Jason Zuffranieri game 16.
Heather Sullivan — an attorney from Peekskill, New York
John Lance — a ghostwriter from Tustin, California
Jason Zuffranieri — a math teacher from Albuquerque, New Mexico (whose 15-day cash winnings total $418,343)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason | $5,600 | $8,400 | $18,805 |
$18,753
16-day champion: $437,096 |
$21,600
26 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| John! | $1,800 | $3,200 | $6,000 |
$5,599
3rd place: $1,000 |
$6,000
12 R, 2 W |
| Heather | $2,600 | $3,600 | $9,200 |
$6,350
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,200
11 R, 1 W |
| 2019 MOVIES | THE TECH WORLD | TRIAL OF THE CENTURY | 2-WORD ALLITERATION | FABRICS | CHIEFS OF STATE |
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$200
[21]
Arcade Fire performs the song "Baby Mine" during the end credits of this Tim Burton film based on a Disney cartoon
Dumbo
Heather
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$200
[26]
In 1991 "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" became the first work of fiction turned into this format
eBook
John!
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$200
[27]
Sacco & Vanzetti trial
20th century
Jason
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$200
[17]
To have this guffaw is to gain satisfaction & final vindication
last laugh
Jason
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$200
[30]
Chiffe, a French word for an old rag, gave us this word for an elegant, often sheer fabric
chiffon
John!
|
$200
[29]
Title of Japan's head of state; Naruhito is the 126th
emperor
John!
|
|
$400
[20]
Tyler Perry said this woman's "Family Funeral" would be the last time he plays the iconic character
Madea
John!
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$400
[25]
In 2018 Microsoft unveiled its All Access program that allowed gamers to get this console on a rent-to-own basis
Xbox
John!
|
$400
[19]
Salem witch trials
17th
Jason
|
$400
[16]
Thisfish can pack quite a punch, stunning its prey with up to 600 volts
electric eel
John!
|
$400
[28]
Duck cloth & sailcloth are types of this strong, plain weave fabric usually made of cotton
canvas
|
$400
[18]
Like the U.S., Italy chooses its president by this 2-word body, but Italy's is mostly members of parliament
electoral college
Jason
|
|
$600
[9]
Don't let the sun go down on 2019 without seeing this biopic in which Jamie Bell plays Bernie Taupin
Rocketman
Jason
|
$600
[3]
The icon seenhererepresents this Adobe software
Acrobat
Heather
|
$800
[10]
Trial of Thomas More
16th
Jason
|
$600
[15]
It's something that personally annoys you, not Fluffy or Fido
pet peeve
Jason
|
$600
[24]
Linen, one of the oldest fabrics made by humans, comes from the fiber of this plant with a four-letter name
flax
Jason
|
$600
[14]
This Mideast country is run by a supreme leader appointed for life by an Islamic group called the Assembly of Experts
Iran
|
|
$800
[6]
Ryan Reynolds gave voice to the little yellow guy in "Pokémon Detective" him
Pikachu
Jason
|
$800
[2]
Before this Apple program was released in 2003, engineers jokingly referred to it as i Browse
Safari
John!
|
$1,000
[8]
Heresy trial of Joan of Arc
15th century
Heather
|
$800
[7]
Powerful influence from your equals to act in a way acceptable to them
peer pressure
Jason
|
$800
[23]
The Harris variety of this fabric is derived from yarns hand-woven on islands off the coast of Scotland
tweed
Heather
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$800
[13]
In 2019 Andry Rajoelina was the 1st elected pres. in the history of this Indian Ocean island to succeed another elected president
Madagascar
|
|
$1,000
[5]
In "The Upside", a remake of a French film, Kevin Hart cares for a quadriplegic man played by this actor
Bryan Cranston
Heather
|
$1,000
[4]
News of another 10 million or so hacked accounts might have you paraphrase Shakespeare & say, "Once more unto the data" this
breach
Heather
|
DD
$3,000
[11]
Amistad mutiny trial
19th
Jason
|
$1,000
[1]
Alliterative phrase for a situation that seems okay but is "inclined" to gradually lead to a bad outcome
slippery slope
John!
