Nick Spicher — a museum educator from Everett, Washington
Lisa McAndrews — an intellectual property attorney from White Plains, New York
Henry Ayoola — a Ph.D. student from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,800)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry | $-1,200 | $300 | $1,100 |
$1,100
2nd place: $2,000 |
$5,200
8 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Lisa | $1,400 | $800 | $7,600 |
$1
3rd place: $1,000 |
$9,600
18 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Nick | $5,400 | $8,400 | $10,000 |
$15,201
New champion: $15,201 |
$10,000
17 R, 2 W |
| BEASTLY POETRY FILL-IN | LET'S GET ORGANIZED | POPCORN | BAND STANDS | ANNUAL EVENTS | WHAT A Q____T! |
|
$200
[1]
"The time to tickle a ____, is before, or right after, a blizzard"
a lizard
|
$200
[18]
catalog.loc.gov organizes the more than 17 million items in its collections into searchable form
the Library of Congress
Lisa
|
$200
[3]
Legend says in 1621 Native Americans introduced the Pilgrims to popcorn by bringing it to this celebration
Thanksgiving
Lisa
|
$200
[24]
Standing up to those who accused them of being creeps, Thom Yorke & this band played Tel Aviv in 2017
Radiohead
Lisa
|
$200
[7]
The 1926Rose Queen, Fay Lanphier, was also the reigning winner of this pageant, the only holder of both titles at once
the Miss America pageant
Henry
|
$200
[12]
A bed's coverlet
a quilt
Lisa
|
|
$400
[2]
"The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious ____"
cat
|
$400
[19]
The NLRB says employees can't be fired, threatened or disciplined for organizing one of these
a union
Nick
|
$400
[4]
Popcorn is mostly this type of carbohydrate that provides energy & also stiffens shirt collars
starch
Lisa
|
$400
[25]
In 1997 activist Tom Morello lived up to this, his band's name, by getting arrested for protesting sweatshops
Rage Against the Machine
Lisa
|
$400
[8]
At the Duke University Chapel, the blessing of the animals is timed to be near the feast day of this saint
St. Francis
Nick
|
$400
[13]
A knight's adventurous expedition
a quest
Nick
|
|
DD
$500
[17]
"For the strength of the pack is the ____, and the strength of the ____ is the pack"
a wolf
Henry
|
$600
[20]
Every March Madness fan knows this diagram of the sequence of pairings in a sports tournament
a bracket
Lisa
|
$600
[5]
This product from Orville Redenbacher's is "a little sweet, a little salty--and a whole lot of yummy"
kettle corn
Henry
Lisa
|
$600
[27]
MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer played protests at 2 of these--in Chicago in 1968 & Denver in 2008
the Democratic National Convention
Nick
|
$600
[9]
The Christmas tree lighting at this New York City site has been taking place since 1933 & was first televised in 1951
Rockefeller Center
Nick
|
$600
[14]
1,560 divided by 26 equals 60, 60 being this
the quotient
Nick
|
| — |
$800
[21]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a military chart on the monitor.) In the U.S. Army, a major general commands a division; colonels, lieutenant colonels & captains each have assigned units & a lieutenant heads up this group of 16 to 40 soldiers, also the title of a 1986 Oscar-winning movie
a platoon
Lisa
|
$800
[6]
In 2003 Governor Blagojevich signed a bill that made popcorn this state's official snack
Illinois
Nick
|
$800
[28]
Roger Waters, known for using a huge inflatable one of these to convey political messages, had one fly away in 2008
a pig
Lisa
|
$800
[10]
A Santa Barbara show devoted to this flower presents several awards including Grand Champion Cymbidium of Show
an orchid
Nick
|
$800
[15]
A 90-degree arc
a quadrant
Henry
Nick
|
| — |
$1,000
[22]
"Clemens, Samuel: see Twain, Mark" is one of these hyphenated notes that directs readers to info in an another place
a cross-reference
Nick
|
$1,000
[23]
In 1914 America got its first commercial popcorn brand, this one with an upbeat name
