Khalilah Walters — an attorney from Danville, Virginia
Matt Steen — an account coordinator from Minneapolis, Minnesota
Susan Alden — a fundraising researcher from San Francisco, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $7,999)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan | $2,800 | $4,800 | $1,200 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$1,200
14 R, 6 W |
| Matt | $400 | $0 | $5,600 |
$0
2nd place: $2,000 |
$7,200
15 R, 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Khalilah | $400 | $400 | $6,800 |
$2,399
New champion: $2,399 |
$8,800
13 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| 150 YEARS OFNATURE | DEMOGRAPHY | ORDINAL TERMS | HERE'S THE WINDUP | AND THE PITCH | IT'S A STRIKE |
|
$200
[1]
In 2004 Nature published a paper about an extinct diminutive Hominin nicknamed after this race from "The Lord of the Rings"
Hobbits
Matt
|
$200
[26]
2-word term for the number of children born in one year per every 1,000 people of a particular group
the birth rate
Khalilah
|
$200
[20]
Betty Ford or Barbara Bush
first ladies
Matt
|
$200
[5]
Milkmaid, French & waterfall are 3 types of this twisty hairstyle
braids (*a bun)
Susan
Matt
|
$200
[9]
In 2006 the Tigers' Joel Zumaya threw this pitch 104.8 mph, so it lived up to its name
a fastball
Susan
|
$200
[4]
A 1953 general strike in Ceylon was prompted by a huge increase in the price of this staple food
rice
Susan
|
|
$400
[2]
An 1896 article in Nature was about "a new kind of rays" called these, "for the sake of brevity"
x-rays
Khalilah
|
$800
[7]
Conducted in 1790, the first Census revealed a U.S. population of 3.9 million, with this state being the most populous
Virginia
Susan
Matt
Khalilah
|
$400
[25]
What Hawaii became August 21, 1959
the 50th state
Susan
|
$600
[6]
This adjectival form of a structure created by Daedalus refers to something that winds & winds
labyrinthine
Matt
|
$400
[10]
Aka the drooler, this pitch was banned in 1920 except for 17 hurlers who got to use it until they retired
a spitball
Susan
|
$400
[16]
After stopping the 1894 Pullman Strike, the federal government created this holiday as a conciliatory gesture to workers
Labor Day
Matt
|
|
$600
[3]
An 1880 letter in Nature, "on the skin-furrows of the hand", was one of the first to suggest using these for identification
fingerprints
Susan
|
$1,000
[8]
Term for the process by which new groups adopt the language, values & customs of a host culture
assimilation
Susan
|
$600
[19]
In golf it's slang for the clubhouse bar
the 19th hole
Susan
|
$1,000
[24]
Here'san inside view of how the chambers of this mollusk's shell get all wound up
a nautilus
Susan
|
$600
[11]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) A left-handed pitcher's curveball breaks downward and to the catcher's left. In the 1930's Carl Hubbell was a master of this kooky pitch that did the opposite, breaking right
a screwball
Matt
|
$600
[17]
This governor's stern response to a Boston police strike got him the 1920 Republican VP nod, & he soon succeeded to the presidency
Coolidge
Matt
|
|
$1,000
[22]
A 1953 Nature paper, one of the most famous in the history of science, began, "We wish to suggest a structure" for this
DNA
Khalilah
|
DD
$1,600
[21]
Born between 1980 & 1995, millennials are AKA "Generation" this letter
Generation Y
Matt
|
$800
[14]
Its flagship store opened in New York City in 1924 between 49th & 50th streets
Saks Fifth Avenue
Matt
Khalilah
|
— |
$800
[12]
Few hitters feast on this breaking pitch like the burger of the same name; Ted Williams said it was "the greatest pitch in baseball"
the slider
|
$800
[18]
