Steven Grade game 6.
Alex Koral — a regulatory research counsel from Boulder, Colorado
Rose Curtin — an editor and yarn shop clerk from Newport, Kentucky
Steven Grade — a sports industry consultant from Atlanta, Georgia (whose 5-day cash winnings total $115,501)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven | $1,400 | $5,600 | $5,400 |
$1
3rd place: $1,000 |
$9,200
14 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Rose | $2,600 | $4,800 | $12,800 |
$25,599
2nd place: $2,000 |
$12,400
15 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Alex | $3,000 | $7,200 | $18,900 |
$26,000
New champion: $26,000 |
$17,600
25 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| THE SWEET SCIENCE OF BOXING | ____ OF ____ | A VERY VERSATILE TOOL WORD | DUMPLINGS BY ANY OTHER NAME | HABITATS | FOR HUMANITY |
|
$200
[1]
He won the 1975 "Thrilla in Manila" over Joe Frazier
Muhammad Ali
Alex
|
$200
[2]
Because they hunt & feed on other animals, hawks & eagles are classified as these
birds of prey
Alex
|
$200
[26]
Proverbially, you get it if you're fired; then you have one to grind!
an axe
Steven
|
$200
[9]
These Chinese dumplings are typically served fried as an appetizer or boiled & served in a soup of the same name
wontons
Alex
|
$200
[13]
This, the world's largest rainforest, is home to several million species, including the jaguar & the capybara
the Amazon
Rose
|
$200
[14]
Beginning in 1901 5 of these were given to those who "have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind"
Nobel Prizes
Alex
|
|
$400
[6]
It pairs with "weaving" to describe a boxer's evasive head movements
bobbing
Alex
|
$400
[3]
Before Jesus was crucified, he was made to wear this on his head
a crown of thorns
Rose
|
$400
[27]
When you're honest & sincere, you're "on the" this
a level
Alex
|
$400
[5]
Chef Boyardee's mini micro beef ones of these cases of pasta are a kid favorite
ravioli
Steven
|
$400
[15]
These slow movers, like the 2-toed type, live up in the forest canopy; they do come down about once every 6 days
sloths
Alex
|
$400
[19]
This Scot believed a "man who dies rich dies disgraced" & devoted himself to philanthropy after selling his steel company
(Andrew) Carnegie
Alex
|
|
$600
[23]
In Olympic boxing, the maximum weight for the "cocky" little fighters in this division is 123 pounds
bantamweight
Alex
|
$800
[7]
Used as an antacid or laxative, Mg(OH)2is better known as this
milk of magnesia
Alex
|
$600
[28]
This drink with but 2 ingredients goes into a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes
a screwdriver
Steven
|
$600
[10]
The "talk" of Tibet are momos, dumplings filled with the meat of this wild Asian ox
a yak
Alex
|
$600
[16]
The state animal of Kansas is the American type of this that roamed the Great Plains
bison (or buffalo)
Rose
|
$600
[20]
"Sierra Sam" was among the first of these mannequins used by engineers in 1949 to help improve car safety
a crash test dummy
Steven
|
|
$800
[24]
Major boxing organizations include the World Boxing Assn., the World Boxing Council & the IBF, this
the International Boxing Federation
Rose
|
DD
$1,000
[4]
For the last 900 years, British coronations have taken place at Westminster Abbey, conducted by this person
the archbishop of Canterbury
Rose
|
$800
[29]
A fast swimmer can do this "sharply" through the water
knife
Steven
|
$800
[11]
Knaidlach are matzo balls & these similarly named items are Jewish noodle dumplings
kreplach
|
$800
[17]
The white winter coat of the Arctic fox lets it sneak up on prey in its natural habitat, these treeless plains of the Arctic
the tundra
Rose
|
$800
[21]
In 1909 the wireless wonder invented by this Italian saved 1,500 lives as a ship rammed off Nantucket made a distress call
Marconi
Alex
|
|
$1,000
[25]
Published since 1922, this authoritative boxing magazine is called "the Bible of boxing"
Ring magazine
Steven
|
$1,000
[8]
More than half the world's active volcanoes above sea level are located in this belt along the Pacific
the Ring of Fire
Steven
|
$1,000
[30]
6-letter verb meaning to cheat or swindle someone out of something
chisel
Alex
|
$1,000
[12]
Thesedumplings, the Japanese equivalent of potstickers, start with the letter "G" & end up in a dipping sauce--& my mouth
gyoza
Rose
|
$1,000
[18]
In the African savanna, dried grass & dead wood are decomposed by these insects to make mounds way taller than anthills
termites
Alex
|
$1,000
[22]
In 1963 Dr. Maurice Hilleman's daughter got this disease; he used a swab from her to create a vaccine for it, measles & rubella
the mumps
Steven
|
| MAY THE SCHWARTZ BE WITH YOU | CITIES ON THE MISSISSIPPI | OLD TIMES | THE SHARED NICKNAME | QUOTES FROM SHAKESPEARE | "AD"-JECTIVES |
|
$400
[6]
Sherwood Schwartz created this show about Carol & Mike's blended family
The Brady Bunch
Rose
|
$400
[11]
Its nickname the "Crescent City" derives from its original layout in a bend of the Mississippi River
New Orleans
Steven
|
$400
[18]
In 793 A.D. Vikings from Scandinavia attacked England when they crossed this sea that separated them
the North Sea
Alex
|
$400
[19]
Master of 2 sports Jackson & master of the syncopated hambone beat Diddley
Bo
Steven
|
$400
[25]
"Twelfth Night" gave us the maxim "Some are born" this, "some achieve" this ness "and some have" this ness "thrust upon them"
great
Alex
|
$400
[26]
You're able to adjust to meet the most challenging circumstances; you're this!
