Bryce Johnson — an analytics manager from Evanston, Illinois
Rachel Schemmel — a teacher from Ridgewood, New Jersey
LaKedra Pam — a physician from Baton Rouge, Louisiana (whose 2-day cash winnings total $32,800)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaKedra | $1,800 | $5,000 | $16,200 |
$29,200
2nd place: $2,000 |
$16,200
20 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Rachel | $-200 | $1,000 | $5,800 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$5,800
9 R, 1 W |
| Bryce | $5,600 | $8,800 | $18,000 |
$32,401
New champion: $32,401 |
$21,800
23 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| THEY SAY IT KEEPS YOU SHARP | CONGRESSIONAL POWERS | TV REBOOTS & REVIVALS | SHAKESPEARE PLAY BY GRADUALLY EASIER CHARACTER | ROBERTS' RULES | OF "ORDER" |
|
$200
[19]
Whether transcendental or Zen, the daily practice of this can help focus & calm the mind
meditation
Rachel
|
$200
[24]
The Constitution specifically grants to Congress the power to pass bankruptcy laws & to punish these fake moneymakers
counterfeiters
LaKedra
|
$200
[11]
David Lynch's 2017 revival of this bizarre series also brought back murdered character Laura Palmer
Twin Peaks
LaKedra
|
$200
[6]
Bianca, Roderigo, Desdemona
Othello
Bryce
|
$200
[16]
A castle built by Robert the Devil, the sixth Duke of Normandy, was the birthplace of this son & future conqueror
William the Conqueror
LaKedra
|
$200
[1]
The cleanup hitter comes fourth on this list
batting order
Rachel
|
|
$400
[20]
If you're a cruciverbalist, you probably already know that working on these improves brain function
crosswords
Bryce
|
$400
[27]
Congress declares war & takes this action regarding treaties that might follow one
ratifies
LaKedra
|
$400
[12]
The revival of this sitcom has original stars Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes & Megan Mullally
Will & Grace
LaKedra
|
$400
[7]
Baptista Minola, Gremio, Lucentio, Hortensio, Petruchio
The Taming of the Shrew
Bryce
|
$400
[17]
Robert of Courtenay, Latin emperor of this Byzantine city, was forced to flee at the end of his life
Constantinople
|
$400
[2]
The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not include fast food cooks among these other quick cooks
short order cooks
LaKedra
|
|
$600
[21]
A 2014 Annals of Neurology study suggests the value of learning a second one of these, even as an adult
a language
Bryce
|
$600
[28]
Congress has the power to subpoena, hold a witness in contempt & grant this freedom from prosecution
immunity
LaKedra
|
$600
[13]
6 years passed between seasons 8 & 9 of this Larry David show, so fans must have felt contrary to the series' title
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Rachel
|
$600
[8]
Doctor, Duke of Cornwall, Goneril
King Lear
Bryce
|
$600
[18]
In "Game of Thrones", Robert's Rebellion allowed Robert Baratheon to be king of the 7 kingdoms of this place
Westeros
Bryce
|
$600
[3]
Whether in cadence or not, if you are "given" these military documents, it means "get lost!"
marching orders
Bryce
|
|
$800
[22]
Get some sunlight in your cheeks--this vitamin AKA calcitriol may slow aging & help brain performance
Vitamin D
LaKedra
|
$800
[29]
Congress protects intellectual property by issuing these, hitting number 9 million in 2015
patents
Bryce
|
$800
[14]
Sidekicks Crow T. Robot & Tom Servo still watch bad movies, but with new host Jonah, on this series: "The Return"
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Bryce
|
$800
[9]
Snug, Helena, Oberon
A Midsummer Night's Dream
LaKedra
|
$800
[25]
His rule of Scotland had ups & downs, like being forced into hiding on Rathlin Island off Ireland
Robert the Bruce
Bryce
|
DD
$1,000
[4]
Originally observed in hens, it's the social hierarchy in animal groups
pecking order
Bryce
|
|
$1,000
[23]
Studies show less mental decline in followers of the diet named for this body of water fish, fruits, whole grains & olive oil
the Mediterranean diet
Rachel
|
$1,000
[30]
Every fourth January, Congress counts & certifies these in joint session
the Electoral College votes
LaKedra
|
$1,000
[15]
Original star Tori Spelling was also in the 2016 remake of this cult classic, a staple of the Lifetime Movie Network
Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?
