John Giambrone — an investment banking analyst from New York, New York
Marcy Lehman — a senior business systems analyst from Marion, Iowa
Sean Udicious — an expeditor from Cherry Hill, New Jersey (whose 2-day cash winnings total $30,799)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean | $1,200 | $1,600 | $3,600 |
$5,200
2nd place: $2,000 |
$5,600
17 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Marcy | $2,000 | $4,600 | $9,800 |
$2,500
3rd place: $1,000 |
$9,800
16 R, 3 W |
| John | $-800 | $-2,000 | $9,900 |
$19,601
New champion: $19,601 |
$9,600
11 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W |
| 1968 IN AMERICAN HISTORY | VOCABULARY | THE STATEN ISLAND FERRY IN POP CULTURE | AUTHORS' FICTIONAL PLACES | "SECURITY" | SHARK TANK |
|
$200
[1]
The 747 jumbo jet was introduced by this company on September 30
Boeing
John
|
$200
[6]
In Britain this word describes the younger of 2 brothers; in college it's a mini-major
minor
Sean
|
$200
[8]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Staten Island Ferry.) When it'ssplit in 2by the bad guys in the blockbuster "Spiderman: Homecoming", it's up to theteen webslinger& this other superhero to hold the ship together
Iron Man
Sean
|
$200
[13]
Mordor
J. R. R. Tolkien
Sean
|
$200
[16]
It consists of 15 members, 5 permanent & 10 elected by the General Assembly
U. N. Security Council
John
|
$400
[17]
(Robert Herjavec delivers the clue.) If you have a truly great idea, I may just be this "cherubic" kind of investor that's here to make your dreams come true
an angel investor
Marcy
|
|
$400
[2]
On September 24 this primetime show debuted on CBS; it's still ticking
60 Minutes
Sean
|
$400
[7]
Carl Sagan defined this word as "the opposite of chaos"
cosmos
Marcy
|
$400
[9]
The opening credits of CBS' "The Late Show with" him included a night view of an illuminated Staten Island Ferry
David Letterman
Sean
|
$400
[14]
Azkaban Prison
(J. K.) Rowling
Sean
|
$400
[20]
FDR sent it to Congress as the Economic Security Bill; Congressman Frank Buck suggested the name change
Social Security Act
John
|
$600
[18]
(Kevin O'Leary delivers the clue.) Garlic shampoo smells like it could be a winner with millennials; I think we've captured this German term for the spirit of the time
the Zeitgeist
Marcy
|
|
$600
[3]
In June this Chief Justice tendered his resignation
Earl Warren
Sean
|
$600
[28]
This word means "hidden" when it goes before "motives"; it can also mean "happening later"
ulterior
Marcy
|
$600
[10]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Staten Island Ferry.) The ferry is featured at the start of Working Girlas we see the commute of Tess McGill, a role that made this actress an Oscar nominee
Melanie Griffith
Marcy
|
$800
[21]
The town of Hadleyburg
Mark Twain
|
$600
[23]
Linus van Pelt's main accessory
security blanket
Sean
|
$800
[19]
(Laurie Grenier delivers the clue.) High-heeled swim fins, ingenious! But before I sign the check, let's get into numbers, like what is my ROI, short for this
return on investment
Sean
|
|
$800
[4]
In late January 70,000 troops directed by North Vietnam began simultaneous attacks in this operation
Tet Offensive
Marcy
|
$800
[27]
Latin medeor, "to heal", gives us this word for a cure
remedy
Marcy
|
$800
[11]
"I lost my choo!" she said while running for the Staten Island Ferry on an episode of "Sex and the City"
Sarah Jessica Parker (Carrie Bradshaw)
Sean
|
$1,000
[22]
Calormen--it's south of a more famous land
C. S. Lewis
Sean
|
$800
[24]
If you're a man on death row in Tennessee, you're at the Riverbend this type of institution
maximum-security prison
Marcy
|
$1,000
[29]
(Daymond John delivers the clue.) Yes, a tracking device for missing socks is unique, but this app needs to be this adjective, meaning protected by patent, copyright or trademark
proprietary
|
|
$1,000
[5]
Ralph Abernathytook over as president of this organization and led the Poor People's Marchto Washington
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
John
|
$1,000
[26]
Describing a sharp tone, this 6-letter adjective is also a verb meaning "to scream"
shrill
John
|
$1,000
[12]
In this film, Amy Schumer does the "I'm the king of the world" pose on the guardrails of the Staten Island Ferry
Trainwreck
Marcy
|
DD
$2,000
[15]
Brobdingnag
Jonathan Swift
Sean
|
$1,000
[25]
The company ADT says it's "#1 in" this
home security
Marcy
|
— |
| NEWSPAPERS | THE GLOBE | THE WASHINGTON POST | THE SUN | THE "DIS"PATCH | THE HAROLD |
|
$400
[1]
Buzz in if you know it's the name shared by Fresno's & Sacramento's main newspapers
the Bee
Marcy
|
$400
[2]
On this "new" island, the world's second largest, some people may still practice the old habit of cannibalism
New Guinea
Sean
|
$400
[4]
Donald L. Neiffer is the chief one of these doctors at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
veterinarian
Sean
|
$400
[26]
Though it's 864,000 miles in diameter, the Sun is classed as a yellow one of these stars
dwarf
Marcy
|
$400
[14]
Along with platform shoes, this was big in the '70s
a disco ball
Sean
|
$400
[21]
The sequel in which this duo "Escape from Guantanamo Bay" answered the question "What would NPH do?"
