Matt Amodio game 30.
Lori Waters — a retired teacher from New Braunfels, Texas
Stu Selonick — a TV writer from Los Angeles, California
Matt Amodio — a Ph.D. student from New Haven, Connecticut (whose 29-day cash winnings total $1,037,001)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt | $11,000 | $14,000 | $48,400 |
$70,400
30-day champion: $1,107,401 |
$30,000
35 R (including 3 DDs), 2 W |
| Stu | $1,600 | $2,400 | $12,000 |
$16,000
2nd place: $2,000 |
$12,000
13 R, 1 W |
| Lori | $600 | $2,200 | $3,800 |
$7,599
3rd place: $1,000 |
$3,800
9 R, 2 W |
| ENTERTAINMENT & THE NMAAHC | SIGNS & SYMBOLS | BOOKS FOR KIDS | MISSING POISONS UNIT | PUT IT IN THE PROVINCE | GOING "GREEN" |
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$200
[30]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the National Museum of African American History and Culture.)Nichelle Nichols, who shared one of TV's first interracial kisses with William Shatner, & who would later help NASA recruit more women & minorities for the space program, wore this uniform as Lieutenant Uhura on this series
Star Trek
Matt
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$200
[26]
The Greek god Cronus is often depicted carrying this farming implement, half of a symbol for communism
sickle
Matt
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$200
[25]
This mouselike boy has an older brother named George & is friends with a bird named Margalo
Stuart Little
Matt
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$200
[27]
A ____ can be a delicious bit of fungus, but some can kill you, & you don't want to see a specific "cloud" shaped like one
mushroom
Matt
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$200
[24]
The CN Tower
Ontario
Lori
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$200
[28]
Frogskin is a synonym for this other monetary slang
a greenback
Stu
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$400
[29]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the National Museum of African American History and Culture.) Featuring an all-Black cast, songs like "Ease On Down The Road" & the costumes seen here, this1975 Broadway musical had a rough beginning before becoming a smash hit & winning 7 Tonys
The Wiz
Matt
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$400
[20]
At Grand Central Terminal, the design motif of acorns & this tree's leaves symbolizes the Vanderbilt family's rags-to-riches rise
oak
Matt
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$400
[21]
In a classic by Crockett Johnson, this kid takes a walk & draws his own world with a purple crayon
Harold
Matt
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$400
[22]
In 1986 "____ and Old Lace" returned to Broadway with Jean Stapleton & Abe Vigoda
Arsenic
Matt
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$400
[23]
The cities of Gaspé & Rivière-du-Loup
Quebec
Lori
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$400
[18]
Bring your snips; a conservatory is another name for this place
a greenhouse
Lori
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|
$600
[19]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the National Museum of African American History and Culture.) You can't miss the 1973 Cadillac convertible, owned by this rock pioneer, who influenced so many early performers, including The Beatles, & he drove the car in "Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll", a documentary that celebrated his 60th birthday
Chuck Berry
Lori
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$600
[14]
The Rod of Asclepiusrepresents medicine & the Bowl of Hygeia, his daughter, represents this medicine-dispensing profession
pharmacy
Lori
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$600
[15]
The Truffula tree is on the verge of extinction in this classic by Dr. Seuss
The Lorax
Matt
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$600
[16]
Without color, odor or taste, ____ ____ is symbolized CO & one way to avoid it is to have your chimney cleaned & inspected annually
carbon monoxide
Matt
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$600
[13]
The Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk
Nova Scotia
Stu
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$600
[17]
This masked TV crimefighter drove a car that shot rockets from the front & put out a smokescreen from the back
the Green Hornet
Stu
|
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$800
[4]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the National Museum of African American History and Culture.) This costume was worn by Diana Ross in her Oscar-nominated role as jazz great Billie Holiday in this film based on Holiday's autobiography of the same name
Lady Sings the Blues
Matt
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$1,000
[3]
From Greek for "3-legged", atriskelionis a symbol of this people who arrived in Ireland during the Iron Age
the Celts
Matt
Stu
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$800
[11]
Young Ms. Welsch is the note-taking title girl of this 1964 novel by Louise Fitzhugh
Harriet the Spy
Matt
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$800
[9]
Used in jungles in Vietnam, ____ ____is a plant-killing chemical with a section on its health risks at cancer.org
agent orange
Lori
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$800
[8]
Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort
British Columbia
Matt
Lori
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$800
[10]
An old term for a newcomer, especially one unfamiliar with the manners & customs of a new place
greenhorn
Matt
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$1,000
[7]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the National Museum of African American History and Culture.) The 1943 film, "Stormy Weather", featured some of the greatest Black entertainers of the day, including Bill Robinson, Dooley Wilson, & of course, this beloved actress & singer, then in her 20s, who wore this green velvet dress & sang the title song
