Stephen Webb game 8.
Sarah Mathews — a middle school teacher from Loxahatchee, Florida
Andrew Brady — a leadership development consultant from Rochester, New York
Stephen Webb — a data scientist from Longmont, Colorado (whose 7-day cash winnings total $175,282)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen | $4,000 | $8,000 | $22,400 |
$9,599
8-day champion: $184,881 |
$22,400
27 R, 3 W |
| Andrew | $0 | $-400 | $-2,000 |
$-2,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$-2,000
3 R, 3 W |
| Sarah | $2,400 | $9,000 | $17,600 |
$2,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,800
22 R (including 3 DDs), 4 W |
| COMIC INFLUENCES | WORLD UNIVERSITIES | LOVE, IN SO MANY WORDS | HEAR "YE", HEAR YE | THE LEADER BEFORE THE LEADER | WHAT KIND OF FOWL AM I? |
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$200
[22]
(I'm Patton Oswalt.) In high school I couldn't get enough of this comedy troupe who had it all--SPAM, the Spanish Inquisition, a dead parrot, the dirty fork--nudge, nudge, wink, wink; know what I mean, say no more
Monty Python
Sarah
|
$200
[5]
Simon Bolivar University, on the outskirts of this Venezuelan capital, began holding classes in 1970
Caracas
Stephen
|
$200
[6]
"Whatever our souls are made of, (Heathcliff's) and mine are the same" in this novel; with Linton, not so much
Wuthering Heights
Sarah
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$200
[8]
A Utah court dismissed a defamation suit by an attorney who'd been called "the worst ever" on this review site
Yelp
Sarah
|
$200
[9]
What can (Gordon) Brown do for you? In 2007 the U.K. began to find out after this Labour leader's run as prime minister ended
Blair
Stephen
|
$200
[24]
A dangerous game played until someone backs down
chicken
Stephen
|
|
$400
[14]
(I'm Ego Nwodim.) Comedy heroes of mine include fellow "Saturday Night Live" stars Maya Rudolph, Amy Poehler& this woman who became the show's first female head writer in 1999
Tina Fey
Sarah
|
$400
[4]
Prince William & Kate Middleton first got together while students at this Scottish university
St. Andrews
Sarah
|
$400
[7]
Pip notes, "When I loved Estella with the love of a man, I loved her simply because I found her irresistible" in this classic
Great Expectations
Stephen
|
$400
[16]
Beer brewers are familiar with this adjective that can also describe someone with youthful exuberance
yeasty
Andrew
Sarah
|
$400
[23]
Mackenzie King took over for Arthur Meighen who took over for King, who took over for Meighen leading this nation in the 1920s
Canada
|
$400
[28]
A politician who advocates for peace during conflicts with other countries
a dove
Stephen
|
|
$600
[12]
(I'm Iliza Shlesinger.) I remember begging for "Wayne's World" on VHS and have said that this performer is an American comedy staple despite being Canadian
Mike Myers
Stephen
|
$600
[3]
Notable University of Toronto alumni include this actor, seen about a decade after his college days
Donald Sutherland
Stephen
|
$600
[15]
"That" she "should receive an offer of marriage from Mr. Darcy! That (Darcy) should have been in love with her for so many months!"
Elizabeth Bennet
Sarah
|
$600
[17]
This intense longing is done by "huddled masses... to breathe free"
yearning
Stephen
|
$600
[30]
The man who would be king, Juan Carlos, is seen here with his predecessor, this general & dictator
(Francisco) Franco
Sarah
|
$600
[27]
Musical TV family headed by mom Shirley
Partridge
Sarah
|
|
$800
[11]
(I'm Ray Romano.) When we did "Everybody Loves Raymond"this legend was a huge influence; as sitcoms can be, hers was hilarious & at times broad, but her style was always real & that's what we tried to emulate
Mary Tyler Moore
Sarah
|
$800
[2]
In 2018 a university in Paris named for the Curies became part of this university with a more than 750-year legacy
the Sorbonne
Stephen
Sarah
|
$1,000
[21]
You can detect this novelist wrote, "Nora said: 'I love you, Nicky, because you smell nice and know such fascinating people"'
Dashiell Hammett
|
$800
[18]
A Beefeater is one in the English royal guard
a Yeoman
Sarah
|
$800
[10]
A Sept. 11, 1973 coup led to the death of Salvador Allende & General Pinochet taking control of this country
Chile
Stephen
|
$800
[26]
A nation bordered by Bulgaria
Turkey
Stephen
|
|
$1,000
[13]
(I'm Aisha Tyler.) In college I decided to make comedy my career after seeing this deadpan comic who once noted, "It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to paint it."
(Steven) Wright
Stephen
Sarah
|
$1,000
[1]
Hats off to a mosque-turned-university in this Moroccan city; dating from 859, it's one of the world's oldest
Fez
Stephen
|
DD
$3,000
[20]
In a play, this character says, "Ah, credulity of love! Roxane will think each word inspired by herself!"
