Rob Worman game 1.
Erin Matherne — a graphic designer from Winter Garden, Florida
Rob Worman — an escalation manager from Edina, Minnesota
Frank Lang — a utility locator from Mesa, Arizona (whose 1-day cash winnings total $22,999)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank | $400 | $1,200 | $4,400 |
$8,799
2nd place: $2,000 |
$2,800
15 R (including 1 DD), 10 W |
| Rob | $3,000 | $2,800 | $12,400 |
$15,900
New champion: $15,900 |
$10,000
17 R (including 1 DD), 6 W |
| Erin | $1,600 | $1,600 | $3,600 |
$7,100
3rd place: $1,000 |
$4,600
6 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| EDISON: THE LIGHT & THE DARK | DECADES OF CLASSIC TOYS | SNLIN THEOED | THINK FAST | MAN BOOKER | PRIZE |
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$200
[1]
In 1892 Edison's Light Company became this entity that is still a big deal today
General Electric
Frank
Rob
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$200
[8]
(Kelly and Jimmy of the Clue Crew demonstrate use of a classic toy.) Beloved by pranksters worldwide, this device began zapping handshakers in the 1920s
a joy buzzer
Rob
|
$200
[11]
OED credits "nerds" Todd & Lisa for popularizing this term for grinding knuckles on the head
a noogie
Rob
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$200
[24]
It's the last word of "God Bless America"
home
Frank
Rob
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$200
[22]
Bear Bryant tells this speedy Winston Groom title guy he'll be a "secret weapon" like an "Adam" bomb
Forrest Gump
Frank
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$200
[16]
Draw! Bill Mauldin was a 2-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for editorial these
cartoons
Frank
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$400
[6]
Attempts to profit off this man's X-rays led to the tragic death of Edison's assistant Clarence Dally
Röntgen
Frank
Rob
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$400
[5]
In the 1960s Mattel & Hasbro introduced these 2 classic male dolls, one a perfect date & one a perfect soldier
Ken and G.I. Joe
Frank
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$400
[15]
"Wayne's World" popularized this 3-letter interjection meaning "I don't really believe what I just said"
not
Frank
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$400
[25]
An aglet is the tip on one of these
a shoelace
Erin
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$400
[23]
"Runs" is the last word of this 1960 John Updike novel about a man running from his responsibilities
Rabbit, Run
Rob
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$400
[17]
Tim Berners-Lee is a winner of the Draper Prize from the NAE, the National Academy of this
engineering
Rob
|
|
$600
[7]
Edison stiffed this man to the tune of $50,000 & told him, "When you become...American, you will appreciate an American joke"
Tesla
Frank
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$600
[4]
"Signs point to yes" that you might now this fortune-telling toy that began as the "Syco-Seer" in the 1940s
the Magic 8 Ball
Frank
Erin
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$600
[14]
In drag as Linda Richman in the "Coffee Talk" sketch, this comic popularized "verklempt" in English
Mike Myers
Rob
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$600
[26]
Alliterative green McDonald's frozen treat
a Shamrock Shake
Erin
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$600
[21]
Roger Bannister & John Landy are runners to watch in Jason Beck's book titled "The Miracle" this
mile
Frank
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$600
[18]
He's seenherearound the time he won the 1981 Booker Prize for "Midnight's Children"
Salman Rushdie
|
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$800
[2]
Edison on this: "What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil & coal run out before we tackle that"
the sun
Frank
Rob
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$800
[9]
A plastic family of toys in the 1970s, the Weebles were said to wobble, "but they don't" do this
fall down
Rob
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$800
[12]
The first citation for "brewski" was when these aliens from "France" put them in trick-or-treat bags
the Coneheads
Rob
|
DD
$1,000
[27]
2-faced Roman god of doorways
Janus
Erin
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— |
$800
[19]
The Indian Space Research Organization won the 2014 Peace Prize named for this Indian woman
(Indira) Gandhi
Rob
|
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$1,000
[3]
