Maureen O'Neil game 4.
Hannah Langhoff — a medical editor from Chicago, Illinois
Karson Leperi — an engineer from Beaverton, Oregon
Maureen O'Neil — an executive assistant from Rye Beach, New Hampshire (whose 3-day cash winnings total $39,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maureen | $-1,000 | $2,800 | $9,600 |
$19,200
4-day champion: $58,200 |
$9,600
17 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| Karson | $2,000 | $5,000 | $14,200 |
$1,599
2nd place: $2,000 |
$16,000
19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Hannah | $0 | $1,400 | $13,400 |
$799
3rd place: $1,000 |
$13,400
17 R, 3 W |
| EUROPEAN HISTORY | SPORTS | GOOD FOR THE STEW | U.S. MILITARY BRANCHES | SUBURBS OF CHICAGO | "V"ERBS |
|
$200
[5]
On December 2, 1804 Napoleon Bonaparte had this title officially bestowed upon him, by himself
emperor
Karson
|
$200
[1]
An early version of this ball-&-racket sport in 13th century France was jeu de paume
tennis
Maureen
|
$200
[24]
Slang for the head; sometimes people ask you to "use" this bit of pasta when you've made a dumb mistake
noodle
Maureen
|
$200
[11]
This branch was established on Dec. 20, 2019; the Netflix show of the same name, on May 29, 2020
the Space Force
Hannah
|
$200
[21]
In 1923 this gangster moved from Chicago to the suburbs to make Cicero his headquarters
Al Capone
Maureen
|
$200
[12]
From a word meaning "to empty", it means to go on holiday
vacation
Karson
|
|
$400
[6]
The Venicebasilicanamed for this gospel writer & said to contain his earthly remains was rebuilt starting around 1063
Mark
Maureen
|
$400
[2]
In 2021 he swished yet another to break Ray Allen's record for all-time NBA 3-pointers
Steph Curry
Maureen
|
$400
[23]
An ongoing argument, as in "I've got a ____ with you"
beef
Karson
|
$400
[13]
Drew Carey, Steve McQueen & Gene Hackman (who joined at age 16) were always faithful as members of this branch
the Marine Corps
Karson
|
$400
[22]
In 1955 this man opened his first McDonald's restaurant in Des Plaines
Ray Kroc
Maureen
|
$400
[17]
As a noun, it's a piece of clothing; as a verb, it means to give power or control
vest
Hannah
|
|
$600
[8]
The second Russian czar of this name had abolished serfdom but was assassinated by revolutionaries in 1881
Alexander
Karson
|
$600
[3]
The oldest postseason college football game, the Rose Bowl is played in this city
Pasadena
Maureen
|
$600
[25]
Also the name of a kids' game, this 2-word phrase refers to a problematic issue you don't want to handle
hot potato
Maureen
|
$600
[14]
Dating back to the start of the 1800s, the U.S. Military Academy at this site was also essentially America's 1st school of engineering
West Point
Karson
|
$600
[28]
Whiting is a suburb of Chicago but is in this state, not Illinois
Indiana
Karson
|
$600
[18]
To leap
to vault
Maureen
Karson
|
|
$800
[9]
In 1618 longstanding hostility between Protestants & Catholics in central Europe sparked this long war
the Thirty Years' War
Maureen
Karson
|
$800
[4]
No horse had run the Kentucky Derby in under 2 minutes until this Triple Crown winner performed the feat in 1973
Secretariat
Maureen
Hannah
|
$800
[26]
One headline from this website: "Tina Turner burns down legs for insurance money"
the "Onion"
Karson
|
$1,000
[16]
In 2005 Nicole Malachowski made some serious noise as the first female pilot in this Air Force demonstration squadron
the Thunderbirds
Maureen
Hannah
|
$800
[29]
This city is named for one of the founders of Northwestern University, which is located there
Evanston
Karson
|
$800
[19]
This word meaning to leave in a hurry ends in a big antlered creature
vamoose
Maureen
|
|
$1,000
[10]
Back in 1688 Norway regulated many sawmills to fight this problem; in 2016 it became the world's first country to ban it
deforestation (clear-cutting)
Maureen
Hannah
|
$1,000
[7]
In 2015, the baseball world mourned this Yankee, a great catcher who often came up with a great quote
Yogi Berra
Karson
|
$1,000
[27]
During WWII the Ministry of Food told Brits that eating these raw might seem strange but they can help you see better
carrots
Hannah
|
DD
$1,800
[15]
This term for a U.S. Naval Academy cadet comes from a 17th century practice of placing experienced sailors in the center of a vessel
midshipmen
Karson
|
$1,000
[30]
In the 1970s the Supreme Court refused to stop a demonstration by Nazis in this Chicago suburb
Skokie
Hannah
|
$1,000
[20]
To clear someone of blame in the eyes of the law
to vindicate
Karson
|
| BOOZE IN BOOKS | VACCINES | POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY | STARTS & ENDS WITH THE SAME VOWEL | WOMEN MAKE PASSES | GUYS WHO WEAR GLASSES |
|
$400
[1]
In Graham Greene's "Our Man in Havana", these were "frozen so stiffly" they were "drunk in tiny drops to avoid a sinus-pain"
a daiquiri
Karson
|
$400
[19]
Prior to the vaccine, 3 to 4 million people a year in the U.S. got this disease also called rubeola
measles
Maureen
Karson
Hannah
|
$400
[2]
From Greek for "rule of god", it's a nation run by religious leaders
theocracy
Hannah
|
$400
[24]
To bestow freedom
emancipate
Hannah
|
$400
[7]
She pursues Tom Hanks in "Sleepless in Seattle"; she also makes a pass ("incomplete") at Dennis Quaid in "D.O.A."