Harold & Kumar
John
|
|
$800
[3]
This famous 7-word motto appears in the top left corner of The New York Times' front page
"All the news that's fit to print"
Sean
|
$800
[12]
The globe's largest peninsula is this one found in the Middle East
Arabian Peninsula
Marcy
John
|
$800
[5]
Joseph E. Ralph worked as a plate cleaner for the BEP, this bureau, before becoming its director in 1908
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
John
|
$800
[27]
Each second, the Sun converts 600 million tons of hydrogen into helium via this process
fusion
Marcy
|
$800
[15]
On its website, Columbia University offers doctoral students tips on completing this paper "without tears"
dissertation
Marcy
|
$800
[22]
He teamed with Bill Murray in "Stripes", "Ghostbusters" & "Groundhog Day"
Harold Ramis
Sean
|
|
DD
$1,500
[9]
The independent Florida Alligator is a newspaper aimed at college students in this city
Gainesville
John
|
$1,200
[13]
Canada's Mackenzie River system traverses 2,635 miles from the Omineca mountains to this ocean
Arctic Ocean
|
$1,200
[6]
Michelin-starred chef Jean-Louis Palladin is among those who have run the kitchen at this infamous Washington hotel
Watergate
John
|
$1,200
[28]
Launched in 1990, the first spacecraft to fly over the Sun's poles had this Homeric (& Joycean) name
Ulysses
Marcy
|
$1,200
[16]
Get off your high horse or off a piece of gymnastics equipment
dismount
Marcy
|
$1,200
[23]
Post-"Oz", Harold Perrineau searched high & low for his kidnapped son Walt on this ABC drama
LOST
Sean
|
|
$1,600
[10]
In names of newspapers, it follows Des Moines & Orange County
Register
John
|
DD
$1,600
[19]
This vast geographic feature is bordered by the Sahel on the south and the Maghreb on the north
Sahara Desert
John
|
$1,600
[7]
The White House job called Chief this is a general manager of the building; Angella Reid was the first woman in the post
Chief Usher
John
|
— |
$1,600
[17]
It's a comprehensive list of recordings by a composer or artist
discography
Sean
|
$1,600
[24]
In 1987, we said "Goodnight, My Someone" to this actor, known for playing Harold Hill in "The Music Man"
(Robert) Preston
Sean
Marcy
|
|
$2,000
[11]
Follow baseball's Indians in this paper with the highest circulation of any Ohio newspaper
the Cleveland Plain Dealer
|
$2,000
[20]
Thetemple doorsare a fitting color in this Asian capital city whose name means "red hero"
Ulaanbaatar
|
$2,000
[8]
Not the Attorney General but this person supervises Uncle Sam's cases before the Supreme Court; Ted Olson once held the post
the Solicitor General
John
|
— |
$2,000
[18]
It's the "dis" word in ADA, a law passed in 1990 prohibiting discrimination
Disabilities
Sean
Marcy
John
|
$2,000
[25]
He composed many classic songs including "Stormy Weather" & "Over The Rainbow"
Harold Arlen
|
They're the 3 colors of New York City's flag & of the Knicks & Mets teams; 2 are on the Dutch flag & 1 used to be
blue, white & orange