Casey terHorst — a biology professor from Pasadena, California
Christa Gush — a knowledge manager from San Diego, California
Brian Adams — an educator from Big Bear Lake, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $35,401)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian | $3,800 | $10,600 | $15,400 |
$9,500
3-day champion: $44,901 |
$16,400
24 R (including 2 DDs), 6 W (including 1 DD) |
| Christa | $2,400 | $4,200 | $10,600 |
$5,799
2nd place: $2,000 |
$10,600
14 R, 1 W |
| Casey | $800 | $1,200 | $3,600 |
$2,399
3rd place: $1,000 |
$3,600
8 R, 3 W |
| AN ENCOURAGING VERB | PLATFORMS | I'M POSTING THAT ON TELEGRAM | IT ALL STARTS WITH A GREEK LETTER | BIBLE-POURRI | DOCUMENTARY NOW! |
|
$200
[5]
Before "out", it means eradicate; before "for", cheer on
root
|
$200
[15]
Many an old-time hobo song includes a lyric about "standing on a platform" waiting for one of these
a train
Brian
|
$200
[21]
The death of this inventor of course brought telegrams, like Brigham Young's "My affections follow him to the spirit world"
Morse
Casey
|
$200
[22]
Khof, lamed, mem & nun are part of the Yiddish one
alphabet
Brian
Casey
|
$400
[3]
At the end of the Pentateuch, this leader of the Israelites "whom the Lord knew face to face" died in the land of Moab
Moses
Brian
|
$400
[28]
"Happy Happy Joy Joy" is the story of this briefly wildly popular 1990s animated show
The Ren & Stimpy Show
Christa
|
|
$400
[6]
An idiom meaning to inflate, or to get a sports team enthusiastic & ready to play
pump up
Christa
|
$400
[10]
Platform shoes often have the heel thicker than the rest of the shoe; change the "P" in "platform" to get this more level style
flatform
Brian
Casey
|
$600
[25]
In 1964 he wired MLK offering to "dispatch some of our brothers" to give the KKK "a taste of its own medicine"
Malcolm X
Christa
|
$400
[16]
It's a term for a show that introduces a TV series
a pilot
Brian
|
$600
[1]
Isaiah 31 says that like birds flying, the Lord will protect this city & deliver it from strife
Jerusalem
Brian
|
$600
[14]
A 2011 film went to the magical 10-seat restaurant in Japan with 3 Michelin stars where "Jiro Dreams of" this
Sushi
Casey
|
|
$600
[7]
It used to mean praising God; now, a movie may be accused of doing it to bad behavior like drug use
glorify
Casey
|
$600
[11]
4-letter word for the raised platform for the head table & speakers at a banquet
dais
Brian
|
$800
[18]
In April 1861 Robert Anderson cabled that, down to 4 barrels of powder & only pork to eat, he had surrendered this fort
Sumter
Brian
|
$600
[17]
The capital of Maharashtra State, it got its official name in 1995
Mumbai
|
$800
[2]
In I Kings 1:17, Bathsheba reminds David that this son of hers is to be the next king
Solomon
|
$800
[26]
A PBS environmental doc examined this alliterative "problem"; since 1950 more than 9 billion tons of it have been made
plastic pollution
Christa
|
|
$800
[8]
Online, you can find "5 Ways to" do it to your confidence, or " 10 Ways to" do it to your Wi-Fi signal
Boost
Brian
|
$800
[12]
It's the 5-letter word for a principle in a party's platform, such as "we must raise tariffs!" or "we must lower tariffs!"
