2023Jeopardy! Mastersquarterfinal game 4.
Matt Amodio — a postdoctoral researcher from Cambridge, Massachusetts
James Holzhauer — a self-described game show villain from Las Vegas, Nevada
Andrew He — a software developer from San Francisco, California
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew | — | $5,200 | $9,600 |
$9,600
2nd place: 4 match points |
$9,600
13 R, 1 W |
| James | — | $7,600 | $28,400 |
$0
3rd place: 3 match points |
$19,600
27 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Matt | — | $6,800 | $28,400 |
$27,400
Winner: 3 match points |
$14,200
16 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| THE OTHER MASTERS | LIBRARIES | OVERWROUGHT HISTORY | ETHIOPIA | YOU SPEAK LATIN, RIGHT? | NEED! COFFEE! NOW! |
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$200
[17]
Golfers tee it up at the Masters each April, amidst the blooming azaleas & dogwoods at the National Golf Club in this Georgia city
Augusta
Matt
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$200
[27]
Harvard's Widener Library honors Harry Elkins Widener, whose rare works were donated after his death in this maritime disaster
the Titanic
James
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$200
[28]
March 1, 1781: Finally!The states fully ratified this document! No way it isn't a document guiding U.S. democracy forever!
the Articles of Confederation
James
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$200
[20]
30 years after organizing this huge concert for famine aid in Ethiopia, Bob Geldof led a fund for private equity investing there
Live Aid
Andrew
James
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$200
[29]
It's how Caesar supposedly said, "I came, I saw, I conquered"
Veni, vidi, vici
James
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$200
[30]
Heidi Klum takes this espresso & steamed milk drink full-fat; Reese Witherspoon favors an almond soy one
a latte
Andrew
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$400
[16]
Many have said a prayer before playing the 11th, 12th & 13th holes, collectively known as this
Amen Corner
James
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$400
[26]
When this big-box retailer moved out, McAllen, Texas moved in to create a 123,000-square-foot public library, complete with a cafe
Walmart
Andrew
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$400
[25]
Oooof, this year: Matthew Flinders died.The White House, set on fire. 1,200 killed by the Philippines' Mayon volcano eruption
1814
Matt
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$400
[19]
This former name for Ethiopia is thought to come from an Arabic word meaning "mixture"
Abyssinia
James
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$400
[22]
Meaning "from the latter" & used of inductive reasoning, it's contrasted with "a priori"
a posteriori
Andrew
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$400
[24]
Be your own amateur barista using this national device for that perfect cup
French press
Andrew
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$600
[15]
Here's this golf great; after sinking his putt in 1986, he would win the tournament for the sixth time
Jack Nicklaus
James
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$600
[13]
In March 1889 the first American library endowed by this philanthropist opened in Braddock, Pennsylvania
Carnegie
Andrew
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$600
[5]
Dec. 29, 1170: Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?! I'm Henry II, for heaven's sake! You did? OK, awkward
Thomas à Becket
Matt
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$600
[18]
Seen here in written form, this Semitic language with 33 basic characters is spoken by millions of Ethiopians
Amharic
James
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$600
[21]
Heard in courtrooms, it's Latin for "elsewhere"
alibi
James
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$600
[23]
This specialty coffee is grown in volcanic soils in the coffee belt of the same name at the base of Mauna Loa
Kona
James
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$800
[14]
One of golf's greatest champions, he co-founded the club, & what became the Masters Tournament, in the 1930s
Bobby Jones
James
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$800
[12]
The Haskell Free Library straddles the U.S. & Canada--the front door is in Vermont; the circulation desk, in this province
Quebec
James
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$800
[3]
July 28, 1794: Hold up, he dominated the Committee of Public Safety! Guillotine?! You just can't do that to this guy! Oh... I guess you can
Robespierre
Andrew
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$1,000
[6]
There are 55 member nations of this regional organization whose headquarters in Addis Ababa are seen here
African Union
Matt
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$800
[9]
This type of argument is directed against a person, not the facts in dispute
ad hominem
Andrew
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$800
[10]
Vietnam grows the most robusta coffee, a stronger variety; Brazil grows the most of this other main variety, a more aromatic mild type
Arabica
Andrew
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$1,000
[4]
The annual champions dinner began in 1952 when he hosted, a year after his first Masters win & 3 years after a near-fatal car wreck
Ben Hogan
James
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$1,000
[11]
In 1996 this library moved its main branch from the Mazarin Palace on the rue de Richelieu to a new facility along the Seine
the Bibliothèque nationale (of France)
Matt
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$1,000
[2]
1494: This business league is comin' apart, man! Ivan III nixed Novgorod from being one of its kontors, or trading posts
the Hanseatic League
James
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DD
$2,600
[7]
With many now living in Israel, Jews of Ethiopian origin trace their lineage to Menelik I, traditionally the son of this woman
Queen of Sheba
Matt
