Stel Plakas — a project manager from Flushing, New York
George Holcomb — a writer and musician from Harrison, Arkansas
Wes Hazard — a standup comic and storyteller from Stoughton, Massachusetts (whose 2-day cash winnings total $26,795)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes | $1,600 | $7,800 | $21,400 |
$24,401
3-day champion: $51,196 |
$20,000
22 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W |
| George | $5,200 | $6,600 | $12,200 |
$2,999
3rd place: $1,000 |
$12,200
14 R, 1 W |
| Stel | $1,000 | $1,000 | $11,200 |
$22,400
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,000
16 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| MONKEY, SEE? | I CAN NAME THAT PERSON IN 2 WORDS | CLASSIC MOVIE: THE VIDEO GAME | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | FIRST NAMES IN THE DICTIONARY | "LITTLE" NURSERY RHYME CHARACTERS |
|
$200
[16]
You can see why Macaca fascicularisis also called the this-eating macaque
the crab-eating
Wes
|
$200
[11]
Bachelor president
James Buchanan
Wes
|
$200
[1]
A kid's life is in your hands as you play as any one of a dozen jurors; the action is all in one room; sway opinions as No. 8
12 Angry Men
Stel
|
$200
[22]
On Feb. 5, 2018 this dropped 1,175 points, its worst closing point decline to that date
the Dow Jones Industrial Average
Wes
|
$200
[17]
Candid or outspoken
frank
Wes
|
$200
[6]
This animal laughed when it saw the cow jump over the moon
the little dog
George
|
|
$400
[27]
Thecuscus of Australasiais called the monkey of this group of pouched mammals
marsupials
Wes
|
$400
[12]
Tibetan Nobelist
the Dalai Lama
Stel
|
$400
[2]
Befriend Red, collect a Rita Hayworth poster, make your getaway via a sewer level & win by finding hope in the end
The Shawshank Redemption
Stel
|
$400
[23]
This Aussie airline began with biplanes carrying 1 or 2 passengers
Qantas
Stel
|
$400
[18]
Get pumped; it's the structure seen here
a derrick
Stel
|
$400
[7]
They soiled their mittens by eating pie
the three little kittens
|
|
$600
[28]
A South American tamarin is called this top, for the plant fiber it looks like it has on itshead
cotton
George
|
$600
[13]
Escapology king
Harry Houdini
George
|
$600
[3]
Like the film, the game is in real time as you take on the Miller gang as marshal, but try to avoid having Grace Kelly leave you
High Noon
Wes
|
$600
[24]
Peter Dinklage really spit fire lip-syncing to Busta Rhymes for Blaze Chips from this brand
Doritos
Wes
|
$600
[19]
This part of the eye surrounds the pupil
the iris
George
|
$600
[8]
Her flock disappeared but left their tails behind hanging from a tree to dry
Little Bo Peep
George
|
|
$800
[29]
The Celebes crested macaquehas a tiny tail, so it's sometimes mistakenly called the Celebes this tailless primate
ape
George
Stel
|
$800
[14]
Bavarian pope
Pope Benedict XVI
|
$800
[4]
Be a 14th century knight or take a holiday as death; debate God's existence as you play a chess game within the game
The Seventh Seal
Wes
|
$800
[25]
In January 2018 (after Christmas, thank goodness) this retail chain that kids love said it would close about 180 stores
Toys "R" Us
Wes
|
$800
[20]
It's the traditional gift for the 15th wedding anniversary; Waterford is a good choice
crystal
Wes
|
$800
[9]
Historically, his "plum" may have been the deed to Mells Manor in Somerset, England
Little Jack Horner
George
|
|
$1,000
[30]
Thechacma, or Cape, is the largest member of this family of large monkeys
the baboon
George
|
$1,000
[15]
Centenarian senator
Strom Thurmond
George
|
$1,000
[5]
Choose a restaurant, then 1 of the 2 players--Wallace Shawn or the title guy; max your discussion points as you eat
My Dinner with Andre
George
|
$1,000
[26]
A business has to control this part of its budget, a term for fixed costs like rent, electric & other expenses
overhead
Wes
|
DD
$2,000
[21]
