Kristina Johnson — a freelance writer and stay-at-home mom from Flushing, New York
Patrick Wyman — a history podcaster and writer from Los Angeles, California
Alex Schmidt — a writer and comedian from Pasadena, California (whose 3-day cash winnings total $64,879)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex | $2,600 | $4,400 | $19,900 |
$28,001
4-day champion: $92,880 |
$20,000
22 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Patrick | $1,600 | $4,800 | $14,000 |
$11,800
2nd place: $2,000 |
$12,800
17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Kristina | $1,000 | $3,600 | $8,000 |
$1,999
3rd place: $1,000 |
$8,000
11 R, 0 W |
| CARTOON FEMALES | STOCK SYMBOLS | A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT: WORLD CAPITAL EDITION | I NEED A HOBBY! | METEOROLOGICAL RHYME TIME | EDISON LABS |
|
$200
[5]
Lisa Simpson takes moral stands on many an issue & also plays a mean one of these instruments
a saxophone
Alex
|
$200
[16]
This retailer is right on TGT
Target
Kristina
|
$200
[1]
The Seine River
Paris
Kristina
|
$200
[11]
Can you solve this puzzle in speedcubing? Can you solve it in the world record time of 4.22 seconds?
a Rubik's cube
Patrick
|
$200
[21]
A gecko that only shows up during a fierce winter snowstorm
blizzard lizard
Patrick
|
$200
[22]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew presents from Edison Labs in Menlo Park, NJ.) On a historic day in 1877, Edison spoke "Mary had a little lamb" into this device; he later recalled his surprise at its instant success, saying, "I was always afraid of things that worked the first time"
a phonograph
Patrick
|
|
$400
[6]
1 of the 2 females who solve mysteries with Scooby Doo; they got their own prequel movie in 2018
Velma (or Daphne)
Alex
|
$400
[17]
HD, DVD, A/V, L.E.D., HDMI... it's all here at this store--BBY
Best Buy
Kristina
|
$400
[2]
The Tiber River
Rome
Alex
|
$400
[12]
The scouting badge seenherecovers this type of canoe in flatwater--the whitewater badge is for rapids
a kayak
Alex
|
$400
[24]
The price of thin ice crystals forming on the ground or other surfaces
a frost cost
Patrick
|
$400
[23]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew presents from Edison Labs in Menlo Park, NJ.) Thomas Edison regularly worked 80-hour weeks & punched his own time clock, making him a living example of his familiar dictum: "Genius is 1% inspiration, 99%" this
perspiration
Kristina
|
|
$600
[7]
Mother to Judy & Elroy, Jane is the glue that keeps this TV family of the future together
the Jetsons
Patrick
|
$600
[18]
This company, CVX, can get gassy
Chevron
|
$600
[3]
The 300-mile-long Han River
Seoul
Alex
|
$600
[13]
Lapidary is polishing & cutting these
stones
Patrick
|
$600
[26]
Eating utensil for use during the seasonal rainy period of southeast Asia
a monsoon spoon
Patrick
|
$600
[25]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew presents from Edison Labs in Menlo Park, NJ.) In 1894 Edison filmed members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, including this trick-shot artist in action
Annie Oakley
Kristina
|
|
$800
[8]
Bubbles is a member of this original Townsville trio of big-eyed heroes
the Powerpuff Girls
Alex
|
$800
[19]
RAD, this corporation, will totally sell you drugs
Rite Aid
|
$800
[4]
The River Liffey
Dublin
Kristina
|
$800
[14]
If you live in the UK, you can try gongoozling, staring at passing boats on these, like the Kennet & Avon one
canals
Patrick
|
$800
[29]
A daily record of the pollution in L.A. or Beijing
a smog log
Alex
|
$800
[27]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from Edison Labs in Menlo Park, NJ.) In 1875 Edison invented an electric needle pen for copying documents, but the pen was a failure--but in 1891, it was adapted into then eedle penstill used today for this body modification process
tattooing
Patrick
|
|
$1,000
[9]
In 2005 Charlize Theron brought this animated futuristic MTV secret agent to the big screen
Aeon Flux
Alex
|
$1,000
[20]
In Feb. 2018 one "A" share of this, BRK, was going for about $310,000 a pop
Berkshire Hathaway
Patrick
|
$1,000
[10]
The Tagus River
Lisbon
Patrick
|
DD
$1,600
[15]
From Turkish for "napkin", this craft is all about the knots
macramé
Patrick
|
$1,000
