Ken Shen — an astrophysicist from San Francisco, California
Andrew Vaughn — a Ph.D. student from Moraga, California
Aaron Craig — a business litigation attorney originally from Toronto, Ontario, Canada (whose 1-day cash winnings total $22,027)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron | $3,200 | $9,800 | $17,400 |
$29,227
2-day champion: $51,254 |
$16,000
22 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| Andrew | $200 | $2,400 | $14,500 |
$19,500
2nd place: $2,000 |
$14,000
17 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Ken | $3,200 | $4,800 | $18,500 |
$2,199
3rd place: $1,000 |
$16,400
16 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| BUY ME | SUBPOENAS | CRACKER JACKS | CITIES OF THE MIDWEST | DOUBLE-VOWEL WORDS | LET'S TALK PLUMBING |
|
$200
[18]
How about a 10 pound one of these from Toblerone? Only $70
a chocolate bar
Aaron
|
$200
[3]
In 1973 a Senate committee investigating this scandal subpoenaed documents & recordings from the White House
the Watergate scandal
Aaron
|
$200
[23]
This star directed "The Two Jakes", the sequel to "Chinatown"
Jack Nicholson
Aaron
|
$200
[13]
To accommodate "South Platters", the capital of Nebraska was moved in 1867 from Omaha to here
Lincoln
Andrew
|
$200
[7]
Nordic & Alpine are types of this outdoor activity
skiing
Ken
|
$200
[12]
The chemical cleaner isn't taking out that clog--time to reach for this reptilian tool
a snake
Aaron
|
|
$400
[19]
Soap on a rope in the shape of this "Doctor Who" transport? You know me so well!
the TARDIS
Ken
|
$400
[4]
Though he was subpoenaed, this president refused to appear at Aaron Burr's trial in 1807
Jefferson
Aaron
|
$400
[24]
After being pelted by a burrito in "Anchorman", this funnyman punts Will Ferrell's dog off a bridge
Jack Black
Aaron
|
$400
[14]
No relation to the bubbly, this Illinois city is often paired with Urbana
Champaign
Andrew
|
$400
[8]
A Middle Eastern market isn't eccentric, but it is called this
a bazaar
Ken
|
$400
[16]
Buying a new loo? 1.6 is the maximum permitted gpf, this measurement
gallons per flush
Aaron
Andrew
|
|
$600
[20]
I could use a letter opener; would you buy me one of these small Italian daggers with a tapering blade?
a stiletto
Ken
|
$600
[5]
In 1947 screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, part of this numerical "Hollywood" group, was subpoenaed by the House Un-Amer. Activities Committee
the Hollywood Ten
Andrew
|
$600
[25]
In a 2007 film this character asks, "Why should I sail with any of you? 4 of you have tried to kill me in the past--and one of you succeeded!"
Jack Sparrow
Aaron
|
$800
[15]
This Ohio city is known for its zoo & the Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League
Columbus
Ken
|
$600
[9]
Black residue formed via fire & smoke
soot
Aaron
|
$600
[28]
A letter plus a word makes the name of these round rubber washers used to seal connections
O-ring
Ken
|
|
$800
[21]
As of 2020 this NFL team owned by Jerry Jones is worth $5.5 billion; it sure would make a thoughtful gift
the Dallas Cowboys
Andrew
|
$800
[6]
In 2019 this House Intelligence Committee chair from California issued a subpoena for the unredacted Mueller report
Schiff
Aaron
Andrew
|
$800
[26]
One Jack named this was the first African American heavyweight champ; the other, a surfer turned rocker
Jack Johnson
Aaron
|
$1,000
[2]
This Midwestern city whose name begins with the state it's in is home to the NCAA
Indianapolis
Aaron
|
$800
[10]
Nickname of 10th century Danish King Harald, or a short-range connectivity wireless standard
Bluetooth
Ken
|
$800
[29]
That banging noise you hear when a pipe's water supply is turned off is called a water this, like a carpenter's banging tool
a hammer
Andrew
|
|
$1,000
[22]
How about a 60-year-old bottle of Macallan 1926, this booze? One sold at auction for $1.9 million
scotch
Aaron
|
$1,000
[1]
In 2012 this Attorney General was found in contempt for rebuffing a subpoena for Justice Dept. documents
Holder
Andrew
|
$1,000
[27]
Billy Wilder, hisdirector in "The Apartment", said there was a little bit of genius in everythinghedid
Jack Lemmon
Aaron
|
DD
$2,000
[17]
This home city to Kansas State University shares its name with a Big Apple borough