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$1,000
[8]
Want to start a war? You'd better have this 2-word justification
casus belli
Andrew
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$1,000
[1]
Company legend says Teddy Roosevelt praised Maxwell House coffee with these 5 words, a slogan they still use today
good to the last drop
Matt
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| PLEASE LOOK THROUGH THE TELESCOPE | RHYMINGLY NAMED CELEBS | LITERATURE | CONTRONYMS | A NEW COAT | "OF" PAINT |
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$400
[30]
Hereis the nebula that makes up part of the sword in this constellation
Orion
Matt
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$400
[29]
In 1997 he was up for a Grammy, made a cameo in "Good Burger" & ended the season shooting 48% from the free throw line
Shaquille O'Neal (Shaq accepted)
Matt
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$400
[28]
"All hope abandon, ye who enter here" appears in this medieval poem
the Divine Comedy
James
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$400
[27]
This verb can mean to view a movie, or to hide something from view, perhaps with a partition
screen
James
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$400
[25]
Naturally, in "Foreign Correspondent", Joel McCrea wore this coat with a name from World War I
a trench coat
James
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$400
[26]
A kneeling trio offers the Christ child gifts of gold, frankincense & myrrh in this 1480s painting by Leonardo da Vinci
Adoration of the Magi
James
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$800
[11]
Animagefrom a NASA probe shows the Great Dark Spot on this planet
Neptune
James
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$800
[23]
The IMDb credits for this actress begin in 1923; she goes ape quite memorably 10 years later & works until 1980
Fay Wray
Andrew
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$800
[3]
Poe's short story "The Murders" here marked the first appearance of the French detective C. Auguste Dupin
in the Rue Morgue
Andrew
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$800
[19]
To do this in the U.K. is to discuss a topic at a meeting; to do it in the U.S. is to postpone discussing it
table
Andrew
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$800
[24]
The U.S. Navy issued these, double-breasted, hip-length & dark blue, to new recruits until 2019
a peacoat
James
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$1,200
[6]
The exuberant Matisse canvas "Le bonheur de vivre" has this title in English
Joy of Life
Matt
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$1,200
[10]
Solar prominences such as those seenhereare huge clouds of relatively cool matter in this fourth state
plasma
James
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$1,200
[22]
Will Ferrell, as this Cubs announcer: "It's a simple question, doctor. Would you eat the Moon if it were made of ribs?"
Harry Caray
James
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$1,200
[1]
Lewis Carroll was the pen name of this mathematician turned children's author
Charles Dodgson
James
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$1,200
[18]
To split a diamond with a sharp instrument, or to cling to someone very closely
cleave
Matt
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$1,200
[13]
In 2019 this iconic star said a red coat she wore to protest the dangers of climate change will be the last clothing item she buys
Jane Fonda
Matt
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$1,600
[5]
Plato & Aristotleare the central figures in this allegory by Raphael
School of Athens
Matt
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$1,600
[8]
Thissupernova remnant is M1, the first object listed in the Messier catalogue
Crab Nebula
Matt
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$1,600
[21]
One of many classic keyboard parts he's played with Elvis Costello is the organ on "Watching The Detectives"
Steve Nieve
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$1,600
[2]
A letter this author began writing to her grandfather evolved into her first novel "The House of the Spirits"
Allende
James
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$1,600
[17]
You can ask for one of these if you wish to delay a trial, but it can also refer to just going on with the trial
continuance
Matt
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$2,000
[15]
Similar to a parka, this hooded jacket gets its name in part from Greenlandic Inuit
an anorak
James
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$2,000
[7]
Enjoy an interior view of the arm of a Dutch criminal in this Rembrandt masterpiece depicting a renowned physician at work
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp
Andrew
James
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$2,000
[12]
The bright raysvisibleat the bottom of the Moon emanate from this impact crater named for an astronomer
Tycho (for Tycho Brahe)
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$2,000
[20]
At Woodstock, he quipped, "What we have in mind is breakfast in bed for 400,000"; also, his real last name is Romney... Triiiippy!
Wavy Gravy
Matt
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$2,000
[4]
Created by Edith Pargeter, this monk solves crimes in the Middle Ages in mysteries like "The Leper of Saint Giles"
Brother Cadfael
Matt
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$2,000
[16]
An expression of regret for one's actions, or a defense like the one "of the Augsburg Confession"
an apology
James
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DD
$10,400
[14]
This Scottish chemist invented a waterproof material that was used to make a raincoat that bears his name
(Charles) MacIntosh
James
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DD
$13,200
[9]
This 1793 painting seenheredepicts anevent from July of that year
Death of Marat
Matt
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In 1915 the assassination of President Sam brought Uncle Sam to this country, beginning a 19-year military occupation
Haiti