Eric R. Backes game 3.
Seth Birnbaum — a marketing manager from Seattle, Washington
Susie Highley — an education consultant from McCordsville, Indiana
Eric R. Backes — an attorney and government relations professional from Round Rock, Texas (whose 2-day cash winnings total $76,901)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric | $2,900 | $8,300 | $24,300 |
$14,300
3-day champion: $91,201 |
$26,600
30 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Susie | $200 | $3,000 | $8,600 |
$2,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,600
9 R, 0 W |
| Seth | $1,000 | $2,200 | $17,000 |
$1
3rd place: $1,000 |
$12,200
17 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| SPORTS ACROSS AMERICA | GLASSWARE | THAT CAN MEAN 2 THINGS | A REAL HORROR STORY | ECON. ABBREV. | THE IDES OF FEBRUARY |
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$200
[1]
(I'm Rob Fukuzaki from ABC7.) Most remember him as a baseball player, but the Rose Bowl statue of this multi-sport star reminds people he played football as a UCLA Bruin
Jackie Robinson
Eric
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$200
[13]
The tall, narrow glass known as a flute is perfect for this beverage, perhaps an Armand de Brignac Brut
champagne
Susie
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$200
[7]
Individually owned wealth, or any city that's the seat of government
capital
Seth
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$200
[22]
"There are things which so afflict him that he has no power, as the garlic" in this classic novel
Dracula
Eric
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$200
[6]
GDP:This
gross domestic product
Seth
|
$200
[16]
On Feb. 13, 1989 these countries agreed to reunite
East and West Germany
Seth
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|
$400
[2]
(I'm Jennifer Gilbert from FOX45.) Pimlico is home to this horse race, the second of the Triple Crown
the Preakness
Eric
|
$400
[14]
The smallest glass available through the official Jim Beam store is this heavy-bottomed one
a shot glass
Eric
|
$400
[8]
To weary with tedious repetition, or to drill a hole in a wall
bore
Eric
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$400
[23]
This author, pretty much nailing the title early in the book: "'Now, do you still want the interview?' the vampire asked"
(Anne) Rice
Susie
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$400
[9]
BOT:Balance of this
trade
Eric
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$400
[18]
On the fateful day in 1970, this heavy metal band fronted by Ozzy Osbourne released its first album
Black Sabbath
Eric
|
|
$600
[3]
(Hi, I'm Sarah French from NBC Charlotte.) Here at Bank of America Stadium, the Carolina Panthers, led by this quarterback, qualified for the Super Bowl in 2016
Cam Newton
Seth
|
$800
[29]
A snifter is narrow at the top to intensify the aroma of cognac & other types of this liquor
brandy
Eric
|
$600
[17]
The body of a dismantled ship, or an "Incredible" body for Marvel Comics
hulk
Susie
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$600
[25]
A N.Y. Times review said this Stephen King title character "runs psychically amok" & things go south for her & everyone
Carrie (White)
Eric
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$600
[10]
TFC:Total fixed these
costs
Eric
|
$600
[19]
This future First Lady was born in Independence, Missouri February 13, 1885
Bess Truman
Eric
|
|
$800
[4]
(I'm Pooja Lodhia with ABC13.)This7-footer from Nigeria was the MVP of the finals for both of the Houston Rockets' NBA titles
(Hakeem) Olajuwon
Eric
|
$1,000
[30]
A slang term for the items seenherein the glass give it this name
rocks
Eric
|
$800
[24]
Part of an envelope, or a commotion or dispute
a flap
Eric
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$800
[26]
In "The Strange Case of" these 2, "I was slowly losing hold of my original and better self"
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Seth
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$800
[11]
AS & AD:Aggregate these 2 related things
supply and demand
|
$800
[20]
The last original edition of this comic strip appeared on Feb. 13, 2000; its creator had died the day before
Peanuts
Susie
Seth
|
|
$1,000
[5]
(Hi, I'm Eric Perkins from KARE11.) In the first regular-season NFL game at U.S. Bank Stadium, the Vikings beat this team that plays its home games the closest to Minneapolis
the Green Bay Packers
Eric
|
DD
$2,300
[15]
The name of this wine glass may come from the Irish word for "mouth"
a goblet
Eric
|
$1,000
[28]
A spy's fake identity, or a recording of a song that was someone else's hit
a cover
Susie
|
