Brayden Smith game 1.
Brayden Smith — a policy intern from Las Vegas, Nevada
Margaret de Larios — a public affairs specialist from Pasadena, California
Valerie Castelo — a career counselor from San Leandro, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $38,001)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valerie | $2,200 | $3,000 | $7,400 |
$14,001
2nd place: $2,000 |
$7,400
11 R, 1 W |
| Margaret | $3,400 | $1,400 | $7,000 |
$10,500
3rd place: $1,000 |
$7,000
11 R, 5 W |
| Brayden | $3,400 | $7,600 | $28,200 |
$31,000
New champion: $31,000 |
$23,800
29 R (including 3 DDs), 2 W |
| MARCO POLO SLEPT HERE | WHAT ARE THE ODDS? | BOOK BARRIERS | REALITY TV | MY "SHOT" | NOT GONNA THROW AWAY |
|
$200
[16]
Marco was born in the 1250s to a wealthy merchant family in this Italian city-state famed for its traders & travelers
Venice
Valerie
Margaret
|
$200
[27]
The National Weather Service says that if you live to age 80, your odds of getting struck by this at least once are one in 15,300
lightning
Brayden
|
$200
[28]
Fences of this wire invented for cattle are a constant in the internment camp novel "When the Emperor was Divine"
barbed wire
Valerie
|
$200
[3]
The N.Y. Times said this CBS summer dating show was "a cross between 'The Bachelor' and the Stanford prison experiment"
Love Island
Margaret
|
$200
[1]
The front passenger seat--did you call it?
shotgun
Valerie
|
$400
[20]
In cocktails, this adjective means "not containing alcohol"; in paper making, it's the opposite of "recycled"
virgin
Brayden
|
|
$400
[17]
At Hormuz on this gulf, Marco & co. didn't like the looks of the available ships & went on by land
the Persian Gulf
Brayden
|
$400
[26]
Gemologists say the odds of finding one of these in an oyster are around one in 10,000
a pearl
Valerie
|
$400
[14]
Early on in a Twain work, Tom Sawyer must complete this "colorful" painting task on "thirty yards of board fence"
whitewashing
Margaret
|
$400
[4]
Kandi Burruss, under wraps as the Night Angel, was finally revealed to be the season 3 winner of this musical competition
The Masked Singer
Brayden
|
$400
[2]
Unaided, your voice can be heard from this distance
earshot
Margaret
|
$600
[7]
Thenumbersfound on products made from this material are called resin identificationcodes& are used to sort different types
plastic
Margaret
Brayden
|
|
$600
[21]
Back in Italy, Marco Polo dictated his book while jailed in this city-state, later the birthplace of another famous explorer--Columbus
Genoa
Brayden
|
$600
[10]
Your odds of drawing this highest hand in 5-card poker? 649,739 to 1
a royal flush
Brayden
|
$600
[6]
In this 1990 novel raptors "hit the fence, take a shock. They never seem to mind"
Jurassic Park
Brayden
|
$800
[8]
Originally a trainer on this show, Bob Harperbecame its host when it moved to the USA Network
The Biggest Loser
Margaret
|
$600
[11]
A clever last word as you are leaving
a parting shot
Brayden
|
$800
[18]
With some of it now coming from scrap, this metal, symbol Sn, has not been mined in the U.S. since 1993
tin
Margaret
Brayden
|
|
$800
[22]
Early in his travels Marco stayed in the Crusader capital of Acre, now Akko in this country
Israel
|
$800
[23]
The ESA said there was a 1 in 7,299 chance that 2006 QV89, one of these, would hit earth in 2019 (Spoiler alert: It didn't)
an asteroid
Brayden
|
DD
$1,000
[5]
This Melville scribe spends time staring at "dead-walls", then at the high walls of prison
Bartleby (the Scrivener)
Brayden
|
$1,000
[9]
Fashion victims got their wardrobes tossed in favor of more stylish dress on this series with Stacy London & Clinton Kelly
What Not to Wear
Margaret
|
$800
[12]
Also the title of a 1964 Pink Panther film, this phrase refers to an uneducated guess
A Shot in the Dark
Brayden
|
$1,000
[19]
Nearly 100% of this black cement-like material made from oil is recycled when removed from pavement
asphalt
Valerie
|
|
$1,000
[25]
After several years of travel, around 1275 Marco reached the goal of his first journey--Shangdu, the summer court of this empire
the Mongol Empire
Valerie
Margaret
|
$1,000
[24]
A $2 ticket buys you about a 1 in 300 million chance of hitting the jackpot in this alliterative 45-state lottery
the Mega Millions
Brayden
|
$1,000
[15]
