Matt Amodio game 34.
Mike Howard — a retired iron worker and writer from Peculiar, Missouri
Elizabeth Mitchell — a student and part-time engagement specialist from Rosemead, California
Matt Amodio — a Ph.D. student from New Haven, Connecticut (whose 33-day cash winnings total $1,267,801)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt | $15,200 | $18,600 | $46,000 |
$83,000
34-day champion: $1,350,801 |
$37,200
42 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| Elizabeth | $-400 | $600 | $2,200 |
$200
3rd place: $1,000 |
$2,200
7 R, 2 W |
| Mike | $-1,600 | $-1,000 | $4,200 |
$4,401
2nd place: $2,000 |
$3,800
6 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| 4-LETTER BOOK TITLES | BASEBALL HALL OF FAMERS BY INITIALS | INCONCEIVABLE! | IF AT "FIRST" | YOU DON'T SUCCEED | FRY FRY AGAIN |
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$200
[30]
This 1981 novel is named for a sick 200-pound St. Bernard in Maine
Cujo
Mike
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$200
[27]
Made the last of 21 straight all-star teams in 1975:H.A.
Hank Aaron
Mike
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$200
[28]
Crossword, jigsaw, Sudoku... all are a real this
a puzzle
Mike
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$200
[15]
This covers "the right of the people... to petition the government for a redress of grievances"
First Amendment
Matt
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$200
[29]
Killing a man was one good reason this vice president did not succeed his boss, Jefferson; later, he got busted for treason
Burr
Matt
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$200
[26]
Stick with it, this fried favorite made its debut at the 1942 Texas State Fair
corn dog
Matt
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$400
[21]
In Chapter One of this book, "a great fish" severs a woman's femoral artery, the blood now "a beacon... clear and true"
Jaws
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$400
[22]
Look at numbers like 7,356 innings pitched & you'll:C.Y.
(Cy) Young
Matt
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$400
[23]
Add a "Y" to this 4-letter word for gloom or a dark mist & you get a word for hard to understand
murk
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$400
[18]
Sounds like bad grammar but "me" is an objective singular pronoun of this linguistic form
first person
Matt
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$400
[24]
In a 1998 floor speech, Bob Livingston stunned colleagues by saying he would not succeed Newt Gingrich in this job
Speaker of the House
Matt
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$400
[25]
Shrimp & vegetables are popular fillings for this battered & deep-fried Japanese dish
tempura
Elizabeth
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$600
[13]
Coming between "Night" & "Day", it's the middle title in Elie Wiesel's acclaimed trilogy
Dawn
Matt
Mike
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$600
[14]
Class of 2020:D.J.
Derek Jeter
Elizabeth
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$600
[16]
"Bewitched, Bothered & Perplexed" wasn't quite the right song title, so folks went with this synonym
Bewildered
Matt
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$600
[17]
2-word term describing an E.M.T. who goes to a crisis area to provide immediate assistance
a first responder
Elizabeth
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$600
[19]
In 1978 Giovanni Benelli was said to be a favorite--twice--to be the successor in this job but did not have the votes
pope
Matt
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$600
[20]
Aw Cher, Acadians graced Louisiana with this sugar-covered fried treat whose name comes from French for "fritter"
beignet
Matt
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|
$800
[7]
Named for a music genre, this Toni Morrison novel involves a Harlem love triangle
Jazz
Matt
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$800
[8]
Spectacular southpaw:S.K.
(Sandy) Koufax
Matt
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$800
[10]
A 6-foot unit of nautical measurement is within this word meaning impossible to understand
unfathomable
Matt
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$1,000
[5]
As leader of Poland from 1956 to 1970, Wladyslaw Gomulka held this Communist Party title
first secretary
Matt
Mike
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$800
[11]
Joice Mujuru was set to succeed Robert Mugabe as leader of this African nation but got dismissed as vice president in 2014
Zimbabwe
Matt
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$800
[12]
This long Mexican fritter is deep-fried, cinnamon-coated & all-delicious
churro
Matt
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$1,000
[1]
It's the original title of Sapphire's novel about Claireece "Precious" Jones
Push
Matt
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$1,000
[2]
He took a big lead & slid into the H.O.F. in 2009: R.H.
