Alex returns to taping after taking a month off to recover from brain surgery for a subdural hematoma.
Johnny Trutor — an instructional technologist from Colchester, Vermont
Vicki Cole — a compliance technician from Denver, Colorado
Tristan Mohabir — a nonprofit associate director from Washington, D.C. (whose 1-day cash winnings total $15,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan | $2,200 | $5,000 | $0 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$9,000
15 R, 4 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Vicki | $2,000 | $5,200 | $2,800 |
$0
2nd place: $2,000 |
$2,800
9 R, 2 W |
| Johnny | $2,800 | $8,000 | $14,000 |
$14,000
New champion: $14,000 |
$11,200
21 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| AIRLINES | SOUNDS LIKE MEAT | HIDE AWAY IN A BOOK | MY COUNTRY (OF BIRTH) | RITE | WRONG |
|
$200
[30]
Airlines have codes like airports do; this foreign-based carrier is AF
Air France
Johnny
|
$200
[29]
A performer who overacts
a ham
Vicki
|
$200
[10]
In this Steinbeck work, Lennie remembers what to do if anything goes wrong: "Hide in the brush an' wait for George"
Of Mice and Men
Tristan
|
$200
[1]
Charlize Theron
South Africa
Tristan
|
$200
[27]
In Judaism, this rite of passage is celebrated around the time of a boy's 13th birthday
a bar mitzvah
Tristan
|
$200
[13]
In 1946 movie mogul Darryl Zanuck said this wouldn't last because people "will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box"
television
Johnny
|
|
$400
[20]
In 2016 this airline transported a relic:a feathered cloak & helmet given to Captain James Cook 237 years before
Hawaiian Airlines
Tristan
|
$400
[28]
This is played when 2 autos are headed straight for each other, with the loser being the first to turn away
chicken
Johnny
|
$400
[6]
Claudia & her brother run away from home & hide in this NYC museum in "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler"
the Metropolitan Museum of Art
|
$400
[2]
Penelope Cruz
Spain
Johnny
|
$400
[26]
The Catholic rite for this sacrament begins with asking the parents what they name their child
baptism
Johnny
|
$400
[14]
Aristotle claimed that this organ is the coldest in the body, helping it cool the passions of the heart
the brain
Tristan
|
|
$600
[19]
On a history timeline from 1998 to 2000 at its website, this airline "flies northeast"
Southwest
Vicki
|
$600
[24]
Escaped prisoners are said to be "on" this slang word
on the lam
Tristan
|
$600
[7]
Peter Pettigrew transformed into a rat & hid that way for 12 years as the pet of Percy & then this younger brother
Ron Weasley
Tristan
|
$600
[3]
Heidi Klum
Germany
Johnny
|
$600
[25]
In this religion, a book of the dead called the "Bardo Thodol" is read to the dying to help them prepare for a favorable rebirth
Buddhism
Vicki
Johnny
|
$600
[11]
In 1987 the BBC's Michael Fish said "there isn't" going to be one of these; London got its strongest winds ever recorded
a hurricane
Johnny
|
|
$800
[18]
Its slogan:"It's not just an airline. It's Israel"
El Al
Vicki
|
$800
[23]
Federal appropriations for friends
pork
Tristan
|
$800
[8]
The unnamed title character of this novel by Ralph Ellison lives in "a hole in the ground" in a basement
Invisible Man
Tristan
|
$800
[4]
Seal
Great Britain
Johnny
|
$800
[17]
Casting 7 stones at each of the 3 pillars of Mina is a rite enacted during the pilgrimage with this name
hajj
Tristan
|
$800
[15]
Paul Krugman says he wasn't totally serious in his 1998 call: this will have no more impact on the economy than the fax machines did
the internet
Johnny
|
|
$1,000
[21]
Let's tail this overseas airline
Aer Lingus
Johnny
|
DD
$3,800
[22]
A citizen of a town, whether it's Calais or not
a burgher
Johnny
|
$1,000
[9]
Can't do the category without this 1847 novel where the insane Mrs. Rochester is kept locked up in the attic
Jane Eyre
Vicki
