Holly Ambler — a user experience researcher from Seattle Washington
Hieu Ton-That — a trauma surgeon from Chicago, Illinois
Henry Rozycki — a physician and professor from Richmond, Virginia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $20,101)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry | $3,400 | $5,400 | $15,000 |
$7,200
2-day champion: $27,301 |
$14,800
19 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Hieu | $1,200 | $2,800 | $15,400 |
$700
2nd place: $2,000 |
$12,800
19 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W |
| Holly | $1,600 | $2,000 | $3,600 |
$600
3rd place: $1,000 |
$3,600
8 R, 4 W |
| FEB BE WARY | IN THE OLYMPIC CITY | MARK'S "-ISM" | ALSO A SCHOOL WORD | FREE STUFF | TWEETS |
|
$200
[21]
If the critter sees this on Groundhog Day, tradition says we should be wary, with more bad weather in store
its shadow
Holly
|
$200
[12]
The Temple of Hephaestus, for the rest of us
Athens
Hieu
|
$200
[10]
In Mark 1:4 John preached about this sacrament "of repentance for the remission of sins"
baptism
|
$200
[9]
It comes between phylum & order
class
Holly
|
$200
[17]
Like the federal government, many states have a DOT, short for this, & they'll mail you a free map
Department of Transportation
Hieu
|
$200
[19]
Demonstrating a sense of humor, this agency debuted on Twitter with "We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet"
the CIA
Henry
|
|
$400
[16]
Take care--many Valentine's Day menus are this 2-word French term, meaning the food & cost are set
prix fixe
Henry
Hieu
|
$400
[11]
BC Place Stadium, where the Whitecaps crest
Vancouver
Henry
|
$400
[13]
Accidentally stealing a line from Oliver Wendell Holmes for "Innocents Abroad", Twain felt guilty of "Unconscious" this
Plagiarism
Holly
|
$400
[18]
As a verb, this white stuff means "to ascribe to" when followed by "up"
chalk up
Henry
Holly
|
$400
[7]
Southwest Airlines has stopped serving peanuts, but a snack mix featuring chips & these salty treats is always complimentary
pretzels
Holly
|
$400
[28]
Hetweeted, "Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook doesn't promote hate for profit; evidently, it's just for kicks"
Colbert
Hieu
|
|
$600
[2]
Farmers beware! In February 2020 a veritable plague of these big insects swarmed Uganda
locusts
Hieu
|
$600
[4]
Scott Joplin House State Historic Site, furnished as it was when the man lived & worked there
St. Louis
Henry
|
$600
[14]
Asked about this versus socialism, Mark Cuban says this "is going to win"
capitalism
Hieu
|
$600
[20]
As an adjective, it means "highest in importance"
principal
|
$600
[8]
The modern craze for giving these to Major League Baseball fans began with Willie Mays ones at Candlestick Park May 9, 1999
bobbleheads
Henry
|
$600
[22]
Dionne Warwick asked him, "If you are very obviously a rapper why did you put it in your stage name? I cannot stop thinking about this"
Chance the Rapper
Hieu
|
|
$800
[1]
This sea captain should have been warier in February 1779; he was killed by locals after a kerfuffle at Kealakekua Bay
Cook
Hieu
|
DD
$1,000
[5]
The Palace of Catalan Music, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Barcelona
Henry
|
$800
[15]
"Do what you can", says Mark Ruffalo on this -ism, working for a cause as opposed to sitting back
activism
Henry
|
$800
[23]
Like furniture from IKEA, some toys may require this
assembly
Hieu
|
$800
[25]
Rhyming term for a sack of gifts at an awards show; a $200,000 Oscars version included gold vape pens & liposuction vouchers
a swag bag
Holly
|
$800
[29]
In 2017 a fan asked this "Starships" rapper to pay her tuition; she tweeted, "Show me straight A's... and I'll pay" (& did)
Nicki Minaj
Holly
|
|
$1,000
[3]
Cochise's detainment in February 1861 ultimately led to a war with these people of his in the Arizona Territory
the Apache
Hieu
|
$1,000
[6]
The Sibelius Monument, resembling a collection of organ pipes forming a sound wave
Helsinki
Holly
|
$1,000
[27]
Former Army Chief of Staff Mark A. Milley has a Bronze Star, which is awarded for this
heroism
Hieu
|
$1,000
[24]
It's a synonym for an alcove
a recess
Henry
Hieu
|
$1,000
[26]
