2021 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 1.First game with Buzzy Cohen as guest host.
Sarah Jett Rayburn — a writer and stay-at-home mom from Hutto, Texas
Ryan Bilger — a graduate student from Macungie, Pennsylvania
Jason Zuffranieri — a math teacher from Albuquerque, New Mexico
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason | $3,400 | $4,200 | $9,400 |
$18,800
2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$9,400
16 R, 2 W |
| Ryan | $7,600 | $9,200 | $32,400 |
$32,405
Automatic semifinalist |
$24,000
28 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| Sarah | $2,400 | $5,000 | $9,800 |
$0
3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$7,000
11 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| ACTUALLY, MONDAYS ARE PRETTY COOL | STOCK SYMBOLS | A PLACE IN THE BIBLE | QUOTABLE FILMS OF THE '80s & '90s | AMERICAN HISTORY | FOWL LANGUAGE |
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$200
[30]
This website for sharing videos was registered on Monday, February 14, 2005; Keyboard Cat would debut later
YouTube
Jason
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$200
[26]
KMX:They'll help you find that 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan you want
CarMax
Jason
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$200
[16]
"And the Lord came down upon" this place, "on the top of" it... "and Moses went up"
Mount Sinai
Ryan
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$200
[5]
"If you build it, he will come"
Field of Dreams
Jason
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$200
[29]
Rope maker Samuel Gray & sailor James Caldwell were among the victims of this 1770 event
the Boston Massacre
Ryan
|
$200
[28]
Abrupt & complete withdrawal from an addictive substance
cold turkey
Ryan
|
|
$400
[27]
Shoppers in Rogers, Arkansas had a new option on July 2, 1962 as the first of these stores opened
Walmart
Sarah
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$400
[17]
ELis for this company that makes makeup, fragrances & skincare products
Estée Lauder
Ryan
|
$400
[11]
"Hath not the scripture said, that Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of" this, "where David was?"
Bethlehem
Jason
|
$400
[4]
"What would you do if you were stuck in one place and every day was exactly the same?"
Groundhog Day
Ryan
|
$400
[23]
His assassin was an anarchist named Leon Czolgosz, who said, "I am not sorry for my crime"
McKinley
Jason
|
$400
[21]
An insignificant sum of money
chicken feed (chicken scratch)
|
|
$600
[18]
Pairing a legume & a grain, this New Orleans specialty is traditionally served on Mondays
red beans & rice
Sarah
|
$600
[25]
MS:They'll help you with your financial goals & investing
Morgan Stanley
Ryan
|
$600
[10]
"Therefore is the name of it called" this; "because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth"
Babel
Sarah
|
$600
[3]
"Greed, for lack of a better word, is good"
Wall Street
Ryan
|
$800
[24]
It was the first Confederate state to secede from the Union
South Carolina
Ryan
|
$600
[19]
"'Quack, quack,' said the mother" is a line from this Hans Christian Andersen tale
"The Ugly Duckling"
Sarah
|
|
$800
[9]
On a Monday in 1936, Jesse Owens had a good day in this European city
Berlin
Sarah
|
$800
[13]
X marks the spot for this Pittsburgh company, founded in 1901 & formerly part of USX
U.S. Steel
Jason
|
$800
[7]
"Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into" this region, now in northern Israel
Galilee
|
$800
[2]
"You wanna play rough? Okay, say hello to my little friend"
Scarface
Ryan
|
$1,000
[14]
The Great Sioux War of 1876 is also called this war, after the sacred region the Sioux were fighting for
Black Hills War
Ryan
|
$800
[20]
A true lack of something is said to be "as scarce as" these (of which there are actually none)
hen's teeth
Ryan
|
|
$1,000
[8]
We're used to the Sunday holiday but in the British Commonwealth, this "Monday" is a holiday
Easter Monday
Jason
|
$1,000
[12]
DLTR:The buck stops at this retailer
Dollar Tree
Sarah
|
$1,000
[6]
"... And sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into" this country
Egypt
Jason
|
$1,000
[1]
"You may keep one of your children. The other one must go"
Sophie's Choice
Ryan
|
DD
$3,800
[15]
The 1859 discovery of this near Titusville set off a boom in Pennsylvania
oil
Ryan
|
$1,000
[22]
This military gait is called stechschritt in Germany, where it was used from the time of Frederick the Great
goose step
Sarah
