Francesco Caporusso — a technical support analyst from Lititz, Pennsylvania
Swetha Dravida — an M.D.-Ph.D. student from New Haven, Connecticut
Staci Huffman — a certified public accountant from Nine Mile Falls, Washington (whose 1-day cash winnings total $29,201)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staci | $400 | $3,600 | $12,400 |
$4,500
3rd place: $1,000 |
$13,600
18 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Swetha | $1,000 | $1,000 | $7,200 |
$10,200
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,400
16 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Francesco | $2,200 | $5,000 | $14,600 |
$24,801
New champion: $24,801 |
$14,600
15 R, 1 W |
| I'M NOT RETIRING! | EPONYMS | DESCRIBING THE BEST PICTURE OSCAR WINNER | HOPE | ETERNAL | SPRINGS |
|
$200
[11]
Strom Thurmond served in this body until he was 100; I've got a long way to go!
the Senate
Swetha
|
$200
[6]
This synonym for "opulent" comes from the name of a luxury hotel
ritzy
Staci
Swetha
|
$200
[1]
1995:Men in kilts battle for freedom
Braveheart
Francesco
|
$200
[21]
He was born in Hope, Arkansas on August 19, 1946
Bill Clinton
Francesco
|
$200
[16]
"Adon olam", which can mean "Lord of the world" or "Lord eternal", ends Sabbath services in these houses of worship
synagogues
Staci
Francesco
|
$400
[29]
A thoroughbred race track is located in this N.Y. "Springs" city near Revolutionary War battle sites
Saratoga
Staci
|
|
$400
[12]
I want to bring the show to this NFL team's Hard Rock Stadium, formerly Joe Robbie Stadium, when it hosts the Super Bowl in 2020
the (Miami) Dolphins
Staci
Francesco
|
$400
[7]
This word for photographers who might follow a celeb around comes from the name of a Fellini character
paparazzi
Swetha
|
$400
[2]
2015:The Boston Globe illuminates church wrongdoing
Spotlight
Staci
|
$400
[22]
A hope chest was used for storage in anticipation of this
marriage
Staci
|
$400
[17]
In November 1963 an Army engineer rigged a luau lamp with a propane line to make this for President Kennedy's grave
eternal flame
Francesco
|
$600
[28]
Gold medal hopefuls train at the U.S. Olympic complex in this city 6,000 feet up
Colorado Springs
Staci
|
|
$600
[13]
One of these named for James Webb will orbit the sun in 2021--I want to show you the pictures it will send back
a satellite (or a telescope)
Francesco
|
$600
[8]
This tight-fitting garment was the last name of a 19th century French trapeze artist who wore one
leotard
Staci
|
$600
[3]
1988:2 very different brothers take a road trip
Rain Man
Swetha
|
$600
[23]
A classic song says, "Anyone knows an ant can't move a rubber tree plant, but he's got" these
high hopes
Staci
|
$600
[18]
In the King James Bible, John 3:16 speaks of this kind of "life", a synonym for "eternal"
everlasting
Staci
|
$800
[27]
Chaucer wrote of "The Wife of" this city, home to a famous U.K. hot mineral springs
Bath
Staci
|
|
$800
[14]
I've read clues about the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics; now it's on to that city's Winter Games coming up in this year
2022
|
$800
[9]
A god of dreams inspired the name of this drowsiness-inducing narcotic
morphine
|
$800
[4]
2008:They didn't have to put it in the form of a question to win
Slumdog Millionaire
Staci
|
$800
[24]
"All hope abandon, ye who enter here" is a line from this 14th century poem
The Divine Comedy
Swetha
|
$800
[19]
In Greek myth Tithonus was granted eternal life, but not eternal this, so he got old & withered
youth
Swetha
|
$1,000
[26]
Check out these snow monkeyschilling at the steamy springs in Jigokudani in this country
Japan
Francesco
|
|
$1,000
[15]
I look forward to 2020 & telling you about the next world's tallest building, the Jeddah Tower in this kingdom
Saudi Arabia
|
$1,000
[10]
In theology Thomism refers to this thinker's doctrines
Thomas Aquinas
Francesco
|
DD
$1,200
[5]
1996:What they don't realize is that Ralph Fiennes' character is really Hungarian
The English Patient
Staci
|
$1,000
[25]
Southern California's City of Hope hospital began specializing in this disease in the 1940s
