Rachel Keen — a compliance specialist from Washington, D.C.
Nathan Berger — a restaurateur and sommelier from South Portland, Maine
Ben Scripps — a television director from Cadillac, Michigan (whose 2-day cash winnings total $38,158)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben | $2,000 | $7,400 | $5,200 |
$5,801
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,600
19 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Nathan | $800 | $2,600 | $11,800 |
$11,999
New champion: $11,999 |
$12,600
15 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Rachel | $200 | $1,400 | $5,800 |
$4,800
3rd place: $1,000 |
$5,800
14 R, 3 W |
| IT WAS ALL YELLOW | GERMAN ANIMAL NAMES | HATS ALL, FOLKS | THE "END" IS JUST THE BEGINNING | PORT LAND | OUT OF THEIR LEAGUE |
|
$200
[1]
Elton John sang that his "future lies beyond" this
the yellow brick road
Ben
|
$200
[6]
Tintenfisch, or "ink fish", is this creature
the squid (octopus)
Nathan
|
$200
[26]
At the Alamo gift shop, you can purchase a replica of this man's coonskin cap
Davy Crockett
Ben
|
$200
[16]
The ability to continue doing something for a long time, despite how difficult or unpleasant it may be
endurance
Nathan
|
$200
[8]
Haiphong
Vietnam
Rachel
|
$200
[21]
This team moved from the National League to the American League in 2013 & won a now-controversial title in 2017
the Houston Astros
Ben
|
|
$400
[2]
The Norris-LaGuardia Act said yellow-dog contracts can't stop workers from forming these
unions
Ben
|
$400
[7]
Words for "shield" & "toad" combine to make the German name for this reptile
a turtle
Rachel
|
$400
[27]
A zucchetto is a religious skullcap & if it's red, it's worn by someone of this high Catholic rank
cardinal
Ben
|
$400
[17]
It's the act of giving official & public support to someone or something
endorse
Rachel
|
$400
[9]
Piraeus
Greece
Rachel
|
$400
[22]
The Boston Patriots were among the teams that moved out of this defunct league in a 1970 merger
the AFL (American Football League)
Ben
|
|
$600
[3]
Colorful, anatomical, hyphenated word for a coward
a yellow-belly
Ben
|
DD
$800
[13]
This bug's German name, stechmucke, translates to "stabbing gnat"
a mosquito
Nathan
|
$600
[28]
In "The Roman Hat Mystery", which introduced Ellery Queen, a missing one of these tall formal men's hats holds the key to a murder
a top hat
Nathan
|
$600
[18]
To strive; the U.S. went British-style spelling this Space Shuttle's name
endeavour
Ben
|
$600
[10]
Incheon, also home to this country's busiest airport
South Korea
Nathan
|
$600
[23]
When this team moved from the ABA to the NBA in 1976, Doug Moe, not Gregg Popovich, was its head coach
the San Antonio Spurs
|
|
$800
[4]
Yellow fever destroys liver cells, causing this yellowing of the skin & eyes
jaundice
Ben
|
$800
[14]
Nacktschnecke, the German word for this gastropod, translates as "naked snail"
a slug
Nathan
|
$800
[29]
In "A Clockwork Orange", teenage criminal Alex & his droogs wear this kind of hat AKA a derby
a bowler
Ben
|
$800
[19]
This type of medical examination uses a very small camera on a long thin tube to look at the body's interior
an endoscopy
Ben
|
$800
[11]
Port Said East
Egypt
Rachel
|
$800
[24]
This team moved from the NBL to the BAA in 1948, to the NBA in 1949 & to L.A. in 1960
the Lakers
Rachel
|
|
$1,000
[5]
In "Ant-Man", Corey Stollplays Darren Cross, who assumes the identity of this nemesis
the Yellowjacket
Nathan
|
$1,000
[15]
From the way they stand up, these African mongoose relatives are called "little earth men" in German
a meerkat
Rachel
|
$1,000
[30]
This 3-sided hat was a hallmark of Revolutionary War-era fashion
a tri-corner hat
Ben
|
$1,000
[20]
A variety of chicory, this plant with curled leaves is cultivated as a salad green
endive
Nathan
|
$1,000
[12]
Colón, founded in 1850
Panama
Nathan
Rachel
|
$1,000
[25]
The NHL got a "great" deal when this team & 18-year-old Wayne Gretzky moved over from the WHA in 1979
the Edmonton Oilers
Ben
|
| CHARACTERS FROM AMERICAN FOLKLORE | CONSECUTIVE OSCAR NOMINATIONS | PEACE TALK | LITERARY LANDMARKS | ALEXANDER THE GREAT | HIGH-SCORING 4-LETTER SCRABBLE WORDS |
