2023Jeopardy! Mastersquarterfinal game 2.
Sam Buttrey — an associate professor at the Naval Postgraduate School from Pacific Grove, California
Mattea Roach — a writer and podcaster from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
James Holzhauer — a self-described game show villain from Las Vegas, Nevada
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James | — | $6,400 | $40,800 |
$30,988
Winner: 3 match points |
$18,800
22 R (including 3 DDs), 2 W |
| Mattea | — | $1,600 | $9,200 |
$6,199
3rd place: 0 match points |
$9,200
13 R, 1 W |
| Sam | — | $6,200 | $12,200 |
$18,401
2nd place: 1 match point |
$12,200
19 R, 1 W |
| FROM THE ARABIC | A LITTLE READING MATERIAL | "G.P." | COMIN' TO YOUR CITY | SING YOU A COUNTRY SONG | FLYIN' HIGHER THAN A JET AIRLINER |
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$200
[19]
This Middle Eastern dip takes its name from the Arabic for "chickpeas"
hummus
Sam
|
$200
[29]
Harvey Kurtzman saw a postcard that had the caption "Me worry", which inspired this magazine mascot
Alfred E. Neuman
Sam
|
$200
[17]
Figuratively, it means the subject of a lab experiment
guinea pig
Mattea
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$200
[21]
Hit a casino in this city of the French Riviera, enjoy its Promenade de la Croisette & maybe enjoy a film or 12 in late May
Cannes
James
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$200
[30]
Big & Rich's "Comin' To Your City" notes this Missouri capital where they "woke up by the river", with Coronas possibly involved
Jefferson City
James
|
$200
[28]
Russian for "peace", this space station returned to Earth & pieced out in a controlled re-entry on March 23, 2001
Mir
Sam
|
|
$400
[18]
The head of an Arab family, this word gained popularity in the U.S. due to a 1919 book & a Rudolph Valentino film
sheik
Mattea
|
$400
[13]
In 2021 Rolling Stone updated its Greatest Songs of All Time list; this Aretha Franklin hit, previously No. 5, now tops the list
"Respect"
James
|
$400
[16]
The first of these was held in 1906 & won by the driver of a Renault
grand prix
Sam
|
$400
[20]
Catch a Red Devils game at Old Trafford when visiting this city
Manchester
Mattea
|
$400
[24]
He sang, "I'm not big on social graces, think I'll slip on down to the oasis, oh, I've got friends in low places"
Garth Brooks
James
|
$400
[27]
Apollo 15 was the first mission to use this 460-pound item on the Moon & it's still up there, basically left on the lot
the (lunar) rover
Sam
|
|
$600
[10]
This word comes from "zarafa", also a book about one brought to Europe in 1826 with its head poking through a hole in the deck
giraffe
Sam
|
$600
[12]
After 81 years as a Sunday newspaper supplement, it ceased publication on Nov. 13, 2022; it's now digital only
Parade
Sam
|
$600
[15]
It's a fun though probably not lucrative activity at Columbia State Historic Park in California's High Sierra
gold panning
James
|
$600
[9]
So much history in this city! The 16th century Red Fort, the Jami Masjid, or Friday Mosque, & oh yeah... the Taj Mahal
Agra
Mattea
|
$600
[23]
State the name of this band who did "Mountain Music", "Old Flame" & "My Home's In..."--oh wait, we almost said too much
Alabama
Sam
|
$600
[26]
In 1977 this space probe 2 launched 2 weeks ahead of this space probe 1; by 1990, both had lived up to their name & were past Pluto
Voyager
Sam
|
|
$800
[7]
The name of this reddish hair dye comes from the Arabic for the Lawsonia inermis tree whose leaves are the dye's source
henna
Sam
|
$800
[11]
This 135-year-old magazine has helped fund more than 15,000 grants in its history; recipients include Richard Byrd & Jacques Cousteau
National Geographic
Sam
|
$800
[14]
Kansas & Montana are part of this geographic region that covers about 1 million square miles
the Great Plains
James
|
$800
[8]
Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978, Old Town in this capital of Ecuador is something tosee, & now you can
Quito
Sam
|
$800
[22]
In Feb. 2023 Hardy & Lainey Wilson's "Wait In" this vehicle was a hit, as was Lainey's solo "Heart Like" this vehicle
truck
|
$800
[25]
In 2021 90-year-old William Shatner boldly went aboard a spacecraft from this "colorful" company as the oldest person to fly in space
Blue Origin
James
|
|
$1,000
[6]
Once a "house of manufacture", it's now most often used to designate a place where weapons are made or stored
arsenal
James
|
$1,000
[5]
This annual has a hole in the upper left corner so one can hang it in the house or outhouse, making it handy for reading & other uses
The Old Farmer's Almanac
James
|
$1,000
[4]
A character named Faith is the alter ego of this short story master who taught at Sarah Lawrence for decades
Grace Paley
|
DD
$1,000
[1]
Take in the earthquake-resistant "Cardboard Cathedral", built after a 2011 event in this New Zealand city
