Matt Amodio game 22.
Keisha Virtue — a senior retail research analyst from Boca Raton, Florida
Emily Sharp-Kellar — a medical school director of admissions from Chicago, Illinois
Matt Amodio — a Ph.D. student from New Haven, Connecticut (whose 21-day cash winnings total $740,001)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt | $4,400 | $-600 | $30,400 |
$35,400
22-day champion: $775,401 |
$25,600
29 R (including 2 DDs), 6 W (including 1 DD) |
| Emily | $2,600 | $4,600 | $11,800 |
$11,800
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,800
15 R, 1 W |
| Keisha | $1,000 | $2,200 | $5,800 |
$11,500
3rd place: $1,000 |
$5,800
9 R, 2 W |
| DURING THE WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON ADMINISTRATION | RIGHT HERE IN RIVER CITY | MOTORCYCLES | "C" FLAT | MORE THAN ONE MEANING | MUHAMMAD ALI |
|
$200
[30]
Richard Roberts, the 1st captain to cross the Atlantic in this type of vessel abbreviated SS, went down in one, the SS President
steamship
Emily
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$200
[22]
Amsterdam is at the junction of the IJ & this river where you can enjoy the same-named beer
Amstel
Matt
|
$200
[29]
Requiring the rider to reach up, "ape hangers" are very tall these on a motorcycle
handlebars
Keisha
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$200
[8]
Saltines are a type of one
cracker
Matt
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$200
[19]
A wading bird, or a machine with a hoisting arm at a construction site
crane
Matt
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$200
[28]
(Hana Ali presents the clue.) "I am free to be what I wanna be and think what I wanna think", my 22-year-olddadtold reporters after winning the heavyweight title in 1964; soon after, heannounced his conversion to this centuries-old faith & remained devoted to it & itsteachings
Islam
Emily
|
|
$400
[16]
Richard Beard opened Europe's first studio for this in a glass house because the process needed so much light
photography
Matt
|
$400
[17]
Known for its canals, this "meaty" German city on the Elbe River was a prominent member of the Hanseatic League
Hamburg
Matt
|
$400
[25]
The logo of this company founded in 1903 is one of the most requested tattoos in the world
Harley-Davidson
Matt
|
$400
[11]
Heavy fabric is stretched tight & tacked into place on a frame to make one of these art surfaces
canvas
Emily
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$400
[18]
Got up from the bed, or a prickly flower
rose
Keisha
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$400
[27]
(Hana Ali presents the clue.) In my father's greatest boxing rivalry, he won two out of three classic bouts with this other legendary champion whose relentless slugging style made an unforgettable contrast with my dad's speed & showmanship
Joe Frazier
Matt
|
|
$600
[13]
March 5, 1841 saw the start of what's considered the Senate's first use of this tactic; it lasted several days
filibuster
Matt
|
$600
[14]
Well south of Kansas, the original falls on the Wichita River in this state are gone, so the city built a newsetupstream
Texas
Matt
Emily
Keisha
|
$600
[21]
Thismotorcycle-loving actor played a motorcycle-riding prisoner of war in "The Great Escape"
(Steve) McQueen
Emily
|
$600
[10]
Divided into 64 squares, it's usually found with royalty on it
a chessboard
Keisha
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$600
[12]
To consume, or a live video signal
feed
Matt
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$600
[26]
(Hana Ali presents the clue.) A poet as well as a boxer, my dad loved wordplay, & before fights, he would join longtime cornerman Bundini Brownto chant this famous mantra, reminding him to emulate two different insects
float like a butterfly and sting like a bee
Keisha
|
|
$800
[7]
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the captives who took control of this Spanish slave ship
the Amistad
Keisha
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$800
[9]
Designed in the early 2000s, Three Rivers Park has miles of trails & a 1,200-seat amphitheater to enjoy in this city
Pittsburgh
Emily
|
$1,000
[15]
Abbreviated cc, it's the measure of engine size--a 1,000cc bike is ready for some serious cruising
cubic centimeters
Matt
|
$800
[4]
Splash & ride are types of these on a drum kit
cymbal
Matt
|
$800
[6]
An object found in groups at certain alleys, or a brooch
pin
Matt
|
$800
[24]
(Hana Ali presents the clue.) In 1978, my then 36-year-old dad won the heavyweight title for an unprecedented third time with a triumphant decision over this young Olympic champion who had taken his crown just seven months earlier
Leon Spinks
Matt
|
|
$1,000
[1]
Sworn in on March 4, WHH died on April 4; the official cause, this ailment at "the lower lobe of the right lung", has been debated
pneumonia
Matt
|
$1,000
[2]
Just like the city that's on it, this 25-mile-long mini-river is also called the Rangoon River
Yangon
Matt
Keisha
|
DD
$5,400
[20]
