Dan Bayer — a college administrator originally from Strasburg, Ohio
Crystal Zhao — a tech consultant from Bloomington, Minnesota
Sharon Stone — a manager from Round Rock, Texas (whose 2-day cash winnings total $33,600)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon | $1,600 | $3,400 | $8,900 |
$3,300
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,400
11 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Crystal | $1,400 | $2,600 | $11,000 |
$4,199
New champion: $4,199 |
$13,000
21 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Dan | $3,800 | $5,400 | $7,200 |
$1,800
3rd place: $1,000 |
$10,200
18 R, 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| PRESIDENT GROVER CLEVELAND'S NON-CONSECUTIVE WORLD | HORRORS! | HOW DOES IT FASTEN? | ROCKS & MINERALS | YOU'RE GONNA SING | LIKE A BIRD |
|
$200
[3]
Police linked this man to the 1888 murders of Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman & several others
Jack the Ripper
Crystal
Dan
|
$200
[9]
Relax, all you need to make this "undead creature" cocktail is 3 different kinds of rum
a Zombie
Crystal
|
$200
[29]
The fly on Levi's 501 jeans in 1873
buttons
Dan
|
$200
[30]
You get an "A" if you know this is the highest-ranking & cleanest-burning coal available
anthracite
Dan
|
$200
[25]
She won 3 Grammys in 2020, including Best Pop Solo Performance for the song "Truth Hurts"
Lizzo
Sharon
|
$200
[12]
An advocate for peace
a dove
Crystal
|
|
$400
[4]
The railroad's Pullman Strike led to the 1894 creation of this national holiday as a gesture of conciliation
Labor Day
Dan
|
$400
[14]
A youthful sweetheart of Oscar Wilde, Florence Balcombe would go on to wed this author of "Dracula"
Stoker
Crystal
|
$400
[8]
The Western shirt created by Jack A. Weil of Rockmount Ranch Wear
snaps
Dan
|
$400
[13]
When combined with clay, this mineral seenhereis what makes up the lead in your pencils
graphite
Dan
|
$400
[20]
This Black Eyed Peas song asks the tough question "Whatcha gonna do with all that junk? All that junk inside your trunk?"
"My Humps"
Crystal
|
$400
[1]
To gloat or boast; try not to "eat" it
crow
Crystal
|
|
$600
[5]
On May 8, 1886 Dr. John Pemberton sold the first glass of this at a downtown Atlanta pharmacy; that would not be the last
Coca-Cola
Sharon
|
$600
[15]
This novelty song from 1962 contains the lyric "It was a graveyard smash"
"The Monster Mash"
Dan
|
$600
[26]
Veja V-lock sneakers
Velcro
Dan
|
$600
[18]
Since ancient times, the Chinese have made carvings out of nephrite, the most common variety of this stone
jade
Dan
|
$600
[21]
Shegot her driver's license in 2021, & the song motored all the way to the top of the Hot 100
Rodrigo
Sharon
|
$600
[2]
As a verb it means to peddle things for sale, especially by calling out
hawk
Dan
|
|
$800
[6]
On Feb. 2, 1887 this borough northeast of Pittsburgh began an annual tradition
Punxsutawney
Dan
|
$800
[16]
A trap door leads to a "subterraneous" vault in 1764's "The Castle of Otranto", cited as the first novel in this spooky genre
Gothic
Crystal
|
$800
[27]
Many backpacks since Gerry Cunningham's innovative 1938 design
a zipper
Dan
|
$800
[19]
You may be surprised to know that in its pure form, this element has no odor; the smells come from its compounds
sulfur
Sharon
|
$800
[22]
Pat Benatar was "running with" these in an iconic song from the 1980s; baby, take her hand, "it'll be all right"
the shadows of the night
Sharon
Dan
|
$800
[10]
Trying to see better? Do this to extend your neck
crane
Dan
|
|
$1,000
[7]
On Dec. 22, 1894 this army officer got life in prison for selling military secrets; Émile Zola would have a bit to say about that
Dreyfus
Sharon
|
$1,000
[17]
Some say the first true horror film is the 1920 silent picture "The Cabinet of" this doctor
Dr. Caligari
Crystal
|
$1,000
[28]
Necklaces--a 5-letter fastener that may be box, barrel or lobster
a clasp
Sharon
|
DD
$2,000
[24]
In 2019 a giant raft of this rock measuring more than 50 square miles was found floating in the Pacific near Tonga
pumice
Crystal
|
$1,000
[23]
In her "Backyard Sessions", Miley Cyrus covered Dolly Parton's song about this title woman who might steal her man
