Katrina Hill — a non-profit professional from Alexandria, Virginia
Heidi Reese — a patent examiner originally from Bay City, Michigan
Brianne Barker — a biology professor from Madison, New Jersey (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,700)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brianne | $4,400 | $7,400 | $13,800 |
$5
3rd place: $1,000 |
$15,800
24 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Heidi | $1,200 | $2,800 | $7,300 |
$14,500
2nd place: $2,000 |
$5,600
10 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Katrina | $1,000 | $3,000 | $20,200 |
$27,601
New champion: $27,601 |
$20,200
19 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION | YOU CALL YOURSELF A FAN? | A FASHIONABLE CATEGORY | 40 YEARS OFUSA TODAY | TEAM RHYMES | WEST VIRGINIA & REGULAR VIRGINIA |
|
$200
[14]
Marc Brunel's tunneling shield solved the problem of tunneling underwater, first used under this river in London
the Thames
Brianne
|
$200
[1]
Fans of the Green Bay Packers have this nickname, after an unusual hat
Cheeseheads
Brianne
|
$200
[6]
These wide-legged pants resemble those worn by South American cowboys, hence their name
gaucho pants
Heidi
|
$200
[26]
For issue 1 in 1982, as many a front page had Lebanon's pres. getting blown up, USA Today led with the death of this princess from Philly
Princess Grace of Monaco (Grace Kelly)
Heidi
|
$200
[16]
A sturdy piece of timber, or a ray of sunshine
beam
Katrina
|
$200
[11]
This office building in Virginia has nearly 18 miles of corridors but you can walk between any 2 points of it in about 7 minutes
the Pentagon
Katrina
|
|
$400
[15]
The invention known as the spinning Jenny turned wool or cotton into this 4-letter product
yarn
Brianne
|
$400
[2]
The "Big Easy Mafia" cheers for this NFL team
the New Orleans Saints
Brianne
|
$400
[7]
It's the canine name for a pattern of broken or jagged checks
houndstooth
Heidi
|
$400
[27]
The New York times ("The Gray Lady") remarked on USA Today's "brazen" use of this, in all 4 sections from July 2, 1984
color
Heidi
|
$400
[17]
Ponzi is one type of this secretive plan
a scheme
Brianne
|
$400
[12]
West Virginia's motto is "Montani Semper Liberi", translated as these people "Are Always Free"
Mountaineers
Katrina
|
|
$600
[23]
In 1761 a canal linking Manchester, England to the Worsley mine dropped the price of this fuel in the city by half
coal
Brianne
|
$600
[3]
The "Cameron Crazies" are students who show undying support for this university's Blue Devils basketball teams
Duke
Brianne
Katrina
|
$600
[8]
In 2020 Taylor Swift had a No. 1 song named for this clothing item
a cardigan
Brianne
|
$600
[28]
Stories by USA Today's Christine Brennan helped get this golf club to admit its first female members in 2012
Augusta
Brianne
|
$600
[18]
A form of rule or government; hopefully it's not dictatorial
a regime
|
$600
[13]
Virginia boasts about 554 miles of this scenic trail, seenherebeing scenic indeed with McAfee Knob
the Appalachian Trail
Brianne
Heidi
|
|
$800
[24]
In 1837 William Fothergill Cooke & Charles Wheatstone got a patent on this communications system using wires & needle pointers
the telegraph
Brianne
|
$800
[4]
The "Junior Nation" drove up support for this NASCAR legend
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Brianne
|
$800
[9]
This 10-letter neckline is also a term of endearment
sweetheart
Brianne
|
$800
[29]
In 1986 USA Today became the youngest publication parodied by this Harvard mag, including a story on sending Qaddafi thousands of pizzas
the Lampoon
Brianne
|
$800
[19]
This warm current flows northeast & roughly parallel along the southern U.S. Atlantic coast
the Gulf Stream
Brianne
|
$800
[21]
This West Virginia town was still part of regular Virginia when its arsenal was overrun on Oct. 16, 1859
Harpers Ferry
Katrina
|
|
DD
$2,000
[25]
A mass trial in 1813 resulted in many hangings for these machine-smashing foes of the changes the Industrial Revolution brought
the Luddites
Brianne
|
$1,000
[5]
Fans of golfer Arnold Palmer are part of this military outfit
Arnie's Army
Brianne
|
$1,000
[10]
An aesthetic called this simple house "core" embraces eyelet blouses & frilly Laura Ashley dresses
cottage
Katrina
|
$1,000
[30]
USA Today's Leslie Cauley wrote about this agency storing Americans' phone records before Edward Snowden worked there
