Champion's winnings & consolation amounts matched to HealthCorps.
Jon Marshall — an attorney originally from Hot Springs, Arkansas
Bonnie Hagan — a product support representative from Colorado Springs, Colorado
Amal Dorai — a product manager originally from Lexington, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,600)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amal | $1,000 | $3,000 | $14,300 |
$28,600
2-day champion: $43,200 |
$10,000
16 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W |
| Bonnie | $800 | $4,600 | $9,800 |
$19,595
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,800
14 R, 2 W |
| Jon | $3,400 | $4,400 | $21,000 |
$13,223
3rd place: $1,000 |
$19,600
22 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| I LOVE A PARADE | THE PLANT WORLD | THE NEBULA AWARDS | ABOUT THAT SONG | THE PROBLEM IS... | BEYOND ME |
|
$200
[11]
"Every inch of every float must be covered with flowers or other natural materials" in this California parade
the Rose Parade
Jon
|
$200
[1]
Due to its blooms that appear in February, the hellebore seenhereis also called the rose of this 40-day Christian period
the Lenten rose (Lent)
Amal
|
$200
[6]
The Dramatic Presentation Award is named for this Martian chronicler who joined the L.A. Science Fiction League in 1937
Bradbury
Bonnie
|
$200
[16]
43 million streams of his song "Happy" on Pandora led to only $2,700 in publisher & songwriting royalties
Pharrell
Jon
|
$200
[30]
Directmates & helpmates are types of problems based on this game
chess
Amal
|
$200
[21]
From the Yiddish, it's a word for a decent chap
a mensch
Amal
|
|
$400
[12]
Newport Beach in this California county has a lighted holiday boat parade dating back to 1908
Orange County
Jon
|
$600
[3]
This ornamental plant, Ficus elastica, was once grown for its valuable latex sap
a rubber tree
Jon
|
$400
[7]
It's no big shocker that this book set on Arrakis was Best Novel in 1965
Dune
Jon
|
$400
[17]
This Halloween novelty song was written to capitalize on a dance craze & at one point had "Potato" in its title
the "Monster Mash"
Jon
|
$400
[29]
David Hume delved into the theological conundrum known as the problem of this; is God "willing to prevent it, but not able?"
evil
Bonnie
Jon
|
$400
[22]
Idiomatically, when you "take someone's" this, you're evaluating them
measure
Amal
|
|
$600
[13]
This 2-word military-sounding job is the ceremonial head of a parade
grand marshal
Bonnie
|
$800
[4]
Lupine flowers that are out of this granular substance change color to signal bees to move on to a flower that has some
pollen
Amal
Jon
|
$600
[8]
A Game Writing award went to Charlie Brooker for this: "Bandersnatch", also a Netflix movie
Black Mirror
Amal
|
$600
[18]
Dan Wilson of Semisonic said this song is about a baby leaving the womb as much as it is about the end of the night at a bar
"Closing Time"
Bonnie
|
$600
[26]
In classical mechanics the 3-body problem examines the motion of 3 objects in space affected only by this force
gravity
Amal
|
$600
[23]
A butcher shop, or a nightclub where casual liaisons are the order of the day
a meat market
Amal
|
|
$800
[14]
In September 1882 the Knights of this held a giant parade in New York City--the prelude to a new holiday
the Knights of Labor
Jon
|
DD
$1,000
[2]
Millions of cloned Somei-Yoshino types of these trees were planted in Japan, some to celebrate victory over Russia in 1905
cherry trees
Amal
|
$800
[9]
Praise the lords! Neil Gaiman won for this book about Shadow Moon's travels with Mr. Wednesday
American Gods
Jon
|
$800
[19]
Charlie Daniels was unhappy with the fact that the devil could win in the Guitar Hero version of his song titled this
"The Devil Went Down To Georgia"
Bonnie
|
$800
[27]
In this book, Robert Langdon says, "I've never heard of a cryptex"; no wonder--Dan Brown made it up
The Da Vinci Code
Bonnie
|
$800
[24]
This word precedes "mouthed" to mean indecisive in speech
mealy
Jon
|
|
$1,000
[15]
Traditionally, this country marches first in the Parade of Nations to open the Olympics
Greece
Bonnie
Jon
|
$1,000
[5]
Shells of the black type of this nut aren't good for composting; they contain a chemical that can inhibit plant growth
walnuts
Bonnie
|
$1,000
[10]
Later a Natalie Portman film, this novel deals with 4 women who must explore Area X & the odd creatures within
Annihilation
|
$1,000
[20]