adaptable
Rose
|
|
$800
[20]
The line for Schwartz's Deli in this Canadian city may be long, but the smoked meat is worth it
Montreal, Quebec
|
$800
[12]
The Mark Twain Memorial Bridge connects this Missouri town where Twain grew up with the state of Illinois
Hannibal
Rose
Alex
|
$800
[5]
Lysander was an admiral of this Greek city & in 405 B.C. his victory over the Athenian navy ended the Peloponnesian War
Sparta
Steven
|
$800
[1]
1930s sports superstar Didrikson & a certain 1930s New York Yankee named...Dahlgren
Babe
Rose
|
$800
[24]
In "Richard III", "Now is" this 5-word season "made glorious summer by this sun of York"
the winter of our discontent
Alex
|
$800
[30]
You're very skilled, my young helper, you're this
adept
Alex
|
|
$1,200
[21]
Melvin Schwartz shared a Nobel Prize in Physics for his work with this 8-letter chargeless subatomic particle
neutrino
Rose
Alex
|
$1,600
[14]
Sit down & put your feet up in this third most populous Iowa city
Davenport
Alex
|
$1,200
[7]
Around 539 B.C. Cyrus the Great of this land conquered Babylon, the greatest city of the ancient world
Persia
Steven
|
$1,200
[2]
Very, very different types of musicians:Whitman & Shady
Slim
Rose
|
$1,200
[8]
Romeo uses this synonym for "druggist" before saying, "Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die"
apothecary
Steven
|
$1,200
[29]
Unwilling to change your mind, you're this: break the word in 2 & you're also the name of an '80s rocker
adamant
Alex
|
|
$1,600
[22]
Tony Schwartz was Donald Trump's co-author on this 1987 book about negotiation
The Art of the Deal
Alex
|
$2,000
[15]
John Deere plowed into this Illinois city, setting up shop in 1848 & it remains the world headquarters
Moline, Illinois
|
$1,600
[16]
Also known for its vase, this dynasty lasting 276 years built the best-preserved sections of China's Great Wall
Ming
Rose
|
$1,600
[3]
Chuck Liddell, who'd knock you out of the octagon, & Val Kilmer's "Top Gun" ace, who'd knock you out of the sky
Iceman
Steven
|
$2,000
[10]
He ends "Macbeth" by saying, "So thanks to all at once and to each one, whom we invite to see us crowned at Scone"
Malcolm
Steven
Alex
|
$1,600
[28]
You're this type of professor, part-time, perhaps just visiting
adjunct
Rose
|
|
$2,000
[23]
"Anthony Adverse" & a family name inspired actor Bernard Schwartz to take this stage name & use it in "Some Like It Hot"
Tony Curtis
Alex
|
DD
$2,500
[13]
It's the northernmost state capital on the Mississippi
St. Paul
Alex
|
$2,000
[17]
Aztec warriorswielded swords embedded with blades made from this volcanic glass
obsidian
Alex
|
$2,000
[4]
1990s player of many NFL positions Kordell Stewart & 1990s player of many guitars Saul Hudson of Guns N' Roses
Slash
Rose
|
DD
$3,800
[9]
King Lear complained, "How sharper than" this "it is to have a thankless child"
a serpent's tooth
Steven
|
$2,000
[27]
Your voice is quite this synonym for "nasal", referring to tissues in the upper part of the pharynx
adenoidal
Rose
|
From the name of the world capital it serves, DEL is the 3-letter code for the Asian airport named for her
Indira Gandhi