Eric Ahasic game 2.
Elaine Hesser — a features editor from Salinas, California
Michael Toughill — a senior marketing analyst from Seattle, Washington
Eric Ahasic — a meteorologist from Minneapolis, Minnesota (whose 1-day cash winnings total $18,401)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric | $2,800 | $3,400 | $25,800 |
$21,600
2-day champion: $40,001 |
$24,600
27 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Michael | $1,600 | $3,600 | $10,000 |
$4,546
2nd place: $2,000 |
$10,000
14 R, 1 W |
| Elaine | $400 | $1,800 | $7,400 |
$1,400
3rd place: $1,000 |
$7,400
10 R, 1 W |
| DEAR-POURRI | SPANNING THE GLOBE | TEXTING ABBREV. | THE CABINET | A WRITER BY ANY OTHER NAME... | FROM FARM TO TABLE |
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$200
[24]
It's Nicholas Sparks' novel about a soldier who receives a painful letter & you can probably guess his first name
Dear John
Elaine
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$200
[30]
Home to the office of New Zealand's prime minister, the building seenherehas this insect-dwelling nickname
Beehive
Eric
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$200
[15]
Where have you been?"LTNS", this
long time no see
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$200
[10]
Winton Blount was the last of these alpha mails appointed by the president--it ceased to be a cabinet position in 1971
Postmaster General
Eric
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$200
[25]
"The Tales of Melpomene", by Antosha Chekhonte; clearly this guy didn't put in a lot of time coming up with a new name
(Anton) Chekhov
Elaine
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$200
[22]
This ancient grain served in salads is a homophone for an Egyptian king
farro
Michael
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$400
[23]
His song "Dear Mama" tells Afeni Shakur he appreciates how she raised him
Tupac Shakur
Michael
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$400
[16]
"Big Daddy" is a 1,000-foot one of these in the Namib Desert & quite a climb
a sand dune
Eric
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$400
[12]
"TOJ" are these lachrymose signs of happiness
tears of joy
Michael
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$400
[9]
In 1966 Robert C. Weaver became the first African-American cabinet member, heading this department known by a 3-letter acronym
the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Elaine
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$400
[26]
Daniel Handler made up this pen name to avoid the unfortunate event of being put on a mailing list
(Lemony) Snicket
Eric
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$400
[21]
On a farm, it's a cylindrical tower to store grains; the ones that store missiles are underground
a silo
Eric
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$600
[4]
"Sincerely, Me" is a song in this recent Broadway musical hit that has to do with letter writing
Dear Evan Hansen
Michael
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$600
[1]
The state of Michigan borders all the Great Lakes except this one
Lake Ontario
Michael
Elaine
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$600
[7]
I've got to know!"PTMM","please" do this
please tell me more
|
$600
[8]
Though it doesn't have a secretary, the O.M.B. is a cabinet-level agency that writes this "B" for the president
budget
Elaine
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$600
[27]
Magizoologist Newt Scamander & British wizard Kennilworthy Whisp have stood in for this author
(J.K.) Rowling
Eric
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$600
[20]
This Spanish-named knife can be used to cut sugar cane or cornstalks
a machete
Michael
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$800
[13]
Mia Farrow'ssisterwas the subject of this Beatles song that asks her "won't you come out to play"
"Dear Prudence"
Michael
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$800
[2]
The elephant symbolizes this Asian country & the white elephant its monarchy
Thailand
Eric
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$800
[5]
Talk to you tomorrow--I'm "OTB", this
off to bed
Eric
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$800
[11]
Cabinet Secretary Denis McDonough has sworn to "uphold our promises to" them, "whether they came home decades ago or days ago"
veterans
Michael
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$800
[28]
Ahead of his time in going by one cool name, 17th century actor-playwright Jean-Baptiste Poquelin went by this, professionally
Molière
Eric
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$800
[19]
When this hot pepper is smoked & dried, it acquires a new look, a different flavor & a new name: chipotle
a jalapeño
Michael
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|
$1,000
[14]
On this Netflix show students of color deal with life at Winchester University
Dear White People
|
$1,000
[3]
This gulf between the Sinai Peninsula & Saudi Arabia is a northeastern extension of the Red Sea
the Gulf of Aqaba
Eric
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$1,000
[6]
"FC" is this hopeful condition
fingers crossed
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DD
$3,200
[17]
In 1849 Congress passed "an act to establish the Home Department" creating this current cabinet department
the Department of the Interior
Eric
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$1,000