Now considered a Christmas carol, the song "Do You Hear What I Hear" was written as a prayer for peace during this 1962 event
Cuban Missile Crisis
|
$1,000
[28]
The topological problem of making these with 4 colors so that no 2 adjacent areas are the same color was solved in the 1970s
the map problem
Bonnie
|
$1,000
[25]
To follow a winding course, like a river
meander
Bonnie
|
| KINGS & QUEENS | OTHER WALKS OF FAME | BODIES OF WATER FILED UNDER B | ESSAYS | THE STAR OF OSCARS'S BEST PICTURE | WORDS THAT START WITH 2 CONSECUTIVE LETTERS |
|
$400
[29]
The British queen Boudicca led a revolt in the year 60 against this occupying empire
Rome
Bonnie
|
$400
[11]
Not far from the Hollywood Walk of Fame is the Walk of Style, honoring fashion icons on Rodeo Drive in these "Hills"
Beverly Hills
Bonnie
|
$400
[1]
The Bab el-Mandeb Strait connects the Red Sea with this ocean
the Indian Ocean
Amal
|
$400
[27]
Percy Shelley wrote the essay "A Defence of" this literary form
Poetry
|
$400
[26]
The hills were alive with her singing the title song in "The Sound of Music"
Julie Andrews
Amal
|
$400
[6]
Something taking a lot of work can require a "herculean" this
effort
Jon
|
|
$800
[12]
Crowned in 2019, Maha Vajiralongkorn of this country inherited over $30 billion, including the Siam Commercial Bank
Thailand
Jon
|
$800
[13]
Cesar Chavez & Harriet Tubman have plaques on "The Extra Mile", beginning near the White House at 15th St. & this avenue
Pennsylvania
Bonnie
|
$800
[2]
The Bristol Channel separates the southern part of this U.K. country from England
Wales
Amal
Jon
|
$800
[28]
In 1837's "The American Scholar", this New Englander declared U.S. intellectual independence from European thought
Ralph Waldo Emerson
|
$800
[22]
Renee Zellweger razzles & dazzles 'em in this murderous musical smash
Chicago
Jon
|
$800
[23]
This adjective refers to the ability to soak up water or heat
absorbent
Bonnie
|
|
$1,200
[14]
Seen here in a quick sketch by Jacques-Louis David is this woman on the day of her death
Marie Antoinette
Jon
|
$1,600
[15]
Of course, this entertainer known as "Mr. Las Vegas" was the first person chosen for the Las Vegas Walk of Stars
Wayne Newton
Jon
|
$1,200
[3]
The mighty MacKenzie flows into this sea that's north of Alaska & Canada & part of the Arctic Ocean
the Beaufort
Bonnie
|
$1,200
[20]
Running up debt in New York City is the subject of Meghan Daum's fittingly titled personal essay "My" this kind of "Youth"
Misspent
Amal
|
$1,200
[21]
In "Birdman" he starred as a washed-up screen superhero trying to make a comeback on stage
Michael Keaton
Jon
|
$1,200
[8]
The Ilium is the upper part of this big bone
the hip bone
Amal
|
|
$1,600
[16]
Son of Olav, King Harald V of this country lived in exile outside of Washington, D.C. during World War II
Norway
Amal
Jon
|
$2,000
[30]
The Rainbow Honor Walk celebrating LGBTQ individuals is in this 6-letter San Francisco district
the Castro
Amal
|
$1,600
[4]
Blommestein Lake is the largest reservoir in this South American nation
Suriname
Amal
|
$2,000
[18]
This economist's "Essay on the Principle of Population" from 1798 predicted "gigantic inevitable famine"
Malthus
Amal
|
$1,600
[24]
Who wants to get rich on a game show in India? Dev Patel, in this Best Picture winner
Slumdog Millionaire
Jon
|
$1,600
[7]
From a Sanskrit word for "to sprinkle", it's a clarified butter used in south Asian cooking
ghee
Bonnie
|
|
$2,000
[17]
The Jordan River Foundation is one of the many causes of this queen
Queen Rania
Amal
|
DD
$2,600
[10]
Jackie Chan & Chow Yun-fat are 2 of the many local stars honored on this Asian city's Avenue of Stars on Victoria Harbor
Hong Kong
Jon
|
$2,000
[5]
This "large animal" lake is a center of skiing, fishing & more in California's San Bernardino National Forest
Big Bear Lake
Jon
|
DD
$5,300
[19]
Joan Didion stole from Yeats for the title of her essay collection "Slouching Towards" this place
Bethlehem
Amal
|
$2,000
[25]
She was nominated for Best Actress for "The Shape of Water", in which she didn't have much dialogue but did get a singing scene
Sally Hawkins
|
$2,000
[9]
It's information regarding the characteristics of a particular advertising target audience like age, sex, income, etc.
demographics
Jon
|
The "effect" named for this company founded in 1943 refers to increased value of a product to a consumer whose own labor is needed
IKEA