Matt Amodio game 11.Champion's winnings & consolation amounts matched to the Robin Hood Foundation.
Nicole Yuen — an environmental scientist from Berkeley, California
Kevin Blum — an attorney originally from Boca Raton, Florida
Matt Amodio — a Ph.D. student from New Haven, Connecticut (whose 10-day cash winnings total $362,400)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt | $6,800 | $9,000 | $43,200 |
$6,200
11-day champion: $368,600 |
$31,000
34 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| Kevin | $600 | $2,200 | $600 |
$399
2nd place: $2,000 |
$600
11 R, 4 W |
| Nicole | $800 | $1,200 | $400 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$1,400
5 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| AUDIBLE | THE 16th CENTURY | AUTOMOBILES... ASSEMBLE! | TALK TO THE HAND | 5, MOUNTAIN TIME | LET'S "EET" |
|
$200
[30]
Shegives her life in lyrics in "Songteller""Well, I've often said that my songs are my children and I expect them to support me when I'm old. Well, I am old and they are!"
Parton
Matt
|
$200
[26]
Some were suspicious in 1560 when Amy Robsart died at 28 just when her husband the Earl of Leicester was hoping to marry this queen
Elizabeth
Matt
|
$200
[25]
I'm leavin' on a Jetta non-plane
Volkswagen
Matt
|
$200
[27]
This digit only has 2 phalanges
the thumb
Nicole
|
$200
[23]
Notable in Japanese art, a series of woodblock prints called "Thirty-Six Views of" this mountain were made in the 1800s
Mount Fuji
Matt
|
$200
[20]
Precipitation coming down as a mixture of snow & rain
sleet
Nicole
|
|
$400
[29]
Known for nothing, this funny guy narrates his memoir called "Is This Anything?""I was a very, very nervous performer when I first began going onstage. But I was encouraged by my Queens College friends Jesse Michnik, Joe Bacino and Mike Costanza."
(Jerry) Seinfeld
Kevin
|
$400
[7]
In 1593 a Thai king & a Burmese prince settled a battle one-on-one, riding on these; the king won
elephants
Matt
|
$400
[15]
It's always the Sentra of attention
Nissan
Matt
|
$400
[24]
Useful when performing magic, this 3-word skill refers to manual dexterity employed in doing tricks
sleight of hand
Kevin
|
$400
[22]
Billed as the world's smallest mountain, Mount Wycheproof rises a majestic 141 feet in this Aussie state fit for a queen
Victoria
Kevin
|
$400
[19]
Adjective meaning careful & circumspect in what one says or does
discreet
Kevin
|
|
$600
[28]
Feel your pulse pound with a 1988 bestseller by this action novelist"Look, Dr. Ryan," the general started to say. Jack cut him off. "General, I am cleared for Tea Clipper. You know that, so let's stop screwing around."
(Tom) Clancy
Matt
|
$600
[6]
A landmark of mannerism inside & out, the Palazzo Tewas built for this ruling family of Mantua, not of Spokane
Gonzaga
|
$600
[14]
The 2021 XF is quick as a cat... starting at 44 grand
Jaguar
Kevin
|
$600
[18]
This twisting action done out of grief or concern can also mean showing an exaggerated amount of those emotions
wringing your hands
Kevin
|
$600
[21]
At 8,100 feet, Galdhopiggen, northeast of Bergen, is this country's highest peak
Norway
Matt
Kevin
|
$600
[11]
Botox alert! These tiny wrinkles at the outer corners of the eyes are the result of age & squinting
crow's feet
Matt
|
|
$800
[17]
Johnny Deppgot the honor of bringing this guitar legend's memoir to life"Mick and I knew each other just because we happened to live very close, just a few door away, with a bit of schooling thrown in."
Keith Richards
Matt
|
DD
$1,000
[5]
Launched in 1536, the Portuguese version of this focused largely on pretend converts
the Inquisition
Nicole
|
$800
[13]
Its Roadster can top 250 mph & has a 620-mile range, sans gas
Tesla
Matt
|
$800
[8]
Ambrose Bierce defined this divination practice as "the 947th method... of obtaining money by false pretences"
palmistry
Matt
|
$800
[9]
You can enjoy "The Snows of" this Tanzanian massif on its central cone, Kibo, a dormant volcano
(Mount) Kilimanjaro
Matt
|
$800
[10]
In this "speak" used in Internet chat rooms, letters are replaced by numbers or other symbols
leet
Nicole
|
|
$1,000
[16]
Thisactor bares all in his memoir "Greenlights""I've had four concussions from falling out of four trees, three of them on a full moon. I have bongoed naked until the cops arrested me."
