Matt Amodio game 23.Last game with Mike Richards as host.
Odessa Madakacherry — a retail manager from Westminster, Colorado
Samit Sarkar — a journalist from New Rochelle, New York
Matt Amodio — a Ph.D. student from New Haven, Connecticut (whose 22-day cash winnings total $775,401)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt | $10,800 | $12,400 | $38,400 |
$50,400
23-day champion: $825,801 |
$28,200
31 R (including 3 DDs), 2 W |
| Samit | $1,800 | $4,200 | $11,400 |
$6,401
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,400
15 R, 1 W |
| Odessa | $2,400 | $3,600 | $3,200 |
$6,400
3rd place: $1,000 |
$3,200
12 R, 4 W |
| "WE" | THE PEOPLE | A MORE PERFECT UNION | THE COMMON DEFENSE | THE GENERAL WELFARE | THIS CONSTITUTION |
|
$200
[28]
It goes "pop" in a kids' song
weasel
Matt
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$200
[30]
The Khoekhoe people of southern Africa speak this type of language named for a sound made by swiftly lowering the tip of the tongue
click
Matt
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$200
[15]
On their 15th anniversary in 2020, he called marriage to Trisha Yearwood "the best 15 years of my life"
Garth Brooks
Odessa
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$200
[27]
This traditional excuse for why you don't have your homework is in the original "Saved by the Bell" theme song
My dog ate it
Samit
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$200
[29]
One good way to avoid colds & flus is to get some of this vitamin, formed by sunlight in your skin
vitamin D
Samit
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$200
[26]
Article I says this "shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several states"
the House of Representatives
Matt
|
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$400
[22]
To detach from dependency on something
wean
Samit
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$400
[23]
The Tamil people can be found in India & on this island nation across the Palk Strait from India
Sri Lanka
Matt
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$400
[16]
Married since 1999, 2 became 1 after this couple met up in the Manchester United players' lounge
Victoria & David Beckham
Odessa
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$400
[24]
webmd.com put "I'm too tired" on its list of excuses for not doing this, but says doing it actually gives you energy
exercising
Odessa
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$400
[25]
Seen here is the logo for this community program; bad guys, beware
the Neighborhood Watch
Samit
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$400
[21]
In reference to the Constitution, it means a delegate who helped build the document, not a professional picture mounter
a framer
Odessa
|
|
$600
[13]
The magazine called these "Tales" lived up to its name by publishing lots of Lovecraft during its original run between 1923 & 1954
Weird Tales
Odessa
|
$600
[19]
Nimiipuu is the correct name for the people the French gave this name, mistakenly believing them to have nose piercings
Nez Perce
Matt
|
$600
[14]
She'shad one degree of separation from Kevin Bacon since 1988
Kyra Sedgwick
Odessa
|
$600
[17]
It may be a defense for dropping a fly ball, but judges say not for rear-ending another car; be prepared if driving west at 5 PM
the Sun in your eyes
Samit
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$600
[18]
SABs are these safety devices that are designed to provide protection during a side-impact crash
(side) airbags
Odessa
|
$600
[20]
Involuntary servitude is one of the abhorrent practices prohibited by this amendment
the 13th Amendment
Samit
Odessa
|
|
$800
[9]
According to a saying used in the Marine Corps, pain is this leaving the body
weakness
Matt
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$800
[12]
The Hawaiian people are thought to descend from 2 waves of migration, from the Marquesas & this largest of the Society Islands
Tahiti
Matt
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$800
[11]
Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos first met on the set of this daytime soap in 1995 & eloped a year later
All My Children
Matt
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$1,000
[3]
This meteorological term for a chilly mass of air is a common reason given by fishermen when the bass aren't biting
a cold front
Odessa
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$800
[2]
The department of HHS urges people to cut down on trans fats & these other fats; pizza & ice cream are high in them
saturated fats
Matt
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$800
[8]
Ratified in 1992, an amendment limiting congressional pay raises was first proposed by this "Father of the Constitution"
(James) Madison
Samit
|
|
$1,000
[4]
Per the subtitle, Silas Marner is one of these "of Raveloe"
weaver
|
$1,000
[5]
Seen here in traditional dress is a family of this idigenous people of Hokkaido
Ainu
Matt
|
$1,000
[6]
Jerry Stiller & this funny lady were married for over 60 years
(Anne) Meara
Matt
|
DD
$4,600
[10]
He just left a relationship? He doesn't want to ruin a friendship? Nope, this title of a "no excuses" bestseller
He's Just Not That Into You
Matt
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$1,000
[7]
Trimming your nails is part of "good" this, sometimes called sanitary science
hygiene
Matt
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$1,000
[1]
Similar to strict constructionism, this "ism" coined in 1980 means interpreting the Constitution to mean what it did in 1787
