2019 Tournament of Champions final game 1.
Emma Boettcher — a user experience librarian from Chicago, Illinois
James Holzhauer — a professional sports gambler from Las Vegas, Nevada
Francois Barcomb — an 11th grade physics teacher from New Paltz, New York
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francois | $0 | $1,000 | $7,800 | $1,800 |
$7,800
12 R, 2 W |
| James | $5,000 | $7,400 | $37,412 | $49,326 |
$22,400
28 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Emma | $1,800 | $3,200 | $13,200 | $26,400 |
$13,200
14 R, 0 W |
| A WRITER'S LIFE FOR ME | SYNONYMS FOR BLACK | THE NEW NEWS | TRANSPORTATION TERMS | BRITISH HISTORY | MOVIE MONSTERS |
|
$200
[22]
One of the most prolific authors of all time, Barbara Cartland wrote more than 600 books in this genre
romance
James
|
$200
[20]
Corvus corax is the scientific name of this crow cousin
a raven
Francois
|
$200
[30]
Reporter Elle Reevewon a Peabody for her reports from Charlottesville for this news organization
Vice
|
$200
[26]
It's inserted into the crankcase to check a car's oil level
a dipstick
Francois
|
$200
[28]
Only 2 British PMs have been born outside the British Isles: Andrew Bonar Law (Canada) & this 2019 arrival (NYC)
Boris Johnson
Francois
|
$200
[29]
In this 1941 monster movie, Lon Chaney Jr. is transformed into the hirsute title character
The Wolf Man
James
|
|
$400
[21]
John Steinbeck wanted his name taken off "Lifeboat" after seeing the film version directed by this Brit
Hitchcock
James
|
$400
[19]
5-letter magazine founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson
Ebony
James
|
$400
[23]
Investigative news is now separate from listicles & quizzes as this site split into 2 divisions in 2016
BuzzFeed
Francois
|
$400
[25]
It's the term for weight placed low in a ship to make it more stable & seaworthy
ballast
James
|
$400
[24]
In 1981 the bells were ringing for Prince Charles & Diana Spencer, married in this cathedral
St Paul's
James
Emma
|
$400
[27]
This Oscar-winning director's 21st century monster movies include "Pacific Rim" & "Pan's Labyrinth"
(Guillermo) del Toro
Emma
|
|
$600
[16]
The German army sent him to the Western Front & in 1929 he published a novel about it
(Erich Maria) Remarque
Emma
|
$600
[18]
Ancient Egyptians used this 4-letter cosmetic to line the eyes
kohl
James
|
$600
[17]
An online "Project" with stories about criminal justice is named for this civil rights & Supreme Court icon
Thurgood Marshall
James
|
$600
[1]
Landing a plane in this, an airflow that hits broadside, can be challenging as seen here
crosswind
James
|
$600
[4]
British colonies granted independence following WWII included India in 1947 & this nearby island in 1948
Sri Lanka
James
|
$600
[11]
In "The Conjuring" film franchise, a vintage doll with this title name serves as a conduit for evil
Annabelle
James
|
|
$1,000
[5]
Thistough guy detective writer also wrote a novel for children called "The Day the Sea Rolled Back"
Mickey Spillane
|
$800
[14]
The RAF's Gloster Meteor, for example
a jet
James
|
$800
[15]
The "Pro"s at this independent, nonprofit online newsroom have won several Pulitzers for their work
ProPublica
Emma
|
$800
[8]
A horse rented out for riding is known as this, also a slang term for a taxi driver
hack
James
|
$800
[3]
On Sept. 30, 1888 Elizabeth Stride & Catherine Eddowes both ran afoul of this terrible man in London
Jack the Ripper
James
|
$800
[10]
The Gill-Man is a prehistoric beast from the Amazon inthis1954 movie
the Creature from the Black Lagoon
James
|
|
DD
$3,000
[6]
Echoing the title character of a book by his great uncle, he assumed the surname Melmoth after leaving prison in 1897
Oscar Wilde
James
|
$1,000
[13]
Residue of coal tar distillation used to pave roads & waterproof roofs
pitch
James
|
$1,000
[12]
You can anonymously leak info to the Intl. Consortium of Investigative Journalists via this 3-letter secure browser
Tor
Emma
|
$1,000
[7]
This 7-letter activity is the K in the WKA, an association excited about going 100 mph, 1 inch off the ground
karting
|
$1,000
[2]
This Liberal man was 84 in 1894 when he stepped down after his fourth & final time as prime minister of Great Britain
(William) Gladstone
James
|
$1,000
[9]
"The Thing", about a shapeshifting alien menace crash-landing on Earth, takes place in this desolate region
Antarctica
James
|
