Adam Smith — a law student from Somerville, Massachusetts
Rachel Burns — a software analyst from East Lansing, Michigan
Nick Klotz — a financial analyst from Milwaukee, Wisconsin (whose 1-day cash winnings total $22,801)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick | $4,200 | $6,000 | $13,000 |
$4,799
3rd place: $1,000 |
$11,200
15 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Rachel | $0 | $400 | $6,800 |
$13,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$6,800
13 R, 4 W |
| Adam | $0 | $600 | $10,600 |
$21,200
New champion: $21,200 |
$9,400
19 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| ALL-AMERICAN STAMPS | FEMALE SUPERHEROES | WEARABLE CAR PARTS? | THAT'S GOTTA HURT! | HE SAID IT | DROPPING RHYMES |
|
$200
[30]
In the 1930s, this landmark was seen erupting on a 5-cent stamp
Old Faithful
Rachel
|
$200
[29]
Zoe Saldana teams up with Rocket & Groot as Gamora, the green-skinned member of this superhero team
the Guardians of the Galaxy
Adam
|
$200
[16]
This sound deadener on a car sounds like it could also keep your neck warm
a muffler
Rachel
|
$200
[7]
Park ranger Roy C. Sullivan survived being struck by this 7 times, though he suffered some burns & hair loss
lightning
Adam
|
$200
[1]
In a 1901 speech: "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far"
Teddy Roosevelt
Rachel
|
$200
[2]
Chocolate sauce is this for ice cream
a topping
Adam
|
|
$400
[24]
The "Great Lakes Lighthouses" stamps of 1995 included New York's Thirty Mile Pointon this smallest Great Lake
Lake Ontario
Nick
Adam
|
$400
[28]
This superhero's magical weapons include a lasso of truth & indestructible bracelets able to deflect bullets
Wonder Woman
Rachel
|
$400
[17]
The engine is under it
a hood
Adam
|
$400
[8]
In 2014 a man in Denton, Texas was a little under the weather after he was hit by softball-sized ones of these
hail
Adam
|
$400
[3]
2003: "Baghdad...is determined to force the Mongols of our age to commit suicide at its gates"
Saddam Hussein
Adam
|
$400
[12]
Browsing outside the store
window shopping
Adam
|
|
$600
[23]
Issued in 2018, the stampherecelebrated this state's 200th anniversary
Illinois
Nick
|
$600
[27]
A member of the X-Men, Ororo Munroe is this weather-controlling mutant
Storm
Adam
|
$600
[18]
Changing lanes? These are suggested, also a word for what some horses wear so they don't see sideways
blinkers
Rachel
|
$600
[9]
In 2003 injuries from a 400-pound white tiger named Mantecore altered the magical Las Vegas career of this duo
Siegfried & Roy
Nick
|
$600
[4]
This former UCLA hoops coach: "Make each day your masterpiece"
John Wooden
Adam
|
$800
[14]
In the NBA, taking a dive to draw a foul
flopping
Nick
|
|
$800
[22]
2019's "Wild and Scenic Rivers" series includes Oregon's Dechutes River, which flows north before emptying into this mighty waterway
the Columbia
Nick
|
$800
[26]
It's the superhero name of Natasha Romanova, a big screen butt-kicker played by Scarlett Johansson
Black Widow
Adam
|
$800
[19]
A rotor spins under the distributor one, part of the ignition system
a cap
|
$800
[10]
Though she lost her arm in a shark attack, it didn't stop Bethany Hamilton from winning titles in this sport
surfing
Nick
|
$800
[5]
His teacher Plato "is dear to me, but dearer still is truth"
Aristotle
Rachel
|
$1,000
[15]
A rocky protuberance on a cliff
outcropping
Nick
|
|
$1,000
[21]
In 1999, a set ofstampscelebrated the nature of this large desert in Mexico and the Southwestern U.S.
