Dennis Leung — a biotech scientist from Half Moon Bay, California
Kathy Barkey — an engineer from Kingston, New York
Ittai Sopher — a digital journalist and news producer from New Orleans, Louisiana (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,401)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ittai | $3,400 | $4,000 | $13,500 |
$13,801
2-day champion: $26,202 |
$13,200
19 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 1 DD) |
| Kathy | $3,200 | $5,000 | $6,600 |
$9,900
2nd place: $2,000 |
$6,600
10 R, 3 W |
| Dennis | $6,400 | $9,400 | $13,800 |
$599
3rd place: $1,000 |
$11,200
16 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| FROM THE HEADLINES | LIVE CAMS | EAT IT! WEAR IT! OR SIT ON IT! | NONFICTION | "R" SONG | ANIMAL EXPRESSIONS |
|
$200
[28]
The Washington Post, November 10, 1989: "East Germany opens" this "and borders"
the Berlin Wall
Ittai
Dennis
|
$200
[26]
Through a conservation center in New York, you can observe critically endangered red & Mexican gray ones of these
wolves
Ittai
Kathy
|
$200
[25]
With nearly 30-inch legs, IKEA's Yngvar is this type of seat that's perfect for throwing back some cold ones
a bar stool
Ittai
Kathy
|
$200
[27]
"Into Thin Air" was Jon Krakauer's personal account of a disaster during a summit attempt of this mountain
Mount Everest
Dennis
|
$200
[29]
In a 2017 smash, Post Malone sang, "I feel just like a" this, which he is--he didn't mean he wanted an energy drink
a rock star
Ittai
|
$200
[23]
There's a mollusk in this phrase meaning to become suddenly silent
to clam up
Kathy
|
|
$400
[6]
The Tampa Tribune, May 24, 1934: this pair "die with hands clutching guns"
Bonnie & Clyde
Ittai
|
$400
[21]
Opened in 1919, this iconic golf course on the Monterey Peninsula offers stunning views of the 17th & 18th holes
Pebble Beach
Dennis
|
$400
[24]
The dried chilies in this spicy Szechwan chicken dish might have a little too much "pao" for some
kung pao chicken
Dennis
|
$400
[9]
This Darwin work is subtitled "The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life"
On the Origin of Species
Ittai
|
$400
[30]
An Ariana Grande song has this 3-letter title, an abbreviation for a phase of sleep
"R.E.M."
Ittai
|
$400
[22]
It's near the top of a ship's mast
a crow's nest
Dennis
|
|
$600
[3]
The Oregonian, May 19, 1980: "Eruption decapitates" this peak
Mount St. Helens
Kathy
|
$600
[20]
A webcam on Sicily allows you to monitor the activity of this highest active volcano in Europe
Etna
Dennis
|
$600
[19]
As a verb, it means to move busily; as a noun, it was an 1880s piece of undergarment that held out the back of askirt
a bustle
Ittai
|
$600
[1]
Dee Brown told how the expansion of the American West caused the slaughter of indigenous people in "Bury My Heart at" this place
Wounded Knee
Dennis
|
$600
[2]
A Taylor Swift song says, "Loving him was" this, "burning" this
red
Dennis
|
$800
[15]
This term for something impossibly rare predated the 1600s discovery of the real thing, Cygnus atratus, in Australia
a black swan
Dennis
|
|
$800
[4]
This U.S. city's Free Press, November 7, 1973: "Young elected city's first Black mayor"
Detroit
Kathy
|
$800
[11]
From a webcam in Finland, you can see this nighttime phenomenon that's dependent on a strong solar wind
aurora borealis
Ittai
|
$800
[18]
To wear, it's a comfy piece of around-the-house footwear; to sit on, it's a short-legged, armless chair
a slipper
|
$800
[8]
From his "Art of War": "The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities"
Sun Tzu
Kathy
|
$800
[10]
In a 2010 No. 1, P!nk instructed do this "if you are wrong in all the right ways"
raise your glass
Ittai
|
$1,000
[16]
"Un éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine" is the French equivalent of this expression featuring a different big animal
a bull in a china shop
Kathy
|
|
$1,000
[5]
The San Francisco Chronicle, October 11, 1973: this man from Maryland "resigns"
Spiro Agnew
Kathy
|
$1,000
[13]
You can see people praying day & night at this holy site that was a part of a structure surrounding the Temple of Jerusalem
the Western Wall (Wailing Wall)
Dennis
|
$1,000
[17]
Use a pound of the Bing variety & don't set yourself on fire when you ignite the liquor in this 2-word dessert
cherries jubilee
Kathy
|
$1,000
[7]
