Phil Kohn — a retired engineer from Colonia, New Jersey
Erica Irving — a web developer from Washington, D.C.
Nan Bauer — a writer from Brooklyn, Michigan (whose 3-day cash winnings total $36,601)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nan | $800 | $7,800 | $9,400 |
$16,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,400
19 R, 4 W |
| Erica | $200 | $1,600 | $14,000 |
$18,801
New champion: $18,801 |
$13,200
15 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Phil | $4,000 | $4,400 | $1,000 |
$1,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$3,600
14 R (including 1 DD), 8 W (including 1 DD) |
| RUINING THE RUMORS | DECADE, PLEASE | WEIGHTS & MEASURES | ALL ARE INVITED | HOW TO BE A LATIN LOVER | SONGS ONLIP SYNC BATTLE |
|
$200
[7]
Invented in 1930, these snack cakes only have a shelf life of 65 days--don't stock your zombie shelter with them
Twinkies
Nan
|
$200
[2]
The 49th state joins the Union
the '50s
Nan
Phil
|
$200
[5]
It takes 640 of these units of land measure to make 1 square mile
acres
Phil
|
$200
[10]
All ages are allowed at movies rated G--the G is short for this
general
Erica
|
$200
[1]
Cave canem means beware of this
the dog
Phil
|
$200
[19]
Oddly, this rapper chose "Don't Stop Believin'"
Snoop Dogg
Phil
|
|
$400
[8]
The woman in the posterherewas actually a metal presser, yet people still call her by this alliterative name
Rosie the Riveter
Nan
|
$400
[4]
Aleksey Leonov takes the first space walk
the '60s
Phil
|
$600
[16]
Though it sounds like a measure of time, it's a measure of distance, about 32,000 round trips from the Earth to the sun
a lightyear
Nan
|
$400
[11]
Any citizen can sit in this part of the Senate & watch the action; you need to get passes from your senator's office
the gallery
Phil
|
$400
[3]
Meaning "for this (purpose)", this 2-word phrase often precedes committee
ad hoc
Phil
|
$400
[21]
Tom Holland used a bit of "Singin' In The Rain" before channeling Rihanna & this hit of hers
"Umbrella"
Nan
|
|
$600
[9]
Despite the legend, entomologists have known for years how this insect, genus Bombus, can fly
bumblebees
Phil
|
$600
[6]
The emir of Kuwait returns after 7 months in exile
the 1990s
Nan
Phil
|
DD
$800
[15]
At Starbucks a venti hot drink is this many ounces
20
Phil
|
$600
[20]
Got $10,000? You can compete in the main event of this card competition in Las Vegas
the World Series of Poker
Erica
Phil
|
$600
[12]
It's time to "go on" this 2-word phrase meaning endlessly or without limit
ad infinitum
Nan
|
$600
[22]
Hewore hammer pants when he competed with "U Can't Touch This"
John Legend
Nan
|
|
$800
[17]
Doing this to remove synovial fluid bubbles in your joints doesn't cause arthritis
cracking your knuckles
Erica
|
$800
[27]
The last ad for cigarettes airs on U.S. television
the '70s
Nan
|
$800
[29]
A lively dance is in the name of this measure of booze that can be the equivalent of a shot
jigger
Phil
|
$800
[25]
You are too popular! You can only invite 750 people at a time for this web-based RSVP service
Evite
Nan
|
$800
[13]
This means war! Especially after ante- or post-!