$1,000
[27]
What not to expect when you're expecting:This title of a 1967 Ira Levin novel
Rosemary's Baby
Seth
|
$1,000
[12]
PDI:Personal this income
disposable
Eric
|
$1,000
[21]
This husband & wife duo were proclaimed co-rulers of England on February 13, 1689
William and Mary
Eric
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| ODD-NAMED ANIMALS | OPERA CHARACTERS | WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS | THE EISNER AWARDS | WHAT'S THE POINT? | ROLLING A "7" |
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[5]
The rhinoceros beetle is AKA the Hercules or this titan famous for shouldering burdens
Atlas
Eric
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$400
[26]
This title temptress works at a cigarette factory in Seville
Carmen
Seth
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$400
[1]
This 3-letter verb meaning to ask for alms dates back to a medieval religious order
beg
Seth
|
$400
[18]
Named for the creator of "The Spirit", the Eisner Awards for comic books are given out at this San Diego mega-event
Comic-Con
Seth
|
$400
[13]
It's the name of the seat of Clay County, Mississippi as well as one of a N.Y. military academy site
West Point
Eric
|
$400
[6]
The lighthouse on the island of Pharos was one of this group
the 7 Wonders of the World
Susie
|
|
$800
[11]
Axolotls & mud puppies are types of this 10-letter amphibian
salamanders
Eric
|
$800
[29]
Rigoletto makes snide comments for a living, having this job in the Duke of Mantua's court
jester
Seth
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$800
[2]
New crew members on a ship needed to quickly figure these out--knowing them now means to understand how to do something
the ropes
Seth
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$800
[22]
In 2017 a comic series about this goofy pal of Archie won for Best Humor Publication
Jughead
Eric
|
$800
[14]
A place in Texas is named this, a range from which a shooter can't possibly miss
Point Blank
Seth
|
$800
[7]
This company has trademarked "Big Gulp"
7-Eleven
Seth
|
|
$1,200
[12]
The massive pincers on the guy seenhereare used to open a certain tree-dropped item, giving the crab this name
the coconut crab
Eric
|
$1,200
[30]
Jemmy is the boy who has an apple shot off his head in this opera
William Tell
Eric
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$1,200
[3]
This psych term means a persistent idea--it once meant control by demons outside you, the opposite of possession
obsession
|
$1,200
[23]
A "Batman"cover with the Joker & this villain helped Alex Ross win Best Cover award for 1999
Harley Quinn
Seth
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$1,200
[19]
Steel Vengeance is a roller coaster opened in 2018 at this amusement park on Lake Erie
Cedar Point
Susie
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$1,200
[8]
Prussia & England came out on top of this 18th century conflict
the 7 Years' War
Seth
|
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$1,600
[16]
For their habit of walking on water, basilisk lizards are also named after him
Jesus
Eric
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$2,000
[28]
Brunnhilde is one of these 9 warrior daughters of Wotan whose famous ride begins Act III of their opera
the Valkyries
Eric
|
$1,600
[4]
In 1915 the British military deceptively called a prototype a "water carrier", leading to this name
tank
Eric
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$1,600
[24]
In 2003 & 2012 Best Continuing Series went to this blind "man without fear"
Daredevil
Eric
|
$1,600
[20]
Along Lake St. Clair, Grosse Pointe is a wealthy suburb of this Midwest city
Detroit
Eric
|
$2,000
[10]
Salome's super-sensual sashaying
the dance of the 7 veils
Susie
|
|
$2,000
[17]
True to the name, the screaming hairy species of this plated mammal squeals when threatened
an armadillo
Eric
|
DD
$5,000
[27]
Susanna, Countess Almaviva's maid, is the bride in this opera
The Marriage of Figaro
Seth
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$2,000
[15]
One theory is that this ordinal term for harsh police questioning was a pun based on the name of an Officer Byrnes
the third degree
Eric
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$2,000
[25]
At the first Eisners in 1988, this comic series by Alan Moore won 4 awards
the Watchmen
Eric
|
$2,000
[21]
This westernmost point of Guam is named for former Arizona congressman & environmental crusader Mo
(Point) Udall
Susie
|
DD
$3,000
[9]
Group nickname for Bryn Mawr & Vassar +5
7 Sisters
Seth
|
He gave his pets names like Wiscus, Pettipaws, George Pushdragon & Jellylorum, the last of which he used in a poem
T.S. Eliot