Steven Oppenheim — a supply chain analyst from Shaker Heights, Ohio
Christopher Records — a nonprofit consultant from Los Angeles, California
Aaron Lichtig — a growth marketer from Silver Spring, Maryland (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,401)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron | $3,800 | $6,400 | $16,600 |
$13,300
2nd place: $2,000 |
$12,000
20 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| Christopher | $3,600 | $3,800 | $6,600 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$6,600
11 R, 5 W |
| Steve-O | $3,200 | $5,000 | $22,800 |
$33,201
New champion: $33,201 |
$21,000
21 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| "S"PORTS | BRIT SPEAK | THE HODGEST OF PODGE | PEST CONTROL | POETRY IN MOTION | LYING IN STATES |
|
$200
[1]
In 2017 Arizona Cardinals defensive end Chandler Jones led the NFL with 17 of these
sacks
Aaron
|
$200
[29]
In England don't be offended if someone doesn't offer you a lift, since lift is this conveyance
an elevator
Steve-O
|
$200
[19]
As far as population, you can count on this government bureau, part of the Commerce Department
the Census Bureau
Aaron
|
$200
[30]
This grass named for a crustacean can be managed by using mulch & herbicides
crabgrass
Steve-O
|
$200
[17]
"Charging an army", says this Tennyson poem, "plunged in the battery-smoke right thro' the line they broke"
"Charge of the Light Brigade"
Aaron
|
$200
[28]
Aretha Franklin
Michigan
Aaron
Christopher
|
|
$400
[2]
In bowling a turkey is 3 consecutive these
strikes
Christopher
|
$400
[24]
What a cranky baby might need, or the 5-letter word for diaper
a nappy
Christopher
|
$400
[23]
Oops! Coca-Cola vending machines in New Zealand mixed English & this language to say "Kia ora, mate", or "Hello, death"
Maori
Aaron
|
$400
[27]
Washington, D.C. is dealing with rats by dropping dry ice down their holes; then this gas finishes them off
carbon dioxide
|
$400
[12]
Shakespeare rhymed, "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" & "Rough winds do shake the darling buds of" this
May
Aaron
|
$400
[16]
Patrick Henry
Virginia
Aaron
|
|
$600
[6]
Bobby Hull perfected this move, also the name of a Paul Newman hockey film
a slap shot
Steve-O
|
$600
[3]
Agony aunt is what the British call this type of writer like Amy Dickinson or the late Ann Landers
advice columnist
Aaron
|
$600
[22]
Jim Davis has owned New Balance since he bought the company in 1972 on the day of this Boston sporting event
the Boston Marathon
Aaron
|
$600
[18]
Seen here is Rufus the hawk, assigned to pigeon control at this British sporting event in 2018
Wimbledon
Steve-O
|
$600
[7]
A poem by Maya Angelou says, "You may trod me in the very dirt but still, like dust, I'll" do this
rise
Christopher
|
$800
[11]
Andy Warhol
Pennsylvania
Aaron
Steve-O
|
|
$800
[4]
Broadcaster Eddie Doucette popularized this term for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's signature shot
the skyhook
Steve-O
|
$800
[14]
In the U.S. it sounds like a person who wants to sell you something, while in England, it's a lawyer
a solicitor
Christopher
|
$800
[20]
In March 1848 the non-native population of this future state was 8,000; by the end of the following year, it was 100,000
California
Steve-O
|
$800
[25]
Terminix says vacuuming is a good start in controlling these icky insects like the German & brown-banded types
cockroaches
|
$800
[8]
This man is the "he" in Longfellow's line "It was one by the village clock, when he galloped into Lexington"
(Paul) Revere
Christopher
|
DD
$1,000
[10]
Al Capone
Illinois
Aaron
|
|
$1,000
[5]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a figure skating jump on the monitor.) Figure skaters are on their back inside edge, leap, then land on the back outside edge of the opposite foot to do this jump named for a Swede
a salchow
Steve-O
|
$1,000
[15]
Braces is the British term for these fashion accessories
suspenders
Christopher
|
$1,000
[21]
Briefly at Atlanta U., Mary Spivey wound up as the last living female graduate of this college, getting her degree in 1933
Morehouse College
|
$1,000
[26]
Nothing But Nets is a a charity trying to defeat this disease by getting mosquito nets to people
malaria
Aaron
|
$1,000
[9]
His "Mending Wall" says, "And on a day we meet to walk the line and set the wall between us once again"
(Robert) Frost
Aaron
|
$1,000
[13]
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Massachusetts
Aaron
|
| POP CULTURE PORTMANTEAUS | RUSSIAN BODIES OF WATER | A BOWL OF "SUP" | EYE EXAM | BETTER 1, BETTER 2? | REFERENCE GOES DIGITAL |
|
$400
[14]
The name of this Pokemon, Ash's best buddy, is a blend of Japanese words for a mouse sound & something sparkly
Pikachu
Steve-O
|
$400
[28]
Unrestricted intl. commercial navigation through this sea was affirmed by a Russian-Turkish treaty in 1829
the Black Sea
Christopher
|
$400
[9]
Mike Lodish was the first man to play in 6 of these football games
the Super Bowl
Steve-O
|
$400
[15]
When you have serious eye problems, you should consult this type of eye M.D.
