2023 Second Chance competition week 2, semifinal game 3.
Pam Sung — a physician-scientist from Amherst, New York
Alex Lamb — a data scientist from Lake Forest, California
Brian Ross — an attorney from Los Angeles, California
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian | $1,600 | $2,600 | $9,800 |
$19,600
2nd place: $3,000 |
$9,800
14 R, 1 W |
| Alex | $-1,600 | $1,400 | $2,200 |
$2,317
3rd place: $2,000 |
$4,400
16 R, 7 W (including 1 DD) |
| Pam | $3,000 | $4,600 | $15,000 |
$20,000
Finalist |
$17,000
18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| BACK IN THE DAY | THE SPORTING NEWS | THE NEW YORK KNOCKS | NAME THAT PLAY | EUROPEAN VACATION | B MINUS |
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$200
[21]
The motto of this mail delivery service that ran from April 1860 to October 1861 was "The mail must go through"
the Pony Express
Brian
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$200
[13]
New Orleans is home to this "sweet" bowl game, one of 6 in the College Football Playoff
the Sugar Bowl
Alex
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$200
[29]
Anyone from Boston will tell you the New England type of this, with milk, tops Manhattan's, with tomatoes
chowder
Brian
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$200
[30]
"You have invented a very useful younger brother called Ernest, in order that you may be able to come up to town"
The Importance of Being Earnest
Pam
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$200
[24]
Find yourself in the Upside Down on one of the world's oldest suspendedmonorailsin Wuppertal in this country
Germany
Alex
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$200
[26]
A B falls off a charred word & becomes this funereal container
urn (from burn)
Brian
|
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$400
[20]
In the 1400s, Edward IV could have said, "I want to be a part of it, this house, this house", a branch of Plantagenet
the House of York
Alex
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$400
[9]
Fans have a hell of a time rooting for this New Jersey NHL franchise
the Devils
Pam
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$400
[28]
The title of this Broadway musical that opened on May 5, 1955 makes its feelings about the local baseball team quite apparent
Damn Yankees
Pam
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$400
[19]
"I gotta show some of those pompous, self-important executives over there that Hap Loman can make the grade"
Death of a Salesman
Brian
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$400
[23]
59 Rivoli in Paris is a squat turned art gallery a few blocks from this large museum with a pyramid thingy in front of it
the Louvre
Alex
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$400
[25]
Knock a B off a biblical tower & get the name of this biblical murder victim
Abel (from Babel)
Pam
|
|
$600
[17]
We hope you were expecting this judicial institution that was in the heresy-fighting business from 1478 to 1834
the Spanish Inquisition
Alex
|
$600
[5]
Like Manchester, Newcastle in the north of England has a Premier League soccer club with this all-for-one name
United
Alex
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$600
[27]
Tough times at this arena, the "Mecca of Basketball", as even Pixar dunked on the Knicks in "Soul", explaining decades of futility
Madison Square Garden
Alex
|
$600
[18]
"I ain't done nothing wrong by speaking to the gentleman. I've a right to sell flowers if I keep off the kerb"
Pygmalion
Pam
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$600
[22]
Check out the medieval towers that dot the skyline of San Gimignanonear Sienna in this region of Italy
Tuscany
Alex
|
$600
[14]
Wash away the B from a type of small river & get this name for a chess piece
a rook (from brook)
Pam
|
|
$800
[6]
Not a Super Bowl stadium, it was also called the Oil Reserves Scandal or Elk Hills Scandal, & it took a toll on President Harding
Teapot Dome
Alex
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$800
[1]
Sydney-born tennis star John Newcombe won Grand Slam singles titles at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open & (of course) this
the Australian Open
Brian
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$800
[4]
In their 1979 Top 40 hit "Shattered", this group sang, "Go ahead, bite the Big Apple, don't mind the maggots"... shadoobie
The Rolling Stones
Alex
|
$800
[11]
"It's terrible, dreadful, disgraceful that poor little sister has never received a single gentleman caller"
The Glass Menagerie
|
$800
[12]
In Greece or Cyprus, you might want to try this 4-letter liqueur flavored with anise
ouzo
Brian
|
$800
[15]
Sink the B off a group of ocean vessels & get this horse food
oats (from boats)
Alex
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|
DD
$2,200
[7]
This U.S. agency began in 1961; its director Sargent Shriver said it had 15,000 volunteers in 50+ countries in less than 6 years
the Peace Corps
Alex
|
$1,000
[2]
