Matthew Marcus game 5.
Dan Wohl — a high school history teacher from Forest Hills, New York
Becky Molder — a social media specialist from Salt Lake City, Utah
Matthew Marcus — a software developer from Portland, Oregon (whose 4-day cash winnings total $114,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew | $4,000 | $5,000 | $13,000 |
$15,500
2nd place: $2,000 |
$20,000
23 R, 3 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Becky | $800 | $1,600 | $5,200 |
$100
3rd place: $1,000 |
$5,200
9 R, 2 W |
| Dan | $2,200 | $6,000 | $26,400 |
$26,799
New champion: $26,799 |
$18,000
19 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| SHOW ME MISSOURI SHOW BIZ PEOPLE | THE "C" SHORE | SQUIRRELS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN | ENDS WITH THE SAME 2 CONSONANTS | ACTS OF CONGRESS | ALSO A BASEBALL TERM |
|
$200
[29]
On "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt", Ellie Kemperput her ex-St. Louis high school teacher, this star here, to work as a cult leader
Jon Hamm
Dan
|
$200
[11]
The waters of this vast "sea" touch Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan & a couple of "Stan" countries
the Caspian Sea
Becky
|
$200
[30]
"Squirrel" is derived from the Greek skiouros, meaning "shade" this recognizable squirrel body part
a tail
Matthew
|
$200
[19]
It's pulverized tobacco that was kept in its own "box"
snuff
Matthew
|
$200
[25]
2016's 21st Century Cures Act told this agency to speed up the drug approval process & pay more heed to "patient experience data"
the FDA
Dan
|
$200
[7]
Completes the name of an exhibit about sailor life at the U.S.S. Constitution Museum, "all hands..."
on deck
Becky
|
|
$400
[14]
Before doing it all backwards & in high heels with Fred Astaire, this dancing legend kicked things off in Independence
Ginger Rogers
Matthew
|
$400
[9]
The shores near Astoria, Oregon are where this mighty river empties into the Pacific
the Columbia
Becky
|
$400
[8]
Thisstriped rodent of the squirrel family makes good use of its large internal cheek pouches when transporting food
a chipmunk
Matthew
|
$400
[18]
Who's up for this game
mah-jongg
Matthew
Becky
|
$400
[26]
Months before the Emancipation Proclamation, which applied to states, came the April 1862 act freeing all those enslaved here
the District of Columbia
|
$400
[2]
It's the unfortunate & illegal event when a Chevy smashes into a Volvo & then just takes off
a hit & run
Matthew
|
|
$600
[1]
Born in Kansas City, this actor checked into, & got an Oscar nomination for, "The Hotel Rwanda"
Don Cheadle
Dan
|
$600
[10]
Steep cliffs line the shores of both the N. & S. Islands of New Zealand separated by this strait named for a British captain
(the) Cook (Strait)
Dan
|
$600
[4]
Pancake lovers must have similar tastes to red squirrels, who in winter make holes in these trees & lick away
maple trees
Matthew
|
$600
[15]
It's a single photograph or a contraption to make booze
a still
Matthew
|
$600
[20]
Love & marriage changed in Utah after the Edmunds Act of 1882 said anyone "guilty of" this could go to jail for 5 years
polygamy
Dan
|
$600
[22]
Denny's original this is 2 pancakes, 2 bacon strips, 2 sausage links & 2 eggs
a grand slam
Becky
|
|
$800
[28]
Asthisactress was born in Springfield, it was natural for her to lend her voice to "The Simpsons" in "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy"
Kathleen Turner
Matthew
Becky
|
$800
[13]
Those basking on this lake's shore 25 miles north of Milan enjoy the Tivano wind from the north & the Breva from the south
Lake Como
Matthew
|
$800
[5]
Like your pal who can bend his fingers back horrifically, squirrel hind leg "wrists" are this, so paw directions can reverse
double-jointed
Matthew
|
$800
[17]
Cowboys & their horses hate this "under the saddle", an idiom for any annoyance
a burr
Becky
|
DD
$1,000
[3]
Talk about landmark legislation--a 1935 act authorized national historic landmarks & this Colonial Va. capital was among the first
(Colonial) Williamsburg
Matthew
|
$800
[23]
This type of 1930s film comedy was typified by "Bringing Up Baby" & "The Awful Truth"
screwball
Dan
|
|
$1,000
[27]
Thisdirector from St. Louis wrote all three "Guardians of the Galaxy" volumes, so he's likely typed "I am Groot" more than once
(James) Gunn
Dan
|
$1,000
[12]
Salmon, trout & grayling are caught along the edge of this major river of Scotland