|
$400
[26]
Febold Feboldson sells sand from this sweltering California location to freezing gold prospectors
Death Valley
Rachel
|
$400
[8]
Best Actress: "The Client" (1994) & "Dead Man Walking" (1995)
Susan Sarandon
Ben
|
$400
[21]
In Jerusalem, the "City of Peace", you might hear these 2 related Hebrew & Arabic words for peace used as a greeting
shalom & salaam
Rachel
|
$400
[1]
A 2006 landmark at the gate of Chicago's Union Stockyards honors the 100th anniversary of this Upton Sinclair novel
The Jungle
Rachel
|
$400
[13]
When Alexander set out to conquer Asia, he left Antipater as regent in charge of this home kingdom
Macedonia
Ben
|
$400
[6]
A synonym for slothful or idle (16 points)
lazy
Nathan
|
|
$800
[27]
Babe the Blue Ox roams the American timberlands accompanied by this giant companion
Paul Bunyan
Rachel
|
$800
[9]
Best Director: "Mystic River" (2004) & Best Actor: "Million Dollar Baby" (2005)
Clint Eastwood
Nathan
|
$800
[22]
Deriving its name from the settling of a dispute, the Peace River flows 1,200 miles across British Columbia & this province just east
Alberta
Ben
Rachel
|
$800
[2]
Landmarks in this city at the very bottom of Florida include homes of Robert Frost, John Hersey & Wallace Stevens
Key West
Rachel
|
$1,200
[15]
Inspiring in him an interest in philosophy & science, this Greek philosopher taught Alexander as a teenager
Aristotle
Nathan
|
$800
[7]
Similar to a vixen, or attractive (17 points)
foxy
Ben
|
|
$1,200
[28]
Old Stormalong is an American sailor whose ship is so big, it scraped through the English Channel, creating this pale landmark
the White Cliffs of Dover
Ben
|
$1,200
[10]
Best Supporting Actress: "The Help" (2011) & Best Actress: "Zero Dark Thirty" (2012)
Jessica Chastain
Nathan
|
$1,200
[23]
The 1648 treaty called the Peace of Westphalia ended this decades-long European conflict
the Thirty Years' War
Ben
Rachel
|
$1,200
[3]
Visit the art deco building in NYC where Erich Maria Remarque, author of this antiwar novel about WWI, lived until his death
All Quiet on the Western Front
|
$1,600
[16]
According to legend & fulfilling a prophecy, at Phrygia Alexander boldly undid this object by cutting through it
the Gordian Knot
Ben
|
$1,200
[18]
It's a joke, especially a witty or timely one (15 points)
a quip
Ben
|
|
$2,000
[30]
Tommyknockers are these underground guys who help miners; ex-mining engineer Herbert Hoover said so & had a statue of one
gnomes
Nathan
|
$1,600
[11]
Best Original Song: "You've Got A Friend In Me" from "Toy Story" (1995) & Best Original Musical Score: "James & the Giant Peach" (1996)
Randy Newman
Nathan
|
$1,600
[24]
When Ronald Reagan renamed the MX missile this, some wondered if it would be armed with "peaceheads"
the Peacekeeper
Ben
|
$1,600
[4]
The birthplace of F. Scott Fitzgerald is a landmark at 481 Laurel Avenue in this midwestern state capital
St. Paul
Rachel
|
DD
$2,000
[14]
Alexander tried to look to the future by consulting the this "of Zeus-Ammon" in the Sahara but never revealed what he had learned
the Oracle
Ben
|
$1,600
[19]
An act of deception (14 points)
a hoax
|
|
DD
$4,600
[29]
This Texan cowboy hero tamed a mountain lion & rode it like a horse, using a rattlesnake as a lasso
Pecos Bill
Ben
|
$2,000
[12]
Best Actor: "Silver Linings Playbook" (2012) & Best Supporting Actor: "American Hustle" (2013)
Bradley Cooper
Nathan
|
$2,000
[25]
The Greek goddess of peace was Eirene & this goddess with a 3-letter name was her Roman equivalent
Pax
Nathan
|
$2,000
[5]
Nineteen of this man's monologues, including "Morning, Noon, and Night", were written at his home in Sag Harbor, New York
Spalding Gray
|
$2,000
[17]
After defeating him in battle, Alexander placed his own cloak over the corpse of his Persian foe, the III king of this name
Darius
Nathan
Rachel
|
$2,000
[20]
Thishumped variety of ox originated in South Asia (15 points)
a zebu
|
"I Love Lucy" used the French word "enceinte" in a 1952 episode title because CBS didn't want this word used
pregnant