Morgan Hanson — a Ph.D. candidate from Tullahoma, Tennessee
Charles Yu — a technical consultant from Hyattsville, Maryland
Anand Kandaswamy — an economist from Washington, D.C. (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,001)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anand | $6,400 | $9,200 | $21,200 |
$25,000
2-day champion: $35,001 |
$21,200
25 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| Charles | $1,200 | $2,200 | $5,800 |
$5,599
2nd place: $2,000 |
$5,800
9 R, 0 W |
| Morgan | $200 | $2,800 | $3,000 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$4,000
12 R, 6 W (including 1 DD) |
| WOLVERINE | "ANT", MAN | AVENGERS | FANTASTIC 4 | CAP | MARVEL |
|
$200
[28]
Scientists have debated whether wolverines' these are retractable--either way, no cool "snikt!" sound
the claws
Anand
|
$200
[16]
You'd find them on both 1950s TVs & 1950s insects
antenna
Charles
|
$200
[6]
The dad of this Shakespeare guy says, "Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder" but that does not go well
Hamlet
Anand
|
$200
[15]
Take tic-tac-toe, expand it to 42 spaces & add 1 more to the winning sequence & you've got this Hasbro game
Connect Four
Charles
|
$200
[21]
In the 1690s this captain was assigned to hunt pirates but became one, plundering instead of protecting ships
Captain Kidd
Anand
|
$200
[5]
This title neurosurgeon lost the skill in his hands but learned a few new tricks to survive
Doctor Strange
Anand
|
|
$400
[24]
Wolverines max around 66 pounds but will go after this 700-pound North American version of the reindeer
a caribou
Charles
|
$400
[17]
Radiator liquid to fight those cold winter nights
antifreeze
Anand
|
$400
[10]
In her quest for vengeance in a Donizetti opera, Lucrezia of this last name ends up poisoning her son
Borgia
Anand
|
$400
[11]
One of the four noble truths of this religion is all life is suffering
Buddhism
Anand
|
$400
[19]
hotels.com blatantly uses this medal-adorned military man in ad campaigns
Captain Obvious
Charles
|
$400
[1]
Cybernetic implants aid this guardian whose original name in the comics mimicked a Beatles title
Rocket Raccoon
|
|
$600
[25]
If your cabin has been invaded by a wolverine, take a whiff & you'll know why it's also known as a this animal-bear
a skunk bear
Anand
|
$600
[18]
Grammatically, in "Sal hit a ball so hard that he knocked the cover off it", Sal is this to he, as is ball to it
antecedent
|
$600
[7]
Number of legendary ronin who avenged their master's death in 1703
47
Anand
Morgan
|
$600
[12]
The Four Horsemen were the 1924 backfield of this college football team
Notre Dame
Anand
|
$600
[20]
Warren Harding once led an expedition to climb this celebrated Yosemite peak
El Capitan
Morgan
|
$600
[2]
In season 2 of Netflix's "Daredevil", Elodie Yungplays this fighting heroine who once had a movie of her own
Elektra
Anand
|
|
$800
[26]
A wolverine is AKA this word meaning one who eats & drinks voraciously
a glutton
|
$800
[29]
15-letter word meaning third from the end
antepenultimate
|
$1,000
[9]
In the Bible the Lord says, "Whosoever slayeth" this man, "vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold"
Cain
Morgan
|
$800
[13]
A 4-leaf clover is the logo of this organization that teaches kids about agriculture
4-H
Morgan
|
$800
[22]
From Mike Love of the Beach Boys, Daryl Dragon got the nickname "Captain Keyboard" before joining this woman in a pop duo
(Toni) Tennille
Anand
|
$800
[3]
In 1998 David Hasselhoff ditched a Speedo for an eyepatch to play this character in a TV movie
Nick Fury
Anand
|
|
$1,000
[27]
The wolverine doesn't look so ferocious when it's still this, also the word for a fox cub
a kit
Morgan
|
$1,000
[30]
Opposition to withdrawing state support from a church; take a deep breath & slowly say all 28 letters
antidisestablishmentarianism
Morgan
|
DD
$1,600
[8]
These "angry" goddesses of vengeance in Greek myth were particularly cruel if one killed a family member
the Furies
Anand
|
$1,000
[14]
