Nick Wawrykow — a graduate student from Ann Arbor, Michigan
Staci Huffman — a certified public accountant from Nine Mile Falls, Washington
Dave Leffler — a retired police officer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (whose 4-day cash winnings total $100,102)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave | $1,400 | $4,600 | $10,600 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$10,600
17 R, 3 W |
| Staci | $2,000 | $3,600 | $16,000 |
$29,201
New champion: $29,201 |
$15,600
20 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Nick | $200 | $2,600 | $14,600 |
$21,201
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,600
17 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| DAY ONE | ALL ABOUT AUTHORS | GET "HIP" | HEELS | FACES | PRO WRESTLING |
|
$200
[14]
The folks who founded this Fla. city July 31, 1875 didn't see its future as "Theme Park Capital of the World"
Orlando
Nick
|
$200
[1]
In 1855 he published an autobiography, "The Fairy Tale of My Life"
(Hans Christian) Andersen
Dave
|
$200
[3]
During Prohibition, it was someone who wore a hip flask, not ironic T-shirts & skinny jeans
a hipster
Staci
|
$200
[26]
Your feet can roar in heels designed by this pop princess who had a No. 1 hit with "Roar"
Katy Perry
Staci
|
$200
[22]
This Warrior earned his second straight NBA finals MVP award in 2018
Kevin Durant
Nick
|
$200
[9]
Larger than life in just about every way, this wrestler is seenherein his younger days
Andre the Giant
Dave
|
|
$400
[15]
May 8, 1960 was Mother's Day; on May 9 the FDA approved this, making motherhood more of a choice
the birth control pill
Staci
|
$400
[2]
Bill Clinton teamed with this man who's sold 350 mil. books to write the 2018 thriller "The President is Missing"
(James) Patterson
Staci
|
$400
[4]
4-word phrase meaning to make a snap decision, or to fire without aiming
to shoot from the hip
Dave
|
$400
[10]
It's the feline name for the type of heel seen here
a kitten (heel)
Staci
|
$400
[12]
Apple's leader since 2011, he's the first openly gay CEO of a Fortune 500 company
Cook
Nick
|
$400
[23]
Among WWE's "25 Most Devastating Submission Holds": the camel clutch, mandible claw (with Mr. Socko!) & a classic full this
nelson
Nick
|
|
$600
[18]
On July 1, 1976 the Smithsonian met the "lofty" goal of opening this museum's current building in time for the bicentennial
the Air and Space Museum
Dave
|
$600
[5]
This South Carolinian was the oldest son of an authoritarian Marine he depicted in "The Great Santini"
(Pat) Conroy
Staci
|
$600
[6]
A TV commercial for this kids' game around since the '70s said, "We're in an eating race"
Hungry Hungry Hippos
Dave
Nick
|
$600
[11]
It's not just a political party's aims--it's also a shoe with a thick sole at the front & a higher heel to compensate
a platform
Dave
|
$600
[13]
Once a Miss America herself, this former Fox News anchor is now the head of the Miss America pageant
(Gretchen) Carlson
Dave
|
$600
[24]
A 2018 WWE PPV was "TLC: Tables, Ladders", these, which somehow end up being used as a weapon a lot; wait, isn't that illegal?
