Matt Amodio game 25.
John Klass — a logistics manager from Huntington Beach, California
Melissa John-Guisti — a corporate attorney from Salisbury, Massachusetts
Matt Amodio — a Ph.D. student from New Haven, Connecticut (whose 24-day cash winnings total $857,001)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt | $7,400 | $18,600 | $23,200 |
$36,200
25-day champion: $893,201 |
$31,400
38 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Melissa | $0 | $1,200 | $3,600 |
$6,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$3,600
7 R, 1 W |
| John | $-600 | $800 | $2,000 |
$3,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$4,000
7 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| THE GREAT DIVIDE | ONE-WORD BOOK TITLES | LET'S BOOZE IT UP | COLOR ME GOOD | PENNY ANTE | DECIPHER OUR TOP-SECRET CODE |
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$200
[29]
When we reference the North American Great Divide, we're generally talking about this mountain range
Rockies (the Rocky Mountains)
Matt
|
$200
[28]
"Blood Type" & "The Cullens" are chapters in this book, the first in a series
Twilight
Matt
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$200
[24]
A Havana cocktail is pineapple juice, lemon juice & of course, an ounce of light this potent potable
rum
Matt
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$200
[26]
The indigenous people of this vast island call themselves Kalaallite
Greenland
Matt
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$200
[30]
Inspired at a bus stop, this 1967 song refers to sights & characters on a street in Liverpool
"Penny Lane"
Matt
|
$200
[10]
That's affirmative:25-5-19
yes
Matt
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$400
[12]
The white-tailed type of this rodent makes the Great Divide basin its home; who's a good boy?
prairie dog
Matt
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$400
[13]
Jane Austen described the title character of this novel as "handsome, clever, and rich... with very little to distress or vex her"
Emma
Matt
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$400
[19]
You'll get a bit "fuzzy" if you have too many of this drink that combines peach schnapps & orange juice
fuzzy navel
Matt
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$400
[23]
In 1869 the "golden spike" was driven in to ceremonially finish the construction of this
the Transcontinental Railroad
John
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$400
[25]
Burrillville, Rhode Island is home to a penny one of these open since 1930, & some of the games do cost 1 cent
arcade
Melissa
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$400
[27]
It's proverbially done to "a cold":6-5-5-4
feed
John
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$600
[8]
The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail runs from Montana to the Chihuahuan Desert in the bootheel of this state
New Mexico
Matt
Melissa
John
|
$600
[9]
In this book, the title girl is sent to live in an Alpine hut with her grandfather
Heidi
Melissa
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$600
[18]
This cocktail, is vodka & Kahlua, without the light cream that would change its color & name
a Black Russian
John
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$800
[15]
Once called the slimehead, this fish that people dine on doesn't reproduce until its 20s, making it vulnerable to overfishing
orange roughy
|
$600
[14]
In the James Bond novels, Miss Moneypenny is the secretary to this head of MI6
M
Matt
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$600
[22]
Michael Jackson sang of being it:2-1-4
bad
Matt
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$800
[3]
Here'sa sign letting you know what's up in this national park that's mostly in Wyoming
Yellowstone
Matt
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$800
[7]
Stephen King said a dream gave him the idea for this novel about a woman who holds a writer prisoner
Misery
Matt
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$800
[17]
Any Purdue fan can tell you this drink has just 2 elements--whiskey & beer
Boilermaker
Matt
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$1,000
[5]
Completed around 1770, this work is Thomas Gainsborough's best-known portrait
The Blue Boy
Matt
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$800
[11]
Pennyworth is the last name of this comic book hero's butler & loyal confidante
Batman (Bruce Wayne)
Matt
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$800
[21]
Attitudinal quality for Old Saint Nick:10-15-12-12-25
jolly
Melissa
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$1,000
[2]
In Canada the Great Divide runs along the border of British Columbia & this other province
Alberta
John
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$1,000
[1]
Katniss & Peeta end up together in this avian-titled book
Mockingjay
Matt
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$1,000
[4]
The website of this gin brand shows "How we do it in London. The definitive B & T"
Beefeater's
Matt
John
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DD
$7,400
[16]
On Oct. 2, 1976 the game was over for Dave Wagstaffe of the Blackburn Rovers, the first English player ousted with this
red card
Matt
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$1,000
[6]
Aka "bloods", they were inexpensive Victorian novels with violent crime or adventure plots
penny dreadful
Matt