A stone wall in "Stardust" by this author has a 6-foot gap, with guards posted on each side
Neil Gaiman
Valerie
|
— |
$1,000
[13]
Also called a gravity assist, this maneuver uses the gravity of a celestial body to accelerate a spacecraft
a slingshot
Valerie
|
— |
| AMERICAN HISTORY | THE WHISKER REBELLION | 10-LETTER NATIONS | AT THE MOVIES | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS | ANAGRAMS OF EACH OTHER |
|
$400
[28]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia, PA.) According to affidavits from Betsy Ross's relatives, this famous man came into her shop in 1776 to ask Betsy to make a new flag for our nation
George Washington
Brayden
|
$400
[27]
Plutarch writes that this leader ordered Macedonian troops to shave so that enemies couldn't grab their beards
Alexander the Great
Brayden
|
$400
[26]
Including Yap, more than 600 islands make up "The Federated States of" this Pacific nation
Micronesia
Valerie
Margaret
|
$400
[25]
Chad Stahelski, stunt double for the character Neo in this 1999 film, went on to direct John Wick movies
The Matrix
Brayden
|
$800
[18]
Heard here, this instrument has a bell joint that passes over the player's left shoulder
a trombone
Brayden
|
$800
[9]
To hear as someone speaks & being totally quiet (so you can hear someone speak)
listen & silent
Brayden
|
|
$800
[19]
On June 17, 1972 a break-in at this office complex set off one of the biggest scandals in U.S. history
Watergate
Brayden
|
$800
[12]
Until 2012 employees here couldn't be bearded, though presumably Happy & Bashful got permission
Disneyland
Brayden
|
$800
[21]
The name of this small country wedged among Germany, France & Belgium means "little fortress"
Luxembourg
Brayden
|
$800
[24]
Rose Byrne & Ellie Kemper are 2 of the title attendants in this 2011 matrimonial comedy
Bridesmaids
Valerie
|
$1,200
[17]
A modern pedal type of this stands about 6 feet tall & often has 47 strings
a harp
Valerie
Margaret
|
$1,200
[8]
Fatherly & an adjective pertaining to both dad & mom, whose guidance is suggested
paternal & parental
Margaret
|
|
$1,200
[10]
The first state to ratify the 18th Amendment, Mississippi didn't repeal this statewide until 1966
Prohibition
Brayden
|
$1,200
[13]
Facial hair in the White House has fallen from favor; the last president to sport some was this man who left office in 1913
Taft
Margaret
|
$1,600
[15]
Titograd is the former name of Podgorica, the capital city of this former Yugoslav republic
Montenegro
Brayden
|
$1,200
[1]
The unionizing crusade of Crystal Lee Sutton inspired this film that won Sally Field an Oscar
Norma Rae
Margaret
|
$1,600
[22]
In 1787 this pear-shaped lute was featured in "Don Giovanni"; nearly 200 years later, in Bruce Hornsby's "Rain"
the mandolin
|
$1,600
[7]
Immoral or wicked & repulsive or foul; they're kind of interchangeable
vile & evil
Margaret
|
|
$2,000
[11]
With diplomas signed by President Grant, this school for the deaf & hard-of-hearing graduated its first 3 students in 1869
Gallaudet
Brayden
|
$1,600
[14]
In 1895, this businessman came up with the idea of disposable razor blades, though he didn't go clean-shaven himself
(King) Gillette
Brayden
|
$2,000
[16]
Providing plentiful irrigation, the Zambezi River is an important artery of this country
Mozambique
Brayden
|
$1,600
[2]
One-word title of the 2020 Pixar movie about 2 brothers on an indomitable quest to spend one more day with their late father
Onward
|
$2,000
[23]
A man of many instruments, Brian Jones used this African xylophone for the hook on The Rolling Stones' "Under My Thumb"
a marimba
Valerie
|
$2,000
[6]
Emphasized & multiple treats, like pies
desserts & stressed
Margaret
Brayden
|
|
DD
$3,500
[4]
In 1832, hoping to reclaim land in Illinois, this Sauk leader led Native Americans against U.S. forces in a months-long war
Black Hawk
Brayden
|
$2,000
[20]
In 2 Samuel, King Hanun half-shaves the servants of this king of Israel; they have to go into hiding until their beards even out
King David
|
DD
$3,500
[5]
One of the world's most populous countries, it's in the delta of the Ganges & Brahmaputra Rivers
Bangladesh
Brayden
|
$2,000
[3]
This "dizzy" Hitchcock drama tops the AFI's list of the top mystery movies of all time
Vertigo
Brayden
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