(Lena) Horne
Matt
|
DD
$5,200
[12]
This musical symbol indicates the name & pitch of notes on that staff
clef
Matt
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$1,000
[5]
He won Caldecott Medals for "Jumanji" & "The Polar Express"
Van Allsburg
Matt
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$1,000
[2]
Also called woolsorters' disease, ____ is caused by bacteria in farm animals & in humans exposed to them
anthrax
Stu
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$1,000
[1]
Casino Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan
Matt
|
$1,000
[6]
Superficial or insincere activities by a business or other organization intended to show concern for the environment
greenwashing
Stu
|
| FROMGRAY'S ANATOMY | VOCABULARY | MIDDLE NAME, PLEASE | HISTORIC SPEECHES | LIFE & WORK IN ANCIENT ROME | & IN A SUPPORTING ROLE |
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$400
[28]
This "is pyramidal in form, and its upper angle or root is connected directly with the forehead"
nose
Matt
Stu
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$400
[30]
Heliolatry is the worship of this
the Sun
Lori
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$400
[27]
Of senator & former governor Willard Romney
Mitt
Matt
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$400
[23]
"The hour of departure has arrived", says this man's "Apology" as recorded by Plato
Socrates
Matt
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$400
[26]
A caldarium was a hot room section of one of these attractions
bath
Matt
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$400
[29]
Jurnee Smollett was fantabulous as Black Canary in "Birds of Prey: and the fantabulous emancipation of one" this lead character
Harley Quinn
Stu
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|
$800
[25]
This is "the largest part of the hindbrain. It lies behind the pons and medulla oblongata"
cerebellum
Matt
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$800
[22]
Derived from French, it's a type of suitcase, or a blended word like smog or brunch
portmanteau
Lori
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$800
[21]
Of sisters Hannah & Mary Fanning (2 names please)
Dakota & Elle
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$1,200
[4]
In Paris in 1794, he said, "The basis of popular government in time of revolution is both virtue and terror"
Robespierre
Matt
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$800
[24]
A slave who had been trained to be one of these was a paedagogus, related to an English word that ends -ogue
teacher
Matt
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$800
[20]
In this 2019 film Park Myeong-hoon played Geun-se, who hid in a basement; that didn't pan out for Geun-se
Parasite
Stu
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|
$1,600
[9]
This "is composed of four bones: the two hip bones laterally and in front and the sacrum and coccyx behind"
pelvis
Matt
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$1,200
[1]
Some may remember it as a brand of TV; the dictionary defines it as the highest point or apex
Zenith
Matt
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$1,200
[18]
Of the sixth U.S. president
Quincy
Stu
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$1,600
[2]
Addressing troops, Queen Elizabeth I said she was "a weak & feeble woman", but had the heart & this body part "of a king"
stomach
Stu
Lori
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$1,200
[7]
Anocculusis a circular opening at the apex of a dome, like the one in the roof of this ancient building
Pantheon
Matt
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$1,200
[19]
This comedian won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar as a therapist to Will Hunting, who says, "I don't need therapy"
Williams
Stu
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|
$2,000
[15]
These organs "being situated at the back of the abdominal cavity and deeply placed cannot be palpated"
kidneys
Matt
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$1,600
[3]
German for "time spirit", it's the general mood or feeling of a certain time or era
zeitgeist
Matt
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$1,600
[17]
Of the composer of the 1720s "St. John Passion"
Sebastian
Matt
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$2,000
[5]
"I will fight no more forever", declared this leader in Montana Territory in 1877
Chief Joseph
Matt
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$1,600
[6]
An auspex read omens from watching the movements of these animals from which the word auspex partly derives
birds
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$1,600
[14]
Unafraid to be in a superhero movie or 2, he lent his voice--but not his trademark swearing--to "The Incredibles" as Frozone
Jackson
Matt
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|
DD
$6,000
[10]
It "is the main trunk of a series of vessels which convey the oxygenated blood to the tissues of the body"
aorta
Matt
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$2,000
[13]
Going back to the Latin for "small worm", it's a bright scarlet color
vermilion
Lori
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$2,000
[12]
Of Kobe Bryant; it's a shortening of his father's nickname
Bean
Stu
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DD
$10,000
[11]
"My friends, I want to talk for a few minutes with the people of the United States", began the first of these talks in 1933
fireside chat
Matt
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$2,000
[8]
Later a word for a record player needle, it was once a metal tool used to scratch words onto wax-covered tablets
stylus
Matt
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$2,000
[16]
You can bet that NBA legend Kevin Garnett played himself in this 2019 film about a jewelry store owner
Uncut Gems
Stu
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It's the only continent with its mainland lying in all 4 hemispheres as defined by the equator & the prime meridian
Africa