Liz Fitting — a teacher originally from New York, New York
Brett Moore — a freelance sportswriter from Hollywood, California
Lucy Ricketts — an illustrator originally from Atlanta, Georgia (whose 2-day cash winnings total $64,499)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy | $1,400 | $2,400 | $17,600 |
$15,000
3-day champion: $79,499 |
$16,800
21 R (including 1 DD), 5 W |
| Brett | $4,000 | $4,800 | $6,000 |
$12,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$4,800
15 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W |
| Liz | $2,800 | $1,800 | $6,600 |
$12,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$6,600
10 R, 2 W |
| HISTORICALLY BAD | WEE-POURRI | COMMUNICATION | 2-LETTER LIT | THE BEST OF TIMES | AUTOMOBILES |
|
$200
[2]
In 1932 & '33 Stalin decimated Ukraine by exporting most of its grain, bringing on the Holodomor, or "Great" this
Famine
Lucy
|
$200
[8]
So... great party... I guess I'm not great at this tiny term for chitchat
small talk
Brett
|
$200
[26]
In 2020 this video conferencing service founded in 2011 became the USA's No. 1 app
Zoom
Lucy
|
$200
[1]
This scary book mostly takes place in Derry, Maine
It
Brett
|
$200
[16]
In 2014 Kenya's Dennis Kimetto ran one of these in 2 hours, 2 minutes & 57 seconds
a marathon
Lucy
|
$600
[25]
In 1896, this automaker built his vehicle--the Quadricycle--& drove it around Detroit; it would be followed by others
Ford
Liz
|
|
$400
[3]
During the French Revolution, thousands, including Louis XVI, had the misfortune of meeting this, aka the Louisette
the guillotine
Brett
|
$400
[12]
Something ridiculously small such as an apartment may be compared to this sticky item, which is often .87 x .98 inches
a postage stamp
Lucy
Brett
|
$400
[13]
56' wide & 29' high, a digital billboard called the Broadway Spectacular is in the heart of this New York City area
Times Square
Liz
|
$400
[4]
The tomboy of Alcott's March sisters, she wants to be a writer
Jo
Liz
|
$400
[17]
Monarchos in 2001 & this horse in 1973, still the record holder, are the only horses to run the Kentucky Derby in under 2 minutes
Secretariat
Lucy
Brett
|
$800
[24]
The 2016 model of this sporty Chevy has a 7-speed manual transmission to help handle its 650 HP engine
the Corvette
|
|
$800
[7]
In 1794 a Paris factory for this military stuff exploded, devastating what's now the 15th arrondissement
gunpowder
Liz
|
$600
[15]
The name of this dessert made with sponge cake also means "of little importance"
trifle
Liz
|
$600
[14]
Put your fingers in your mouth to push your tongue back if you need to make a loud one of these, like if hailing a cab in 1947
whistle
Liz
|
$600
[9]
L. Frank Baum said he got the name for this after looking at his file cabinet
Oz
Lucy
|
$600
[20]
Hicham El Guerrouj holds the world records in the mile & this metric track distance that's just a bit shorter
1,500 meters
Lucy
Brett
Liz
|
$1,000
[23]
The DeLorean DMC-12 was known for its stylish design, incorporating these iconic doors with an avian name
gull-wing doors
Lucy
|
|
DD
$1,000
[6]
This began in Latin America in 1928, a little before it hit the United States
the Great Depression
Brett
|
$800
[27]
Wilhelm His is credited with the invention of the microtome, which slices thin sections of tissue for use in this instrument
a microscope
Lucy
|
$800
[21]
France's Robert Coulondre, who had this job, presented a futile demarche, a diplomatic note, in Berlin Sept. 1, 1939
ambassador to Germany
Brett
|
$800
[5]
Surname of physician Julius, antagonist of a 1958 Fleming novel
No
Brett
|
$800
[18]
Rohan Dennis holds the time-trial speed record for this European event, averaging better than 34 mph in 2015
the Tour de France
Lucy
|
— |
|
$1,000
[11]
In 1258 Baghdad made the mistake of resisting these invaders who promptly sacked the city & slaughtered its inhabitants
the Mongols
Brett
|
$1,000
[28]
Now owned by Mattel, they began rolling off the assembly line in the 1950s & were named for their small cardboard containers
Matchbox cars
Brett
Liz
|
$1,000
[22]
It is the interpretive body part of an orchestra conductor; an 1889 book says it has 100 "shades of delicate expression "
his or her left hand
|
$1,000