plank
Brian
|
$1,000
[20]
A panicky telegram about Native Americans dancing in the snow brought an influx of troops & led to this 1890 massacre
Wounded Knee
Brian
Casey
|
$800
[23]
In 1975 Sony introduced this video recorder, a year before VHS
Beta
Brian
|
$1,000
[4]
Peter Bruegel the Elder portrayed this visit, recountedin Matthew 2
the visit of the Magi
Christa
|
$1,000
[27]
"The Work" showcased a 4-day group therapy session in this California prison where Johnny Cash had the "Blues"
Folsom Prison
Casey
|
|
$1,000
[9]
The Latin tollere, "to raise", gives us this verb meaning to praise highly
extol
Christa
|
$1,000
[13]
In olden times it was the elevated platform covered with straw used for a beheading
scaffold
|
DD
$3,000
[19]
As World War II began, the Royal Navy was cheered up by a telegram saying this politician "is back"
Winston Churchill
Brian
|
$1,000
[24]
Thisshrub, seen here, can grow as high as 35 feet
a rhododendron
Brian
|
— | — |
| KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS | THE BOOK OF JOB | SOUTH AMERICA | POP CULTURE | THE RHYME FACTOR | ASTRONOMY |
|
$400
[22]
The Fairlight CMI type of this electronic instrument is heard on many '80s songs like "Shock the Monkey" & "Shout"
a synthesizer
Brian
|
$400
[1]
Louise Fitzhugh:"Harriet the ____"
Spy
Brian
|
$400
[11]
This Brazilian city's Avenida Paulista, laid out in 1891, was once lined with the villas of coffee barons
São Paulo
Christa
|
$400
[10]
This 1970s band wore outrageous costumes because of a Swedish tax law allowing deductions for non-street clothes
ABBA
Christa
|
$400
[26]
In 1895 D.D. Palmer was in alignment as the first this type of medical professional
a chiropractor
Brian
|
$800
[16]
Including Portia & Juliet, several moons of this 7th planet were discovered by the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1986
Uranus
Brian
|
|
$800
[18]
The organ in West Point's Cadet Chapel has about 23,500 of these
pipes
Christa
|
$800
[4]
Thomas Hardy:"The ____ of Casterbridge"
Mayor
Brian
|
$800
[12]
A former colony of the Netherlands, Suriname was once known as "Dutch" this
Dutch Guiana
Brian
Christa
|
$800
[6]
This Disney Channel series was originally going to be called "Alexis Texas"
Hannah Montana
Christa
|
$1,200
[23]
irs.gov has the W-9 & 1099-NEC tax forms on its web page for this type of worker
an independent contractor
Casey
|
DD
$3,000
[17]
Aka the swan, this constellation in the northern sky is home to the first black hole discovered
Cygnus
Brian
|
|
$1,200
[19]
The strings of the clavichord were struck by small blades; this "chord" was the first keyboard instrument to work by plucking
the harpsichord
Brian
|
$1,200
[2]
John le Carre:"The Night ____"
Manager
Christa
|
$1,200
[13]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) In existence only from 1819 to 1830, Simon Bolivar's Republic spanned the top of South America, incorporating what is now Panama, Venezuela, Ecuador and this nation, whose name echoes that of the republic
Colombia
Christa
|
$1,200
[7]
Peter Laird, co-creator of these comic book heroes, wishes the cartoon had not made them so obsessed with pizza
the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Christa
|
$1,600
[24]
This is a plastic half-disc with degree numbers on the curved edge
a protractor
Brian
|
— |
|
$1,600
[20]
First seen in the comics on May 30, 1951, this Beethoven aficionado is the most famous virtuoso on the toy piano
Schroeder
Brian
|
$1,600
[5]
John Fowles:"The French ____'s Woman"
Lieutenant
Casey
|
$1,600
[14]
Blazing pyres set by the Ona people & viewed from offshore by Magellan inspired the name of this chilly region
Tierra del Fuego
Brian
|
$1,600
[8]
Marina Toybina made dancing sharks for Katy Perry's Super Bowl show & designs the elaborate disguises for this reality competition
The Masked Singer
Brian
Casey
|
$2,000
[25]
A prism becomes this when light shines through it
a refractor
Brian
|
— |
|
$2,000
[21]
In German, Harmonika can also mean this other wheezy instrument, possibly invented by the same guy
the accordion
Brian
Christa
|
$2,000
[3]
C.S. Lewis:"The ____'s Nephew"
Magician
Brian
|
DD
$5,000
[15]
This South American capital is named for an event not mentioned in the Bible but declared dogma by Pius XII in 1950
Asunción
Brian
|
$2,000
[9]
This movie director of "Slumdog Millionaire" & "Trainspotting" also directed the London Olympics opening ceremonies
Danny Boyle
Casey
|
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Pride in the document under which this future state was governed from 1639 to 1662 led to its official state nickname
Connecticut