WE ASKED: Lawrence O'Donnell.
Tim Edwards — a paralegal from Tulsa, Oklahoma
Rachel Paterno-Mahler — an astrophysicist from Playa del Rey, California
Haley Zapal — a copywriter from Atlanta, Georgia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $27,400)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haley | $0 | $4,000 | $12,600 |
$25,200
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,600
16 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Rachel | $2,000 | $6,400 | $14,800 |
$29,600
New champion: $29,600 |
$14,400
22 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Tim | $2,400 | $3,600 | $16,000 |
$2,399
3rd place: $1,000 |
$15,400
18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| POPULAR LITERATURE | BRAND MASCOTS | THERE COMES A TIME | NAMES IN MUSIC | A RHYME FOR FEEL | THE LAST WORD WITH LAWRENCE O'DONNELL |
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$200
[1]
A barnesandnobie.com list of the best works of this type of fiction includes "Outlander", "Pope Joan" & "Fever 1793"
historical fiction
Tim
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$200
[3]
Rich Uncle Pennybags: this board game
Monopoly
Rachel
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$200
[19]
This palindromic time of day is from the Latin for "ninth hour"
noon
Rachel
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$200
[13]
Sheoriginally wanted to use the stage name Bacardi
Cardi B
Rachel
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$200
[7]
You gonna keep yammering or do this so we can play pinochle?
deal
Rachel
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$200
[27]
(Lawrence O'Donnell presents the clue.) William Jennings Bryan won the Democratic nomination in 1896 with his defense of free silver: "you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of" this metal
gold
Haley
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$400
[8]
Robert Langdon, who solves "The Da Vinci Code", teaches religious symbology at this university
Harvard
Rachel
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$600
[4]
This dapper guy: Planters
Mr. Peanut
Rachel
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$400
[20]
A type of redwood that would be, proverbially, up at the crack of it
dawn
Tim
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$400
[14]
"Bad At Love" singer Ashley Frangipane uses this anagram of her first name as her stage name
Halsey
Rachel
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$400
[16]
It's the move being demonstrated here
cartwheel
Haley
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$400
[30]
(Lawrence O'Donnell presents the clue.) In a 1939 radio broadcast, Churchill expressed his uncertainty over how Russia might react to the war, calling it "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside" this
an enigma
Haley
|
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$600
[9]
In "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi", Nag & Nagaina are 2 of these plotting against a human family & the title mongoose
cobras
Tim
|
$800
[5]
This bird with a long, colorful bill: Froot Loops
Toucan Sam
Tim
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$600
[21]
A hit song had us "workin"' these hours, "what a way to make a livin"'
"9 To 5"
Rachel
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$600
[15]
Five Finger Death Punch got its name from a deadly move Uma Thurman used in this Tarantino movie series
Kill Bill
Tim
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$600
[23]
Unbridled enthusiasm
zeal
Haley
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$600
[29]
(Lawrence O'Donnell presents the clue.) "Some Like It Hot" has one of the great last lines in film: when Jack Lemmon reveals he's a man, Joe E. Brown replies, "Well, nobody's" this
perfect
Haley
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$800
[10]
Dame Daphne du Maurier's works made into Hitchcock films include "Rebecca" & this high-flying novelette
The Birds
Tim
|
DD
$1,000
[2]
A dog named Bullseye: this retailer
Target
Tim
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$800
[22]
Brian Williams' MSNBC show has this title that denotes the last possible moment to get something done
The 11th Hour
Rachel
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$800
[18]
Donald Glover got this rap name from an online Wu-Tang Clan name generator
Childish Gambino
Rachel
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$800
[26]
Boat bottom
keel
Tim
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$800
[28]
(Lawrence O'Donnell presents the clue.) Gloria Steinem has credited Irina Dunn with the feminist slogan "A woman needs a man like a fish needs" this transport
a bicycle
Haley
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$1,000
[11]
This book with a lamb-free title marked the first appearance of Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Red Dragon
Haley
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$1,000
[6]
Elsie the Cow: this dairy company
Borden
Haley
Rachel
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$1,000
[12]
A 2008 Hillary Clinton campaign ad had a crucial phone call at the White House at this early morning time
3:00 A.M.
