James Holzhauer game 21.
Josh Archibald-Seiffer — a music director and pianist from Seattle, Washington
Jessica Efron Sauer — a bookkeeper from Munster, Indiana
James Holzhauer — a professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, Nevada (whose 20-day cash winnings total $1,528,012)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James | $4,000 | $14,800 | $51,212 |
$80,615
21-day champion: $1,608,627 |
$31,800
35 R (including 3 DDs), 4 W |
| Jessica | $1,000 | $200 | $1,400 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$1,400
6 R, 3 W |
| Josh | $4,000 | $4,600 | $10,200 |
$10,200
2nd place: $2,000 |
$10,200
13 R, 0 W |
| STATE SCHOOL, THAT GREAT SCHOOL | NONFICTION | WORLD OF SPORT | HEY, "B.B." | AN EPIC | OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS |
|
$200
[9]
University of Tennessee alumni include Cormac McCarthy, Captain Lou Albano & this ex-QB who sells insurance on TV
Peyton Manning
Jessica
|
$200
[7]
"Dead Wake", about the 1915 sinking of this ship by a U-boat, appeared in 2015
the Lusitania
James
|
$200
[28]
In 1877 Australia beat England by 45 runs in the first test match played by international teams in this sport
cricket
James
|
$200
[6]
Stove placement of lower priority items
the back burner
James
Jessica
Josh
|
$400
[26]
The epic board game "Paths of Glory" allows you to reimagine battles from this war like Verdun & Gallipoli
World War I
James
|
$400
[20]
A day's journey was around 20 miles, while the journey named for this day was less than a mile
Sabbath
|
|
$400
[10]
One cheery lyric in this school's fight song:"& when I die, I'll be Sooner dead"
Oklahoma
James
|
$400
[27]
This model who tells us her last name rhymes with "Bye, then!" has given us 2 "Cravings" cookbooks
Chrissy Teigen
James
|
$400
[24]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew gives the clue from U.S. Bank Stadium.) Fans at U.S. Bank Stadium got thrills when ESPN brought these games to Minnesota from Austin in 2017
the X Games
James
|
$400
[5]
This term for a portable stereo dates to the 1980s
a boom box
Josh
|
$600
[25]
This 1871 opera opens with a love triangle set against the backdrop of war between Ethiopia & Egypt
Aida
James
|
$600
[19]
Luke 12 mentions the second & third of these 3-hour periods of being on guard at night
watches
James
|
|
$600
[17]
Universitas viridis montis is Latin for "University of the Green Mountains", which is why this school goes by UVM
(University of) Vermont
James
|
$800
[15]
It's Laura Hillenbrand's bestseller about "an Olympian's journey from airman to cast-away to captive"
Unbroken
James
|
$600
[23]
In August 2018 a Hawaiian squad beat the team of youngsters from South Korea to take this championship
the Little League championship
Josh
|
$600
[4]
The door at the castle church of Wittenberg once served as this; Martin Luther made use of it
the bulletin board
Josh
|
$800
[12]
Shelley's epic poem "Queen Mab" is so sprawling that it's broken down into 9 of these, from the Latin for "sing"
cantos
James
|
$800
[18]
This word refers to a currency used today in Israel, or a weight of less than an ounce in the Bible
a shekel
James
Jessica
|
|
$800
[16]
We hope there's collegiality & concord & the University of Kentucky at its main campus in this city
Lexington
James
|
$1,000
[14]
"Bad Blood" covers the rise & fall of this woman & her blood-testing company Theranos, once the darling of investors
(Elizabeth) Holmes
James
|
$800
[22]
The 2018-19 season of auto racing's World Endurance Championship concludes with the 87th running of this event
the 24 Hours of Le Mans
James
|
$800
[3]
Chapters in this Anna Sewell novel include "An Old War Horse" & "My Breaking In"
Black Beauty
Josh
|
$1,000
[11]
"Mock epics" include this Alexander Pope work about the theft of some hair
"The Rape of the Lock"
Josh
|
$1,000
[13]
This measurement was based on the length of the forearm; a "long" one was about 2 inches more
a cubit
James
|
|
$1,000
[8]
In 1965 John Irving entered this Midwest school's prestigious writers workshop & worked with Kurt Vonnegut
Iowa
James
Jessica
|
DD
$6,800
[21]
Mark Kurlansky wrote a whole book on the history of this, "the only rock we eat"
salt
James
|
$1,000
[1]
Pioneered by the Gracie family, BJJ is short for Brazilian this
jiujitsu
James
|
$1,000
[2]
Receiving a manuscript from a then-unknown Julia Child, editor Judith Jones tested it by cooking the recipe for this stew
beef bourguignon
Josh
|
— | — |
| TRICKY TRAILS | ON THE CALENDAR | "FOR" A SONG | SCI-FI TECH | HOMOPHONIC VERBS | TORY SPELLING |
|
$400
[30]
The July pilgrimage up this saint'smountainin Ireland can get tricky--at least there are no snakes
Patrick
James
|
$400
[29]
The first Friday in February:National Wear this color Day raises awareness of heart disease in women
red
Jessica
|
$400
[27]
We know you remember this 1991 duet between Natalie Cole & her dad, because it's...
