Ben Chan game 8.
Chris Hammer — a teacher from McKinney, Texas
Erica Johnson — a stay-at-home mom from Greenbelt, Maryland
Ben Chan — a philosophy professor from Green Bay, Wisconsin (whose 7-day cash winnings total $213,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben! | $3,400 | $10,400 | $12,400 |
$14,800
8-day champion: $227,800 |
$19,000
29 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Erica | $2,000 | $3,600 | $4,800 |
$9,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$4,800
9 R, 2 W |
| Chris | $-200 | $1,400 | $3,400 |
$6,699
3rd place: $1,000 |
$3,400
9 R, 3 W |
| SOME OF THE 10 COMMANDMENTS | ON A FIRST-NAME BASIS WITH BOOZE | HURRAY FOR HOLLYWOOD! | THOSE BALLS HAVE "I"s | MULTIPLE MEANINGS | GATES |
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$200
[26]
"Remember" this "day, to keep it holy"
the Sabbath
Erica
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$200
[27]
A bourbon:Mr. Beam
Jim
Ben!
|
$200
[7]
The longest-tenured cast member of "SNL", in 2022, hegot a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Kenan Thompson
Erica
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$200
[24]
This type of ball used in pool & in snooker is from a French word for the stick with which it's struck
billiard
Ben!
|
$200
[20]
A small building for tools, or to get rid of something or someone
shed
Ben!
|
$200
[23]
Elvis paid $1,339 to have the iconic musical note emblazoned gates made for this Memphis mansion
Graceland
Chris
|
|
$400
[25]
"Thou shalt not commit" this, so thou shalt better stay true
adultery
Erica
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$400
[18]
A scotch:Mr. Walker
Johnnie
Ben!
|
$400
[8]
In 1927 Norma Talmadge began a tradition here when she accidentally stepped in wet cement while it was under construction
Mann's Chinese Theater
Chris
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$400
[22]
These perforated plastic balls are made for playing the same-named game in spaces that are too small for baseball
Wiffle balls
Ben!
|
$400
[14]
One month's National Geographic, or one subject of public debate
issue
Ben!
|
$400
[4]
Pilgrims who came to the Mediterranean port of Jaffa naturally entered this holy city through the Jaffa Gate
Jerusalem
Chris
|
|
$600
[9]
These 4 words come 2 verses before "Thou shalt not steal"
Thou shalt not kill
Ben!
|
$600
[28]
A tequila:Señor Cuervo
Jose
Ben!
|
$600
[13]
Created as a real estate ad 100 years ago in 1923, the Hollywood Sign originally had this 4-letter word tacked on to the end
land
Chris
|
$800
[5]
After a century with its original supplier, in 1976 MLB said "Goodbye, Mr." this & made Rawlings its new official ball
Spalding
Ben!
|
$600
[17]
Of bell, book, or candle, the one that in slang means "move fast"
book
Chris
|
$600
[1]
This palace's Gate of Honor is a 21st century re-creation of one that was destroyed during the French Revolution
Versailles
Ben!
|
|
$800
[6]
"Thou shalt not" do this shenanigan with "the name of the Lord thy God"
take thy name in vain
Erica
|
$800
[29]
A fine cognac:Monsieur Martin
Rémy
Chris
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$800
[11]
Serving fine food & legendary martinis, this iconic restaurant that opened its doors in 1919 is named for 2 of its founders
Musso & Frank's
Chris
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$1,000
[19]
The name of this golf ball brand used by champions like Jordan Spieth sounds like a champion
Titleist
Erica
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$800
[15]
If something has this type of smell, it's rotten; if music has this type of sound, it's got a danceable rhythm
funky
Ben!
|
$800
[2]
Prussian king Frederick William II commissioned this Berlin gate
the Brandenburg Gate
Ben!
|
|
$1,000
[10]
Putting idols in idle; "Thou shalt not make unto thee any" this kind of "image"
graven
Ben!
