9,800
12 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| STATE FLAGS | PENNANTS | THE JOLLY ROGER | THE "STAR"S & "STRIPE"S | TRY COLOR | THE UNION, JACK |
|
$200
[1]
This star is on the flags of both Alaska & Maine
the North Star
Justin
|
$200
[6]
On Aug. 13, 1969 this team was 9.5 games back but somehow ended up winning the NL pennant; a miracle, perhaps?
the Mets
Ryan
|
$200
[11]
He founded the town of Providence on land he acquired from the Narragansett Indians
(Roger) Williams
Ryan
|
$200
[12]
Facing forward, it's a boat's right-hand side
starboard
Justin
|
$200
[23]
The first Crayola to get a name change was Prussian blue, which became this timely blue
midnight blue
Shadi
|
$200
[14]
Most casualties suffered by the Union in the Civil War came about not due to combat but rather this
disease
Justin
|
|
$400
[2]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows the California state flag on the monitor.) Designed in 1846, the bear flag of California has a 5-pointed star, originally an allusion to this state that also fought for independence from Mexico
Texas
Ryan
|
$400
[7]
After a Bobby Thomson home run on Oct. 3, 1951, Russ Hodges screamed, they "win the pennant!" 4 times
the Giants
Ryan
Shadi
|
$400
[13]
Jolly good! On May 6, 1954 in Oxford, England, he ran the mile in 3 minutes, 59.4 seconds
(Roger) Bannister
Ryan
|
$400
[19]
Fashion pattern used in certain suits or by a team very familiar with winning pennants
pinstripes
Shadi
|
$400
[24]
Aptly, the girl in "Peanuts" with this first name sometimes wore a purple dress
Violet
Ryan
|
$400
[15]
In November 1862 this bewhiskered man replaced General McClellan as head of Union troops
Burnside
Ryan
|
|
$600
[3]
Indiana's flag has a flaming gold one of these, representing liberty & enlightenment
a torch
Ryan
|
$600
[8]
The Dodgers had a little help winning the 1963 pennant; this lefty won 25 games, 11 by shutout
Sandy Koufax
Ryan
|
$600
[25]
1994's "North" left this late reviewer un-jolly: "I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it"
Roger Ebert
Justin
|
$600
[20]
Hyphenated term meaning ill-fated, like doomed lovers
star-crossed
Justin
|
$600
[26]
The auburn hair seenhereis a result of this plant dye
henna
Ryan
|
$600
[16]
Although the Union won the August 1864 Battle of this bay, the city itself remained in Southern hands
Mobile Bay
Ryan
|
|
$800
[4]
New Hampshire's flag shows the frigate Raleigh being built at this "Port" city
Portsmouth
Justin
|
$800
[9]
No big surprise that this all-time steals king was 1989's ALCS MVP for the A's; he stole 8 bases in 5 games & hit .400
Rickey Henderson
Ryan
|
$1,000
[28]
An English dance called the Sir Roger de Coverley evolved into a jolly dance for couples called this state's reel
the Virginia reel
|
$800
[21]
To suddenly activate a plan or a motorcycle
kickstart
Justin
|
$800
[29]
These 2 colors are in the name of an Irish song about a lad with a Protestant dad & a Catholic mom
orange and green
Shadi
|
$800
[17]
This Scottish-born detective in charge of getting secrets from the South wrote a memoir called "The Spy of the Rebellion"
Pinkerton
Ryan
|
|
$1,000
[5]
It's the only state flag that has a green background
Washington
Justin
|
$1,000
[10]
In 2007 this slugger had some Big Papi in his bat, hitting .714 in the ALDS on the way to pennant & World Series wins
(David) Ortiz
Justin
|
DD
$1,600
[27]
Between signing the Dec. of Ind. & the Constitution, Roger Sherman autographed this govt.-organizing document in 1777
the Articles of Confederation
Ryan
|
$1,000
[22]
If you're an L.A. County health career junior volunteer, you have this tasty job
a candy striper
Shadi
|
$1,000
[30]
The iPhone 7 comes in a metallic pink with this 2-word name, also popular for jewelry
rose gold
Shadi
|
$1,000
[18]
Days after assuming command of the Army of the Potomac, he led the Union to victory at Gettysburg
(George) Meade
Justin
|
| THE LITERARY DR. PHIL SHOW | 14-LETTER WORDS | BOTANY | THE BRIDGE & TUNNEL CROWD | ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAMERS BY HIT | LET'S ALL GO TO THE LIBRARY |
|
$400
[21]
So you say after you became king of Thebes, you met the girl of your dreams, but she turned out to be your mother?
