Rebecca Smith — a certified massage therapist from Minneapolis, Minnesota
Niraj Dhami — an I.T. project manager from Redondo Beach, California
Michelle Cabral — an elementary school music teacher from Toronto, Ontario, Canada (whose 2-day cash winnings total $36,600)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle | $2,400 | $2,200 | $14,200 |
$10,093
3-day champion: $46,693 |
$14,200
15 R, 2 W |
| Niraj | $3,000 | $3,600 | $3,600 |
$7,199
2nd place: $2,000 |
$10,000
16 R, 4 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Rebecca | $2,800 | $4,400 | $14,200 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$12,400
17 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| DOUBLE-LETTER STATE CAPITALS | MOVIE MAGIC | 4, 4 | BIRTHDAY PARTY | CAKE | THE BOUNCY CASTLE |
|
$200
[26]
It's been home to the Grand Ole Opry since 1925
Nashville
Niraj
|
$200
[1]
Not a lot of dialogue needed for half of these 2 Las Vegas magicians in a 1989 film in which they "Get Killed"
Penn and Teller
Michelle
|
$200
[16]
It's 202 for Washington, D.C.
the area code
Rebecca
|
$200
[11]
This gravity man was a Christmas present in 1642, but a calendar change means he got his Google Doodle on Jan. 4
Newton
Rebecca
|
$200
[6]
Made without egg yolks or other fats, this sponge cake is light, airy & white
angelfood cake
Michelle
|
$200
[21]
The English took this capital's castle in 1335; the Scots took it back in 1341, disguised as merchants
Edinburgh
Niraj
|
|
$400
[27]
It houses a 338-acre military academy founded there in 1845
Annapolis
Rebecca
|
$400
[2]
In "Fantasia" this character gets swept up into a disaster when he puts a broom to work carrying water
the Sorcerer's Apprentice (or Mickey Mouse)
Rebecca
|
$400
[17]
It's Marine Corps basic training
boot camp
|
$400
[12]
In 2018 his museum in Kingston, Jamaica stirred things up with a 73rd birthday & Earthday celebration
Marley
Rebecca
|
$400
[7]
Ja, in German this cake is known as Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte
Black Forest cake
Rebecca
|
$400
[22]
Possession of this country's Bran Castle has bounced among Hungarians, Walachians & Transylvanians
Romania
Niraj
|
|
$600
[28]
It's the hub of an urbanized area that includes the borough of Steelton
Harrisburg
Niraj
|
$600
[3]
In 2013 it was just another day at the office for this actor when he played "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone"
(Steve) Carell
Rebecca
|
$600
[18]
To college students, it's what you call the pamphlet you write test answers in; to car shoppers, it follows "Kelley"
blue book
Niraj
|
$600
[13]
Cheers to this gold-medal gymnast who blew out 21 candles in March of 2018
(Simone) Biles
Niraj
|
$600
[8]
There's a sculpture material in the name of this kind of cake seen here
marble
Niraj
|
$600
[23]
Chateau Gaillardoverlooks the Seine, but it was built by this leonine ruler who lost it to the French in 1204
Richard the Lionheart
|
|
DD
$3,200
[29]
Named for a president, it was laid out by Daniel M. Boone, son of the famous frontiersman
Jefferson City
Niraj
|
$800
[4]
A movie Wolverine & a movie Batman, they both play magicians in "The Prestige"
(Hugh) Jackman and (Christian) Bale
Niraj
|
$800
[19]
It's the Alaskan seen here
a king crab
Michelle
|
$800
[14]
Happy 200th in 2018 to this man who was born in slavery but didn't stay in it; not knowing the date, he chose Feb. 14
(Frederick) Douglass
Niraj
Rebecca
|
$800
[9]
Left in Antarctica by Robert Scott, a 106-year-old piece of this cake was found in 2017 & still seemed edible (if it ever was)
fruitcake
Niraj
|
$800
[24]
The Nazis made Saxony's Colditz Castle a prison; U.S. troops liberated it in April 1945 & in May, handed it over to this army
the Red Army
Niraj
|
| — |
$1,000
[5]
An inventor in "Edward Scissorhands", he was a magician in both "The Mad Magician" & "House of 1,000 Dolls"
Vincent Price
Michelle
|
$1,000
[20]
In 1848 Martin Van Buren was the presidential candidate of this party that opposed slavery in western territories
the Free Soil party
Michelle
Niraj
|
$1,000
[15]
