Hannah Wilson game 9.Ben Chan game 4.
Wendy Swanson — a retired teacher from Portland, Oregon
Ben Chan — a philosophy professor from Green Bay, Wisconsin (whose 3-day cash winnings total $69,001)
Hannah Wilson — a data scientist from Chicago, Illinois (whose 8-day cash winnings total $229,801)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah | $2,600 | $4,000 | $6,800 |
$13,599
2nd place: $2,000 |
$6,800
12 R, 1 W |
| Ben! | $7,600 | $11,800 | $41,000 |
$60,000
4-day champion: $129,001 |
$31,600
34 R (including 3 DDs), 2 W |
| Wendy | $400 | $1,200 | $4,400 |
$8,600
3rd place: $1,000 |
$4,400
6 R, 1 W |
| NEW ZEALAND GEOGRAPHY | ORDINAL NOVELS | DOG BREED RHYME TIME | SOUNDS SPOOKY | DEFENDING THE TITLE | PUTTING THE "MM" IN YUMMY |
|
$200
[30]
In the 1880s the area around Waikari was the birthplace of the Corriedale, New Zealand's first homegrown breed of this
sheep
Ben!
Wendy
|
$200
[6]
Sherlock & Savich are FBI agents in Catherine Coulter's this "Hour", the proverbial last moment to accomplish something
eleventh
Hannah
|
$200
[18]
The superior "Irish" bird locator
the better setter
Hannah
|
$200
[29]
You don't have to keep it under wraps: a British kid might use this 5-letter word instead of mother
mummy
Wendy
|
$200
[25]
Tiger Woods, the youngest ever to win this Georgia tournament in 1997, was still just 25 & 26 when he won again in 2001 & '02
the Masters
Ben!
|
$200
[24]
A 2022 article on these "ursine" candies noted their 100th anniversary & called them "a sweet, squishy source of joy"
gummy bears
Ben!
|
|
$400
[5]
In the city of Rotorua, you can visit the geothermal area of Wai-O-Tapu, home to Lady Knox, one of these that erupts daily
a geyser
Wendy
|
$400
[1]
For 2 homicide cops, "The 9th Girl" in Tami Hoag's thriller is the year's ninth of these, a name for anonymous female decedents
Jane Doe
Hannah
|
$400
[15]
A small hunting hound permitted by law
a legal beagle
Hannah
|
$400
[28]
Sanguinelli is a variety of this citrus fruit whose flesh can be deep red
a blood orange
Hannah
|
$400
[22]
In 2016 the Golden State Warriors returned to the Finals for a 7-game rematch with this team, only to lose in the final moments
the Cleveland Cavaliers
Ben!
|
$400
[23]
Ice cream sprinkles also go by this plural name
jimmies
Ben!
|
|
$600
[3]
The highest peak in New Zealand is this 12,200-foot mount named for an 18th century sea captain
Mount Cook
Hannah
|
$600
[2]
Dribble the pet turtle plays a role in this 1972 young adult book of "Tales"
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Ben!
|
$600
[16]
The principal dog from the tallest of the working breeds
the main Dane
Hannah
|
$600
[27]
Also a Stephen King book title, this group of workers is the smallest amount possible to successfully fill a shift
a skeleton crew
Hannah
Ben!
|
$600
[12]
In 1993 Joe Carter hit a walk-off, series-winning home run in game 6 as this team defended its championship in dramatic style
the (Toronto) Blue Jays
Ben!
|
$600
[21]
It's the 2-word name for French fries
pommes frites
Ben!
|
|
$800
[4]
Port Nicholson is the historical name of the harbor of this city, home to the National Symphony Orchestra
Wellington
|
$800
[7]
Vienna waits for you in Graham Greene's novella titled this "Man", which came out after the 1949 movie co-starring a creepy Orson Welles
"The Third Man"
Ben!
|
$800
[17]
A good-spirited herding dog developed in Great Britain
a jolly collie
Wendy
|
$1,000
[26]
It's named for how some of its growth dangles down as if in a web
spider plants
Ben!
|
$800
[9]
This team's Stanley Cup Finals win in 2017 wasn't too different from the 2016 one: 6 games, with Sidney Crosby the MVP
the (Pittsburgh) Penguins
Ben!
|
$800
[20]
That's not a tomato but the Japanese variety of this fruit
a persimmon
Hannah
|
|
$1,000
[11]
This "Garden City" named for a college at Oxford University had its peace shattered by 2 mosque shootings in 2019
Christchurch
Ben!
|
$1,000
[8]
This Detroiter dialed up a bestseller with "The First Phone Call from Heaven"
(Mitch) Albom
Ben!
|
$1,000
[19]
An adorable Arctic sled dog
a cute Malamute
Ben!
|
DD
$3,000
[13]
There are 3 species of this mammal, which uses echolocation & feeds on livestock
vampire bats
Ben!
|
$1,000
[10]
It was only this man's second title defense in 1964 when Muhammad Ali floated & stung him one night in Miami Beach
Liston
Ben!
