Ryan Long game 8.
Bonnie Kistler — a novelist from Sarasota, Florida
Eric Pérez — an order management specialist from Shallow Lake, Ontario, Canada
Ryan Long — a rideshare driver from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (whose 7-day cash winnings total $145,201)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan | $4,000 | $3,600 | $15,200 |
$15,200
8-day champion: $160,401 |
$19,200
24 R, 6 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Eric | $1,000 | $2,200 | $5,800 |
$11,598
2nd place: $2,000 |
$5,800
8 R, 0 W |
| Bonnie | $1,600 | $3,600 | $7,600 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$7,600
15 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE | SPORTS SHORTS | RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES | ASIAN AMERICANS & PACIFIC ISLANDERS | WARTIME U.S. PRESIDENTS | Xs, THEN Os |
|
$200
[6]
This river flows under the Arlington Memorial Bridge
the Potomac
Bonnie
|
$200
[19]
"The Stilt" was this 7-footer's rhyming nickname
Wilt Chamberlain
Ryan
|
$200
[10]
These animals "Lose Their Jobs as Milk Prices Drop"
cows
Eric
|
$200
[29]
The first Asian-American Olympic medalist, Vicki Draves was also the first female to win gold in platform & springboard this
diving
Bonnie
|
$200
[12]
As president-elect, Eisenhower said, "Small attacks on small hills would not end this war" that ended months later
the Korean War
Ryan
|
$200
[5]
"Black tie preferred" usually means this garment for men
a tuxedo
Eric
|
|
$400
[9]
In this U.S. state the Mackinac Bridge spans the straits of the same name
Michigan
Bonnie
|
$400
[20]
The Atlanta Dream & Los Angeles Sparks play in this league
the WNBA
Eric
|
$400
[7]
"Marijuana Issue Sent to" this "Committee", generally composed of members of both houses of a legislature
joint committee
Ryan
|
$400
[13]
The late poet & professor Haunani-Kay Trask was a leader of the movement seeking sovereignty for this state
Hawaii
Ryan
|
$400
[26]
George H.W. Bush assembled a multinational coalition to win this war, but it didn't help him at reelection time
the Gulf War
Ryan
|
$400
[1]
This synonym for dictionary can also refer to a specialized vocabulary for a field of study
a lexicon
Bonnie
|
|
$600
[11]
The bridge & train seenhereare crossing this Thai river made famous by a 1952 novel & a 1957 movie
the River Kwai
Bonnie
|
$600
[21]
This Ram runneth over the Bengals' secondary to be MVP of Super Bowl LVI
Cooper Kupp
Ryan
|
$600
[8]
Hips don't lie, nor does this singer, who "says 'People Were Just Watching' & didn't help when wild boars robbed her in Barcelona"
Shakira
Eric
|
$600
[14]
Joe Hayashi & Sadao Munemori are among the 21 Japanese Americans who earned this decoration for valor during World War II
the Medal of Honor
Ryan
|
$800
[28]
Duringhisadministration, the Spanish-American War led to Guam, Puerto Rico & the Philippines being ceded to the U.S.
(William) McKinley
Bonnie
|
$600
[2]
Flash lamps are one use for this noble gas
xenon
Ryan
|
|
$800
[17]
Venezuela's Angostura Bridge crosses this vital river
the Orinoco
Eric
|
$800
[22]
This team's retired numbers include Stan Musial's 6 & Bob Gibson's 45
the St. Louis Cardinals
Ryan
|
$800
[24]
"California" these birds "Are Very Rare, But 10% of Them Are Trashing" a house in Tehachapi
condors
Ryan
|
$800
[15]
Of Filipino ancestry, Nicole Scherzinger recorded the classic Filipino ballad "Pangako" in this language
Tagalog
Ryan
|
$1,000
[30]
The War of 1812 was called this president's war
(James) Madison
Bonnie
|
$800
[3]
Nuts & bolt heads are commonly made in this shape because it's easy to tighten & loosen
a hexagon
Ryan
|
|
$1,000
[18]
Germany's Magdeburg Water Bridgehelps boats cross this river that begins & ends with the same vowel
the Elbe River
|
$1,000
[23]
Hetook gold with a powerhouse free skate at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Nathan Chen
|
$1,000
[25]
"Thanks to a Glitch, Some Seattle Mazda Drivers Can't Tune Their Radios Away From" NPR, so at 7 A.M., it's this show or nothing
Morning Edition
Bonnie
|
$1,000
[16]
Terribly wounded while piloting an army helicopter in Iraq, she landed safely in the U.S. Senate, representing Illinois
Tammy Duckworth
Bonnie
|
DD
$2,000
[27]
In the final days of the Vietnam War, he ordered the airlift of more than 200,000 refugees, most of whom were brought to the USA
