Champion's winnings & consolation amounts matched to Media Fellowship House.
Dave Friedlander — a freelancer originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Amanda Ganske — a product marketing manager from Austin, Texas
Jeff Mitchum — a teacher from Dixon, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $31,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff | $4,600 | $4,000 | $3,200 |
$6,395
2nd place: $2,000 |
$10,800
20 R, 5 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Amanda | $600 | $4,000 | $11,400 |
$14,000
New champion: $14,000 |
$12,400
19 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Dave | $2,000 | $5,000 | $6,600 |
$600
3rd place: $1,000 |
$6,600
10 R, 1 W |
| THE WORST PART OF WAKING UP | THE MEASURE OF A FILM | NAPOLEON THE INNOVATOR | STUPID ANSWERS | "A" IS FOR WRITER | 'CAUSE WE SPELL GOOD |
|
$200
[16]
Orange juice tastes awful after brushing because sodium lauryl sulfate in this product suppresses sweet receptors
toothpaste
Jeff
|
$200
[22]
2012:"Attack of the 50 ____ Cheerleader"
Foot
Dave
|
$200
[25]
This reading system for the blind began as a challenge by Napoleon to find a way for soldiers to communicate silently in the dark
Braille
Amanda
|
$200
[4]
The Sahara Desert derives its name from an Arabic word meaning this
desert
Amanda
|
$200
[14]
Between 1858 & 1872 he Dane-d to give us "New Fairy Tales and Stories"
Hans Christian Andersen
Dave
|
$200
[12]
It's the total number of "S"es in the name of "The Magnolia State"
four
Amanda
|
|
$400
[18]
The reduction of salivary flow during sleep is the main culprit for this form of waking halitosis
morning breath
Amanda
|
$400
[23]
2002:"8 ____", featuring music
Mile
Jeff
|
$400
[17]
Napoleon's conquests spread this measurement system through Europe
the metric system
Dave
|
$400
[5]
Born John Rogers Stephens, in 2018 he released his first holiday album, "A Legendary Christmas"
John Legend
Jeff
|
$400
[8]
In 1882 she finished the 6th volume of "Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag"
Alcott
Jeff
|
$400
[13]
These 2 letters are between M & F in a word from the French for the use of disguise in the military
O & U
Amanda
|
|
$600
[19]
A new mixing valve in this could be the key to preventing scalding due to an ill-timed toilet flush
a showerhead
Dave
|
$600
[1]
1999:"8____"featuring Nic Cage
mm
Jeff
|
$800
[29]
In 1804 Napoleon standardized all the laws of France, resulting in a civil code still used in places like this Canadian province
Quebec
Amanda
|
$600
[6]
The ocean that surrounds Antarctica in the Southern Hemisphere goes by these 2 alternate names
the Antarctic & the Southern Ocean
Amanda
|
$600
[9]
He named Ford Prefect after "the rather oddly named little car", but "many thought it was a typing error for perfect"
Douglas Adams
Jeff
|
$600
[26]
Here's a colonel of truth--"colonel" ain't spelled right in that phrase; please spell out this homophone, the gist of an idea
K-E-R-N-E-L
Jeff
|
|
$800
[20]
Toxins called congeners in your booze are a reason this condition also called wine flu is worse with certain drinks
a hangover
Jeff
|
$800
[2]
2001:"Hedwig &the ____ ____"
Angry Inch
Jeff
|
$1,000
[30]
Egyptology began with Napoleon's 1798 invasion of Egypt & the discovery of this stone, a key to language translation
the Rosetta Stone
Amanda
|
$800
[7]
In summer 2019 singles looking for love hooked up on the island of Fiji for season 1 of this series based on a British show
Love Island
Dave
|
$800
[10]
Last name of Kingsley, the creator of "Lucky Jim" in 1954, & his son Martin, who found "Success" in 1978
Amis
Jeff
|
$800
[27]
It's the number of vowels in the instrument seen here
five
Dave
|
|
$1,000
[24]
Lacrimal gland production is lowest during sleep, so this rhyming disorder is often worse when waking
dry eye
Amanda
|
$1,000
[3]
1953:"The Beast from20,000 ____"
Fathoms
Jeff
|
DD
$3,600
[21]
Baron Larrey, Napoleon's chief surgeon, is credited with pioneering this type of medical service, from French for "walking"
ambulance service
Jeff
|
$1,000
[15]
A 2016 Forever stamp marked the 250th anniversary of the repeal of this act
the Stamp Act
Dave
|
$1,000
[11]
"De amor y de sombra", "Of Love & Shadows", is a 1984 novel by this Chilean-American author
Allende
Dave
|
$1,000
