2018 College Championship final game 2.During Final Jeopardy!, the scores from the previous day of the tournament are shown on the players' lecterns.
Dhruv Gaur — a freshman at Brown University from Gainesville, Georgia (subtotal of $9,000)
Hannah Sage — a sophomore at the University of Central Florida from Sarasota, Florida (subtotal of $7,600)
William Scott — a freshman at Tufts University from Los Altos, California (subtotal of $0)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William | $3,000 | $5,200 | $8,800 | $16,801 |
$15,200
23 R, 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Hannah | $-800 | $1,000 | $4,600 | $9,200 |
$4,600
9 R, 2 W |
| Dhruv | $7,600 | $10,400 | $18,200 | $18,181 |
$17,400
21 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| 21st CENTURY OPERAS | INTERNET SLANG | U.S. FORESTS | ELITE ATHLETES | SINGULARIZE IT! | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS |
|
$200
[17]
Elena Langer composed a 2016 sequel to "The Marriage of Figaro", "Figaro Gets" this legal event
a divorce
Hannah
|
$200
[28]
"Squad" these aren't about scoring in soccer; they're things you hope your group accomplishes
goals
Hannah
|
$200
[22]
Being on Michigan's Upper Peninsula makes Hiawatha National Forest the perfect spot for six of these, oneseen here
a lighthouse
Dhruv
|
$200
[23]
In 2017 she won the Australian Open singles title while sort of playing doubles--she was pregnant at the time
Serena Williams
William
|
$200
[1]
Minima
minimum
Dhruv
|
$400
[29]
-bition Party, dude! It's been around since 1869 & opposes tobacco in all its forms as well as alcohol
Prohibition
William
|
|
$400
[18]
Julien Bilodeau adapted Pink Floyd's 1979 album into the 2017 opera "Another Brick in" this
the Wall
Hannah
|
$400
[26]
Someone who asks you for a D.M. on Facebook doesn't want a dungeon master but rather contact via this
direct message
William
|
$400
[20]
Logan & Ogden are ranger districts in this state's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
Utah
William
|
$400
[10]
Running the 200 meters in 19.93 seconds at age 17, this Jamaican became the first teen to ever break 20 seconds
(Usain) Bolt
William
|
$400
[11]
Fungi
fungus
William
|
$600
[27]
Taking his seat in 2017, he's the newest member of the Supreme Court & the youngest
Gorsuch
Dhruv
|
|
$600
[19]
"The Summer King" is about Josh Gibson, a great player in the 1930s & '40s from these U.S. baseball leagues
the Negro Leagues
Dhruv
|
$600
[25]
A complete disaster is known as this, which the manhereis dealing with
a Dumpster fire
Dhruv
|
$600
[3]
Watch your step on the massive Mendenhall one of these in Alaska's Tongass National Forest
a glacier
William
|
$600
[4]
"Gronk" is all fans need to identify this man who set the Patriots' career touchdown record at age 27
Rob Gronkowski
Dhruv
|
$600
[12]
Dice
die
William
|
$800
[16]
Hiram Revels, the first black U.S. senator, represented Miss. not long after this Confederate president did
Jefferson Davis
William
|
|
$800
[21]
This Welsh poet's "Under Milk Wood" was sung instead of spoken in a 2017 production
(Dylan) Thomas
Dhruv
|
$800
[5]
When disbelief abounds & you think there may be deceits, you say "show me" these, rhyming with deceits
receipts
William
Dhruv
|
$800
[9]
Gallatin National Forest in Montana has "blue ribbon" streams for catching these fish, so bring your fly rod
trout
William
Hannah
|
$800
[2]
An eventful 2017 for Justin Verlander--traded to the Astros, he helped win a World Series, then he wed this model
(Kate) Upton
Dhruv
|
$800
[14]
Genera
genus
Dhruv
|
$1,000
[7]
The secret's out--in 1856 Millard Fillmore was the candidate for president of this party, AKA the American Party
the Know-Nothing Party
William
Hannah
|
|
$1,000
[24]
In a 2008 opera based on myth, Theseus is a baritone & this title monster of the maze is a bass
the Minotaur
Hannah
|
$1,000
[13]
A billion-dollar tech company or an ideal mate is this mythic creature, like Charlie of Candy Mountain fame
a unicorn
Hannah
|
DD
$2,400
[6]
New Hampshire's Black Mountain State Forest has plenty of the paper type of this, the state tree
birch
Dhruv
|
$1,000
[8]
7'3" with a 7'6" wingspan, Kristaps Porzingis stands tall & wide in the world's most famous arena for this team
the New York Knicks
Dhruv
|
$1,000
[15]
Sphinges
sphinx
Dhruv
|
— |
| WORLD GEOGRAPHY | HEALTH & MEDICINE | I'M KIND OF A "BIG" DEAL | SUMMER JOB IDEAS | EXPLORERS | BEFORE & AFTER |
|
$400
[24]
First settled by the French, it's Canada's largest province in area
Quebec
William
|
$400
[1]
An estimated 1 in 5 Americans suffer from these, be it to certain pollens, drugs or food
allergies
Hannah
|
$400
[22]
Equations seen on the big white dry erase board on this sitcom are checked for accuracy by a UCLA physicist
The Big Bang Theory
William
|
$400
[30]
Try being a lifeguard like this man did long before his presidency in the 1980s
Reagan
Dhruv
|
$400
[29]
An entry in his log reads, "The people of San Salvador came swimming to our ships and in boats made from one log"
Columbus
William
|
$400
[28]
Mouselike boy in an E.B. White story traveling through the heavens as Ursa Minor
Stuart Little Dipper
William
|
|
$800
[23]
An arm of the Baltic Sea, the Gulf of Bothnia separates Sweden from this country to the east
Finland
Hannah
|
$800
[2]
It's what the "H" stands for in the disorder abbreviated ADHD
hyperactivity
Dhruv
|
$800
[21]
Christian Bale bailed on the subprime housing market in this 2015 film
The Big Short
Hannah
|
$800
[27]
Taking this movie theater job is different today--the switch to digital means no messing with reels
a projectionist
|
DD
$600
[20]
In the 1850s Paul du Chaillu became the first European to see & report on this ape many believe was a myth
a gorilla
Dhruv
|
$800
[19]
Period of rest in Genesis where working parents leave toddlers
seventh day care centers
|
|
$1,200
[13]
Ushuaia, the world's southernmost city, is located on the Argentine part of this island
Tierra del Fuego
William
|
$1,200
[10]
This type of headache is caused by pressure in the spaces behind your cheekbones & nose
a sinus headache
William
Dhruv
|
$1,200
[16]
Contestants on this show vie for "Head of Household" & "Power of Veto"
Big Brother
William
|
$1,200
[4]
If you live in the Midwest, perhaps you could try detasseling this crop
corn
William
Dhruv
|
$1,200
[18]
In 1770 this British captain's ship the Endeavour almost sank when it got stuck on the Great Barrier Reef
Cook
Dhruv
|
$1,200
[25]
Middle Eastern entertainment with rapid gyrations of the hips that's a reality TV show judged by Len, Bruno & Carrie Ann
belly Dancing with the Stars
William
|
|
$1,600
[11]
The cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, AKA the Duomo, is in this city in Italy's Tuscany region
Florence
William
|
$1,600
[9]
In the U.S. basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of this
skin cancer
William
Hannah
|
$1,600
[3]
Groups of 10 or more musicians were popular in the 1930s, this musical era
the Big Band era
Dhruv
|
$1,600
[26]
Too hot & humid? Spend your days cruising in A/C for this delivery app
Postmates
|
$1,600
[17]
In 1741 this Dane sailed east from the Kamchatka Peninsula & on July 16 sighted Alaska's St. Elias mountains
(Vitus) Bering
William
|
$1,600
[7]
Top U.N. official designed to cause loss of consciousness & of sensation in your whole body
Secreatry General anesthesia
William
|
|
DD
$6,400
[12]
The Snowy Mountains are a range in this country's Alps
Australia
William
|
$2,000
[6]
Cold sores, which may or may not be triggered by a cold, are caused by this 2-word virus
herpes simplex virus
William
|
$2,000
[15]
Seen here, this Detroit rapper's album "I Decided" went platinum in 2017
Big Sean (Anderson)
William
|
$2,000
[14]
Apply to be a counselor--I mean crew trainer--at NASA's space camp in this Alabama city
Huntsville
Dhruv
|
$2,000
[5]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Explorers Club in New York.) For his drive to the North Pole in 1909, this explorer used 19 sleds of his own design; thesleds were built longer & wider than Native sleds to lower the center of gravity, thus preventing them from overturning
Robert Peary
Dhruv
|
$2,000
[8]
American daisy with dark center that was a leading U.S. suffragette
black-eyed Susan B. Anthony
Dhruv
|
He declares that one of the people he is trying to emulate is a medieval knight known as Amadís of Gaul
Don Quixote de la Mancha