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$1,000
[30]
Essentially a screwdriver with a little Galliano:Mr. Wallbanger
Harvey
Ben!
|
$1,000
[12]
The "Father of Modern Makeup", he created the first makeup for film & today his historic building houses the Hollywood Museum
Max Factor
Erica
|
DD
$4,000
[21]
In addition to its volleyballs, this company has been making the official NFL football since 1941
Wilson
Ben!
|
$1,000
[16]
Each of the items seenhereis this, with a different preceding word
tender
|
$1,000
[3]
Built to commemorate a visit by the British king & queen, the Gateway of Indiastands in this city
Mumbai
|
| SWEET 1616 | LITERARY MISMATCHES | THE HUMAN BODY | HIP-HOP NAMES | ANAGRAMS | GAITS |
|
$400
[16]
On March 25 this playwright made his will, which would be needed in less than a month
William Shakespeare
Chris
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$400
[11]
In this classic novel, Cathy's marriage to Edgar doesn't stand a chance against Cathy's love for Heathcliff
Wuthering Heights
Ben!
|
$400
[18]
The tibia is also called this bone, a part of the lower leg
the shin
Erica
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$400
[17]
The "Right Round" rapper's Miami-Dade county roots made this stage name an obvious choice
Flo Rida
Ben!
|
$400
[27]
Photographers to the stars:A PIZZA RAP
paparazzi
Ben!
|
$400
[20]
The name of this gait between a trot & a gallop likely derives from an English pilgrimage site
a canter
Ben!
|
|
$800
[15]
This woman & her husband John sailed from America to England, where she was presented at court
Pocahontas
Ben!
|
$800
[1]
In a Daphne du Maurier novel, Maxim de Winter tells his nameless second wife he was not happy with this first one
Rebecca
Ben!
|
$800
[6]
Connective tissues include ligaments & these, which usually attach muscles to bones
tendons
Erica
Chris
|
$800
[19]
As a Beastie Boy, Adam Horovitzbecame him
Ad-Rock
Ben!
|
$800
[25]
Going head over heels:SOUL MASTER
a somersault
|
$800
[21]
This supermodel'sstruthas been deemed one of the fiercest runway walks of all time
(Naomi) Campbell
Ben!
|
|
$1,200
[7]
The Turks agreed to a treaty giving Austria the right to navigate the middle & lower parts of this river
the Danube
Ben!
|
$1,600
[10]
This divorcing doctor is "in trouble" in a novel by Taffy Brodesser-Akner & the FX adaptation
Fleishman
Erica
|
$1,200
[3]
Newer research suggests that ovarian cancer may actually start in these tubes
the fallopian tubes
Ben!
|
$1,200
[23]
Cameron Thomaz was known by a short form of "Wizard"; a relative added an Arabic word & now Cameron is him
Wiz Khalifa
Chris
|
$1,200
[26]
Don't forget the Hollandaise sauce:BE DECENT GIGS
eggs Benedict
Ben!
|
$1,200
[22]
Some theorize that the uneven gait of this first Stuart king of England was the result of rickets or cerebral palsy
James I
Chris
|
|
$2,000
[13]
Called England's first great architect, hebegan work on the Queen's House, England's first classical building
Inigo Jones
Ben!
|
$2,000
[9]
Of this novel about the floundering Wheelers, Richard Yates said his title meant that the this of 1776 hit a dead end in the 1950s
Revolutionary Road
Ben!
|
$1,600
[5]
Actually produced by the pituitary gland, the hormone TSH is short for this stimulating hormone
thyroid
Ben!
|
$1,600
[24]
This rapper who has collaborated with Drake & Post Malone says his name comes from Atlanta's 2100 street gang
21 Savage
|
$1,600
[28]
A colonizer like Cortés:CARTOON SQUID
a conquistador
Erica
|
$1,600
[14]
In a Monty Python sketch, John Cleese, working in this govt. office, grants Michael Palin a research fellowship on La Marche Futile
the Ministry of Silly Walks
Erica
Chris
|
|
DD
$4,000
[2]
This navigator explored the Canadian bay that alliteratively bears his name
William Baffin
Ben!
|
DD
$6,000
[12]
Nora Ephron's novel about the end of a marriage bemoans "mysteries like... neuritis, neuralgia, acid indigestion &" this title condition
heartburn
Ben!
|
$2,000
[4]
The lowest part of the brain stem has this 2-word name
the medulla oblongata
Ben!
|
$2,000
[30]
Hip-hop's 50th bday in 2023 is based on the Aug. 11, 1973 party DJed by Clive Campbell, who used this name from a mythical strongman
DJ Kool Herc
Ben!
|
$2,000
[29]
Spittingly, a perfect receptacle:CRISP DUO
a cuspidor
|
$2,000
[8]
The amble is the name of the walk used by okapis & this relative; both legs on the same side move at the same time
giraffe
Ben!
|
People going north on this route say they're traveling "GAME", an acronym regarding their beginning & ending points
the Appalachian Trail