Julie Roth — a community college English professor from Odessa, Texas
Justin Torello — a pharmaceutical research associate from Monroe, New York
Betsy Knudson — an attorney from Salt Lake City, Utah (whose 1-day cash winnings total $29,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betsy | $2,600 | $3,000 | $7,000 |
$9,401
2-day champion: $38,601 |
$7,000
12 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Justin | $600 | $600 | $7,700 |
$6,700
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,800
14 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Julie | $4,200 | $4,600 | $9,400 |
$3,400
3rd place: $1,000 |
$9,400
16 R, 2 W |
| FOND MEME-ORIES | BUSH I & II CABINET MEMBERS | THE NEXT STATE CAPITAL ALPHABETICALLY | GO FOR THE THROAT | ART SUPPLIES | THE "EX" FACTOR |
|
$200
[16]
Here's Vanna White & members of our sister show engaging in what's known as this challenge that was popular in 2016
the Mannequin Challenge
Justin
|
$200
[26]
Bush I's Secretary of Defense was this Wyoming man who'd also play a pretty big role in Bush II's administration
Cheney
Betsy
|
$200
[21]
After Columbia; 3/4 of the work is already done!
Columbus
Betsy
|
$200
[9]
In a Grimm fairy tale, a poisoned piece of apple sticks in this woman's throat & her 7 housemates think she's dead
Snow White
Betsy
|
$200
[6]
"Une toile vierge" is the French equivalent of the English expression "a blank" this
canvas
Justin
Julie
|
$200
[1]
What you'relookingat on a can
the expiration date
Justin
|
|
$400
[17]
For some reason, a picture of this athlete crying after his NBA Hall of Fame induction in 2009 became meme-worthy in '16
Michael Jordan
Justin
|
$400
[27]
After leaving W.'s Cabinet in 2009, she returned to Stanford as a senior fellow on public policy at the Hoover Institution
(Condoleezza) Rice
Justin
|
$400
[22]
After Montgomery; 4/10 of the work is already done!
Montpelier
Julie
|
$400
[10]
Ruby-throated is one variety of this creature that can beat its wings 50 times a second
a hummingbird
Julie
|
$400
[7]
Pavonazzo & carrara are both popular types of this material for sculpting
marble
Julie
|
$400
[2]
This 15-letter word describes certain after-school activities or an activity you might not want anyone to know about
an extracurricular
Julie
|
|
$600
[18]
This action is a symbol of intense & perhaps goofy environmentalism; a pic of Jared Leto doing it went viral
hugging a tree
|
$800
[29]
In 2006 George W. Bush said this man was stepping down as Secretary of Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Julie
|
$600
[23]
After Denver, enjoy a trip to the Midwest
Des Moines
|
$600
[11]
This term for a ruthless killer is also used for 3-player variations of some 4-player card games
cutthroat
|
$600
[8]
The Sunnyside Corp. makes methyl ethyl ketone & this faster-drying thinner that also ends in "tone"
acetone
Justin
|
$600
[3]
It's the online travel booking site that uses the logo seen here
Expedia
Betsy
|
|
$800
[19]
This villain's crossguard lightsaber lit up the meme world after first being seen in 2015
Kylo Ren
Justin
|
DD
$1,000
[28]
Married to a Kansas senator, she was Secretary of Labor for H.W.
