James Holzhauer game 8.
Megan McLeod — a cinema manager from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Kevin Bohannon — a cell biologist from Ann Arbor, Michigan
James Holzhauer — a professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, Nevada (whose 7-day cash winnings total $415,035)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James | $7,800 | $2,800 | $35,415 |
$45,444
8-day champion: $460,479 |
$30,800
37 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Kevin | $2,400 | $4,400 | $12,400 |
$12,400
2nd place: $2,000 |
$12,400
15 R, 1 W |
| Megan | $1,800 | $1,200 | $4,800 |
$1,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$4,800
5 R, 2 W |
| THE FIRST WINNER | WORLD FULL OF IDIOMS | BIBLICAL PAINTINGS | NAME IN COMMON | INSIDE THE COUNTRY | APRIL FOOLERY |
|
$200
[28]
In 1930 this competition kicked off as Uruguay triumphed 4-2 over Argentina
the World Cup
James
|
$200
[27]
As the mariachis play in Mexico, you might hear "wiggle your bucket", commanding you to do this
dance
James
|
$200
[26]
Rembrandt showed a world of violence in "The Blinding of" this Biblical strongman
Samson
James
|
$200
[3]
A national anthem writer & an area on a basketball court
Key
James
|
$200
[30]
We're "glad" its capital is Dhaka
Bangladesh
James
|
$200
[29]
Alexander Pope noted that "fools rush in where" these supposedly wiser entities "fear to tread"
angels
James
|
|
$400
[25]
Fielding "Hurry Up" Yost coached Michigan to a 49-0 win over Stanford in the first of these games in 1902
the Rose Bowl
Kevin
|
$400
[22]
In a Chinese idiom to "emit smoke from seven orifices" is to be in this emotional state
angry
James
|
$400
[23]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows "The Last Supper" on the monitor.) Bad-luck omens can be seen in Leonardo's "Last Supper"--not only are there 13 people present, but this apostle has spilled salt
Judas
James
|
$400
[21]
A Bach concerto & a Berlin gate
Brandenburg
Kevin
|
$400
[13]
We rate the roads in this European principality a "ten"
Liechtenstein
James
|
$400
[24]
A "fool's" one of these refers to a quest that has no chance of success
errand
James
|
|
$800
[10]
J.J. McDermott barely broke 3 hours getting from Ashland to the Back Bay as its first winner in 1897
the Boston Marathon
James
|
$600
[17]
Meaning "wasted effort", a Thai idiom is "riding" one of these South Asian beasts "to catch a grasshopper"
an elephant
James
|
$600
[16]
Marc Chagall depicted this Biblical king playing the harp (which might have really been a lyre)
David
Kevin
Megan
|
$600
[20]
A presidential birthplace in Arkansas & a really big diamond
Hope
James
|
$600
[14]
Let's "run" inside this sultanate on Borneo
Brunei
James
|
$600
[19]
This Bible book has many fool maxims, such as "a fool uttereth all his mind; but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards"
Proverbs
Kevin
|
|
$1,000
[1]
On May 17, 1875 Aristides took it in 2 minutes, 37 seconds
the Kentucky Derby
James
|
$800
[11]
To be served this pungent condiment "after lunch" is the Polish way of saying it's too late, what's happened has happened
mustard
Kevin
|
$800
[15]
Around 1600 Tobias Verhaecht created a 6 1/2-foot-tall painting of this structure built in Genesis
the Tower of Babel
Kevin
|
$800
[12]
A London palace & a New York kennel club
Westminster
Megan
|
$800
[9]
In this country you can "don" its batik cloth
Indonesia
James
|
$800
[8]
One of 78, the Fool in one of these is sometimes seen with a dog at his feet, seemingly trying to warn him not to walk off a cliff
tarot card deck
Kevin
|
|
DD
$8,400
[18]
In 1903 Maurice Garin was its first winner in 94 hours, 33 minutes, 14 seconds
the Tour de France
James
|
$1,000
[2]
The Portuguese equivalent of this colorful proverb is "your neighbor's chicken is always fatter"
the grass is always greener
Megan
|
$1,000
[7]
In a painting by Hieronymus Bosch, the crowd demands Jesus' crucifixion while this Roman prefect says, "Ecce homo"
Pontius Pilate
James
|
