James Holzhauer game 20.
Imar DaCunha — a business systems analyst from Orlando, Florida
Kate Jay Zweifler — a Realtor and stay-at-home mom from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
James Holzhauer — a professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, Nevada (whose 19-day cash winnings total $1,426,330)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James | $9,800 | $13,800 | $60,898 |
$101,682
20-day champion: $1,528,012 |
$38,200
42 R (including 3 DDs), 0 W |
| Kate | $0 | $600 | $4,200 |
$8,399
3rd place: $1,000 |
$4,200
4 R, 0 W |
| Imar | $4,600 | $5,800 | $8,200 |
$8,612
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,200
10 R, 0 W |
| I COULD LIVE IN THAT FOOD | VAMPIRE-POURRI | GOING BLANK ON THE TITLE | 3 "I"s | LAW | ORDER |
|
$200
[2]
This food for the calorie-conscious is also called Dutch cheese
cottage cheese
James
|
$200
[24]
Lady Gaga gave a fine performance as a bloodsucking countess on the "Hotel" edition of this FX series
American Horror Story
James
|
$200
[30]
After "Little House", there was "Little Town on the ____"
prairie
James
|
$200
[29]
Discovered by accident in 1928, it was the world's first true antibiotic
penicillin
Imar
|
$200
[28]
The right not to incriminate oneself is enshrined in this constitutional amendment
the Fifth
James
|
$200
[27]
Insects in the order Embioptera have glands that secrete this in order to spin the web tunnels in which they live
silk
James
|
|
$400
[22]
Take home a tapioca pudding from Kozy this dwelling
shack
James
|
$400
[21]
Reading aloud from this novel:"Chapter 13, Confessions, 'Edward in the sunlight was shocking'"
Twilight
James
|
$400
[17]
By Strunk & White:"The Elements of ____"
style
James
|
$400
[23]
Ripped ab muscles are said to have this, the state of being clearly outlined
definition
Imar
|
$400
[25]
Juror misconduct is grounds to file a motion for one of these, a proceeding that is invalid
a mistrial
James
|
$400
[26]
There are more than 2,000 species in this order of animals including the capybara & the porcupine
rodents
James
|
|
$600
[18]
This brand of pancake topping that's been around for 120 years was named for a residence of Abraham Lincoln
Log Cabin syrup
James
|
$600
[14]
Sink your teeth into this vampire-themed cereal that frequently makes a comeback around Halloween
Count Chocula
James
|
$600
[16]
A Savannah story:"____ in the Garden of Good and Evil"
midnight
Imar
|
$600
[20]
To start something, or to ceremonially make someone a new member of a society
initiate
Kate
|
$600
[19]
It's the pre-trial procedure in which each side "finds" out about the other's witnesses & evidence
discovery
James
|
$600
[10]
Ananteateris in the order Pilosa; this similar-looking animal is in the order Tubulidentata
an aardvark
|
|
$800
[5]
Nestle suggests using brown & white sugar to make these cookies named for a Massachusetts inn
Toll House
James
|
$800
[13]
This Marvel character from a 1998 movie is described as "Part man. Part vampire. All hero"
Blade
Imar
|
$800
[12]
A reinterpretation of the gospels:"The Last ____ of Christ"
temptation
Imar
|
$800
[15]
A government's formal approval of a treaty
ratification
|
$800
[8]
This word for a civil wrong is a homophone for a rich cake
tort
James
|
$800
[9]
Sheep are members of the order Artiodactyla, meaning they have an "even" number of these
toes
James
|
|
$1,000
[4]
Reverse 2 letters in what a soldier's family is supposed to keep burning & you get these taters (don't keep them burning)
home fries
Imar
|
DD
$4,600
[11]
The producer of this 1922 German silent film was accused of ripping off Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula"
Nosferatu
James
|
$1,000
[3]
A memoir by Joan Didion:"The Year of ____ Thinking"
Magical
James
|
$1,000
[1]
A Latin term used by Freud gives us this adjective meaning "lustful"
libidinous
Imar
|
$1,000
[7]
With a promise to return to court, R.O.R. is "release on" this alone without paying any bail
recognizance
Imar
|
$1,000
[6]
Lesser-known members of this animal order are the narwhal & the dwarf sperm whale
cetacean
James
|
| U.S. GEOGRAPHY | 21st CENTURY EUROPEAN LEADERS | BEFORE & AFTER | ONE "L" OF A DRUG | GENERAL KNOWLEDGE | BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS |
|
$400
[27]
This river flows beneath the Harry S. Truman Bridge
the Missouri
James
|
$400
[26]
A former flight attendant, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttirwas prime minister of this island nation from 2009 to 2013
Iceland
James
|
$400
[25]
Nature Valley Crunchy Oats 'N Honey Snack that's a rite of passage for a Jewish 13-year-old
granola bar mitzvah
James
|
$400
[28]
Pfizer makes this popular anticholesterol drug that works by reducing low-density lipoproteins in the blood
Lipitor
James
|
$400
[29]
In 1985 Philip Morris acquired this maker of Jell-O & Oscar Mayer meats for almost $6 billion
General Foods
|
$400
[30]
In 2011hesang one of his classic hits after becoming the first recipient of the Billboard Icon Award"Sweet Caroline / Good times never seemed so good..."
