Suzie Newman — an early childhood educator from New York, New York
Matt Lisiecki — an international development researcher from Brooklyn, New York
Laura McLean — a data analyst from Nashville, Tennessee (whose 2-day cash winnings total $19,598)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura | $3,800 | $5,400 | $6,200 |
$6,200
3rd place: $1,000 |
$6,200
15 R, 1 W |
| Matt | $3,200 | $5,200 | $14,100 |
$14,950
New champion: $14,950 |
$17,200
22 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| Suzie | $0 | $600 | $6,600 |
$7,000
2nd place: $2,000 |
$7,600
8 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| THAT BOOK TITLE MAKES ME HUNGRY | CHARITABLE FOLKS | MILITARY MOVIE MATTERS | MYANMAR | "SHADOW" | STROLLING DOWN THE AVENUE |
|
$200
[7]
Set in Mexico:"Like Water for ____"
chocolate
Laura
|
$200
[16]
In 2006, hepledged to donate more than 80% of his wealth--& he's worth billions--to charities
Buffett
Matt
|
$200
[6]
Colonel Bat Guano & Major King Kong are characters in this 1964 Peter Sellers satire
Dr. Strangelove
Laura
|
$200
[26]
This official language of Myanmar uses the old name of the nation
Burmese
Matt
|
$200
[1]
Sparring with yourself
shadowboxing
Laura
|
$200
[21]
Its name honoring Argentinian independence, Avenida 9 de Julio in this city is 150 yards & 12 lanes wide
Buenos Aires
Laura
|
|
$400
[8]
Erma Bombeck's classic wit:"If Life Is a Bowl of ____, What Am I Doing in the Pits?"
cherries
Matt
|
$400
[17]
Wealth from the Bankers Life & Casualty Co. enabled him & wife Catherine T. to endow their foundation
(John D.) MacArthur
Suzie
|
$400
[12]
In 2014 he shot straight when he played "American Sniper" Chris Kyle
Bradley Cooper
Laura
|
$400
[27]
Myanmar is under international pressure to stop the persecution of the Rohingya people, mostly of this religion
Islam
Laura
|
$400
[2]
Something indisputable has been proved "beyond" this
a shadow of a doubt
Laura
|
$400
[22]
Trump Tower in Manhattan is located on this avenue
Fifth Avenue
Laura
|
|
$600
[9]
Serve a kids' book with a side of jam:"If You Give a Moose a ____"
a muffin
Laura
|
$600
[18]
EJAF is short for this musician's AIDS Foundation, which works to eradicate the disease
Elton John
|
$600
[13]
This 1981 Bill Murray movie was made with the full cooperation of the U.S. Army; did they read the script?
Stripes
Matt
|
$600
[28]
State counsellor is one of her titles; she can't be president because she married a foreigner & had foreigner babies
Suu Kyi
Matt
|
$600
[3]
Seen here is one of these at play
a shadow puppet
Matt
|
$600
[23]
Kalakaua Avenue is a famed shopping street in this city
Honolulu
Laura
|
|
$800
[10]
Set in the Hispanic quarter of Chicago:"The House on ____ Street"
Mango Street
Laura
|
DD
$1,000
[19]
In the 1870s the will of this man from Md. endowed an orphanage for black children, a university & a hospital
Johns Hopkins
Suzie
|
$800
[14]
Tim Considine of "My Three Sons" fame was the slapee in this George C. Scott film
Patton
Matt
|
$800
[30]
The Carmen Lucia, a 23-carat type of this corundum gemstone, came form the Mogok region of Myanmar
ruby
|
$800
[4]
In the British government, the opposition party creates this as an alternative--no carpentry required
a shadow cabinet
Matt
|
$800
[24]
As you approach Vt. & Ct. avenues on the Monopoly board, you pass through this other light blue avenue
Oriental Avenue
Suzie
|
|
$1,000
[11]
Steinbeck's Camelot in California:"____ Flat"
tortilla
Laura
|
$1,000
[20]
L.A. has a contemporary art museum & a playhouse named for this music & movie mogul
David Geffen
Suzie
|
$1,000
[15]
As Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, he was the "Lone survivor" in the 2013 film
Mark Wahlberg
|
$1,000
[29]
The temples seen here have this 5-letter name, but not because they aren't Christian--it's the village they are in
Pagan
Suzie
|
$1,000
[5]
The drier part of a mountain is said to be in this
rain shadow
|
$1,000
[25]
If you walked down this avenue from Oakland to U.C. Berkeley in the 1960s, you would spot many hippies
Telegraph
Matt
|
