Lane Flynn — a business owner from Atlanta, Georgia
Emily Perez — a graduate student of library science from Wappingers Falls, New York
Jack Rice — a marketing associate from Portland, Oregon (whose 1-day cash winnings total $26,500)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack | $4,000 | $5,000 | $11,800 |
$4,399
2nd place: $2,000 |
$13,200
19 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Emily | $600 | $-200 | $4,200 |
$1
3rd place: $1,000 |
$4,200
9 R, 5 W |
| Lane | $800 | $5,600 | $9,600 |
$19,198
New champion: $19,198 |
$9,600
15 R, 0 W |
| HUMANS IN THE GALAPAGOS | ANIMATED DISNEY FILM BY VILLAIN | ABBREVIATED MAGAZINES | SPRING MEDLEY | SUFFRAGETTE CITY | FISHING FOR COMPLIMENTS |
|
$200
[21]
(Alex presents the clue from the Galapagos.) One of the most famous ships to visit the Galapagos Islands was a whaling vessel called the Essex; shortly after leaving this island of Floreana, it was attacked and destroyed by a sperm whale--hm, the inspiration for this 1851 novel?
Moby-Dick
Lane
|
$200
[6]
Gaston
Beauty and the Beast
Jack
|
$200
[1]
Rock out with this magazine:RS
Rolling Stone
Emily
|
$200
[12]
"The Wind in the Willows" opens with Mole doing this with brooms & dusters
spring cleaning
Jack
|
$200
[2]
The National American Woman Suffrage Association became the League of these in Chicago in 1920
women voters
Jack
|
$200
[16]
Proverbially, you "sing someone's" these
praises
Lane
|
|
$400
[22]
(Alex presents the clue from the Galapagos.) In Darwin Bay, Franklin Delano Roosevelt first came to the islands aboard the U.S.S. Houston on a fishing trip; along the way, he caught a shark, but more importantly, that trip helped us make a deal with this country to establish a base here in 1942
Ecuador
Jack
Emily
Lane
|
$400
[7]
Jafar
Aladdin
Emily
|
$400
[3]
It gets our seal of approval:GH
Good Housekeeping
Jack
|
$400
[13]
From the Latin, it means "relating to spring"
vernal
|
$400
[27]
Lucy Burnstook to the sky in 1916 to scatter leaflets over this city in Washington state
Seattle
Jack
Emily
|
$400
[17]
To officially approve a politician, or to sign the back of a check
endorse
Lane
|
|
$600
[23]
(Alex presents the clue from the Galapagos.) Convenient to South America and with a natural food supply in the tortoises that could live for months onboard ships, the Galapagos Islands attracted many mariners, including pirates who preyed on Spanish ships that were transporting treasure from this conquered empire
the Incan empire
Lane
|
$600
[8]
Claude Frollo
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Jack
|
$600
[4]
In a 2017 issue Phil Mickelson shared some driver secrets:GD
Golf Digest
Jack
|
$600
[14]
From the Italian, it means "spring" or "served with veggies"
primavera
Jack
|
$600
[28]
In 1913 Alice Paul arranged for a demonstration of over 5,000 women before this man's inauguration in D.C.
