First game with Anderson Cooper as guest host.Champion's winnings & consolation amounts matched to Hospital Albert Schweitzer in Haiti.
Mike Nelson — an actor originally from Chesterton, Indiana
Donna Vorreyer — a writer and retired teacher from Willowbrook, Illinois
Patrick Hume — a project manager originally from Stoneham, Massachusetts (whose 3-day cash winnings total $60,500)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick | $200 | $3,200 | $13,000 |
$14,801
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,200
12 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| Donna | $1,400 | $4,400 | $12,000 |
$5,399
3rd place: $1,000 |
$12,000
20 R, 3 W |
| Mike | $6,400 | $5,400 | $18,600 |
$26,600
New champion: $26,600 |
$17,800
22 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| MIXIN' WITH NIXON | SCI-FI MOVIE BY QUOTE | MODERN KITCHEN APPLIANCES | SELF-HELP YOURSELF | 10-LETTER WORDS | "M.C." |
|
$200
[11]
Nixon resigned the presidency in a letter to this secy. of state, whose "HK" initials made it effective at 11:35 A.M. on Aug. 9, 1974
Kissinger
Patrick
|
$200
[1]
1968: "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that"
2001: A Space Odyssey
Mike
|
$200
[21]
Instead of the deep type of this device, which uses hot oil, try the air type, which uses convection heating
air fryer
Patrick
|
$200
[16]
"Seek first to understand, then to be understood" is one of this title number of "Habits of Highly Effective People"
7
Donna
|
$200
[26]
To speed up quickly, like your car to make that green light
to accelerate
Donna
|
$200
[2]
The reading section of the S.A.T. includes 52 questions of this type
multiple choice
Donna
|
|
$400
[12]
After Nixon's resignation, thisABC anchorwoman helped him edit his memoirs
(Diane) Sawyer
Mike
|
$400
[3]
2009: "Up ahead was Pandora. You grew up hearing about it, but I never figured I'd be goin' there"
Avatar
Donna
|
$400
[22]
Found between visible light & microwaves on the electromagnetic spectrum, this radiation is used for noncontactthermometers
infrared
|
$400
[17]
The last 2 of the 4 steps for behavior in "Atomic Habits" are response & this "R", which others pair with "Risk"
reward
Patrick
|
$400
[27]
Adjective meaning once every 100 years
centennial
Donna
|
$400
[7]
M.C. stands for this when referring to Hells Angels
motorcycle club
Mike
|
|
$600
[13]
In 1952 Nixon gave a televised address in which he stated he was not giving back his pet with this name
Checkers (the dog)
Mike
|
$600
[4]
Joaquin Phoenix to Scarlett Johansson: "Are you talking to anyone else right now...?--Yeah.--How many others?--8,316"
Her
Mike
|
$600
[23]
A mini-fridge with a built-in beer tap is called the this-erator
a kegerator
Patrick
|
$600
[18]
"The surprising science behind why everything you know about success is (mostly) wrong" is the subtitle of "Barking Up" this
the wrong tree
Donna
|
$600
[28]
Distracted mental state of being in love, like Cher in an Oscar-winning film; snap out of it!
moonstruck
Donna
|
$600
[8]
In "The Italian Job" Mark Wahlberg drove this little car as part of a crime caper
a Mini Cooper
Mike
|
|
$800
[14]
To win the presidency in 1968, Richard Nixon defeated this Democrat
(Hubert H.) Humphrey
Mike
|
DD
$800
[5]
1968: "You know what they say, 'Human see, human do'"
Planet of the Apes
Mike
|
$800
[24]
Now featuring attachments to make pasta & ground meat, the original stand mixer by this brand turned 100 in 2019
KitchenAid
Patrick
Donna
Mike
|
$800
[19]
Shhh! Rhonda Byrne told this title to the world in 2006, saying it "is the law of attraction", but let's just keep that between us
The Secret
Mike
|
$800
[29]
You might need a chorus to repeat this interjection, from the Hebrew for "praise ye the Lord"
hallelujah
Donna
|
$800
[9]
You need a license to authorize getting hitched; this other document proves that you entered wedded bliss
a marriage certificate
Donna
|
|
$1,000
[15]
In 1971, Nixon appointed this man to the Supreme Court, 15 years laterhewas Chief Justice
Rehnquist
Mike
|
$1,000
[6]
1951: "I'm worried about Gort. I'm afraid of what he might do if anything should happen to me"
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Mike
|
$1,000
[25]
French for "under vacuum", this underwater cooking technique is available to home chefs with devices like Anova
sous vide
Donna
|
$1,000
[20]
This "Eat, Pray, Love" author also offered "Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear"
(Elizabeth) Gilbert
Donna
|
$1,000
[30]
Thisobject is formed by the gradual deposit of calcite
a stalactite
Patrick
Donna
Mike
|
$1,000
[10]
George V established this decoration for acts of gallantry against the enemy
Military Cross
|
| ANCIENT CITIES | FICTION | THE HUMAN BODY | WET WORDS | ORGANIZATIONS | EMCEE |
|
$400
[6]
The ruins of Pachacamac, an ancient American city later occupied by the Inca, lie just south of this world capital
Lima
Mike
|
$400
[1]
Tom Clancy left behind detailed notes on this, his most popular hero--dissertation topic, name of his back surgeon...