[29]
The father of Chilean poet Neftalí Reyes Basoalto didn't like his writing, so Neftalí published under this name
(Pablo) Neruda
Eric
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$1,000
[18]
It can be a low cupboard with shelves or a coop for animals, usually rabbits
a hutch
Elaine
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| DEER-POURRI | HISTORIC NAMES | 6-LETTER ADJECTIVES | ON THE STATE FLAG | WAR GODS | THEY PLAYED THE TITLE CHARACTER |
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$400
[24]
Disney employees warned each other that Walt was in the office by saying, "Man is in the forest", a riff on a line from this film
Bambi
Michael
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$400
[12]
This explorer who found Livingstone later sat in the British Parliament
(Sir Henry Morton) Stanley
Eric
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$400
[1]
Before "response", it describes how your body fends off viruses & bacteria
immune
Michael
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$400
[21]
Seethisflag? The "C" stands for this
Colorado
Michael
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$400
[27]
The Roman war goddess Bellona was the chariot driver of this Roman war god
Mars
Eric
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$400
[30]
The coal miner's daughter who went on to become "The Queen of Country Music"
Sissy Spacek
Eric
Elaine
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$800
[16]
A men-only social gathering, or the way you "go" to a party if unaccompanied by a date
stag
Eric
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$800
[11]
Thisliberator's birthday, July 24th, is celebrated by many in South America
Bolívar
Eric
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$800
[2]
Add a "B" to the end of an outstanding word & you get this excellent follow-up
superb
Eric
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$800
[26]
Though extinct, this state's grizzly bear still appears on the state flag
California
Eric
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$800
[28]
The Hittite war god Jarri helped the king in battle, but uh oh! was also the god of this contagion
plague
Elaine
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$800
[29]
A paratrooper whom an army squad is sent to find after D-Day
(Matt) Damon
Eric
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$1,200
[13]
Let's hop off AB-2 & go horseriding at Heritage Ranch in Red Deer in this province, & there's a Tim Hortons nearby too
Alberta
Michael
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$1,200
[8]
This future world leader with the maiden name Nehru was born in Allahabad in 1917
Indira Gandhi
Eric
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$1,200
[3]
It sounds like an adverb, but it means expensive, or resulting in terrible harm
costly
Elaine
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$1,200
[6]
One of these objects holds fast to the center of Rhode Island's flag above the motto "Hope"
an anchor
Eric
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$1,200
[17]
M-O-double R-I-G-A-N spells Morrigan, a Celtic war goddess who turned into this ominous black bird
a raven (a crow)
Eric
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$1,600
[23]
An enslaved Jewish prince who gets his revenge in a chariot race
(Charlton) Heston
Eric
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$1,600
[14]
Of the 8 reindeer in "A Visit from St. Nicholas", this one's name means lightning in German
Blitzen
Elaine
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$1,600
[9]
In 1829, hebegan a partnership with fellow French photography pioneer Nicéphore Niépce
Daguerre
Elaine
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$1,600
[4]
Lie down, look up & tell us of this opposite of prone
supine
Eric
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$2,000
[25]
A white silhouette of a bison bearing the state seal appears on its flag
Wyoming
Michael
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$1,600
[18]
Tanit was the goddess of love & war of this North African rival city of Rome
Carthage
Eric
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$2,000
[22]
A female televangelist known for her impressive eyelashes
Jessica Chastain
Michael
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$2,000
[15]
A popular painting of the 19th century was Sir Edwin Landseer'sdeerportrait, the "Monarch of" this, a narrow Scottish valley
the glen
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$2,000
[10]
Theodora, wife of this 6th century Byzantine Emperor, was an early champion of women's rights
Justinian
Eric
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$2,000
[5]
It means expressing a vow or wish, like certain candles
votive
Eric
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DD
$3,400
[7]
A sun symbol sacred to the Zia people is the only image on this state'sflag
New Mexico
Eric
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$2,000
[19]
Apedemak was a Sudanese war god depicted with the head of this powerful predator on a human body
a lion
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DD
$3,800
[20]
A competitive ice skater who falls into disgrace after an attack on a rival
(Margot) Robbie
Eric
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This 2013 bestseller shares its title with the first section of a poem from 7 centuries before
Inferno