Scottie Biddle — a software engineer from San Francisco, California
Rahul Garabadu — a judicial law clerk from Salt Lake City, Utah
Jessica Garsed — a librarian from Augusta, Maine (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,600)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica | $3,800 | $6,000 | $17,200 |
$20,000
2-day champion: $32,600 |
$17,200
21 R, 1 W |
| Rahul | $-800 | $800 | $-400 |
$-400
3rd place: $1,000 |
$-400
6 R, 4 W |
| Scottie | $1,600 | $5,200 | $2,800 |
$0
2nd place: $2,000 |
$10,600
19 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 2 DDs) |
| MANY HANDS | MAKE LIGHT WORK | HISTORY, THROUGH THE CENTURIES | THE MEAT INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME | SONG & MOVIE: SAME TITLE | "RA", "RA", "SIS", "BOOM", "BA" |
|
$200
[24]
In 1964 the Beatles snagged their first U.S. No. 1 hit with this tune
"I Want To Hold Your Hand"
Scottie
|
$200
[11]
Around noon on some days, Germany gets close to half its power from this source
solar power
Scottie
|
$200
[7]
14th: Around 1347 the bacterium Yersinia pestis begins a European tour known by this "colorful" 2-word phrase
black death
Jessica
|
$200
[28]
Of course, this honorary Kentucky colonel was inducted
Colonel Sanders
Scottie
|
$200
[1]
Song: By Black Sabbath; Movie: Tony Stark weaponizes an armored suit
"Iron Man"
Jessica
|
$200
[16]
It's a game played on a 4-walled court--hey, that bounced twice!
racquetball
Rahul
|
|
$400
[22]
The tophandsymbolizes enlightenment, & the bottom, the world of appearances, in the Dhyana Mudragestureof this religion
Buddhism
Rahul
|
$400
[12]
The light type of this is a basic tool of cell biology, magnifying specimens hundreds of times
a microscope
Jessica
|
$400
[3]
13th: This document debuts in 1215 but is reissued with changes in 1216, 1217 & 1225 under a new king
the Magna Carta
Scottie
|
$400
[21]
Frank Perdue & Donald Tyson are best known for selling this type of meat
chicken
Jessica
|
$400
[2]
Song: By U2; Movie: Heights make Jimmy Stewart dizzy
"Vertigo"
Scottie
|
$400
[30]
Nissin cup noodles, for example
ramen
Scottie
|
|
$600
[20]
Mano nera, translated as this, was a turn-of-the-20th century Sicilian extortion ring
black hand
Scottie
|
$600
[13]
Take a mind-expanding journey at the live show called Paramount's Laser Spectacular, with the music of this "Dark Side" band
Pink Floyd
Jessica
|
$600
[4]
19th: This feat of engineering was completed in 1825, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean
the Erie Canal
Scottie
|
$600
[25]
Founder Dave Thomas appeared in more than 800 commercials for this fast food chain
Wendy's
Scottie
|
$600
[8]
Song: By Styx; Movie: About a sheep-herding pig
"Babe"
Jessica
|
$600
[29]
Michelangelo painted "The Creation of Adam" on its ceiling
the Sistine Chapel
Jessica
|
|
$800
[18]
In 1950 an Allstate general sales manager came up with this classic slogan
"You're in good hands"
Scottie
|
$800
[14]
10 projectors show astronomical wonders in the USA's largest of these facilities, at a Jersey City science center
a planetarium
Rahul
Scottie
|
DD
$1,000
[5]
17th: On this woman's death in 1617, a London writer referred to her as "The Virginian Woman"
Pocahontas
Scottie
|
$800
[27]
Nebraska's Alan Simon made his fortune with mailable beef from this company
Omaha Steaks
Jessica
|
$800
[9]
Song: By The Cure; Movie: Hilary Swank played Teena Brandon, who became Brandon Teena
"Boys Don't Cry"
Jessica
Scottie
|
$800
[23]
Jack Byham, a famous maker of these, sold thousands at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics (with a few returns)
a boomerang
Scottie
|
|
$1,000
[19]
During this 1986 event, people all around the country held hands to help the homeless
Hands Across America
Jessica
|
$1,000
[15]
John Alcott & Emmanuel Lubezki, people in this profession, are noted for creative use of natural light
cinematographers
Scottie
|
$1,000
[6]
18th: In 1723 Russia captures Baku from Persia in this leader's last great military campaign
Peter the Great
Jessica
|
$1,000
[26]
Dave Theno of Jack in the Box was inducted for helping the industry improve after an outbreak of this bacterium
E. coli
Jessica
|
$1,000
[10]
Song: By Cream; Movie: About the beer-loving McKenzie brothers from "SCTV"
"Strange Brew"
|
$1,000
[17]
Also a bluffing board game from Mattel, this word means nonsense! Hogwash!
