Jason Zuffranieri game 1.
Jason Zuffranieri — a math teacher from Albuquerque, New Mexico
Kathleen O'Shea — a PR content manager from Chicago, Illinois
Nathan Kaplan — a math professor from Los Angeles, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $19,600)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan | $2,000 | $800 | $9,600 |
$6,336
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,800
17 R, 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Kathleen | $600 | $200 | $-1,000 |
$-1,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$-1,000
5 R, 7 W |
| Jason | $4,400 | $6,800 | $25,600 |
$26,600
New champion: $26,600 |
$22,000
25 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| MOM & DAD CONFUSE ME | THAT'S HOT STUFF | "BB" IN THE MIDDLE | THE APOLLO MISSIONS | IF I WERE A TIBETAN MAN | POP CULTURE DECADES |
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$200
[13]
Mom says in the election, Pennsylvania will be this pivotal kind of state; I want to go there & have Daddy push me--whee!
a swing state
Kathleen
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$200
[27]
Though closest to the Earth in size, this planet's average surface temperature is 860 degrees Fahrenheit
Venus
Jason
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$200
[28]
A small stone, especially one made smooth by water
a pebble
Nathan
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$200
[26]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Smithsonian.) On its way to the Moon & back in 1969, Apollo 11 carried a piece ofwood from a craft employed by these two men for another famous flight 66 years earlier
the Wright brothers
Nathan
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$400
[25]
When Godan Khan sent an army of these people to invade in 1240, Sakya Pandita met him & cured him of disease
the Mongols
Nathan
Kathleen
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$400
[19]
Disneyland opens
the 1950s
Jason
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$400
[14]
To us kids, this is a pet that meows; why do Mom & Dad say to put money in it so they can collect for charity?
a kitty
Jason
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$400
[5]
If you're gonna try this activity AKA anastenaria, use cherry or maple embers so as not to burn your feet
walking on coals
Jason
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$400
[23]
A narrow band of inked material used in a typewriter
a ribbon
Nathan
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$400
[2]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Smithsonian.) To prevent the spread of possible Moon germs, Apollo 11's capsule &crew were disinfected upon splashdown; the crew was then transported to Houston inside a converted Airstream trailer called the MQF, or Mobile this Facility
quarantine
Jason
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$600
[20]
In legend, c. 430 A.D., King Nyantsen received a scripture that marked the introduction of this religion into Tibet
Buddhism
Nathan
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$600
[10]
"The Lone Ranger" & "Meet the Press" debut on TV
the 1940s
Nathan
Kathleen
Jason
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$600
[15]
This is what Dad calls his favorite baseball team--huh? They're named for the cubicles where we put our stuff in preschool?
the Cubbies
Nathan
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$600
[6]
The steam is about 350 degrees during an eruption of this famously predictable geyser at Yellowstone National Park
Old Faithful
Kathleen
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$600
[1]
The circle around the words said by people in a cartoon
a bubble
Nathan
Kathleen
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$600
[3]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Smithsonian.) In 1975 an Apollo module was launched from Florida &this other craft from Kazakhstan for an orbitallink-up that marked a rare period of detente in the space race
Soyuz
Nathan
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$800
[21]
To help create a Tibetan alphabet, around 600 A.D. King Songtsen Gampo sent scholars to India to study this language
Sanskrit
Nathan
Jason
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$800
[11]
Mary Lou Retton scores a perfect 10 at the Olympics
the 1980s
Jason
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$800
[17]
Dad said a guy he owes big-time is calling in these--but I need them to color my horsey picture!
my markers
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$800
[8]
The hottest part of the flame of this lab device actually designed by Peter Desaga reaches 2,700 degrees
a Bunsen burner
Nathan
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$800
[4]
Adjective to describe someone who thinks he's superior to others
snobbish
|
$800
[9]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Smithsonian.) This giantrocketthat carried the Apollo missions into space stood taller than the Statue of Liberty & weighed more than 6 million pounds; thering-shaped unitthat contained the guidance system was 22' in diameter all by itself
Saturn V
Jason
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$1,000
[22]
Tibetan religious teacher Tsongkhapa founded the Gelugpa sect, noted for their hats of this color
yellow
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$1,000
[12]
Wheaties cereal & the Baby Ruth candy bar are introduced
the '20s
Kathleen
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$1,000
[18]
Mom & Dad want me to let my sister use my toys; so how is this word bad when Grandma tells us too much personal stuff?