First names in the dictionary that are synonyms for a Christmas song include Carol & this male name
Noel
Wes
|
$1,000
[10]
After singing for his supper, he had white bread & butter
Little Tommy Tucker
George
|
| IT HAPPENED IN 2005 | TV SHOWS BY FAMILY | GREEK MYTHOLOGY | OUR NATION'S CAPITAL BEFORE & AFTER | BLACK WOMEN AUTHORS | LEXICON VALLEY |
|
$400
[18]
Seen here, she had a low-key 2005 wedding to a real prince of a guy
Camilla Parker Bowles
Stel
|
$400
[8]
The Barones of Long Island
Everybody Loves Raymond
Stel
|
$400
[1]
In a battle between them, Ares is defeated by this Greek goddess of war, his female counterpart
Athena
|
$400
[13]
Our nation's top judicial body employs this professional fool
Supreme Court jester
Wes
|
$400
[6]
Chimamanda Adichie had a 2014 bestseller with "We Should All Be" these, believers in women's equality
feminists
Wes
|
$400
[23]
Vallis, used in the names of planetary gorges, is "valley" in this language
Latin
Stel
|
|
$1,200
[20]
The 13 senators who voted no on her confirmation was the largest number for any Secretary of State since 1825
Condoleezza Rice
Stel
|
$800
[9]
The Crawley family, who lived big in Yorkshire County
Downton Abbey
Stel
|
$800
[2]
In some myths, Eros is the son of this love goddess
Aphrodite
George
|
$800
[14]
Government body that protects the great outdoors & brings color & fabric swatches for the indoors
Department of Interior designers
Wes
|
$800
[7]
15 years after "Push", this gem of a writer gives voice to Precious' son in "The Kid"
Sapphire
Stel
|
$800
[24]
From Hindi for "valley", a dhoon is a type of valley found at the foot of these great mountains
the Himalayas
Stel
|
|
$1,600
[21]
A 22-year civil war ended in this African country that would split up a few years later
Sudan
Wes
|
$1,200
[10]
The Johnsons, including baby DeVante & twins Jack & Diane
Black-ish
Stel
|
$1,200
[3]
This Greek goddess of agriculture has a daughter by Zeus (her brother)
Demeter
Stel
|
$1,200
[15]
A 2-time Oscar-winning actor is honored by a 554-foot obelisk
the Denzel Washington Monument
|
$1,200
[28]
Maryse Condé wrote the historical novel "I, Tituba, Black Witch of" this New England town
Salem
Wes
|
$1,200
[25]
From the Russian for "valley", a doline, a surface collapse of limestone, is better known as this
a sinkhole
George
|
|
$2,000
[22]
London's Day of Terror known as 7/7, July 7th of 2005, came just 1 day after a triumph when it was chosen for this honor
Olympics hosts
Stel
|
$1,600
[11]
The DiMeos, including son J.J., who has cerebral palsy
Speechless
|
$1,600
[4]
As a baby, this handsome youth was put into the care of Persephone, who later had to share custody
Adonis
Wes
Stel
|
$1,600
[16]
Coffee maker with a plunger that holds briefings for journalists
the French press secretary (or the French press room)
Wes
George
|
DD
$2,000
[29]
This British author of "White Teeth" also wrote "Swing Time", a story of 2 childhood friends who dream of being dancers
Zadie Smith
Wes
|
$1,600
[26]
This Arabic word for "valley" means a ravine that becomes a river during the rainy season
wadi
|
|
DD
$3,000
[19]
This web-based mapping service introduced in 2005 gives a satellite view of Paris, Tokyo or your own block
Google Earth (or Google Maps)
Stel
|
$2,000
[12]
So-Cal family the Cohens, who celebrated Chrismukkah
The O.C.
|
$2,000
[5]
She is both the mother & the wife of Oedipus
Jocasta
Wes
|
$2,000
[17]
A disaster-defying breakfast chain that serves pancake alternatives to 435 members
the Waffle House of Representatives
Stel
|
$2,000
[30]
This "Their Eyes Were Watching God" author wrote "Tell My Horse" after living in Haiti
Zora Neale Hurston
Wes
|
$2,000
[27]
This 8-letter name of an L.A. suburb & a Phoenix suburb is made of 2 different words for "valley"
Glendale
George
|
"Son of a Witch” & “A Lion Among Men” are sequels to the book that inspired this musical
Wicked