Kyle Jones game 8.
Dino Alexander — a medical lab scientist from Fayetteville, North Carolina
Rob Salerno — a writer-actor from Los Angeles, California
Kyle Jones — a music teacher from Aurora, Colorado (whose 7-day cash winnings total $145,403)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle | $4,000 | $4,200 | $10,600 |
$5,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$10,600
18 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Rob | $1,000 | $3,400 | $24,300 |
$22,100
New champion: $22,100 |
$21,400
21 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W |
| Dino | $800 | $3,200 | $7,600 |
$4,599
3rd place: $1,000 |
$7,600
14 R, 3 W |
| HOT, COLD OR IN BETWEEN | TERMS IN HISTORY | HELP ME WITH THE TITLE | CHRIS P. | OUTSIDE | TENDER INSIDE |
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$200
[8]
Heard at this event "honoring" Charlie Sheen:"You're the black sheep of a family responsible for 3 'Mighty Ducks' movies"
a (Comedy Central) roast
Kyle
|
$200
[1]
The South African War, fought from 1899 to 1902, was also known as this war or the Anglo-this war
the Boer War
Dino
|
$200
[23]
Shakespeare "Comedy" involving 2 pairs of twins
The Comedy of Errors
Rob
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$200
[4]
In the movies, this actor has paid several visits to the final frontier
Chris Pine
Kyle
|
$200
[15]
This 9-letter word can mean a stroll or an outdoor area for such a stroll; it's also a formal dance
a promenade
Dino
|
$200
[2]
Campfire & Jet-Puffed are brands of this sweet that's gooey on the inside
marshmallows
Kyle
|
|
$400
[9]
Said one way, it means not extreme; another, to preside over a debate
moderate
Dino
|
$400
[3]
Meaning "catastrophe", Shoah is the Hebrew name for this devastating period of genocide & persecution
the Holocaust
Dino
|
$400
[24]
Max sails off to this place, the title of a classic by Maurice Sendak, but is home in time for supper
Where the Wild Things Are
Rob
|
$400
[10]
In TV ads, this Houston Rockets guard was there to assist you with all your insurance needs along with his "twin", Cliff
Chris Paul
Kyle
|
$400
[17]
Climbing the "Seven Summits", the highest on each continent, includes 16,000' Vinson Massif on this continent
Antarctica
Dino
|
$400
[18]
This type of tender, airy cake is the basis of angel food cake as well as Boston cream pie
sponge cake
Rob
|
|
$600
[11]
A non-abominable snowman, or a dessert at Wendy's
a Frosty
Dino
|
$600
[5]
These Vikings came from the north of France & their descendants included William the Conqueror
the Normans
Kyle
|
$600
[25]
These 2 title words describe Sarah, who travels to the prairie to be a farmer's wife
plain and tall
Kyle
|
$600
[12]
As Cyril Figgis, Chris Parnell got a "Chekhov" gun from this animated spy: "Careful, it could go off for, like, no reason"
Archer
Kyle
|
$600
[19]
Of the 2 main types of softball, this one uses 9 players per side like baseball
fastpitch
Kyle
|
$600
[22]
This doubly French-named boneless cut of beef is very tender but not as flavorful as other steaks
filet mignon
Rob
|
|
$800
[13]
This 5-letter word is both lukewarm & apathetic
tepid
Kyle
|
$800
[6]
During the English Civil War, the Parliamentarians were given this derisive nickname for their close-cropped hair
the Roundheads
Dino
|
$800
[26]
William S. Burroughs got this title from Jack Kerouac
Naked Lunch
Kyle
|
$800
[16]
The 9 days this actor worked on "All the Money in the World" were well spent: he got an Oscar nomination
Christopher Plummer
Rob
|
$800
[20]
On your next beach vacation, make sure your bindings are tight for this activity
wakeboarding
Kyle
|
$800
[29]
Meuniere is a popular preparation for the Dover type of this flatfish with a delicate texture
sole
Dino
|
|
$1,000
[14]
We give the mild weather you might find in Florida a "B"-plus, this adjective
balmy
Rob
|
DD
$1,000
[7]
This adjective meaning "Germanic" is the name of a medieval order of knights founded by Germans in the holy land
Teutonic
Kyle
|
$1,000
[27]
It was the sequel to "The Winds of War"
War and Remembrance
Kyle
|
$1,000
[28]
Classical guitarist Christopher Parkening was 16 in 1964 when he got a spot in a master class taught by this Spaniard
Andrés Segovia
|
$1,000
[21]