|
$1,000
[22]
In "Sunset Blvd." William Holden is told, "as long as the lady is paying for it, why not" a coat of this llama & alpaca relative
vicuna
Jason
|
$1,000
[12]
This position is not only for Commonwealth nations--Alfonso Boekhoudt reps King Willem-Alexander in Aruba
governor general
Jason
Heather
|
| THE BOOK NOOK | MUSICAL MONUMENTS | WOMEN SCIENTISTS | "ON" OR "OFF" | STATE OF CHIEFS | THAT USED TO HAPPEN? |
|
$400
[29]
"Pebble in the Sky" was his first novel, the "Foundation" of a long & prolific career writing science fiction
Asimov
John!
|
$400
[28]
The outlines of the Fab Four rock out in Beatles-Platz in this German city where the band played many an early gig
Hamburg
Jason
|
$400
[26]
For things like discovering polonium & radium, she & her husband Pierre won the Nobel Prize for Physics
Marie Curie
Jason
|
$400
[25]
To perform important duties at a ceremony, especially a religious one
officiate
John!
|
DD
$5
[23]
Tecumseh (same as William Tecumseh Sherman)
Ohio
Jason
|
$800
[18]
If you wanted someone's phone number or address back in the day, you could dial these 3 numbers for free & get help
411
Jason
|
|
$800
[21]
"The Fastest Kid in the Fifth Grade" is chapter 3 of "Bridge to" this enchanted land
Terabithia
Jason
|
$800
[19]
Of course the statue of this pigtailed country legend in Austin, Texas includes his guitar, Trigger
(Willie) Nelson
Jason
|
$800
[17]
Dian Fossey's work with these animals in Rwanda led to their further protection from poaching
gorillas
Heather
|
$800
[16]
Adjective for an immediate, unscripted response, or what a righty basketball player uses when shooting lefty
offhand
Jason
|
$400
[27]
Seattle
Washington
John!
|
$1,200
[15]
Once common in schools but now frowned upon, it was not dispensed by an army NCO, despite the name
corporal punishment
Jason
|
|
$1,200
[5]
He taught us "The Power of Myth"
Joseph Campbell
|
$1,200
[14]
Montreaux champions this late singer inhisadopted country of Switzerland
Freddie Mercury
John!
|
$1,200
[10]
The first woman admitted to M.I.T., Ellen Richards advocated this domestic science & founded a "Journal of" it
Home Economics
Heather
|
$1,200
[1]
The name of this semiprecious variety of agate used in jewelry, derives from the Greek for "fingernail"
onyx
Heather
|
$800
[24]
Powhatan
Virginia
Heather
|
$1,600
[7]
At the 1900 Olympics more than 300 of these birds were killed in a single sporting event
pigeons
|
|
$1,600
[4]
The title of this debut novel by Gillian Flynn is an allusion to cutting, part of Camille Preaker's traumatic past in the book
Sharp Objects
Jason
Heather
|
$1,600
[13]
Statues of Bon Scott of this band are found in Scotland & Australia
AC/DC
Jason
|
$1,600
[9]
Wendy Freedman et al. nailed down the value of this man's constant, which, with distance, helps find the velocity of galaxies
(Edwin) Hubble
Jason
John!
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$1,600
[11]
Next time you fly, consider buying carbon these to compensate for adding pollution to the atmosphere
offsets
Jason
|
$1,600
[22]
Wampanoag chief Metacom AKA King Philip
Massachusetts
|
$2,000
[6]
This antiseptic that stained you red was used for all sorts of cuts, but the Hg in it wasn't good for you
Mercurochrome
|
|
DD
$4,000
[3]
The first book in a series, it opens in Inverness in 1945 & begins. "It wasn't a very likely place for disappearances"
Outlander
Jason
|
$2,000
[12]
Hundreds of organpipesfloat in the air to celebrate this composer in a Helsinki monument
Sibelius
Jason
|
$2,000
[8]
1740s physicist Emilie du Chatelet made what's still the standard French translation from Latin of this Newton work
Principia Mathematica
Jason
|
$2,000
[2]
In philosophy it's the study of the nature of existence itself
ontology
Jason
|
$2,000
[20]
Black Hawk
Illinois
John!
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In 1929 Alexander Hamilton became the new face of the $10 bill, replacing this foe of his legacy, who got moved to another denomination
Andrew Jackson