Jolene
Crystal
|
$1,000
[11]
In sports this bird refers to someone who comes in & steals a win or score from a teammate
vulture
|
| THE SUPERLATIVE EARTH | THEIR LESSER-KNOWN BOOKS | NATIONAL HEROES | COMMON BOND CUISINE | TV | ADJECTIVE THEN NOUN |
|
$400
[23]
With almost 40,000 people in less than a square mile, this little land on the Côte d'Azur is Earth's most densely populated country
Monaco
Dan
|
$400
[19]
This author went to Venus instead of Narnia in his space novel "Perelandra"
C.S. Lewis
Crystal
|
$400
[7]
Its national heroes, Toussaint Louverture & his lieutenant Jean-Jacques Dessalines, both fought for its freedom
Haiti
Crystal
|
$400
[1]
Sicilian, Hawaiian, deep dish
pizza
Crystal
|
$400
[22]
Cheers to this late actress who won an Emmy for her role on "Cheers"
Kirstie Alley
Crystal
|
$400
[30]
It's the liquid you "throw" on someone's plans or hopes to discourage them
cold water
Crystal
|
|
$800
[24]
Oddly, the highest point on this continent is a mount named for a Polish patriot who fought in the American Revolution
Australia
Crystal
Dan
|
$800
[6]
In addition to her poetry & prose, Maya Angelou wrote 2 of these, including "Great Food, All Day Long"
cookbooks
Dan
|
$800
[13]
A Canadian national hero, Laura Secordwalked 20 miles to warn that the Yankees were coming in this 19th century war
the War of 1812
Dan
|
$800
[2]
Spare, country-style, St. Louis-style
ribs
Crystal
|
$800
[11]
A 2022 series stars Jenna Ortega as this Goth girl, shipped off to Nevermore Academy
Wednesday Addams
Crystal
|
$800
[18]
Rap music until about 1985; let's put on some Treacherous Three & kick it...
old school
|
|
$1,200
[25]
5 countries border this, Earth's largest lake
Caspian Sea
Dan
|
$1,200
[8]
This Harlem poet wrote a children's book called "The First Book of Jazz"
(Langston) Hughes
Crystal
|
$1,200
[14]
Vive la France, which has a national heroine: this saint who gets a French national holiday on the second Sunday in May
Joan of Arc
Sharon
|
$1,200
[3]
Oyster, morel, chanterelle
mushrooms
Crystal
|
$1,200
[12]
(I'm Melissa Rauch.) On my sitcom "Night Court", I play Judge Stone, who, just like her father Harry Stone, hears cases argued by attorney Dan Fielding played by this legendary comic actor
John Larroquette
Dan
|
$1,200
[20]
It's a common bar name, a cocktail, and some thingyou don't want to step on
a rusty nail
Sharon
|
|
$1,600
[26]
The largest proven reserves of crude oil lie not in the Mideast but belong to this country
Venezuela
Dan
|
$1,600
[9]
"Jean Santeuil" of the 1890s is an autobiographical work by this writer who later dealt with his life & memories in 7 volumes
Proust
Crystal
|
$1,600
[15]
Thisnational hero was first radicalized during the Ten Years War of 1868-1878 & died in his fight for Cuban independence in 1895
José Martí
|
$1,600
[4]
Miso, yogurt, sauerkraut
fermentation (fermented foods)
Sharon
|
$1,600
[16]
"Good Morning, Miss Bliss" was retooled as this show starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar & Elizabeth Berkley
Saved By the Bell
Crystal
|
$2,000
[29]
Political scientist Joseph Nye's term for international influence without wielding force
soft power
Crystal
|
|
$2,000
[27]
The funnel shape of this bay between Nova Scotia & New Brunswick helps consistently give it Earth's highest tides
the Bay of Fundy
Dan
|
$2,000
[10]
The imaginary country Boca Grande figures in "A Book of Common Prayer" by this late Californian better known for her essays
(Joan) Didion
Sharon
|
DD
$3,000
[28]
A hero of this island nation where he was born, Marcus Garvey has been proposed to appear on its $100 bill
Jamaica
Dan
|
$2,000
[5]
Carne Apache, Carpaccio, tartare
raw meat dishes
Crystal
|
$2,000
[17]
"Reservation Dogs", about the exploits of 4 indigenous teens, is filmed in & set in this state
Oklahoma
Sharon
|
DD
$2,500
[21]
The path to quick success, as in "Jones is on" it "to the top"; make the combo a verb & it means to speed up a process
a fast track
Sharon
|
A 1940 headline about this included "failure", "liability when it came to offense" & "stout hearts no match for tanks"
the Maginot Line