Meg Ryan
Hannah
|
$400
[12]
Here's this trusted newsman wearing his glasses as he announced the death of John F. Kennedy
Cronkite
Maureen
|
|
$800
[3]
When James Bond orders the vesper type of this cocktail in "Casino Royale", he asks to have it shaken very well
a martini
Maureen
|
$800
[20]
The vaccine for this disease protects you from spores of clostridium, notoriously found on rusty nails
tetanus
Hannah
|
$800
[15]
This hyphenated term is used for a nation that consists of a single municipality & its surrounding countryside
a city-state
Karson
|
$800
[25]
I can't believe it's not butter, as it's artificial butter called this
oleo
Maureen
|
$800
[8]
On "Parks & Rec", this character's mom, played by Pamela Reed, makes a pass at Ben (Adam Scott)
Leslie Knope
Hannah
|
$800
[13]
They're the two guysherewho started something big
Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak
Hannah
|
|
$1,200
[4]
The characters in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" drink this cocktail, also where the story is set
a Manhattan
Hannah
|
$1,200
[21]
After boiling the syringes & needles in his own kitchen in 1953, Jonas Salk gave his 3 sons his vaccine for this
polio
Hannah
|
$1,200
[16]
Administered by the U.N., the border between Greek & Turkish regions of Cyprus is known as this colorful "line"
the Green Line
|
$1,200
[26]
It's a loss of hair & also of feathers, hopefully not at the same time
alopecia
Hannah
|
$1,200
[9]
On a 2015 episode of this Comedy Central show, Abbi finally asks out her hot neighbor Jeremy
Broad City
|
$1,200
[14]
Heserved as U.S. Attorney General twice in the early '90s & again two and a half decadeslater
(Bill) Barr
Karson
|
|
$1,600
[5]
At the end of "A Christmas Carol", Scrooge offers this mistreated employee a mulled drink called smoking bishop
(Bob) Cratchit
Maureen
|
$1,600
[22]
The vaccine for this, also known as pertussis, is given in combination with other vaccines
whooping cough
Hannah
|
$1,600
[17]
This monarchal-sounding term means a country's authority to govern itself; China is touchy about violations of its
sovereignty
Karson
|
$1,600
[27]
One's grandma, in Spanish-speaking areas
an abuela
Karson
|
$1,600
[10]
In "Indiscreet", this acting legend makes a pass at her old "Notorious" co-star Cary Grant
Ingrid Bergman
Maureen
|
$1,600
[29]
Here's this Russian-born innovator of 20th century ballet in not one but two pairs of specs
Stravinsky
Hannah
|
|
DD
$2,000
[6]
In "Henry IV, Part 2", this jovial fellow attributes to sherry a "warming of the blood" that "illumineth the face"
Falstaff
Maureen
|
$2,000
[23]
World War II soldiers were given a vaccine against this 2-word ailment, which had caused a 1918-19 pandemic
the Spanish flu
Karson
|
DD
$2,000
[18]
One of the 2 nations known as "perforated states", as they completely surround another country
(1 of) South Africa or Italy
Karson
|
$2,000
[28]
It's a 4-letter Latin interjection meaning "behold!"
ecce
Hannah
|
$2,000
[11]
Movie where figure skater Moira Kelly tells hockey player D.B. Sweeney, "In case you've missed it, I am throwing myself at you"
The Cutting Edge
|
$2,000
[30]
This Israeli fashion designer & creative director of Lanvin was mourned by celebrity clients at his death in 2021
Alber Elbaz
|
On her acquittal in 1893, a reporter cited nearby events 2 centuries earlier, saying the days of witch trials are over
Lizzie Borden