2023Jeopardy! Masterssemifinal game 3.
Matt Amodio — a postdoctoral researcher from Cambridge, Massachusetts
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 | — | $6,800 | $25,200 |
$24,292
Winner: 9 match points |
$17,600
23 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| Mattea | — | $4,000 | $11,200 |
$10,886
2nd place: 2 match points |
$11,200
16 R, 0 W |
| Matt | — | $1,600 | $5,200 |
$0
3rd place: 0 match points |
$11,200
14 R, 5 W (including 1 DD) |
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$200
[14]
Elias Howe, but not Isaac Singer, for this invention
sewing machine
Matt
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$200
[5]
This wedding tradition may have once had to do with sweeping away evil spirits & today symbolizes a new beginning
jumping the broom
Mattea
|
$200
[24]
You know, feeling hostile because you really need to eat
hangry
Mattea
|
$200
[25]
A national monument in Singapore, the villa named for this man was his base while he planned to end China's last dynasty
Sun Yat-sen
James
|
$200
[30]
On Nov. 21, 1980 76% of Americans watching television tuned in to finally find out "who shot" this character
J.R.
Matt
|
$200
[23]
In 2017, a group of Kentucky politicians were the first civilians let into this bullion depository in more than 40 years
Fort Knox
Mattea
|
|
$400
[13]
Patricia Bath, who invented laserphaco, a technique to remove these from the eyes
cataracts
James
|
$400
[4]
In 1956, hebecame the first Black entertainer to host a nationally broadcast TV variety show
Nat King Cole
|
$400
[10]
The image seenhereis part of this field of study
heraldry
Matt
|
$400
[18]
Alberto Fernández, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner & Néstor Kirchner are recent occupants of Quinta de Olivos in this city
Buenos Aires
Matt
|
$400
[29]
On "SNL", it was too hot in the hot tub for this performer as James Brown; he also let us know, "I'm Gumby, dammit!"
Eddie Murphy
Mattea
|
$400
[22]
This military installation in southern Nevada was originally selected in 1955 to test the U-2 spy plane, not UFOs
Area 51
James
|
|
$600
[12]
This "father of board games", whose company produced some of the all-time classics
Milton Bradley
James
|
$600
[3]
While Ebony is for the black community in general, this magazine launched in 1970 is geared especially to black women
Essence
James
|
$600
[9]
It's the name of a royal rowing regatta as well as a collarless shirt
a Henley
James
|
$600
[17]
Being Andrew Carnegie's right hand helped him build a mansion with a staggering art collection at 5th Ave. & 70th St.
Frick
James
Mattea
|
$600
[28]
As Roger Murtaugh in this 1987 film, Danny Glover got a catchphrase--"I'm too old for this (stuff)" (but Danny didn't say "stuff")
Lethal Weapon
James
|
$600
[21]
Around 1 million seed varieties are preserved in the "Doomsday vault" in this country's Arctic island of Spitsbergen
Norway
Mattea
Matt
|
|
$800
[11]
This Kyiv-born aviation pioneer, for the helicopter
Sikorsky
James
|
$800
[2]
Seen here are these heroic aviators, the first African-American combat pilots who served during World War II
the Tuskegee Airmen
James
|
$800
[8]
Basically, it means dominance of one group over another, as well as the influence exerted by the dominant group
hegemony
Mattea
|
$800
[16]
This name of a Dutch governor in Brazil is remembered in his huis in the Hague where you can see some pretty great paintings
Maurits
James
|
$800
[27]
In a 1984 Wendy's ad Clara Peller was not a fan of big buns, hon & asked this 3-word question; now you will, too
Where's the beef?
James
|
$800
[20]
Ethiopians believe this ancient container in the Church of St. Mary of Zion in Axum is the real deal; only 1 priest can view it
the Ark of the Covenant
James
|
|
$1,000
[7]
This 19th century Englishman noted for his experiments in motion photography, as seen in the photos here
(Edward) Muybridge
Matt
|
DD
$1,000
[1]
In 1924 the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary became this historically black college for women
Spelman
James
|
$1,000
[6]
Sectioning tissue, staining it & looking at cells under a microscope are all integral to this scientific study
histology
Matt
|
$1,000
[15]
It's where Elizabeth II liked to go at holiday time; in the movie "Spencer", Kristen Stewart has a very unmerry Christmas there
Sandringham
James
Mattea
Matt
|
$1,000
[26]
Seen here is the quintessentially 80s haircut of this New Wave band, who had a hit with "Space Age Love Song"
A Flock of Seagulls
Matt
|
$1,000
[19]
Volcanic action created this Icelandic island in the 1960s, providing scientists a lab to study biological colonization
Surtsey
Matt
|
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$400
[16]
This word for a small amount is often found before "of applause"
smattering
James
Mattea
|
$400
[30]
Edgar Degas sculpted "The Little Dancer Aged 14", complete with real ballet shoes & this ballet skirt
a tutu
Mattea
|
$400
[29]
In Egyptian myth this sun god sat in heaven, which was said to be supported by Bakhau & Manu, the mountains of sunrise & sunset
Ra
Mattea
|
$400
[23]
We'll lend some Creedence to the category, as CCR sang, "& I wonder, still I wonder", this title
"Who'll Stop The Rain?"
