Deb Seltzer — a grants manager from Baltimore, Maryland
Justin Cosgrove — an assistant principal at a high school for the blind from St. Augustine, Florida
Ali Hasan — a secondary school teacher from New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada (whose 2-day cash winnings total $46,802)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali | $2,200 | $8,000 | $21,700 |
$20,999
3-day champion: $67,801 |
$18,800
26 R (including 3 DDs), 3 W |
| Justin | $2,600 | $4,000 | $8,800 |
$800
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,800
15 R, 2 W |
| Deb | $2,000 | $4,400 | $11,200 |
$2
3rd place: $1,000 |
$11,200
12 R, 0 W |
| YEARLY BELOVED | TELEVISION | MATH-FREE WORD PROBLEMS | PLACE IT | WHO HAS MY LETTER? | THE MALE MAN |
|
$200
[26]
There were an impressive 1,200 entrants in the Westminster Kennel Club's first of these in 1877
a dog show
Justin
|
$200
[4]
The 2017 edition of this reality competition had designers working with models from size 2 to size 22
Project Runway
Ali
|
$200
[8]
If Mo can eat 25 Twinkies in 30 minutes, how concerned was Mo when this maker of Twinkies went bankrupt in 2012?
Hostess
Justin
|
$200
[1]
The 1976 Democratic National Convention:this New York City arena
Madison Square Garden
Ali
|
$200
[16]
"String" that's a skimpy article of clothing
a g-string
Justin
|
$200
[17]
Tenzing Norgay & a pal topped themselves here on May 29, 1953
Mount Everest
Ali
|
|
$400
[27]
The Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington Cemetery hosts ceremonies on Easter & on these 2 federal holidays
Veterans Day and Memorial Day
Deb
|
$400
[6]
Paddy's Pub is the fictional bar in this sitcom whose title is a weather forecast
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Ali
|
$400
[12]
If Becky has 13 half-dollars & 46 pennies, she's way short of the 2018-19 tuition of $49,330 at this N.J. Ivy League school
Princeton
Deb
|
$400
[2]
The Battle of Leyte Gulf:this ocean
the Pacific Ocean
Justin
|
$400
[18]
Drop & give me 50, in Roman numerals
L
Ali
|
$400
[23]
On March 23, 1775 Patrick Henry ended a speech with "Give me" this 1st item, "or give me" this 2nd item! Now give me both!
liberty and death
Ali
|
|
$600
[28]
Since 1930, the James E. Sullivan Award has been handed out by the AA, this "Athletic Union"
amateur
Deb
|
$600
[9]
(I'm Iain Armitage.) I played Ziggy, the son of Miss Shailene Woodley's character, on this HBO miniseries that won 8 Emmy Awards including 1 for Miss Nicole Kidman
Big Little Lies
|
$600
[13]
Sal hits .382 & Mal hits .392, so both lose the 1994 batting title to Tony Gwynn, who hit .394 for this western team
the (San Diego) Padres
Justin
|
$600
[3]
The 2010 World Expo:this Chinese city
Shanghai
Ali
Justin
|
$600
[19]
In Irish family names, this prefix means "descendant"
O
Deb
|
$800
[25]
On April 2, 1801 the Danes found out that this Brit was a one-eyed, one-armed, non-flying naval people beater
(Horatio) Nelson
Ali
Deb
|
|
$800
[29]
The Asian Lunar New Year also has this palindromic 3-letter name
Tet
Ali
|
$800
[10]
This 2017 series is set 10 years before Kirk, Spock & the rest of the Enterprise crew
Star Trek: Discovery
Deb
|
$800
[14]
George II died at 76 in 1760, so maybe medicine improved by the time this great-great-granddaughter lived to be 81
Victoria
Deb
|
$800
[5]
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre:this Illinois county
Cook County
Justin
|
$800
[20]
It's definitely an indefinite article
A
Ali
|
$1,000
[22]
This Roman orator should have been quieter--a quip suggesting that Octavian be disposed of led to his demise
Cicero
Justin
|
|
$1,000
[30]
This "night" on the eve of May Day was believed in medieval times to be when witches celebrated their sabbath
Walpurgis Night
|
$1,000
[11]
In 2017, she could be seen on TV on "Atypical" as well as on "Twin Peaks"
Jennifer Jason Leigh
|
$1,000
[15]
If Carl's car exits Carlsbad Caverns at 60 MPH & Lou's leaves Louisville at 80, the 2 can meet in this Wyoming capital
Cheyenne
Ali
|
$1,000
[7]
The Choson dynasty beginning in 1392:this unified country
Korea
Ali
|
$1,000
[21]
There's a giant one on a Provo, Utah hillside; the letters "B" before it & "U" after it never got built
Y
Ali
|
DD
$3,000
[24]
In 2017 Alabama elected its first Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1992--this man, who beat Roy Moore
Doug Jones
Ali
|
| BEAUTIFUL HAITI | MOVIES' OPENING LINES | FOUR LEGS GOOD | PIN THE TALE ON THE 19th CENTURY WRITER | DIVINITY | CAN I GET AN "AMEN"? |
|
$400
[11]
Highlights of this Haitian capital include its picturesque Iron Market
Port-au-Prince
Ali
|
$400
[1]
1939:"What do we care if we were expelled from college, Scarlett?"