Balderdash
Rahul
|
| COMPUTER KEYBOARDS | WE NEED SOME HELP | WOMEN COMPOSERS | 1890s LITERATURE | MUNICIPAL BEFORE & AFTER | THESE TV SHOWS ARE OLD ENOUGH TO DRINK |
|
$400
[5]
Helping you with a soft reboot, this 3-key step was chosen as it was nigh impossible to engage using only one hand
Control-Alt-Delete
Jessica
|
$400
[26]
I need a boost--give me a hand or give me this body part "up"
a leg up
Jessica
|
$400
[19]
Last name of Fanny, Felix' beloved older sister who composed some 500 pieces of music
Mendelssohn
Jessica
|
$800
[14]
Edmond Rostand set this 1897 play about the pursuit of the lovely Roxane in 17th century Paris
Cyrano de Bergerac
Rahul
|
$800
[24]
E.B. White mouselike boy in a southern state capital
Stuart Little Rock
Jessica
Rahul
|
$1,200
[11]
The theme song of this show now in its 32nd season asks, "Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do?"
Cops
Scottie
|
|
$800
[6]
It's not a veggie, it's the mark above the 6 to show where something is to be inserted
caret
Scottie
|
$800
[25]
A player who passes you the puck right before you score is credited with one of these
an assist
Scottie
|
$800
[18]
The first symphony by an American woman was Amy Beach's "Gaelic Symphony", first performed in 1896 by this group, the BSO for short
the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Jessica
|
$1,200
[2]
A collection of this controversial German philosopher's thoughts & essays was titled "The Anti-Christ"
Nietzsche
Rahul
|
$1,600
[9]
Wisconsin city of "clear water" that has portrayed Temple Grandin & Shakespeare's Juliet
Eau Claire Danes
Scottie
|
$1,600
[10]
Since 1973 audiences have tuned in to watch the tempestuous folks of Genoa City on this soap opera
The Young and the Restless
Jessica
|
|
$1,200
[13]
Inscript, the standard keyboard of this country, is for scripts like Gujarati, Tamil & Telugu
India
Rahul
|
$1,200
[22]
This word for help can also be a performance or other event to raise funds for a charitable cause
benefit
Scottie
|
$1,200
[17]
Anne Dudley won an Oscar for scoring this film in which unemployed British steelworkers take it off
The Full Monty
Jessica
|
$1,600
[1]
In "Trilby", a young singer falls under the trance of this man whose name became a synonym for a hypnotic controller
Svengali
Jessica
Rahul
|
DD
$2,000
[23]
"Small" piano that is the Michigan burial place for Gerald Ford
Baby Grand Rapids
Scottie
|
$2,000
[12]
To some longtime viewers, hewas the new guy, but the 2018-19 season was his 30th & last on "60 Minutes"
Steve Kroft
Scottie
|
|
$2,000
[4]
Invented in 1960, much later than its forward pal, this mark gained popularity when used in MS-DOS
the backslash
Jessica
|
$1,600
[21]
A weight-bearing structure, or help & encouragement found in many book acknowledgments
support
|
$1,600
[16]
British-born Rebecca Clarke gained notice with her 1919 sonata for this instrument spelled the same as a woman's first name
the viola
|
$2,000
[3]
Dubbed "The Jewish Mark Twain" for his poignant tales, this author published "Tevye the Dairyman" in 1894
Sholem Aleichem
|
$2,000
[8]
Alliterative Virginia city that is one period of current events reporting
Newport News cycle
|
— |
|
DD
$6,000
[7]
New evidence suggests that the QWERTY keyboard design may have sprung from telegraph operators translating this
Morse code
Scottie
|
$2,000
[20]
"F" is for this word that means to make a thing easier, specifically to help people work together
facilitate
Scottie
|
$2,000
[15]
A composer in her own right, Clara (nee Wieck) also edited the collected works of this German composer, her husband
(Robert) Schumann
Jessica
Rahul
|
— | — | — |
In 1876 in the Dakotas this American said, "The old duffer broke me on the last hand"
Bill Hickok