Ashwin Monian — a data scientist from Hatfield, Pennsylvania
Heather Nelson — a middle school math teacher from Lake Oswego, Oregon
John Cuevas — a slot floorperson from San Marcos, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $52,511)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John | $2,800 | $7,400 | $10,600 |
$2,799
3rd place: $1,000 |
$14,200
20 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Heather | $2,200 | $3,200 | $9,200 |
$7,799
New champion: $7,799 |
$9,200
15 R, 3 W |
| Ashwin | $600 | $1,400 | $6,000 |
$5,999
2nd place: $2,000 |
$7,400
11 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| 1984 | IKEA NAMES | THIS & THAT | THOSE ARE MY LITERARY CHARACTERS! | HOLLYWOOD & LINE | POST HASTE |
|
$200
[1]
In September Pope John Paul II visited this country & spoke up for the rights of the Inuit
Canada
John
|
$200
[6]
Spoka, meaning "to haunt", is a line of these to illuminate kids' rooms
night lights
John
Heather
|
$200
[11]
In July 2019 this D.C. monument was "turned" into a rocket for the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11
the Washington Monument
John
|
$200
[26]
Jem Finch, Mayella Ewell
Harper Lee
Heather
|
$200
[16]
A classic line from this 1972 film is "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse"
The Godfather
John
|
$200
[21]
This last name, alone or paired with McCoy
Hatfield
John
|
|
$400
[2]
1984 was the first model year for the minivan from this company with Lee Iacocca as its CEO
Chrysler
John
|
$400
[7]
Billy, a popular one of these especially for your library, is named for IKEA employee Billy Liljedahl
a bookshelf
Ashwin
|
$400
[12]
A giant sculpture of a dead Norwegian blue parrot in London celebrated the 2014 reunion of this comedy troupe
Monty Python
Heather
|
$400
[27]
Jason Bourne, a whole lot of people chasing Jason Bourne
Robert Ludlum
|
$400
[17]
Movie that gave us "Dynaguy, snagged on takeoff! Splashdown, sucked into a vortex... no capes!"
The Incredibles
John
|
$400
[22]
The tough way to pledge a fraternity
hazing
John
|
|
$600
[3]
"The rainbow is mandating a new definition of greatness", he told the 1984 Democratic Convention
Jesse Jackson
John
|
$600
[8]
Alkalisk is the name for these sold at IKEA
batteries
Heather
|
$600
[13]
O. vulgaris, a species of this mollusk, has been called the most intelligent of all invertebrate animals
an octopus
Heather
|
$600
[28]
Robert Langdon & "the hulking albino named Silas"
Dan Brown
Heather
|
$600
[18]
"I am not Mr. Lebowski. You're Mr. Lebowski. I'm" this moniker
The Dude
John
|
$600
[23]
In ye olden days this 2-word stuff was thick boiled flour often eaten as a quick breakfast
hasty pudding
Heather
|
|
$1,000
[5]
Prince Charlescame to give Brunei independence as an Islamic one of these, based on the title of them an to Charles's right
a sultan (sultanate)
Ashwin
|
$800
[9]
This item that you often need to buy at checkout for $1.50 is called Frakta
a (shopping) bag
John
Heather
Ashwin
|
$800
[14]
The U.S. Navy wanted to paint this bridge that opened in 1937 with yellow & black stripes so that it would be more visible in the fog
the Golden Gate Bridge
John
|
$800
[29]
Arthur Dimmesdale, (Young) Goodman Brown
Hawthorne
Ashwin
|
$800
[19]
From 1984, it "is out there!...it doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. & it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead"
The Terminator
John
|
$800
[24]
It's a fish nursery
a hatchery
Heather
|
|
DD
$1,200
[4]
Thousands gathered at this iconic L.A. location for Olympic track & field events
the L.A. Coliseum
John
|
$1,000
[10]
Rugs called Roskilde, Silkeborg & Osted are among things bearing names of towns not in Sweden but in this country
Denmark
|
$1,000
[15]
Qualatex, which offers an exam to become a CBA, certified this artist, is a brand of microfoil & latex ones
balloons
|
$1,000
[30]
Mr. Sammler, who had a "Planet"; Von Humboldt Fleisher, who had a "Gift"
Saul Bellow
|
$1,000
[20]
Jennifer Lawrence to Bradley Cooper in this film: "Calm down, crazy"
Silver Linings Playbook
John
|
$1,000
[25]
A country bumpkin
a hayseed
John
|
| NEIL BEFORE ME | GEOGRAPHIC NUMBERS | A BRUSH WITH DEATH | 13-LETTER WORDS | THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON | THE GRAMMY AWARDS |
