James Holzhauer game 5.James breaks Frank Spangenberg’s record for winnings accumulated over the first five games, as adjusted for doubled dollar values to $205,194.
Laura Hertzfeld — a journalist from Venice, California
Jeff Henderson — a retail manager from Calgary, Alberta, Canada
James Holzhauer — a professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, Nevada (whose 4-day cash winnings total $244,365)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James | $4,200 | $6,400 | $33,200 |
$54,322
5-day champion: $298,687 |
$28,600
31 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Jeff | $0 | $200 | $-600 |
$-600
3rd place: $1,000 |
$-600
4 R, 3 W |
| Laura | $3,400 | $5,600 | $5,800 |
$6,800
2nd place: $2,000 |
$12,800
18 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES | ACROSS STATE LINES | WUTZ MISPELED | SWEET "P" | MATTHEW, MARK, LUKE & JOHN | WE AREN'T THE CHAMPIONS |
|
$200
[24]
This state celebrates July 24 as Pioneer Day, commemorating the passage of pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley
Utah
Jeff
|
$200
[26]
Heading north on I-5:California, Oregon, this
Washington
Laura
|
$200
[27]
He exited the Massachusetts turnpike & headed toward Wooster, but was stopped by the state trooper for his taillight
Worcester
James
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$200
[28]
Jell-O brand flavors of this include butterscotch & banana cream
pudding
Laura
|
$400
[25]
John 11:17 notes, "He had lain in the grave four days already", but with Jesus' help he makes a comeback
Lazarus
James
|
$400
[22]
Stay classy! Even Dave Winfield & Tony Gwynn never took this West Coast team to a championship
the (San Diego) Padres
James
|
|
$400
[21]
Germany observes November 9 to remember the fall of this
the Berlin Wall
Jeff
Laura
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$400
[20]
Going due west:Ohio, Indiana, this
Illinois
Laura
|
$400
[23]
My uncle did not segwe very subtly when he steered the conversation into stories about his pinochle wins
segue
Laura
|
$400
[17]
You can make a healthy one of these with fruit, granola & yogurt
a parfait
Jeff
|
$600
[18]
After Jesus "was risen early the first day of the week" in Mark 16, "he appeared first to" her
Mary Magdalene
James
|
$600
[14]
Despite local superfan Drake rooting from courtside, this NBA team has never had a dino-mite ending to its season
the (Toronto) Raptors
James
|
|
$600
[9]
Drawing on a southern African holiday, it celebrates nguzo saba, which are 7 cultural principles
Kwanzaa
James
|
$600
[19]
Going south on U.S. 281:Nebraska, Kansas, this
Oklahoma
James
|
$600
[16]
"Stankonia" was a hit album for Andre 3000 & Big Boy of the group Outkast
Boi
Laura
|
$600
[15]
Get your pecan on with this confection famously made at Aunt Sally's in New Orleans
praline
James
|
$800
[11]
Nearing the end, Jesus receives the vinegar in John 19, says, "It is finished", then "bowed his head, and gave up" this
the ghost
James
|
$800
[13]
Go to Carolina in your mind & name this title-less current team; would that owner Michael Jordan could still play...
