Matt Amodio game 24.First game with Mayim Bialik as host.
Tracy Pitzel — an accountant from Ellensburg, Washington
Carlo Angiuli — a post-doctoral researcher from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Matt Amodio — a Ph.D. student from New Haven, Connecticut (whose 23-day cash winnings total $825,801)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt | $7,600 | $11,400 | $33,200 |
$31,200
24-day champion: $857,001 |
$27,400
31 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Carlo | $0 | $-800 | $1,600 |
$1,605
2nd place: $2,000 |
$800
5 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| Tracy | $1,600 | $3,000 | $17,000 |
$400
3rd place: $1,000 |
$18,000
20 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| BOOKS & AUTHORS | COMMON BONDS | ALLITERATIVE PEOPLE | LIZARDS | A WORD IN SPANISH | VENTRILOQUISM FOR DUMMIES |
|
$200
[13]
An H. Rider Haggard novel from 1885 saw Allan Quatermain looking for this king's mines
Solomon
Matt
|
$200
[26]
Driver, wedge, putter
golf clubs
Matt
|
$200
[28]
In 1937 this future U.S. commander in chief made his film debut in "Love is on the Air"
Ronald Reagan
Tracy
|
$200
[29]
The Florida worm lizard has no ear openings or visible eyes but somehow preys on these wood-eating insects also called white ants
termites
Carlo
|
$200
[25]
A Spanish idiom for "Don't worry about it", literally "nothing happens", is no pasa this word
nada
Carlo
|
$200
[30]
The U.S. loves ventriloquists! 3 have won this NBC competition show with Simon Cowell as a judge
America's Got Talent
Tracy
|
|
$400
[15]
Anthony Bourdain wrote a 2001 book about this New York woman who was very infectious in the kitchen in the early 1900s
Typhoid Mary
Matt
|
$400
[17]
The bucket, bad habits, a football
things you kick
Matt
|
$400
[22]
Hisassassination sparked a war to end all wars
(Franz) Ferdinand
Matt
|
$400
[23]
Sounding like an ornamental edging, it's the membrane that an Australianlizardraises to appear larger when threatened
frill
Matt
|
$400
[24]
Lionel Richie sang of celebrations in many languages: "We're going to party, karamu," this Spanish word
fiesta
Tracy
|
$400
[27]
Shari Lewis had her own children's show featuring this "sheepish" puppet
Lamb Chop
Carlo
|
|
$600
[3]
In "Gub Gub's Book", by the creator of Dr. Dolittle, this type of animal tells of truffles & more
pig
Matt
|
$600
[16]
A violin, a marionette, a tennis racket
things with strings
Tracy
|
$600
[18]
One of the greatest songs he's written is "Send In The Clowns" from "A Little Night Music"
Sondheim
Matt
Carlo
|
$600
[19]
The name of this lizard known for its ability to climb vertical surfaces is from a Malay word imitating the sound it makes
gecko
Matt
|
$600
[20]
This fish in the tuna family is also a masculine adjective for "pretty" in Spanish
bonito
Matt
Carlo
|
$600
[21]
Before winning an Oscar for playing an imprisoned serial killer, he partnered up with a spooky dummy in "Magic"
(Anthony) Hopkins
Matt
|
|
DD
$1,000
[2]
"War & Peace" opens in this year, 7 years before a fateful invasion
1805
Tracy
|
$800
[9]
Birds, angels, the stage in a theater
wings
Matt
|
$800
[10]
Born with an artistic heritage, she'sfound beauty in designing jewelry & creating a signature perfume
Picasso
Matt
|
$800
[11]
The 5-linedthis5-letter lizard is also known as the blue-tailed type
skink
Matt
|
$800
[12]
Stand down, Sir Francis Drake; Spanish-speaking countries such as Argentina use this to mean their navy
armada
Tracy
|
$800
[14]
Bubba J & the cranky Walter are 2 of the dummies featured in this comedian's act
Jeff Dunham
Tracy
|
|
$1,000
[1]
Outside the Ansonia, Connecticut Public Library, a memorial fountain & horse trough honors this "Black Beauty" author
Anna Sewell
Tracy
|
$1,000
[4]
Cuban, banh mi, po' boy
sandwich
Matt
|
$1,000
[8]
In 2020 the job of White House Chief of Staff changed M&Ms, from this man to Mark Meadows
Mick Mulvaney
|
$1,000
[5]
The world's biggest lizards, Komodo dragons are native only to Komodo Island & the Sunda Islands of this country
Indonesia
Matt
|
$1,000
[6]
In Spanish it's not someone taking the law into his own hands, it's just a watchman, like a night watchman
vigilante
Matt
|
$1,000
[7]