[30]
A brief rush of wind carrying fine, powdery earth
a dust gust
Alex
|
$1,000
[28]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew presents from Edison Labs in Menlo Park, NJ.) Written after a 1914 fire damaged the labs, aletteroffering Edison best wishes for continuing health & success shows that the rivalry between Edison & this European electrical genius was not as bitter as it's sometimes made out to be
(Nikola) Tesla
Kristina
|
| DRIVING ALEXIS | UNUSUAL CHARACTERS | THE 18th CENTURY | "AE" | EXOPHONES | ISLE OF DOGS |
|
$400
[22]
In 1912 someone must have driven Alexis Carrel to give his Nobel lecture on suturing these, arteries & veins
blood vessels
Alex
|
$400
[1]
Zaphod Beeblebrox of "Hitchhiker's Guide" fame is instantly recognizable, as he sports 2 of these
heads
Alex
|
$400
[25]
Thomas Godfrey wrote the first play by an American professionally staged, in this Delaware River city in 1767
Philadelphia
Alex
Patrick
|
$400
[6]
In the 1960s ska & rocksteady gave way to this style of music, mon
reggae
Alex
|
$400
[24]
Exophonic writers, like this Polish-born author of "Lord Jim", write in languages other than their native one
Conrad
Alex
|
$1,200
[28]
The two-color variety of this breed is named for artist Edwin Landseer, who memorably painted the dog as seen here
the Landseer Newfoundland
|
|
$800
[21]
If you're driving company founder Alexis Ohanian to Reddit's offices, head for the Tenderloin area of this city
San Francisco
Alex
|
$800
[2]
In the Pokemon universe, Litwick appears as a ghostly sort of this inanimate object (look at the name)
a candle
Alex
|
$800
[18]
In this 1776 work Adam Smith advocated free trade & competition
Wealth of Nations
Kristina
|
$800
[7]
It's the type of performer seen here
an aerialist
Kristina
|
$800
[23]
While in exile in England from 1726 to 1728, this philosopher born Francois-Marie Arouet wrote in English
Voltaire
|
$1,600
[27]
This Spanish island group that was once home to the Guanche people was named for large dogs, not birds
the Canary Islands
Alex
Kristina
|
|
$1,200
[14]
If you're driving this actress, it may be to the set of "The Handmaid's Tale"
Alexis Bledel
Patrick
|
$1,200
[3]
In this film the man-eating plant Audrey II was voiced by Levi Stubbs of the Four Tops
Little Shop of Horrors
Kristina
|
$1,200
[17]
This "Gap" or pass was discovered in 1750 & the Wilderness Road runs through it
the Cumberland Gap
Patrick
|
$1,200
[8]
A distinguished musician, especially a conductor of classical music
a maestro
Alex
|
$1,200
[11]
Tokyo native Yoko Tawada's honors include Japan's Akutagawa Prize & the 2016 Kleist Prize for her work in this language
German
|
$2,000
[26]
Thislittle terrier originated as a hunting dog on the Scottish isle for which it is named
Skye (terrier)
Patrick
|
|
$1,600
[20]
You'd want to drive the czarevich Alexis (born 1904) very carefully as he suffered from this condition
hemophilia
Patrick
|
$1,600
[4]
Catherine Coulson, who had this alliterative role on "Twin Peaks", appeared in the revival, wood in hand
the Log Lady
Alex
|
$2,000
[16]
This Prussian leader threatened the Austrian Habsburg Empire & its domains in 1740 by invading & capturing Silesia
Frederick the Great
Alex
|
$1,600
[9]
Derived from Dutch, it's another name for a large, powerfulwhirlpool
a maelstrom
Patrick
|
DD
$1,500
[12]
This Dublin-born man's pre-World War II works were mostly in English; his post-war work primarily in French
(Samuel) Beckett
Alex
|
— |
|
$2,000
[19]
Driving this author of "Democracy in America" may have been rough as he complained, "Trail infernal, carriage without springs"
(Alexis) de Tocqueville
Alex
|
$2,000
[5]
Without much provocation, this Beatles title guy commits 3 murders with a silver hammer
Maxwell
Alex
|
DD
$4,400
[15]
In addition to a bribe, 3 French agents demanded a $10 million "loan" to France in this 1797 scandal
the XYZ Affair
Patrick
|
$2,000
[10]
It's a song of praise or Thanksgiving, especially to an ancient Greek god
a paean
Alex
|
$2,000
[13]
I foretell you will name this bestselling 1923 work of English poetry by native Arabic speaker Kahlil Gibran
The Prophet
Alex
|
— |
The title of this 1947 Lerner & Loewe musical may come from the construction seen here
Brigadoon