Oedipus
Ryan
Shadi
|
$400
[16]
Adjective meaning concerning the heart & blood vessels, collectively
cardiovascular
Justin
|
$400
[11]
The vein structure of these parts can be parallel, pinnate or palmate
leaves
Ryan
|
$400
[26]
Tour de France champ Chris Froome is the first man to cycle from England to France via this; it took 55 minutes
the Chunnel
Ryan
|
$400
[4]
"Everybody Hurts","The One I Love"
R.E.M.
Shadi
|
$400
[1]
Burned by the Brits in 1814, the Library of Congress was rebuilt with the purchase of 6,487 books from this man
(Thomas) Jefferson
Justin
Ryan
|
|
$800
[22]
I know you are already under Dr. Spielvogel's care, but do you see life as just one long complaint to him & me?
Portnoy
Ryan
|
$800
[17]
The period of a film's creation after all the footage is shot & it's being readied for release
postproduction
Ryan
|
$800
[12]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a table of hereditary traits on the monitor.) To study heredity, this botanist used seven pairs of distinctive traits, including pod color--green or yellow--& stem size
Mendel
Justin
|
$800
[27]
Spanning the Allegheny River, the 7th Street bridge in Pittsburgh is officially named for this pop artist
Andy Warhol
Ryan
|
$800
[5]
"Back On The Chain Gang"
The Pretenders
Ryan
|
$800
[2]
California's Huntington Library holds the precious Ellesmere manuscriptof this medieval English poet's work
Chaucer
Ryan
|
|
$1,200
[23]
"You, my creator, abhor me"; how does it make you feel to hear those painful words?
Frankenstein
Shadi
|
$1,200
[18]
It's a large increase in a species' numbers leading to a depletion of available resources
overpopulation
|
DD
$1,200
[13]
Also known as the trailing arbutus, it's said to have been named by the Pilgrims; its bloom was the 1st seen in the spring of 1621
the mayflower
Justin
|
$1,200
[28]
The McClure Tunnel in Santa Monica marks the western terminus of the 10 freeway, which transitions to this highway, the PCH
the Pacific Coast Highway
Shadi
|
$1,200
[6]
"Burning Down The House","Wild Wild Life"
Talking Heads
Ryan
|
$1,200
[3]
The Harold Washington Library Center is this city's main public library
Chicago
|
|
$1,600
[24]
Do you judge the rest of us? The ones who haven't morphed yet into beetlelike insects?
Gregor Samsa
Ryan
|
$1,600
[19]
Similar to hallucinations, it's a phantastic sequence of haphazard imagery as seen in dreams or fever
phantasmagoria
|
$1,600
[14]
Generally, 60-70% of the dietary fiber in citrus fruits is this gelling agent used to make jams & jellies
pectin
Justin
|
$1,600
[29]
Theselions outside Beijing watch people go between them on the bridge named for this European born in 1254
Marco Polo
Shadi
|
$1,600
[7]
"Green River","Lookin' Out My Back Door"
Creedence Clearwater
Ryan
|
$1,600
[9]
Have a cup of coffee before taking in this D.C. Shakespeare library's 255,000 books & 55,000 manuscripts
Folger
Justin
|
|
$2,000
[25]
It's time to search your heart & try to forgive yourself right now for axing that pawnbroker & her half sister
Raskolnikov
|
$2,000
[20]
A quality of only judging something by the way it looks & not by what it's made of
superficiality
Shadi
|
$2,000
[15]
Also called wild hazel, this evergreen shrub of the Sonoran Desert is prized for its oil used in cosmetics
jojoba
Ryan
Shadi
|
DD
$2,000
[30]
Named for its engineer, this tunnel from Manhattan to Jersey City opened in 1927
Holland
Shadi
|
$2,000
[8]
"Do You Believe In Magic"
The Lovin' Spoonful
|
$2,000
[10]
The venerable Oxford University library is named for an Elizabethan patron
the Bodleian Library
|
This Brit is the only actor to get Oscar nominations for playing 2 real-life U.S. presidents, both for 1990s films
Anthony Hopkins