Alex Hotovy — a student from Omaha, Nebraska
Marty Cunningham — an accountant and voice artist from Arvada, Colorado
John Giambrone — an investment banking analyst from New York, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $19,601)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John | $0 | $1,000 | $800 |
$1,599
2nd place: $2,000 |
$1,400
9 R, 6 W (including 1 DD) |
| Marty | $5,400 | $7,200 | $20,400 |
$18,900
New champion: $18,900 |
$19,200
22 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Alex | $1,200 | $2,200 | $10,600 |
$600
3rd place: $1,000 |
$10,200
15 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| THE GRAMMY PHONE | WHAT A CROWD! | THE RULES OF THE GAME | BEASTLY STATE FLAGS | ANAGRAMMED WIVES OF HENRY VIII | PRIME "TIME" |
|
$200
[5]
Adele picked up the phone in 2017 saying this title to win a Grammy for Song of the Year
"Hello"
John
|
$200
[22]
In November of 2016, a reported five million people gathered in this cityto celebrate a recent championship
Chicago
Marty
|
$200
[17]
In chess, the player of these pieces makes the first move
White
John
|
$200
[11]
Its state flag features a coat of arms supported by a miner & a sailor & topped by a badger
Wisconsin
Alex
|
$200
[16]
Mom of a queen:ONENBY LANE
Anne Boleyn
Alex
|
$200
[1]
It was when Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunctioned
halftime (at the Super Bowl)
John
|
|
$400
[6]
The Grammys thought, "Maybe not" about this nominated song from Carly Rae Jepsen
"Call Me Maybe"
Alex
|
$400
[23]
30 million people in one day crowded this Indian riverto celebrate the 2013 Kumbh Mela festival
the Ganges
Alex
|
$400
[18]
You win if you pocket the 8-ball on this first shot of the game
the break
Marty
Alex
|
$400
[12]
Kansas' state flag features horses, oxen & some of these native bovines
bison (buffalo)
Marty
Alex
|
$400
[27]
Mom of a king:ENJOY A SERUM
Jane Seymour
Marty
|
$400
[2]
Back in 1856 a newspaper first described the game of baseball with this 2-word phrase
national pastime
John
|
|
$600
[7]
Stevie Wonder got a Grammy nom & an Oscar win for 1984 for this message anyone would love to hear coming over the phone
"I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Marty
|
$600
[24]
Tens of millions from this branch of Islam make a yearly pilgrimage to Karbala to the Mosque of Imam Hussein
the Shia branch
John
Alex
|
$600
[19]
If you decide not to take a chance & attack with your armies in this Hasbro game, you pass the dice to your left
Risk
Alex
|
$800
[14]
This state's distinctive beastly flag is seen here
Louisiana
Marty
|
$600
[28]
Born far away:OATH ENFORCER AGAIN
Catherine of Aragon
|
$600
[3]
This monthly series of movie newsreels ran from 1935 to 1951
The March of Time
|
|
$800
[8]
Fronted by Debbie Harry, they dialed up a 1980 nomination with "Call Me"
Blondie
Marty
|
$800
[25]
Around six millionattended the concluding mass Pope Francis held in this very Catholic Asian country
the Philippines
John
Marty
|
$800
[20]
"Polish" this is played on a 100-square board, & pieces may move backwards to capture
checkers
Alex
|
$1,000
[15]
This state's flag is abuzz with a beehive, a symbol of industry
Utah
Marty
|
$800
[29]
Less than advertised:EVEN FLEAS CON
Anne of Cleves
Marty
|
$800
[4]
For foxtrot music it's 4/4
time signature
|
|
$1,000
[9]
He won some bling for best rap song for "Hotline Bling"
Drake
Alex
|
$1,000
[26]
In 1970, five million mournerscrowded near Ramses Square for the funeral procession of this Middle East leader
(Gamal Abdel) Nasser
John
Marty
|
$1,000
[21]
In this board game from India, a piece occupying your opponent's safety space cannot be captured
Parcheesi
Marty
|
DD
$1,800
[13]
This creature shows up in the center of North Dakota's flag & on 9 other state flags
(bald) eagle
Marty
|
— |
$1,000
[10]
1988 bestseller that was followed by the same author's "The Universe in a Nutshell"