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| CLASSICAL MUSIC | TIMEMAGAZINE PERSON OF THE YEAR | TV ON PBS | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | ESSAYS | I GET SO EMOTIONAL! |
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$400
[25]
While Schubert's seventh symphony is also incomplete, it's his eighth symphony in B minor that's famously called this
Unfinished
Jason
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$400
[28]
1955: Harlow Curtice, president of this automaker that was the first corporation to earn $1 billion in net profits in a year
General Motors
Jason
Ryan
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$400
[29]
"Country Music" & "The Civil War" are among his documentary series to air on PBS
Burns
Jason
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$400
[27]
To visit beautiful Moorea in French Polynesia from the U.S., you'll likely first fly to this larger sister island about 10 miles away
Tahiti
Ryan
|
$400
[30]
In "Everybody's Protest Novel", James Baldwin took to task this novel & its author Harriet Beecher Stowe
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Ryan
|
$400
[23]
Antagonistic, like an unfriendly witness in court
hostile
Ryan
|
|
$800
[19]
Inspired by a Paul Verlaine poem, it's the French title of the piece heard here
"Clair de Lune"
Jason
|
$1,200
[12]
1997: Andrew Grove, chairman & CEO of this company, a pioneer in the computer chip industry
Intel
Jason
|
$800
[10]
Season 1 episodes of this series included "The Crab Nebula"; season 47 had "Cat Tales" & "Polar Extremes"
NOVA
Ryan
|
$800
[20]
2 important World War I battles were named for this river that joins the Seine near Paris
the Marne
Ryan
|
$800
[26]
In 1905 this Austrian published "Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality"
(Sigmund) Freud
Ryan
|
$800
[18]
Pronounced one way, it means satisfied; another, it means the stuff a TV network has to show
content
Ryan
|
|
$1,200
[5]
This Czech composer's "New World Symphony" was influenced by Native American music & African-American spirituals
Dvořák
Ryan
|
$1,600
[24]
1965:This West Point grad who was commander of U.S. forces in South Vietnam
(William) Westmoreland
Ryan
|
$1,200
[2]
"Every story brings you closer to the truth" on this investigative series, winner of more than 90 Emmys since its 1983 debut
Frontline
Jason
|
$1,200
[8]
Named for a Danish queen, this capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands is on St. Thomas
Charlotte Amalie
Jason
Ryan
|
$1,600
[6]
An essay that she wrote about marine life called "World of Waters" was published in 1937 as "Undersea"
Rachel Carson
Sarah
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$1,200
[17]
This term meaning utterly calm precedes "highness" in royal-speak
serene
Sarah
|
|
$1,600
[4]
Music from his "Thus Spake Zarathustra" became especially popular after it was featured in the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey"
Richard Strauss
Ryan
|
$2,000
[11]
1968: Moon-orbiting Apollo 8 astronauts Anders, Borman & this man who later commanded Apollo 13
(James) Lovell
Ryan
|
$1,600
[21]
A BAFTA-winning series about love & second chances is called "Last Tango in" this place
Halifax
Sarah
|
$1,600
[16]
A gateway to central Asia, this strategic pass between Kabul & Peshawar has also been a gateway for invaders
the Khyber Pass
Sarah
|
$2,000
[13]
In 1972 John McPhee contrasted the game of Monopoly with a deteriorating Atlantic City in his essay "The Search for" this property
Marvin Gardens
Jason
Sarah
|
$1,600
[9]
"The colonel was" this might mean that he no longer felt distressed, or that his command was taken away
relieved
Ryan
|
|
$2,000
[3]
Witchcraft in a story by Gogol inspired this "Night" music by Mussorgsky
"Night On Bald Mountain"
Ryan
|
DD
$6,000
[7]
2015: This national leader instrumental in dealing with Europe's refugee & debt crises
Angela Merkel
Ryan
|
$2,000
[15]
Thisauthor, scholar & critic helped celebrities connect to their past on "Finding Your Roots"
(Henry Louis) Gates
Jason
|
$2,000
[1]
More than half of this city that's now the capital of North Macedonia was destroyed in a 1963 earthquake
Skopje
Ryan
|
DD
$4,000
[22]
Nora Ephron wrote that she wanted to be her, "the only lady at the table. The woman who made her living by her wit"
Dorothy Parker
Sarah
|
$2,000
[14]
Doubtful starts with "D"; this 7-letter "D" adjective means the same thing
dubious
Jason
|
Plutarch quotes this man who sentenced many to death: "Small ones deserve that, and I have no higher for the greater crimes"
Draco