Greg Bacon — an acoustical consultant from Arlington, Virginia
Adella Irizarry — an English professor from Lake Worth, Florida
Sarah Frontiera — a graduate student from Santa Monica, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $26,801)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah | $1,800 | $1,400 | $21,200 |
$25,601
2-day champion: $52,402 |
$17,800
22 R (including 1 DD), 5 W |
| Adella | $-400 | $600 | $7,800 |
$7,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$7,800
11 R, 3 W |
| Greg | $2,400 | $4,400 | $12,800 |
$21,201
2nd place: $2,000 |
$7,400
17 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W |
| OFF TO THE LANDMARK | NEWER NECCO CANDY HEARTS | SCI-POURRI | BIOPIC SUBJECTS | MILITARY ABBREVIATIONS | PARTS OF SPEECH, DEFINED |
|
$200
[7]
It was one of the first bridges to use steel for cable wire! On N.Y.'s East River, it almost sells itself!
the Brooklyn Bridge
Greg
|
$200
[12]
Ahead of the new millennium, Necco offered the saying this many "Kisses" & this many "Hugs"
2,000
Sarah
Greg
|
$200
[1]
Using one of these he built himself, in 1674 Anton Van Leeuwenhoek gave the first accurate description of red blood cells
a microscope
Adella
|
$200
[2]
2019:"Harriet"
Harriet Tubman
Greg
|
$200
[26]
In battle you better follow the R.O.E., rules of this
engagement
Sarah
|
$200
[21]
It is "often thought of as referring to persons (or) places"
a noun
Sarah
|
|
$400
[8]
Hello, young lovers. Head over to this symbol of the Universal Exposition of 1889; the world's tallest structure then; iconic now
the Eiffel Tower
Sarah
|
$400
[13]
The animal attraction series had "Purr" followed by these 4 letters
"fect"
Greg
|
$600
[4]
The optic nerve transmits impulses to the brain from the one million ganglion cells in this eye part
a retina
Adella
Greg
|
$400
[17]
2011:"The Iron Lady"
Margaret Thatcher
Sarah
|
$400
[27]
CPOs are these officers, but I don't think they are spiteful
a chief petty officer
Greg
|
$400
[22]
They are "distinguished... by their function as connectors between words, phrases, clauses, or sentences"
conjunctions
Sarah
|
|
$600
[9]
Nearly 1,400 feet of limestone awaits you when you enjoy this territory seen here
Gibraltar
|
$600
[14]
In 1999 this pair of 2-letter words, a "Clueless" movie quote, was kind of a mean choice
"As If"
Greg
|
$800
[5]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) This system, part of the circulatory one, returns fluid from tissues to the bloodstream and helps the body absorb fat
the lymphatic system
Sarah
Greg
|
$600
[18]
2018:"On the Basis of Sex"
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Adella
|
$600
[28]
Abbreviated DZ, it's the area where airborne troops, equipment or supplies are expected to land
a drop zone
Greg
|
$600
[23]
They are a "class of words expressing emotion, distinguished... by their use in grammatical isolation"
an interjection
Sarah
Adella
|
|
$800
[10]
UNESCO described this landmark, built in memory of a man's wife, as "the jewel of Muslim art in India"
the Taj Mahal
Adella
|
$800
[15]
In 1998, between "Call me" & "Text me", came this 2-word phrase invoking now-outmoded telecommunications
"Fax me" (or "Page me")
Sarah
Adella
|
DD
$1,000
[3]
The big rock that caused mass extinction 65 million years ago has the alliterative name the "Alvarez" this
an asteroid
Greg
|
$800
[19]
On HBO:"Behind the Candelabra"
Liberace
Sarah
|
$800
[29]
You can buy stuff at a PX, post exchange, or BX, this
the base exchange
|
$800
[24]
They "typically express some relation of place, time, manner..."
adverb
Sarah
|
|
$1,000
[11]
There are over 160 stories in Dubai, & this 2,717' building has every one of 'em! This building ...it'll make you say gee, wiz!
