Rachel Lindgren game 4.
Eric Raygor — a pastor from Somerset, Pennsylvania
Del Scott — a data scientist from San Francisco, California
Rachel Lindgren — a fire lookout from Bend, Oregon (whose 3-day cash winnings total $54,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel | $0 | $2,000 | $12,800 |
$10,999
4-day champion: $65,199 |
$13,800
17 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Del | $3,000 | $4,600 | $7,300 |
$1,799
3rd place: $1,000 |
$9,800
14 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Eric | $-400 | $400 | $4,800 |
$9,598
2nd place: $2,000 |
$4,800
10 R, 4 W |
| THE GOLD STANDARD | ONLY GEOGRAPHY | BALLET | SPORTS UPSETS | MISS NOMERS | "EXO" |
|
$200
[16]
Under the gold standard, the value of this circulating money, from Latin for "to run", is linked directly to gold
currency
Rachel
|
$200
[8]
The only state whose name ends in 3 vowels
Hawaii
Del
|
$200
[26]
This ballet begins in Dr. Stahlbaum's house on Christmas Eve
The Nutcracker
Eric
|
$200
[3]
In Super Bowl XLII the 18-0 Patriots were upset by this team when Eli Manning threw a touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress
the New York Giants
Del
|
$200
[21]
In 1952 Catalina Swimsuits broke from Miss America & created this pageant, first called Miss United Nations
Miss Universe
Eric
|
$200
[1]
A mass departure of Biblical proportions
an exodus
Rachel
|
|
$400
[17]
In 1821 Britain became the first adopter of the gold standard, dropping this metal from its bimetallic system
silver
Del
|
$400
[9]
The only continent without glaciers
Australia
Rachel
Eric
|
$400
[27]
"Fall River Legend" is based on her real-life murder trial of the 1890s
Lizzie Borden
|
$400
[4]
The U.S. hockey team's upset of the Soviets in the Winter Olympics held in this town is called the "Miracle on Ice"
Lake Placid
Del
|
$400
[22]
In 2004 China held its first "Miss" this 2-word procedure pageant celebrating "man-made beauty"
plastic surgery
Eric
|
$400
[2]
From the Greek for "bind by oath", it's an expeller of devils
an exorcism
Eric
|
|
$600
[18]
Advocates say the standard acts as check on this, caused by excessive issue of paper money
inflation
Del
|
$600
[10]
The only Great Lake entirely within the United States
Lake Michigan
Rachel
|
$600
[28]
A cowgirl rides a bucking bronco in scene 1 of this Western ballet
Rodeo
|
$600
[5]
Hakeem Olajuwon led this school to the 1983 NCAA title game, where he & his mates fell to underdog North Carolina State
the University of Houston
Del
|
$600
[23]
This hit by Kelly Clarkson says, "So, by changing her misconceptions she went in a new direction"
"Miss Independent"
Del
|
$600
[13]
To absolve
exonerate
Rachel
Eric
|
|
$800
[19]
To combat the Depression, FDR moved the U.S. off the standard shortly after taking office in this year
1933
|
$800
[11]
The only world capital split in half between 2 nations
Nicosia
Eric
|
— |
$800
[6]
Undefeated for 13 years in this wrestling style, Alexander Karelin was upset by Rulon Gardner at the Sydney Olympics
Greco-Roman
Del
|
$800
[24]
Cambodia & Angola held beauty contests for women injured by explosives called "Miss" this hidden 8-letter device
a landmine
Rachel
|
$800
[14]
Said of a price unreasonably high
exorbitant
Del
|
|
$1,000
[20]
Off the standard for decades, the U.S. issues this kind of money backed by decree, Latin for "let it be done"
fiat money
|
DD
$1,000
[12]
The only mainland South American country with English as an official language
Guyana
Rachel
|
— |
$1,000
[7]
On Aug. 13, 1919 a 100-1 shot came in as this horse lost his only race to the fittingly named Upset
Man o' War
|
$1,000
[25]
Everybody liked Vonda Van Dyke in 1964--she was the only woman to win this friendly title in addition to Miss America
Miss Congeniality
Rachel
|
$1,000
[15]
Glands like sweat glands that secrete into layers of the skin instead of the bloodstream
exocrine
