Liz McCarthy — a communications executive from South Orange, New Jersey
Hannah Ewing — a teacher from Stamford, Connecticut
Lane Flynn — a business owner from Atlanta, Georgia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $19,198)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane | $2,600 | $7,400 | $10,000 |
$19,201
2-day champion: $38,399 |
$13,000
26 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Hannah | $1,400 | $5,000 | $6,200 |
$9,601
3rd place: $1,000 |
$5,600
10 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Liz | $2,000 | $4,000 | $9,600 |
$14,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,600
13 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| 1918 | STATE GOVERNMENT | STUPID ANSWERS | NOTEWORTHY NONFICTION | WHERE YA FROM, OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST? | IN BUSINESS |
|
$200
[12]
The 12th of this group of proposals from Pres. Wilson called for free passage for ships through the Dardanelles
the Fourteen Points
|
$200
[1]
Process by which voters can petition to have an elected state official removed from office
recall
Lane
|
$200
[4]
The Declaration of Independence & the Constitution were both signed in this Philadelphia hall
Independence Hall
Lane
|
$200
[24]
Starting with cave paintings, E.H. Gombrich's "The Story of" this has sold millions of copies
art
Hannah
|
$200
[20]
Going back to 1988 divers from this country, including Gao Min, have taken every gold medal in women's springboard
China
Hannah
|
$200
[7]
John Lennon was on the cover of Rolling Stone's first one
issue
Lane
|
|
$400
[13]
On the eve of the armistice ending World War I, this leader abdicated & fled to the Netherlands
Kaiser Wilhelm
Lane
|
$400
[2]
In most states this person takes over if the governor can't serve
the lieutenant governor
Lane
|
$400
[16]
What the British call a jumper we call this type of sweater that you pull over your head
a pullover
Lane
|
$400
[27]
"The Gnostic Gospels" of Elaine Pagels' study refer to "The Gospel of" this repentant Mary
Mary Magdalene
Lane
|
$400
[21]
Do you know me? Or rather, this country where 1968 downhill, slalom & giant slalom skiing champ Jean-Claude Killy is from?
France
Liz
|
$400
[8]
To ignore someone in insulting fashion
snub
Liz
|
|
$600
[14]
These 2 teams faced off in the World Series, so one of them was going to win its last title of the 20th century
the Cubs and the Red Sox
Lane
|
$600
[3]
Nebraska has this type of state legislature meaning "one chamber"
unicameral
Hannah
|
$600
[17]
DJ Tanner-Fuller's household includes her 3 sons, her best friend Kimmy & her sister Stephanie on this Netflix series
Fuller House
Lane
|
$600
[28]
One medium for the message of this Canadian scholar was his 1964 work "Understanding Media"
(Marshall) McLuhan
Liz
|
$600
[22]
2-time 10,000-meter champ Haile Gebrselassie, come home to this country
Ethiopia
Lane
|
$600
[9]
It's an old-fashioned word for a kiss
a buss
Lane
|
|
$800
[15]
The first official U.S. military newspaper with this name published its first issue Feb. 8, 1918
Stars and Stripes
Liz
|
$800
[5]
A state treasurer manages revenue & this official reviews how state money has been spent
the auditor (or comptroller)
Hannah
|
$800
[18]
It is the title of Stephen King's novel about the creepy clown Pennywise
It
Hannah
|
$800
[29]
These 5 words complete the title of David Reuben's 1970 bestseller "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex..."