| HOUSE PAINTING | LAWYERS, LAW & LEGALITY | PHYSICS | TONY-WINNING ROLES | BEASTLY NORTH AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY | TEEN-LETTER WORDS |
|
$400
[28]
Monet'spaintingof a residence in Sassenheim, Holland features a field replete with these flowers
tulips
Emma
|
$400
[30]
Straight up now tell me, you're up for this case of smacking your Chevy into that Subaru & just taking off
a hit and run
Francois
|
$400
[21]
At Earth's surface the acceleration produced by this force is about 32 feet per second per second
gravity
Emma
|
$400
[29]
Celia Keenan-Bolger won a 2019 Tony as this daughter in "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Scout Finch
James
|
$400
[26]
The highest point on the Canadian Pacific Railway, Kicking Horse Pass is on the border of Alberta & this province to the west
British Columbia
Emma
|
$400
[24]
Using the ocean itself to describe the crossing from Portugal to Haiti
transatlantic
Francois
James
|
|
$800
[20]
The lithograph of Mount Vernon seenherewas from this pair known for their cheap & popular pictures
Currier & Ives
Francois
|
$800
[27]
This lawyer's star rose while repping Stormy Daniels but fell after he was accused of trying to extort millions from Nike in 2019
Michael Avenatti
|
$800
[7]
About 75% of all chemical elements are in this class of substances, all good conductors because of an abundance of free electrons
metals
Francois
|
$800
[22]
Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers & Nathan Lane all won Tonys for playing Pseudolus in this "Funny" musical set in Rome
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Francois
|
$800
[25]
In the heart of the "Silicon Forest", Beaverton is a suburb of this Western U.S. metropolis
Portland
James
|
$800
[23]
Mirowski & Mower developed the implantable one of these medical devices--clear!
a defibrillator
Francois
|
|
$1,200
[19]
His "Christina's World" depicts a woman with polio straining toward a farmhouse
(Andrew) Wyeth
James
|
$1,600
[9]
The Justice Dept. IDs violations of this 1890 act; timed, uniform price hikes by competitors are a sign of collusion
the Sherman Antitrust Act
James
|
$1,200
[5]
Measured in hertz, it's the term for the number of complete waves passing a certain point in a unit of time
frequency
Emma
|
$1,200
[18]
Ali Stroker was the first wheelchair-using winner, playing Ado Annie in a 2019 revival of this Rodgers & Hammerstein musical
Oklahoma!
Emma
|
$1,600
[3]
A gateway to Dinosaur National Monumentis the town of Dinosaur in this state
Colorado
James
|
$1,200
[17]
Thinking about the past, or an exhibit spanning the career of one artist
a retrospective
Emma
|
|
$1,600
[1]
The house in the rear of this Brit's painting "A Bigger Splash" features, of course, a swimming pool
(David) Hockney
Emma
|
$2,000
[11]
This 3-word Latin phrase means "the thing speaks for itself" but lawyers always seem to keep talking anyway
res ipsa loquitur
James
|
$1,600
[2]
Water seems to defy gravity in this "action": the molecules' adhesion to the walls of a tube is stronger than their cohesion
capillary action
James
|
$1,600
[15]
Juanita Hall won at the fourth Tonys as Bloody Mary in this WWII-set musical
South Pacific
Francois
|
$2,000
[8]
About 40 miles west of Regina, you'll find this Saskatchewan city that sounds like a deer facial bone
Moose Jaw
James
|
$1,600
[16]
Ascribe human traits to that cute puppy
anthropomorphize
Emma
|
|
$2,000
[14]
He eschewed more familiar urban scenes as in his "Nighthawks" to paint "Vermont Sugar House" in 1938
(Edward) Hopper
Emma
|
DD
$9,812
[10]
At the Scopes Trial, this politician said he'd seen nothing to accept the word of scientists against the inspired word of God
William Jennings Bryan
James
|
$2,000
[6]
A 1976 paper has one of the first mentions of this "Model" that accounts for 3 of the universe's 4 fundamental forces
the Standard Model
Francois
|
$2,000
[12]
Mr. Henry Fonda won a Tony as a lieutenant dealing with the boredom of a Navy cargo ship in this play
Mister Roberts
Francois
|
DD
$10,600
[4]
This river is the largest tributary of the Columbia, which it joins near Pasco, Washington
the Snake
James
|
$2,000
[13]
"V" aware it's the job of one who makes flags
vexillographer
Francois
James
|
By Hebrew word count, the longest book bears this name that led to a word for a long complaint or rant
Jeremiah