2019 All-Star Games match 1, game 2.
David Madden — an academic competition director from Ridgewood, New Jersey
Brad Rutter — an actor and producer from Los Angeles, California
Larissa Kelly — an editor for academic competitions from Richmond, California
Alan Lin — a software engineer from Riverside, California
Pam Mueller — a think tank researcher from Culver City, California
Colby Burnett — a college counselor from Chicago, Illinois
Jennifer Giles — a third grade teacher from Longmont, Colorado
Alex Jacob — a freelance trivia writer from Greensboro, North Carolina
Buzzy Cohen — a music executive from Los Angeles, California
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Buzzy | $3,800 | $4,000 | $16,800 | $0 |
$17,400
Jennifer |
| Team Colby | $4,000 | $5,000 | $11,000 | $21,800 |
$11,000
Alan |
| Team Brad | $3,000 | $3,800 | $4,200 | $8,400 |
$4,200
David |
| TV BY THE NUMBERS | THE 1920s | FOREIGN-SOUNDING FOOD | STATE FACTS | THINGS IN MUSEUMS | ANAGRAMS OF EACH OTHER |
|
$200
[30]
Agnes Nixon created this soap opera that focused on the Buchanan & Lord families
One Life to Live
David
|
$200
[29]
In 1925 travelers by car could check into this type of lodging for the first time
a motel
Jennifer
|
$200
[28]
"Pommes frites" in Bourgogne are better known as these in the States
French fries
Jennifer
|
$200
[26]
Numbering about 100, large & small, more battles were fought in New Jersey than in any other state during this war
the Revolutionary
Alan
|
$200
[25]
Trace amounts of boron give the blue color to this gem that Harry Winston donated to the Smithsonian in 1958
the Hope Diamond
David
|
$200
[27]
A spring month & a type of tuber
May yam
Jennifer
|
|
$400
[23]
1980s Fox series about youthful-looking undercover officers
21 Jump Street
Jennifer
|
$400
[18]
Established by the League of Nations, the Permanent Court of International Justice opened in this city
The Hague
David
|
$400
[20]
Fried wonton strips, Mandarin orange & sesame dressing are key ingredients in this poultry salad
Asian chicken salad
Alan
|
$400
[19]
Methinks an annual gathering held in Florence is Alabama's official faire of this type
a Renaissance Faire
Alan
|
$400
[16]
The Topkapi Palace Museum has the suitably magnificent yataghan (a sword) of this 16th century sultan
Suleiman the Magnificent
David
|
$400
[7]
An educator's task & dishonestly taking a test
teach & cheat
David
|
|
$600
[24]
This '90s sitcom that starred Ryan Reynolds & Nathan Fillion dropped "A Pizza Place" from its title
Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place
David
|
$600
[17]
After losing the heavyweight title in 1926, this boxer said, "Honey, I just forgot to duck"
(Jack) Dempsey
David
|
$600
[4]
2 Southwest restaurants claim to have created this deep-fried burrito with a 4-syllable name
a chimichanga
Alan
|
$600
[15]
It earned its "Equality State" nickname when it entered the Union as the first to give women the right to vote & hold office
Wyoming
Alan
|
$600
[2]
A museum in Oslo is named for & displays this balsa raft that Thor Heyerdahl used to cross the Pacific in 1947
the Kon-Tiki
Jennifer
|
$600
[6]
A hypersensitive reaction to a substance & a place to exhibit artworks
allergy & gallery
|
|
$800
[22]
This Netflix series is a sort of Brazilian "Hunger Games"
3%
Jennifer
|
$800
[10]
The remains of Peking man, a member of this species of early "upright" human, were found in China
Homo erectus
Alan
|
$800
[13]
The name of this fast food hot dog chain refers to an Austrian food item not on its menu
Wienerschnitzel
David
|
$1,000
[14]
Located in a canyon, Phantom Ranch in this state still receives its mail by mule train
Arizona
Jennifer
|
$800
[1]
Now at the Louvre, this sculpture was found on the Greek island of Samothrace
Nike (or Winged Victory )
Jennifer
|
$800
[9]
The act of betraying your nation & one who serves it as a state's representative
treason & senator
David
|
|
$1,000
[21]
Bruce Boxleitner starred on this sci-fi series set in the 23rd century aboard the title space station
Babylon 5
|
$1,000
[8]
Heset off from Britain for a fourth Antarctic expedition, but endured for only a few months before he took ill & died
(Ernest) Shackleton
Alan
|
$1,000
[12]
Ham, roast pork, cheese & pickles are hallmarks of the sandwich that Floridians dubbed this
a Cuban
Alan
|
DD
$1,400
[3]