|
$1,000
[14]
Summer cocktails made with this brand's "No. 1 Cup" are a tradition at Wimbledon
Pimm's
Hannah
|
| IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD | CLOSE ELECTIONS | QUICK OPERA | SCIENTISTS | WATCHING THE DETECTIVES | "SPECIAL" DELIVERY |
|
$400
[24]
The original Café du Monde serves its famed beignets on Decatur Street in this New Orleans neighborhood
the French Quarter
Ben!
|
$400
[19]
In 1910 Democrat Charles B. Smith won a U.S. House seat with 20,685 votes; his Republican opponent got this many
20,684
Hannah
|
$400
[1]
A house overlooking Nagasaki Harbor is the setting of this opera
Madama Butterfly
Ben!
|
$400
[11]
In 1610 this Italian scientist & astronomer named the moons of Jupiter the "Medicean Stars" in honor of the powerful family
Galileo
Ben!
|
$400
[18]
This"Lethal Weapon" actor played Philip Marlowe on an episode of "Fallen Angels", a 1990s neo-noir anthology
(Danny) Glover
Ben!
|
$400
[17]
This cereal now comes in fruit & yogurt & red berries varieties
Special K
Ben!
|
|
$800
[25]
Brewer's Hill in this city is home to historic buildings once used by Miller & Schlitz
Milwaukee
Ben!
|
$800
[20]
A 1994 tie vote for a seat in Wyoming's state house was broken by a drawing from one of these hats matching a state nickname
a cowboy hat
Ben!
|
$800
[12]
In the classic song "Tears Of A Clown", you'll hear the Italian title of this opera
Pagliacci
Hannah
|
$800
[10]
Galvani said he'd found a new type of this restricted to animal tissue; Volta proved it's the same type that goes through metal
electricity
Ben!
|
$800
[27]
Starring Angie Harmon & Sasha Alexander, this series was named for a detective & a medical examiner in Boston
Rizzoli & Isles
|
$800
[15]
Term for military units like the Green Berets trained in guerrilla warfare & other unique tactics
special forces
Wendy
|
|
$1,200
[26]
L.A.'s Museum Row is on a stretch of Wilshire Blvd. between La Brea & Fairfax known by this wondrous & alliterative name
the Miracle Mile
Ben!
|
$1,200
[21]
In 1832 Henry Clay took Maryland by 4 votes over this incumbent president, who won reelection handily anyway
(Andrew) Jackson
Ben!
|
$1,600
[2]
The myth about this great singer is a natural opera subject & in 2021 Juilliard revived a 1647 Italian version
Orpheus
Ben!
|
$1,200
[6]
Ichthyologist Eugenie Clark discovered the Moses sole's natural one of these, which makes ol' Jaws flail around & go fetal
shark repellent
|
$1,200
[28]
Coming off "Hud" & "The Hustler", this actor played Lew Harper in films based on Ross MacDonald's Lew Archer novels
Paul Newman
Wendy
|
$1,200
[14]
It's a folk song about a train as well as a 90-minute musical showcase on 1970s TV
"The Midnight Special"
Wendy
|
|
$2,000
[8]
Many an artist has lived in this neighborhood in Manhattan's East Village that runs through avenues A, B, C & D
Alphabet City
Ben!
|
$1,600
[22]
This future pres. won a tight 1948 Texas primary after uncounted votes were "discovered" 6 days after the election
Lyndon Johnson
Ben!
|
$2,000
[3]
The title guy in this Verdi opera is the son of the king of Spain
Don Carlos
|
$1,600
[5]
Arthur Riggs & his team developed the artificial type of this hormone, saving human lives & letting cows keep their pancreases
insulin
Ben!
|
$1,600
[29]
This actor & husband of Ruby Dee directed "Cotton Comes to Harlem", based on a Chester Himes book featuring detective Grave Digger Jones
Ossie Davis
Ben!
|
$1,600
[13]
With unemployment at 25% & banks on the verge of collapse, in 1933 FDR called Congress into the first of 3 of these gatherings
a special session
Hannah
|
|
DD
$3,000
[9]
Acorn Streetis one of the most historic in the Boston neighborhood called this Hill, after a warning light that once stood there
Beacon Hill
Ben!
|
$2,000
[23]
The final official tally from Florida in 2000 was George W. Bush 2,912,790, Al Gore 2,912,253, this man, 97,488
Nader
Ben!
|
DD
$7,000
[7]
3 ladies give Tamino this title item, but no lessons
the Magic Flute
Ben!
|
$2,000
[4]
In the Galápagos, the currents control the seasons: the garúa is the time of this cold current named for a German scientist
the Humboldt Current
Ben!
|
$2,000
[30]
From a series of books, "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" has this actress & "Golden" singer solving cases in Botswana
Jill Scott
|
$2,000
[16]
Sidney Reilly of "Ace of Spies" fame worked as an operative of this U.K. department concerned with national security
the Special Branch
|
The co-founder of this magazine that began in 1967 said its name comes primarily from a song title but noted a band name as well
Rolling Stone