chairs
Dave
|
|
$800
[19]
A New York City art show that opened October 31, 1962 is credited with introducing the world to this style shown here
pop art
Nick
|
DD
$1,000
[7]
Hunter S. Thompson didn't coin this word; editor Bill Cardoso did, to describe Hunter's style of journalism
gonzo
Nick
|
$800
[16]
Hope you went to school on this seahorse-shaped region of the brain
the hippocampus
Dave
|
$800
[27]
Thisstyle of shoe is named for the strap that goes around the heel
a slingback
Staci
|
$800
[21]
Thisjournalist won a Pulitzer Prize for his stories on predatory behavior in Hollywood
(Ronan) Farrow
Staci
|
$800
[29]
In 1991 Regis & I handled announcing duties for Wrestlemania VII, working with her, Donald Trump's second wife
(Marla) Maples
Dave
Staci
|
|
$1,000
[20]
On May 25, 1787, the first day of this, it chose George Washington as its president & William Jackson as secretary
the Constitutional Convention
Dave
Staci
|
$1,000
[8]
Featured in several novels, a writer named Nathan Zuckerman was this author's fictional alter ego
Philip Roth
|
$1,000
[17]
A popular modern version of this says, "Above all, I must not play at God"
the Hippocratic Oath
Nick
|
$1,000
[28]
"The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards" is the subtitle of a documentary about this Spanish designer of high heels
Manolo Blahnik
|
$1,000
[25]
Thisformer South Carolina governor has represented the United States in the United Nations
(Nikki) Haley
Dave
|
— |
| THE MEDICAL FILE OF ALEX TREBEK | WHAT A COUNTR"E" | IT'S JUST GRASS, MAN | SIGNATURE DRINKS OF FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | AFTER THE CIVIL WAR | A CHOICE 4-LETTER WORD |
|
$400
[15]
When I was 5 years old, I had these infection fighters removed & was promised all the ice cream I could eat--I'm still waiting
your tonsils
Nick
|
$400
[8]
It fought a 1990s border war with Peru
Ecuador
Staci
|
$400
[27]
Even if not shredded & served with milk, wheat is this type of grass whose grain is used for food
cereal
Staci
|
$400
[4]
In a 1976 film this title boxer risks salmonella with his drink--5 raw eggs
Rocky (Balboa)
Dave
|
$400
[26]
This theatre owner was jailed for 39 days following Lincoln's death & forced to sell his building
(John T.) Ford
Dave
|
$400
[25]
To cast a ballot
to vote
Nick
|
|
$800
[17]
I'm not one of the writers, but sure enough developed this wrist condition due to pressure on the median nerve
carpal tunnel
Staci
|
$800
[7]
A 1974 military coup deposed the last of this Africa nation's emperors
Ethiopia
Dave
|
$800
[28]
I reckon you don't officially have to put Kentucky in front of this all-acoustic music style of Ricky Skaggs & others
bluegrass
Nick
|
$800
[5]
Homer Simpson's beverage of choice is this beer
Duff
Staci
|
$800
[23]
Capt. Tom Custer, who won 2 medals of honor during the war, joined his brother's unit & died with him at this 1876 battle
Little Big Horn
Nick
|
$800
[24]
A president's official "Uh uh, no way!" to a bill
a veto
Staci
|
|
$1,200
[12]
Running after a thief down a hotel hallway, I blew out this body part, named for the son of a nymph
an Achilles tendon
Nick
|
$1,200
[6]
Popular unrest ousted its president in February 2011, just in time for spring
Egypt
Staci
|
$1,200
[3]
Stampede is a variety of this grass once grazed upon by bovines on the Great Plains
buffalo grass
Dave
Nick
|
$1,200
[11]
Carrie Bradshaw of "Sex & the City" made this cocktail a signature drink of the '90s
the Cosmopolitan
Staci
|
$1,200
[22]
The grandson of a president, heserved with Sherman & in 1888 was elected president himself
Benjamin Harrison
Staci
|
$1,200
[18]
A classified ad is also known as this kind of ad
a want ad
Dave
|
|
$1,600
[13]
Many suffer lower back pain & like me may opt for this procedure that joins vertebrae together
a fusion
Nick
|
DD
$2,000
[9]
The last Russian troops left it in 1994
Estonia
Staci
|
$1,600
[30]
Tom yum goong from Thailand is made with prawns & this, Cymbopogon citratus
lemongrass
Dave
Nick
|
$1,600
[1]
The Dude abides this Kahlua, vodka & cream cocktail
a White Russian
Nick
|
$1,600
[16]
Clara Barton traveled to this Confederate prison to help gather evidence of missing & deceased soldiers
Andersonville
Staci
|
$1,600
[19]
The King James Bible says "The Lord set" this distinguishing sign "upon Cain"
the mark
Dave
|
|
$2,000
[14]
I'm fine now, but slipping & hitting my head led to blood on the brain, a subdural one of these swellings
a hematoma
Dave
Nick
|
$2,000
[10]
This African country is about 1 degree north of where its name suggests
Equatorial Guinea
Nick
|
$2,000
[29]
A member of the dog family is in the name of this common meadow grass with soft, brush-like flowering spikes
foxtail
|
$2,000
[2]
For breakfast at Hogwarts, Harry, Ron & Hermione have this juice, ice cold
pumpkin juice
Staci
|
DD
$6,000
[21]
This Union general who lost the 1864 presidential race was later governor of New Jersey
McClellan
Nick
|
$2,000
[20]
Proverbially, to remove select creatures from a group is to do this to "the herd"
to thin (or cull)
Nick
|
In Act I of this opera, a messenger says, "Barbarous Ethiopians" have invaded & "are already marching on Thebes"
Aida