|
$1,000
[5]
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Belgium
Johnny
|
$1,000
[16]
This rite is a solo vigil by a Plains Indian boy to seek spiritual power & knowledge through an apparition
a vision quest (or spirit quest)
Vicki
|
$1,000
[12]
Jimmy Carter proclaimed in 1977 the greatness of this man has created "an island of stability" in the Middle East
the shah of Iran
Vicki
|
| THE RHYME OF SIR NEVILLE MARRINER | O NO! | EMMYS FOR COMEDY | LINGUISTICS | AMERICAN POLITICAL HISTORY | GEOGRAPHIC SPELLING BEE |
|
$400
[6]
Sir Neville Marriner, famous conductor/played this classical fiddle & was an instructor
the violin
Johnny
|
$400
[19]
A hangman's loop lops off an "O" & turns into a body part
a noose and a nose
Johnny
|
$400
[26]
2004:Him as Frasier Crane
Kelsey Grammer
Vicki
|
$400
[11]
In phonetics, these can be pulmonic, like T or F, or non-pulmonic, like clicks
a consonant
Johnny
|
$400
[25]
William Henry Harrison gave the longest inaugural speech in history; this man in 1793 at his second gave the shortest
Washington
Johnny
|
$400
[16]
The name of this large sea comes from words for "middle of the land"
M-E-D-I-T-E-R-R-A-N-E-A-N
Johnny
|
|
$800
[7]
Neville went for Baroque with this man's "Four Seasons"/The critics all loved it & they had their reasons
Vivaldi
Tristan
|
$800
[20]
Pull, pull, pull an "O" from a word meaning to encourage your team with cheers & you're left with one meaning decay
root and rot
Johnny
|
— |
$800
[12]
This is the most famous language of the Italic language family
Latin
Johnny
|
$800
[24]
This keystone state's name is spelled incorrectly in the U.S. Constitution
Pennsylvania
Johnny
|
$800
[23]
This 19,340-foot African peak is said to be the highest "walkable" mountain in the world
K-I-L-I-M-A-N-J-A-R-O
Johnny
|
|
$1,200
[17]
Sir Nev had 3 Grammy awards in his tally/With one for this film about Wolfie & Sali
Amadeus
Vicki
|
$1,200
[8]
When "O" skips out of a track for a record needle, a small orchard of citrus trees grows in its place
groove and grove
Tristan
|
— |
$1,200
[13]
Alexandra D'Arcy wrote a book on this word, as in "I'm, ____ totally mad because Kim was all, ____, why can't I date Kevin?"
like
Johnny
|
$1,600
[3]
Thisman's political rise began when he was just 30 & the people of Nebraska elected him to Congress
William Jennings Bryan
Tristan
|
$1,200
[2]
It's Paraguay's largest city
A-S-U-N-C-I-O-N
Tristan
|
|
$1,600
[5]
Critics agree the results were quite Bela/When Nev did the works of this composing fella
Bela Bartok
|
$1,600
[21]
To sag from lack of support loses the support of its second "O" & ends up meaning "to fall"
droop and drop
Tristan
|
— |
$1,600
[14]
Now known more for political work, this linguist came up with the concept of universal grammar
Noam Chomsky
Tristan
Johnny
|
$2,000
[9]
Military engagements authorized by Congress include the 1801 First & 1815 Second of these African wars
the Barbary Wars
Vicki
Johnny
|
$1,600
[1]
The Dole Pineapple Company once owned 98% of this 5-letter Hawaiian island
L-A-N-A-I
Tristan
|
|
$2,000
[18]
Fans of Sir Neville habitually hearten/to hear him with this band that mentions St. Martin
the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Vicki
|
DD
$2,800
[22]
Drop an "O" from thewordrepresented on the left to get thepersonon the right
googol & Gogol
Tristan
|
— |
$2,000
[15]
Among the Uralic languages are Finnish, Estonian & this main language of the Carpathian basin
Hungarian
|
DD
$6,200
[4]
In 1999 the Senate voted 50-50 on the charge that Bill Clinton obstructed justice, this many votes shy of conviction
17
Tristan
|
$2,000
[10]
The dodo once made its home on this island about 500 miles east of Madagascar
M-A-U-R-I-T-I-U-S
|
The illustration seenhereappeared in the second printed edition of this book, published in England in 1483
The Canterbury Tales