but were afraid to ask
Lane
|
$1,000
[26]
9-time champ Paavo Nurmi from this country also held the world record for the mile for 8 years
Finland
Liz
|
$800
[10]
In Brit slang for a self-important person, it often follows "his"
nibs
Liz
|
|
$1,000
[23]
In March the first U.S. case of this flu strain was recorded; it would claim as many as 25 million worldwide in just 2 years
the Spanish flu
Lane
|
$1,000
[6]
Per the language of the 10th amendment, delegated powers go to the feds & these powers are kept by the states
reserved powers
Lane
|
$1,000
[19]
"La Vie Boheme" is a song from "Rent", which was based on this Puccini opera
La Boheme
Hannah
|
$1,000
[30]
Barry Goldwater wrote "The Conscience of a Conservative"; in 2017, this Arizona senator used the title for his book
(Jeff) Flake
Lane
|
DD
$1,400
[25]
Gymnast Nadia Comaneci, always a 10 in our book, hailed from here
Romania
Hannah
|
$1,000
[11]
These cavities are small at birth & grow rapidly after puberty
sinus cavities
Lane
|
| AUNTIE, COAGULANT | MUSIC TERMS | A QUICK RIDE | WEIRD WORDS | CHINESE EMPERORS | I AM NOT A (PRACTICING) LAWYER |
|
$400
[14]
In dire emergencies only, Auntie is skilled in tying this French-name device between a wound & the heart
a tourniquet
Lane
|
$400
[17]
Italian for "time", it's the speed at which music is or should be played
tempo
Lane
|
$400
[2]
Perfectridefor Phil Rizzuto, who shared his nickname with one
a scooter
Lane
|
$400
[1]
From Old Norse, a gowpen is the hollow that's formed when you put the 2 of these together to form a bowl
your hands
Lane
|
$400
[4]
In the 200s B.C. Emperor Zheng connected a number of fortresses into what became this single system
the Great Wall of China
Lane
|
$400
[12]
This woman went from corporate litigator to Fox News & then to NBC mornings
Megyn Kelly
Liz
|
|
$800
[15]
Auntie says you'll get more of this nutrient, from the Danish word koagulation, if you eat leafy greens
vitamin K
Hannah
Liz
|
$800
[18]
Arnold Schoenberg didn't like this term for his music because it's based on what's missing; he preferred "pantonal"
atonal
Liz
|
$800
[3]
One can hang from a cable or float through Venice
a gondola
Hannah
|
$800
[8]
If you're an entomophagist, by definition you dine on these
insects
Lane
|
$800
[21]
Tang emperor Taizong expanded the empire's trade routes across Asia & gained control of this "inner" region
Mongolia
Lane
|
$800
[13]
The BBC paid twice as much as the legal world, one of the reasons this man silly-walked away from the law
(John) Cleese
Lane
|
|
$1,200
[16]
Auntie often has one of these pencils on hand to staunch the flow of life's many scrapes
a styptic
Liz
|
$1,600
[25]
An accidental is a note that the composer changes by a semitone; a little b-looking thingy indicates this
flat
Hannah
|
$1,200
[5]
A police squad car like the one here, or a fast warship
a cruiser
Lane
|
$1,200
[9]
Author Christopher Corbett coined autotonsorialist, someone who does this himself or looks like he did
cut his own hair
Lane
|
$1,200
[27]
Like in the work seen here, the emperors of this 276-year dynasty encouraged high artistic craftsmanship
Ming
Liz
|
$1,200
[19]
Before he was on "Wide World of Sports & "Monday Night Football", this announcer represented Willie Mays
Howard Cosell
Liz
|
|
$1,600
[22]
Auntie knows that alcohol acts as an astringent, making tissue do this, stemming the flow of small cuts
contract
Liz
|
DD
$2,000
[24]
This word for disturbance of regular flow or rhythm as in jazz is from the Greek for "cutting short"
syncopation
Liz
|
$1,600
[6]
In South Korea the Incheon Airport Maglev is one of these
a magnetic levitation train
Lane
|
$1,600
[10]
The adjective pyroclastic refers to fragments that can dangerously blast away from one of these
a volcano
Lane
|
$1,600
[29]
Emperor Yangdi undertook great public works projects in the 600s, like this once-1,100-mile waterway
the Grand Canal
|
$1,600
[20]
Despite going blind at 12, he became a public defender in Italy but chose arias over closing arguments
Andrea Bocelli
Hannah
|
|
$2,000
[26]
For big jobs, Auntie uses Hem Con, made with chitosan, from the shells of this "pink" marine animal
shrimp
Lane
|
$2,000
[28]
The opposite of an augmented chord is this type of chord
diminished
|
$2,000
[7]
"P" is for pursuit in this alphanumeric plane used by World War II's Flying Tigers
a P-40
Hannah
|
DD
$3,000
[11]
Bedlam was an asylum; Bridewell gave us a generic word for one of these
a prison
Lane
|
— |
$2,000
[23]
10 years after graduating from Virginia Law, he was the puzzlemaster on NPR's "Weekend Edition"
Will Shortz
Liz
|
This 1990 novel made into a blockbuster film says the Hammond Foundation "has spent $17 million on amber"
Jurassic Park