Ben Raphel — a healthcare data analyst from Boston, Massachusetts
Laura Miller — an attorney from Arlington, Virginia
Kyle Becker — a research scientist from Nashville, Tennessee (whose 4-day cash winnings total $63,802)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle | $0 | $4,200 | $12,600 |
$9,599
3rd place: $1,000 |
$12,600
19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Laura | $3,000 | $5,200 | $9,600 |
$19,199
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,600
13 R, 1 W |
| Ben | $1,800 | $4,200 | $15,600 |
$25,201
New champion: $25,201 |
$13,200
18 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| THE FOOD CHAIN | STATELY BODIES OF WATER | HAMMER | FROM B TO C | I SING THE BODY | ELECTRIC |
|
$200
[16]
The $6 Footlong Sub of the Day
Subway
Kyle
|
$200
[1]
It forms the Arizona-California border before emptying into the Gulf of California in Mexico
the Colorado River
Ben
|
$200
[4]
The Troemner reflex hammer is mainly used to tap this; Troemner said why not use the handle as a tongue depressor
the knee
Kyle
|
$200
[7]
Hollywood slang for a movie that tells the story of a real person's life
a biopic
Kyle
|
$200
[22]
The Weeknd explores the numbing effects of love in this No. 1 hit
"Can't Feel My Face"
Ben
|
$200
[11]
In addition to moving earth, Caterpillar is a major supplier of these units to supply backup power to hospitals
generators
Kyle
|
|
$400
[17]
The 1,090-calorie Dave's Triple
Wendy's
Kyle
|
$600
[3]
Cities located on its banks include Fort Smith & Little Rock
the Arkansas River
Kyle
Laura
|
$400
[9]
Legend says this sport originated when Celtic hero Cu Chulainn swung a chariot over his head & let it go
the hammer throw
Laura
Ben
|
$400
[8]
Quarterback Jameis Winston, or any other member of the NFL's Tampa Bay team
Buc
Laura
|
$400
[23]
Some of the anatomy John Mayer lauds in this song: skin like porcelain, candy lips & a bubblegum tongue
"Your Body Is A Wonderland"
Laura
|
$400
[21]
Anoscilloscopedisplays wave forms to show voltage and this electric flow measured in amperes
currents
Ben
|
|
$600
[18]
The Banana Split Blizzard
Dairy Queen
Kyle
|
$800
[5]
Prince William Sound is a large inlet of this even larger inlet of the Pacific
the Gulf of Alaska
|
$600
[14]
This sea dweller has a funny-shaped head called a cephalofoil
the hammerhead shark
Laura
|
$600
[10]
In the name of a rodeo riding event, it follows saddle
bronc
|
$600
[24]
It's the truth that Shakira had one of the biggest hits of summer 2006 with this No. 1 song
"Hips Don't Lie"
Kyle
|
$600
[25]
Around 1908 William Coolidge improved upon this tungsten wire thread, making it bendable & the modern light bulb was born
the filament
Kyle
|
|
$800
[19]
The 1,520-calorie Tour of Italy, with lasagna, chicken parmigiana & fettuccine Alfredo
the Olive Garden
Laura
|
DD
$1,000
[2]
The bay of Green Bay lies at its northwestern corner
Lake Michigan
Ben
|
$800
[15]
Judas Priest's song "Between The Hammer &" this is an idiom for equally unpleasant choices
the anvil
Ben
|
$800
[12]
Seen here are two pairs of this pear
Bosc
Laura
|
$800
[29]
"Look but don't make your eyes strain", raps Cypress Hill in a Top 20 tune about going this
insane in the brain
Ben
|
$800
[26]
The common duplex receptacle that you plug your blow dryer into has 2 outlets, each of this many volts
120
Kyle
|
|
$1,000
[20]
Orange chicken (since 1987), honey walnut shrimp (2010)
Panda Express
Kyle
|
$1,000
[6]
This river is formed by the junction of the Des Plaines & Kankakee Rivers
the Illinois River
Ben
|
$1,000
[28]
The hammers on most pianos are covered with this soft 4-letter material
felt
Laura
|
$1,000
[13]
This temporary military encampment is often set up without shelter or protection from enemy fire
a bivouac
Laura
|
$1,000
[30]
This Top 10 hit by Sam Hunt says, "Could drive it with my eyes closed, I know every curve like the back of my hand"
"Body Like A Back Road"
Ben
|
$1,000
[27]