The 1980 firing of labor activist Anna Walentynowicz from a Gdansk shipyard led to a big strike & this union's founding
Solidarity
Khalilah
|
| — | — |
$1,000
[15]
Judy Blume introduced Peter Hatcher & his little brother Fudge in her book "Tales of" this, the first in a series
A Fourth Grade Nothing
Susan
|
— |
$1,000
[13]
Check out the grip and you can see why the circle type of this off-speed pitch got its name
the change-up
|
$1,000
[23]
An 1892 strike at this man's Homestead Steel Mill outside Pittsburgh led to a deadly confrontation between workers & strikebreakers
Andrew Carnegie
|
| LATIN PHRASES | OPERA | THE "GENERAL" ECONOMY | STATE CAPITALS | AUTHOR FILL-INS | STARRING THE SAN DIEGO ZOO |
|
$400
[22]
Used when referring to your former school, it's Latin for "nourishing mother"
alma mater
Susan
|
$400
[24]
The music from this 1816 opera heardheresure ain't shave & a haircut, 2 bits
The Barber of Seville
Khalilah
|
$400
[25]
This company has been making light bulbs for more than 125 years
General Electric
Matt
|
$400
[17]
In 1786 this state's senate voted & Columbia beat out Washington as the name of the new capital
South Carolina
Khalilah
|
$400
[21]
LeBron______Kilmer
James Joyce
Susan
|
$1,200
[27]
In 2019 this channel with an elephant as its mascot aired the reality series "The Zoo: San Diego"
Animal Planet
Susan
|
|
$800
[8]
"God from the machine" is the English translation of this literary device
deus ex machina
Susan
|
$800
[23]
Let's get Bizet with this 1875 title woman & her gypsy pals Frasquita & Mercédès
Carmen
Susan
|
$800
[13]
It started as a group of flour-grinding companies in 1928
General Mills
Matt
|
$1,200
[1]
This northern state capital bears the first name of Monsieur Chouteau
Pierre
Matt
|
$800
[18]
Upton______Carroll
Sinclair Lewis
Khalilah
|
$1,600
[26]
In this classic 1941 film, the San Diego Zoo played the part of the private zoo at Xanadu
Citizen Kane
Matt
|
|
$1,200
[7]
"Let the buyer beware" with this 2-word phrase
Caveat emptor
Khalilah
|
$1,200
[11]
Here'san 1853 chorus from this "green" guy & we'll even throw in the anvil for free
Verdi
Matt
|
$1,200
[12]
It was the corporate target of Michael Moore in the documentary "Roger & Me"
General Motors
Matt
|
$1,600
[2]
Ransom Eli Olds created 2 major car companies in this city
Lansing
Susan
Matt
Khalilah
|
$1,200
[16]
Kerry______Thalberg
Washington Irving
Susan
Matt
|
— |
|
$1,600
[6]
Julius Caesar summed up his victory in a 47 B.C. campaign with these 3 Latin words
Veni, vidi, vici
Susan
Khalilah
|
$1,600
[10]
In 2004 this tenor played 3 final performances in "Tosca" to sold-out crowds at the Met
Pavarotti
Khalilah
|
$1,600
[14]
GNC is short for these "Centers"
General Nutrition
Matt
Khalilah
|
DD
$2,000
[4]
Appropriately, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacramentis in the capital of this western state
California
Khalilah
|
$1,600
[19]
Philip K.______Ford Coppola
Dick Francis
Khalilah
|
— |
|
DD
$2,000
[5]
John Wilkes Booth shouted this, meaning "Thus always to tyrants", as he leaped to the stage after shooting Abraham Lincoln
Sic semper tyrannis
Khalilah
|
$2,000
[9]
When it comes to this composer, tonight, let it be "Lohengrin" (Prelude to act III)
Wagner
Khalilah
|
$2,000
[15]
This company, stock symbol GD, created the F-16 fighter jet
General Dynamics
|
$2,000
[3]
Seen here is a train on this railroad whose name includes two state capitals & a third city
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Susan
Matt
|
$2,000
[20]
Bryce______Iacocca
Harper Lee
|
— |
He was the first president to deliver the State of the Union Address on television
Harry Truman