Ken Jennings hosts.
Hung Pham — an assistant adjunct professor from Stanton, California
Carrie Christian — a healthcare administrator from Rockledge, Florida
Dave Rapp — a writer from Valley Village, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $30,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave | $2,000 | $4,400 | $19,600 |
$17,200
2-day champion: $47,200 |
$25,200
27 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Carrie | $200 | $3,600 | $5,200 |
$1
3rd place: $1,000 |
$5,200
13 R, 2 W |
| Hung | $800 | $600 | $5,000 |
$3,975
2nd place: $2,000 |
$5,000
6 R, 1 W |
| GEOGRAPHY | POP CULTURE STUPID ANSWERS | CLASSIC NOVELS | COMMERCIAL SLOGANS | AMERICAN FIVES | SMELL YOU LATER |
|
$200
[6]
In Egypt an area of springs known as the Siwa this is a fertile area once home to a temple of Zeus Ammon
Oasis
Carrie
|
$200
[11]
In the "Shrek" movies, it's the name of the donkey voiced by Eddie Murphy
Donkey
Dave
|
$200
[30]
It gave us the phrase "Big Brother is watching you"
1984
Dave
|
$200
[21]
"I'm lovin' it" at this global chain
McDonald's
Carrie
|
$200
[16]
Of the 5 California MLB teams, the one that plays its home games the farthest south
the Padres
Dave
|
$200
[1]
Horatio is told that "Something is" this "in the state of Denmark"; in other words, something stinks
rotten
Dave
|
|
$400
[7]
This mountain range of southwestern Europe runs from the Mediterranean to the Bay of Biscay
the Pyrenees
Dave
|
$400
[12]
In this 1997 film Jack Nicholson asks a group of psychiatric patients, "What if this is as good as it gets?"
As Good as It Gets
Dave
|
$400
[29]
This classic by Stephen Crane has been called "the first modern war novel"
The Red Badge of Courage
Carrie
|
$400
[22]
For many years Sprite commanded us to "Obey" this
your thirst
Hung
|
$400
[17]
Sigmund was the birth name of Jackie, the oldest brother in this musical fivesome
The Jackson 5
Dave
|
$400
[2]
This word meaning to get a faint smell of something also refers to a baseball batter missing a pitch entirely
whiff
Dave
|
|
$800
[9]
Kangaroo Island is situated on the Gulf of St. Vincent, an inlet of this ocean
the Indian Ocean
|
$600
[13]
It's the eponymous title of the 1988 collection of early hits by R.E.M. on I.R.S. Records
Eponymous
Dave
|
$600
[26]
In this Ralph Ellison novel, the protagonist hides in a manhole to escape a Harlem riot
Invisible Man
Carrie
|
$600
[23]
"Always low prices" gave way to "Save money. Live better." at this mega-retailer
Walmart
Carrie
|
$600
[18]
5 British rulers have U.S. states named for them: 2 Charleses; 1 George; James II, former Duke of York; & this monarch
Elizabeth I
Carrie
Hung
|
$600
[3]
One's position in an army, or a truly foul smell
rank
Dave
|
|
$1,000
[10]
Located in Arkansas, Lake Chicot is the USA's largest lake of this type formed by a bend in a river
an oxbow lake
|
$800
[14]
Before co-starring in "Get Out", Allison Williams played one of the girls on this HBO series
Girls
Dave
|
$800
[27]
In its original French, this novel is titled "Vingt mille lieues sous les mers"
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Dave
|
$800
[24]
We've been instructed to "Protect this house" with this company's sports apparel
Under Armour
Carrie
|
$800
[19]
It's the only one of New York City's 5 boroughs that's not on an island
the Bronx
Dave
Carrie
|
$800
[4]
Ask the Tesla guy; the name of this 4-letter type of pungent odor derives from a certain male deer
musk
Hung
|
|
DD
$1,600
[8]
The Aleutians divide the Bering Sea from the Pacific, but are still part of the belt with this un-icy name
the Ring of Fire
Dave
|
$1,000
[15]
Redd Foxx of TV's "Sanford and Son" had the real name John this
Sanford
|
$1,000
[28]
Leo in this L.P. Hartley novel is this title person, carrying messages to further an illicit love affair
The Go-Between
|
$1,000
[25]
"Helping investors help themselves" was used by this man's discount brokerage
Charles Schwab
Carrie
|
$1,000
[20]
In 1915, Tiffany & Co. designed these alof this five-commissioner commission that protects consumers in fair competition