| SCULPTURE | MY TV DADS | BIBLICAL PEOPLE & PLACES | YOU'VE GOT A POINT | U.N. MILESTONES | SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER |
|
$400
[11]
Seen here is a traditional carving made by this native people of New Zealand
the Maori
Matt
|
$400
[26]
James Gandolfini led 2 types of families, each with their own unique sets of problems, on this HBO drama
The Sopranos
Laura
|
$400
[6]
In 2000 John Paul II came to Capernaum & prayed at the spot where this apostle & first pope is said to have lived
Peter
Matt
|
$400
[17]
The American Academy of Dermatology suggests tweezers or a needle for removal of these wood slivers
a splinter
Laura
|
$400
[16]
January 24, 1946:This 51-member body adopts its first resolution, on the uses of atomic energy
the General Assembly
Suzie
|
$400
[1]
Folded-back part of a jacket collar
a lapel
Matt
|
|
$800
[12]
In 2017 Chicagoans celebrated the 50th birthday of this cubist's 50-foot-tall sculpture in Daley Plaza
Picasso
Suzie
|
$800
[27]
In "Two and a Half Men", he was just Duckie playing Alan Harper, dad to the half-man
(Jon) Cryer
Matt
|
DD
$1,200
[7]
After the crucifixion Joseph of this city went to Pilate & asked for the body of Jesus
Arimathea
Matt
|
$800
[18]
Androcles had a few tense moments until he removed one of these pointy things from a lion's paw
a thorn
Matt
|
$800
[22]
December 10, 1948:This milestone document, the UDHR, is adopted
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Matt
|
$1,200
[3]
In this Scandinavian language, "flower" is blomst
Norwegian
Suzie
|
|
$1,200
[13]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a sculpture on the monitor.) Leaning against another famous figure, the sculpture here is a personification of this river, with 16 children climbing about alluding to the 16 cubits it ideally rose during flooding to ensure a fertile year
the Nile
Matt
|
$1,200
[28]
On this show, Will moved in with his Auntie Viv & Uncle Phil, parents to Hilary, Ashley, Nicky & dance master Carlton
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Matt
|
$1,200
[8]
Paul wrote to the Romans from Corinth; to the Corinthians from Ephesus; &, closing the circle, to them from Rome
Ephesians
Matt
|
$1,200
[19]
Waffle & sugar are 2 varieties of this item invented around 1900
an ice cream cone
Matt
|
$1,200
[23]
November 4, 1977:The Security Council condemns this country's racist regime & initiates an arms embargo
South Africa
Matt
|
$1,600
[4]
From "T" to sullen "T", this adjective means ready to fight
truculent
|
|
$1,600
[14]
His sculpture "The Burghers of Calais" honors a sacrifice by the city's leaders in 1347
Auguste Rodin
|
$1,600
[29]
Taiwanese immigrant Louis Huang makes a go of it in 1990s Orlando with his wife & 3 sons on this ABC sitcom
Fresh Off the Boat
Suzie
|
$1,600
[9]
As recounted in 1 Kings & 2 Chronicles, the queen of this realm converted to Judaism
Sheba
Matt
|
$1,600
[20]
This Japanese electronics company got its name from a replaceable-lead pencil that was always pointy
Sharp
|
$1,600
[24]
October 25, 1971:The People's Republic of China is admitted, & this leader's representatives are expelled
Chiang Kai-Shek
|
$2,000
[5]
"Fetus" led to this word for infertile & later, weak but snobby
effete
|
|
$2,000
[15]
His "Bird in Space" was the subject of a court case after U.S. customs officials deemed it an industrial part & not a sculpture
Constantin Brancusi
|
$2,000
[30]
His2017 Emmy award as dad & son on "This Is Us" was his second in two years--for your information, the "K" is for Kelby
(Sterling K.) Brown
Laura
|
$2,000
[10]
It's the city where a reluctant Jonah was sent to preach
Nineveh
Suzie
|
$2,000
[21]
The island of Palawan, part of this country, is pointy on both ends
the Philippines
Laura
|
$2,000
[25]
December 2010:An appeal to safeguard people worldwide identified by this 4-letter abbreviation
LGBT
|
DD
$3,500
[2]
The AKC calls this German import "an in here nt protector"
a Rottweiler
Matt
|
Echoing a rock band with 8 platinum albums, the teams of the Ark. School for the Deaf are named for this animal
a leopard