To discredit the A.C. power system, Edison tried to make this tycoon's name synonymous with electrocution
Westinghouse
Rob
|
$1,000
[10]
In the 1950s this toy car brand took off when its Elizabeth II coronation coach was a big seller
Matchbox
Frank
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$1,000
[13]
The Rob-meister! The entry for "meister" credits this comedian & his "Copy-Machine Man" sketch
(Rob) Schneider
Erin
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— | — |
$1,000
[20]
In 2016 this annual prize went to Alejandro Aravena, a Chilean architect known for innovative, low-cost housing
the Pritzker Prize
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| MEXICAN HISTORY | NAME GAME | WINNING | U.S. GEOGRAPH"EE" | NOT WASTING TIME ON THE INTERNET | MONEY MINDED |
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$400
[5]
These people believed their god had told them to establish a new home & they did around 1325 in the valley of Mexico
the Aztecs
Frank
Erin
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$400
[15]
This Disney character, seenhereback in the 1930s, was at one time known as Dippy Dog
Goofy
Frank
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$400
[10]
Super Bowls I & II:these Upper Midwesterners
the (Green Bay) Packers
Rob
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$400
[1]
This Wisconsin city celebrates itself every April 14, a date based on its 414 area code
Milwaukee
Frank
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$1,200
[24]
Watch Susan Cain's TED Talk on "The Power of" these shy folks, then hit "shut down" & go meet people
introverts
Frank
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$1,200
[4]
Someone defrauded of all his money has been "taken to" this type of facility
the cleaners
Frank
|
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$1,200
[7]
At Opening Ceremonies in 1968, hurdler Enriqueta Basilio became the first woman to light the Olympic this vessel
the cauldron
Frank
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$800
[14]
Famous for its August 6, 1945 mission, this B-29 bomber was named after the mother of pilot Paul Tibbets
the Enola Gay
Erin
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$1,200
[11]
The World Series in 2017: this team, Jose Altuve & co.
the (Houston) Astros
Frank
Rob
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$800
[2]
Stephen Foster wrote song about being "way down upon" this river he never saw
the Swanee River
Rob
|
$1,600
[13]
Join Bill Gates among users of this free language-learning site whose name includes a word meaning "pair"
Duolingo
Frank
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$1,600
[25]
A way of asking how much something costs is "what's" this physical harm
the damage
Rob
|
|
$1,600
[8]
In 1853 Mexico sold territory south of the Gila River to the U.S. for $10 million in this acquisition
the Gadsden Purchase
Erin
|
$1,200
[16]
A Shakespeare sprite & a recent Israeli PM had this first name that means "lion of God"
Ariel
Frank
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$1,600
[20]
A 1988 Grand Slam in women's tennis:this German
Steffi Graf
Rob
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$1,600
[23]
This river begins its nearly 900-mile course near Knoxville
the Tennessee
Frank
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$2,000
[12]
I'd put this at 1--I'm certain that hippocampus.org has a section called "Statistics and" this
probability
Frank
Rob
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$2,000
[21]
It's not a speedy deer, it's money made easily in a short amount of time
a quick buck
Rob
|
|
$2,000
[9]
In 1810, in a sermon & early call for Mexican independence, Father Miguel Hidalgo issued the "Cry of" this town
Dolores
|
$1,600
[17]
This middle name of President Warren G. Harding is the name of a teacher of Paul in the Bible
Gamaliel
Rob
|
$2,000
[19]
The Tour de France 5 straight years in the 1990s:this Spaniard
Miguel Induráin
|
$2,000
[22]
Located on the Columbia River in central Washington, this city calls itself "The Apple Capital of the World"
Wenatchee
Frank
|
— | — |
|
DD
$2,400
[6]
A heroic stand against an invading army from this nation at 1862's Battle of Puebla is remembered every Cinco de Mayo
France
Frank
|
$2,000
[18]
This U.S. politician who backed exploration lent his last name to a massif that's Antarctica's highest point
Mount Vinson
Rob
|
— |
DD
$3,600
[3]
Booker T. Washington founded a school in this city in 1881
Tuskegee
Rob
|
— | — |
The title of this dance hit, No. 1 for 14 weeks in the '90s, can refer to a Seville, Spain neighborhood or a woman from there
"Macarena"