James Holzhauer game 19.
Libby Wood — a marketing writer from Seattle, Washington
Jason Lai — a financial risk consultant from Duluth, Georgia
James Holzhauer — a professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, Nevada (whose 18-day cash winnings total $1,329,604)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James | $9,600 | $12,600 | $56,726 |
$96,726
19-day champion: $1,426,330 |
$37,800
43 R (including 3 DDs), 0 W |
| Jason | $1,400 | $1,200 | $6,400 |
$5,399
2nd place: $2,000 |
$6,400
6 R, 1 W |
| Libby | $1,600 | $3,000 | $7,400 |
$1,999
3rd place: $1,000 |
$7,400
8 R, 0 W |
| U.S. PRESIDENTS | THAT'S A NOVEL PLACE | "SUPER" ENTERTAINMENT | TASTE SENSATIONS | BROOKLYN | 9...9 |
|
$200
[25]
His middle name is Hussein
Obama
James
|
$200
[26]
A Ngaio Marsh mystery is called "When in" this city
Rome
James
|
$200
[27]
Michael Cera & Jonah Hill played besties with separation anxiety in this 2007 film
Superbad
Jason
|
$200
[28]
This 3-letter word comes before "chicken" in a specialty of Nashville--do you dare try it?
hot
James
|
$200
[29]
In 2012 this NBA franchise relocated from New Jersey to Brooklyn
the Nets
Libby
|
$200
[30]
Proverbially, one of these "in time saves 9"
a stitch
James
|
|
$400
[24]
In 1828 future president Van Buren quit the Senate, won the race to be gov. of this state, then quit that job within 12 weeks
New York
James
|
$400
[23]
A rum drink, or a 1998 Elmore Leonard novel
Cuba Libre
Jason
|
$400
[19]
This song by Nicki Minaj asks, "Can't you hear that boom-badoom boom, boom-badoom boom?"
"Super Bass"
James
|
$400
[20]
Big, full-bodied, jammy &, dare we say, unsubtle red wines are called these "bombs"
fruit bombs
|
$400
[21]
North central Brooklyn's Bed-Stuy, short for this, features the Billie Holiday Theatre
Bedford-Stuyvesant
James
|
$400
[22]
When the new year on the Roman calendar was March 1, this was the 9th month--remember your Latin, or use your fingers
November
James
|
|
$600
[15]
World Book, on him: "He rarely smiled, almost never laughed, & sat silently through official dinners"
(Calvin "Silent Cal") Coolidge
James
|
$600
[8]
E.M. Forster novel set against the backdrop of the British Raj
A Passage to India
James
|
$600
[16]
Yvonne Elliman played Mary Magdalene when this musical premiered on Broadway in 1971
Jesus Christ Superstar
Libby
|
$600
[17]
Body & astringency are types of a tactile factor of food, known by this trendy compound word
mouthfeel
James
|
$600
[11]
Joey Chestnut said, "I found a vicious rhythm" after downing 74 hot dogs on July 4, 2018 in this Brooklyn neighborhood
Coney Island
Jason
|
$600
[18]
9-volt batteries were introduced to power these radios pressed to 1950s teenagers' ears
transistor radios
Libby
|
|
$800
[14]
In 1963 LBJ gave out the first of these honors to be called "Presidential", including posthumously to his predecessor
the Medal of Freedom
James
|
$800
[7]
These title "Boys" in an Ira Levin novel are clones of Hitler
The Boys from Brazil
Libby
|
$800
[9]
America Ferrera & Ben Feldman are employees of Cloud 9 on this NBC workplace comedy
Superstore
James
|
$800
[12]
Aging meat to break down proteins brings out the flavor umami, which comes from these building blocks of protein
amino acids
James
|
$800
[10]
On June 19, 1915 this battleship that's now a memorial in Pearl Harbor was christened in the Brooklyn Navy Yard
the Arizona
Libby
|
$800
[13]
The first recorded sighting of the 9-banded species of this in the U.S. was in Texas in 1849
the armadillo
Jason
|
|
$1,000
[2]
Zachary Taylor succeeded him, the first president who chose not to seek re-election after one term
(James) Polk
James
|
$1,000
[6]
This Michael Crichton novel features a gorilla named Amy
Congo
James
|
$1,000
[3]
The third act of this play by George Bernard Shaw is not called "The Man of Steel" but "Don Juan in Hell"
Man and Superman
James
|
$1,000
[5]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a diagram of the trigeminal system on the monitor.) The nerves in the trigeminal system in the tongue & mouth can detect chemical sensations, like this cool-tasting compound in peppermint