This phenomenon of zero resistance occurs in certain metals cooled to near absolute zero
superconductivity
|
| ASIAN CULTURE | 14-LETTER WORDS | STATE DEPARTMENT HISTORY | WRITERS & WRITING | FOSSIL FUELS | STAGE NAME'S THE SAME |
|
$400
[11]
This classic story collection that developed over several centuries includes the tales of Aladdin & Ali Baba
The Arabian Nights
Ben
|
$400
[13]
It's observing a potential military opponent to assess his position & strengths
reconnaissance
Kyle
Laura
|
$400
[1]
This nickname for the State Department comes from its once nebulous location
Foggy Bottom
Kyle
|
$400
[18]
This author of the letter "J'accuse", which sparked the exoneration of Alfred Dreyfus, died of carbon monoxide poisoning
(Émile) Zola
Ben
|
$400
[23]
The U.S. has produced the most oil in history, but this South American nation has the world's largest store
Venezuela
Kyle
|
$400
[6]
Funnyman directory Melvin Kaminsky & funnyman director Albert Einstein
Brooks
Laura
|
|
$800
[12]
After women were banned from performing in 1629, men took over in this traditional Japanese dance drama
kabuki
Kyle
|
$800
[14]
You can win an Oscar for this specialty, the art & science of filming a motion picture
cinematography
Ben
|
$800
[2]
In 1789 Thomas Jefferson was appointed the first Secretary of State while serving as minister to this country
France
Kyle
|
$800
[19]
1820's "Melmoth the Wanderer" by a great-uncle of Oscar Wilde was in this spooky genre of the Romantic novel
gothic
Laura
|
$800
[24]
Crude oil is found in underground areas called these, just like water stored in large artificial lakes
reservoirs
Kyle
Laura
Ben
|
$800
[7]
'70s TV star John Sanford & "Beat Shazam" host Eric Bishop
Foxx
Ben
|
|
$1,600
[16]
The womanhereis performing the legong, a traditional dance of this Indonesian island
Bali
Ben
|
$1,200
[28]
You'll follow anyone's lead because you're young & this adjective meaning easily influenced
impressionable
Kyle
|
$1,200
[3]
In 1980 Secretary Cyrus Vance resigned over the decision to order an ultimately failed military op in this country
Iran
Kyle
|
$1,200
[20]
Born in 1812, this writer of limericks was the 20th of 21 children
Edward Lear
|
$1,200
[25]
Fossil fuels include not only oil & coal, but also this partially carbonized moss found in bogs
peat
Kyle
|
$1,200
[8]
Guitar whiz Lester Polfuss & (acting) meth whiz Aaron Sturtevant
Paul
Ben
|
|
$2,000
[17]
The first non-European to win a Nobel Literature Prize, Rabindranath Tagore wrote mostly in this Asian language
Bengali
|
$1,600
[29]
This restoration to health is the specialty of the V.A.'s polytrauma centers
rehabilitation
Kyle
|
$1,600
[4]
Created in 2009, the AVC is the department bureau that deals with "Arms Control, Verification &" this
compliance
|
$1,600
[21]
Paula Hawkins' follow-up to "The Girl on the Train", it concerns a creepy "drowning pool"
Into the Water
|
$1,600
[26]
Nearly all of the anthracite coal in the U.S. comes from this second state
Pennsylvania
Ben
|
$1,600
[9]
Tall comedian Brad Gerstenfeld & '70s teen idol Leif Per Nervik
Garrett
Ben
|
|
DD
$3,000
[15]
Depicting stories of daily life & from folklore, water puppetryin this country began in the Red River delta in the 11th century
Vietnam
Ben
|
DD
$2,000
[30]
The Great Depression gave rise to this, the study of income & output on a national scale
macroeconomics
Kyle
|
$2,000
[5]
After WWII the U.S. adopted this policy of controlling Soviet expansion, a term used by dept. official George Kennan
containment
Ben
|
$2,000
[22]
The title of a work by Aldous Huxley inspired the name of this 1960s L.A. rock band
The Doors
|
$2,000
[27]
A type of natural gas is named for this 5-letter rock, one of the most common types of sedimentary rock
shale
Laura
|
$2,000
[10]
Screen legend Lucille LeSueur & Broadway legend Michael Dumbell-Smith
Crawford
Ben
|
On the beat since 1999, she plays the longest-running female character currently on TV in a primetime non-animated series
Mariska Hargitay