Champion's winnings & consolation amounts matched to National Alliance on Mental Illness.
Tim Lopez — a storytelling coach originally from Los Angeles, California
Molly Feibel — a historic interpreter from Staatsburg, New York
Verlinda Johnson Henning — a human resources consultant from Memphis, Tennessee (whose 1-day cash winnings total $17,500)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verlinda | $1,800 | $3,900 | $4,500 |
$9,000
2nd place: $2,000 |
$5,000
14 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| Molly | $2,000 | $1,000 | $9,000 |
$2,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$9,000
12 R, 2 W |
| Tim | $1,600 | $5,200 | $17,200 |
$14,400
New champion: $14,400 |
$13,200
21 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED | MUSICAL GENRES | CLUES FROM THE FIRST CROSSWORD PUZZLE | WELCOME TO THE PARTY | FASHIONABLY | LATE |
|
$200
[13]
Olmsted & Calvert Vaux designed this 840-acre green space, which now has a zoo, a reservoir & the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Central Park
Tim
|
$200
[11]
Pantera's "Vulgar Display of Power" & Motörhead's "No Remorse" made Rolling Stone's Top 100 Albums of this genre
(heavy) metal
Verlinda
|
$200
[1]
A boy(3 letters)
a lad
Tim
|
$200
[19]
She voted for Carter in 1976 as a registered Democrat, but soon switched & later served as Secretary of State under George W. Bush
Condoleezza Rice
Verlinda
|
$200
[6]
Japanese gives us the name for this wide-sleeved garment tied with a sash called an obi
a kimono
Tim
|
$200
[9]
This "floral" term refers to someone whose talents flourish after a long span of time
a late bloomer
Verlinda
|
|
$400
[14]
Olmsted's plans for a reservoir for Mt. Royal Park were dashed by an 1870s depression in this city whose name sounds like the park
Montreal
Molly
|
$400
[15]
In 2020 "Contigo" by Alejandro Sanz won Record of the Year at these Grammys
the Latin Grammys
Tim
|
$400
[2]
Found on the seashore(4 letters)
sand
Verlinda
|
$400
[21]
In 1962 this future president said, "I didn't leave the Democratic Party. The party left me"
Ronald Reagan
Tim
|
$400
[7]
Basque & pancake are 2 styles of this flat French-named hat
a beret
Molly
|
$400
[10]
If you come up wanting, you're said to be "a day late" & this monetary phrase
a dollar short
Molly
|
|
$600
[16]
Olmsted teamed with a Boston firm to come up with the final plans seenherefor this university in Northern California &hereit is today
Stanford
Tim
|
$600
[20]
The perfect song in this genre is said to include "Well, I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison"
country music
Verlinda
|
$600
[3]
To govern(4 letters)
rule
Molly
|
$600
[22]
This Mass. senator switched from Rep. to Dem. after she studied credit card companies that fleeced poor families
Elizabeth Warren
Tim
|
DD
$500
[26]
I say, old chap! Wide neckties include the cravat & this one suitable for wear at the British racecourse of the same name
an ascot
Verlinda
|
$600
[12]
"Carpool Karaoke" is a segment on this CBS show
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Verlinda
Molly
Tim
|
|
$800
[17]
Olmsted designed the 987-acre Belle Isle, where you can zip down the giant slide for just $1 in this city across from Windsor, Canada
Detroit
Tim
|
$800
[25]
In the 1972 movie "The Harder They Come", Jimmy Cliff helped popularize this genre that fights for the oppressed
reggae
Verlinda
|
$800
[4]
To elude(5 letters)also starts & ends with "E"
evade
Molly
|
$800
[23]
Spurned by the Whigs & Dems, this sitting president welcomed himself in 1844 to a new party, which he created!