the FTC (Federal Trade Commission)
|
$1,000
[5]
This body part adjective can mean intoxicating, shrewd or having a pleasing smell
heady
|
| BEHIND THE OLD TESTAMENT NAME | POTPOURRI | PART LATIN BEFORE & AFTER | SCIENCE | HISTORY BOOKS | JOHNNY GILBERT READS LYRICS FROM THE HEART |
|
$400
[18]
Appropriately, his name means "man" or "man of the red earth"
Adam
Dave
|
$400
[12]
Jewelers make these fasteners in all kinds of styles; here'sa bracelet with a snake one
a clasp
Carrie
|
$400
[7]
I think, therefore I am. The redundant-sounding result of having counted
cogito ergo sum total
Dave
|
$400
[1]
Newton's second law of motion is expressed as F=ma, with "a" standing for this
acceleration
Carrie
|
$400
[30]
Unfortunate Martha Corey was one of "The Witches" in Stacy Schiff's narrative of events surrounding this village in 1692
Salem
Carrie
|
$400
[23]
"Never mind, I'll find someone like you, I wish nothing but the best for you too"
Adele
|
|
$800
[19]
"Oh" this name, "don't you cry for me", it comes from a word meaning "lily"
Susanna
Dave
|
$800
[14]
The Hawaiian name of this fish means "strong strong"
mahi-mahi
Dave
|
$800
[8]
Really cheap poker stakes "before noon"
penny ante meridiem
|
$800
[3]
This branch of zoology is specifically the study of reptiles & amphibians
herpetology
Hung
|
$800
[29]
From the ancient Maya to the 21st century, "The Smoke of the Gods" is Eric Burns' history of this plant & its effects upon society
tobacco
Carrie
|
$800
[24]
"& You come to me on a summer breeze, keep me warm in your love then you softly leave, & it's me you need to show, how deep is your love"
the Bee Gees
Dave
|
|
$1,600
[21]
Here's the buzz--the name of this prophetess who appears in Judges comes from the Hebrew for "bee"
Deborah
|
$1,200
[15]
Arizona's state flower is the blossom of this cactus
a saguaro
Hung
|
$1,200
[9]
Crockett & Tubbs, or is it Tubbs & Crockett? Either way is fine
Miami Vice versa
Dave
|
$1,200
[4]
O say, can you see--SrCO3, this two-word compound that causes the red glare seen here
strontium carbonate
Hung
|
$1,200
[2]
"Blood & Iron", a history of Germany 1871-1918, gets its title from a quote by this chancellor who's big in the book
Bismarck
Dave
|
$1,200
[25]
"Life was a willow & it bent right to your wind (oh)... I'm begging for you to take my hand, wreck my plans, that's my man"
Taylor Swift
Hung
|
|
$2,000
[22]
This son, this son of David had a name meaning "father of peace"
Absalom
Dave
|
$1,600
[16]
Martin Luther King Jr. attended this historically Black men's college in Atlanta
Morehouse
Dave
|
$1,600
[10]
"Body of Jesus" & an "Uptown Girl", onetime wife of Billy Joel
Corpus Christi Brinkley
Dave
|
$1,600
[5]
From words meaning "container" & "to mold", it's the semifluid region within a living cell excluding the nucleus
cytoplasm
Carrie
|
$1,600
[13]
Reversing a phrase from the book of Isaiah, Arno Mayer's history of the state of Israel is titled these "into Swords"
Plowshares
Dave
|
$1,600
[26]
"I get the joy of rediscovering you, oh girl, you stand by me, I'm forever yours... faithfully", then some whoa oh ohs
Journey
Dave
|
|
DD
$5,000
[20]
This youngest son of Jacob had a name meaning "son of my right hand"
Benjamin
Dave
|
$2,000
[17]
Seen here is this German couple, both of whom were composers; she was a piano prodigy
the (Robert & Clara) Schumanns
Carrie
|
$2,000
[11]
Initial-surnamed female percussionist & protege of Prince on our national currency, "out of many, one"
Sheila E pluribus unum
Dave
|
$2,000
[6]
Discus hurlers can throw farther into a headwind; increased speed of air over the discus creates lift, per this Swiss man's "principle"
Bernoulli
Dave
|
DD
$3,000
[28]
"The Rise & Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors" is the subtitle of a recent history of this medieval order of knights
the Knights Templar
Dave
|
$2,000
[27]
"I care for you still & I will forever... honest, we got so familiar spending each day of the year, white Ferrari"
Frank Ocean
|
At about 90,000 it's the most populous U.S. city on North America's biggest lake
Duluth, Minnesota