Manhattan
Aaron
|
$1,000
[11]
Ending in double E, it's looserock, & be careful not to slip onit
scree
Ken
|
$1,000
[30]
It's the 3-letter abbreviation for both white plastic drain pipe & the stuff it's made of
PVC
Andrew
|
| HORSE & WRITER | PAINTINGS | SOLDIERING ON | MOVIES | A SYSTEM OF GRAFT | "T-N-T" |
|
$400
[22]
This author was the non-headless horseman when he explored Oklahoma on a "stout silver-gray" in 1832
Irving
Andrew
|
$400
[28]
Cassius Coolidge did a whole series of paintings of "Dogs Playing" this card game, some commissioned to advertise cigars
Poker
Aaron
|
$400
[29]
In 1861 he wrote of his "devotion to the Union" but not wishing to "raise my hand against... my home", quit the army after 36 years
Lee
Andrew
|
$400
[21]
In 2019 the "Star Wars" saga came to a close with "Episode IX", the "Rise of" this name
Skywalker
Aaron
|
$400
[20]
Created by grafting, pomato plants produce tomatoes above ground & these underground
potatoes
Aaron
|
$400
[3]
Adjective for air that moves suddenly & violently
turbulent
Andrew
|
|
$800
[26]
Elizabeth in his novel "The Pioneers" is based on his sister Hannah, who died when she fractured her skull falling off a horse
James Fenimore Cooper
|
$800
[27]
The Musee d'Orsay has this 19th century artist's "Dance at the Moulin Rouge"
Toulouse-Lautrec
Aaron
|
$800
[30]
He was only 61st in the class of 1915 at West Point, but ended up commander in chief
Eisenhower
Andrew
|
$800
[12]
This killer doll slayed 'em in the 2019 remake of "Child's Play"
Chucky
Ken
|
$800
[25]
In Florida, many of these trees, Citrus sinensis, are grafted onto lemon tree roots; in California, it can be the reverse
oranges
Andrew
|
$800
[7]
"Fashion" term for a disloyal person who betrays a cause
turncoat
Andrew
|
|
$1,200
[24]
Robert Louis Stevenson rode his horse Jack to Apia, now capital of this Pacific island nation
Samoa
Ken
|
$1,200
[15]
Shortly before a more famous painting, he did "Woman with a Pearl Necklace"
Vermeer
Andrew
|
$1,200
[4]
A man who crossed a stream, he was taken by pirates in the 70s B.C., ransomed, then raised a naval force & crucified the pirates
Julius Caesar
Andrew
|
$1,200
[10]
In "Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood", Margot Robbie portrayed this late actress
Sharon Tate
|
$1,200
[16]
Stark Bro's Nursery sells a "Double Delicious" tree that grows these 2 colorful apple varieties
Red Delicious & Golden Delicious
Ken
|
$1,200
[9]
A friend & collaborator of Louis Armstrong, Jack Teagardenhad this musical job
a trombonist
|
|
$2,000
[13]
He wrote about "Riders of the Purple Sage" & owned 2 horses called Black Star & Night
Zane Grey
|
$1,600
[11]
Though perhaps better known for his sea subjects, in 1872, hepainteda group of boys playing Snap the Whip
(Winslow) Homer
Andrew
|
$1,600
[2]
He was Uganda's chief of the army & air force from 1966 to 1970 but promoted himself to president in 1971
Idi Amin
Aaron
|
$1,600
[8]
Josh Brolin & Sean Astin made their big screen debuts in this film about a group of misfits searching for pirate treasure
The Goonies
Ken
|
$1,600
[17]
Many of this type of fruit named for its hard pit, such as peach & apricot, can be grafted onto the same tree
stonefruit
Ken
|
$1,600
[18]
This part of a church intersects the nave to form a cross
a transept
Ken
|
|
DD
$3,700
[14]
Soon after his death in 1910, tourists began visiting his Yasnaya Polyana estate, where they saw his dog Belka & his horse Delir
Tolstoy
Ken
|
DD
$2,500
[5]
He depicted the horrors of war & the execution of his fellow Spaniards by Napoleon's troops in "The 3rd of May 1808"
Goya
Andrew
|
$2,000
[1]
A few years after surrendering at Yorktown, he took on the governor-generalship of India in 1786
Cornwallis
Andrew
|
$2,000
[6]
"M*A*S*H" & "The Player" were among the great movies directed by him
Altman
Aaron
|
$2,000
[23]
A shoot or twig cut & used for grafting; it was also once a separate division of Toyota
scion
Ken
|
$2,000
[19]
A stop on ancient caravan routes, this capital is now the largest city in Central Asia
Tashkent
Aaron
|
David McConnell's cosmetics & perfume co. was rebranded in 1939 with this name, honoring the home of his favorite playwright
Avon