Devin Rossiter — an academic coach from Bakersfield, California
Fernanda Trupiano — a business analyst from Van Nuys, California
Carmela Chan — a biotech researcher from San Diego, California (whose 3-day cash winnings total $55,401)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmela | $2,600 | $7,100 | $12,700 |
$24,599
2nd place: $2,000 |
$14,800
18 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Fernanda | $1,400 | $-400 | $400 |
$1
3rd place: $1,000 |
$400
6 R, 3 W |
| Devin | $3,600 | $6,000 | $17,900 |
$25,405
New champion: $25,405 |
$15,600
23 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| RIVER DEEP, MOUNTAIN HIGH | AMERICAN NAMES | BEFORE & AFTER | EMMY'S BEST COMEDY | GESTURES | WEIGHT, WHAT'S THAT? |
|
$200
[26]
Talk about prime delivery! Each year, this river with depths up to 300' provides 20% of the fresh water entering the ocean
the Amazon
Devin
|
$200
[21]
After manually guiding the Eagle to the Moon, this first in command went on to get a Pres. Medal of Freedom that same year
Neil Armstrong
Devin
|
$200
[1]
Russian empress who covers 95,000 square miles of water as a North American quintet
Catherine the Great Lakes
Carmela
|
$200
[10]
2000: Starring Eric & Debra
Will & Grace
Fernanda
|
$200
[6]
A kids' book describes this gesture as "a special slap to celebrate when everything is going great"
a high five
Devin
|
$200
[16]
In this job, a highway weigh station is called a "chicken coop" as you sit in a line hoping you don't exceed 80,000 pounds
truck driving
Fernanda
|
|
$400
[29]
In Colorado Mount Yale rises 14,200'; naturally, this "rival" mount that also got its name in 1869 had to be 200' taller
Mount Harvard
Devin
|
$400
[22]
In 1971 the president pardoned this man with the provision that he stay out of union affairs until 1980
Jimmy Hoffa
Devin
|
$400
[2]
Central Florida NBA team used by Prince Husain in "One Thousand & One Nights"
the Orlando Magic carpet
Devin
|
$400
[11]
2017: Your government at work
Veep
Fernanda
Devin
|
$400
[7]
This 2-word gesture can be summed up as "knocking knuckles"
a fist bump
Devin
|
$400
[17]
An old system used to weigh precious stones & metals is called this, like an ancient city where the Greeks horsed around
troy (weight)
Carmela
|
|
$600
[27]
You can't miss it, it's the 14,400-foot mountain seen in the distance here
Mount Rainier
Carmela
|
$600
[23]
From 1985 to 1995 Wilma Mankiller was principal chief of this Native American nation based in Oklahoma
the Cherokee
Devin
|
$600
[3]
Symbol on the Israeli flag that sang "Let's Dance"
Star of David Bowie
Devin
|
$600
[12]
2006: The Best Comedy Award took a trip to Scranton
The Office
Carmela
|
$600
[8]
The University of Texas at Austin uses this gesture, also a slogan
Hook 'em Horns
Devin
|
$600
[18]
Throw weight is the maximum payload of this, the "M" in ICBM
a missile
Devin
|
|
$1,000
[30]
The world's deepest river, exceeding 700 feet at its max, it's also Africa's 2nd-longest river at 2,900 miles
the Congo River
Carmela
|
$800
[24]
The London Times mocked his mechanical reaper as "a cross between an Astley chariot, a wheelbarrow & a flying machine"
Cyrus McCormick
|
$800
[4]
Spielberg movie about an effort to save a World War II soldier who's also a 12-medal-winning U.S. Olympic swimmer
Saving Private Ryan Lochte
Carmela
|
$800
[13]
2005: As the Barones bow out
Everybody Loves Raymond
Devin
|
$800
[9]
Some schools have advocated replacing clapping with this Fosse-esque gesture, which is sign language for applause
jazz hands
Fernanda
|
$800
[19]
This boxing class just below heavyweight includes the name of a warship class just below battleship
cruiserweight
Carmela
|
|
DD
$2,700
[28]
The opening words to "America The Beautiful" were inspired by the view from this peak in the Rockies
Pikes Peak
Carmela
|
$1,000
[25]
Passions were inflamed in the 1940s when this researcher published his findings on Americans' sex lives
(Alfred) Kinsey
Carmela
Fernanda
|
$1,000
[5]
An NPR station's push for donations has this window for motorists at Burger King
pledge drive-thru
Devin
|
$1,000
[14]
1998: The doctor was in (& on the radio)
Frasier
Carmela
|
