Leann Craumer — a librarian from Catonsville, Maryland
Jerry Powers — a retired elementary teacher originally from Fanwood, New Jersey
Daniel Moore — a contract compliance analyst from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $25,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel | $2,200 | $4,600 | $9,800 |
$14,800
2-day champion: $39,800 |
$11,000
21 R, 8 W (including 1 DD) |
| Jerry | $1,200 | $1,600 | $7,400 |
$9,801
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,400
14 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Leann | $1,000 | $2,000 | $4,200 |
$3,598
3rd place: $1,000 |
$6,400
12 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| TOM SWIFT TALES | WORLD ROYALTY | 6-LETTER WORDS | FISH PEOPLE | STATE FLAGS | WHAT'S THE NAME OF THAT TV SHOW? |
|
$200
[30]
In 1914 Tom had a "Photo" one of these; today he could use a Samsung Galaxy
a (photo tele)phone
Daniel
Jerry
|
$200
[6]
The serfs he brutally suppressed in the revolts of 1705 to 1708 probably didn't think this czar was so great
Peter the Great
Leann
|
$200
[18]
One who's used as the tool of another, or Moe Howard
the stooge
Daniel
|
$200
[26]
A 19th century man named Preserved Fish was an early broker for what became NYSE for short
the New York Stock Exchange
Daniel
|
$200
[27]
It's the only state flag to have different designs on each side, with the Pacific Ocean on the front & a beaver on the back
Oregon
Leann
|
$200
[16]
Seattle's Café Nervosa was a hangout for the title psychiatrist on this TV series
Frasier
Jerry
|
|
$400
[29]
In 1963 Tom Swift Jr. went up against the asteroid ones, not the ones of the Caribbean
pirates
Leann
|
$400
[5]
11th century Olaf "the Tax King" was the first Swedish monarch to issue these, which must have made it easier to pay up
coins
Daniel
Leann
|
$400
[21]
In the title of a John le Carré novel, these 2 occupations precede "Soldier, Spy"
Tinker & Tailor
Daniel
|
$400
[25]
In 2022 this L.A. Angel with a cutthroat swing won his 9th Silver Slugger Award
(Mike) Trout
Leann
|
$400
[23]
Wyoming's flag, adopted in 1917, bears the silhouette of one of these animals, just back from the brink of extinction
the American bison (a buffalo)
Jerry
|
$400
[15]
Ms. Weissman is the maiden name of the title character of this show that ran for 5 seasons on Amazon Prime
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Jerry
Leann
|
|
$600
[28]
In his first tale back in 1910, Tom was riding high on his Hog in "Tom Swift and His" this
a motorcycle
Jerry
|
$600
[4]
The historian Tacitus says the ancient British queen Boudicca led a revolt that wiped out the 9th of these Roman units
legions
Daniel
|
$600
[20]
This wild cat seenhereranges from Argentina to South Texas
an ocelot
Jerry
|
$600
[24]
It was a "bust" for this explorer in 1806 when he decided not to scale the peak that was later named for him
Pike
Daniel
|
$600
[11]
Reflecting a state nickname, one of these aquatic birds feeds its young on Louisiana's flag
a pelican
Daniel
|
$600
[8]
The Great Cornholio is an alter ego of one of this animated title pair
Beavis & Butt-Head
Daniel
|
|
$800
[22]
Tom Swift Jr. had "his outpost in space" in 1955, 3 years before his "Race to" this
the Moon
Daniel
Leann
|
$800
[2]
Mad King Ludwig of this old German kingdom got his nickname for stunts like building Neuschwanstein Castle
Bavaria
Jerry
|
$800
[19]
Marcel Duchamp famously displayed an autographed one of these bathroom receptacles as an artwork
urinal
Leann
|
$800
[17]
Seen here, she became the first woman elected as mayor of Los Angeles
Mayor Karen Bass
|
$800
[10]
Idaho's flag is based on one used in 1898 by the First Idaho Infantry during this war
the Spanish-American
Jerry
|
$800
[7]
From 2004 to 2012 Hugh Laurie played this crusty but skillful title M.D.
House
Leann
|
|
$1,000
[14]
I'm both attracted & repulsed by 1932's "Tom Swift and His Giant..."