Jack Ryan
Mike
|
$400
[12]
It's a network of blood vessels or nerves, like the solar one located behind the stomach
the plexus
Donna
|
$400
[17]
Heat index is calculated using this, the measure of water vapor in the atmosphere
humidity
Donna
|
$400
[30]
On its website, the ASPCA invites you to take a pledge & stand against this, as in its initials
cruelty to animals
Donna
|
$400
[7]
LeBron James joined Jimmy Kimmel to host these sports awards whose name is derived from a sports network
the ESPYs
Donna
|
|
$800
[22]
The ruined city of Vaishali in northeast India is said to be the place where this man preached his last sermon
the Buddha
Patrick
Mike
|
$800
[2]
Jo March has become Mother Bhaer in this 1871 sequel
Little Men
Patrick
Donna
|
$800
[13]
At 60, these openings in the iris may be 1/3 the size they were when we were 20, making it harder to adjust to darkness & light
a pupil
Mike
|
$800
[18]
This process of supplying agricultural land with water often can involve a system of canals or pipes
irrigation
Donna
|
$800
[26]
The WCTU, the Woman's Christian this Union, is still around, educating people on the dangers of alcohol & narcotics
Temperance
Mike
|
$800
[8]
Helen Mirren & Rosario Dawson teamed up to host the Oslo concert for this prestigious honor
the Nobel Peace Prize
Mike
|
|
$1,600
[24]
Lacedaemon was the ancient name for this city on the Evrotas River ruled by a military oligarchy
Sparta
|
$1,200
[3]
"A Wrinkle in Time" starts with what might be called an infamous quotation, these 7 words that also open an 1830 novel
"It was a dark and stormy night"
Patrick
|
$1,600
[15]
The ankle joint is formed by thetalusbone articulating with these two bones that go up the leg
the tibia & the fibula
Mike
|
$1,200
[19]
This "precipitous" verb means to soak something, like a tea bag, in a liquid long enough so that its flavor is infused
steep
Donna
|
$1,200
[27]
Founded in London in 1961, this group campaigns "for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all"
Amnesty International
|
$1,200
[9]
At this "Baywatch" star's roast, host Seth MacFarlane called him "more than just a terrible actor, he's also a terrible singer"
David Hasselhoff
Donna
|
|
$2,000
[25]
Now in this Central American country, the ancient Mayan city of Uaxactun was mysteriously abandoned by the 10th century
Guatemala
Mike
|
$1,600
[4]
Mega-bestselling author David Baldacci first got the reading bug from books about Freddy, a talking this animal
a pig
Mike
|
DD
$2,000
[14]
Hair & fingernails are largely made up of this tough protein that also composes an animal's horns & hoofs
keratin
Mike
|
$1,600
[20]
From the Latin for "wash away", it's a word for the flood in the Old Testament
a deluge
Mike
|
$1,600
[28]
"Empowering people out of poverty" is one of the missions of this organization, WV for short
World Vision International
|
$1,600
[10]
When Israel hosted this annual music competition in 2019, Bar Refaeli was one of the emcees
Eurovision
Donna
|
|
DD
$3,000
[23]
Now in this country, Persepolis was the capital from which Darius the Great ruled
Iran
Patrick
|
$2,000
[5]
Bernard Malamud liked writing novels with "The" titles: "The Fixer", "The Assistant" & this one about a baseball star
The Natural
Patrick
|
$2,000
[16]
The adrenal & pituitary are 2 of the main glands in this system that helps control metabolic activity
the endocrine system
Mike
|
$2,000
[21]
It's the 5-letter word for the lowest internal portion of a ship's hull where water collects
the bilge
Patrick
|
$2,000
[29]
In 1998 the American Stroke Association was founded as a division of this other health organization
the American Heart Association
Donna
|
$2,000
[11]
Thissinger & actress from the movie "Hustlers" hosted the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards
Keke Palmer
|
The New York Times noted "balls of orange-yellow light" & "the town off in the distance" from the artist's window in this piece
Starry Night