the Burj Khalifa
Sarah
|
$1,000
[16]
A "Twilight"-themed series included do this to "Me"
"Bite"
Greg
|
$1,000
[6]
The 3 most basic types of clouds are stratus, cumulus & this high, wispy type with a name meaning "curl"
cirrus
Sarah
|
$1,000
[20]
2014:"The Theory of Everything"
Stephen Hawking
Adella
|
$1,000
[30]
To some, G.I. means "government issue"; MacArthur thought it meant this "issue" & couldn't stand the term
general
|
$1,000
[25]
They "typically express a spatial, temporal, or other relationship"
a preposition
Sarah
|
| 2020 ANNIVERSARIES | JUST A SAMPLE | RUSSIAN ART & CULTURE | MARY: ME | SHAKESPEARE BY NIGHT | "A"NTONYM |
|
$400
[24]
400 years ago, it reached Plymouth carrying 102 passengers
the Mayflower
Sarah
|
$400
[6]
My my my! It took 20 years for The Knack to notice that Run-DMC sampled this song on "It's Tricky"
"My Sharona"
Adella
|
$400
[1]
Frommer's says some of the best souvenirs you can bring home from Russia are nesting dolls & bottles of this--cheers!
vodka
Adella
|
$400
[19]
"Disclosing the Past" is the autobiography of this Mary who dug up some very old skulls
Mary Leakey
|
$400
[11]
In this play Oberon says, "Ill met by moonlight, proud Titania"
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Sarah
|
$400
[16]
Of natural, like certain sweeteners
artificial
Greg
|
|
$800
[25]
August marks the 30th anniversary of Iraq invading this country, leading to the Persian Gulf War
Kuwait
Sarah
|
$800
[7]
The Rolling Stones sued The Verve claiming too much of their song “The Last Time" was used on this "Symphony"
"Bitter Sweet"
Adella
|
$800
[2]
In 1909, painter Boris Kustodiev captured a promenade and some merrymaking along this river
the Volga
Greg
|
$800
[20]
"What's the 411?" She received a double Oscar nomination for Supporting Actress & Original Song for "Mudbound"
Mary J. Blige
Adella
|
$800
[12]
"Romeo and Juliet": "Good night, good night!" these 5 words "that I shall say good night till it be morrow"
"Parting is such sweet sorrow"
Sarah
|
$800
[17]
Of enemy, especially during wartime
ally
Greg
|
|
$1,600
[27]
Once part of Massachusetts, this state is celebrating its bicentennial
Maine
Greg
|
$1,200
[8]
Sampling Rick James' "Super Freak" worked out okay for this rapper, as his album went on to sell more than 10 million copies
MC Hammer
Greg
|
$1,200
[3]
Before leaving Russia in 1922, he designed some decorative panels for the Jewish Chamber Theatre in Moscow
Chagall
Adella
|
$1,200
[21]
& Here's to you, Mary Robinson, president of this European country from 1990 to 1997
Ireland
Sarah
|
$1,200
[13]
Act II of this play ends with Cornwall saying, "'Tis a wild night. My Regan counsels well. Come out o' the storm"
King Lear
Sarah
|
$1,200
[18]
Of declare guilty in a court of law (6 letters)
acquit
Sarah
Greg
|
|
$2,000
[28]
February is the 200th birthday of this union general whose middle name honored a Shawnee chieftain
(William Tecumseh) Sherman
Greg
|
$1,600
[9]
Sections from "Straight To Hell" by The Clash play in this 3-letter rapper's "Paper Planes"
M.I.A.
Greg
|
$1,600
[4]
Russian for "self-boiler", these urns were traditionally used to heat water for tea & in 1989 were showcased on a series of stamps
a samovar
Adella
|
$1,600
[22]
Mary Mapes Dodge is best remembered for her tale of this Dutch lad, illustrated here
Hans Brinker
Sarah
|
$1,600
[14]
Speaking to Viola in this play, Olivia says, "Love's night is noon"
Twelfth Night
Sarah
|
$2,000
[30]
Of relating to the period after the biblical flood
antediluvian
Sarah
|
|
DD
$4,600
[26]
In 2020 this composer's birth city of Bonn & surrounding areas are celebrating his 250th birthday all year long
Beethoven
Sarah
|
$2,000
[10]
Oh darlin', darlin'--Sean Kingston's "Beautiful Girls" sampled some of this Ben E. King classic
"Stand By Me"
Adella
|
$2,000
[5]
In this Stravinsky ballet, the title character gives Prince Ivan a magical feather after he captures & releases her
The Firebird
Sarah
Greg
|
$2,000
[23]
Failing eyesight & eventual blindness forced this American-born artist to stop painting around 1914
Mary Cassatt
Sarah
|
$2,000
[15]
Marcellus asks this friend of Hamlet "to watch the minutes of this night, that if again this apparition come, he may...speak to it"
Horatio
|
DD
$6,400
[29]
Of bedridden or unable to walk (10 letters)
ambulatory
Greg
|
Sharing its name with another ancient city on the sea, this African capital is called "Bride of the Mediterranean"
Tripoli