A Brief History of Time
|
| THE GRAMMA PHONE | LITERARY AWARDS | FIRST NAME VERBS | ERA OR AGE. PERIOD. | MOVIE vs. MOVIE | A WIEN-WIEN SITUATION |
|
$400
[24]
Now that she has the Epicurious app, gramma can peruse over 30,000 of these, giving new ideas for Thanksgiving
recipes
John
|
$400
[11]
Not surprisingly, Selma Lagerlof of this country was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature
Sweden
Marty
|
$400
[6]
To make a symbol on something
Mark
Marty
|
$400
[14]
This astrological age believed to signal spirituality & harmony gave its name to the hippie 1960s
the Age of Aquarius
Alex
|
$400
[1]
Krueger. Voorhees. Razor glove. Hockey mask. This film
Freddy vs. Jason
Alex
|
$400
[19]
Micro-roasters ply their wares & barista champions are crowned at Vienna's festival for this product
coffee
John
|
|
$1,200
[25]
The Eyereader app turns the phone into this device, making print easier to read
magnifying glass
John
|
$800
[12]
In 1938 "Animals of the Bible" by Dorothy P. Lathrop became the first picture book to win this medal
the Caldecott
Marty
Alex
|
$800
[7]
To move up & down as if in a boxing ring
Bob
John
Marty
|
$800
[15]
Japan's Heisei Era began in 1989 upon the death of this man
Emperor Hirohito
Marty
|
$800
[2]
It's this Michael Cera character "vs. the World"--specifically, the 7 exes of Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Alex
|
DD
$600
[20]
The Imperial Chapel is a great place to catch this "young" group of singers founded by Maximilian I in 1498
the Vienna Boys' Choir
John
|
|
$1,600
[27]
In flip or smart version, Gramma wants this phone aimed at seniors & named for a long-ago dance
Jitterbug
|
$1,200
[13]
Winners of Britain's Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction include Lionel Shriver for her novel "We Need to Talk About" him
Kevin
Alex
|
$1,200
[8]
To make your way through not-so-deep water
Wade
Marty
|
$1,200
[16]
In French, this intellectual age of the 17th & 18th centuries was "Le Siecle des Lumieres"
the Enlightenment
Alex
|
$1,200
[3]
Justin Henry was at the center of the custody battle between 2 eventual Oscar winners in this 1979 film
Kramer vs. Kramer
Alex
|
$1,200
[21]
The Tower of Babelis part of the Kuns this torisches Museum's great collection of this Flemish painter, the Elder
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
John
|
|
$2,000
[26]
Meemaw says the games from this app whose name is from the Latin for "light" help keep her sharp
Lumosity
John
|
$1,600
[22]
In 1881 a literary prize named for this "Eugene Onegin" author was established to honor Russian writers
Pushkin
Marty
|
$1,600
[9]
To touch all the bags in baseball
(to) Homer
|
DD
$2,000
[17]
"The Country Wife" is one of the bawdy plays named for this era when the English monarchy returned
the Restoration
Alex
|
$1,600
[4]
Woody Harrelson in this film: "If the 1st Amendment will protect a scumbag like me, then it will protect all of you"
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Marty
|
$1,600
[29]
Most Viennese streetcar lines will take you into the Wienerwald, these, for a little hiking, ja?
the Vienna Woods
John
Marty
|
| — |
$2,000
[23]
Awarded by Yale, this poetry prize was established by an admirer of Carl Jung, who named it for Jung's home in Switzerland
the Bollingen
|
$2,000
[10]
To throw something, or to strike gently under the chin
Chuck
|
$2,000
[18]
In 1925 John Dos Passos wrote of "The Excitement and Wickedness of" this age happening then
the Jazz Age
Marty
|
$2,000
[5]
Tom Hanks faces the Big Woo, the geographic feature that makes up the second part of the title of this film
Joe Versus the Volcano
Marty
|
$2,000
[28]
A great sight in Vienna is the cathedral of this saint, the first Christian martyr
St. Stephen
Alex
|
Famed for its health care system & medical school, it also sold 15 acres for $10 in 1947 to build CDC headquarters
Emory University