In 1999, in a nod to this facility named for a president, Brevard County, Florida added 321 as an area code
Cape Kennedy (or the Kennedy Space Center)
Jennifer
|
$1,000
[5]
Made of pale blue & white jasperware, the Pegasus vase was given to the British Museum in 1786 by this English potter who made it
Josiah Wedgwood
|
$1,000
[11]
One brightens your face & the other is dumped on you in "Double Dare"
smile & slime
David
|
| IN MEMORIAM 2018 | PHYSIOLOGY | POETRY FILL-IN | THAT'S A MOUTHFUL! | THE ARCTIC | LET'S "C" SOME DANCING |
|
$400
[21]
Linda Brown, who as a young student was at the center of this landmark 1954 court case, died in Topeka at 75
Brown v. Board of Education
Alex
|
DD
$100
[12]
The dura mater is the outermost of these layers of protective membranes that surround the brain & the spinal cord
meninges
Alex
|
$400
[26]
Herrick:"Gather ye ____ while ye may, old time is still a-flying"
rosebuds
Brad
|
$400
[28]
It's 17 letters long, but it means fear of the number 13
triskaidekaphobia
Alex
|
DD
$100
[7]
Going from Norway to Alaska, this Scandinavian completed the first trip through the Northwest Passage in 1906
Amundsen
Alex
|
$400
[15]
This dance that shares its name with a Southern city was popularized by a 1923 Broadway show
the Charleston
Pam
|
|
$800
[22]
He became a prominent neurologist in England, but he's best remembered for breaking the 4-minute mile
(Roger) Bannister
Alex
|
$400
[23]
The body's largest joint, it's susceptible to injury such as a torn meniscus
the knee
Alex
|
$800
[25]
Abel Meeropol:"Southern trees bear a strange ____, blood on the leaves and blood at the root"
fruit
Pam
|
$800
[27]
I get to say "aspirin"; you get to say this "acid", its other name
acetylsalicylic acid
Alex
Pam
|
$400
[29]
The Norway species of this furry, stubby-tailed little rodent is famous for Arctic mass migrations
a lemming
Pam
Brad
|
$800
[14]
This dance calls for a line, as seen here
the conga
Alex
|
|
$1,200
[11]
The book closed on this bestselling author in his trademark white suit, who died at 88
(Tom) Wolfe
Alex
|
$800
[24]
Highly oxygenated blood is carried away from the heart by this largest artery
the aorta
Brad
|
$1,200
[4]
Kipling:"We were promised abundance for all, by robbing selected Peter to pay for collective ____"
Paul
Alex
|
$1,200
[1]
Smithsonian magazine called sleight-of-hand artist Ricky Jay "a leading scholar of" this "and illusion"
prestidigitation
Pam
|
$800
[30]
NASA's Themis project is dedicated to studying this display in the Arctic caused by charged particles in the magnetosphere
the aurora borealis
Alex
|
$1,200
[8]
In the 1890s a woman known as la goulue was said to be Paris' best at this dance dance
the can-can
Alex
|
|
$1,600
[2]
Friends & fans mourned the loss of this fashion designer in June; she was only 55
(Kate) Spade
Alex
|
$1,600
[10]
Lying beneath the trapeziusmuscles, these muscles of the shoulder look like an oblique parallelogram, hence the name
the rhomboids
Alex
|
$1,600
[3]
Eliot:"I will show you fear in a handful of ____"
in a handful of dust
|
$1,600
[5]
On May 23, 1618 3 guys were tossed out of a castle's windows in what is known as this, sparking a Bohemian revolt
the defenestration of Prague
Brad
|
$1,200
[6]
On a seal it forms a 3-4" thick layer & the Inuit make lollipops for children from it
blubber
Alex
|
$1,600
[9]
Bruno noted the "replacement hip action" of a "Dancing With the Stars" competitor in this dance dance dance
the cha-cha-cha
Alex
|
|
$2,000
[19]
Famous for his iconic Love series, this pop artist who took his last name from his home state died at 89
(Robert) Indiana
Pam
|
$2,000
[16]
This bone serves as an anchor for the tongue & does not directly articulate with any other bone
the hyoid
Alex
|
$2,000
[17]
Carroll:"Beware the jubjub bird, and shun the frumious ____!"
bandersnatch
Pam
Brad
|
$2,000
[18]
Horace's phrase for "words a foot & a half long" gives us this adjective meaning "given to using long words"
sesquipedalian
Brad
|
$2,000
[20]
The largest on the Arctic Ocean, this Russian city was a base for the British, French & U.S. forces against the Bolsheviks
Murmansk
Pam
Brad
|
$2,000
[13]
"La Bayadere" has 40 arabesques in the entrance for this group, a 3-word French term for a dance troupe's non-soloists
the corps de ballet
Pam
|
In 1901 this activist was jailed for inspiring the assassination of William McKinley, but the charge was later dropped
Emma Goldman