"A Natural History of Four Meals" is the subtitle of this eater's "Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
The Omnivore's Dilemma
Dennis
|
$1,000
[12]
This appropriately titled Blondie song was the first Billboard No. 1 hit with a rap verse
"Rapture"
Ittai
|
DD
$3,200
[14]
A call at a frequency inaudible to humans, or a political statement with a hidden secondary meaning
a dog whistle
Dennis
|
| FLIGHTSEEING ACROSS AMERICA | MEDICINE | MOVIE BEFORE & AFTER | ESPAÑ-O | FLOWERY POETRY & PROSE | RELIGIOUS OBJECTS & SYMBOLS |
|
$400
[11]
Here'sa little flyby of one of the most famous attractions in this city
Seattle
Ittai
|
$400
[25]
The "R" in the MMR vaccine, it's the medical name for German measles
rubella
Ittai
|
$400
[28]
Darth Vader chops off Luke's hand, so Marty fills in on guitar at the dance
The Empire Strikes Back to the Future
Dennis
|
$400
[17]
It's Spanish for "open" & goes with "open" on a bilingual sign in a store or cafe window
abierto
Ittai
|
$1,200
[18]
Completes A.E. Housman's "Lent Lily" rhyme: "Find the windflower playing with every wind at will, but not the" this
the daffodil
Ittai
|
$800
[26]
The Christmas nativity scene shown here also goes by this French name
a crèche
|
|
$800
[4]
It's a chilly day in Chi-Town; look at all the ice on this body of water
Lake Michigan
Ittai
|
$800
[22]
Both Graves' & Hashimoto's disease are disorders that primarily affect this gland
the thyroid
Ittai
|
$800
[24]
Gollum plummets into the crack of Doom, causing Sauron to plummet from the top of the Empire State Building
The Return of the King Kong
Dennis
|
$800
[16]
It comes immediately before Junio & Julio
Mayo
Kathy
|
$1,600
[14]
Daniel Keyes gave this mouse a serious brain boost in "Flowers for" him
Algernon
Ittai
|
$1,600
[12]
Asymbolof Judaism blown on special occasions has this name in Hebrew
a shofar
Ittai
|
|
$1,200
[10]
Now atourist attraction, it once housed some of America's most dangerous criminals
Alcatraz
Kathy
|
$1,200
[20]
Since it regenerates, a part of this hepatic organ can be transplanted from a living donor & grow to normal size
the liver
Dennis
|
$1,200
[7]
Michael Cera fights his girlfriend's exes as Robin Williams fights to get out of his mother's shadow
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World According to Garp
Ittai
|
$1,200
[6]
In the live action movie "Dora & the Lost City of Gold", Dora asks the audience, "Can you say" this tasty word?
delicioso
|
$2,000
[23]
Robert Frost's poem "Design" features this flower known for its curative powers
the heal-all
|
DD
$2,000
[15]
Measuring about 14 1/2 feet long, it was called by Pope John Paul II "a mirror of the gospel"
the Shroud of Turin
Ittai
|
|
$1,600
[9]
Feel the energy as we check out Bell Rock, one of this Arizona City's famous vortex sites
Sedona
Ittai
|
$1,600
[13]
Beginning with 3 consonants, it's the word for a professional who is trained to draw blood
a phlebotomist
Ittai
|
$1,600
[3]
Rex Harrison teaches Audrey Hepburn how to speak proper English & vocalize like Billie Holiday
My Fair Lady Day ( My Fair Lady Sings the Blues )
Kathy
|
$1,600
[5]
This word completes a Spanish-language release title of a classic '70s film, "Fiebre del ____ por la Noche"
Sábado
Ittai
|
DD
$3,100
[27]
The Spike Jonze film "Adaptation" is about trying to bring this steal of a book by Susan Orlean to the big screen
The Orchid Thief
Ittai
|
$2,000
[19]
Seen outside of shrines, torii gates mark the boundary between the secular world & the sacred in this "way of the gods" religion
Shintoism
Dennis
|
|
$2,000
[8]
Seen here is a shot of this crater in Honolulu that's home to the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Punchbowl Crater
|
$2,000
[21]
The norovirus is a common cause of this 15-letter inflammation of the stomach lining & intestines
gastroenteritis
|
$2,000
[1]
Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef & Eli Wallach fight for gold while Marlon Brando gives Yanks a bad name overseas
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly American
Kathy
|
$2,000
[2]
This type of tequila, Spanish for "rested", takes a siesta in its barrel for several months, developing a golden hue
Reposado
|
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This first U.S. battleship ever built was launched in 1889 but lasted less than 9 years
the Maine