Matt Amodio game 20.First show introduced as "From the Alex Trebek Stage at Sony Pictures Studios, this isJeopardy!"
Elizabeth Hunter — a community theatre artistic director from Somerville, Massachusetts
Daniel Lee — a tutor from Ridgewood, New York
Matt Amodio — a Ph.D. student from New Haven, Connecticut (whose 19-day cash winnings total $642,601)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt | $15,200 | $17,600 | $35,200 |
$36,200
20-day champion: $678,801 |
$28,000
29 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Daniel | $1,800 | $3,200 | $16,400 |
$11,999
2nd place: $2,000 |
$14,000
17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Elizabeth | $800 | $1,200 | $6,000 |
$11,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$4,800
10 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| RECENT FICTION | THE WILD WEST | GAME STOP | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES | REALITY SHOW WINNERS | STRUCTURAL IDIOMS |
|
$200
[27]
In Salman Rushdie's "Quichotte", a spin on this classic novel, a salesman travels the U.S. with his imaginary son Sancho
Don Quixote
Daniel
|
$200
[25]
Though a Wild West icon, this youthful outlaw who also went by Henry McCarty was born on the East Side of New York City
Billy the Kid
Daniel
|
$200
[26]
This winning declaration in a chess game is from the Arabic for "the king is dead"
checkmate
Daniel
|
$200
[24]
The last Monday in March is celebrated as Seward's Day in this state
Alaska
Daniel
|
$200
[30]
Fantasia Barrino,2004
American Idol
Matt
|
$200
[20]
Nonprescription is synonymous with this 3-word phrase
over the counter
Daniel
|
|
$400
[23]
She said, "Everything you've ever asked me about Gilead and its inner workings" inspired her 2019 sequel "The Testaments"
(Margaret) Atwood
Daniel
|
$600
[9]
A cavalry bugle at noon on April 22, 1889 began a massive land run in this territory
Oklahoma
Matt
|
$400
[22]
In the NFL regular season, overtime games end after nobody scores in the period that's this many minutes long
10
Matt
Daniel
Elizabeth
|
$400
[21]
The last Friday in April is this tree-planting holiday that predates Earth Day by almost a century
Arbor Day
Daniel
|
$400
[29]
Jinkx Monsoon,2013
RuPaul's Drag Race
Matt
|
$400
[14]
"Moving" these structures found on a football field has come to mean changing the rules
goalposts
Matt
|
|
$600
[11]
In 2020 this author brought back Mississippi lawyer Jake Brigance for a third go-around in "A Time for Mercy"
(John) Grisham
Matt
|
$800
[5]
Get the feel of the West at Old Trail Townin this Wyoming city, developed by & named for a Western hero
Cody
Matt
|
$600
[18]
"Walk-off" began as a term for a play that ends a game in this sport
baseball
Matt
|
$600
[17]
Bob Hope famously quipped, "The Academy Awards, or as it's known at my house," this Jewish holiday
Passover
Matt
|
$600
[28]
T-Pain,2019
The Masked Singer
|
$600
[8]
If you "come to" this, you're ready to talk; however, if a subject is "off" it, it is no longer acceptable to discuss
table
Matt
|
|
$800
[10]
"The President's Daughter" is the second political thriller from Bill Clinton & this bestselling author
(James) Patterson
Elizabeth
|
$1,000
[2]
On Oct. 5 1892, Bob, Grat & Emmett, this gang of brothers who ran with Bill Doolin, tried to rob 2 Kansas banks; only Emmett lived
Dalton Gang
Matt
|
$800
[13]
The bank cannot go broke in this Parker Brothers game, so exhaustion may be the deciding factor
Monopoly
Daniel
|
$800
[12]
Lunar New Year is called Chunjie in Chinese & this 3-letter name in Vietnamese
Tet
Matt
|
$800
[19]
Christian Siriano,2008
Project Runway
|
$800
[4]
A hyperbolic expression says a noisy disturbance reaches such a pitch it could do this, right off the house
blow the roof off
Matt
|
|
$1,000
[1]
A Hulu series is based on this Sally Rooney novel about Connell & Marianne & their inner struggles
Normal People
|
DD
$7,600
[15]
Founded in 1876, this South Dakota city was named for the deceased trees found in the area
Deadwood
Matt
|
$1,000
[6]
A hand in this card game with 2 potent potables in its name comes to a halt after a player "knocks"