Gone With the Wind
Ali
|
$400
[28]
The spotted one of these does a handstand as a warning before spraying an enemy
a skunk
Ali
|
$400
[6]
This Dane's "The Little Match Girl" is no fairy tale: the protagonist freezes to death
Hans Christian Andersen
Justin
|
$400
[13]
Shinto deities are called kami; Inari is the kami of this grain
rice
Ali
|
$400
[20]
A series of contests in which a final overall winner is crowned
a tournament
Deb
|
|
$800
[12]
Revelers wear colorful outfits to celebrate this Caribbean festival that leads up to Mardi Gras
Carnival
Justin
|
$800
[2]
1946:"I owe everything to George Bailey. Help him, dear Father"
It's a Wonderful Life
Ali
|
DD
$500
[19]
This deer is the biggest animal followed by "hound" in the name of an AKC dog breed
an elk
Ali
|
$800
[7]
His 1835 "Young Goodman Brown" shows a dark side of New England
Hawthorne
Ali
|
$800
[17]
The Mahdi is an anticipated messianic spiritual figure who will restore this faith to its rightful purity
Islam (or Muslim)
Ali
Justin
|
$800
[22]
Teen pharaoh of the 14th century B.C.
Tutankhamen
Justin
|
|
$1,200
[14]
In 1982 UNESCO designated the Citadelle Laferrièreas one of these historic sites
a World Heritage Site
Ali
|
$1,200
[3]
1999:"People are always asking me if I know Tyler Durden"
Fight Club
Justin
|
$800
[29]
One species of this striped squirrel can weigh barely an ounce fully grown
chipmunk
Ali
|
$1,200
[8]
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", called "the original American fright-fest"
(Washington) Irving
Justin
|
$1,600
[26]
1 John 4 says "God is" this & "perfect" this "casteth out fear"
love
Deb
|
$1,200
[27]
Extra things that come with a hotel room to make you feel more comfortable & at ease
amenities
Justin
|
|
$1,600
[15]
Thebeachesof Île-à-Vache may have been enjoyed by this pirate who was knighted in 1674 & used the isle as a staging area
Sir Henry Morgan
Ali
Justin
|
$1,600
[4]
1968:"Hello, gorgeous"
Funny Girl
|
$1,200
[30]
Unlike most livestock, they are browsers, not grazers, & prefer shrubs, woody plants & even wood products to grass
goats
Deb
|
$1,600
[9]
Last name on the fairy tale collection "Kinder- und Hausmarchen"
Grimm
Deb
|
$2,000
[25]
When Christian Science refers to the supreme being, it uses the term "divine" this 4-letter word
mind
|
$1,600
[24]
This long & slender flower part has all the anthers
a stamen
Justin
|
|
$2,000
[16]
Haiti's native flowers include several species of this sweet-scented tropical beauty
plumeria
|
$2,000
[5]
A 2010 remake:"People did not give it credence that a young girl could leave home & go off...to avenge her father's blood"
True Grit
Ali
|
$2,000
[21]
This venomous lizard named for a body of water can be found in Saguaro National Park
a gila monster
Ali
|
$2,000
[10]
This author of "The Awakening" also produced "Regret", a tale about a woman caring for her neighbor's children
(Kate) Chopin
Ali
|
DD
$2,800
[18]
Born from a golden egg, this multifaced god of creation in Hinduism mediates between Vishnu & Shiva
Brahma
Ali
|
$2,000
[23]
At meetings this person well versed in procedure makes sure everyone follows the rules
the parliamentarian
Deb
|
Australia's fourth-largest city, it's at the southern end of the road called Indian Ocean Drive
Perth