James
|
$400
[25]
The nut-like seeds seenheregrow on this Ohio state tree
the buckeye
Mattea
|
$400
[17]
"International" cocoa concoction for the unmarried Clue character portrayed by Colin Jost's wife
Swiss Miss Scarlet Johansson
|
|
$800
[15]
With a fruit at the end of its name, this city on the Bay of Bengal was a French possession even in the time of British India
Pondicherry
Mattea
|
$800
[6]
This sculptor best known for his seated statue of Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial co-founded the National Sculpture Society in 1893
French
James
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$1,200
[1]
This dwelling place of the gods in Norse mythology consists of more than a dozen realms, including Thrudheim & Breidablik
Asgard
Matt
|
$800
[22]
John Mulaney has an amazing story of selecting 21 plays on a diner's jukebox of this 1965 Tom Jones hit
"What's New, Pussycat?"
James
|
$800
[24]
This cactus that can reach 60 feet tall only grows about an inch in height during its first 10 years
a saguaro
James
|
$800
[18]
Kermit's colorful theme song about the group that nominated Ralph Nader & always spoiled the fun at festivities
"It's Not Easy Being Green" Party pooper
Matt
|
|
$1,200
[14]
Bewildered diners in a sushi restaurant may use this Japanese word indicating "chef's choice"
omakase
James
|
$1,200
[4]
Weird, it's abstract but it's also a chicken--it's this, from words for "Life" & "shape", maybe by Jean Arp or Anish Kapoor
biomorphic sculpture
|
$1,600
[2]
In Arthurian legend, this island is said to be ruled by the enchantress Morgan le Fay & her 8 sisters
Avalon
James
|
$1,200
[21]
In a 2019 single Sam Smith asked this question of a lying lover
"How Do You Sleep?"
James
|
$1,600
[8]
The dried leaves of the maidenhair tree are the source of this herbal supplement said to have memory-enhancing properties
ginkgo (biloba)
Matt
|
$1,200
[26]
Last 4 words of our national anthem, as sung by an animated kitchen appliance & his german-style Pillsbury product
home of the brave little toaster strudel
Mattea
Matt
|
|
$1,600
[13]
He wrote the novel "True Grit" but his funnier books like "The Dog of the South" won him a cult following
(Charles) Portis
Matt
|
$1,600
[5]
A 1928 court case determined that this Romanian's "Bird in Space" was a work of art, not a manufactured object
Brancusi
Matt
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$2,000
[11]
Medieval Europeans believed in a Christian land in Asia under this king with a 2-word name & the Pope even wrote him a fan letter
Prester John
Matt
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$1,600
[20]
Culture Club hit the top 10 for the first time with this musical question while making us cry with a killer chorus & reggae sound
"Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?"
Mattea
|
$2,000
[10]
No soil needed for air plants, like the tillandsia seen here, which are also called this type, from Greek for "upon" and "plant"
epiphyte
Matt
|
$1,600
[27]
"Stacy's Mom" warblers put an actor in the band; once a TV postman, he wandered seeking chivalry & adventure
Fountains of Wayne Knight errant
James
|
|
$2,000
[12]
The CDC advises pregnant women not to change cat litter to avoid this 5-syllable parasitic infection
toxoplasmosis
James
|
$2,000
[7]
A 2007 BBC program subtitled "Spiderwoman" is about this artist famous for her spider sculptures, one called "Maman"
Bourgeois
Mattea
|
DD
$8,400
[3]
This mythical place written about by Plato in 2 of his dialogues was said to be located just west of the Strait of Gibraltar
Atlantis
James
|
$2,000
[19]
On this "White Album" cut, the only non-title lyric, really, is "no one will be watching us"
"Why Don't We Do It In The Road?"
|
DD
$6,000
[9]
Acer rubrum is the scientific name for this colorful tree found in the eastern United States
red maple
Matt
|
$2,000
[28]
Numeric sci-fi book about a metaverse, a singular evening of passion & the controversial right to use deadly force as self-defense
Ready Player One -night stand your ground
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In Shakespeare this man is a rival of Prince Hal; in real life he was older than Hal's father
Hotspur