A traceur is a practitioner of this gymnastic urban running & jumping pastime
parkour
Dino
|
— |
| IT'S A BIBLICAL THING | COUNTRIES WITH FEWER THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE | LINES FROM THE TV COMEDY | ONE GIANT LEAP | SENATORS IN THE 115th CONGRESS | ALTERNATIVES TO COACHELLA? |
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$400
[9]
When the shepherds get to see newborn Jesus in Bethlehem, they find him lying in this trough
a manger
Rob
|
$400
[2]
The 750,000 people of Bhutan live in these mountains, which include the 24,800-foot Gangkar Puensum
the Himalayas
Rob
|
$400
[8]
"You're the secretary to the vice president. That's like being Garfunkel's roadie"
Veep
Kyle
|
$400
[20]
Raise a toast to this man for his 19th century discoveries in microbiology & for saving the French wine industry
Pasteur
Kyle
|
$400
[1]
She was the Boston Globe Magazine's Bostonian of the Year for 2009
(Elizabeth) Warren
Rob
|
$400
[25]
This king of Wakanda is the alter ego of the Black Panther
T'Challa
Rob
|
|
$800
[12]
Noah figures out that the waters have receded after seeing this type of leaf in the mouth of a dove
an olive branch (or leaf)
Dino
|
$800
[3]
Winter sports & duty-free shopping lure 8 million tourists a year to this 76,000-strong nation of the Pyrenees
Andorra
Dino
|
$800
[10]
Dwight:"I'm all about loyalty... I'm going wherever they value loyalty the most"
The Office
Dino
|
$800
[21]
Around 150 A.D. while working at this library city, Ptolemy wrote "Guide to Geography", the first of its kind
Alexandria
Rob
|
$800
[4]
(House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi gives the clue.) Currently the longest-serving Republican in the Senate is this man from Utah who has announced he'll step down at the end of his term, after 4 decades of service
(Orrin) Hatch
Kyle
|
$800
[26]
A Grimm fairy tale says, "As...she always looked dusty and dirty, they called her" this name
Cinderella
Dino
|
|
$1,200
[14]
He pushes on 2 pillars & brings the house down for some sweet revenge in Judges 16
Samson
Rob
|
$1,200
[5]
Suriname's citizens converse in Taki-Taki Creole, English & this official language
Dutch
Rob
Dino
|
$1,200
[17]
Alec Baldwin on this show: "Yes, my daughter is Canadian American but I'm going to treat her just like a human baby"
30 Rock
Rob
|
$1,200
[22]
In the 18th century Thomas Newcomen & James Watt developed this source of power
steam
Kyle
|
$1,200
[11]
The 2 independents in the current Senate are Angus King Jr. of Maine & this guy from a nearby state
(Bernie) Sanders
Kyle
|
$1,200
[27]
Braiding is one way to make this Sabbath staple
challah
Rob
Dino
|
|
$2,000
[16]
In legend this weapon that pierced Jesus' side has become one "of destiny" that confers superpowers
a spear
Kyle
|
$1,600
[6]
The small African nation of Djibouti has a strategic location on this sea
the Red Sea
Kyle
Rob
|
$1,600
[18]
"Have you seen that movie? Maris & I rented the video. I don't mind telling you, we pushed our beds together that night"
Frasier
Dino
|
$1,600
[23]
His important experiments included launching the 1st successful liquid propellant rocket; it only traveled 184 feet
Robert Goddard
|
$1,600
[13]
In April of 2018, shebecame the first sitting U.S. senator to give birth
(Tammy) Duckworth
Rob
|
$1,600
[28]
This word precedes "leopard dog" in the name of the official pooch of Louisiana
Catahoula
|
|
DD
$3,500
[15]
In 1 Samuel David pulls 5 of these from a brook; they will come in handy
stones
Rob
|
DD
$3,000
[7]
This European country has about 33,000 people; the country that completely surrounds it has about 60 million
San Marino
Rob
|
$2,000
[19]
On this '90s show:"I can handle it. 'Handle' is my middle name. Actually, it's the middle part of my first name"
Friends
Rob
|
$2,000
[24]
In the '70s Dennis Ritchie created this computer language & your web browser is likely written in it or in it "++"
C
Kyle
|
$2,000
[30]
She's the main (well, senior) senator from Maine
(Susan) Collins
Rob
|
$2,000
[29]
A town in Italy gave its name to this dance, once thought to be the remedy for the painful bite of a large, hairy spider
a tarantella
Dino
|
This word for a gem & a shade of blue derives from the name of a Eurasian country from which gems came to Western Europe
turquoise