Ryan Long game 7.
Jodi Harris — a content strategist from Culver City, California
Mari Chao — a writing center coordinator from Orlando, Florida
Ryan Long — a rideshare driver from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (whose 6-day cash winnings total $131,801)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan | $3,200 | $4,000 | $18,000 |
$13,400
7-day champion: $145,201 |
$18,000
23 R, 1 W |
| Mari | $1,800 | $4,000 | $13,300 |
$1,200
2nd place: $2,000 |
$16,800
18 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Jodi | $1,800 | $2,200 | $2,000 |
$1,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$4,800
8 R, 3 W (including 2 DDs) |
| THE RAINFORESTS | WHAT'S IN A NAME? | IT'S MAY 23rd! | WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS FILMS | U.S. BUILDINGS | ANAGRAM PAIRS |
|
$200
[6]
Habitat loss in the rainforests threatens the survival of the poison dart type of these
a frog
Mari
|
$200
[4]
From its use by certain movie folks, it's the style of seat seen here
a director's chair
Ryan
|
$200
[15]
While leading an army to relieve the siege of Compiegne, she was captured on May 23, 1430
Joan of Arc
Ryan
|
$200
[10]
In 2013 Chadwick Boseman played this trailblazing legend in "42"
Jackie Robinson
Ryan
|
$200
[18]
The central courtyard of this sprawling Arlington County building is lined by 5 long walls of similar length
the Pentagon
Jodi
|
$200
[17]
A personal journal about working in a milk-producing facility
a dairy diary
Mari
|
|
$400
[7]
In tropical places like Southeast Asia, the production of this type of oil comes at the expense ofrainforests
palm oil
Ryan
|
$400
[1]
The name of this classic Chevy introduced in 1966 was supposed to suggest a camaraderie between a car & its owner
a Camaro
|
$400
[27]
The annulment of Henry VIII's marriage to her came through May 23, 1533, 4 months after he married Anne Boleyn
Catherine of Aragon
Mari
Jodi
|
$400
[11]
This actress won the Heisman--make that the Oscar--playing Leigh Anne Tuohy in "The Blind Side"
Sandra Bullock
Jodi
|
$600
[24]
Safeco Plaza in this city is near T-Mobile Park, once known as Safeco Field to Mariners fans
Seattle
Mari
|
$400
[23]
A kayak for the Atlantic or the Pacific
an ocean canoe
Ryan
|
|
$600
[12]
Rainforests add water to our air via transpiration, part of this botanical process by which plants turn light into chemical energy
photosynthesis
Jodi
|
$600
[2]
Thispiece of exercise equipment gets its name from the somewhat oval motion of the pedals
an elliptical
Mari
|
$600
[28]
The North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of this force, was established May 23, 1873
the Canadian Mounties
Jodi
|
$600
[9]
Gene Hackman's first plan for a title-winning shot isn't big with his team but--spoiler alert for this basketball pic--things work out
Hoosiers
Ryan
|
$800
[25]
The 1,000-foot JPMorgan Chase Tower is the tallest building in this, Texas' most populous city
Houston
Mari
|
$600
[21]
All the actors playing Macavity, Rumpleteazer & the rest in a musical
Cats cast
Ryan
Mari
|
|
$800
[13]
Help the rainforest by turning off lights & driving less, which reduce this, not made by a shoe but by CO2emissions
carbon footprints
Jodi
|
$800
[3]
This beverage brand was named for 2 of its ingredients, one of which was removed early last century
Coca-Cola
Ryan
|
$800
[29]
On May 23, 1618 3 guys were thrown out of a castle window in what is called this incident "of Prague"
defenestration
Mari
|
$800
[8]
After demonstrating spearing in this classic hockey film, a player says, "You go to da box... 2 minutes by yourself, & you feel shame"
Slap Shot
Ryan
|
DD
$1,000
[19]
A radiator cap design was fittingly incorporated into the corners of this Art Deco skyscraper in New York City
the Chrysler Building
Jodi
|
$800
[20]
The prudent care you take when bidding at Sotheby's
caution auction
Ryan
|
|
$1,000
[14]
One cause of deforestation is this 2-word alliterative process; lumber companies should plant new trees
clear cutting
|
$1,000
[5]
Among the most intelligent ofmonkeys, it's named for the patch of hair on its head that resembles a monk's cowl
a Capuchin
Mari
|
$1,000
[30]
This former head of the SS committed suicide May 23, 1945 in Allied custody
Heinrich Himmler
|
$1,000
[16]