In 2009, Todd Bol made amodelfull of books in tribute to his mother, a teacher; it became this 3-word concept with more than 100,000 worldwide
a (the) Little Free Library
Henry
Holly
|
$1,000
[30]
The first tweet ever, "just setting up my twttr", was from this Twitter co-founder
(Jack) Dorsey
Henry
|
| THE 1600s | BOOKS & AUTHORS | ICONOGRAPHY | BEST SPOKEN WORD GRAMMY | ____ OF ____ | TWEETS |
|
$400
[5]
This Virginia college was founded by royal charter in 1693
the College of William & Mary
Henry
|
$400
[1]
Koko & Yum Yum are these pets in a series of detective novels by Lilian Jackson Braun
cats
|
$400
[3]
On America's Great Seal, the eagle clutches these weapons, a warning to others
arrows
Henry
|
$400
[12]
In 2020 she added to her family's Grammy collection, winning for "Becoming"; her husband has several
Michelle Obama
Hieu
|
$400
[17]
Traditionally, the person with this title is in charge of the bachelorette party
maid of honor
Hieu
|
$800
[28]
The name of this bird is a synonym for singer; the yellow one has a song that sounds like "sweet, sweet, sweet, I'm so sweet"
a warbler
|
|
$800
[6]
As chief minister from 1624 to 1642, this "Red Eminence" helped strengthen royal power in France
(Cardinal) Richelieu
Henry
|
$800
[2]
In the book "New Hampshire" by Robert Frost, you'll read "Some say the world will end in fire, some say in" this
ice
|
$1,200
[19]
Meaning "horn of plenty", this object goes back to the broken horn of a she-goat that endlessly refilled with food & drink
cornucopia
Hieu
|
$800
[15]
"Always Looking Up", this actor & 2009 winner is the incurable optimist seen here
Michael J. Fox
Hieu
|
$800
[18]
It's the hydraulic device that can rescue people trapped inside wreckage
the jaws of life
Henry
|
$1,200
[23]
The name of this pigeon family member comes from the sound of its call, not from any association with a shelled reptile
a turtledove
Hieu
|
|
$1,200
[7]
Thisstatesman & general led the anti-royalist forces in England's civil war
Cromwell
Henry
|
$1,200
[9]
" Everything I Never Told You" is the debut novel by this author of "Little Fires Everywhere"
Celeste Ng
Holly
|
$1,600
[27]
The mandorla, "almond" in Italian, is the burst of light seenhereduring this moment, also what Jesus said--"I am"
the Resurrection
|
$1,200
[14]
In 1993 this Laker legend added to his trophy case for "What You Can Do to Avoid AIDS"
Magic Johnson
Hieu
|
$1,200
[20]
The Inquisition ceremony auto-da-fe means this in English
act of faith
Henry
|
$1,600
[25]
Genus Megascops, it has a shrill call like the whinny of a horse & is one of the most nocturnal of birds, so it's more heard than seen
a screech owl
Hieu
|
|
$1,600
[4]
In 1644 the Ming Dynasty fell to these conquerors whose dynasty would rule China until the 20th century
the Manchu
Holly
|
$1,600
[10]
This novelist's 1967 work "One Hundred Years of Solitude" tells the story of the Buendía family
Márquez
Henry
|
DD
$2,000
[29]
The base that thebodhisattvasits on is a stylized version of this symbolic flower, also the name of the position he's in
lotus
Hieu
|
$2,000
[16]
Mikhail Gorbachev & Sophia Loren were among the winners for a spoken word album for children on this Prokofiev work
Peter and the Wolf
Henry
|
$1,600
[21]
Reaching maturity; it precedes "in Samoa" in the title of a Margaret Mead work
Coming of Age
Henry
|
$2,000
[24]
Thisbird is named for itscall, first & third syllables accented, which it may repeat 400 times without stopping
a whip-poor-will
Holly
|
|
$2,000
[8]
After Shah Jahan completed the Taj Mahal, his son Aurangzeb deposed him as ruler of this Muslim empire in northern India
the Mughal Empire
Henry
|
$2,000
[11]
2019's "The Water Dancer" is the first novel by this man better known for nonfiction
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Hieu
|
$2,000
[26]
Pharaohs are often depicted holding one of these "life crosses"
an ankh
Hieu
|
DD
$3,000
[13]
2001 honored "Q--The Autobiography of" this music legend who has 28 Grammys
Quincy Jones
Hieu
|
$2,000
[22]
This flower mentioned in the biblical Song of Solomon might actually be a crocus or a wild Narcissus
the rose of Sharon
|
— |
In 1914 she received a patent on a trefoil emblem, which she would transfer to an organization a few years later
Juliette Gordon Low