2023Jeopardy! Mastersquarterfinal game 6.
Matt Amodio — a postdoctoral researcher from Cambridge, Massachusetts
Mattea Roach — a writer and podcaster from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Andrew He — a software developer from San Francisco, California
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew | — | $6,400 | $15,200 |
$20,700
2nd place: 5 match points |
$15,200
17 R, 1 W |
| Mattea | — | $-400 | $19,800 |
$30,401
Winner: 6 match points |
$12,600
18 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Matt | — | $4,400 | $9,600 |
$15,201
3rd place: 3 match points |
$9,600
18 R, 4 W |
| NOLAD SON OF AFRAL, BIBLICAL OB/GYN | CAR STUFF | LET'S GET VERTICAL | U.S. "BURG"S | LITTLE | PITCHERS HAVE BIG YEARS |
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$200
[4]
In Genesis she was told, "In sorrow thou shalt bring forth children", but I assured her epidural anesthesia is very effective
Eve
Mattea
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$200
[30]
It's a myth that this Chevy didn't sell in Spanish-speaking markets because its name can be translated as "doesn't go"
the Nova
Andrew
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$200
[29]
Vertical pianos include console & this other 7-letter type seen on the 1983 Scott Joplin commemorative stamp
upright
Mattea
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$200
[24]
The Tampa Bay Rays play their home games in this city's Tropicana Field
St. Petersburg
Matt
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$200
[28]
A novel by Marion Dane Bauer about an undersized wolf pup is titled this, the smallest animal in a litter
Runt
Matt
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$200
[26]
Steve Carlton in 1980 was the last pitcher to log more than 300 of these in a season, & arms have rested easier ever since
innings
Andrew
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$400
[5]
I showed Rebekah on the ultrasound how these boy twins struggled within her womb
Jacob & Esau
Andrew
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$400
[21]
Honda said this model name reflected the company's desire for "harmony between people, society and the automobile"
Accord
Andrew
|
$400
[22]
Horizontal yarns used on the loom when making rugs are called weft; the vertical, this other "w"ord
warp
Andrew
|
$400
[23]
In 1934 FDR called the Duke of Gloucester Street in this Colonial city the "most historic avenue in America"
Williamsburg
Mattea
|
$400
[27]
A short remaining part in your checkbook, or a short Wikipedia article others may expand upon
stub
Matt
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$400
[25]
In 1973 Nolan Ryan struck out 383 batters, breaking this lefty's 8-year-old record by one
Koufax
Matt
|
|
$600
[15]
I have a picture of this baby on my office wall; in Luke 1, we brought his mother Elizabeth to full term, 34 verses
John the Baptist
Mattea
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$600
[20]
The Marathon was the model name of this maker's iconic taxicabs; the meter stopped running for the last NYC one in 1999
Checker
Matt
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$600
[19]
The C-suite is discussing V.I., or vertical this, where every stage of production of a good is controlled by one company
integration
Matt
|
$600
[18]
It's the only state capital that fits the category
Harrisburg (in Pennsylvania)
Matt
|
$600
[10]
With a flick of the wrist, Worcestershire sauce is dispensed in these small bartending units, each 6-8 drops
dashes
Matt
|
$600
[9]
Nicknamed "K-Rod", in 2008 this Rodriguez set a single-season record for saves with 62--& careful, there's no "K"
Francisco Rodriguez
Andrew
|
|
$800
[16]
Before she bore Ishmael, I sent her & Abraham to genetic counseling, recommended in cases of advanced paternal age
Hagar
Andrew
Mattea
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$800
[14]
This brand's hood ornament is called the Spirit of Ecstasy, & if you had one, you'd be ecstatic too
Rolls Royce
Andrew
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$800
[12]
On the periodic table, vertical columns of elements are called these or families; No. 11 is aka the copper family
a group
Andrew
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$800
[13]
Museums in this city include ones devoted to the lower Mississippi River & the Civil War
Vicksburg
Andrew
Matt
|
DD
$1,000
[3]
This city in Java gave its name to small chickens, boxers & books
Bantam
Mattea
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$800
[7]
Famous for refusing to brush hitters back with his blazing fastball, this"Big Train" had a 1.14 ERA in 1913 with the Senators
(Walter) Johnson
Matt
|
|
$1,000
[17]
I submitted to JAMA about my case in Isaiah--"Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name" this
Emmanuel
Matt
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$1,000
[6]
This British automaker teamed up with its competitor Healey to produce classic '50s sports cars like the Sprite
Austin
Mattea
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$1,000
[1]
This town in southwestern Colorado has a decades-old film festival & a ski area with a 4,000-foot vertical
Telluride
Andrew
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$1,000
[11]
This South Carolina city was named for a local militia that helped win the Battle of Cowpens in the American Revolution
Spartanburg
|
$1,000
[2]
It means shortened by having a part cut off & it's from the Latin for part of a tree