cancer
Francesco
|
$1,000
[20]
In 1882 this German philosopher wrote of "eternal recurrence"--joy in the idea of living your life over & over the same way
Nietzsche
|
— |
| ALL KINDS OF BOOKS | THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES | I WANNA SAX YOU UP | WILL & GRACE | BEFORE SUNRISE | UNUSUAL-LOOKING ANIMALS |
|
$400
[1]
Louisette Bertholle & Simone Beck shared credit with her on "Mastering the Art of French Cooking"
Julia Child
Staci
Francesco
|
$400
[16]
The bank began with a proposal to Congress from this Treasury Secretary in 1790
Alexander Hamilton
Staci
|
$400
[21]
Bobby Keys played the sax solo on "Brown Sugar" with this group that he toured with for more than 45 years
The Rolling Stones
Staci
|
$400
[6]
No big stretch--he played dad to Willow in "I Am Legend" & to Jaden in "The Pursuit of Happyness"
Will Smith
Swetha
|
$400
[11]
The risk of melanoma doubles in people who've gotten this outdoor condition 5 times or more
a sunburn
Swetha
|
$800
[29]
This 6-letter name of the shrimp seen here also follows "praying" in the name of an insect
mantis
Swetha
|
|
$800
[2]
An 1833 collection of nursery rhymes was called this character's "Melodies"
Mother Goose
Swetha
|
$800
[17]
In the 1810s, many state banks went bankrupt when the U.S. bank forced them to exchange these 2 metals for banknotes
gold and silver
Swetha
|
$800
[22]
In the '40s this "Yardbird" & sax genius formed a quintet with some okay players like Max Roach & Miles Davis
Charlie Parker
|
$800
[7]
In the 1920s this cowboy humorist was honorary mayor of Beverly Hills, California
Will Rogers
Swetha
|
$800
[12]
Branch of Orthodox Islam
Sunni
Swetha
|
$1,200
[27]
The griffon species of this bird has a featherless head, perhaps to keep blood from matting while eating a carcass
a vulture
Swetha
|
|
$1,200
[3]
There are now over 250 titles in this series of inspirational books cooked up by Jack Canfield & Mark Victor Hansen
Chicken Soup for the Soul
Francesco
|
DD
$1,000
[18]
Jeffersonians killed the first bank, but it returned 4 years later after this war wrecked U.S. finances
the War of 1812
Swetha
|
$1,200
[23]
This man whose real last name is Gorelick tweeted a pic of himself on a T-shirt that said "Nobody blows harder" than him
Kenny G
Staci
|
$1,200
[8]
She followed Florence Harding into the White House
Grace Coolidge
Staci
|
$1,200
[13]
Olive Garden says sauce made from these is "the food of dreams"
sun-dried tomatoes
Swetha
|
$1,600
[26]
This ugly eel with a very long snout has 2 sets of jaws & teeth
moray
Staci
|
|
$1,600
[4]
"Reality Sandwiches" is a 1963 collection by this poet of the Beat generation
(Allen) Ginsberg
Swetha
Francesco
|
$1,600
[19]
In 1832 this president vetoed renewal of the bank's charter, calling it "a hydra of corruption"
(Andrew) Jackson
Francesco
|
$1,600
[24]
This composer wrote the "Pink Panther" theme with sax man Plas Johnson in mind
Mancini
Staci
|
$1,600
[9]
In 2016thisrear admiral & "First Lady of Software" was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Grace Hopper
Swetha
|
$1,600
[14]
Chinese ruling dynasty of the 10th to 13th centuries
the Sung
Francesco
|
DD
$4,000
[28]
Yes, yes, this nocturnal lemur seenhereuses an elongated finger to pry insects from trees
the aye-aye
Swetha
|
|
$2,000
[5]
The first Agatha Christie novel featuring Miss Marple was "Murder at" this type of religious residence
the vicarage
Swetha
|
$2,000
[20]
The loss of the second bank & the increase of banks of this feline type, like a kind of oil driller, led to the Panic of 1837
wildcat
Francesco
|
$2,000
[25]
I said hey, babe, Ronnie Ross closes out this man's "Walk On The Wild Side" with a baritone sax solo
Lou Reed
Francesco
|
$2,000
[10]
Not a movie star but a movie czar, his censorship code governed the movie industry until the 1960s
Will Hays
|
$2,000
[15]
Old-timey plural noun for miscellaneous small items, maybe from a dry goods store
sundries
Staci
|
— |
From 1936 to 1941 this city was the capital of Italian East Africa
Addis Ababa