Nancy Schoppa — a retired high school teacher from Saint Jo, Texas
William Benson — a psychologist from New York, New York
Rob Salerno — a writer-actor from Los Angeles, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $22,100)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob | $3,200 | $2,600 | $6,200 |
$5
3rd place: $1,000 |
$6,200
12 R, 1 W |
| William | $800 | $2,200 | $8,400 |
$799
2nd place: $2,000 |
$5,400
15 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| Nancy | $2,000 | $3,600 | $7,600 |
$3,600
New champion: $3,600 |
$8,800
13 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| GALAPAGOS: PLANTS & ANIMALS | THE COMPANY CAR | IT CAN'T GET MUCH WORSE | FASHION FROM HEAD TO TOE | WORDS FROM THE COMICS | IN THE "FOR" CAST |
|
$200
[26]
(Alex presents from the Galapagos Islands.) A 2013 study on diving mammals, like these Galapagos sea lions, found that they contain a positively charged myoglobin; it's a protein that allows them to store this gas, which permits them to stay underwater longer as they hunt for their fish prey
oxygen
William
|
$200
[21]
Truck around in its Tacoma
Toyota
William
|
$200
[16]
Vividly described in Samuel Pepys' diary, this 4-day catastrophe that destroyed most of the city began on Sept. 2, 1666
the Great Fire of London
William
|
$200
[11]
urbandictionary.com has harsh words for the hairdo called a "man" this, "used by hipsters"
a bun
Rob
|
$200
[1]
This substance that weakens or cripples Superman can now mean a substance that affects any particular person
kryptonite
William
|
$200
[2]
1994:Sally Field, Tom Hanks, Robin Wright
Forrest Gump
Rob
|
|
$400
[27]
(Alex presents from the Galapagos Islands.) With eyes that are adapted for its hunting time when small fish rise to the surface to feed on plankton, theswallowtail gullis the only gull that can be described by this 9-letter adjective
nocturnal
Rob
|
$400
[22]
There's only one consonant in this maker of the S7
Audi
William
|
$400
[17]
Messina was destroyed in a 1908 earthquake that devastated this Italian island
Sicily
Nancy
|
$400
[12]
It's the mammalian mustache sported here, flippers not included
a walrus
Rob
William
|
$400
[3]
Thischaracter inspired a suit, a collar & shoe with his name
Buster Brown
Nancy
|
$400
[7]
1992:Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman
Unforgiven
Rob
|
|
$600
[28]
(Alex presents from the Galapagos islands.) Over 60,000 acres of the Galapagos Islands have been set aside for beneficial crops, like this grass of the genus Saccharum; this primitive but very effective press is helping to extract the juices--go Jimmy, go Jimmy
sugar cane
Nancy
|
$600
[23]
Sail on by in this brand's Armada
Nissan
William
|
$600
[18]
In 1887 a flood of this "colorful" river in China flattened 1,500 villages
the Yellow River
William
|
$600
[13]
A sweater with a collar a bit more assertive than a crewneck is called a mock this
a turtleneck
Nancy
|
$600
[4]
This 2-word name for a rich benefactor comes from a "Little Orphan Annie" character
Daddy Warbucks
Rob
|
$600
[8]
2008:Russell Brand, Mila Kunis, Jason Segel
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Rob
|
|
$1,000
[30]
(Alex presents from the Galapagos Islands.) Portulaca, which is this type of plant named for its water-storing tissues, will turn a brightyellowin the rainy season, & the land iguanas that feast on this plant will eagerly approach visitors, if they happen to be wearing yellow
succulents
Rob
|
$800
[24]
Need some insight on its Insight? OK--the car gets 44 MPG
Honda
William
|
$800
[19]
British kids no longer worked this job after some as young as 7 were killed doing it in an 1838 Yorkshire disaster
coal mining
Nancy
|
$800
[14]
Stockings in an open diamond-shaped pattern are called these, which honestly, does not sound sexy at all
fishnet
Nancy
|
$800
[5]
This alliterative term for a social misfit comes from the title comic strip character seen here
sad sack
|
$800
[9]
2006:Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman, John Hurt
V for Vendetta
Rob
|
|
DD
$1,200
[29]