oversharing
Jason
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$1,000
[16]
This synonym for scorching is in the name of a zone that's also called the tropics
torrid
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$1,000
[7]
Someone who raises annoying petty objections to things
a quibbler
Jason
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DD
$2,200
[24]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Smithsonian.) The Apollo missions brought back more than 800 pounds of moon rocks & showed that the dark, flatlunar areasknown as seas are not water but this common volcanic rock that also makes up most of the oceanic crust here on Earth
basalt
Nathan
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| NEW WORDS IN THEMERRIAM-WEBSTERDICTIONARY | LANDS O' LAKES | AFRICAN-AMERICAN AUTHORS | ENTRANCE MUSIC | THE REAL MOVIE PERSON | COMPUTER "D"s |
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$400
[1]
Make sure the caps lock key isn't on when entering a password that's this hyphenated adjective
case-sensitive
Jason
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$400
[27]
Lake Managua
Nicaragua
Jason
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$400
[26]
In Walter Mosley's "Devil in a Blue Dress", a search for a missing woman in this West Coast city reveals scandalous secrets
Los Angeles
Jason
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$800
[25]
Heard here is the arrival of the Queen of Sheba in Handel's work about this Old Testament king
Solomon
Nathan
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$800
[15]
Sister Helen Prejean tweeted, "Let's clear this up: my story is" this film, "not The Walking Dead!"
Dead Man Walking
Jason
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$800
[16]
A pair of 4-letter words are in this action that moves a file, like putting a photo of an ex into the recycle bin
drag and drop
Kathleen
Jason
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$1,200
[24]
Wanna enjoy the great outdoors, but with indoor plumbing & fancy amenities? Try this portmanteau activity
glamping
Nathan
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$800
[23]
Lake Ladoga, Lake Kubenskoye
Russia
Nathan
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$800
[10]
Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison & Ta-Nehisi Coates all attended this university in Washington, D.C.
Howard
Nathan
Kathleen
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$1,200
[2]
Bach's cantata "King Of Heaven, Welcome" was written for this Sunday, commemorating Jesus' entry into Jerusalem
Palm Sunday
Jason
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$1,200
[11]
After meeting the real Winklevoss twins Armie Hammer had played in this movie, Armie said, "I felt like the smaller triplet"
The Social Network
Jason
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$1,200
[7]
This mouse move to open a program may be tricky for elderly computer users; you can adjust the speed of the 2 actions
double-click
Jason
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$1,600
[22]
This Greek yogurt sauce made with cucumbers is a delicious addition to the dictionary
tzatziki
Jason
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$1,200
[17]
In Europe, Lake Como
Italy
Nathan
Kathleen
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$1,200
[5]
In the "African Immortals" series by Tananarive Due, vampire-like beings from this Horn of Africa country prey on the living
Ethiopia
Nathan
Kathleen
Jason
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$2,000
[14]
Bellini wrote a dramatic march for the entrance of this opera title character, a Druid priestess
Norma
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$1,600
[12]
Felicity Jones played a young Ruth Bader Ginsburg in this 2018 biopic
On the Basis of Sex
Nathan
Kathleen
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$1,600
[8]
It's the colorful name of the IBM supercomputer that beat chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov
Deep Blue
Nathan
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DD
$2,000
[20]
Digital finance can be confusing, hence the addition of this word for Bitcoin & the like
cryptocurrency
Jason
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$1,600
[18]
Lake Chapala
Mexico
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$1,600
[4]
His plays "The Piano Lesson" & "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" are both set in Pittsburgh
August Wilson
Nathan
|
DD
$4,000
[3]
An authentic Japanese song was adapted into "Miya Sama", sung at the entrance of this Gilbert & Sullivan title character
Mikado
Jason
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$2,000
[13]
In 2017 this title woman in a 2000 pic helped sue Okla. oil & gas companies whose fracking was said to cause earthquakes
Erin Brockovich
Jason
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$2,000
[9]
Folder is a synonym for one of these inside a computer's internal filing system
directory
Kathleen
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$2,000
[21]
Chiweenie is a hybrid word for a hybrid dog: a mix of chihuahua & this breed
a dachshund
Nathan
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$2,000
[19]
Great Slave Lake
Canada
Jason
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$2,000
[6]
1938's "Uncle Tom's Children" was the first book by this "Native Son" author
(Richard) Wright
Jason
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It's the only state to have had 4 female governors, 3 of whom served consecutively between 1997 & 2015
Arizona