gin rummy
Matt
|
$1,000
[7]
Some light lamps to invite the presence of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, during this Hindu festival of lights
Diwali
Matt
|
$1,000
[16]
Emmitt Smith,2006
Dancing with the Stars
Matt
|
$1,000
[3]
This "aqueous" phrase means a problem is in the past & doesn't worry you anymore
water under the bridge
Daniel
|
| 17th CENTURY NAMES | CENTRAL AMERICAN CAPITALS | THE OLD TESTAMENT | FOOD & DRINK | CELEBRITIES | CROSSWORD CLUES "M" |
|
$400
[23]
His writings gave rise to a type of philosophy called Cartesianism
(René) Descartes
Elizabeth
|
$400
[29]
1776 wasn't just a big year for us--Guatemala City was founded, 3 years after Antigua Guatemala was felled by one of these
an earthquake
Elizabeth
|
$400
[1]
"This is the day which the lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it" is from the 118th of these sacred poems
Psalms
Elizabeth
|
$400
[24]
White, black, & green types of this drink all come from the same plant--Camellia sinensis
tea
Daniel
|
$400
[27]
Before he was "The Rock", he had another nickname--Dewey
Dwayne Johnson
Elizabeth
|
$400
[30]
Man with the golden touch(5 letters)
Midas
Elizabeth
|
|
$800
[22]
World Book says this author & soldier was "known for his skill in sword fighting and for his long nose"
Cyrano de Bergerac
Elizabeth
|
$800
[21]
Do you know the way to this capital of Costa Rica? If you do, check out its National Theatre, modeled after the Paris Opera
San Jose
Matt
|
$1,200
[3]
After the death of Moses, Joshua leads the Israelites in their conquest of this promised land
Canaan
Daniel
|
$800
[20]
Gruyere is a firm, tangy cheese named for a district in this nation
Switzerland
Matt
|
$800
[28]
This country legend is Miley Cyrus' godmother
(Dolly) Parton
Matt
|
$800
[25]
Supplement containing the ABCs & more(12 letters)
multivitamin
Matt
Daniel
|
|
$1,200
[11]
Around 1665, this Dutchman painted one of his smallest works, "Girl with the Red Hat"
Vermeer
Daniel
Elizabeth
|
$1,200
[18]
Belmopan, with a population about the capacity of Madison Square Garden, is the capital of this nation on the Caribbean
Belize
Matt
|
$1,600
[7]
The first 5 books of the Bible are known as the Torah or by this name from the Greek
the Pentateuch
Daniel
|
$1,200
[19]
Grown in Spain, Marcona is a variety of this nut
almonds
Elizabeth
|
$1,200
[26]
ThisTV personality was once the mayor of Cincinnati
(Jerry) Springer
Matt
|
$1,200
[17]
Fashion dummy(9 letters)
mannequin
Matt
|
|
$1,600
[8]
The "Father of" North America's New France, he also gave his name to a large lake
Champlain
Matt
|
$1,600
[10]
Poet Rubén Darío is honored with a park & monument in this city that became Nicaragua's permanent capital in 1857
Managua
Matt
|
DD
$2,000
[2]
Potiphar's wife tries to seduce this dream translator, who resists & ends up being sent to jail
Joseph
Elizabeth
|
$1,600
[14]
Garbanzo beans commonly go by this name as well
chickpeas
Daniel
|
$1,600
[16]
After she sang her breakout hit on "The View" in 2008, Whoopi Goldberg kissed her & said, "I liked it"
Katy Perry
Daniel
|
$1,600
[12]
Marsh gas(7 letters)
methane
Matt
|
|
DD
$4,400
[4]
In 1637 this poet wrote "Lycidas" to commemorate the death of a Cambridge schoolmate
John Milton
Daniel
|
$2,000
[9]
It took 15 years to finish Panama City's Biomuseo, designed by this L.A. man; the nearby canal took 5 less, but he didn't design that
(Frank) Gehry
Matt
|
$2,000
[6]
At God's command, Abraham goes to this mountainous place to sacrifice Isaac
Mount Moriah
|
$2,000
[13]
Koumiss is a fermented drink made from mare's milk; this similar fermented milk also starts with a "K"
kefir
Matt
|
$2,000
[15]
This Argentinian, named FIFA's World Player of the Year 5 times between 2009 & 2015, made news by switching teams in 2021
Messi
Matt
|
$2,000
[5]
Written declaration of political intentions or views(9 letters)
manifesto
Daniel
|
2 of the 3 men for whom armalcolite, a dark gray mineral discovered in 1969, is named
(2 of) (Neil) Armstrong, (Buzz) Aldrin or (Michael) Collins