Kyle Jones game 1.
Monica Couch — a pastry chef from Egg Harbor City, New Jersey
Kyle Jones — a music teacher from Aurora, Colorado
Lori Goodman — a nonprofit executive director from Goleta, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $34,401)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lori | $4,000 | $5,000 | $14,200 |
$17,201
2nd place: $2,000 |
$14,200
18 R, 0 W |
| Kyle | $3,600 | $5,800 | $17,200 |
$28,401
New champion: $28,401 |
$17,200
21 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| Monica | $-600 | $2,000 | $7,200 |
$8,400
3rd place: $1,000 |
$6,000
14 R (including 1 DD), 5 W |
| HISTORY IN BRIEF | I LEARNED IT FROM MENTAL FLOSS | MOB RULE | SIMILAR WORDS | "A", BABY! | WHAT BALL ARE YOU CHASING? |
|
$200
[11]
1938:"The Night of Broken" this in Germany
glass
Lori
|
$200
[6]
Although Bela Lugosi resented the typecasting, he was buried wearing the signature cape of this character
Count Dracula
Lori
|
$200
[17]
Frank "The Enforcer" Nitti inherited Chicago's mob empire from this kingpin who went to prison in 1931
Capone
Kyle
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$200
[16]
With one T, it's the roof of the mouth; with 2, it's a board for mixing paints
a palate/palette
Monica
|
$200
[1]
If you want to have your new baby from birth, the best type of this process is the domestic type, from here in the United States
adoption
Lori
|
$600
[26]
A squib in the Superdome
a football
Kyle
|
|
$400
[12]
May 21, 1927:This airplane touches down at Le Bourget near Paris
The Spirit of St. Louis
Lori
|
$400
[7]
7-Eleven has trademarked this term, something its trademarked Slurpees can cause if you drink them too fast
brain freeze
Lori
|
$400
[18]
Low-key Philly mob boss Angelo Bruno was alliteratively known as "The Docile" this
"Docile Don"
Monica
|
$400
[22]
As opposed to the reverse, it's the front or heads side of a coin
the obverse
Lori
|
$400
[2]
This fluid that surrounds unborn babies protects them & helps their lungs develop
amniotic
Lori
|
$800
[28]
In Quidditch:The Quaffle, the Bludger & this
the Snitch
Kyle
|
|
$600
[13]
312:Before a battle Constantine has a vision of one of these over the sun
a cross
Kyle
Monica
|
$600
[8]
On New Year's Eve Bethlehem, Penn. drops a giant chick, a replica of these marshmallow candies that are made there
a Peep
Lori
|
$600
[19]
Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese & Lucchese are the 5 these that long ruled New York's mob
families
Kyle
|
$600
[23]
Pertaining to wedlock with one person at a time, & a word meaning tedious repetition
monogamy or monotony
Lori
|
$600
[3]
The Fisher-Price 3-in-1 Sit-To-Stand is one of these gadget-filled "centers" designed to keep babies occupied
activity
Lori
Kyle
|
$1,000
[27]
The creator of "True Blood" & "Six Feet Under"
Alan Ball
Monica
|
|
$1,000
[15]
1170:This English archbishop returns from a 6-year exile
Thomas à Becket
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$800
[9]
One of the first companies in Ireland to provide pensions, it also gave workers a daily 2-pint beer allowance
Guinness
Kyle
|
$800
[20]
A headline-making raid on a 1957 mob summit in N.Y. forced this govt. org. founded in 1908 to admit the Mafia's existence
the FBI
Kyle
|
$800
[24]
Pertaining to wedlock & pertaining to war
marital and martial
Kyle
|
$800
[4]
The first successful use of this technique dates to the 1700s, when Dr. John Hunter helped a couple conceive
artificial insemination
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|
DD
$1,800
[14]
1494:The Treaty of Tordesillas is agreed upon by these 2 countries
Spain and Portugal
Kyle
|
$1,000
[10]
This Yosemite photographer broke his nose at age 4 in an aftershock of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, but never fixed it
(Ansel) Adams
Kyle
|
$1,000
[21]
In "Jailhouse Rock" the whole rhythm section was this colorful gang that in real life terrorized 1920s Detroit
the Purple Gang
Monica
|
$1,000
[25]
Related to the word "respect" is this word for a delay that brings relief
respite
|
$1,000
[5]
This score assesses a newborn baby's health by measuring 5 signs; a score of 10 is perfect