Magnet
|
$1,000
[1]
In 1578 this country's young & fanatical King Sebastião made the fatal mistake of leading a crusade into Morocco
Portugal
Daniel
|
DD
$1,200
[13]
This poetic name for the land of Robert Burns is in the name of a Canadian province
Scotia
Daniel
|
$1,000
[12]
An "American Masters" documentary on this photographer is subtitled "Prophet of the Avant-Garde"
Man Ray
Daniel
|
$1,000
[9]
Delaware's flag prominently displays the date "December 7" this year
1787
Daniel
|
$1,000
[3]
Adrian Zmed was the rookie partner of the title character on this '80s police drama
T.J. Hooker
Daniel
|
| THE NATIONAL RECORDING REGISTRY | DOUBLE TALK | WHO'S THAT POET? | I'LL "B" THERE | WITH BELLS ON | OPPENHEIMER |
|
$400
[29]
The bestselling holiday song recorded by a female artist is this 1994 hit by Mariah Carey
"All I Want For Christmas Is You"
Leann
|
$400
[19]
Though her real first name was Gabrielle, French designer Chanel went by this nickname
Coco
Jerry
|
$400
[20]
Nearing 40, had no poetry books out; took "The Road Not Taken" anyway, made all the difference; a New England patriot
Frost
Jerry
|
$400
[22]
The third-largest island in the world, it touches the Java, Sulu & South China Seas
Borneo
Jerry
|
$400
[2]
The New York Times guide to spectator sports says this can happen, "if a man is knocked down in the closing seconds of a round"
saved by the bell
Daniel
Jerry
|
$400
[30]
(Emily Blunt presents the clue.) My character Kitty Oppenheimer's marriage to Robert was tempestuous, & in the 1950s controversy over her one-time involvement with this political party helped bring an end to her husband's career in government
communism (Communist Party)
Jerry
|
|
$800
[14]
The first video game theme to join the Registry is Koji Kondo's iconic "Ground Theme" from this 1985 Nintendo game
Super Mario Bros.
Leann
|
$800
[18]
A type of goose, it's the state bird of Hawaii
a nene
Jerry
|
$800
[21]
Usher-ed in "The Haunted Palace"; fell for Whitman (Sarah, not Walt); bit of a drinking problem
Poe
Leann
|
$800
[7]
Acement quarrynear Sucre, judicial capital of this country, is the site of numerousdinosaur tracks
Bolivia
Leann
|
$800
[3]
On "The Addams Family", he would often respond to a bell's summons with a simple "You rang?"
Lurch
Jerry
|
$800
[28]
(Emily Blunt presents the clue.) "I feel I have blood on my hands", said a troubled Oppenheimerin a tense October 1945 meeting with this man, who replied that the blood was on his own instead
Truman
Daniel
|
|
$1,200
[13]
It's not all music in the Registry--this astronomer's recording of "Pale Blue Dot" made the cut too
Sagan
Daniel
|
$1,200
[17]
It's the pedal that created the musical effect heard here
wah-wah
Daniel
|
$1,200
[23]
"I shall not be moved"... quite moving; got a Tony nom for a 1973 performance; gone since 2014, but still she rises
Maya Angelou
Daniel
|
$1,200
[10]
A 470-mile parkway linking Shenandoah & Great Smoky Mountains National Parks is named for these mountains
Blue Ridge
Daniel
|
$1,200
[4]
During this formal ecclesiastical censure, a priest will ring a bell
excommunication
|
DD
$1,000
[1]
(Matt Damon presents the clue.) Oppenheimer wasn't sure why he chose this name for a nuclear test site, but he did recall thinking of John Donne's poems of death & resurrection, including the sonnet that begins, "Batter my heart, three-person'd God"
the Trinity test site
Jerry
|
|
$1,600
[12]
The first reggaeton recording in the Registry is "Gasolina", a 2004 hit by this Puerto Rican rapper
Daddy Yankee
Daniel
|
$1,600
[16]
This German health resort town is famous for its spas & a lavish casino
Baden-Baden
Daniel
|
$1,600
[27]
"Big Shoulders" to cry on; Spanish-American War vet; his kind of town, "Chicago" is
Sandburg
Jerry
|
$1,600
[8]
This 215-mile-long Australian river shares a name with the capital of Queensland
Brisbane
Leann
|
$1,600
[5]
Yongsare ancient brass bells that didn't have these tongues inside to make noise as mallets were used for that
a clapper
Daniel
Jerry
|
$1,600
[25]
(Emily Blunt presents the clue.) Arguing that the far-flung Manhattan Project needed a central facility, Oppenheimer helped choose an isolated New Mexico location for this top-secret site, described as an ivory tower frontier boomtown
Los Alamos
Daniel
|
|
$2,000
[11]
Sadly, she didn't live to see her song "Flashdance... What A Feeling" make it into the National Recording Registry
Irene Cara
Daniel
|
$2,000
[15]
In Voodoo shops you can buy one of these bags with a variety of ingredients designed to protect you & bring you luck
juju (gris-gris)
Daniel
|
$2,000
[26]
An unabashed romantic; "Unbound" effort; drowning, his sorrows
Shelley
|
DD
$2,200
[9]
Though the majority of this country's population is Hutu, the Tutsi minority has historically held power there
Burundi
Leann
|
$2,000
[6]
This word refers to a set of bells in church; there must be at least 23 bells & as many as 78
a carillon
Daniel
|
$2,000
[24]
(Matt Damon presents the clue.) I play this hard-driving U.S. Army general, described as the Manhattan Project's indispensable man who oversaw the project from its inception through the successful testing & eventual wartime use of the atomic bomb
General Leslie Groves
Daniel
|
In 1867 he wrote to General Rousseau, "on arriving at Sitka... you will receive from the Russian commissioner the formal transfer"
(William) Seward