menthol
James
|
DD
$1,000
[1]
Theedificebuilt as Brooklyn City Hall is now called this, reflecting Brooklyn's status within New York City
Borough Hall
James
|
$1,000
[4]
This 9-headed serpent of Greek myth was a tough customer; cut off one head & 2 would grow in its place
the hydra
James
|
| IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD | LESSER-KNOWN NAMES | VIDEO GAMES | STAGE CRAFT | AMERICAN GODS | CROSSWORD CLUES "G" |
|
$400
[30]
This "master gland" produces hormones like ACTH & prolactin
the pituitary
James
|
$400
[29]
In 1640 clergyman Henry Dunster became America's first college president, presiding over this school
Harvard
James
|
$400
[25]
In this sport's "The Show 18", Diamond Dynasty mode allows you to build your own team
MLB (or Major League Baseball)
James
|
$400
[27]
In 1991 J.K. Simmons as Captain Hook sailed on the pirate ship in this show on Broadway
Peter Pan
James
|
$400
[26]
Placed under a bed, figurines of the Maya goddess Ixchel protect women during this
childbirth
James
|
$400
[22]
Football field(8)
gridiron
James
|
|
$800
[9]
This part of the eye AKA the optic disk is incapable of image detection because it has no photoreceptors
the blind spot
James
|
$800
[28]
Juan Romero, who died in 2018, was the young busboy who comforted this man after he was fatally shot at the Ambassador Hotel
RFK (or Robert Kennedy)
James
|
$800
[24]
In the deluxe edition of the 8th "Kart" game named for this plumber, Bowser Jr. & King Boo make appearances
Mario
James
|
$800
[14]
The Cotton Blossom is the title paddle wheeler in this musical based on an Edna Ferber novel
Show Boat
James
|
$800
[10]
Manco Capac, the first ruler of this southern empire, was said to be the son of Mama Quilla, the moon goddess
the Inca
James
|
$800
[21]
Uncredited author(11)
ghostwriter
Libby
|
|
$1,200
[8]
It's the structure of the innerearhighlighted here
the cochlea
James
|
$1,600
[18]
Ruth Bryan Owen, U.S. minister to Denmark from 1933 to 1936, was the oldest daughter of this statesman
William Jennings Bryan
Jason
|
$1,200
[23]
In "Destiny 2", you can explore our solar system, including the surface ofthis2-letter moon
Io
James
|
$1,200
[13]
The musical "Anything Goes", set on an ocean liner, has a song with this appropriate French title
"Bon Voyage"
|
$1,200
[2]
In the Voodoo religion of Haiti, one of the better known deities is known as "Baron" this French word for Saturday
Samedi
James
|
$1,200
[20]
12 dozen(5)
gross
James
|
|
$1,600
[6]
The nostrils are the openings of the nasal cavities, which are separated by a wall of cartilage called this
a septum
Jason
|
$2,000
[17]
A member of the famous Peale family, Sarah Peale has been called "America's first professional woman" one of these
artist
Jason
|
$1,600
[16]
In "Assassin's Creed Origins", you travel to this ancient north African city & visit the royal library
Alexandria
Libby
|
$2,000
[12]
The title character of this opera loves a man who serves in the U.S. Navy on the Abraham Lincoln
Madame Butterfly
Libby
|
$1,600
[3]
Makunaima & his brother created the world, according to these West Indies people who lent their name to a big sea
the Carib
James
|
$1,600
[19]
Ruby impostor(6)
garnet
James
|
|
$2,000
[7]
While it may be important for speech, the true function of this dangly lobe at the back of the throat is unknown
the uvula
James
|
DD
$11,914
[5]
It was philosopher Herbert Spencer, not Darwin, who coined his 4-word phrase that sums up natural selection
survival of the fittest
James
|
$2,000
[15]
This "distant" Ubisoft franchise has had you go prehistoric, futuristic &, most recently, facing a doomsday cult
Far Cry
James
|
DD
$9,812
[11]
Captain Corcoran is in command of this title Gilbert & Sullivan ship
the H.M.S. Pinafore
James
|
$2,000
[4]
Longfellow talked of the "wigwam" of this grandmother, the Earth Mother to the Algonquin
Nokomis
James
|
$2,000
[1]
Stimulate, or coat metal with zinc(9)
galvanize
James
|
Founded, according to tradition, in 11 B.C., this former capital lies about halfway between Paris & Berlin
Bonn