$1,000
[4]
Leander's girlfriend & a very large type of sandwich
Hero
James
|
$1,000
[6]
Let's rent a "car" to drive over Honduras' southern border into this country
Nicaragua
James
|
$1,000
[5]
This company has been "helping the world invest better since 1993"
The Motley Fool
James
|
| ITALIAN, STRESSING | POP CULTURE PAIRS | ON PINS & NEEDLES | ONE-ACT PLAYS | LET'S GO TO THE WILDLIFE REFUGE | ONOMATOPOETIC WORDS |
|
$400
[23]
Pope Julius II raised the roof & forced Michelangelo to work on this from 1508 to its completion in 1512
the Sistine Chapel
James
|
$400
[1]
He met Jordan Peele around 2002 at Second City in Chicago
Key
Kevin
|
$400
[17]
It's safe to say that when sewing, wear this small metal cap on your middle finger to push the needle through
a thimble
James
|
$400
[30]
"I ask the head of Jokanaan in a silver charger", says this title dancer in an Oscar Wilde one-act
Salome
James
|
$400
[16]
Oregon's Finley Wildlife Refuge was created for these honking birds that come down from Alaska & Canada every fall
Canada geese
Megan
|
$400
[29]
Pigeon pen
a coop
Kevin
Megan
|
|
$800
[28]
Thisopera legend was known for pre-concert jitters, but once he got out there, he seemed fine
Pavarotti
Kevin
|
$800
[4]
He met John Oates in 1967 when both were students at Temple University
(Daryl) Hall
James
|
$800
[27]
A guard covers the point of this pin, bent back on itself to form a spring... get the point? Actually, no, & that's the point!
a safety pin
James
|
$800
[26]
This Irish playwright wrote "Endgame" in French as "Fin de Partie"
(Samuel) Beckett
James
|
$800
[15]
More than 5,000 of these big deer spend winters at the Wyoming national refuge named for them
elk
James
Kevin
|
$800
[25]
A witch's brew
potion
James
|
|
$1,600
[6]
Facing charges of corruption in 1994, this billionaire resigned his world leadership post, but he'd be back
Berlusconi
James
|
$1,200
[20]
Last names Moore & Prater, this duo gave us the classic song "Soul Man"
Sam and Dave
James
|
$1,200
[19]
It's the 6-letter term for the "needle" that follows the groove in a vinyl record
the stylus
|
$1,200
[8]
This Strindberg play was published in Swedish as "Froken Julie"
Miss Julie
James
|
$1,200
[14]
Thousands of acres in Virginia's James River Refuge are covered by the loblolly species of this type of evergreen tree
a pine
Kevin
|
$1,200
[24]
There's no knocking this gasoline rating number
octane
James
|
|
$2,000
[5]
This emperor relieved his stress over senators by executing 'em, but got a "little boot" out of office in 41 A.D.
Caligula
James
|
$1,600
[12]
Thiscomic strip pair sounds like they would be very direct & sincere
Frank and Ernest
Kevin
|
$1,600
[18]
Adam Levine might know that 1204RL, with a 35mm diameter, is a common needle for this process
tattooing
Kevin
|
$2,000
[10]
"I've been to the zoo", says Jerry in this play by Edward Albee
Zoo Story
James
|
$1,600
[13]
Crocodile Lake Refuge in Florida has crocodiles but also the less threatening Schaus' swallowtail this
butterfly
Kevin
|
$1,600
[22]
The back of the neck
nape
Megan
|
|
DD
$7,200
[7]
This physicist had a Jewish wife, Laura; when Fascist Italy adopted policies of Nazi Germany, it was time to leave
(Enrico) Fermi
James
|
$2,000
[11]
"Shaun of the Dead" & "Hot Fuzz" are two collaborations by the Britishpair Nick Frost &him
Simon Pegg
James
|
$2,000
[3]
It's a near-cylindrical bowling pin that can be set up on either end, & yeah, folks sure can get lit while playing
a candlepin
Megan
|
DD
$8,615
[9]
Conversations devolve into babbling in Ionesco's "The Bald Soprano", a prime example of the theatre of this
the absurd
James
|
$2,000
[2]
New York's Seatuck Refuge is home to these birds of prey also known as fish eagles
osprey
Kevin
|
$2,000
[21]
Cook apples in sugar until tender to make this crustless dessert served in a glass dish
compote
James
|
Living people are rarely seen on a stamp, but in July 1945 the USPS issued one depicting this military event
raising the flag on Iwo Jima