Apgar
Lori
|
— |
| FANTASY & PARANORMAL LIT | URBAN PLANNING | MOVIE ROLE, TV ROLE | 3 "E"s | MALI | OR BUST |
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$400
[13]
Andre Norton asked us to gaze into this magical man's "Mirror" that reflected the realm of King Arthur
Merlin
Kyle
|
$400
[3]
When planning a city from scratch, you'd probably start with this 4-letter plan showing streets & blocks
a grid
Monica
|
$400
[1]
Lucy Whitmore in "50 First Dates"; Sheila Hammond on "Santa Clarita Diet"
Drew Barrymore
Monica
|
$400
[7]
A keyboard command to bring up the Task Manager is control-alt-this
delete
Lori
|
$400
[20]
Reflecting Mali's colonial heritage, it's the official language
French
Kyle
|
$400
[23]
Here's a bust of this German composer, who the sculptor said was listening to God
Beethoven
Monica
|
|
$800
[14]
Satan might be the father of the title woman's child in this novel by Ira Levin
Rosemary's Baby
Kyle
|
$1,200
[5]
We'll need a few of these pedestrian overpasses, also a term for the route a plane takes
a skyway
Kyle
|
$800
[2]
Inigo Montoya in "The Princess Bride"; Saul Berenson on "Homeland"
Mandy Patinkin
Lori
Monica
|
$800
[8]
We hope you're not one of these people who secretly listen in on private conversations
an eavesdropper
Lori
|
$800
[21]
Mali's most popular sport, it has a team in every major town & Malians playing professionally in Europe
soccer
Kyle
|
$800
[24]
Oh say can you see the bust of this lawyer, who became D.C.'s D.A. in 1833
(Francis Scott) Key
Kyle
|
|
$1,200
[15]
In "Hush, Hush" young Nora falls for Patch, one of these sullied followers of Lucifer
fallen angels
Monica
|
$1,600
[6]
Extremely small parks in cities are named for this clothing part
a pocket park
Lori
Monica
|
$1,200
[19]
Chief Rash in "Drowning Mona"; Frank on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"
Danny DeVito
Monica
|
$1,200
[9]
The last song Rodgers & Hammerstein wrote together, it ends, "Bless my homeland forever"
"Edelweiss"
Kyle
|
DD
$1,000
[30]
Mali's "Great" one of these in the city of Djenne is the world's largest mud brick structure
a mosque
Kyle
|
$1,200
[25]
A bronze head of this man who became Rome's sole ruler in 27 B.C. was found in 1910
Augustus
Monica
|
|
$1,600
[16]
In books by Julie Kagawa, Meghan discovers that she's half-this & also that the word can be spelled with a middle "E"
fae (or faerie)
Kyle
Monica
|
DD
$2,000
[4]
YIMBY stands for this, as some neighborhoods are okay with attracting affordable housing
"Yes, in my backyard"
Monica
|
$1,600
[18]
Wanda in "A Fish Called Wanda"; Cathy on "Scream Queens"
Jamie Lee Curtis
Monica
|
$1,600
[10]
In England you go to this colorful store to buy fresh fruit & vegetables
the greengrocer
Lori
Monica
|
$1,200
[28]
Bamako, Mali's capital, is on a major river & the city's symbol is 3 of these reptiles
crocodiles
Kyle
|
$1,600
[27]
In 2017 the Wende Museum featured 100-plus busts of this Soviet leader, who still lies in Red Square
Lenin
Kyle
|
|
$2,000
[22]
This author of "The Farthest Shore", part of the "Earthsea" series, passed over to the far shore herself in 2018
(Ursula) Le Guin
Lori
|
$2,000
[12]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a road on the monitor.) When roads, fences, or other human activity keeps animals from feeding or migrating, urban planners create these wildlife lanes, from the Latin "to run"
a corridor
Lori
|
$2,000
[17]
Henry Hill in "Goodfellas"; Matt Wozniak on "Shades of Blue"
Ray Liotta
|
$2,000
[11]
In the 1890s supporters of this movement founded the Anti-Saloon League
temperance
Kyle
Monica
|
$1,600
[29]
In 2018 a Malian migrant to Paris saved a boy on a balcony & became this superhero "of the 18th arrondissement"
Spider-Man
Kyle
|
$2,000
[26]
In the entrance hall of Monticello Jefferson placed a bust of himself opposite one of this Cabinet secretary & rival
Alexander Hamilton
Monica
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In 1789 this doctor proposed 6 articles on penal reform to the French Assembly, including one on capital punishment
Joseph Guillotin