Ben Goldstein game 4.
Lee Papa — a professor from Bloomfield, New Jersey
Nabeela Rahman — a co-operative education coordinator from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Ben Goldstein — a content marketing strategist from Dexter, Michigan (whose 3-day cash winnings total $21,293)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben | $3,800 | $7,400 | $15,200 |
$16,000
4-day champion: $37,293 |
$16,400
21 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| Nabeela | $1,800 | $3,400 | $6,200 |
$12,200
2nd place: $2,000 |
$6,200
16 R, 7 W |
| Lee | $2,000 | $1,600 | $4,600 |
$3,199
3rd place: $1,000 |
$5,600
8 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| COLLECT 'EM ALL! | -OLOGIES | MISHEARD LYRICS | OFFICIAL NICKNAMES | NEVADA | THE "SILVER" STATE |
|
$200
[14]
In a significant markup, an 1856 British Guiana one-cent magenta this went for $8.3 million in 2021
a stamp
Nabeela
|
$200
[6]
Physical & cultural are branches of this "study of humans"
anthropology
Nabeela
|
$200
[5]
Her No. 1 hit "Like A Virgin" takes a very different turn when she's "touched for the 31st time"
Madonna
Nabeela
|
$200
[22]
Think of Roman numerals & you'll know the U.S. Army's Fourth Infantry Division has this plant as its official nickname
ivy
Nabeela
|
$200
[26]
On March 19, 1931 state legislators legalized gambling & shortened the residency time required for one of these
a divorce
Nabeela
|
$200
[17]
A consoling aspect; "every cloud" is said to have one
a silver lining
Ben
|
|
$400
[9]
Seen as folk art, these items are prized by collectors
decoys
Nabeela
|
$400
[7]
Odontology deals with the structure & development of these
teeth
Ben
|
$400
[4]
"A year has passed since I wrote my note" in "Message In A Bottle" by this band, not "a year has passed since I broke my nose"
The Police
Ben
|
$400
[18]
This nickname for McDonald's has official status in China, where it's a legal name for the chain--Jingongmen in Mandarin
Golden Arches
Ben
|
$400
[27]
This construction on the Colorado River in the 1930s greatly aided the region's growth by providing cheap electrical power
the Hoover Dam
Ben
|
$400
[8]
U.S. Army medic Monica Lin Brown was awarded one of these in 2008 for heroism under fire during the war in Afghanistan
the Silver Star
Lee
|
|
$600
[10]
In 2011 CNET said, "UK man exterminates record for most" these "Doctor Who" villains--571; the man's wife, noted as "long-suffering"
Daleks
Lee
|
$600
[23]
They're the largest of the creatures that are studied in cetology
(blue) whales
Nabeela
|
$600
[3]
In "We Will Rock You", this group did not sing, "You got mud on your face, you big disgrace, kicking your cat all over the place"
Queen
Ben
|
$600
[19]
Powerhouse Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch trademarked this as his nickname
Beast Mode
|
$600
[28]
Elvis got married in this casino; Vegas is "A Whole New World" since it was imploded in 1998
the Aladdin
Lee
|
$600
[12]
A cosmic hero of the comics, this name can also refer to a senior citizen who regularly uses the Internet
a silver surfer
Nabeela
|
|
$800
[11]
Danny Fleming amassed 100-plus of these British isles musical instruments & reportedly, "understanding neighbours"
bagpipes
Ben
|
$800
[24]
Bacteria & protozoa are of special interest in this field, literally the scientific study of small living things
microbiology
Ben
|
$800
[1]
"The answer, my friend, is" this title--Dylan did not sing "The ants are my friends"
"Blowin' In The Wind"
Ben
|
DD
$1,000
[20]
For 2020, the centennial year of American women getting to vote, Philadelphia got this altered nickname
the City of Sisterly Love
Ben
|
$800
[29]
In the 1840s John Fremont & his men explored Nevada & marveled at the beautiful sight of this lake on the California border
Lake Tahoe
Ben
|
$800
[15]
This term for an older, dominant male gorilla comes from its gray or whitish hair
a silverback
Ben
|
|
$1,000
[13]
To get Tom Hanks, a noted collector of these, on a podcast, Chris Hardwick offered a 1934 Smith Corona one; success!