Neil Diamond
James
|
|
$800
[5]
Holliwell Bridge is the longest covered bridge in this Iowa county
Madison County
James
|
$800
[23]
The youngest British PM since 1812, he was not yet 50 when he left office following the Brexit referendum
David Cameron
James
|
$800
[24]
Musical based on "Pygmalion" in which a gentlewoman rides through Coventry naked
My Fair Lady Godiva
James
|
$1,200
[14]
This topical anesthetic applied in adhesive patches has also been marketed as Burn-O-Jel
Lidocaine
Imar
|
$800
[21]
This leading U.S. general of WWI was Army chief of staff from 1921 to 1924
(John J.) "Black Jack" Pershing
James
|
$800
[10]
In 2013 he gave a memorable performance with a rendition of "Let's Go Crazy" followed by "Fixurlifeup"
Prince
Kate
|
|
$1,200
[3]
In area, Manhattan is New York City's smallest borough; this one is the largest
Queens
James
|
$1,200
[22]
Alexis Tsiprashas led this debt-saddled European country since 2015
Greece
James
|
$1,200
[1]
Phrase describing how raw oysters are served that's an old synonym for battle fatigue
on the half shell shock
James
|
$1,600
[13]
Sing out the name of this brand used to treat fibromyalgia & nerve pain
Lyrica
Kate
|
$1,200
[20]
The soap opera "General Hospital" is set in this fictional city in New York state
Port Charles
Kate
|
$1,200
[7]
Theyrocked at the 2016 Awards in celebration of their farewell tour & the 35th anniversary of their biggest hit"'Cause they got the beat, they got the beat, they got the beat, yeah, they got the beat..."
the Go-Go's
Imar
|
|
$1,600
[2]
Named for a geologist, this peak rises 14,500 feet in the Sierra Nevada
Mount Whitney
James
|
$2,000
[15]
Vladimir Putin has been president of Russia since 2012, &this man has been prime minister also since then
(Dmitry) Medvedev
James
|
$1,600
[11]
Madeleine L'Engle's Newbery-winning novel that's also a vacation home
A Wrinkle in Timeshare
James
|
$2,000
[16]
In the name of a well-known hallucinogen, it comes before "acid diethylamide"
lysergic
James
|
$1,600
[12]
It was the make & model of the General Lee, Bo & Luke's car on "The Dukes of Hazzard"
a 1969 Dodge Charger
|
$1,600
[8]
At the first awards in 1990, you couldn't touch this guy who won for No. 1 Pop/Rap Artist
MC Hammer
James
|
|
$2,000
[4]
Once the terminus of a famed wagon trail, this state capital is almost 7,000 feet above sea level
Santa Fe (New Mexico)
James
|
DD
$10,117
[6]
He was president of France after Chirac & before Hollande
(Nicolas) Sarkozy
James
|
$2,000
[18]
The site in Rome where Anita Ekberg waded in "La Dolce Vita" gets a nib & an ink cartridge for letter writing
Trevi Fountain pen
James
|
DD
$11,381
[17]
The carbonate form of this is used to treat bipolar disorders
lithium
James
|
$2,000
[19]
This general succeeded MacArthur when Truman relieved him of his command in Korea
(Matthew) Ridgway
James
|
$2,000
[9]
In 2015, the 30th anniversary of "The Breakfast Club", this Scottish band took to the stage singing their biggest hit"Don't you... / Don't, don't, don't , don't..."
Simple Minds
James
|
Of the 4 riders mentioned in Revelation 6, only this one is explicitly named
Death