"Unforgettable"
James
|
$400
[28]
In this 1895 novel, the traveler couldn't tell if the test model of his device was sent into the past or future
The Time Machine
Jessica
|
$400
[26]
Cease to be / change the color
die/dye
Josh
|
$400
[24]
The U.K.'s current prime minister
M-A-Y
James
|
|
$800
[15]
At Ecuador's Pailon del Diablowaterfall in these mountains, thestepsmight be a little slick
the Andes
Jessica
|
$800
[1]
The 14th night of a March new moon on this religion's calendar:the festival of Maha Shivaratri
Hinduism
James
|
$800
[16]
According to Katy Perry, these title gals will "melt your Popsicle"
California girls
Josh
|
$800
[9]
In the story that inspired "Blade Runner", Philip K. Dick didn't use "replicant"--his term was "andy", short for this
android
James
|
$800
[25]
Reveal one's soul / endure hardship
to bare/bear
Josh
|
$800
[23]
Tory John who succeeded Thatcher
M-A-J-O-R
James
|
|
$1,200
[3]
The dangerous Hawaiian stairshereshare a name with a type of poem, but there are many more than 17 steps on it
a haiku
Josh
|
$1,200
[11]
The 27th of Nisan:Yom Hashoah commemorates the victims of this tragedy
the Holocaust
Jessica
|
$1,200
[4]
Zayn Malik & Taylor Swift teamed up on this song from "Fifty Shades Darker"
"I Don't Wanna Live Forever"
|
$1,200
[8]
In "Brave New World", hypnopaedia teaches people while they are doing this
sleeping
Josh
|
$1,200
[17]
Make into sets of 2 / remove an apple peel
pair and pare
Josh
|
$1,200
[21]
Family name of the war hero better known as Wellington
W-E-L-L-E-S-L-E-Y
James
|
|
$1,600
[2]
It takes a full day to manage this Yosemitepeak
Half Dome
James
Jessica
|
$1,600
[10]
June 19:It's this portmanteau holiday also called Emancipation Day
Juneteenth
James
|
$1,600
[5]
A Creedence classic says, "It ain't me, I ain't no" this title
"Fortunate Son"
James
|
$1,600
[7]
In this author's "Dune" novels, the spice called melange helps navigators travel safely in space
Frank Herbert
James
|
$1,600
[18]
Listened to / assemble the flock
heard/herd
James
|
$2,000
[20]
He's remembered for his 1917 "Declaration" about Palestine
B-A-L-F-O-U-R
James
|
|
$2,000
[6]
Thetemple complexat Batu Caves near this Malaysian capital can give you quite a workout
Kuala Lumpur
James
|
$2,000
[12]
January 29:Folks from Olathe to Overland Park celebrate this state's day
Kansas
James
|
$2,000
[13]
"I would give the stars above" in exchange in this '60s classic by The Yardbirds
"For Your Love"
James
|
DD
$9,812
[14]
In "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", sticking a Babel fish in your ear will do this
translate (alien languages)
James
|
$2,000
[22]
To lament one's fate / taken care of, as the lawn
moan/mown
James
|
DD
$7,000
[19]
This 19th century Tory was nicknamed Dizzy
D-I-S-R-A-E-L-I
James
|
A character in this 1944 play is said to be like a piece in her own collection, "too exquisitely fragile to move from the shelf"
The Glass Menagerie