This method of tying a necktie is also the name for a vehicle drawn by 4 horses
four-in-hand
Charles
Morgan
|
$1,000
[23]
In 2009 the Maersk Alabama, captained by him, ran afoul of pirates near the Horn of Africa
Captain Phillips
Anand
|
$1,000
[4]
Giving him a Muscle Beach Lifetime Achievement Award, Stan Lee said this actor was "born to be the Hulk"
Lou Ferrigno
Anand
|
| WORLD LEADERS | 10-LETTER WORDS | "Z" GRADE ENTERTAINMENT | A CONSTITUTIONAL VOCABULARY | THE STATE'S SECOND-LARGEST CITY | YOU HAVE ME AT A LOSS |
|
$400
[1]
Second in command in this country is the secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin
the Vatican City
Morgan
|
$400
[8]
This type of training is for the specific skills needed for a particular job
vocational
Anand
|
$400
[14]
This sword-wielding señor first appeared in a 1919 pulp story, "The Curse of Capistrano"
Zorro
Morgan
|
$400
[7]
If your kids lost their inheritance because of your crimes, it was known as "corruption of" this fluid
blood
Charles
|
$400
[26]
Minnesota:A Twin City
St. Paul
Anand
|
$400
[17]
In the "Odyssey", Polyphemus has big problems after losing his only one of these
an eye
Morgan
|
|
$800
[2]
Before becoming president of this country in 2009, Jacob Zuma did exile time in Swaziland & Mozambique
South Africa
Anand
|
$800
[22]
I demand the withdrawal of your opinion, or this word that means the same thing
retraction
Anand
|
$800
[12]
"I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's & his hair was perfect", sang this late, great pianist
Warren Zevon
|
$800
[6]
Used in relation to the census, it's a fancy 11-letter word for "act of counting"
enumeration
Charles
|
$800
[27]
Oklahoma:Once called the "oil capital of the world"
Tulsa
|
$800
[18]
Crimes against the Capitol in the "Hunger Games" books earn you the excision of this & you become an Avox, predictably
your tongue
Morgan
|
|
$1,200
[3]
Michel Temer took the reins of this country after the ouster of Dilma Rousseff
Brazil
Anand
|
$1,200
[23]
It's the compound word for the garment seen here--note the buttons
a shirtdress
Morgan
|
$1,200
[13]
Kids were creators as well as performers on this '70s PBS show out of Boston that was revived in 1999
Zoom
Morgan
|
$1,200
[9]
This word for a periodical is used in reference to the storage of weapons
a magazine
Charles
|
$1,200
[28]
North Carolina:Home to the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes
Raleigh
Charles
|
DD
$1,000
[20]
Chapter 106 of "Moby Dick" is titled "Ahab's" this
leg
Morgan
|
|
$1,600
[4]
In 2016 Mexico's Enrique Peña Nieto tweeted, "Mission accomplished: we have him" as this guy was brought to heel
El Chapo
Morgan
|
$1,600
[24]
Clint Eastwood in "In the Line of Fire" laments the underuse of this 10-letter word for a ludicrous scheme or idea
cockamamie
|
DD
$1,200
[16]
The long search for a real California serial killer inspired this David Fincher film
Zodiac
Anand
|
$1,600
[10]
The founders used "impost" to mean this 3-letter imposition
tax
Anand
|
$1,600
[29]
Colorado:Home to NORAD & Cheyenne Mountain
Colorado Springs
Morgan
|
$1,200
[19]
Frodo comes back from Mount Doom minus one of these body parts
a finger
Morgan
|
|
$2,000
[5]
In May of 2017, this new president of France shared a white-knuckle handshake with Donald Trump
(Emmanuel) Macron
Anand
|
$2,000
[25]
Thepositioningof a horn player's lips & tongue on the mouthpiece, it's from the French for "mouth"
embouchure
|
$1,600
[15]
This"Hellbilly Deluxe" rocker has expanded his repertoire to directing horror films
Rob Zombie
Anand
|
$2,000
[11]
This word simply means profit or compensation for an office--its "clause" was in the news in 2017
emoluments
Anand
|
$2,000
[30]
Indiana:Named for a log stockade named for a Revolutionary war hero
Fort Wayne
|
$2,000
[21]
In John 18 Simon Peter deftly relieves Malchus of one of these
his ear
Morgan
|
This 1870 novel has a ship whose name is from the Greek for "sailor" & a captain whose name is Latin for "no one"
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea