Andy Mills — a math instructor from Iowa City, Iowa
Mirza Gluhic — a transcriber from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Michelle Rosen — a Ph.D. candidate from Cambridge, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $18,401)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle | $2,000 | $2,800 | $6,400 |
$1
2nd place: $2,000 |
$6,000
11 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Mirza | $1,200 | $5,200 | $21,200 |
$28,200
New champion: $28,200 |
$21,200
27 R, 3 W |
| Andy | $-200 | $-1,000 | $-2,600 |
$-2,600
3rd place: $1,000 |
$400
7 R, 7 W (including 2 DDs) |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | IT'S HYPHENATED | AMERICAN DOGS | DECADES OF NO. 1-RATED TV SHOWS | ASIAN FOOD | I'LL HAVE SECONDS |
|
$200
[16]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew presents an early photograph on the monitor.) Joseph Nicéphore Niépce created one of the first photos via a process he called heliography, in which 8 hours of exposure to this illumination created the image on the pewter plate
sunlight
Mirza
|
$200
[11]
Alliterative type of bus seen here: hop on!
a double-decker
Andy
|
$200
[21]
The breedheredidn't originate Down Under; it was called the California this before it was the Australian this
a shepherd
Andy
|
$200
[26]
So what's the deal with this stand-up comic having the No. 1 show in 1998? Guess he won the contest after all!
Jerry Seinfeld
Michelle
Mirza
|
$200
[1]
Traditionally, this Chinese dish contains shredded pork, stir-fried veggies & egg, served with thin pancakes
moo shu
Michelle
Andy
|
$200
[4]
It's the second book of the Bible: head out!
Exodus
Mirza
|
|
$400
[17]
Grains of this metal on film react with a developing solution to create a black & white negative
silver
Mirza
|
$400
[12]
It describes stocks that aren't traded on a regular exchange, or drugs sold legally without a prescription
over-the-counter
Mirza
|
$400
[22]
Nicknamed "The American Gentleman", this non-sporting breed from Mass. has a U.S. city right in its name
the Boston terrier
Michelle
|
$400
[27]
Wah! Ricky, I wanna be in the show!--Well, honey, this show of ours got a 67.3 rating in the 1952-53 season, so okay! You're in!
I Love Lucy
Mirza
|
$400
[2]
Bun bo hue, a spicy meat & noodle soup, is a specialty of this country
Vietnam
Andy
|
$400
[5]
It's the second-most brilliant natural object in the night sky & also another second in our heavens
Venus
Michelle
|
|
$600
[18]
The button you press on most cameras to take the picture is called this "release"
the shutter
Michelle
|
$600
[13]
An old fogey, or the object seen here
a stick-in-the-mud
Andy
|
$600
[23]
Developed in Wisconsin & seen here, the American water this is a rare breed; there are only about 3,000 in the world
the American water spaniel
|
$600
[28]
In 2016 "Sunday Night Football" blitzed the competition as Cris Collinsworth & this play-by-play man led the league
Al Michaels
|
$600
[3]
In Japan this soup made from fermented soybean paste is eaten at Breakfast, lunch &/or dinner
miso soup
Mirza
|
$600
[8]
A pair of these birds is the second gift in "The 12 Days Of Christmas" song
turtledoves
Michelle
|
|
$800
[19]
Alfred Eisenstaedt & Margaret Bourke-White were among the first photographers for this weekly picture magazine
Life magazine
Mirza
|
DD
$1,000
[14]
This city is home to Hanesbrands, the Hanes Mall & Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem
Andy
|
$800
[24]
Bred for draft work, this state dog of New Hampshire shares its name with a wind, a salmon & a helicopter
a chinook
Mirza
|
$800
[29]
Come & listen to my story 'bout a sitcom named this, No. 1 in 1963
The Beverly Hillbillies
|
$800
[6]
It's the Bangkok favorite seen here
pad thai
Michelle
|
$800
[9]
It's the second-most abundant element in the universe & it's also listed second on the periodic table
helium
Andy
|
|
$1,000
[20]
Some smartphone cameras use wee gyroscopes for OIS, "optical image" this, for clear images even if the phone shakes
stabilization
Mirza
|
$1,000
[15]
Steer clear of the creature seen here, the Portuguese this
man-of-war
Mirza
|
$1,000
[25]
George Washington seems to also be the father of the American this breed, with two animals in its name
a foxhound
Mirza
Andy
|
$1,000
[30]
This actor & his "All in the Family" character Archie Bunker ruled from 1972 to '76
Carroll O'Connor
|
$1,000
[7]
Korean barbecue often refers to this 7-letter dish of thinly slice beef that's marinated & grilled
bulgogi
Michelle
|
$1,000
[10]
The second king of England with this name was on the throne when the Crusaders took Jerusalem in 1099
William
Michelle
Mirza
Andy
|
| PRINCE | I LAKE IT LIKE THAT | DICKENS BOOK BY CHARACTERS | THE CIVIL WAR | BRAND AWARENESS | "DISS"ING YOU |
|
$400
[21]
(Jimmy of Clue Crew presents from Paisley Park in Chanhassen, Minnesota.) Prince will forever be associated with this: a song, an album & a movie that won an Oscar & 2 Grammys
"Purple Rain"
Mirza
Andy
|
$400
[6]
Major ports on this Great Lake include Ashtabula & Sandusky
Lake Erie
Mirza
|
$400
[11]
Jacob Marley
A Christmas Carol
Mirza
|
$400
[16]
On Sept. 2, 1864 this general's troops occupied Atlanta
Sherman
Mirza
|
$400
[26]
The German word for water, Wasser, gives us part of this petroleum jelly brand name
Vaseline
Mirza
|
$400
[1]
To talk someone out of doing something
to dissuade
Michelle
|
|
$800
[22]
Prince's pet birds Majesty & Divinity still live at Paisley Park & remind visitors of this song, Prince's first No. 1 hit
"When Doves Cry"
Mirza
|
$800
[7]
In 1858 this largest lake in Africa was given its royal name by the first European explorer to reach it
Lake Victoria
Michelle
|
$800
[12]
Miss Havisham
Great Expectations
Mirza
|
$800
[17]
In August 1862 the Yanks got beaten near this Virginia creek for the second time in a little over a year
Bull Run
Michelle
Mirza
|
$800
[27]
Not only big in furniture, this company is Sweden's largest exporter of lingonberries
IKEA
Mirza
|
$800
[2]
Someone who differs from orthodox opinion
a dissenter
Mirza
|
|
$1,200
[23]
(Jimmy of Clue Crew presents from Paisley Park in Chanhassen, Minnesota.) One of the first videos by a black artist to get regular airplay on MTV was this one, inspired by a pink Mercury Marauder; Prince was vaulted into superstardom as the song rode up the charts
"Little Red Corvette"
Mirza
|
$1,200
[8]
You can't see land in any direction as you drive 8 of the 24 miles of causeway over this Louisiana lake
Pontchartrain
|
$1,200
[13]
Mr. Bumble
Oliver Twist
|
$1,200
[18]
The Union won at Gettysburg on July 3 1863 & this other vital "burg" July 4, & the Confederacy was on the ropes
Vicksburg
Michelle
|
$1,200
[28]
Real estate is the "RE" in this company with 100,000 agents
RE/MAX
Andy
|
$1,200
[3]
To scatter or spread ideas to the world
disseminate
Andy
|
|
$1,600
[24]
As a songwriter, Prince had the top 2 spots on the Billboard chart in 1986 when "Kiss" was No. 1 & this Bangles hit was 2
"Manic Monday"
Mirza
Andy
|
DD
$2,000
[9]
Convention-al wisdom says this crescent-shaped lake was formed by the Rhone River's natural damming
Lake Geneva
Michelle
|
$1,600
[14]
Mr. & Mrs. Micawber
David Copperfield
|
$1,600
[19]
An 1865photoshows the extent of destruction in this capital
Richmond
Mirza
|
$1,600
[30]
The name of a hotel in Monterey became this brand name that first appeared on canned peaches in 1892
Del Monte
|
$1,600
[4]
Wasteful indulgence in pleasure
dissipation
|
|
$2,000
[25]
(Jimmy of Clue Crew presents from Paisley Park in Chanhassen, Minnesota.) The threat of nuclear war inspired Prince to write the lyrics, "Everybody's got a bomb, we could all die any day", but as this song also reminds us, "Life is just a party, and parties weren't meant to last"
party like it's "1999"
Mirza
|
$2,000
[10]
We'll gamble you know the name of this super-deep lake on the Nevada border is from the Washoe for "lake"
Lake Tahoe
Mirza
|
$2,000
[15]
Association members Tracy Tupman & Augustus Snodgrass
The Pickwick Papers
Mirza
|
$2,000
[20]
A critical 1864 fight was known as the Battle of this, for the Virginia region of dense thickets where it was fought
the Battle of the Wilderness
|
DD
$2,000
[29]
This clothing store chain once has "Travel & Safari Clothing Co." as part of its name
Banana Republic
Andy
|
$2,000
[5]
To put on a false appearance
to dissemble
Mirza
|
13th c. Emperor Frederick II's "De Arte Venandi cum Avibus" was the first work written about this -ology
ornithology