Matt Amodio game 37.
Maddie Williams — a Ph.D. candidate originally from Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Tyler Seiple — a voice and speech teacher originally from Columbus, Ohio
Matt Amodio — a Ph.D. student from New Haven, Connecticut (whose 36-day cash winnings total $1,417,401)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt | $8,000 | $10,200 | $41,400 |
$50,400
37-day champion: $1,467,801 |
$35,000
37 R (including 3 DDs), 4 W |
| Tyler | $1,800 | $3,800 | $6,600 |
$0
2nd place: $2,000 |
$6,600
10 R, 0 W |
| Maddie | $-1,000 | $-600 | $-1,000 |
$-1,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$-1,000
6 R, 4 W |
| SEEN HERE | SATURDAY NIGHT LIVEPEOPLE | COMPOUND WORDS | 30 SOMETHING | CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT | "EZ" GEOGRAPHY |
|
$200
[30]
Sculpting wax & hairspray are options to style this haircut seen here
a mohawk
Tyler
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$200
[26]
This actress & bestselling author was the first female head writer of the show
(Tina) Fey
Matt
|
$200
[29]
Here'san old-fashioned pair of these for a winter activity
snowshoes
Matt
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$200
[28]
In the Gospels, Judas Iscariot receives this payoff for betraying Jesus
30 pieces of silver
Tyler
|
$200
[27]
In an 1843 story, paranormal activity around the holidays convinces this business owner to stop making his employee's life hell
(Ebenezer) Scrooge
Matt
Maddie
|
$200
[25]
An arm of the Red Sea, this gulf bears the name of the canal it feeds into
Suez
Maddie
|
|
$400
[24]
X represents this many degrees in the triangle seen here
80
Matt
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$400
[23]
Yes, this"Weekend Update" co-anchor is named for the revolutionary
Che
Matt
|
$400
[22]
"60 Minutes" watchers are familiar with this object
a stopwatch
Tyler
|
$400
[21]
To save gas during World War II, a national 35 mph standard was dubbed this "speed limit", like "gardens" of the day
victory
Matt
|
$400
[20]
Not actually much development for this man who plots revenge against the Earnshaws, can't get past Cathy's death & also dies
Heathcliff
Matt
|
$400
[19]
El Paso, Texas sits just opposite this Mexican city on the Rio Grande
Juárez
Matt
|
|
$600
[18]
Think of this state's nickname & it makes sense that acornucopia, representing abundance, is on its flag, seen here
New Jersey (the Garden State)
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$600
[17]
"The ears aren't quite as big", said President Obama ofthisSNLer who regularly portrayed him
Fred Armisen
Tyler
|
$600
[16]
This "Wizard of Oz" character says the only thing he's afraid of is "a lighted match"
the Scarecrow
Tyler
|
$600
[15]
The Houston Astros & Texas Rangers have both retired the No. 34 jersey of this pitching "Express"
(Nolan) Ryan
Matt
|
$600
[13]
In book titles, his development saw him get "Rich" in 1981 & be "at Rest" 9 years later
Rabbit
Matt
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$600
[14]
This city on the Lower Mississippi takes its name from a Native American people who once lived there
Natchez
Matt
|
|
$800
[12]
We all could use some support, & both your clavicles & your ribs get support from this bone seen here
sternum
Matt
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$800
[11]
Back in 1975 this late comedian hosted the very first "Saturday Night Live"
(George) Carlin
Matt
|
$800
[10]
A technique of NFL bettors is to put money on these when they're playing at home & they'll "bark" for you
underdogs
|
$800
[9]
There are this many months of the year with 31 days
7
Matt
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$800
[8]
He gets a new job with a Mancha, Mancha man who promises future land ownership, but things don't exactly work out
Sancho Panza
Tyler
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$800
[7]
Brigitte Bardot & the filming of "And God Created Woman" made this "saint"ly French Riviera town an international destination
Saint-Tropez
Matt
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|
$1,000
[5]
You can see why this country was known as South West Africa until 1968
Namibia
Matt
|
$1,000
[6]
Hercharacter Mary Catherine Gallagher was based on her own Catholic school experience
Molly Shannon
Tyler
|
DD
$1,000
[4]
A wonder of the world gave us the word pharos, meaning one of these
lighthouse
Matt
|
$1,000
[3]
Sir John Buchan wrote this spy novel that Hitchcock made into a big screen thriller
39 Steps
Matt
|
$1,000
[2]
He tinkers with history at the Ministry of Truth, gets a girlfriend & has a very bad year
Winston Smith
Matt
Maddie
|
$1,000
[1]
Thisriver flows for more than 1,700 miles east across Africa, emptying into the Mozambique Channel
Zambezi
Matt
|
| SCENE HERE | A PRESI-DENTAL CATEGORY | THE EARTH | WE DID START THE FIRE | U.S. FRANCHISES | SAY IT IN LATIN |
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$400
[30]
In "The Devil Wears Prada", this actress inquires, "Is there some reason that my coffee isn't here? Has she died or something?"