the (Charlotte) Hornets
James
|
|
$800
[8]
Making a cake for this Jewish holiday? You can't use flour (or any leavening agent)
Passover
Laura
|
$800
[7]
Heading north:Rhode Island, Massachusetts, this
New Hampshire
Laura
|
$800
[12]
Arthroscopic surgery was the unforseen consequence of my mania for skiing
unforeseen
James
|
$800
[4]
Yum! We're "pro" these miniature cream puffs, served with chocolate sauce
profiteroles
Laura
|
$1,000
[10]
Matthew 6 says do not do this in public, but "to thy Father...in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee"
pray
Jeff
|
$1,000
[1]
These Midwest NHLers made the finals in their first 3 seasons, never won & have sung their team name since
the (St. Louis) Blues
James
|
|
DD
$3,000
[6]
Constitution Day is September 17; this related set is celebrated every December 15
the Bill of Rights
James
|
$1,000
[5]
Heading east on I-94:Montana, North Dakota, this
Minnesota
James
|
$1,000
[3]
I have an abhorrence of the appearence of misspelled words; let's have no recurrence
appearance
Jeff
Laura
|
$1,000
[2]
The name of this eggless, Italian dessert custard literally means "cooked cream"
panna cotta
James
|
— | — |
| MATTHEW, MARK, LUKE & JOHN | POP CULTURE COMMON BONDS | THE CIVIL WAR | MOLLUSKS | THANKS FOR THE MEMOIRS | "M.G." |
|
$400
[29]
In 2014 a group of Marks--Begich, Udall, Kirk, Pryor & Warner--made up 5% of the 100 public servants in this job
U.S. senator
James
|
$400
[28]
Odie, Marmaduke, Snoopy
cartoon dogs
Laura
|
$400
[30]
On July 21, 1861 the Union attacked the Confederates near a stone bridge crossing this creek in the first battle of it
First Battle of Bull Run
James
|
$400
[27]
Cherrystones & littlenecks are hard-shell types of these
clams
Laura
|
$400
[26]
Thank you very much for the memoir "Elvis and Me", her story of her life with the King
Priscilla Presley
James
|
$400
[25]
Let's have a Carnival on this, literally "fat Tuesday"
Mardi Gras
James
|
|
$800
[22]
In 1854 Navy officer Matthew Perry negotiated the first modern treaty between a Western nation & this country
Japan
James
|
$800
[20]
"Shiny Happy People","Man On The Moon","Fall On Me"
R.E.M.
James
|
$800
[21]
On April 3, 1865 its business district was aflame when this Confederate capital fell
Richmond
James
|
$800
[23]
Freshwater mussels were once a source of this rainbow-colored material used to make jewelry
mother-of-pearl
James
|
$800
[17]
Jacques Pepin's "The Apprentice" is subtitled "My Life in" this room
the kitchen
Laura
|
$800
[24]
Catalina Island has an 18-hole course for this
mini golf
James
|
|
$1,200
[12]
What we have here is a successful communication; Paul Newman got an Academy Award nomination for this 1967 film
Cool Hand Luke
Laura
|
$1,200
[13]
True Religion,7 For All Mankind, Lucky Brand
jeans
James
|
$1,200
[4]
The so-called necktie seen here, making sure the rails carried no Confederate trains, was named for this general on the march
Sherman
James
|
$1,200
[16]
Sperm whales often prey on the 40-foot-plus giant species of this, one of the largest mollusks
squid
Laura
|
$1,200
[6]
"It's Always Something" was this late funny lady's catchphrase & memoir title
Gilda Radner
Jeff
|
$1,200
[7]
These stocky ruminants have muscular legs & broad hooves, making them surefooted climbers
mountain goats
James
|
|
$1,600
[14]
Thiswrestler & actor really is an all-time champ; as of 2018, he granted 550-plus wishes for Make-A-Wish
John Cena
Laura
|
$1,600
[3]
Johnny Weissmuller, Miles O'Keefe, Alexander Skarsgard
Tarzan
James
|
$2,000
[11]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a diagram of a battle on the monitor.) Here's the Little Round Top location of the 20th Maine regiment; out of ammo & exhausted, the 20th led a bayonet charge to secure Meade's left flank & saved the day during this battle
Gettysburg
James
|
$2,000
[19]
Once believed to sail on water using 2 enlarged arms as sails, they are named for the crew who sought the golden fleece
the Argonauts
Jeff
|
$1,600
[8]
These "Diaries" were the revolutionary record of Che Guevara's early life & political development
motorcycle
James
|
$1,600
[2]
A song from "The Pirates of Penzance" says, "In matters vegetable, animal, & mineral, I am the very model of a modern"
major-general
Laura
|
|
$2,000
[15]
Thiscurrent congressman was already a civil rights leader in 1963 atage 23
John Lewis
James
|
$2,000
[10]
Singers Maddie Poppe, Phillip Phillips, Jordin Sparks
American Idol
James
|
DD
$9,200
[5]
On March 9, 1862 ironclad warships met in battle for the first time as these 2 vessels clashed, with no clear victor
the Monitor and the Merrimack
James
|
DD
$7,000
[18]
In the Caribbean the spiral shell of the queen, or pink, species of this gastropod is used for making "trumpets"
conch shell
Laura
|
$2,000
[9]
First name of Steve Jobs' daughter whose 2018 book "Small Fry" shows Dad's good & bad sides
Lisa
Laura
|
$2,000
[1]
It's the climbing vine seen here
morning glory
Laura
|
In 2000 the Russian Orthodox church canonized 7 members of this family, 82 years after their deaths
the Romanovs