Jolly Time
Lisa
Nick
|
$1,000
[26]
Run the Jewels, featuring El-P &this Atlanta activist, teamed with The New York Times for a Top 10 list of protest songs
Killer Mike
|
$1,000
[11]
One of the top professional rodeos in the U.S. is the annual Snake River Stampede in Nampa in this state
Idaho
Nick
|
$1,000
[16]
Quiet, but with the possibility of coming back to life
quiescent
Henry
Lisa
|
| SAVED BY THE BELA | FLAGS | MUSIC & LITERATURE BEFORE & AFTER | 3-LETTER RESPONSES | SIKH | YOU SHALL FIND |
|
$400
[26]
From 1931, one of this actor's memorable movie lines is "I never drink... wine"
Bela Lugosi
Nick
|
$400
[1]
This emblem on Canada's flag was changed from green to red to show the maturity of the country
a maple leaf
Lisa
|
$400
[6]
She sang "Summer Nights" with Travolta before becoming an author of legal thrillers & "Calico Joe"
Olivia Newton-John Grisham
Nick
|
$400
[7]
From 2013 to 2017 James Comey was its director
the FBI
Henry
|
$400
[21]
Sikhs refer to their religion as Gurmat, or "the way of" this type of teacher/leader
the guru
|
$400
[16]
These 2 words precede "and Where to Find Them" in the title of a 2016 movie
Fantastic Beasts
Lisa
|
|
$800
[27]
On Dec. 20, 1918 Bela Kun, a disciple of Lenin, founded this party in Hungary
the Communist Party
Nick
|
$800
[2]
To see this flag fly in its native land, you might travel above 20,000 feet
Nepal
Nick
|
$800
[12]
A "warlike" Pat Benatar hit meshes with an L. Ron Hubbard novel
"Love Is A Battlefield Earth"
Lisa
|
$800
[8]
A "tax"ing job, maybe at Ernst & Young
CPA
Henry
|
$800
[22]
In the Second Sikh War of 1848 to 1849 this colonial power was the ultimate victor
Great Britain
Lisa
|
$800
[17]
"Paranormal Activity" is an example of this alliterative genre that implies everything you see was discovered
found footage
Lisa
|
| — |
$1,200
[3]
The flag seenhererepresents the nation-state led by this person
Pope Francis
Henry
Lisa
|
$1,200
[13]
A Black Eyed Peas man meets up with a Shakespearean style of writing
will.i.ambic pentameter
Lisa
|
$1,200
[9]
Tim Cook, for Apple Inc.
CEO
Henry
|
$1,200
[23]
It is recommended not to have anything metallic in this traditional Sikh headwear going through TSA security
a turban
Lisa
|
$1,200
[18]
Some of the best photography in the last 120-plus years can be found at this magazine's "Found" Tumblr site
National Geographic
Nick
|
| — |
$1,600
[4]
Not the Star of David, but a pentagram associated with King Solomon is on theflagof this North African monarchy
Morocco
Henry
|
$1,600
[14]
A song by Coolio from "Dangerous Minds" goes back in time to become a 1667 John Milton classic
"Gangsta's Paradise Lost"
Nick
|
$2,000
[11]
A decade after the publication of "Silent Spring", the domestic use of this chemical was banned in the United States
DDT
Lisa
|
DD
$2,000
[24]
In the 17th century Gobind, the 10th leader, asked all Sikh men to add this word meaning "lion" to their names
Singh
Lisa
|
$1,600
[19]
Swampy is this type of animal looking for the water for his shower in the app "Where's My Water?"
an alligator
|
| — |
$2,000
[5]
These 2 of the 3 Benelux countries have similar red, white & blue flags
the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Henry
|
$2,000
[15]
A John le Carre espionage novel hits the "Speed Of Sound" with a British band
The Spy Who Came in From the Coldplay
|
DD
$4,000
[10]
During a 3-day alumni reunion in 1916, it moved from Boston's Back Bay to Cambridge
MIT
Henry
|
$2,000
[25]
The Sanskrit words amrta, "nectar of immortality", & saras, "pool", give us this name for Sikhism's holy city
Amritsar
|
$2,000
[20]
"Find a Way" is a memoir by this woman about her grueling 52-hour swim from Cuba to Florida
Diana Nyad
Nick
|
Pravda reported that Khrushchev, on his way to lunch, announced his decision to give this region to Ukraine
Crimea