$1,000
[15]
The pinkie & thumb extend & the other fingers curl to form a Hawaiian gesture for this 2-word phrase about relaxing, aka shaka
hang loose
|
$1,000
[20]
This name for a type of pound is from the French for "goods of weight"
avoirdupois
Fernanda
|
| BOOKS' SUBTITLES | HEALTH OBSERVANCES | A PIRATE'S LIFE | 1970: 50 YEARS AGO | ALBUMS | COMPOUND WORDS |
|
$400
[18]
Naturally, this animal is mentioned in the subtitle of "Moby-Dick"
a whale
Devin
|
$400
[12]
Be a sweetheart on this date when national donor day is observed & consider giving the gift of life
February 14th
Carmela
|
$400
[20]
A 1720s "General History of the Pyrates" spells this infamous "young" captain's last name with just one "D"
Captain Kidd
Devin
|
$400
[1]
Both 27, this guitarist & Janis Joplin died of overdoses within weeks of each other in September & October
Jimi Hendrix
Carmela
|
$400
[5]
This "colorful" singer has used an exclamation point in her name starting with her 2000 debut album "Can't Take Me Home"
P!nk
Fernanda
|
$400
[7]
A dactylogram is another word for this
a fingerprint
Carmela
Fernanda
|
|
$800
[19]
This Arthur C. Clarke sequel is subtitled "Odyssey Two"
2010
|
$800
[13]
Kicking off Memorial weekend, Don't Fry Day reminds us about sun safety to prevent this, basal or otherwise
carcinoma (skin cancer)
Fernanda
|
$800
[21]
In 1814 the British offered him $30,000 & a captaincy in the Royal Navy if he'd join them; he didn't say oui but turned on them
(Jean) Lafitte
Carmela
|
$800
[2]
This Garry Trudeau comic strip debuted in 28 newspapers
Doonesbury
Devin
|
$800
[6]
The title of this Beatles album doesn't refer to a type of gun but rather to what a record does when being played
Revolver
Devin
|
$800
[8]
Used to clean clothes or to make music, it's the old-timey object seen here
a washboard
Carmela
|
|
$1,600
[28]
"A King's Story", the autobiography of this onetime monarch, is subtitled "The Memoirs of the Duke of Windsor"
Edward VIII
|
$1,200
[23]
Wear yourribbonproudly, especially during April, to spread awareness of this condition
autism
Devin
|
$1,200
[22]
Proud to plunder the rich who plunder the poor, Black Sam Bellamy called himself this English forest guy of the sea
Robin Hood
Devin
|
$1,200
[3]
National guardsmen shot & killed 4 people at a May protest at this Ohio university
Kent State
Carmela
|
$1,200
[11]
The cover of "Nevermind", a classic album from this band, featured a baby in a swimming pool reaching for some money
Nirvana
Carmela
|
$1,600
[10]
It's the designation of 4 U.S. states including Penn. & Mass. despite not having ties to the United Kingdom
a commonwealth
Devin
|
|
DD
$3,500
[24]
Sort of Shakespearean fan fiction, Lisa Fiedler's novel "Dating Hamlet" is subtitled this woman's "Story"
Ophelia
Devin
|
$1,600
[27]
January is the month to raise awareness of this sight-stealing disease caused by a buildup of pressure in the eye
glaucoma
Carmela
Devin
|
$1,600
[25]
The Dread Pirate this, first name Bartholomew, was said to have captured more than 400 vessels in the early 1700s
Roberts
Carmela
|
$1,600
[4]
After challenging King Hussein, this organization under Yasser Arafat was driven out of Jordan in "Black September"
the PLO
Devin
|
$1,600
[14]
In 2003 this rapper released the album "Get Rich or Die Tryin' "; the movie of the same name came 2 years later
50 Cent
Devin
|
$2,000
[16]
It's a 10-letter word for a newbie as well as the second rank in Boy Scouts
a tenderfoot
|
| — | — |
$2,000
[26]
16th century pirate Khidr, aka Barbarossa, took Algiers from the Spanish with the help of this empire
the Ottoman Empire
|
$2,000
[17]
In November U.S. Army Lieutenant William Calley went on trial for his role in this 1968 massacre
Mỹ Lai
Carmela
|
$2,000
[15]
"Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" is an album from this band whose name sounds like it's trying to comply with a radio transmission
Wilco
Devin
|
DD
$4,000
[9]
An old term for a jailer, in real estate it's a house that's move-in ready
a turnkey
Carmela
|
After the removal of the dictator, in 2011 3 broad colored stripes & 2 white symbols were restored to this country's flag
Libya