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$1,000
[20]
Awarded for bravery:13-5-4-1-12
medal
Matt
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| ABDICATION NATION | CLASSICAL MUSIC | THE CELL | AWARDS & PRIZES | MOVIE SERIES BY SEQUEL | NEW TO THEOED |
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$400
[26]
In the 11th century Shirakawa abdicated his title as emperor of this country, but somehow held onto his power
Japan
Melissa
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$400
[25]
In 1822 Schubert composed one of these free-form compositions that shares a name with a 1940 Disney film
fantasia
Matt
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$400
[27]
In plant cells, the permeable plasma membrane is surrounded by a sturdier cell this, which helps prevent wilting
wall (the cell wall)
Matt
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$400
[28]
Chief art director at MGM, Cedric Gibbons not only designed this award, but also won 11 of them
Oscar
Matt
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$400
[30]
"The Force Awakens"
Star Wars
John
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$400
[29]
To broadcast an event over the Internet as it happens, or to watch or listen to such a broadcast
livestream
Melissa
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$800
[5]
Wilhelmina & Juliana abdicated rule of this country in the 20th century
Netherlands
Matt
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$800
[15]
Mozart's last, this planetary symphony is challenging for orchestras, as it weaves 5 different melodies together
the Jupiter
Melissa
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$800
[11]
Among the simplest organisms is the alga called tetrabaena, which has this many cells
four
Matt
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$800
[22]
Archie Griffinof Ohio State is the only 2-time winner of this coveted award
the Heisman
Melissa
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$800
[23]
"Rogue Nation"
Mission: Impossible
|
$800
[24]
2-word term for a labor market in which people freelance & have multiple jobs rather than a single full-time one
gig economy
Matt
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$1,200
[3]
There was change in Qatar in 2013 when Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani gave this ruling title to his son
emir
John
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$1,200
[13]
Some people called this French composer Maurice; in 1928, his most famous work was performed as a ballet
Ravel
Matt
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$1,200
[9]
Making up the brain's gray matter are about 100 billion of these specialized cells
neuron
Matt
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$1,200
[18]
This literary award that no longer has "Man" in its name is considered Britain's equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize
Booker (the Booker Prize)
Matt
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$1,200
[16]
"Forever After"
Shrek
Matt
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$1,200
[6]
Much in the news, this verb means to withdraw financing from an institution
defund
Matt
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$1,600
[1]
13 years after abdicating the throne of this country in 1654, Christina attempted to become queen of Poland
Sweden
Matt
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$1,600
[12]
Chopin began composing at age 7 with this type of work whose name echoes his homeland
a polonaise
John
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$1,600
[8]
Peroxisomes are structures with the job of breaking down fats; the ones in this human organ also help produce bile acids
liver
Matt
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$1,600
[17]
Given to persons of African descent & American citizenship, it's the NAACP's highest honor
Spingarn (the Spingarn Medal)
Matt
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$1,600
[21]
"The Golden Army"
Hellboy
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$1,600
[2]
It's the process of maliciously exposing someone's personal information on the internet
doxing
Matt
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DD
$2,000
[4]
In 1689 the English parliament announced that this king II abdicated; "was allowed to escape" is probably more accurate
James II
John
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$2,000
[14]
This man who was born & died in Bergen was known for his Norwegian peasant dances
Grieg
Matt
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$2,000
[10]
These 2 forms of cell division differ in how many chromosomes are in the new cells, a full set or a half set
mitosis & meiosis
Matt
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DD
$15,000
[19]
Named for a British man, this prestigious award is funded by Google & Intel & given for contributions in computer science
the Turing Award
Matt
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$2,000
[20]
"Parabellum"
John Wick
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$2,000
[7]
If you're acting in a manner meant to win approval for your good character, you're engaging in this 2-word action
virtue signaling
Matt
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A book by her says, "It is said that the effect of eating too much lettuce is 'soporific'... but then I am not a rabbit"
(Beatrix) Potter