a (manual) typewriter
Nabeela
|
$1,000
[25]
The history of words & the study of them, its own goes back to Greek for "true meanings"
etymology
|
$1,000
[2]
This Canadian "got my first real six-string" in the "summer of '69", not his "first real sex dream"
Bryan Adams
Lee
|
$1,000
[21]
Longtime president Nazarbayev decided this vast Central Asian country would be the "Land of the Great Steppe"
Kazakhstan
Nabeela
Lee
|
$1,000
[30]
Native groups living in Nevada before the arrival of settlers include this one who lend their name to a vast desert of the Southwest
the Mojave
Nabeela
|
$1,000
[16]
This compound, AgNO3, is used in making photographic film & medically as an antiseptic
silver nitrate
Nabeela
|
| THE PLOT THICKENS | ALLITERATION | HISTORY IS ELEMENTAL | CELEBS | DISCOVERY & INVENTION | SHOE GAZING |
|
$400
[5]
Iago's own plot, as well as the story's, thickens when he gets Cassio drunk
Othello
Ben
|
$400
[10]
This system invented in the 1870s to classify library books is now in its 23rd updated edition
Dewey decimal
Nabeela
|
$400
[18]
The Tin Lizzie was a nickname for this revolutionary car made from 1908 to 1927
the Model T
Lee
|
$400
[11]
In 2020, hemade the New York Times list of the 25 greatest actors of the 21st century
Joaquin Phoenix
Ben
|
$400
[16]
In the 1950s Grace Hopper & her team created FLOW-MATIC, the first one of these to follow English commands
a computer program
Nabeela
|
$400
[26]
The Stan Smith collection of tennis shoes is from this company founded in Bavaria
Adidas
Nabeela
|
|
$800
[2]
George Shelby arrives too late to save the life of the title character & resolves to dedicate his life to abolition
Uncle Tom's Cabin
|
$800
[6]
It's the much-debated theory that scientific research led to the COVID-19 outbreak
the lab leak theory
Ben
|
$800
[19]
In 1962 John Glenn commanded Friendship 7 in a historic flight that was part of this program
the Mercury Program
Ben
|
$800
[12]
Ask him about it over coffee--this comic's car collection includes a lot of Porsches, though he auctioned off a bunch in 2016
Jerry Seinfeld
Nabeela
|
$800
[17]
Luc Montagnier & Robert Gallo share credit for the 1980s discovery of the retrovirus later known by this abbreviation
HIV
Lee
|
$800
[27]
On March 10, 2023, the Nintendo New York flagship store displayed a real-life version of theshoesworn by this character
(Super) Mario
Ben
|
|
DD
$1,000
[3]
A group of Trojan refugees reach Latium at the mouth of the Tiber River
the Aeneid
Lee
|
DD
$1,400
[7]
In 2022 getting a chance to see Taylor Swift in concert was the definition of this challenging phrase
a tough ticket
Ben
|
$1,200
[20]
Gold Beach was the middle of the 5 landing spots during this June 6, 1944 event
D-Day (the Invasion of Normandy)
Lee
|
$1,200
[13]
In her 2023 memoir Paris Hilton talks about her struggles with this 4-letter behavioral syndrome
ADHD
Nabeela
|
$1,200
[23]
In the 1840s dentist Horace Wells discovered that this gas could be used as an anesthetic for painless tooth extractions
nitrous oxide
Nabeela
|
$1,200
[28]
A 1989 ad from this Nike rival advised, "If you get too pumped up, let some air out with the release valve on the back"
Reebok
Ben
|
|
$1,200
[1]
An American fighting in the International Brigade enlists a band of guerrillas in a plot to blow up a bridge near Segovia
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Nabeela
|
$1,600
[8]
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the movie "Full Metal Jacket" gave the world this expression for "something wrong with you"
major malfunction
Ben
|
$1,600
[21]
Sebastian Cabot gave this body of water between Uruguay & Argentina its silvery name in the early 16th century
the Rio de la Plata
Ben
|
$1,600
[14]
In 2022 this legendary redhead ended his Olympic snowboarding career with a 4th place finish in men's halfpipe
Shaun White
Lee
|
$1,600
[24]
Written in Hebrew, the first of these was discovered east of Jerusalem by a shepherd boy in 1947; more would turn up in Masada
the Dead Sea Scrolls
Nabeela
|
$1,600
[29]
In a song off "Illmatic", Nas raps about wearing this brand's suede boot associated with New York hip-hop
Timberland
Ben
|
|
$2,000
[4]
An Irish orphan living among the locals in India is trained to be a spy for the British Secret Service
Kim
|
$2,000
[9]
Bill McCoy was one of these bringers of illegal hooch; his quality control is said to have made him the original "Real MMMMMMMMcCoy
a rum runner
Nabeela
|
$2,000
[22]
Otto von Bismarck's manner of rule led to him getting this nickname that includes an element & a title
the Iron Chancellor
|
$2,000
[15]
The documentary "Riding Giants" featured this surfer who's married to volleyball star Gabrielle Reece
(Laird) Hamilton
Nabeela
|
$2,000
[25]
Hiram Bingham was searching for Vilcabamba in 1911 when a local, Melchor Arteaga, led him to this "lost city"
Machu Picchu
Nabeela
|
$2,000
[30]
This Spanish shoe designer famous for his stilettos made shoes for Sofia Coppola's film "Marie Antoinette"
Manolo Blahnik
|
The Bass Strait divides Tasmania & mainland Australia & hydrographers have disputed which of these 2 larger bodies it's part of
the Indian & Pacific Oceans