Jonathan Dinerstein — a composer from Los Angeles, California
Maggie Byrd — a communications professional from Arlington, Virginia
Kevin Patterson — a management consultant from Cambridge, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $20,001)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin | $200 | $2,400 | $5,200 |
$4,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$5,200
13 R, 2 W |
| Maggie | $3,000 | $1,200 | $7,200 |
$7,000
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,400
13 R, 4 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Jonathan | $2,000 | $6,600 | $16,500 |
$16,500
New champion: $16,500 |
$14,600
18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| CHARCUTERIE | WORLD HISTORY | THAT'S SOME STRONG LANGUAGE! | MAKING THE ZINE | SPORTS DRAFTS | 7 WONDERS, 4 COUNTRIES |
|
$200
[9]
Used to cure meat for sausages, a mix of sodium nitrite & sodium chloride is called pink this seasoning
salt
Kevin
|
$200
[6]
At its peak in the 5th century, this Hun's empire stretched from the Rhine & Danube Rivers to the Caspian Sea
Attila
Jonathan
|
$200
[23]
Adjective for a great-sized oak or Morphin Power Rangers
mighty
Kevin
|
$200
[11]
"Zine" is a short form of "fanzine", first associated with this genre; the Hugo Awards have honored zines since 1955
sci-fi
Kevin
|
$200
[1]
This MLB team feels fine about back-to-back No. 1 draft picks Stephen Strasburg & Bryce Harper
the Washington Nationals
Maggie
|
$200
[13]
Statue of Zeus
Greece
Kevin
|
|
$400
[8]
Thoughchorizocomes from Spain, its red color comes from this spice associated with Hungary
paprika
Maggie
|
$400
[7]
In 1869 the discovery of diamonds near what became the town of Kimberley in this nation led to quite a rush
South Africa
Jonathan
|
$400
[30]
It can describe the powerful effect of a drug or for us, certain "potables"
potent
Jonathan
|
$400
[12]
London-based zine Season is pitched at female fans of fashion & this sport, like the Premier League
soccer
Maggie
|
$400
[2]
We still feel for the Portland Trail Blazers, who "Air"ed in picking Sam Bowie just ahead of this guy in the 1984 NBA draft
(Michael) Jordan
Kevin
|
$400
[14]
Lighthouse of Alexandria
Egypt
Jonathan
|
|
$600
[18]
The most famous mortadella comes from this Italian city that also has an Oscar Mayer product named for it
Bologna
Jonathan
|
$600
[10]
A church in Greenland dating from around 1000 A.D. is named for Thjodhild, wife & mom of these 2 famous explorers
Erik and Leif Erikson
|
$600
[28]
Strong & sturdy, or a dark brew made from roasted malt
stout
Kevin
|
$600
[24]
Resist! calls on readers to oppose "the normalization of" this philosophy of Mussolini
fascism
Kevin
|
$600
[3]
The Colts had the good fortune to follow Peyton Manning at quarterback with this first pick in the 2012 NFL draft
Andrew Luck
Maggie
|
$600
[15]
Colossus of Rhodes
Greece
Maggie
|
|
$800
[19]
Gavage is the force-feeding of ducks to create this rich yet controversial foodstuff
foie gras
Jonathan
|
DD
$1,000
[16]
Paris' Museum of Jewish Art & History has the stripes that were unjustly pulled off the uniform of this capt. in 1895
Alfred Dreyfus
Maggie
|
$800
[27]
Let's play detective, "Boys"; it means strong enough to endure
hardy
Kevin
|
$800
[25]
Document Studios produced a zine on the history of this apparel giant that owns Banana Republic & Old Navy
the Gap
Jonathan
|
$800
[4]
In 1969 this 7'2" No. 1 draft pick of the ABA's New York Nets & the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks chose to live in Milwaukee
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (or Lew Alcindor)
Kevin
Maggie
|
$800
[20]
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Iraq
Maggie
|
|
$1,000
[22]
Robert Burns called this offal Scottish dish the "great chieftain o' the puddin'-race"
haggis
Jonathan
|
$1,000
[17]
Seen here in its launch year of 1954 is the U.S.S. Nautilus, the world's first one of these
a nuclear submarine
Jonathan
|
$1,000
[29]
This adjective for a muscular young man can also mean a corporal punishment once used in schools
strapping
|
$1,000
[26]
Razorcake is devoted to "non-profit" this angry type of rock cranked out by NOFX & Black Flag
punk rock
|
$1,000
[5]
He was playing junior hockey in Rimouski, Quebec when Pittsburgh selected him No. 1 overall in 2005
Sidney Crosby
Jonathan
|
$1,000
[21]
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
Turkey
|
| COOL CRITTERS | TEXT ALERTS | MIDDLE "C" | THE MOVIES | ON THE ROAD | THE GOLDBERGS |
|
$400
[16]
The lid on his N.Z. aquarium tank ajar, Inky--this cephalopod--slid to freedom down a 164-foot drainpipe into a bay
an octopus
Kevin
Jonathan
|
$400
[6]
This novel informs us,"War is peacefreedom is slaveryignorance is strength"
1984
Jonathan
|
$400
[14]
A sophisticate city dweller, or a raincoat
a slicker
Maggie
|
$400
[1]
"Every con has its pros" was the tagline for this 2018 movie starring Sandra Bullock
Ocean's 8
Kevin
|
$800
[22]
Thisdistinctively narrow New York building is on 5th Avenue in Manhattan
the Flatiron Building
Maggie
|
$1,200
[27]
This Bach work consists of an aria & 30 keyboard pieces & may have been named for its first performer
the Goldberg Variations
Jonathan
|
|
$800
[17]
In 2007 the last words Alex, an African grey this, said to his person were "You be good ...I love you"; man, is it dusty in here?