Rachel
|
$1,000
[10]
Flavius, Cicero, Calpurnia
Julius Caesar
Bryce
|
$1,000
[26]
Robert the Wise was King of Naples but spent 1319 to 1324 in this French town then allied with the papacy
Avignon
|
$1,000
[5]
A Postal Museum article on these women says that the term "correspondence courtship" was also used
mail-order brides
Bryce
|
| THAT'S AMAZING! | ASIAN RIVERS | WEBBY AWARDS 5-WORD ACCEPTANCE SPEECHES | RELIGION | MUSIC DOC SUBJECTS | CONTRONYMS |
|
$400
[11]
Your body has about 30 trillion cells & even more of these single-celled organisms that may cause disease
bacteria
Bryce
|
$400
[22]
15 million Vietnamese live in this river's delta
the Mekong
Bryce
|
$400
[6]
This "X-Files" star, 2017 Best Actress:"I would like to thank..."
Gillian Anderson
Rachel
|
$400
[7]
In 1650 a magistrate was told, "Tremble at the word of God" & this religious group's name was coined
Quakers
Rachel
|
$400
[17]
The 4-hour "Long Strange Trip"
the Grateful Dead
|
$400
[1]
If someone calls you this & you are on a computer, you are skilled; if you are on a golf course, you are bad
a hacker
LaKedra
|
|
$800
[12]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew demonstrates.) Thanks to a phenomenon known as total internal reflection, you can trap a laser beam inside a stream of water, the same principle that enables this type of cable to carry your internet or TV signal
a fiber optic cable
LaKedra
|
$1,200
[27]
We've hijacked a view of this huge seaport from its Garden Bridge over Suzhou Creek
Shanghai
LaKedra
|
$800
[9]
This Athens-born political blog runner: "Goldman Sachs shorted my speech"
(Arianna) Huffington
Bryce
|
$800
[8]
Tulsi, also called holy basil, is a plant sacred to this religion, as it's an embodiment of the goddess Lakshmi
Hinduism
Bryce
|
$800
[18]
"The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle" & "The Filth & the Fury":the same punks
the Sex Pistols
LaKedra
|
$800
[2]
In Italy, ciao means "hello" & "goodbye"; this Hawaiian word has the same effect
aloha
Rachel
|
|
$1,200
[13]
The deep-dwelling colossal this has the largest eye of any animal, 11 inches in diameter
a squid
Rachel
|
$1,600
[28]
This river's most notable tributaries, including the Ravi & Sutlej, are located in the Punjab plain
the Indus
LaKedra
Bryce
|
$1,200
[10]
This comic & "Baskets" clown:"How am I on time?"
Zach Galifianakis
|
$1,200
[14]
The Iranian prophet Zarathustra is perhaps better known by this, his Greek name
Zoroaster
LaKedra
|
$1,200
[19]
"Shut Up & Sing", from a group not ready to make nice
the Dixie Chicks
|
$1,200
[3]
A person of equal legal status, or a person of higher social status
a peer
LaKedra
|
|
$1,600
[24]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew demonstrates.) Stretch a coil of nitinol, then put it in hot water, & itreturnsto its original form; made of nickel & titanium, it's a shape memory one of these metallic mixtures
an alloy
Bryce
|
$2,000
[30]
Indonesia's longest river, the Kapuas, flows around 700 miles on this, the world's third-largest island
Borneo
|
$1,600
[26]
Accepting on behalf of the photo-sharing website Flickr:these "or it didn't happen"
pics
LaKedra
|
DD
$1,600
[15]
Omni & 1 Nephi are part of this foundational text
the Book of Mormon
LaKedra
|
$1,600
[20]
"I'll Be Me", a country legend struggling with Alzheimer's on a farewell tour
Glen Campbell
|
$1,600
[4]
Used of a fortress, it means no attacker can get in; used of a female's egg, it means something can get in
impregnable
Bryce
|
|
$2,000
[25]
When it's near the temperature & pressure known as this point, water will boil & freeze at the same time
the triple point
Bryce
|
DD
$4,000
[23]
From its source in Turkey's Lake Hazar, it travels south to Al Qurna, Iraq where it becomes part of the Shatt al Arab
the Tigris
Bryce
|
$2,000
[29]
Achoo by Kleenex, winning for Advertising & Media:"It's nothing to ____ ____"
sneeze at
Bryce
|
$2,000
[16]
In 762 the Muslim world was small enough to have a single ruler, with this title; Baghdad was founded as that ruler's home
a caliph
Rachel
|
$2,000
[21]
"Time is Illmatic", about the making of this rapper's debut album
Nas
LaKedra
|
$2,000
[5]
To delay a trial you ask for one of these, but it can also mean to just keep going
a continuance (or stay)
LaKedra
Bryce
|
In a 1967 novel this Nobel Prize winner wrote, "The secret of a good old age is simply an honorable pact with solitude"
Gabriel García Márquez