[10]
Part of "Galileo's Dream" by Kim Stanley Robinson takes place on this moon
Io
Lucy
|
$1,000
[19]
In 2016, this American swimmer set an Olympic record in the women's 400-meter freestyle
Katie Ledecky
Lucy
|
— |
| UNICORNS | BODIES OF WATER | DON'T SKIP LEG DAY! | LET'S GO TO THE ARCHIVES | Y IS THE ONLY VOWEL | RICK'S ROLE |
|
$400
[12]
In a hit song by The Irish Rovers, frolicking unicorns fail to make it aboard this vessel
Noah's Ark
Brett
|
$400
[2]
It cost the U.S. about $380 million to build this canal that opened to traffic in 1914
the Panama Canal
Lucy
|
$400
[16]
This word has come to mean hindering someone's progress; its synonym patella-ing didn't catch on
kneecapping
Lucy
|
$400
[5]
The National Archives has an often-reproduced 1823 version of this document, made when the original was already fading
the Declaration of Independence
Lucy
Brett
|
$400
[1]
It's another word for a pigpen
sty
Lucy
|
$800
[26]
In 2013 Rick Springfield returned to this soap opera as Dr. Noah Drake
General Hospital
Lucy
|
|
$800
[13]
This mammal, the male of which may sport a 10-foot-long tusk, is sometimes called the unicorn of the sea
a narwhal
Liz
|
$800
[3]
This river is navigable from its mouth on the North Sea to a spot near Basel on the Swiss-German border
the Rhine
Brett
|
$800
[17]
You've got some nerve! This nerve, the body's thickest, which goes from the lumbar part of the spine down the back of the thigh
the sciatic nerve
Lucy
|
$800
[6]
The United Nations Archives in this Swiss city is also where you'll find the League of Nations Archives
Geneva
Lucy
|
$800
[20]
You can actually book a dinner in this part of London's St. Paul's Cathedral where many notables have been laid to rest
the crypt
Brett
|
$1,200
[27]
Rick Rossovich plays the handsome oaf for whom Steve Martin writes exquisite letters in this "Cyrano"-inspired movie
Roxanne
Lucy
|
|
$1,200
[14]
In "Toy Story 3" & "4", Jeff Garlin of "The Goldbergs" voices this unicorn, also the name of a yellow flower
Buttercup
Brett
|
$1,600
[10]
Back when it was known as the Hellespont, this strait was where the mythic lovers Hero & Leander perished
the Dardanelles
Lucy
Brett
|
$1,200
[18]
Let me butt in with this Latin term for the large muscle that starts at the pelvic girdle's crest & extends the thigh
gluteus maximus
Liz
|
$1,600
[8]
The National Library of Israel has an archive on this unjustly accused French officer, including his marriage contract
Dreyfus
Lucy
|
$1,200
[21]
In Greek mythology the Oceanids are sea types of these
nymphs
Liz
|
$1,600
[28]
In 2016 Ricky Gervais was back as this "Office" character in "Life on the Road"
David Brent
Lucy
|
|
$1,600
[15]
In 1840 the Unicorn became this British line's first ship to set sail; its later ships included the Queen Mary & QE2
the Cunard Line
|
DD
$2,000
[4]
Blooms of the algae of Trichodesmium erythraeum give this body of water its color & perhaps its name
the Red Sea
Brett
|
$1,600
[19]
Vastus lateralis & vastus intermedius are 2 of the 4 parts of this muscle; did we mention it has 4 parts? 'Cause that's important
the quadriceps
Brett
|
DD
$2,000
[7]
The Vatican Apostolic (formerly "Secret") archives hold a 200' scroll recording the 14th century trial of these knights
the Knights Templar
Lucy
|
$1,600
[22]
It's a 5-letter word for a secret rendezvous between lovers
a tryst
Liz
|
— |
|
$2,000
[24]
Seen here is a detail from a 6-panel tapestry, a national treasure of France, known bythis5-word title in English
"The Lady and the Unicorn"
|
$2,000
[11]
Sugar Loaf Mountain overlooks this bay of the Atlantic Ocean
Guanabara Bay
|
$2,000
[25]
Carrying luggage upstairs in 2018, Royals catcher Salvador Perez tore his MCL, short for this
the medial collateral ligament
Brett
|
$2,000
[9]
The Vassiliev Notebooks of information from Soviet archives show that yes, this NYC-born man executed in 1953 was an atom spy
Rosenberg
Lucy
|
$2,000
[23]
From Greek for "to carve", it's a picture or symbol that can represent a word in ancient writing systems
glyph
Lucy
|
— |
This 1969 book was first printed in Japan because no U.S. company would then make a book with so many holes in the pages
The Very Hungry Caterpillar