an opthalmologist
Aaron
|
$400
[29]
Robert Scott's expedition No. 1 didn't reach this spot; trip No. 2 did, but everyone died en route home
the South Pole
Aaron
Christopher
Steve-O
|
$800
[20]
Read of miracles & monsignors at newadvent.org, the website of this church's venerable encyclopedia
the Catholic church
Aaron
|
|
$800
[13]
Jim Henson has said that the "M" in Muppet comes from this word
marionette
Christopher
|
$800
[1]
This largest Russian lake is home to the nerpa, a freshwater seal, & a 16-inch flatworm that hunts fish
Lake Baikal
Aaron
|
$800
[3]
It means lying on the back with the face upward
supine
Steve-O
|
$1,200
[17]
Causing objects in the distance to appear blurry, nearsightedness is also known by this shorter "m"edical name
myopia
Steve-O
|
$800
[24]
After capturing this city in 1099, the Crusades hit a sophomore slump, losing territory in the second go-round
Jerusalem
Aaron
|
$1,200
[21]
Full of drug info, the PDR, this professional's "Desk Reference", is now the "Prescriber's Digital Reference"
physician's
Steve-O
|
|
$1,600
[11]
A highlight of this 2016 Disney film was a sloth working at the DMV
Zootopia
Steve-O
|
$1,200
[2]
This river & the mountains with which it shares its name form a traditional border between Europe & Asia
the Urals
Steve-O
|
$1,200
[4]
In this 1973 hit, Stevie Wonder sang, "When you believe in things that you don't understand, then you suffer"
"Superstition"
Christopher
Steve-O
|
$1,600
[18]
In cataract surgery, this part of the eye that has become clouded is removed & replaced with an artificial one
the lens
|
$1,200
[27]
The first earl of this was friends with Queen Anne; the second one got his name on a New Hampshire Ivy League school
Dartmouth
Christopher
|
$1,600
[22]
uscode.house.gov lets you read these of the United States
the laws
|
|
$2,000
[12]
Syfy had fun with the posts that debunked the meteorological accuracy of this 2013 TV movie that starred Tara Reid
Sharknado
Steve-O
|
$1,600
[7]
Some of Russia's most important ports lie on this body of water named for another country
the Gulf of Finland
Christopher
|
$1,600
[5]
Toyota has plans to bring back this sporty car that drove into the sunset in 2002
the Supra
Steve-O
|
$2,000
[19]
Its name derived from Greek, this vision defect is usually caused by an irregular curvature of the cornea
astigmatism
Aaron
|
$1,600
[25]
The first of these councils didn't accomplish much, but the second one phased Latin out of the liturgy
the Vatican Council
Steve-O
|
$2,000
[23]
This multivolume encyclopedia debuted in 1917, began "Childcraft" in 1934 & first went online in 1998
World Book
Christopher
|
|
DD
$3,000
[10]
George Clinton was the mastermind behind the groups called Parliament & this hybrid word
Funkadelic
Steve-O
|
$2,000
[8]
The Tatar Strait separates the Russian mainland from this huge island that lies just north of Japan
Sakhalin
Christopher
|
$2,000
[6]
Robert Ludlum's first sequel to "The Bourne Identity" was "The Bourne" this
The Bourne Supremacy
Christopher
|
DD
$5,000
[16]
In the most common form of color blindness, a person has trouble distinguishing between these 2 colors
red and green
Aaron
|
$2,000
[26]
The first king of Bavaria of this name has to be better than the 2nd, if only because he isn't the one called "Mad King"
Ludwig
Steve-O
|
— |
This U.S. group was formed to protect settlers in an area that had recently gained independence from Spain
the Texas Rangers