(Alex presents from the Galapagos Islands.) "Darwin's finches writ large" is how Carl Safina describes this soaring bird; the waved type here in the Galapagos is the only truly tropical type, & it has evolved distinct markings that help provide its name
the albatross
Nancy
|
$1,000
[25]
Its Mirage from Japan is no mirage
a Mitsubishi
Nancy
|
$1,000
[20]
In 1989 this hurricane that followed Gabrielle caused $3 billion in damage to Charleston
Hugo
|
$1,000
[15]
Sure, you can put dimes or quarters in the slot in the strap of these "relaxing" shoes, but they have this name for a reason
penny loafers
William
|
$1,000
[6]
Lockheed Martin adopted the name "Skunk Works" from a similar name for a backwoods still in this comic strip
Li'l Abner
Nancy
|
$1,000
[10]
1971:Sean Connery, Charles Gray, Jill St. John
Diamonds Are Forever
|
| poetry | RIVER WORDS | "IN", THE MIDDLE | GOVERNMENT & POLITICS | PAINTED LADIES | I'M A HUGE FAN! |
|
$400
[2]
archy, created by don marquis, writes in lower case; he's a cockroach & can't press a letter & this key at the same time
shift
William
|
$400
[19]
The land beside a river prone to flooding is called the "flood" type of this flat area
a plain
Rob
|
$400
[1]
Turndown service leaves one on your pillow
a mint
Nancy
|
$400
[15]
In April 2018 Paul Ryan said he'd leave the House of Representatives & this top post there
Speaker
Nancy
|
$400
[16]
His "Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 1" is better known as his "Mother"
Whistler
Nancy
|
$400
[18]
If you like Phish or this Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, you are a "Phan"
Phantom of the Opera
Rob
|
|
$800
[7]
"i carry your heart with me" & "i am so glad and very" are efforts from this twentieth century poet famous for using lower case
ee cummings
William
|
$800
[20]
A tributary is a river that flows into another river; this 2,540-mile one joins the Mississippi River near St. Louis
the Missouri
William
|
$800
[3]
Here's the clue: it's a synonym for "clue"
hint
William
|
$800
[14]
Nominated to be the first woman to head this agency, Gina Haspel said she excelled at dead drops & back-alley meetings
the CIA
William
|
$800
[17]
Around 1875 he painted "Dancers Preparing for the Ballet"
Degas
Rob
|
$800
[21]
If you wanna rock & roll all nite & party every day, you might be part of this group's "Army"
KISS
Nancy
|
|
$1,200
[8]
of the first 65 lines of his "howl", only 2 start with a capital letter: "I" & the "P" in "Peyote"
(Allen) Ginsberg
William
|
— |
$1,200
[4]
To draw back suddenly in fear or horror
flinch or cringe
William
|
$1,600
[12]
The front of a dollar bill says it's this kind of "note", representing the overseer of our banking system
Federal Reserve note
William
Nancy
|
$1,200
[25]
Seen here, John William Waterhouse's "The Lady of Shalott" was inspired by this Brit's narrative poem
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
|
$1,200
[22]
Sons of the Desert, a fan society of this comedy duo, is named for the pair's 1933 film
Laurel and Hardy
|
|
$1,600
[9]
adjective for the brand of poetry kits created by dave kapell when he moved words at random to try to beat writer's block
magnetic
|
— |
$1,600
[5]
A climber, especially in a European mountain range
an alpinist
|
$2,000
[13]
On Sept. 1, 1980, The New York Times said "Republicans worry about" one of these events that happen late in a campaign
a October surprise
Rob
|
— |
$1,600
[23]
Jimmy Buffett's fans are Parrot Heads; children of Parrot Heads & younger fans are known as these little birds
Parakeets
Nancy
|
|
$2,000
[10]
she says her books like "milk and honey" have no capital letters because her mother tongue, punjabi, doesn't either
Rupi Kaur
|
— |
$2,000
[6]
Adjective meaning derived from the language of ancient Rome, or sounding formal & stiff
Latinate
|
DD
$4,200
[11]
The govt. reached a milestone in 2018, awarding its 10 millionth of these protections; more than 100,000 have gone to IBM
patents
William
|
— |
DD
$2,000
[24]
Die-hard fans of this 1975 movie are naturally "Finaddicts"
Jaws
Nancy
|
In Sept. 2017 Prince Charles became the longest-serving Prince of Wales, passing the man who became this king
Edward VII