(Matthew) McConaughey
Matt
|
$1,000
[1]
This Ottoman sultan promised he'd eat breakfast in Vienna; after a few days of siege, he got a note saying his food was getting cold
Suleiman
Matt
|
$1,000
[12]
Its Legacy is on the line every day
Subaru
Matt
|
$1,000
[2]
The nerves providing sensation to the hand are the median, radial & this one that enters the hand via Guyon's canal
ulnar
Matt
|
$1,000
[3]
There's great skiing at places like Tremblant in these mountains, the Quebec portion of the Canadian Shield
the Laurentians
|
$1,000
[4]
Term for a newspaper published in a large format, regarded as more serious & less sensational than tabloids
a broadsheet
Nicole
|
| ANTON CHEKHOV | 3-LETTER WORDS | HOWDY, SHERIFF | "C" IN SCIENCE | THE CHOSEN FEW | THE FAMOUS MOM |
|
$400
[30]
In an 1889 letter Chekhov laid down a famous principle, saying if you show one of these, it must be used
a gun
Kevin
|
$400
[27]
This verb means to handle something roughly, like an animal would
paw
|
$400
[28]
Sheriff Johnny Behan arrested 3 Earp brothers, also lawmen, after a shootout at this place; the 3 were exonerated
the O.K. Corral
Kevin
|
$400
[11]
The Earth's mantle is sandwiched between these two layers
core & crust
Matt
|
$400
[26]
British Airways in 1996 was the first airline in modern times to offer its first class flyers this feature for a comfy snooze
a lie-flat bed
Matt
Kevin
|
$400
[29]
Of Sean Lennon
(Yoko) Ono
Matt
|
|
$1,200
[3]
The title siblings in this Chekhov play are named Olga, Irina & Masha
Three Sisters
Matt
|
$800
[23]
Portugal's national dish is salted this fish
cod
Matt
|
$800
[22]
Nucky Johnson, who inspired Steve Buscemi's character on this HBO show, was a corrupt sheriff of Atlantic County, New Jersey
Boardwalk Empire
Matt
|
$800
[10]
This insoluble plant fiber is found in paper pulp & in the fruits & vegetables that we eat
cellulose
Kevin
|
$800
[25]
Anyone is allowed to book time to use this space telescope first launched in 1990, but competition is fierce
the Hubble
Nicole
|
$800
[24]
Of Zoe Kravitz
(Lisa) Bonet
Matt
|
|
$1,600
[2]
Chekhov's last play is about a woman who must decide if she wants to allow houses to be built on this title plot of land
The Cherry Orchard
Matt
|
$1,200
[21]
The British use this booze to mean "strange"
rum
Matt
|
$1,200
[13]
As a sheriff, this man found Billy the Kid twice & killed him once; he'd later get a sweet new gig thanks to Lew Wallace
(Pat) Garrett
Matt
|
$1,200
[1]
This field concerned with the effects of low temperatures on organisms derives its name from words meaning "icy life study"
cryobiology
Matt
Kevin
|
$1,200
[9]
Latin for "with a key" gives us this select group of holy men responsible for picking a new pope
conclave
Kevin
|
$1,200
[14]
Of Dakota Johnson
Melanie Griffith
|
|
$2,000
[4]
Several Chekhov plays were staged in the Moscow Art Theatre, founded by this man known for his acting "method"
(Konstantin) Stanislavski
Matt
Kevin
|
$1,600
[20]
This term for flax fiber goes before "headed" to describe kids with very light blond hair
tow
Matt
|
$1,600
[8]
More slender as asheriffthan as a politician, Grover Clevelandwas once known as the hangman of this city in New York
Buffalo
Matt
|
$1,600
[7]
In 1970 these artificial sweeteners were banned for good after they were linked to cancer in rats
cyclamates
Nicole
|
$1,600
[6]
Ken Kesey led a close-knit group called the "Merry" these
Pranksters
Matt
|
$1,600
[5]
Of Alexa Ray Joel
(Christie) Brinkley
Matt
Kevin
|
|
DD
$10,000
[12]
In "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", an albatross gets killed; in an 1896 Chekhov play, it's one of these birds
seagull
Matt
|
$2,000
[19]
Term for a day on Mars--24 hours & nearly 40 minutes, so you can hit snooze a little longer there
sol
|
$2,000
[15]
Daughter of migrant farmworkers, Sheriff Lupe Valdez ran in 2018 to become this state's governor, losing to Greg Abbott
Texas
Matt
|
DD
$5,000
[16]
Numbers 55 & 58 on the periodic table are these 2 elements that differ by a letter
cesium & cerium
Matt
|
$2,000
[17]
This "twinkly" tribunal that persecuted Puritans was abolished by Parliament in 1641
the Star Chamber
|
$2,000
[18]
Of Gwyneth Paltrow
(Blythe) Danner
Matt
|
The first published announcement of the Declaration was by a Philadelphia paper that reported it in this foreign language
German