Carter Lockwood — an attorney from Columbia, South Carolina
Bridget Kranz — a communications specialist from St. Paul, Minnesota
Matt Takimoto — an elementary school teacher from Moraga, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $21,400)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt | $3,800 | $8,600 | $17,400 |
$7,400
2nd place: $2,000 |
$16,400
21 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Bridget | $600 | $2,400 | $3,600 |
$3,600
3rd place: $1,000 |
$3,600
8 R, 2 W |
| Carter | $1,600 | $4,200 | $13,600 |
$17,401
New champion: $17,401 |
$11,800
19 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| NORTH AMERICAN LITERATURE | FROM S TO S | STATE QUARTERS | GYMNASTICS | STICK | THE LANDING |
|
$200
[13]
In this novel Guy Montag reads aloud from a book to his wife's shocked friends
Fahrenheit 451
Carter
|
$200
[26]
More than is necessary
a surplus
Carter
|
$200
[10]
Louisiana's quarter features a trumpet & one of these birds
a pelican
Matt
|
$200
[1]
In 1976 Nadia Comaneci became the first gymnast to achieve this score in the Olympics
a perfect 10
Matt
|
$200
[30]
There's a body part in the name of these wooden sticks that a doctor uses when asking the patient to say "ahh"
tongue depressor
Bridget
|
$200
[24]
He hadn't slept in 55 hours when he alit at Le Bourget Aerodrome at 10:22 P.M. on May 21,1927
Lindbergh
Carter
|
|
$400
[27]
Canadian environmentalist Farley Mowat is best known for bringing sympathy to a predator in "Never Cry" this
Wolf
Matt
|
$400
[25]
This affliction is a reactivation of the same virus that causes chicken pox
shingles
Bridget
|
$400
[11]
Kansas' quarter features a buffalo & this plant known for its seeds
a sunflower
Matt
|
$400
[2]
In competition this apparatus is 4 feet off the ground & 16.5 feet long; for home practice, it can be half that length
the balance beam
Matt
Carter
|
$400
[20]
The label of this brand's sticks of Juicy Fruit gum doesn't actually specify what juicy fruit is
Wrigley
Carter
|
$400
[23]
His engine out, Corkey Fornof landed his plane on an interstate, took an offramp & pulled into this, tripping the ding-dong hose
a gas station
|
|
$600
[5]
This 1991 novel by Canadian Douglas Coupland gave a name to a whole cohort born around the same time
Generation X
Carter
|
$600
[18]
Seen here is an example of this resting place made for the ancient Egyptian priestess Nitocris
a sarcophagus
Matt
|
$600
[12]
Its state quarter features Federal Hill & a racehorse
Kentucky
Bridget
|
$600
[3]
Originally a horse riding term, it's used when a gymnast jumps off a piece of equipment, often with a stylish Salto
a dismount
Carter
|
$600
[19]
Ringo Starr hit Zildjian these with his sticks for crashes & splashes
cymbals
Bridget
|
$600
[22]
The site where George Washington & 2,400 men landed early on December 26, 1776 is today a park in this state
New Jersey
Bridget
|
|
$800
[4]
His 1947 play "All My Sons" is about a businessman whose substandard airplane parts cost young men their lives
(Arthur) Miller
Carter
|
$800
[16]
This liquor takes its name from a German word for "mouthful"
schnapps
Carter
|
$800
[7]
Utah's quarter shows a pair of these conveyances meeting in the middle
trains (locomotives)
Matt
|
$800
[8]
This apparatus that sends competitors 3 stories high was added to Olympic gymnastics in 2000
the trampoline
Matt
|
$800
[15]
A stick figure was the calling card of this fictional hero, real name Simon Templar
The Saint
|
$800
[21]
The island of San Salvador in this archipelago is thought to be where Columbus first landed in the Americas
the Bahamas
Matt
|
|
$1,000
[6]
The title of this Laura Esquivel bestseller refers to a sweet recipe but also a state of passion or anger
Like Water for Chocolate
|
$1,000
[17]
This type ofcloudforms a continuous horizontal sheet, sometimes bringing light drizzle
stratus
Carter
|
$1,000
[14]
Minnesota's quarter displays the years 1858 & 2005 & this other number greater than those 2
10,000
Carter
|
$1,000
[9]
This 2012 Olympic team gold medalist & 2-time world champ in the vault is seenheretestifying to Congress in 2021
(McKayla) Maroney
Matt
|
$1,000
[28]
This sport came from Native American stickball, which the Cherokee call "little brother of war"