Rachel
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$1,000
[17]
Singer Abel Tesfaye had to drop an "E" from his stage name because of this other Canadian act
The Weekend
Rachel
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$1,000
[24]
Played with mallets, this instrument goes ting-ting-ting
glockenspiel
Haley
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$1,000
[25]
(Lawrence O'Donnell presents the clue.) After negotiations to end the American Revolution, Ben Franklin said, "There never was a good war, or a bad" this
peace
Rachel
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| 1970s TV MOVIES | CRIMINOLOGY | 2 OF THE 3 LETTERS ARE VOWELS | WORLD HISTORY | GORGE OF THE JUNGLE | WATCH OUT FOR THAT TREE! |
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$400
[20]
With George C. Scott as Rochester, a TV adaptation of this Bronte classic was filmed in part in Yorkshire
Jane Eyre
Rachel
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$400
[6]
U.S. v. Ash said suspects don't have the right to one of these during pretrial review of mug shots by witnesses
an attorney
Tim
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$400
[11]
It's the item seen here
a die
Tim
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$400
[5]
In 1521 Cortes captured Tenochtitlan, & this empire was history
the Aztec
Haley
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$400
[30]
Songwe & Batoka are 2 of the Zambezi River gorges that make these impressive falls
Victoria
Haley
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$400
[25]
Bushmen use the sap of the bottle tree to tip poison these, so I wouldn't climb it if I were you
arrows
Rachel
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$800
[21]
Fresh from her role as Jan on this family sitcom, Eve Plumb starred in "Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway"
The Brady Bunch
Rachel
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$800
[7]
"Justifiable" this can apply to the death of someone who was in the act of committing a felony
homicide
Tim
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$800
[12]
Billiards rod
a cue
Tim
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$800
[1]
He was history after being poisoned & shot & shot & drowned in St. Petersburg in 1916
Rasputin
Haley
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$800
[18]
This once-lost Incan city is found in the Gorge of Cusichaca
Machu Picchu
Haley
Tim
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$800
[16]
Don't stand under a bunya pine--their branches can drop these weighing as much as 40 pounds
pine cone
Tim
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$1,200
[22]
This bestselling book brought to TV the chilling story of Charles Manson & the murders his family committed
Helter Skelter
Rachel
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$1,200
[8]
Interviews are often with a victim or witness; this type of talk that starts with the same 5 letters is for a suspect
interrogation
Tim
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$1,200
[13]
Using no sheet music, you "play by" it
ear
Tim
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$1,200
[4]
When 12th century crusader King Baldwin I wanted a new wife, he forced his old one to enter one of these
a convent
Rachel
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$1,200
[29]
The spectacular Kalambo Falls are on a gorge on the border of Zambia & this country, near Lake Tanganyika
Tanzania
Haley
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$1,200
[17]
Seed capsules from the sandbox tree do this, scattering seeds at up to 160 mph
explode
Haley
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DD
$2,000
[23]
1971's "Duel", a pulse-pounding tale of a highway chase, made some think this young director had a future
Steven Spielberg
Rachel
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$1,600
[9]
As with the savings & loan crisis, "collective" this 12-letter word is stealing funds from an institution by the top brass
embezzlement
Tim
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$1,600
[14]
To be unwell
ail
Rachel
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$1,600
[3]
Britain's Roger Fenton pioneeredwar photography with his 1855 images of this conflict
the Crimean War
Haley
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$1,600
[28]
Mossman Gorge in this "royal" northeast Australian state is home to the oldest rainforest on earth
Queensland
Haley
Rachel
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$1,600
[26]
Stepping on the sharp fallen these of acacia trees can often cause deadly infections
thorns
Rachel
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$2,000
[24]
This star of "The Flying Nun" won an Emmy as "Sybil", a woman with multiple personalities
Sally Field
Rachel
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$2,000
[10]
In 2015 Justices Breyer & Scalia sparred over whether the death penalty has this "effect" on those considering murder
deterrent
Tim
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$2,000
[15]
It's a new word for "sweetheart"
bae
Tim
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DD
$3,000
[2]
In 1274 & 1281 Mongol invasion fleets headed to this country were blown away by storms called "divine winds"
Japan
Haley
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$2,000
[19]
If you're in Las Palmas in this Spanish island group, you can hike into the jungle & see plenty of gorges
the Canary Islands
Rachel
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$2,000
[27]
When unripe, the fruit of the ackee tree can cause this state of low blood sugar, leading to coma & death
hypoglycemia
Tim
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The writing of this novel, the author's first with no Canadian setting, appropriately began in 1984
The Handmaid's Tale