Wilson
Lane
|
$600
[18]
Plant term for honors earned during a career; don't "rest on" them & be too content
laurels
Lane
|
|
$800
[24]
(Alex presents the clue from the Galapagos.) Pinnacle Rock was used as target practice by U.S. pilots in World War II, but despite the damage, it still looked good enough to be featured in this 2003 Russell Crowe film, the first major Hollywood motion picture to be made in the Galapagos
Master and Commander
Lane
|
DD
$1,000
[9]
Governor Ratcliffe
Pocahontas
Jack
|
$800
[5]
Since 1902 it's focused on science & technology & new innovations like cars & TV:PM
Popular Mechanics
Lane
|
$800
[15]
Spring training baseball in Florida is known as this league
the grapefruit league
Jack
|
— |
$800
[19]
Proxy Music, Non Jovi & the Faux Fighters are this type of band
a tribute band
Jack
|
|
$1,000
[25]
(Alex presents the clue from the Galapagos.) I'm at Post Office Bay on the island of Floreana--when sailors' messages to their families back home were intercepted right here by U.S. Navy captain David Porter & his crew, they indicated the positions of their ships, & that information helped destroy the British Pacific whaling fleet during this war
the War of 1812
Emily
|
$1,000
[10]
Stromboli
Pinocchio
Jack
|
$1,000
[11]
From Rodale, a healthy lifestyle magazine covering nutrition, medicine & exercise:P
Prevention
|
$1,000
[26]
Each spring, half a million sandhill ones hang out in Nebraska as they migrate
cranes
Jack
Emily
|
— |
$1,000
[20]
From the Greeks to you, this "K" word; you'll receive 'em if you respond correctly
kudos
Lane
|
| LITERARY EPONYMS | THE FILING CABINET | THEY'RE "GREAT"! | BEFORE & AFTER | SOUND | COMPLIMENTS FOR FISHING |
|
$400
[11]
Dr. Seuss might have coined "nerd" & definitely came up with this word for an ill-tempered spoilsport
a Grinch
Jack
|
$400
[21]
IRS filing statuses include married filing separately & married filing this way
jointly
Emily
|
$400
[2]
In 1697 he toured western Europe incognito under the name Sgt. Mikhaylov
Peter the Great
Emily
|
$400
[1]
The group assigned to protect the president proceeds through this door meant for delivery people & other help
Secret Service entrance
Lane
|
$400
[16]
An example of metathesis, the switching of sounds, is saying "per" for "pre" in this word for a Dr.'s written order
a prescription
Emily
|
$400
[26]
You hauled in a northern one of these game fish rivaling the 55-pounder caught in 1986? Wow!
a northern pike
Emily
|
|
$800
[12]
This classic men's hat was named for a 19th century play whose title character was actually a woman
fedora
|
$800
[22]
Metallic powder commonly used to demonstrate magnetism
iron filings
Jack
|
$800
[7]
The promoter of an 1820 Congressional quid pro quo, Henry Clay was nicknamed this
the Great Compromiser
Lane
|
$800
[3]
A landmark Louisiana area featuring Bourbon Street gets a classic burger from McDonald's
the French Quarter Pounder
Lane
|
$800
[17]
A speaker for high-frequency sounds, or a high-frequency social media messager
a Tweeter
Jack
|
$800
[27]
9 pounds, 12 oz.?! Well done, Brent Ehrler, who boated the biggest one at the 2017 this Master Classic
bass
Lane
|
|
DD
$1,600
[13]
This nickname of little Margery Meanwell has come to mean one who is cloyingly virtuous
Little Goody Two-Shoes
Jack
|
$1,200
[23]
pcmag.com says files are always stored in these, also called directories
folders
Lane
|
$1,200
[8]
Wayne Gretzky, "The Great One", is a native of the country with this 3-word nickname
the Great White North
Jack
|
$1,200
[4]
The cruise line whose ships include the Rotterdam manages to sail to "purple mountain majesties"
Holland "America The Beautiful"
Jack
Emily
|
$1,200
[18]
This verb meaning to change the play at the line of scrimmage can also mean to improvise in a non-football situation
to audible
|
— |
|
$1,600
[14]
Any trusted adviser, like the one who taught Telemachus in the "Odyssey"
a mentor
|
$1,600
[24]
Elinor Wylie wrote, "In masks outrageous and austere / the years go by" this way, one by one
single file
Jack
|
$1,600
[9]
In TV's "Killing Jesus", Kelsey Grammer played this king
Herod the Great
Jack
|
$1,600
[5]
A 1940 way to say "carrying a gun" becomes "carrying a measurement of temperature & humidity"
packing heat index
Jack
Emily
|
$1,600
[19]
It's the next sound you hear after an osprey spots & heads for its dinner
splash
Jack
|
— |
|
$2,000
[15]
Casanova, Romeo & Don Juan are all synonyms for this eponymous seducer from a 1703 play
Lothario
|
$2,000
[25]
In the 1970s Tippi Hedren found work for refugees from this country filing nails; now that ethnic group rules the salon biz
Vietnam
Emily
|
$2,000
[10]
During his 1740-1786 reign, Prussia became a leading military power
Frederick the Great
|
$2,000
[6]
An Asia-set musical merges with an Isaac Asimov tale known for its 3 laws
The King and I, Robot
Emily
|
$2,000
[20]
Tchaikovsky sounds ethereal played on this quirky musical instrument
a glass harmonica
|
— |
The 3 U.N. member states that begin with the letter "J"; 2 are island nations & one is nearly landlocked
Jamaica, Japan, and Jordan