|
$400
[6]
Before Neil Gorsuch, A.B. Neil similarly believed in the original meaning of the Constitution as Chief Justice of this in Tennessee
the state supreme court
Ashwin
|
$400
[5]
Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah meet at a spot called this
Four Corners
Heather
|
$400
[12]
A cleaver in the head is part of Bellini's "Assassination of St. Peter" this, one who dies for his faith
a martyr
Heather
|
$400
[14]
Bodybuilding includes a fair amount of this activity, using barbells & other resistance training devices
weightlifting
Ashwin
|
$400
[20]
In 1919 the society was able to confirm Einstein's theory of general relativity by photographing this event you shouldn't stare at
a solar eclipse
Ashwin
|
$400
[26]
The 2015 Record of the Year was "Uptown Funk" by this guy & featuring Bruno Mars
Mark Ronson
Heather
|
|
$800
[7]
Neil Gaiman won a Newbery Medal for "The Graveyard Book"; this Neil won a Pulitzer for "Lost in Yonkers"
Simon
John
|
$800
[1]
The Aventine, Caelian, Capitoline, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal & Viminal are these
the seven hills of Rome
|
$800
[13]
A Tahitian girl named Teha'amana stares at the viewer in his painting "Manaò Tupapaú (Spirit of the Dead Watching)"
Paul Gauguin
|
$800
[15]
The formula for this measure of a circle is pi times the diameter
circumference
Heather
|
$800
[21]
In 1703 this scientist had enough gravitas to be named president of the society
Newton
Ashwin
|
$800
[27]
1985's Song of the Year was this charity number with 21 soloists & a big chorus of stars
"We Are The World"
John
|
|
$1,200
[9]
Before guitarist Neil Giraldo, there was this other Neil from Ohio who piloted the X-15 to the edge of space
Armstrong
Heather
|
DD
$1,400
[2]
It's in the middle of the Susquehanna River just south of Harrisburg
Three Mile Island
Ashwin
|
$1,200
[19]
"The skeleton atop the canopy bedis a reminder of our mortality", said this woman who painted herself in "The Dream"
(Frida) Kahlo
Ashwin
|
$1,200
[16]
It's the term for repetitive echoing
reverberation
|
$1,200
[22]
The society first met in 1660 after a lecture by this architect, long before he designed St. Paul's Cathedral
(Christopher) Wren
Ashwin
|
$1,200
[28]
"Talking for Clapping" by this man took the honors as Best Comedy Album in 2016
Patton Oswalt
Heather
|
|
$1,600
[8]
2 years before Neil Diamond was born there, this "Laughter In The Rain" singer-songwriter was born in Brooklyn
Neil Sedaka
|
$1,600
[3]
Chogori & Dapsang are local names for this very tall mountain
K2
Heather
|
$2,000
[25]
Jacques-Louis David painted "The Death of..."this Frenchman in 1793, the year of his assassination
Marat
Ashwin
|
$1,600
[17]
13-letter adjective for the fluid that surrounds the brain & other parts of the nervous system
cerebrospinal
|
$1,600
[23]
In one of the society's first experiments, this founding member soon to be known for his "law" of gases tested an air pump
(Robert) Boyle
Ashwin
|
$1,600
[29]
In 2006 this 90-year-old guitar innovator won Grammys for Best Rock & Best Pop Instrumental Performances
Les Paul
John
|
|
$2,000
[10]
In journalism, before Neil Cavuto came Neil Sheehan, who got a huge scoop in 1971 with these Defense Department documents
the Pentagon Papers
John
|
$2,000
[4]
There aren't actually 8 rivers in this Jamaica port, but there are plenty of resorts, like Sandals Royal Plantation
Ocho Rios
Heather
|
DD
$4,000
[11]
El Greco's painting of the Virgin Mary cradling her dead son is called this, like Michelangelo's famous sculpture of the same subject
(The) Pietà
John
|
$2,000
[18]
This adjective with a meaning similar to "rebellious" refers to one who won't accept the authority of a superior
insubordinate
John
|
$2,000
[24]
In 1920 the society awarded William Bateson a royal medal for his work in this field of biology he had named in 1905
genetics
Ashwin
|
$2,000
[30]
2018's Album of the Year went to this country queen for "Golden Hour"
Kacey Musgraves
Heather
|
Now in her 70s, this author splits her time between Paris & San Francisco, often writing 20 to 22 hours a day on an old typewriter
Danielle Steel