In January 2018, old pal Jimmy Carterturned out to help celebrate this former senator & veep's 90th birthday
(Walter) Mondale
Niraj
|
$1,000
[10]
This colorful cake got a boost in popularity from "Steel Magnolias", where it was an armadillo-shaped groom's cake
red velvet cake
Michelle
|
$1,000
[25]
In 1492 Catholic forces seized this Granada fortress & its castle from the Moors
the Alhambra
Rebecca
|
| DESIGN ACROSS AMERICA | WORLD WAR II SLANG | GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER | IT'S ALWAYS "ME", "ME" | CELEBRITY POSSESSIVES | GERMAN WRITERS |
|
$400
[11]
(Hi, I'm Shannon Hegy from WPRI-12.) Installed on three rivers in Providence, Waterfirewas created by artist Barnaby Evans, who graduated from this nearby Ivy League school
Brown
Niraj
|
$400
[6]
A gravel agitator was one of these foot soldiers
an infantryman
|
$400
[21]
In 1896 this man offered Carver a job teaching at the Tuskegee Institute
Booker T. Washington
|
$400
[1]
5 of them work each "Jeopardy!" taping to bring you the pictures
cameramen
Rebecca
|
$400
[16]
A "Ring Of Fire" singer's pocket money
Johnny's cash
Michelle
|
$1,200
[26]
This author of "Steppenwolf" observed, "Eternity is a mere moment, just long enough for a joke"
Hesse
Niraj
|
|
$800
[12]
(Hi, I'm Betty Davis from Local 10.) Built in 1939, the Carlyle Hotel in Miami Beach is a classic example of this 2-word architectural style characterized by clean, simple shapes with a streamlined look
Art Deco
Michelle
|
$800
[7]
A devil's piano was one of these automatic weapons
a machine gun
|
$800
[22]
Legumes like peanuts were important to Carver because they rotated well with this key textile crop
cotton
Rebecca
|
$800
[2]
A keepsake or souvenir
a memento
Michelle
|
$800
[17]
"Mission: Impossible" star's pleasure trip aboard a boat
Tom's cruise
Michelle
|
$2,000
[27]
In the drama "The Deputy", Rolf Hochhuth accused the XII pope of this name of tolerating Nazi policies
Pope Pius XII
Niraj
Rebecca
|
|
$1,200
[13]
(Hi, I'm Erin Christiansen from KGUN-9.) Many of the stone bridges of Sabino Canyon were built as part of the New Deal by this agency whose "W" stands for "Works"
the WPA
Michelle
|
$1,200
[8]
Life jackets were called by this star's name, to her delight
Mae West
Rebecca
|
$1,600
[24]
Carver claimed he could treat this paralytic disease with peanut oil massages & many flocked to Alabama for a cure
polio
Michelle
|
$1,200
[3]
To hypnotize
mesmerize
Rebecca
|
$1,200
[18]
A famous L.A. chef's hockey projectile
Wolfgang's puck
Michelle
|
DD
$3,200
[28]
E.T.A. Hoffmann's tale entitled this device "and the Mouse King" evolved into a popular ballet
the nutcracker
Niraj
|
|
$1,600
[14]
(I'm Ryan Field from New York's ABC-7.) A collaboration involving architecture; engineer & landscape, garden & lighting design, this is Manhattan's newest park
the High Line
Rebecca
|
$1,600
[9]
A tin fish was a torpedo; an ash can was this other anti-submarine weapon
a depth charge
Niraj
|
$2,000
[25]
Carver wasn't just about plants--in school he excelled in this field of mushrooms & fungi
mycology
Rebecca
|
$1,600
[4]
"Me" starts & ends this word meaning inclined to interfere in others' affairs
meddlesome
Rebecca
|
$1,600
[19]
A 1930s child star's Hindu worship spot
Shirley's temple
Michelle
|
— |
|
$2,000
[15]
(I'm Steve Hammond from WBOC.) The Gillis-Grier house in Salisbury, Maryland is Victorian in its 1887 time period... but itsturrets & gablesput it in the style named for this other queen of the early 1700s
Queen Anne
Michelle
|
$2,000
[10]
Named for a series of popular drawings, an hourglass-shaped radio transmitter was one of these alliterative "girls"
Gibson girls
Michelle
|
DD
$3,000
[23]
Among his teachers, Carver counted James Wilson & Henry C. Wallace, who went on to be secretaries of this department
Agriculture
Rebecca
|
$2,000
[5]
The union of 2 huge corporations is one of these
a megamerger
Niraj
|
$2,000
[20]
Gracie Allen's husband's injuries
George's burns
Michelle
|
— |
In 1513 the son of a local chief told this man, when you cross the mountains, "You shall see another sea"
Vasco Núñez de Balboa