Christchurch
James
|
$1,000
[2]
Kris Kristofferson wrote this song about what follows a rough Saturday night & Johnny Cash made it a No. 1 country hit
"Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down"
James
|
$1,000
[3]
This Aurora 7 astronaut, the second American to make an orbital spaceflight, is seen here with the first, John Glenn
Scott Carpenter
James
|
| BACK IN THE 12th CENTURY | SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER | WOMEN WRITERS | POP CULTURE IN BLACK & WHITE | RELIGION | BUILD YOUR OWN SPY NOVEL TITLES |
|
$400
[28]
A comet sketched by a monk named Eadwine around 1145 is likely this one given its name (not "Eadwine's") in the 18th century
Halley's Comet
Mattea
|
$400
[24]
After "launch", it's the precise period of time in which a spacecraft can be launched for it to be successful
window
Sam
|
$400
[19]
Swedish author Astrid Lindgren created strong characters like Ronja, the Robber's Daughter, & this redhead with braids
(Pippi) Longstocking
Sam
|
$400
[25]
To start the '70s he replaced the 2 white guys in the Experience with a black rhythm section in Band of Gypsys
Hendrix
Mattea
|
$400
[27]
Mahatma Gandhi said, "The central fact of Hinduism is" protection of these animals
cows
Mattea
|
$400
[30]
The + the Babylonian goddess of love & war + a recipe of ingredients for a chemical substance
The Ishtar Formula
James
|
|
$800
[4]
King Suryavarman II built this religious complex in Cambodia as a Hindu temple, but it became a Buddhist shrine
Angkor Wat
Sam
|
$800
[23]
Meaning "magnificence", it's paired with a longer word in an Elgar title
pomp
Mattea
|
$1,200
[7]
In addition to creating & starring in "Abbott Elementary", she's published the essay collection "She Memes Well"
Quinta Brunson
James
|
$800
[17]
In the '60s Robert Culp & Bill Cosby pioneered interracial buddy espionage on this TV show
I Spy
James
|
$800
[26]
Deeply religious, NFL quarterback Derek Carr said the first thing he'd do with his $125 million contract is make this payment
a tithe
Sam
|
$800
[29]
The + a legendary king of the Geats + either of the 2 main divisions of the Christian Bible
The Beowulf Testament
James
|
|
$1,200
[2]
The Crusaders captured this city on the Bay of Haifa & made it their capital
Acre
James
|
$1,200
[22]
This 9-letter word for a skilled storyteller comes from the French
raconteur
James
|
$1,600
[6]
Thismagazine contributor, short-story author & poet once said, "I can't write five words but that I change seven"
Dorothy Parker
Mattea
|
$1,200
[16]
Seen here are the co-stars of this TV show; one said the other was "the mother I had been looking for"
Touched by an Angel
Sam
|
$1,600
[11]
Being a teen in 1972 is a trip, man--mom won't buy me "Summer Breeze" by Seals & Crofts cuz they practice this 19th c. faith from Iran
Baháʼí
Mattea
Sam
|
$1,200
[5]
The + the third sign of the zodiac + a synonym for an autograph
The Gemini Signature
Mattea
|
|
$1,600
[1]
This Welsh abbey on the River Wye was founded for Cistercian monks in 1131
Tintern
James
|
$1,600
[21]
This verb can mean to weaken or disembowel, figuratively & literally
eviscerate (or gutting)
James
|
$2,000
[18]
The author of more than 50 books including "The Golden Notebook", she was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature
(Doris) Lessing
Sam
|
$1,600
[15]
Britain's two-tone movement included multiracial bands like the English Beat & this ska group with the hit "Ghost Town"
the Specials
Mattea
|
$2,000
[10]
In slang, "a whole" this means a long story, but in the Hebrew Bible, it's a scroll or the book of Esther
megillah
Mattea
|
$1,600
[12]
The + a city in southern Afghanistan home to Ahmad Shah's tomb + a chess opening involving a sacrifice
The Kandahar Gambit
Mattea
|
|
$2,000
[3]
Under the Concordat of this German city, the Holy Roman Emperor conceded to the pope the free election of bishops & abbots
Worms
|
$2,000
[20]
Sounding like a word from taxonomy, this word describes an argument that looks true on the surface, but isn't
specious
James
|
DD
$8,000
[8]
Min Jin Lee's novel "Pachinko" follows generations of a Korean immigrant family overcoming bias in this other Asian nation
Japan
James
|
$2,000
[14]
Nicknamed for something sweet, hejoined the all-white New Orleans Rhythm Kings on an early integrated jazz recording session
Jelly Roll Morton
Sam
|
DD
$16,000
[9]
An image of Our Lady makes a yearly trip from the Cathedral of Guadalajara to this other kind of major Catholic church of Zapopan
Basilica
James
|
$2,000
[13]
The + the last name of Abe Lincoln's Secretary of War + a disaster (originally, a type of bottle)
The Stanton Fiasco
James
|
Opened in 1909 & less famous than an older neighbor, it connects Brooklyn & Chinatown
the Manhattan Bridge