2023 Second Chance competition week 1, final game 2.
Hari Parameswaran — a hardware engineer from Cupertino, California (subtotal of $1,600)
Jill Tucker — an operations manager from Mulino, Oregon (subtotal of $19,600)
David Maybury — a magnetics engineer originally from Richmond, Virginia (subtotal of $6,728)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David!. | $4,600 | $6,400 | $14,800 | $29,600 |
$13,800
18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Jill | $1,800 | $3,000 | $7,800 | $7,800 |
$7,800
11 R, 1 W |
| Hari | $4,000 | $6,800 | $19,200 | $35,200 |
$22,800
26 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| IN YOUR ELEMENT | BUILDING, AMERICA | AGATHA ALL ALONG | SONG BIRDS | CAT LOVERS | FIRE Z |
|
$200
[28]
It's the element Hg& it's a god
mercury
Jill
|
$200
[27]
Home to the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the striking concert hall seenhereis named for this man
Walt Disney
Hari
|
$200
[29]
At one point in this Agatha Christie book, the Karnak is anchored at Abu Simbel
Death on the Nile
David!.
|
$200
[26]
"Maybe you're just like my mother, she's never satisfied" is from this song in "Purple Rain"
"When Doves Cry"
David!.
|
$200
[22]
Some of this empress' favorite cats were said to be Russian Blues, naturally, & they had the run of the Winter Palace
Catherine the Great
Hari
|
$200
[30]
Chisel the Z from an abundant mineral & it becomes this liquid measure equal to one-fourth of a gallon
a quart (from quartz)
Jill
|
|
$400
[21]
Traces of Pb, this element, are found in everyday substances like old house paint, where they can be dangerous
lead
David!.
|
$400
[20]
In September 1930 former governor Alfred E. Smith laid the cornerstone for this building that would top off at 103 stories
the Empire State Building
Hari
|
$400
[19]
Agatha Christie brought this brilliant Belgian to life in "The Mysterious Affair at Styles", her debut novel
Hercule Poirot
Hari
|
$400
[25]
John Mayer endured these carrion eaters "hiding right outside my door... They've never gone this long without a kill before"
vultures
Jill
|
$400
[23]
Inky cat footprints are found in the writings of this 19th century British founder of modern nursing who owned dozens
Nightingale
Hari
|
$400
[24]
Take Z beer away from a word for a heavy drinker & get this person at a sporting event voicing their displeasure
booer (from boozer)
Jill
|
|
$600
[7]
Most of what we call this elemental foil is actually made with aluminum
tin
David!.
|
$600
[18]
His 1930s design of the Johnson Wax HQ building in Wisconsin included the great workroom with its "lily pad" columns
Frank Lloyd Wright
Hari
|
$600
[17]
Though her first name is Jane, the Agatha Christie detective is usually just called this
Miss Marple
Hari
|
$600
[3]
"I'll raise you like a" this mythical bird, sang Fall Out Boy, who rhymed it with remix
a phoenix
Hari
|
$600
[1]
Not satisfied with your basic kitty, Salvador Dalí owned Babou, one of these wild cats of Central & South America
an ocelot
David!.
|
$600
[13]
Pop the Z off a pimple & get this Stephen King title
It (from zit)
David!.
|
|
$800
[2]
Consuming too much of this element, atomic number 11, can lead to high blood pressure
sodium
Hari
|
$800
[6]
On a clear day you can see Illinois, Indiana & Michigan from the skydeck of this building on South Wacker Drive
the Willis Tower
David!.
|
$800
[5]
A young woman named Victoria Jones gets embroiled in a mystery in Agatha's novel "They Came to" this Iraqi city
Baghdad
Jill
|
$800
[10]
In 2015 Lana Del Rey did croon this melancholy tune whose title refers to a farewell or final performance
a "Swan Song"
David!.
|
$800
[11]
This American author had a beloved pet named Catterina, who we hope was not the inspiration for his horror tale "The Black Cat"
Poe
David!.
Hari
|
$800
[14]
Deny the Z of a ballroom dance & it becomes this first name of a 19th century U.S. poet
Walt (from waltz)
Hari
|
|
$1,000
[4]
Time to find out who's got the big mo, & this big Mo helps stimulate chemical reactions that get rid of sulfur in petroleum
molybdenum
Hari
|
$1,000
[8]
Originally the Union Gospel Tabernacle, it was home to the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974
Ryman Auditorium
|
$1,000
[16]
More than 460 actors & actresses have appeared in this play that originated as a request of the BBC for Queen Mary
The Mousetrap
David!.
|
DD
$2,000
[9]
In the 1960s Fleetwood Mac had an international hit with their song about one of these seabirds; Coleridge put one in a poem
an albatross
David!.
