Dave Rapp — a writer from Valley Village, California
Gillian Cruz — a student at the University of Kansas from Kansas City, Missouri
Nick Heise — a technical services engineer from Madison, Wisconsin (whose 1-day cash winnings total $25,900)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick | $2,800 | $1,200 | $13,600 |
$8,300
2nd place: $2,000 |
$17,000
17 R, 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| Gillian | $-400 | $-400 | $4,000 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$4,000
5 R, 2 W |
| Dave | $2,600 | $7,200 | $29,800 |
$30,000
New champion: $30,000 |
$24,000
30 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| NAMES OF THE PAST | AMERICAN FOLKLORE | BOATS & SHIPS | I'M TOO SEXY: A LYRICAL POTPOURRI | MY MOVIE OCCUPATION | ORDINAL PHRASES |
|
$200
[30]
His body emaciated from years of fasting, he didn't last long after an assassin's bullets felled him in 1948 New Delhi
Gandhi
Dave
|
$200
[8]
He used 2 hammers to bore a 14-foot hole in rock & defeat a drill; however, he died doing it
John Henry
Dave
|
$200
[15]
The USS Pennsylvania was in drydock at this naval base on December 7, 1941
Pearl Harbor
Dave
|
$200
[25]
... for my this, be it t-, guayabera or flannel; so sexy it hurts
my shirt
Nick
|
$200
[17]
Jimmy Stewart, in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (after going to Washington)
a senator
Dave
|
$200
[3]
Intuition not arrived at via sight, hearing, touch, taste or smell
sixth sense
Dave
|
|
$400
[1]
Known to Israelis as "Arik", this ex-general was prime minister from 2001 to 2006
Ariel Sharon
|
$400
[2]
Some teach that the ghost of this pirate who died in 1718 glows under the waters off North Carolina, searching for his own head
Blackbeard
Dave
|
$400
[16]
John Quincy Adams argued the case of the Africans who had mutinied aboard this slave ship & won their freedom
the Amistad
Dave
|
$400
[26]
...for your this, which we can only assume is a choice of Know-Nothing, Likud or Bull Moose
(a political) party
Nick
|
$400
[18]
Denzel Washington, stepping up in "Philadelphia"
a lawyer (attorney)
Dave
|
$400
[4]
It's a nickname for Chicago
the "Second City"
Gillian
Dave
|
|
$600
[12]
This "Waltz King" was 23 when he combined his orchestra with his dad's
Johann Strauss Jr.
|
$600
[9]
He was big, he was blue & one story said his footprints filled with water & became Minnesota's 10,000 lakes, so to repeat... he was big
Babe (the Blue Ox)
Nick
Dave
|
$600
[22]
Tamil words for tie & wood give us the name of this type of twin-hulled boat
a catamaran
Nick
|
$600
[27]
... for this northern Italian city & fashion capital, site of Sforzesco Castle
Milan
Nick
|
$600
[19]
Margot Robbie, gliding through "I, Tonya"
a figure skater
Dave
|
$600
[5]
The parable of the workers in the vineyard in Mark 20 gave us this idiom for anything done at the last minute
the eleventh hour
Nick
|
|
$800
[13]
The couple seen here, Menkaure & wife, were found near one of the three main pyramids at this city
Giza
Nick
|
$800
[10]
"Stand in front of the bathroom mirror with a... candle & say" this witch's name "3 times"; if it works, you'll need that drink, too
Bloody Mary
Nick
|
$1,000
[24]
The world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, it was launched in 1960 & was the 8th U.S. naval vessel to carry the name
the Enterprise
Dave
|
$800
[28]
... for this animal "Who Walks Through Walls" in a Robert A. Heinlein title
a cat
|
$800
[20]
Sidney Poitier, taking a tough assignment in "To Sir, with Love"
a teacher
Dave
|
$800
[6]
If you're taking the subway, keep your distance from this electrified part of the tracks
the third rail
Dave
|
|
$1,000
[14]
In 451 it took a combined army of Roman & Germanic forces to stop this leader of a Central Asian people at a battle near Troyes
Attila the Hun
|
$1,000
[11]
Were you raised by coyotes?! Well, this cowboy was, after being lost by his parents near a certain Texas river
Pecos Bill
|
DD
$3,400
[23]
These boats in the lagoon at Boston's Public Garden were inspired by the opera "Lohengrin" & declared a Boston landmark
the swan boats
Nick
|
$1,000
[29]
... for this island nation whose largest freshwater lake is the 260-square-mile Biwa
Japan
|
$1,000
[21]
Holly Hunter, before saying hi to motherhood in "Raising Arizona"
a policeman
Dave
|
$1,000
[7]
In the 19th century this phrase began its association with all things press-related
the Fourth Estate
Dave
|
| A PLACE IN THE SUN | AUTOBIOGRAPHIES | WEAPONS | FLOWER NAMES | TRANSLATE THE BRITISH ENGLISH | "S.T." ON THE TV |
|
$400
[21]
The colossus is long gone, but on this sunny island of Greece you can visit the Acropolis of Lindos
Rhodes
Nick
|
$400
[26]
Completes the title of legendary animal trainer Mabel Stark's memoir "Hold That..."
