Ben Chan game 3.
Greg Czaja — a cardiologist from San Diego, California
Kari Elsila — a grant strategy consultant from Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Ben Chan — a philosophy professor from Green Bay, Wisconsin (whose 2-day cash winnings total $46,001)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben! | $4,600 | $8,600 | $20,800 |
$23,000
3-day champion: $69,001 |
$17,800
24 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Kari | $600 | $400 | $7,200 |
$2,200
3rd place: $1,000 |
$8,400
10 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Greg | $600 | $2,800 | $8,000 |
$12,401
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,200
15 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| NEW YORK NICKS | BAKER'S DOZEN | POTENT POTABLE RHYME TIME | HEADS I WIN | TALES | YOU LOSE |
|
$200
[6]
Nicholas Murray Butler, who shared the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize, ran this New York City Ivy League school for 44 years
Columbia
Ben!
|
$200
[11]
The southernmost of the 13 colonies, it was meant to be a place where England's poor could get a new start
Georgia
Greg
|
$200
[16]
Rice wine for the guy who rides a racehorse
sake jockey
Kari
|
$200
[17]
The winner of the college football matchup between Butler & Valparaiso in this state wins the coveted Hoosier Helmet
Indiana
Greg
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$200
[2]
In a "Tale" by Beatrix Potter, Peter's last name is Rabbit; in a song from Gene Autry, it's this
Cottontail
|
$200
[28]
In 1967 Ernie Terrell's refusal to call this man by his new name led to a beating with repeated queries of "What's my name?!"
Ali
Ben!
|
|
$400
[7]
Last name of hotel chain founder Conrad & Nicky, one of his New York-born great-granddaughters
Hilton
Ben!
|
$400
[12]
Ron Howard's "Thirteen Lives" tells of a dramatic rescue that occurred in this country in 2018
Thailand
Ben!
Greg
|
$400
[20]
Pilsner trepidation
beer fear
Ben!
|
$400
[24]
I've found some Pinellas types of these projectile points--luckily, on the ground, not embedded in my flesh
arrowheads
Ben!
Kari
|
$400
[3]
In a kids' classic by her, Peter Hatcher relates "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing"
Judy Blume
Kari
|
$400
[29]
In 2010 a valiant Nicolas Mahut fell to John Isner in the 5th set, 70-68, in a match that spread across 3 days at this tournament
Wimbledon
Greg
|
|
$600
[8]
Reagan hired New York-born Nicholas Brady to investigate the 1987 stock market crash & later appointed him to this Cabinet post
Secretary of the Treasury
Ben!
|
$600
[13]
The overturned salt container in this Leonardo da Vinci painting of 13 men may symbolize betrayal
The Last Supper
Kari
|
$600
[21]
Opera text about an almond liqueur
amaretto libretto
Ben!
|
$600
[25]
The daughter, known by this name, won the head of John the Baptist & is seen in apaintingpresenting it to her mom
Salome
Greg
|
$800
[1]
One poem in Longfellow's "Tales of a Wayside Inn" begins, "Listen, my children, and you shall hear of" this
the midnight ride of Paul Revere
Kari
Greg
|
$600
[30]
In 1987 "Great White Shark" Greg Norman got eaten alive after Augusta native Larry Mize holed a 140-foot chip to win this major event
the Masters
Ben!
|
|
$800
[9]
Thisfunny man starred on Broadway with John Mulaneyas old New Yorkers in "Oh, Hello"
Nick Kroll
Greg
|
$800
[14]
Relaying more information about the problem aboard Apollo 13, he said, "We've had a main B bus undervolt"
(Jim) Lovell
Greg
|
$800
[22]
Whiskey made in the middle of downtown Lexington or Louisville
urban bourbon
Ben!
|
$800
[18]
Thisdirector of sometimes violent Westerns made "Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia", in which Warren Oates gets a head
Sam Peckinpah
|
$1,000
[5]
A Japanese court lady known as Murasaki wrote one of the world's first novels, "The Tale of" him
Genji
Ben!
|
$800
[19]
If you're "searching for" losses by this chess champ, you'll find in 1964 he did fall to John Dedinsky in 17 moves
Fischer
Ben!
|
|
$1,000
[10]
Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times shared a 1990 Pulitzer with his wife for reporting on the events in this Chinese plaza
Tiananmen Square
Ben!
|
$1,000
[15]
No longer the "Teflon Don", he was found guilty on 13 counts, including murder & racketeering, & got life in 1992
(John) Gotti
Ben!