|
$1,000
[12]
This gorilla famous for learning sign language once adopted a kitten that she cared for & named "All Ball"
Koko
Jill
|
$1,000
[15]
Take the Z off the case in a type of mystery novel with little violence & it becomes this word for shy
coy (from cozy)
|
| MONET MONET | CURRENCY | FROM "B" TO "F" | CELEB LIT BEFORE & AFTER | THIRST | TRAP |
|
$400
[30]
This art movement got its name from an 1872 Monetmasterpiecedetailing an early morning Le Havre landscape
Impressionism
Hari
|
$400
[29]
It's said this currency of India goes back to a silver coin introduced by Sher Shah in 1542
the rupee
Hari
|
$400
[27]
3... 2... 1! Mission Control, we've achieved this success, also known as a rocket launch
blastoff
Hari
|
$400
[26]
"Last Week Tonight" host who learns the inside scoop on pickpocketing from Fagin
John Oliver Twist
David!.
|
$400
[25]
Gatorade bills itself as a thirst this, from the Old English for "extinguish"
a quencher
David!.
|
$400
[28]
The unopened tomb of the 1st Qin emperor of this country is said to contain booby traps that trigger crossbows
China
Hari
|
|
$800
[19]
Monet painted a series of these in different colors & though it would've been appropriate, without a sleeping Little Boy Blue
haystacks
Jill
|
$800
[20]
Add a letter to the Angola currency & it becomes this December Pan-African holiday
Kwanzaa
David!.
|
$800
[21]
It can describe an argument without flaws & beyond criticism, or a vehicle impervious to gunfire
bulletproof
Jill
|
$800
[22]
Ishmael & crew ready their harpoons in preparation to capture a "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" star
Moby-Dick Van Dyke
David!.
|
$800
[23]
A commercial featuring thirsty polar bears called "Northern Lights" was a big hit for this brand
Coca-Cola
Jill
|
$800
[24]
Bothlater became prime ministers; this one claimed Louis Botha took him prisoner in an ambush in November 1899
Churchill
Hari
|
|
$1,200
[3]
It's lucky this Pierre gave us the 1875 portrait of Claude Monet seen here
Renoir
Hari
|
$1,200
[1]
In a symbol for Japanese currency, parallel bars adorn this letter
a Y
David!.
|
$1,200
[7]
It can mean an argument or conflict; Steven Yeun & Ali Wong get into one in a Netflix series
a beef
Hari
|
$1,200
[13]
Paul Blart portrayer takes a ride on a really big piece of fruit
Kevin James and the Giant Peach
David!.
|
$1,200
[8]
In this book, the tiger Richard Parker was originally named Thirsty
Life of Pi
Hari
|
$1,200
[18]
This Carthaginian Elephant Man trapped Roman legions at the Battle of Cannae
Hannibal
Hari
|
|
$1,600
[4]
Nice yard work, Claude! In Giverny, Monet created a pond of these flowering plants that inspired his last major set of paintings
water lilies
Hari
|
$1,600
[2]
The front of a 2015 Argentine50 peso notefeatures a map of these islands
the Falklands
Hari
|
$1,600
[16]
Hardwood trees can be described by this adjective, meaning they have photosynthesis structures that are not needlelike
broadleaf
Jill
|
$1,600
[17]
Tiny Tim says, "God bless us every one" for an iconic comedian & Eunice in "Mama's Family"
A Christmas Carol Burnett
David!.
|
$2,000
[11]
In "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" he wrote, "Fame is the thirst of youth"
Lord Byron
Hari
|
$2,000
[12]
In 1187 this leader delivered a major blow to the kingdom of Jerusalem when he trapped an army of crusaders at the Battle of Hattin
Saladin
Jill
|
|
$2,000
[5]
At the Met in New York, you can see Monet's this city on the Seine "Cathedral: The Portal (Sunlight)"
Rouen
Hari
|
$2,000
[6]
Curacao uses the Netherlands Antillean this, the name of the old Dutch currency
a guilder
Jill
|
$2,000
[15]
Thislarge & powerful canine breed with an 11-letter name was once bred to protect game land from poachers
a bullmastiff
David!.
|
$2,000
[14]
Rowling's whiz kid has trouble with a certain rock & a "chilly" WWE star
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Cold Steve Austin
|
DD
$3,000
[10]
Excessive thirst may be a symptom of high blood sugar, also known by this 13-letter name
hyperglycemia
Hari
|
DD
$5,000
[9]
In WWI the "Lost Battalion" lacked food & medical supplies while trapped behind enemy lines in this forest
the Argonne
Hari
|
The only dwarf planet located in the inner Solar System, it's named for an ancient deity of planting & harvests
Ceres