Gerald Ford
Ryan
|
$1,000
[4]
Also known as a postulate, it's a proposition regarded as established or self-evidently true
an axiom
Ryan
|
| LITERATURE | NEWS PERSONALITIES PAST & PRESENT | U.S. GEOGRAPHIC HISTORY | MED. ABBREV. | WE DO TALK ABOUT BRUNO | YES, YES, YES |
|
$400
[1]
This round table wit's poem "love song" says, "My own dear love, he is all my heart,--and I wish somebody'd shoot him"
Dorothy Parker
Bonnie
|
$400
[8]
Lester Holt has helped this network with the Olympics & the "Nightly News"
NBC
Ryan
|
$400
[18]
Despite the slogan "54-40 or" do this, in 1846 the U.S. settled for 49-00 as the northern border of the Oregon Territory
fight
Ryan
Bonnie
|
$400
[22]
I.V. means this, how some shots are given
intravenous
Ryan
|
$400
[3]
Saint Bruno the Great, Archbishop of Cologne in the 10th century, was co-regent of this, abbreviated HRE
the Holy Roman Empire
Ryan
|
$400
[16]
If you answer with a big this, a word derived from Hebrew that means "so be it", you truly agree, & not just on Sundays
amen
Bonnie
|
|
$800
[10]
This Thomas Hardy title character is described as "a fine and picturesque country girl"
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Bonnie
|
$800
[9]
Seen here, she's interviewed everyone, from Tony Blair to Muammar al-Gaddafi
(Christiane) Amanpour
Eric
|
$800
[19]
This waterway completed in 1825 helped connect the urban East to the newly settled lands of what was then the West
the Erie Canal
Bonnie
|
$800
[23]
CTcan stand for this, a cancer treatment
chemotherapy
Ryan
|
$800
[4]
He was an Elvis impersonator at age 4 in Hawaii
Bruno Mars
Ryan
|
$800
[13]
A group of hip kids might tell you yes with this 5-letter slang, or be referring to the bags they carry
totes
|
|
DD
$1,200
[11]
This Shakespeare character says, "When I was about thy years, Hal, I was not an eagle's talon in the waist"
(Sir John) Falstaff
Bonnie
|
$1,200
[25]
A press secretary for Pres. George W. Bush, she's a Fox anchor & hosts a book club for Fox Nation
Dana Perino
|
$1,200
[20]
When the U.S. annexed this republic in 1845, it added about 390,000 square miles to the nation's territory
the Republic of Texas
Ryan
|
$1,200
[24]
CVA stands for this "accident", a medical term for a stroke
a cerebrovascular accident
Eric
|
$1,200
[5]
In 1934 Bruno Pontecorvo became the youngest member of this countryman's nuclear physics team
(Enrico) Fermi
Ryan
|
$1,200
[14]
Often a begrudging yes, this word also can refer to a penalty that needs to be paid
fine
Ryan
|
|
$1,600
[12]
"Cat's Cradle" by this author begins with a chapter called "The Day the World Ended" & goes on from there
(Kurt) Vonnegut
Ryan
|
$1,600
[26]
Now on CNBC, this man seenherehad an early stint covering stories on "A Current Affair"
Shepard Smith
Bonnie
|
DD
$2,000
[21]
Reflecting the name of Istanbul's harbor, c. 1846 the strait connecting this U.S. bay to the ocean was dubbed "Chrysopylae"
the San Francisco Bay
Ryan
|
$1,600
[28]
A bone marrow transplant may lead to GVHD, this disease of incompatibility
graft-versus-host disease
Ryan
|
$1,600
[6]
"Sylvie and Bruno" was a dreamy 1889 children's book by this Brit who was comfortable with fantasy worlds
Lewis Carroll
Ryan
Bonnie
|
$1,600
[15]
This word found before "action" in the name of a social remedy can also be used to say "yes"
affirmative
Eric
|
|
$2,000
[2]
This Jonathan Swift title "suggestion" prevented "the children of poor people from being a burthen to their parents"
A Modest Proposal
Ryan
|
$2,000
[27]
With Fred Friendly, he had a radio broadcast called "Hear It Now", which became "See It Now" on television
Edward R. Murrow
Ryan
|
$2,000
[30]
A 1787 land ordinance set policy & was named for this large region acquired in the Revolutionary War
the Northwest Territory
|
$2,000
[29]
An ENT might perform a T&A, these 2 surgeries at one time
a tonsillectomy & adenoidectomy
Bonnie
|
$2,000
[7]
H. Norman Schwarzkopf Sr. testified about handwriting specimens at the 1935 trial of this accused kidnapper
(Bruno) Hauptmann
Ryan
|
$2,000
[17]
Beginning with an "I", this 11-letter word for an enthusiastic yes undoubtedly is related to the word "doubt"
indubitably
Bonnie
|
It was the surname of the 2 Scottish brothers who claimed monarchies of 2 different countries in the 13-teens
Bruce