originalism
Samit
|
| LET'S VISIT MARS | PEACE | INVENTORS & INVENTIONS | BROADWAY ON THE POP CHARTS | WORLD OF WORDS | 2 BOOKS IN 1 |
|
$400
[29]
Valles Marineris, a system of interconnected these, is about 5 times as deep as the "Grand" one on Earth
canyons
Samit
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$400
[30]
Sometomahawkswere modified opposite the blade as one of these to represent peace at treaty signings
a peace pipe
Matt
Odessa
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$400
[27]
Robert Adler invented this device that allows you to move from Bravo to ESPN without leaving the couch
remote control
Matt
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$400
[18]
In 1969 The 5th Dimension topped the charts with a medley of "Aquarius" & "Let The Sunshine In" from this musical
Hair
Matt
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$400
[26]
Japanese for "goodbye", it derives from words meaning "if it be thus"
sayonara
Samit
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$400
[24]
"Charlie and the Giant Peach"
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory & James and the Giant Peach
Matt
|
|
$800
[25]
On the surface, the acceleration due to this is 12.2 feet per second per second, a bit more than a third of Earth's
gravity
Matt
|
$800
[19]
Peace can refer to a multi-treaty event; at the 1783 peace of this city, Britain settled with Spain & the Dutch as well as the Americans
Paris
Samit
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$800
[11]
Secretary Bette Nesmith used fast-drying white paint to cover up typos, inventing this product that pre-dates Wite-Out
Liquid Paper
Matt
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$800
[28]
"Rich Girl" by Gwen Stefani is based on this song from "Fiddler on the Roof"
"If I Were A Rich Man"
Matt
|
$800
[17]
Once thought to have healing powers, the name of this traditional spirit of Scandinavia is from the Latin for "water of life"
aquavit
Odessa
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$800
[16]
"Crime and Karamazov"
Crime and Punishment & The Brothers Karamazov
Matt
|
|
$1,200
[10]
Halfway down a Martian gully you may find this rover that stopped roving in 2018, 15 years into a 90-day mission
Opportunity
Matt
Samit
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$1,200
[12]
A 2021picture bookcommemorates the 50th anniversary of his song, "Peace Train"
Cat Stevens
Odessa
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$1,200
[6]
His invention of the revolver around 1836 allowed the user to fire more times than ever before without reloading
(Samuel) Colt
Matt
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$1,200
[22]
Barry Manilow took this song from "Cats" to the Top 40
"Memory"
Matt
Odessa
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$1,200
[9]
In France, comptable is this 10-letter occupation
accountant
Samit
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$1,200
[15]
"A is for Wasted"
A is for Alibi & W is for Wasted
Matt
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$2,000
[20]
Mars' seasonal polar ice caps aren't frozen water but frozen this gas, the principal component of its atmosphere
carbon dioxide
Matt
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$1,600
[1]
JFK signed the Peace Corps into law, but this Minnesotan, his rival for the 1960 Democratic nomination, first proposed the idea
(Hubert) Humphrey
Samit
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$1,600
[5]
Bartolomeo Cristofori's invention of this instrument was music to the world's ears around 1700
the piano
Matt
Odessa
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$1,600
[21]
Jay-Z admitted he lied about seeing "Annie" on Broadway as a kid to convince the rights holders to let him use its music in this song
"Hard Knock Life"
Matt
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$1,600
[3]
In the beloved ballad "Waltzing Matilda", a "jolly swagman camped by" this, an Australian pool of water
billabong
Matt
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$1,600
[14]
"Far from the d'Urbervilles"
Far from the Madding Crowd & Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Matt
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|
DD
$8,000
[4]
Visits by the Mariner probes in the 1960s disproved the existence of these, first "observed" in 1877, on Mars' surface
canals
Matt
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$2,000
[2]
Sectarian fighting was put to rest, butpeace wallsstill divide this UK country
Northern Ireland
Samit
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$2,000
[7]
Still used today, the screw named for this ancient Greek helps move water from lower to higher ground
Archimedes
Samit
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DD
$2,000
[23]
Ariana Grande's "7 Rings" riffed on "My Favorite Things" by this pair, so 90% of the royalties go to the rights holders for that song
Rodgers & Hammerstein
Matt
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$2,000
[8]
This word meaning to derive pleasure from others' misfortunes is from German for "damage joy"
schadenfreude
Odessa
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$2,000
[13]
"The Turn of the Miller"
The Turn of the Screw & Daisy Miller
Matt
Odessa
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Named after a U.K. political party that helped depose a king, the U.S. Whig Party was formed to oppose this man
(Andrew) Jackson