Edgar Bergen's most famous dummy, this character was based on a newsboy but classed up with a monocle & top hat
(Charlie) McCarthy
Matt
|
| GREATS IN HISTORY | YOUTHFUL POP STARS | STARTS WITH "B" | OH MY GODS! | AMERICAN LAKES | FOOD FIGHTS BACK |
|
$400
[29]
Term for the worldwide economic crisis that lasted throughout the 1930s
the Great Depression
Tracy
|
$400
[21]
This actress-singer was 13 when the soundtrack for "Hannah Montana" hit No. 1
Miley Cyrus
Tracy
|
$400
[30]
A signal fire, perhaps on a Boston hill
beacon
Matt
|
$400
[28]
This leader of the Norse gods stole a potion containing the art of poetry from Suttung the giant & gave it to human wordsmiths
Odin
Matt
|
$400
[12]
As its name suggests, this 1,900-foot-deep lake sits atop an Oregon volcano
Crater
Carlo
|
$400
[27]
The tyramine in fermented products like aged cheese or beer may cause these headaches derived from the word hemicrania
migraines
Matt
|
|
$800
[26]
Here'sa portrait of this empress of Russia, who did not go byheroriginal name of Sophie
Catherine the Great
Tracy
|
$800
[20]
This 17-year-old singer was appearing on "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" when he released his album "Ricky"
Ricky Nelson
Carlo
Tracy
|
$800
[24]
An uncivilized person, particularly one from outside the Roman Empire
Barbarian
Matt
|
$800
[25]
Saraswati, Hindu goddess of learning & the arts, is considered the inventor of this language
Sanskrit
Matt
|
$800
[11]
In honor of a first lady with a famous nickname, Town Lake in Austin, Texas got this new 2-word name in 2007
Lady Bird
Tracy
|
$800
[1]
A serious allergic reaction to this legume can be caused by its Ara h 1, 2 & 3 proteins
peanuts
Carlo
|
|
$1,600
[5]
During the period in the Catholic church called the "Great" this, there were 2 & even 3 rival popes at the same time
the Schism
Tracy
|
$1,200
[19]
This military-sounding rapper had a 2007 hit at age 17 with "Crank That"
Soulja Boy
Tracy
|
$1,200
[23]
Guinea is a small species of this primate
baboon
Matt
Tracy
|
$1,600
[14]
Appearing as a swan to Leda, Zeus became a dad to at least one of these twins, the Dioscuri; obviously, that's complicated
Castor & Pollux
Matt
|
$1,200
[9]
Secluded inlets called coves are popular forfishingin Midwestern lakes, like Missouri's Lake of these mountains
Lake of the Ozarks
Tracy
|
$1,200
[2]
If your doctor tells you to avoid this citrus fruit with your medications, the furanocoumarins are the problem
grapefruit
Tracy
|
|
$2,000
[6]
After the death of his wife Julia, this member of the First Triumvirate turned against his father-in-law Julius Caesar
Pompey
Matt
|
$1,600
[18]
Seen here, she took the country music world by storm as a teenager in the 1990s
LeAnn Rimes
Tracy
|
$1,600
[22]
Many over-40 folks wear these to compensate for presbyopia
bifocals
Tracy
|
DD
$2,000
[13]
Amulius wanted Mars' sons Romulus & Remus drowned in this river, but turns out Rome wasn't gonna found itself
the Tiber
Carlo
|
$1,600
[7]
A Seminole reservation & the communities of Belle Glade & Pahokee are found around the shores of this lake
Okeechobee
Matt
|
$1,600
[3]
If mango skin makes your lips tingle, it's a reaction related to the rashes you might get from touching this toxic vine
poison ivy
Tracy
|
|
DD
$7,000
[8]
A great & prolific builder, this pharaoh dedicated one of his temples at Abu Simbel to his favorite queen, Nefertari
Ramses (the Great)
Matt
|
$2,000
[17]
In 1987, a month after her 16th birthday, this single-named singer topped the charts with "I Think We're Alone Now"
Tiffany
Tracy
|
$2,000
[16]
A blessing from the Sermon on the Mount
beatitude
Matt
|
$2,000
[15]
Quetzalcoatl was worshiped at Tula, also called Tollan, by this people from whom the Aztecs claimed descent
Toltec
Matt
|
$2,000
[10]
Home to a wildlife refuge, this saline "sea" in the Colorado Desert is California's largest lake in surface area
Salton
Matt
|
$2,000
[4]
Leafy greens are rich in this vitamin needed to synthesize clotting factors; blood thinners may counteract its activity
(vitamin) K
Matt
|
The Dip used to kill characters in this 1988 film consisted of acetone, benzene & turpentine, ingredients of paint thinner
Who Framed Roger Rabbit