truncated
Mattea
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$1,000
[8]
With a 31-6 record in 1968, this Detroit Tiger became the last MLB pitcher to win 30 games in a season
McLain
Matt
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| HIT THE ROAD, JACK | SOME ELEMENTARY CLUES | WORLD OF WORDS & IDIOMS | HISTORIC SHIPS | THE MALE GAZE | THE LAST BOOKS YOU'LL READ |
|
$400
[27]
Philosopher's Path in Kyoto is a top spot to see Sakura, this tree's blossoms, burst with color during their spring festival
cherry
Mattea
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$400
[28]
Elements in the nitrogen group have an outer shell of 5 of these, 2 in an S orbital & 3 in P orbitals
electrons
Mattea
|
$400
[29]
In Mexico to laze around is "echar la hueva", literally to toss this food item
egg
Matt
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$400
[25]
In 1922 theUSS Langleywas commissioned as the first of these big ships in the U.S. Navy
aircraft carrier
Matt
|
$400
[23]
"Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back" is an album by him
Sinatra
Matt
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$400
[30]
Edward Bulwer-Lytton wrote the historical novel "The Last Days of" this doomed city near Naples
Pompeii
Matt
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|
$800
[26]
The world's highest paved international road, the Karakoram highway between Pakistan & China follows this ancient trade route
the Silk Road
Andrew
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$800
[15]
Elements with atomic numbers above 92 are this type, meaning they come later in the periodic table than a certain radioactive one
transuranium
Mattea
|
$800
[12]
In the Netherlands "So it's like that!" is "O, op die fiets", "On that" this transport the Dutch love
bicycle
Matt
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$800
[24]
In 1985 this organization's Rainbow Warrior was headed to protest French nuclear testing when it was blown up
Greenpeace
Mattea
|
$800
[17]
"Blue-Eyed Cool" is the subtitle of a book featuring photos of this legendary actor known for his piercing blue eyes
Paul Newman
Mattea
Matt
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$800
[6]
This semi-autobiographical novel by Larry McMurtry is set in the small town of Thalia, Texas during the 1950s
The Last Picture Show
Andrew
Mattea
|
|
$1,600
[18]
Canada's Icefields Parkway winds along the continental divide between Banff National Park & this one also in Alberta
Jasper
Mattea
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$1,200
[14]
The chalcogens include polonium, selenium & this, Te
tellurium
Mattea
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$1,200
[11]
This language of the Aztecs has added many food words to modern English, including avocado, chili & tomato
Nahuatl
Mattea
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$1,200
[7]
This ship commanded by James Cook on his first Pacific voyage later gave its name to a Space Shuttle
Endeavour
Mattea
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$1,200
[10]
Ben Stiller explained that this signature look of Zoolander is a 6-part process & is meant to convey "OK, take it already"
Blue Steel
Mattea
|
$1,200
[4]
The character of Monroe Stahr in this 1941 novel was based on Irving Thalberg
The Last Tycoon (by Fitzgerald)
Matt
|
|
$2,000
[20]
In 1966 Time magazine said this iconic street known for its fashion "illustrates the new swinging London"
Carnaby Street
Andrew
Mattea
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$1,600
[13]
Let's run the table:Hydrogen, helium, lithium, this
beryllium
Andrew
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$1,600
[8]
In parts of the Middle East & Asia a payment that can be construed as a tip or bribery is known by this word from the Persian
baksheesh
|
$1,600
[5]
After attacking & sinking the Housatonic, this Confederate submarine also went down, killing its 8 crewmen
Hunley
Andrew
Matt
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$1,600
[9]
Both Superman & this dog of his have X-ray vision; the superpooch also has heat vision & freeze breath!
Krypto
|
$1,600
[2]
"The Last of the Mohicans" is the second of these "Tales" by James Fenimore Cooper
The Leatherstocking Tales
Andrew
|
|
DD
$7,000
[19]
Some give this highway's length as 19,000 miles, with stops including Fairbanks, Alaska, Monterrey, Mexico & Lima, Peru
the Pan-American Highway
Mattea
|
DD
$4,400
[16]
This radioactive element is named for Nobel-winning American chemist Glenn
seaborgium
Mattea
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$2,000
[1]
Ronald Reagan adapted the Russian saying "Doveryai, no proveryai" into this 3-word maxim about nuclear weapons deals
trust but verify
Matt
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$2,000
[21]
Now ondisplayin Portsmouth, this"floral" Tudor warship went down in 1545 during a fight with France
Mary Rose
Andrew
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$2,000
[22]
Back in 1975 he had a No. 1 hit singing, "My eyes adored you though I never laid a hand on you"
Frankie Valli
Mattea
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$2,000
[3]
This French author penned "The Last of Cherie", a novel about a man who was once in a relationship with an older woman
Colette
Matt
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This residence is part of an estate that includes Ballochbuie Forest, a remnant of the ancient Caledonian pine forest
Balmoral