Elizabeth Dole
Justin
|
$800
[24]
After Albany, it's time to ship off
Annapolis
Justin
Julie
|
$800
[12]
These medieval stone monsters at the tops of buildings take their name from the Old French for "throat"
gargoyles
Betsy
|
$800
[14]
This fast-drying type of paint made from synthetic resins comes in 2 main types, fluid & heavy body
acrylic paints
|
$800
[4]
It's a 9-letter adjective for "so excellent it deserves imitation"
exemplary
Julie
|
|
$1,000
[20]
2013 was the year of this saucy dance, even done by Willie of "Duck Dynasty" on the Country Music Awards
twerking
|
— |
$1,000
[25]
After Topeka, head to the Northeast
Trenton
|
$1,000
[13]
About 500,000 U.S. kids a year undergo removal of these masses of lymphatic tissue below the adenoids
tonsils
Betsy
|
$1,000
[15]
I went to Java & bought you a gift of this, made by applying wax to cloth
a batik
Julie
|
$1,000
[5]
Soren Kierkegaard was considered the "father of" it
existentialism
Julie
|
| LET'S HEAR IT FOR WEDNESDAY | MARINE BIOLOGY | BRITISH PLAYWRIGHTS | RAP MUSIC GRAMMYS | WORDS OF OPPOSITION | EUROPE "N" |
|
$400
[4]
This nickname means that when Wednesday's done, you're over the longest part of the week
hump day
Justin
|
$400
[1]
Unlike the stingray, this "devilfish" doesn't have a stinger in its tail
a manta ray
Betsy
|
$400
[9]
From a 1585 will, the only extant copy of the handwriting of this playwright shows he spelled his name M-A-R-L-E-Y
Christopher Marlowe
Julie
|
$400
[19]
For 2000 the Grammys recognized the duo performance "Forgot About" this "doctor"
Dr. Dre
Justin
|
$400
[20]
"Mary, Mary, quite" this adjective meaning "stubbornly opposed"
contrary
Justin
|
$400
[14]
Belgium & France were among this organization's 1949 founders; West Germany joined in 1955
NATO
Julie
|
|
$800
[5]
Tech company Asana has NMW, short for "No" this "Wednesday", so the conference room sits empty
meetings
Julie
|
$800
[2]
This "colorful" tide occurs in warm waters when there is an increase of protozoa called dinoflagellates
a red tide
Justin
|
$800
[10]
If you were a friend of this "Present Laughter" playwright, you got to call him "Noely"
Noel Coward
Betsy
|
$800
[27]
A 2005 award went to Fergie & her pals in this band for "Don't Phunk With My Heart"
the Black Eyed Peas
Julie
|
$800
[21]
Compare's proverbial partner
contrast
Betsy
|
$800
[15]
It means "nothing" in Navarra
nada
Betsy
|
|
$1,200
[6]
What's that smudge of a cross on your forehead? Oh, it must be this first day of Lent
Ash Wednesday
Justin
|
$1,200
[3]
The American eel begins life in this area of the north Atlantic but eventually migrates to fresh water
the Sargasso Sea
|
$1,200
[11]
In "The Rivals", Richard Brinsley Sheridan created this Mrs. whose bungling of words has made her immortal
Mrs. Malaprop
|
$1,200
[28]
'06's Best Rap/Sung Collaboration was "My Love" by J.T. & T.I.; saying J.T. is this singer/actor's initials isn't TMI
Justin Timberlake
Justin
|
$1,200
[22]
Backwards, or a double handoff football play
a reverse
Justin
|
$1,200
[16]
When Rome burned in 64 A.D., he was at his villa in Antium 35 miles away
Nero
Julie
|
|
DD
$1,500
[7]
Black Wednesday, sometimes called the biggest night of the year for bars & partying, is in this month
November
Justin
|
DD
$1,600
[25]
Since it is lighter than water, the oil mainly in this organ prevents sharks from sinking
the liver
Betsy
|
$1,600
[12]
Before "The Mikado" & other librettos, he wrote serious plays on social themes like "Ought We to Visit Her?"
Gilbert
|
$1,600
[29]
Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you, Imma let you finish, but this guy had 2007's Best Rap Solo Performance for "Stronger"
Kanye West
Julie
|
$1,600
[23]
In Hegel's thought history proceeds in a 3-phase pattern with this "A" word as the middle one
antithesis
Betsy
|
$1,600
[17]
The global headquarters of this brand known for its chocolate are in Vevey, Switzerland
Nestle
Julie
|
|
$2,000
[8]
In the old poem "Wednesday's child is full of" this; that's how Wednesday Addams got her name
woe
Betsy
|
$2,000
[26]
Australian waters contain many species of this sea snail, including the greenlip & blacklip
the abalone
|
$2,000
[13]
This "Betrayal" dramatist was Oscar-nominated for his adaptation of "The French Lieutenant's Woman"
Harold Pinter
|
— |
$2,000
[24]
Diametric 9-letter term meaning on the opposite side of the globe
antipodal
Julie
|
$2,000
[18]
Here's a view of the Turkish side of this capital
Nicosia
|
In 1969 the "B" in this state's abbreviation was changed to an "E" to avoid confusion with a Canadian province
Nebraska