|
$1,000
[23]
Fraudulent medical recommendations by a Cuban cocktail
Daiquiri quackery
|
$1,000
[26]
In 1996 the Library of Congress acquired the "first selfie", this type of photograph named for a Frenchman
a daguerreotype
Greg
|
DD
$1,200
[4]
"Down on its right side toppled the bed of the Roman's chariot" in this oft-filmed novel subtitled "A Tale of the Christ"
Ben-Hur
Kari
|
$1,000
[27]
This Mets manager, Ol' Casey, lost an argument on Marv Throneberry not touching 1st during a triple; turns out Marv missed 2nd too
(Casey) Stengel
Ben!
|
| THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE | "B"ANDS | WORLD FACTS | ANAGRAMMED SCIENTISTS | 20th CENTURY WOMEN | DEITY ADD A LETTER |
|
$400
[29]
Now meaning any rebellious group, this "juvenile" movement's 1908 revolt led to reforms & modernization
the Young Turks
Ben!
|
$400
[24]
They always fought for your rights! "Your mom busted in & said, 'What's that noise?!' / Aw mom, you're just jealous, it's" this rap trio
the Beastie Boys
Kari
|
$400
[23]
Alaska's Aleutian Islands separate this sea from the Pacific Ocean
the Bering
Ben!
|
$400
[6]
He changed the world through physics:LENT INEBRIATES
Albert Einstein
Greg
|
$400
[1]
Runner Kathrine Switzer broke the gender barrier in 1967 when she became the first woman to officially enter this race
the Boston Marathon
Kari
|
$400
[22]
Add a letter to the end of the Roman god of war & you get this watery tract
marsh (from Mars)
Ben!
|
|
$800
[30]
The lasting legacy of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent includes the wall around the Old City of this world capital
Jerusalem
Ben!
|
$800
[25]
"One Sweet Day" had 16 sweet weeks at No. 1 for Mariah & this vocal group from Philly, back again doin' a little "Jeopardy!" swing
Boyz II Men
Greg
|
$800
[11]
As seen here, it's the largest island in the 3rd largest ocean
Madagascar
Greg
|
$800
[10]
Safe as milk:A LUSTIER SOUP
Louis Pasteur
Greg
|
$800
[2]
As chair of a new commission, this former first lady helped draft the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Eleanor Roosevelt
Ben!
|
$800
[20]
Add a letter to the start of the Greek god of war & you get these female animals
mares (from Ares)
Ben!
|
|
$1,200
[14]
In 1683 an Allied European Army relieved this Hapsburg capital from a 2-month siege by Ottoman forces
Vienna
Greg
|
$1,200
[26]
Referencing a 1986 Top 5 hit by this band of hers, Susanna Hoffs tweeted, "Saturday is actually my fun day"
The Bangles
Kari
|
$1,200
[9]
This very large North American desert has a small dog in its name
Chihuahua
Ben!
|
$1,200
[15]
Perfect for someone who wrote about the Big Bang:KNEW THE SHAPING
Stephen Hawking
Kari
Greg
|
$1,200
[3]
She took up painting in her 70s after arthritis made it difficult to do her needlework & at 80 she had her first one-woman show
Grandma Moses
Ben!
|
$1,200
[19]
Add a letter to the end of a Norse god & you get this prickly annoyance
thorn (from Thor)
Ben!
|
|
$1,600
[12]
Kanun was the system of administrative law in the empire that supplemented this Islamic code
Sharia
Greg
|
$1,600
[27]
Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney make up this 2-man band that knew someone had an eye on their "Gold On The Ceiling"
The Black Keys
|
$2,000
[8]
In 1966 Basutoland became this country that's completely surrounded by another
Lesotho
Greg
|
$1,600
[16]
Well, that's just nuts: AVERAGE CHOWING STRONGER
George Washington Carver
Ben!
|
$1,600
[4]
Maggie Kuhn's anti-ageism group had a long, dignified name but this moniker from a TV newsman is the one that stuck
the Gray Panthers
Kari
|
$1,600
[18]
Add a letter to the start of an Egyptian falcon god & you get this tuneful group
chorus (from Horus)
|
|
$2,000
[13]
Ibrahim Pashawas one of many who held this important grand title, the highest minister of state under a sultan
vizier
Greg
|
$2,000
[28]
After meeting with Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus was "open to whatever" about a reunion of this band
Blink-182
|
DD
$3,200
[7]
As well as president of France, Emmanuel Macron is also considered a co-prince of this nearby nation
Andorra
Greg
|
$2,000
[17]
Take the test & crack the code:ANNUAL GRIT
Alan Turing
|
$2,000
[5]
Rigoberta Menchúof this country won the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize for her work on behalf of Central American indigenous people
Guatemala
Kari
|
DD
$5,000
[21]
Insert a letter in a love god's name & you get this, a kind of tooth
a cuspid (from Cupid)
Ben!
|
Known for more philosophical works, he wrote the play "La Mandragola", in which Florentines are rewarded for immoral actions
(Niccolò) Machiavelli