[28]
It's the missing letter in "ouvre", describing an artist's lifetime body of work
E
Jeff
|
| COMPOSERS ALL AROUND | WORD ORIGINS | BIRDS OF PRAY | 7-LETTER COUNTRIES | AMERICAN HISTORY | I'LL REPEAT MYSELF AGAIN, TOO |
|
$400
[15]
Music Tim Carleton wrote at age 16 was used by phone maker Cisco & has been heard by millions as this--your call is important to us
hold music
Jeff
|
$400
[3]
This term for the loan agreement to purchase a dwelling comes from Old French for "dead wage"
mortgage
Jeff
|
$400
[22]
Jesus said this man will deny him three times before the cock crows twice; here, he is in shame after that comes true
Peter
Jeff
|
$400
[21]
This country definitely uses the most U's in the spelling of its name
Uruguay
Jeff
Amanda
|
$400
[9]
In 1908 the first of these Ford models rolled out of a plant in Detroit
a Model T
Jeff
|
$400
[20]
Immigrants brought the first of this type of drum to the U.S. from China in the 1800s
a tom-tom
Amanda
|
|
$800
[6]
A 1974 march for tuba by Luciano Michelini became the circusy-sounding theme to this HBO comedy
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Amanda
|
$800
[2]
Cowboy vocabulary from Spanish includes stockade & this other word for an enclosure for horses or cattle
a corral
Amanda
|
$800
[23]
You may have heard of one of these that laid golden eggs; Buddha told of how, in a former life, he was one with golden feathers
a goose
Jeff
|
$800
[27]
This country has the Gulf of Bothnia to its west & a gulf named for it to its south
Finland
|
$800
[11]
Thomas Jefferson used this game board as a model for city planning with every other block left open
a chessboard
Amanda
|
$800
[16]
Only a dental professional can truly remove this mineral deposit also called calculus that forms along & under the gumline
tartar
Jeff
Amanda
|
|
$1,200
[7]
Known as "The Bong", the 5-note theme for this chip maker "Inside" a lot of computers was composed in 1994 by Walter Werzowa
Intel
Dave
|
$1,200
[1]
Transparent is from the Latin for "appear through"; this word meaning almost the same is from the Latin for "shine through"
translucent
Amanda
|
DD
$1,000
[26]
The guru Granth Sahib of this faith uses birds like the flamingo & crane to draw parallels between man & the divine
Sikhism
Amanda
|
$1,200
[28]
In 2006 Evo Morales, a member of the Aymara people, became the first indigenous president of this South American country
Bolivia
Dave
|
$1,200
[12]
Nevada has a monument to this 1860s mail service, near the site where horses & riders fueled up before heading further west
the Pony Express
Jeff
|
$1,200
[17]
We'll string you along & say you can "walk the dog" with this item that dates back to the 400s B.C.
a yo-yo
Jeff
|
|
$1,600
[8]
BJ Leiderman wrote themes for NPR programs like "Morning Edition" & this Saturday & Sunday counterpart
Weekend Edition
|
$1,600
[4]
Italian for "stalk" or "stump", it's the trunk of the human body
torso
Jeff
|
$1,200
[24]
In the Koran a bird that could speak told this "wise" king & prophet it had come from Sheba with tidings
Solomon
|
$1,600
[29]
Istria & Dalmatia are regions of this Balkan country
Croatia
Amanda
|
$2,000
[14]
In 1853 this 14th president was not sworn in--he was affirmed on a Bible
Franklin Pierce
Jeff
Amanda
|
$1,600
[18]
A fish with this Hawaiian name weighing 72.8 pounds was caught off Maryland in 2019
mahi-mahi
Dave
|
|
$2,000
[10]
Adam Schlesinger of this "Stacy's Mom" band also composed 157 songs for TV's "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"
Fountains of Wayne
Amanda
|
$2,000
[5]
Persian for perfume gave us this word for a fragrant essential oil "of roses"
attar
|
$1,600
[25]
In one of his most famous sermons, this Italian saint told his bird buddies they have an obligation to praise their creator
St. Francis
Amanda
|
$2,000
[30]
This small Transcaucasian country is believed to be the first to adopt Christianity as a state religion, in 301
Armenia
Amanda
|
DD
$4,000
[13]
In the 1850s Chief Oshkosh stopped a U.S. attempt to move the Menominee people westward from this state
Wisconsin
Jeff
|
$2,000
[19]
In this fairy-tale-influenced Gregory Maguire novel, the vain stepmother is Lucrezia Borgia
Mirror, Mirror
Amanda
|
The theme of Seattle's 1962 World's Fair was "Man in the" this era
Space Age