bellum
Phil
|
$800
[23]
Craig Ferguson took a chance on blue eyeshadow & this group, lip syncing to their "Take A Chance On Me"
ABBA
Nan
|
|
$1,000
[18]
Despite potentially translating to "no go" in Spanish, this Chevrolet model sold fine in Latin American countries
a Nova
Nan
|
$1,000
[28]
Huey Long is gunned down
the 1930s
Nan
Phil
|
$1,000
[30]
This type of ounce used in pricing precious metals is a bit heavier than the type used for baseball bats & newborns
troy ounce
Phil
|
$1,000
[26]
Any member of the World Science Fiction Society can vote for this literary award, which has led to some drama
the Hugo Awards
|
$1,000
[14]
One not "of sound mind" is non this
compos mentis
Phil
|
$1,000
[24]
John Krasinski revealed his inner Tina Turner & a silver dress under his suit when he rolled down the river on this song
"Proud Mary"
Nan
|
| REAL PEOPLE ON QUARTERS | WORLD OF TELESCOPES | OLD POETS' NICKNAMES | AFTER DINNER | THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON | TATTOO |
|
$400
[18]
Aquarterhonors his national historic site in Washington, D.C., & on the back is them anhimself
Frederick Douglass
Nan
|
$400
[11]
The largest single optical telescope in the Southern Hemisphere is found in this country's Northern Cape Province
South Africa
Nan
Erica
|
$400
[12]
"The English Terence"--oh, & also "The Swan of Avon"
Shakespeare
Erica
|
$400
[9]
These extinct reptiles
dinosaurs
Erica
|
$400
[1]
In "Game of Thrones", Daenerys has 3 dragons but rides this one whose name is one letter off from "dragon"
Drogon
Erica
|
$400
[6]
Guitarist Dave Navarro hosts the Spike TV tattoo competition show this "Master"
Ink Master
Erica
|
|
$800
[19]
Of the 2 brothers, only Wilbur can be seen clearly in the photo on which this state's quarter was based
North Carolina
Nan
Phil
|
$800
[27]
You don't have to be making a TV documentary to use the Discovery Channel telescope near Flagstaff in this state
Arizona
Erica
|
$800
[13]
"The Good Gray Poet"
Walt Whitman
|
$800
[10]
This bailiwick of a bishop
a diocese
Phil
|
$800
[2]
While fighting aliens as part of this Marvel mutant group, Kitty Pryde finds a dragon she names Lockheed
the X-Men
Erica
Phil
|
$800
[7]
The blog Hanzi Smatter can make sure your tattoo is accurate in this language written entirely in Hanzi characters
Chinese
|
|
$1,200
[20]
This Rough Rider is seen astride a horse on the 2016 quarter for the North Dakota national park named for him
Theodore Roosevelt
Nan
|
$1,200
[28]
Keck I & IIare twin telescopes found on this huge, dormant Hawaiian volcano
Mauna Kea
Erica
Phil
|
$1,200
[14]
"The Sage of Concord"
Ralph Waldo Emerson
|
$1,200
[15]
This union of 2 vowels
a diphthong
Erica
|
$1,600
[4]
As Maleficent, this actress doesn't turn into a dragon to guard Aurora--she delegates that job to her crow
Angelina Jolie
Erica
|
$1,200
[8]
The safest way to remove tattoos is to break up the pigment using this device
a laser
Nan
|
|
$1,600
[23]
As the victor in this battle, Oliver Hazard Perry is seen on the quarter for the Ohio memorial that bears his name
the Battle of Lake Erie
|
$1,600
[29]
Arecibo Telescope, located on this West Indies island, discovered the first extrasolar planets
Puerto Rico
Phil
|
$1,600
[21]
"The Poet of Nature" & "The Great Laker" (also "The Blockhead" & "The Clownish Sycophant")
William Wordsworth
|
$1,600
[16]
This 2-terminal electrical device
a diode
Nan
|
DD
$2,000
[3]
In a Harry Potter book, Fleur faces a dragon after being selected for a contest by this title vessel
the Goblet of Fire
Erica
|
$1,600
[24]
This Old Testament book that bans a lot of things says, "Ye shall not... print any marks upon you"
Leviticus
Nan
|
|
$2,000
[26]
Hail this Caesar who signed the Declaration of Independence on behalf of Delaware & is on the state quarter
Caesar Rodney
Erica
|
DD
$3,000
[30]
Though in Chile, the exoplanet-searching telescope dubbed Trappist is a project of this country
Belgium
Phil
|
$2,000
[22]
"The Lady of Christ's College" (maybe for his fair complexion) & "The British Homer"
Milton
Nan
Erica
|
$2,000
[17]
A full peasant skirt worn at Tyrolean festivals
a dirndl
Erica
|
$2,000
[5]
While encountering the spirit world, Chihiro discovers Haku has become a white dragon in this Miyazaki animated film
Spirited Away
Nan
|
$2,000
[25]
Dotwork tattoos use this technique, from the Dutch for "dot"
stippling
|
An early edition of this game that debuted in 1949 says that it's "the great new Sherlock Holmes game"
Clue