the Sonoran Desert
|
$1,000
[25]
Being widowed by Yakuza began the journey of this Suicide Squad member whose name means a samurai sword
Katana
|
$1,000
[20]
Term for the arc-shaped pieces that fit inside & press against brake drums when stopping
shoes
Rachel
Adam
|
$1,000
[11]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) Usually the result of a fall, a Colles fracture, or what we commonly call a broken wrist, is a break in the distal end of this slightly shorter of the two forearm bones
the radius
Nick
Adam
|
$1,000
[6]
1813: "We have met the enemy and they are ours--two ships, two brigs, one schooner and one sloop"
Oliver Hazard Perry
Rachel
|
DD
$1,200
[13]
A thrilling movie or arterial blockage could be described as this
heart-stopping
Adam
|
| A REAL SQUAB STORY | INSTRUMENT MAKERS | HERBS & SPICES | ___ING___ | SHORT RUNS ON BROADWAY | NOTABLE ITALIANS |
|
$400
[23]
"Operation Columba" tells the story of how these pigeons were used by the resistance during World War II
homing pigeons (carrier pigeons)
Adam
|
$400
[16]
In 1850 Heinrich Steinweg came to America from Germany, anglicized his name & began manufacturing these
pianos
Adam
|
$400
[4]
It's used as the bitter herbs at the Passover seder & is a traditional accompaniment to roast beef
horseradish
Nick
Rachel
|
$400
[2]
Toss a coin into this structure & your dreams will come true
a wishing well
Nick
|
$400
[1]
Based on a Stephen King novel, this '88 musical featured a high school dance to remember but closed after only 5 performances
Carrie
Rachel
|
$400
[9]
Urged to admit that he made up his travel stories, this Venetian supposedly said he hadn't told half of what he saw
Marco Polo
Adam
|
|
$800
[24]
In a Mo Willems book "The Pigeon Finds" this food item, which he describes as "a celebration in a bun" (needs mustard, though)
a hot dog
Adam
|
$800
[21]
Trumpets made by Vincent Bach are so well-respected, this violin maker's name was added to the name of some models
Stradivarius
Rachel
|
$800
[25]
Though this spice is the flavor of hot tamales candies, it is not one of the ingredients
cinnamon
Rachel
|
$800
[7]
You'll often find "isopropyl" on bottles of this antiseptic
rubbing alcohol
Nick
|
$800
[3]
Shuttered after only 6 shows, "Into the Light" is about a physicist seeking the truth about this fabled burial cloth of Jesus
the Shroud of Turin
Adam
|
$800
[10]
He's the patron saint of animals & of Italy
Saint Francis
Adam
|
| — |
$1,200
[20]
The Ottoman sultan granted a family the name "Zildjian", which literally means this metal percussion instrument "maker"
a cymbal
Nick
|
$1,200
[17]
This grass important to Thai cooking gets its flavor & fragrance from an essential oil called citral
lemongrass
Adam
|
$1,600
[13]
Valdemar Poulsen's telegraphone of 1898 was one of these that used a reel of magnetized wire--beep!
an answering machine
|
$1,200
[5]
A sequel to this musical, "Bring Back Birdie" closed after 4 shows but still earned Chita Rivera a Tony nomination
Bye Bye Birdie
Rachel
|
$1,200
[11]
In 1978, Albino Lucianichose this name to honor his two predecessors in his new job
John Paul I
Adam
|
| — |
$1,600
[22]
Hohner makes the Bob Dylan signature model of this instrument that Bob plays
a harmonica
Nick
|
$2,000
[19]
Two-word name for the spice seen here; native to China, it has a flavor similar to fennel
star anise
Rachel
|
$2,000
[15]
Douglas Fairbanks, in 1929: these, featuring sound, "bring the audience closer to the actor than the stage ever could"
talking pictures
Nick
Rachel
|
$1,600
[6]
"Bobbi Boland", meant to be a star vehicle for this late Charlie's Angel, never opened, closing after 7 previews
Farrah Fawcett
Rachel
|
$1,600
[12]
This Italian woman published her "Method" of education in 1912 & her name lives on in schools today
Montessori
Nick
|
| — |
$2,000
[26]
In the 1930s this man turned his experiences making clocks & motors into inventing an electric organ
Laurens Hammond
Rachel
|
DD
$4,000
[18]
Olympic medals are imprinted with sprigs of these leaves that cooks use to flavor soups & stews
bay leaves (laurel leaves)
Adam
|
DD
$3,000
[8]
In 1947 a pilot reported 9 circular aircraft doing 1,700 mph near Mount Rainier & these 2-word items entered the modern lexicon
flying saucers
Nick
|
$2,000
[27]
"La Strada", based on this director's film, starred a young Bernadette Peters & said arrivederci after one show
Federico Fellini
|
$2,000
[14]
The musicians had scores, buthedidn't. With poor eyesight, this20th century maestro conducted from memory
Arturo Toscanini
|
Signed into law in March 1941, House Resolution 1776 was this act that provided aid to a foe from 1776
the Lend-Lease Act