Jess Bhamra played for the Hounslow Harriers & really, really liked a certain British soccer star in this film
Bend It Like Beckham
Jodi
|
$1,000
[26]
The Cadet Chapelat this military academy has an All-Faiths room & a Falcon Circleoutside
the Air Force Academy
Ryan
|
$1,000
[22]
Soccer shoes worn at Neuschwanstein
castle cleats
|
| RELATIVELY SUCCESSFUL COMPOSERS | POSSESSIVE PHRASES | HOW EPIC! | TV | SALT & PEPPER | IT'S AN "AD", "AD", "AD", "AD" WORLD |
|
$400
[4]
Last name of waltz composers Johann the Elder & the Younger
Strauss
Mari
|
$400
[19]
Tell us this "rocky" 2-word term for a very short distance
a stone's throw
Ryan
|
$400
[24]
Milton wrote "Paradise Lost" after giving up on his plan to write a national epic featuring this legendary king
Arthur
Ryan
|
$400
[7]
In 2022 this show with Hoda, Al & Savannah celebrated its 70th anniversary
The Today Show
Ryan
|
$400
[15]
Coal soot during the Industrial Revolution caused the peppered species of this insect to quickly evolve to have darker wings
a moth
Ryan
|
$400
[8]
The name of this national park in South Dakota tells you its rough terrain is almost devoid of vegetation
the Badlands
Ryan
|
|
$800
[5]
Michael Haydn outshone brother Joseph in church music & wrote this mass for the dead that influenced Mozart's famous one
Requiem
Ryan
|
$800
[20]
If you'reunlucky, you could open a can of worms, or this problematic container seen here
Pandora's box
Mari
|
$1,200
[23]
Non-ancient epics known as Columbiads recount the settlement & growth of this country
the United States
|
$800
[1]
For a live reenactment of this classic sitcom, Kevin Hart played Arnold & Damon Wayans was Willis
Diff'rent Strokes
Jodi
|
$800
[14]
This actress has played Pepper Potts on film since 2008
Gwyneth Paltrow
Ryan
|
$800
[9]
In the 1880s the empress of Ethiopia gave this capital a name meaning "new flower"
Addis Ababa
Mari
Jodi
|
|
$1,200
[12]
Alfred of the Newman composing dynasty wrote the drum & horn fanfare that goes with the searchlight for this movie studio
(20th Century) Fox
Ryan
|
$1,200
[21]
The name of a gastropod is in this phrase that means you're moving really slowly
a snail's pace
Mari
|
$1,600
[27]
The title of the "Mahabharata" of ancient India means "great epic of the Bharata Dynasty" in this language
Sanskrit
Mari
|
$1,200
[2]
Lux is the L.A. nightclub owned by this title character, last name Morningstar
Lucifer
Ryan
|
$1,200
[16]
He was arrested after leading the 1930 Salt March, which protested British rule
Gandhi
Mari
|
$1,600
[11]
Dating to the 13th century, the Mosque of Fakr-Ad-Din was built for the first sultan of this Somali city
Mogadishu
Mari
|
|
$1,600
[17]
Heard here is a work by Antonio's brother Francesco Salieri called "La tempesta di mare", meaning this
The Tempest of the Seas ( A Storm at Sea )
Mari
|
$1,600
[30]
Seen here is this gem; its name also refers to its signature effect, also called chatoyancy
a cat's eye
Mari
|
$2,000
[28]
Set in the 8th century, "La Chanson de Roland" recounts the deeds & heroic death of one of this king's vassals
Charlemagne
Ryan
|
$1,600
[3]
This title vessel welcomed aboard such diverse guests as Cab Calloway, Don Ameche & Charo
The Love Boat
Mari
|
$1,600
[25]
The Salt River is a tributary of this other 4-letter river in Arizona
the Gila River
|
DD
$1,800
[10]
This large historic city is 400 miles southwest of Tehran & 500 east of Beirut
Baghdad
Jodi
|
|
$2,000
[18]
Queen Victoria: "Now I'll sing 'Italien', my favorite of your works". this composer: "Uh, that one's actually by my sister Fanny"
(Felix) Mendelssohn
Mari
|
$2,000
[29]
Taking what's offered or nothing at all is called this man's "choice"
Hobson
|
DD
$3,500
[22]
In the ancient Sumerian epic Eridu Genesis, the gods decide to destroy humankind via one of these disasters
a flood
Mari
|
$2,000
[6]
This TV Western set in Dodge City, Kansas ran for 20 years, from 1955 to 1975
Gunsmoke
Ryan
|
$2,000
[26]
In negotiations between the U.S. & the USSR, SALT stood for these talks
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
Ryan
|
$2,000
[13]
This South Australian city lies at the base of the Mount Lofty Ranges
Adelaide
Ryan
|
Post-this disease syndrome affects many survivors, of which the U.S. is estimated to have 300,000, the vast majority over 65
polio