Cyrano de Bergerac
Sarah
|
$1,000
[19]
From the Hebrew for "sitting", it's an Orthodox Jewish college
a yeshiva
Sarah
|
$1,000
[29]
On Dec. 31, 1999 he packed it in & named Vladimir Putin acting president
Yeltsin
Stephen
|
$1,000
[25]
To complain or grumble in an ill-tempered way
grouse
Stephen
|
| U.S. ISLANDS | THE "A"RTS | FOOD STUFF | LETTER PERFECT | SCIENTIFIC LAWS & THEOREMS | A HEAVENLY BODY IN MUSIC |
|
$400
[8]
This "Coast" on the Big Island of Hawaii is home to the state's coffee industry
Kona
Sarah
|
$400
[6]
This tune for one singer can come from an opera or an oratorio
aria
Andrew
|
$400
[14]
You can make a flaky crust in about 50 minutes for this pastry shell dish associated with the region of Lorraine
quiche
Sarah
|
$400
[21]
Gimme (a Roman) 5!
V
Sarah
|
$400
[1]
The Brønsted-Lowry theory states that any compound that can transfer a proton is an acid & any that can accept a proton is a this
a base
Stephen
|
$400
[26]
This planet "needs women, angry red women... stop, look, dig it"
Mars
Andrew
|
|
$1,200
[10]
It was William Wrigley Jr. & his vision that turned this Southern California island into a popular resort destination
Catalina
Stephen
|
$800
[7]
The dancer seenhereis en pointe & doing this ballet pose
an arabesque
|
$800
[13]
Hot dog! Phelps, New York is the "capital" of this cabbage-based topping, & it's time to pile some on right now
sauerkraut
Andrew
|
$800
[22]
Members of Generation this were born after 1996
Z
Stephen
|
$800
[5]
The first law of thermodynamics, per Flanders & Swann: this 4-letter word "is work and work is" this 4-letter word
heat
Stephen
|
$800
[27]
On a warm day after a long winter, in Eric Clapton's garden, George Harrison came up with this song (& I say it's alright)
"Here Comes The Sun"
Stephen
|
|
$1,600
[11]
Named for a Spanish viceroy, not a bunch of whales, it's the largest of Washington State's San Juan Islands
Orcas
Sarah
|
$1,200
[18]
An Italian word for a lively tempo; it's also the title of Erik Satie's first known work, a piano piece lasting about 30 seconds
allegro
Sarah
|
$1,200
[15]
Breakfast for dinner? Yabba dabba don't mind if I do, with these 2 cereals named for young Ms. Flintstone
Fruity Pebbles & Cocoa Pebbles
Sarah
|
$1,200
[25]
It's the most significant letter of the 3 seen in a row on a baseball scoreboard
the R
Stephen
Andrew
|
$1,200
[4]
P is for this in Bayes' theorem, which can be used to judge how likely rain is today or your chances of getting mumps
probability
Stephen
|
$1,200
[28]
"When the moon is in the seventh house," we're coming up on the dawning of this
the age of Aquarius
Sarah
|
|
$2,000
[12]
Named for a Spanish priest, this Texas island has a national seashore
Padre Island
|
$1,600
[19]
Here'sa picture of this man, with the tool of his trade
(Ansel) Adams
Stephen
|
$1,600
[16]
The thymus glands & pancreas of a lamb are called these, sounding more like pastry than meat & frankly, tastier
sweetbreads
Stephen
|
$1,600
[24]
The Philippines' equivalent of a dollar sign is 2 horizontal lines through this letter
a P
Stephen
|
$1,600
[3]
Whether it's dealing with a gas or liquid, Bernoulli's law is a part of this 5-letter type of dynamics
fluid
Stephen
Sarah
|
$2,000
[30]
A Tori Kelly tune rhymes, "I've never been to heaven, but it doesn't seem that far, 'cause you're my" this
North Star
Stephen
Andrew
Sarah
|
|
DD
$5,000
[9]
Despite its name, this island doesn't actually have any wineries, but there are a couple of liquor stores in Edgartown
Martha's Vineyard
Sarah
|
$2,000
[20]
In 1952 critic Harold Rosenberg coined this type of "painting" for the dynamic abstract works of Pollock & de Kooning
an action painting
|
$2,000
[17]
Espresso & mascarpone are ingredients in this layered Italian dessert whose name means "pick me up"
tiramisu
Stephen
|
$2,000
[23]
In math it's an irrational constant beginning 2.71828, getting its letter from a man named Leonhard
e
Stephen
|
$2,000
[2]
Mathematician Sophie Germain gained fame working on number theory & a partial solution for this Frenchman's "last theorem"
Fermat
Stephen
|
DD
$4,000
[29]
This singer also from northern lands recorded "The Comet Song" for a film based on Finland's beloved Moomin books
Björk
Sarah
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A writer & producer of this movie said he wanted it to be like a Western or James Bond film, "only it takes place in the '30s"
Raiders of the Lost Ark