the Clyde
Matthew
|
$1,000
[6]
In 1994 trading on this first electronic stock exchange ceased for 34 minutes after a squirrel chewed through a power line
NASDAQ
Dan
|
$1,000
[16]
To put your clothes back on, or to right a wrong
redress
Matthew
|
$1,000
[21]
You can't profit by pretending to have earned military honors under the "Stolen" this brave quality "Act"
Valor
Dan
|
$1,000
[24]
& Here's the non-pitch... synonyms for this include to resist or refuse
to balk
Becky
|
| I'M HENRY VI, I AM | THE CORPORATE STRUCTURE | COMEDY TIME | I BEFORE E | THE FINE ARTS | THAT'S DEDICATION |
|
$400
[29]
Henry VI's 1454 dismissal of Richard of York from the king's council was a major factor in the start of this civil war
the Wars of the Roses
Matthew
|
$400
[28]
This Boston tower built by a financial company has been officially renamed 200 Clarendon--much less patriotic
the John Hancock Tower
|
$400
[23]
2010s:Maya Rudolph's upcoming nuptials give Kristen Wiig the jitters
Bridesmaids
Dan
|
$400
[5]
Count it--it's equal to about 4.2 joules
a calorie
Matthew
|
$400
[27]
Dvorak wrote this symphony in New York City; parts of it were modeled on "The Song of Hiawatha"
the New World Symphony
Dan
|
$800
[26]
in 1935 this poet dedicated a self-published work to the 14 publishers who rejected it & called it "no thanks"
E. E. Cummings
Dan
|
|
$800
[12]
This prestigious school for boys with a 4-letter name was founded near the Thames River by Henry VI in 1440
Eton
Becky
|
$800
[24]
A Chicagobuildingis named for this product, & to play on an old commercial, you're soaking it in
Palmolive
|
$800
[22]
1960s:General Buck Turgidson wants to explore the nuclear option
Dr. Strangelove
Dan
|
$800
[4]
Pipe up with this 4-letter word that means "mottled"
pied
Matthew
|
$800
[25]
This statue in Vatican City is the only sculpture Michelangelo ever signed
the Pietà
Matthew
|
$1,200
[18]
Douglas Adams dedicated this title guy's "Holistic Detective Agency" "To my mother, who liked the bit about the horse"
Dirk Gently
Matthew
|
|
$1,200
[6]
In 1445, Henrymarried Margaret of Anjou, an ambitious queen some have compared to this one on the original "Game of Thrones"
Cersei
Dan
|
$1,200
[14]
The skyscraper on Broadway named for this budget retailer opened in 1913 as the world's tallest building
the Woolworth Building
Dan
|
$1,200
[8]
1990s:David Spade & Chris Farley have a wild encounter with a deer on the road
Tommy Boy
|
$1,200
[1]
Encompassing on all sides, like air temperature or some music
ambient (ambience)
Matthew
Becky
|
$1,200
[7]
The barcarolle heardhereis one of the most famous tunes by this German-born French composer
Jacques Offenbach
|
$2,000
[20]
P.G. Wodehouse honored his editor in this dopey gentleman "Sees It Through": "I shall get a very good lunch out of you"
Bertie Wooster
Matthew
|
|
$1,600
[11]
In 1450 Henry lost this duchy in northern France to the French following the Battle of Formigny
Normandy
Becky
|
$2,000
[21]
Here's Marc Benioff, head of this company that provides software services, at a topping-off ceremony for its San Francisco tower
Salesforce
Dan
|
$1,600
[9]
1970s:This Mel Brooks spoof of Hitchcock films like "Vertigo"
High Anxiety
Dan
|
$1,600
[2]
This word for a feudal superior often preceded "lord" & means loyal
liege
Matthew
|
$1,600
[16]
Sir Kenneth MacMillan's ballet "Isadora" is a tribute to this dance innovator
Isadora Duncan
Matthew
|
DD
$6,000
[19]
Though his son would star in kids' books, this Brit dedicated "The Red House Mystery" to his dad, a fan of detective stories
A.A. Milne
Matthew
|
|
$2,000
[13]
At age 31 Henry fell into a months-long period of this state, stupor & apathy associated with schizophrenia
catatonia
Matthew
|
DD
$10,000
[15]
British architect Richard Rogers designed One Lime Street, the London headquarters of this venerable insurance company
Lloyd's of London
Dan
|
$2,000
[10]
1940s:Cary Grant learns that his aunts are homicidal maniacs
Arsenic and Old Lace
Matthew
|
$2,000
[3]
This old word for a psychiatrist comes from French for "insanity"
alienists
|
$2,000
[17]
One of the most famous works by this Belgian surrealist is a painting of a pipe that says, "This is not a pipe"
Magritte
Dan
|
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Alphabetically the first German city in encyclopedias, it was also the first one taken by the Allies in World War II
Aachen