a parrot
Jonathan
|
$800
[9]
Of this Hawthorne heroine, it is said, "Not a stitch in that embroidered letter, but she has felt in her heart"
(Hester) Prynne
Kevin
|
$800
[10]
Right-o!Thistype of broad neck scarf was named after a British horse race
an ascot
Jonathan
|
$800
[2]
For her part in a 2017 biopic, shelearned to figure-skate
Margot Robbie
Maggie
|
$1,200
[19]
Primm Boulevard in Primm, Nevada will take you to Whiskey Pete's Casino & this 1930s couple's "death car"
Bonnie and Clyde
Kevin
|
$1,600
[26]
In 1998 Bill Goldberg won a WCW world title by defeating this mania-inducing wrestler
Hulk Hogan
|
|
$1,200
[21]
In 2016 beekeepers cleared 20,000 bees from a car in Wales after the bees tracked it for 2 days in order to free this
the queen bee
Maggie
Jonathan
|
$1,200
[8]
Her "New Year's resolutions: I will not drink more than fourteen alcohol units a week"
Bridget Jones
Maggie
|
$1,200
[11]
In humans, this respiratory tube extends from the larynx to the bronchi
trachea
|
$1,200
[3]
He played music instructor Terence Fletcher in "Whiplash"
J.K. Simmons
Jonathan
|
$1,600
[18]
Thisfamous fortified palace is just off Route E902 in southeast Spain
Alhambra
|
$2,000
[25]
Before Arthur Goldberg was a Supreme Court justice, he served during WWII in this forerunner of the CIA
the OSS (or Office of Strategic Services)
Kevin
|
|
$1,600
[23]
"Tea with Mussolini" was a fave film of Koko, this animal; at a sad part, Koko signed "frown" & "trouble"
a gorilla
Maggie
|
$2,000
[13]
This Poe story describes an ape, "Razor still in hand", running through the streets at 3 in the morning
"Murders in the Rue Morgue"
Kevin
|
DD
$1,200
[15]
In the Old Testament, this book named for a prophet follows Jonah
Micah
Maggie
|
$1,600
[4]
"The Phantom Menace" is "Star Wars: Episode I"; this film is about '50s fashion designer Reynolds Woodcock
Phantom Thread
Jonathan
|
$2,000
[20]
Magnolia Avenue will get you to this St. Augustine, Fla. archaeological park; tickets are $15, the spring water is free
the Fountain of Youth
|
— |
|
$2,000
[24]
Immobilized by cramps in an arctic pool in 2009, a diver was helped to the surface by Mila, this type of white whale
a beluga whale
Maggie
|
DD
$3,500
[7]
"March, or I'll put the handcuffs on you", he tells Jean Valjean
(Inspector) Javert
Jonathan
|
$1,600
[12]
Here's one tree that thrives indoors
a ficus
Maggie
|
$2,000
[5]
Joe Pesci's "But I'm funny how, I mean funny like I'm a clown, I amuse you? I make you laugh?" is a from this film
Goodfellas
Jonathan
|
— | — |
"Peace through strength" is the motto of the U.S. aircraft carrier named for this man who professed the same policy
Ronald Reagan