the NSA
Brianne
|
$1,000
[20]
It'sa common European food fish
bream
Katrina
|
$1,000
[22]
Charleston's Intl. Airport is named for this test pilot, a West Virginian who sounded off & made history in 1947
(Chuck) Yeager
Heidi
|
| AUTHORS | GO IVth & RULE | PLANT PARTS | LOCO FOR LOGOS | STARTS WITH 2 VOWELS | WHAT'S THE NAME OF THAT SONG? |
|
$400
[6]
On July 4, 1862 he picnicked with Alice Liddell & her sisters, so it could have been "Edith" or "Lorina in Wonderland"
Charles Dodgson (or Lewis Carroll)
Heidi
|
$400
[26]
The man born Nicholas Breakspear ruled as Adrian IV, the only Englishman to ever hold this job
pope
Brianne
|
$400
[11]
Listen, pal, this 3-letter protuberance on a stem may develop into a flower or leaf
a bud
Katrina
|
$400
[16]
Makes sense that the B-R in the Baskin-Robbins logo incorporates this 2-digit number
31
Katrina
|
$400
[2]
Some swallows build nests of mud beneath these parts of a roof
eaves
Brianne
|
$400
[21]
ABBA:"Can you hear the drums"
"Fernando"
Brianne
|
|
$1,200
[8]
Bell Hooks inspired her great-granddaughter Gloria, so Gloria took Bell's name professionally, making this change
spelled her name in lowercase
|
$800
[27]
Ottoman sultan Murad IV is known for restoring order to his lawless realm & for reconquering this Iraqi city then held by the Persians
Baghdad
Brianne
|
$800
[12]
The jumping cholla species of this has detachable spines with barbs that resemble a porcupine's quill
a cactus
Katrina
|
$800
[17]
The logo of this Japanese car brand is a caliper that resembles the letter "A"
Acura
|
$800
[3]
Seaweed is a good source of this element, an essential micronutrient
iodine
Brianne
|
$800
[22]
Dolly Parton:"I'm begging of you, please don't take my man"
"Jolene"
Brianne
|
|
$1,600
[9]
Asked whether she'd call "A Wrinkle in Time" science fiction or fantasy, this author suggested "science fantasy"
Madeleine L'Engle
Katrina
|
$1,200
[28]
2nd century B.C. efforts by Syrian King Antiochus IV to suppress Judaism led to a revolt by this family, including Judah
the Maccabees
Heidi
|
$1,200
[13]
In seed-bearing plants, this fine-grained stuff contains the male gametes
pollen
Brianne
|
$1,200
[18]
Ruminate on this--since the 1870s its trademark logo has featured a leaping ruminant, not a plow or tractor
John Deere
Katrina
|
$1,200
[1]
This controversial end-of-life practice derives its name from Greek for "easy death"
euthanasia
Katrina
|
$1,200
[23]
Lady Gaga:"But I just can't be with you like this anymore"
"Alejandro"
Katrina
|
|
$2,000
[10]
This author of visionary sci-fi tales like "The Minority Report" could turn out 120 words a minute on a manual typewriter
Philip K. Dick
Brianne
|
$1,600
[29]
Reigning for 50 years in the 19th century, Pōmare IVwas queen of this Polynesian island, resisting European influences there
Tahiti
Brianne
Heidi
Katrina
|
$1,600
[14]
The word for a flower's collection of petals, it's also Toyota's all-time bestselling car
a corolla
Katrina
|
$1,600
[19]
This clothing line's crocodile logo goes back to the 1920s & its founder, who was nicknamed "The Crocodile", on the tennis court
Lacoste
Katrina
|
$1,600
[4]
It's not exactly the same but for a quick, easy way to make this, combine mayo, garlic & lemon juice
aioli
Katrina
|
$1,600
[24]
Looking Glass:"You're a fine girl, what a good wife you would be"
"Brandy"
|
|
DD
$2,500
[7]
A 1903courthousein this state is preserved as amuseumbecause as a young girl, Harper Lee watched her dad argue cases there
Alabama
Heidi
|
$2,000
[30]
In the late 1500s, Henry IV of France converted to Catholicism to help unify his nation, & ruled as the first of this dynasty
the Bourbons
Heidi
|
DD
$2,000
[15]
The business part of this plant, Dionaea muscipula, consists of 2 hinged lobes triggered by hair-like sensors
a Venus flytrap
Katrina
|
$2,000
[20]
The little icons within this company's "U" logo represent its diversity, including its more than 400 consumer brands
Unilever
Katrina
|
$2,000
[5]
In mythology this Trojan warrior was second only to Hector in bravery
Aeneas
|
$2,000
[25]
Simon & Garfunkel: "You're breaking my heart, you're shaking my confidence daily"
"Cecilia"
Brianne
|
It's the only independent survivor of the Spanish March, buffer states created to protect Christian Europe from the Moors
Andorra