On a motorcycle, it's a flip-out lever on the side used to spin the engine & not an online money raiser
a kick starter
Matt
|
$1,000
[3]
The "X"s give an extra hint to this popular form of embroidery
cross-stitch
Matt
Emily
|
$1,000
[5]
A candy flavor, or a place that makes money
mint
Emily
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$1,000
[23]
(Hana Ali presents the clue.) A man of strong beliefs, in 1967, my father was stripped of his title for refusing Army serviceduring the Vietnam War; four years later, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that he had been wrongfully denied this two-word classification as someone morally opposed to war
conscientious objector
Emily
|
| LET'S VISIT CENTRAL EUROPE | A LOOK AT BOOKS | SCIENCE & MEDICINE | THE FIRST NAME THEIR MOM CHOSE | PRIME NUMBERS | SLOW TALK |
|
$400
[22]
Climb Gellert Hill in this capital of Hungary for great views of the entire city
Budapest
Matt
|
$400
[23]
By prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi, "Helter Skelter" reveals the facts behind the crimes of this so-called family
Manson
Matt
|
$400
[24]
Augustin Fresnel's work in optical concentration was crucial in improving the effectiveness of these coastal buildings
lighthouses
Emily
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$400
[29]
Al Sharpton,& also Alf Landon
Alfred
|
$400
[28]
In "Better Off Dead", Rod Stewart sang, "I might have been" a holder of this U.K. top political office
prime minister
Emily
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$400
[27]
A common phrase is "slow as molasses in" this month; if it's said of you, pick up the pace!
January
Matt
Keisha
|
|
$1,200
[11]
Since we're in Gdansk, Poland, let's tour the museum devoted to this labor union
Solidarity
Matt
|
$800
[9]
"Hearts Insurgent" is an abridged form of the novel called him "the Obscure"
Jude
Emily
|
$800
[13]
Sir Humphry Davy named this compound laughing gas & was addicted to it
nitrous oxide
Matt
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$800
[25]
Ronnie Spector, of the girl group The Ronettes
Veronica
Emily
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$800
[26]
Alex Lifeson co-wrote this Canadian trio's "Prime Mover"
Rush
Matt
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$800
[16]
By itself or following "slow", this 4-letter word means a slow or lazy person
poke
|
|
$1,600
[5]
During World War I Lenin lived on Spiegelgasse in this city, a center of European banking
Zurich
Matt
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$1,200
[8]
Yann Martel named the tiger in "Life of Pi" after this shipwreck victim in Edgar Allan Poe's "Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym"
Richard Parker
Keisha
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$1,200
[7]
The bill of the kingfisher was the inspiration for the front of these Japanese high-speed trains
bullet
Matt
|
$1,200
[10]
First Lady Bess Truman
Elizabeth
Matt
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$1,200
[19]
With his band Crazy Horse, he recorded "Prime Of Life" on his 1994 album "Sleeps with Angels"
(Neil) Young
Matt
|
$1,200
[15]
This 6-letter word means the car's engine is running but the car isn't moving
idling
Keisha
|
|
$2,000
[2]
Breathe in the fresh air of the Little Carpathians& check out thecastlethat hovers over this Slovakian capital
Bratislava
Matt
|
$1,600
[4]
A billboard of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg is on the road to West Egg in this 1925 novel
The Great Gatsby
Keisha
|
$1,600
[6]
In cold weather, your breath is visible as mist if it cools to this point at which it is fully saturated with water vapor
the condensation point (dew point)
Emily
|
DD
$2,000
[21]
Frontiersman Kit Carson & actor Kit Harington
Christopher
Matt
|
$1,600
[18]
This title of a collaboration between Three 6 Mafia & Young Trojanz also means the principal target of an investigation
"Prime Suspect"
Emily
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$1,600
[14]
Start with a word meaning to consider thoughtfully & get this adjective meaning weighty & slow moving
ponderous
Emily
|
|
DD
$10,600
[12]
The German town of Baden-Baden is in the northwest corner of this wooded region
(the) Black Forest
Matt
|
$2,000
[1]
"Girl with Curious Hair", with a tale of a "Jeopardy!" win streak, is a story collection by this late author of a looong novel
(David Foster) Wallace
Matt
|
$2,000
[3]
A tremor of the thumb can be a sign of this neurological disorder that bears the last name of a British doctor
Parkinson's
Matt
|
$2,000
[30]
Skater Sasha Cohen
Alexandra
|
$2,000
[20]
"We had it all when we were in our prime", sings Dan Auerbach on this duo's album "Turn Blue", recorded as his marriage ended
(The) Black Keys
Matt
|
$2,000
[17]
You're so slow you've been declared this, once the name for the noble gases on the periodic table
inert
Matt
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In 2009 this 11-year-old started posting on BBC's Urdu language website under the screen name Gul Makai
Malala (Yousafzai)