Tiger
Dave
|
$400
[1]
This word for a throwing stick comes from an Aboriginal language
boomerang
Dave
|
$400
[16]
Be at peace! The columbine gets its name from Latin for this bird
a dove
Dave
|
$400
[10]
Black tie with turn-upson the trousers? Appalling
cuffs
Dave
|
$400
[2]
Hume, Marx, Freud, "Voyager", "Next Generation" & others combined in an Indiana University class about this show "& Religion"
Star Trek
Gillian
|
|
$800
[22]
After flying over the Nazca Linesin this country, get away to Huacachina, an oasis in the middle of the desert
Peru
Nick
|
$800
[27]
Seen here, singer Mary Wilson wrote a memoir titled "Dreamgirl: My Life as..." a member of this trio
The Supremes
Dave
|
$800
[3]
Hamlet mentions this stone-throwing weapon & the book of Judges says the children of Benjamin included 700 experts in it
a sling
Gillian
|
$800
[17]
Kansas' state flower, the common this, is in the genus Helianthus
sunflower
Dave
|
$800
[9]
Old Mrs. Dudge still has anaerialon her telly
an antenna
Gillian
|
$800
[5]
Fact-checking this Netflix show, the Energy Department said in 2016, we don't "explore parallel universes"
Stranger Things
Gillian
Dave
|
|
$1,200
[23]
Take the 3:10 to this city at the southwestern tip of Arizona that frequently ranks as the sunniest city in the United States
Yuma
Dave
|
$1,600
[29]
Toni Morrison edited the memoir of this woman who was a Black Panther, a UCLA professor & a fugitive
Angela Davis
|
$1,200
[4]
Originally a Cavalry sword with a curved blade, it's also the name of a fencing weapon
a saber
Dave
|
$1,200
[18]
The thoughtful should know that the name of this flower comes from French for "thought"
a pansy
Nick
|
$1,200
[11]
Let's take our seats & meet for a drink at theinterval
intermission
Nick
|
$1,200
[6]
Seen here, this rocker told most of the hopefuls on "American Idol" to "Dream On"
Steven Tyler
Nick
|
|
$1,600
[24]
With over 300 sunny days each year, this tourist destination in the south of Spain has a name meaning "sun coast"
the Costa del Sol
Dave
|
$2,000
[30]
"Every Secret Thing" by Patty Hearst includes a firsthand account of her abduction by this militant group
the Symbionese Liberation Army
Dave
|
$1,600
[13]
Sir Walter Scott popularized this name for a type of heavy broadsword favored by Scots Highlanders
the claymore
Gillian
|
$1,600
[19]
This flower seenhereis also called a fairy bell which is a better description than a random animal & some handware
foxglove
Dave
|
$1,600
[12]
We're frightfully busy at the hospital in thecasualty department
the E.R.
Gillian
|
$1,600
[7]
Can't remember the last name of this multi-limbed neighbor of SpongeBob? Remember his multiple limbs
Squidward Tentacles
Nick
|
|
$2,000
[25]
Itlooks like a different planet, but one of the hottest places on Earth is Dallol, in this largest Horn of Africa country
Ethiopia
Nick
|
DD
$5,000
[28]
"Freedom in Exile" is the autobiography of Tenzin Gyatso, better known by this religious title
the Dalai Lama
Dave
|
$2,000
[14]
The name of this combo stabbing & chopping weapon is from the Middle German for "halm", "handle" & "barte", "hatchet"
a halberd
Nick
|
DD
$4,000
[20]
This flower whose name is derived from "wolf" is also a word used to describe wolves
lupine
Dave
|
$2,000
[15]
Oh no! Colin has stopped on thevergeof the M1; his car broke down
shoulder
Dave
|
$2,000
[8]
John Bradleyplayed this "better with a book than a sword" character on "Game of Thrones"
Sam Tarly
Nick
|
A piece of writing advice from this man who died in 1904 concludes, "Otherwise don't put it there"
(Anton) Chekhov