Streep
Maddie
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$400
[29]
On a golf trip to this Coachella Valley city, Ike chipped a tooth; a quiet dentist visit started rumors of a meeting with aliens
Palm Springs
Maddie
|
$400
[28]
In haloclasty the weathering of a substance is caused by crystals of this
salt
Matt
|
$400
[27]
Plains Indians regularly set prairie fires to spur the growth of fresh grass that enticed herds of these animals
buffalo
Maddie
|
$400
[26]
"Oh thank heaven for" this chain of convenience stores & for its Slurpees
7-Eleven
Maddie
|
$400
[25]
It does not follow
non sequitur
Tyler
|
|
$800
[19]
Seen here in the boulder-filled climax of 1925's "Seven Chances" is this genius of physical comedy
(Buster) Keaton
Matt
Maddie
|
$800
[14]
In 2001 George W. Bush began his plainspoken "Toothpaste Diplomacy" by saying he & this Brit "both use Colgate"
Blair
Matt
|
$800
[13]
A cirque is a bowl-shaped hollow; there's a cirque type of this snow & ice formation
glacier
Matt
|
$1,200
[6]
Breaking with tradition, Hindu daughters are starting to light these for their deceased parents in India
funeral pyres
Matt
Maddie
|
$800
[24]
Completes the name of the business started in 2009 after the founder cracked his cell phone screen: u Break...
uBreakiFix
Maddie
|
$1,200
[11]
Makes a good motto: always faithful
semper fidelis
Tyler
|
|
$1,200
[1]
In this movie, Marge says to a suspect in the back of a police car, "I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper"
Fargo
Matt
|
$1,200
[8]
Gold dental plates made for this general/president & his wife Julia were stolen from their dentist's office & never recovered
(Ulysses S.) Grant
Matt
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$1,200
[4]
You've heard of the ones in New York, but here'sanother type of this body part lake on New Zealand's South Island
fingers (a finger lake)
Tyler
|
$1,600
[7]
A fire started by an experiment in this gold-making pseudoscience destroyed a Weimar castle in 1618
alchemy
Matt
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$1,200
[23]
A red, white & blue hot air balloon is the logo of this real estate franchise that opened its first office in 1973
RE/MAX
Matt
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$1,600
[10]
There is truth in wine
in vino, veritas
Matt
|
|
$1,600
[15]
After a newspaper publisher loses an election in this classic, his people have no choice but to run the headline "Fraud at polls!"
Citizen Kane
Matt
|
$1,600
[3]
Admiral Ralph Malone served as the dentist for this president known for his smile, cigarette holder & all
FDR (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
Matt
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$1,600
[2]
Hack's Law defines the relationship between the length of a river & the size of this 5-letter word, the whole area it drains
basin
Matt
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$2,000
[16]
On Feb. 7, 1497 Florentines burned objects said to be distractions from religious duty--an event known as this
Bonfire of the Vanities
Matt
|
$1,600
[22]
At its 2,000+ locations, this "worldly" chain makes its gym users feel welcome with its "Judgement Free Zone"
Planet Fitness
Matt
|
$2,000
[12]
Love conquers all things
amor omnia vincit
Matt
|
|
$2,000
[17]
In "Animal House" this college official has unfortunate midterm grade news: "Mr. Blutarsky... zero point zero"
Dean Wormer
Matt
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$2,000
[9]
At the 1991 look into whether this 1840s prez was poisoned, the forensic dentist said his teeth were "better than mine"
Taylor
Matt
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$2,000
[5]
Fitting name for the 8-letter volcanic vent seenhereletting off a little steam in Iceland
fumarole
|
DD
$3,000
[21]
Also an automotive noise, it can be a blaze deliberately set for wildfire control, as seen here
backfire
Matt
|
$2,000
[20]
This specialty comes between "Nothing" & "Cakes" in the punning name of a franchisee
Bundt
Matt
|
DD
$5,000
[18]
Great work
magnum opus
Matt
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The official Olympic website says this event "has its roots in survival skills" practiced in the snowy forests of Scandinavia
biathlon