lacrosse
Matt
|
DD
$2,000
[29]
In 2019 China's Chang'e 4 probe made the first landing here, a place not even glimpsed by humanity until 1959
the dark (far) side of the Moon
Matt
|
| HISTORIC MEN | BRING YOUR "A" GAME | BOOKS BY FUNNY PEOPLE | IN THE CHEMISTRY LAB | BODIES OF WATER | END YOUR RESPONSE WITH A PREPOSITION |
|
$400
[23]
This "Junior" oil heir who gave the U.N. the money to buy land for its HQ will always be a center of attention in New York City
Rockefeller
Carter
|
$400
[26]
There are 441 red cards & 63 green cards in this Mattel game of comparisons
Apples to Apples
Bridget
|
$400
[25]
This comedian, seen here, provided some life lessons in "I Can't Make This Up"
Hart
Matt
|
$400
[27]
In 1937 isotopes of this element, Cl, were separated using a vacuum ultracentrifuge
chlorine
Carter
|
$400
[1]
Lake Victoria is the largest source of this African river
the Nile
Carter
|
$400
[22]
Polo players who didn't want their collars flapping in the breeze innovated this style
the button-down
Carter
|
|
$800
[6]
It was no minor feat that in 1990, he emerged victorious in a 3-person race to succeed Margaret Thatcher as prime minister
John Major
Matt
|
$800
[15]
"Valhalla" is a recent entry in this video game series with a killer title
Assassin's Creed
Matt
|
$800
[14]
Mike Birbiglia detailed his somnambulism in do this "with Me"; one event led to Mike hurling himself out a hotel window
Sleepwalk
Matt
|
$800
[17]
From the French for "little tube" , one of these uses suction to transfer small amounts of liquid
a pipette
Carter
|
$800
[11]
Built in the early 1960s, the Bridge of the Americas spans this waterway
the Panama Canal
Carter
|
$800
[20]
Saying you look "like death..." these 2 words is not a compliment to your appearance
warmed over
|
|
$1,200
[5]
In the 1970s this future Secretary of State was a spokesman for Vietnam Veterans Against the War
(John) Kerry
Matt
Bridget
Carter
|
$1,200
[7]
Fight the dead in this game named for an "Evil Dead" sequel that starred Bruce Campbell
Army of Darkness
|
$1,200
[8]
The subtitle of "I Must Say" by this Canadian & "SNL" veteran is "My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend"
Martin Short
Bridget
Carter
|
$1,200
[30]
Named for a German chemist, this tool seenherereally turns up the heat
a Bunsen burner
Carter
|
$1,600
[2]
Miami is a port on this bay
Biscayne Bay
Carter
|
$1,200
[18]
To look for your best option; "my mama told me you better" do it
shop around
Carter
|
|
$1,600
[4]
Multitasking in 1794, he negotiated a treaty with Britain while also serving as the first Chief Justice of the United States
(John) Jay
Bridget
|
$1,600
[10]
Save your ship by shooting space rocks in this Atari arcade game introduced in 1979
Asteroids
Matt
|
$1,600
[9]
This co-creator & star of "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" wrote "I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are"
(Rachel) Bloom
Matt
|
$2,000
[28]
Thisreceptacle used for melting metals has a name from the Latin for "cross"
a crucible
|
$2,000
[21]
Surt is the main port on this Libyan gulf
the Gulf of Sidra
|
$1,600
[19]
In tennis, this last part of a stroke is important even though the ball is gone after 5 milliseconds against the strings
follow-through
Bridget
|
|
$2,000
[12]
Hey there, Pilgrim! This Plymouth colony cofounder wed the former Priscilla Mullins around 1623 & eventually fathered 11 kids
John Alden
Matt
|
$2,000
[13]
Germany & Japan take on the U.S., U.K. & USSR in this strategy game named for the 2 opposing sides
Axis & Allies
Matt
|
$2,000
[16]
Eric Idle's "sortabiography" is titled this, the upbeat, whistling song Eric wrote that ends "Life of Brian"
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
Matt
|
DD
$3,200
[29]
Used to crush & grind, this pair of tools is featured in a permanent display at Philly's University of the Sciences
mortar & pestle
Carter
|
DD
$6,200
[3]
Formations like the Great Barrier Reef gave this body of water its name
the Coral Sea
Carter
|
$2,000
[24]
When reporting for duty on a U.S. Navy ship, the first thing you'll say is "Request permission to" do this phrase
come aboard
Matt
|
First published in 1602, its title characters are Margaret & Alice
The Merry Wives of Windsor