Eric
|
| THE GOLD STANDARDS | THE NOT-SO-BIG CATS | PITT LIT | SOUNDS LIKE MY FIRST MARRIAGE | "YOU" TUNES | LET'S TALK DESSERT |
|
$400
[1]
According to GQ, Common Projects makes "the gold standard of high-end" these sports shoes with a stealthy name
sneakers
Rachel
|
$400
[2]
This rare Indian cat is named for the activity it's engaging in here
a fisher cat (or fishing)
Rachel
|
$400
[26]
Carl Sandburg mentions Pittsburgh, & Gary & Birmingham too, in a poem about these mills
steel mills
Eric
|
$400
[17]
This Spanish artist's first wife, Olga Khokhlova, was so ravishing he would actually paint her looking like herself
Picasso
Rachel
Del
Eric
|
$400
[12]
You prob'ly think this Carly Simon hit is about Warren Beatty; perhaps, but it's a fact that Mick Jagger sang backup on it
"You're So Vain"
Rachel
|
$400
[7]
Popular around the holidays is the term "nutty as" one of these, like the Scottish Dundee variety
a fruitcake
Eric
|
|
$800
[22]
Business Insider called this tracking poll's approval ratings "the gold standard of presidential indicators"
Gallup
Del
|
$800
[3]
Smaller than a house cat, theblack-footed catis native to the Kalahari on this continent
Africa
Rachel
|
$2,000
[27]
A nurse is supposed to institutionalize a girl born with Down syndrome in this novel but instead moves to Pittsburgh with her
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
|
$800
[23]
In the 6th century Khadijah, 15 years his senior, was the first of his 11 wives
Mohammed
|
$800
[13]
Tom Cruise sings... well...performs... this Righteous Brothers hit in "Top Gun"; now the clue is gone, gone, gone...
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"
Rachel
Eric
|
$800
[8]
"The proof is" here likely referred to a meat dish back in the day; to us, it sounds much sweeter
the pudding
Rachel
|
|
$1,200
[21]
Wired magazine said that "for many," this maker's Stratocaster is "the gold standard of electric guitars"
Fender
Rachel
|
$1,200
[4]
Name in common to the two beings seen here
bobcat
Rachel
|
— |
$1,200
[24]
This supermodel & "Project Runway" host's first marriage was to celebrity hairstylist Ric Pipino
Heidi Klum
Del
|
$1,200
[14]
Right Said Fred tweeted thanks to Taylor Swift for the "marvellous reinvention" of "I'm Too Sexy" in this 2017 song
"Look What You Made Me Do"
Del
|
$1,200
[9]
To make bad news easier to bear; it's also done to sweeten some donuts
sugarcoat
Del
|
|
$1,600
[19]
Named for Ransom Eli Olds, REO, an old maker of these, promoted them as "the gold standard of value"
cars (automobiles or Speedwagons)
Rachel
|
$1,600
[5]
Thislittle cat gets its name from the flat, grassy plains of South America, to which it's native
a Pampas cat
Rachel
|
— |
$2,000
[18]
In the 1660s Maria Cotton was this Boston preacher's stepsister & first wife
Increase Mather
|
$1,600
[15]
Courteous Shawn Mendes sang, "I know I can" do this 3-word title "than he can, & any girl like you deserves a gentleman"
"Treat You Better"
Del
|
$1,600
[10]
Fair skin is described as this mixture of fruit & dairy, used by Ringo Starr as a descriptive in "You're 16"
peaches and cream
|
|
$2,000
[20]
The New York Times called James Baker, who served Reagan & Bush, the gold standard of this White House job
chief of staff
Eric
|
$2,000
[6]
Seen here, the marbled cat of southeast Asia is often called the miniature version of this clouded big cat
a leopard
Rachel
|
— |
DD
$2,500
[25]
Before she was Martha Washington, she was married to a man with this last name
Custis
Del
|
$2,000
[16]
"Nothing you can do, but you can learn how to be you in time, it's easy" sang the Beatles in this hit
"All You Need Is Love"
Del
|
$2,000
[11]
If you boast & come up short, you may have to eat this metaphorical pastry
humble pie
Eric
|
This company's first mailers in 1953 offered 20 different magazine subscriptions--prizes came 14 years later
Publishers Clearing House