John Tyler
Tim
|
$600
[8]
Wrap yourself up snug as a bug in its chrysalis state in this type of coat named for an insect structure
a cocoon
Verlinda
|
$800
[28]
In Italy the late Gothic period of art was centered in Siena & this big city just to the north
Florence
|
|
$1,000
[18]
Brooklyn went with the flow to design this park; you can go curling, play hockey or just ice skate like the folks here
Prospect Park
Tim
|
$1,000
[30]
Marvin Young used part of his name for this stage name & became the first solo rapper to win a Grammy; now "Bust A Move"
Young MC
Tim
|
$1,000
[5]
A daydream(7 letters)we'll spot you the first letter,"R"
a reverie
Verlinda
|
$1,000
[24]
This splinter wing of the Democratic Party welcomed Strom Thurmond with a presidential nomination in 1948
a Dixiecrat
Molly
|
$1,000
[27]
This typically red & black checked pattern now popular at Christmas is said to be named for a herd of animals
buffalo plaid
|
$1,000
[29]
Caused by a water mold, "late" this caused the Irish potato famine
blight
|
| LAKES OF EUROPE | ANIMAL-NAMED ANIMALS | A LITERATURE SAMPLER | SUMMER MOVIES | KEEP THE FAITH | L-M-N |
|
$400
[26]
In German this largest lake in the Alps is called Genfersee
Lake Geneva
Verlinda
|
$400
[17]
Like certain marsupials, these desert-dwelling rodents hop on 2 legs
kangaroo rats
Molly
|
$400
[1]
In 2020 he had a No. 1 kids' picture book bestseller with "I Promise"... oh yeah, he also won an NBA title with the Lakers
LeBron James
Tim
|
$400
[3]
In 2017 there were plenty of robotic performances in "The Last Knight", a continuation of this action film series
Transformers
Molly
|
$400
[12]
Nearly 80% of the people of India follow this religion that dates back to around 1500 B.C.
Hinduism
Verlinda
|
$400
[9]
Yes, my dear Watson, this adjective refers to carbon, or even potassium
elemental (elementary)
Tim
|
|
$800
[27]
This second-largest city of Russia gets a lot of its fresh water from nearby Lake Ladoga
St. Petersburg
Tim
|
$800
[18]
Thisfearsome predator gets the first part of its name from thestripeson its sides
a tiger shark
Verlinda
|
$800
[2]
In a classic tale about this title guy, "John, Lord Greystoke... vanished from the eyes and from the knowledge of men"
Tarzan
Tim
|
$800
[7]
Steve Carell voiced the main character & also his twin brother Dru, who was up to no good in this "3"
Despicable Me
Tim
|
$800
[19]
This church was founded in the United States in 1830 & has more than 16 million followers today
the Mormon Church (the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)
Tim
|
$1,200
[13]
It's the type of horse seen frolicking here
a palomino
Molly
|
|
$1,200
[28]
Only a narrow barrier separates Romania's Lake Razelm from this sea
the Black Sea
|
DD
$1,000
[23]
This largest pinniped gets its name from its size & its trunk-like snout
an elephant seal
Verlinda
|
$1,200
[4]
TB, or not TB, there is no question tuberculosis killed this "Eve of St. Agnes" romantic poet at age 25
(John) Keats
Molly
|
$1,200
[8]
It was more park & less rec for this actor who was back as Owen in "Jurassic World: "Fallen Kingdom"
Chris Pratt
Molly
|
$1,200
[20]
In 2021 this Jewish holiday begins at sunset on November 28 & ends at nightfall on December 6
Hanukkah (Chanukkah)
Verlinda
|
$1,600
[14]
It's the highest or utmost point of something
a culmination
Verlinda
|
|
$1,600
[29]
If you're sailing around the Frisian Lakes like Sneekermeer, you're having fun in this country
the Netherlands
|
$1,600
[24]
Large ears like those on a donkey hybrid give this its name
a mule deer
Tim
|
$1,600
[5]
In a legendary tale, the "Galloping Hessian of the Hollow" is better known as this, which is certainly more terrifying
the Headless Horseman
Tim
|
$1,600
[11]
Computer & TV screen images are made of these, the title of a 2015 movie about video game characters attacking Earth
pixels
Molly
|
$1,600
[21]
Southeast Asia has many temples of Cao Dai, which blends Buddhism, Taoism & this other ancient East Asian system
Confucianism
Verlinda
|
$2,000
[15]
It contains more than half of the total protein in an egg & almost none of the fat
the albumen
Molly
|
|
$2,000
[30]
The shores of Hungary's Lake Balaton have been used for this type of agriculture for 2,000 years
wine
|
$2,000
[25]
There's a big cat in the name of these colorful Pacific reef dwellers with venomous spines
lionfish
|
$2,000
[6]
This book about surviving the great recession of 2008 is the basis for a 2020 film starring Frances McDormand
Nomadland
Tim
|
$2,000
[16]
(Hi, I'm Kevin Hart.) Voicing Snowball, I had an announcement to make in this 2016 animated film: "Death is coming to Brooklyn and it's got buck teeth and a cotton tail"
The Secret Life of Pets
|
$2,000
[22]
Founded in Iran in the mid-19th century, this faith has no priesthood & believes in the unity of humanity
the Baha'i faith
Tim
|
DD
$4,800
[10]
Hammurabi's code specified this as a payment of one piece of silver to a former wife by her former husband
alimony
Tim
|
A 1951 Time article said, "Since the war," this 2-word term for a period of time "has been written into union contracts"
coffee break