Henderson
Matt
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$1,000
[3]
Riddle-named Nazi enciphering machine
Enigma
Matt
|
DD
$6,600
[9]
Primus inter pares is Latin for this, the member of a power-sharing group with a little more juice than the rest
first among equals
Matt
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$1,000
[4]
In 2004 the line of succession changed in this country when King Abdullah II dubbed his half-brother Hamzah ex-heir apparent
Jordan
Matt
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$1,000
[6]
This ovoid appetizer with a nationality in its name is enclosed in sausage & breadcrumbs
Scotch egg
Elizabeth
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| RIVERS OF ASIA | THE ARTS | MEDICAL TERMS | THIS CATEGORY IS FILLER | SCI-FI MOVIE SYNOPSES | BEFORE & AFTER |
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$400
[30]
In this frigid region, Russia's Lena River rises near Lake Baikal & flows over 2,700 miles north to the Laptev Sea
Siberia
Matt
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$400
[29]
Joseph Haydn told Leopold, dad of this prodigy, "Your son is the greatest composer known to me in person or by name"
Mozart
Matt
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$400
[28]
Misophonia is a disorder in which a person is triggered & distressed by these
sound (or noises)
Elizabeth
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$400
[7]
In linguistics, this 4-letter word associated with simile-making is considered a filler word
like
Matt
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$400
[19]
Rick retires Replicants, Roy (Rutger) ruminates in rain
Blade Runner
Matt
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$400
[26]
Top equestrian trio of races that are next in line to be the reigning monarch
Triple Crown prince
Matt
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$800
[22]
In some areas, mountains more than one mile high form the banks of this river that runs from Tibet to the East China Sea
Yangtze
Matt
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$800
[23]
"Your tiny hand is frozen, let me warm it in mine", sings Rodolfo to Mimi in this opera
La bohème
Matt
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$800
[24]
By definition keratitis is an inflammation of this part of the eye
cornea
Matt
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$800
[25]
As a bonus gift, surround that delicate item you mail to a pal with bags of freshly made this... maybe Orville Redenbacher's?
popcorn
Elizabeth
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$800
[27]
Linguistics lass learns lexicon of labyrinthine life forms
Arrival
Elizabeth
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$800
[21]
Southern state capital confection that's made of crystallized sugar
Little Rock candy
Matt
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$1,200
[3]
The Mekong River fluctuates greatly during the year, with its highest levels after the rains of this wind system
monsoon
Matt
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$1,200
[8]
The christening, the spell & the awakening are all part of this fairy tale ballet
Sleeping Beauty
Matt
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$1,200
[6]
Distal means away from the point of origin; this similar-sounding word means pertaining to the back
dorsal
Mike
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$1,200
[13]
If gray is not your favorite color, block filler is used to paint this type of "block" made from burned matter
cinderblock
Matt
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$1,200
[20]
Beleaguered botanist bolsters base, buddies bounce back, boost on board
(The) Martian
Matt
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$1,200
[16]
Geographic latitude separating the 2 Koreas that's a gymnastics apparatus
38th parallel bars
Matt
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DD
$2,000
[2]
This lake of Israel famous for its biblical associations is fed & drained by the Jordan River
the Sea of Galilee
Mike
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$1,600
[5]
Eugene O'Neill described this 4-act family drama as "old sorrow written in tears & blood"
Long Day's Journey into Night
Matt
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$1,600
[4]
Used to describe a method of taking medication, it means "below the tongue"
sublingual
Matt
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$1,600
[12]
Used as filling in a defensive wall near Mount Olympus, a 2,200-year-old statue of this queen & goddess was found in 2006
Hera
Matt
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$1,600
[18]
Aging actors assume anterior aspects, Allen aids admiring aliens against annihilation
Galaxy Quest
Elizabeth
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$1,600
[15]
Artistic Left Bank region of Paris that's a meaty McDonald's burger
Latin Quarter Pounder
Matt
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$2,000
[1]
Long considered sacred, the Godavari River flows 910 miles west to east across India into this bay
the Bay of Bengal
Mike
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$2,000
[10]
Paul Signac used this technique that he helped pioneer in his painting "The Red Buoy" seen here
Pointillism
Matt
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DD
$5,000
[9]
Often administered through an inhaler, it's the 14-letter term for a medication that opens up the airways
bronchodilator
Matt
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$2,000
[11]
This French-named delight seenherein a bowl & asfillingis made by whipping up chocolate & heavy cream
ganache
Matt
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$2,000
[17]
Cruise & crafty computer collaborate on crimes not yet committed
Minority Report
Matt
Elizabeth
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$2,000
[14]
Late summer arts festival in the desert that's a basement hangout with TV & beer
Burning Man cave
Matt
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10 years before a more famous work, he wrote in 1503 that the way to deal with rebels is to placate them or eliminate them
(Niccolò) Machiavelli