Named for the color of their uniforms, the All Blacksare New Zealand's national team in this, the national sport
rugby
Pam
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$1,000
[3]
A Yelper on this landmark connecting Canal St. & Jersey City: a "traffic jam tunnel. If you have a small bladder like me, good luck"
the Holland Tunnel
Pam
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$1,000
[10]
"Begin thine incantations, and try if devils will obey thy hest, seeing thou hast pray'd and sacrific'd to them"
Doctor Faustus
Brian
Alex
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$1,000
[8]
Go face to face with some Art Nouveau architecturein this world capital in Latvia
Riga
Brian
|
$1,000
[16]
When a cetacean fatty layer sweats out its B, this unskilled seaman is all that's left
a lubber (from blubber)
Alex
|
| THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU | MICKEY'S MANTEL | ALSO A STATE POSTAL ABBREVIATION | THE REAL (WHITE HOUSE) WIVES OF D.C. | OPERA | "HIGH" NOTES |
|
$400
[26]
Finely chop raw, lean meat; add salt, pepper & herbs, top with a raw egg yolk & you're on your way to a dish of beef this
tartare
Pam
|
$400
[15]
6 years after its U.S. release, this Disney film was the elephant in the room, winning Cannes' Grand Prix--Dessin Animé in 1947
Dumbo
Alex
|
$400
[28]
Loyola Marymount University offered the USA's first of these degrees in yoga studies
an MA
Alex
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$400
[25]
In 2020 she topped John Waters & the Beastie Boys to win a Grammy for her spoken word album, an audio book of her memoir
Michelle Obama
Pam
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$400
[30]
In this Verdi opera, Manrico is a tenor & a troubadour, the meaning of the work's Italian title
Il trovatore
|
$400
[29]
It has its risks at the circus; insert "tension" & it has even more
the high wire
Brian
|
|
$800
[10]
Saffron flavored rice & meats & shellfish are the main components of this dish prepared in the two-handled same-named pan
paella
Alex
|
$800
[14]
Penned by Lin-Manuel Miranda, this song from "Encanto" won the Best Song Written for Visual Media Grammy in 2023
"We Don't Talk About Bruno"
Alex
|
$800
[16]
Beginning May 7, 2025, it's gotta be real if you want to fly
(REAL) ID
Alex
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$800
[24]
At Wellesley's 1990 commencement, this Texan said, "Someone in the crowd could also become a presidential spouse and I wish him well"
Barbara Bush
Brian
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$800
[27]
"Cav & Pag" is shorthand for the pairing of this one-act opera by Mascagni with "Pagliacci"
Cavalleria rusticana
|
$800
[23]
One debunked story says Lamont Sleets invented this celebratory hand gesture
the high five
Brian
|
|
$1,200
[9]
Mix grated potatoes, eggs, matzo meal, onions & seasonings; form into a pancake, fry it up & enjoy this Hanukkah favorite
a latke
Brian
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$1,200
[13]
"The Wonderful World of Disney" won a Peabody Award in 1999 for this musical that had Kathy Bates as evil Miss Hannigan
Annie
Pam
|
$1,200
[4]
Internet domain for the Holy See
va
Pam
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$1,200
[17]
She met the future president in 1938 when they both tried out for a local play in Whittier, California
Pat Nixon
Brian
Alex
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$1,200
[22]
The plot of this comic opera by Mozart centers on 2 sisters & their soldier boyfriends; the 3-word title is fun to say
Così fan tutte
Alex
Pam
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$1,200
[3]
The late Dick Fosbury completely changed the way this activity is done
the high jump
Brian
|
|
$1,600
[7]
Need to puree right in the pot? Turn your hand to this type of blender
an immersion blender
Brian
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$1,600
[11]
In 1998, shefelt the love becoming the first female winner of a Tony for directing "The Lion King"
(Julie) Taymor
Pam
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$1,600
[5]
A boss in the military; I can't authorize that, corporal. You need to check with your...
CO
Pam
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$1,600
[18]
Half-brothers of this southern-born first lady fought for the Confederacy, which could have led to really awkward Thanksgiving dinners
Mary Todd Lincoln
Pam
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$2,000
[21]
How meta is this Puccini opera? Its title character is an opera singer, it's set in Rome in 1800 & premiered in Rome in 1900
Tosca
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$1,600
[1]
A 3-word phrase for drug-free happiness, or a video game with an alien cartel threatening humanity
high on life
Pam
|
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$2,000
[8]
A sauce of egg yolks, sherry, cream, butter & seasonings over lobster & buttered toast points is served as this
Lobster Newberg
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$2,000
[12]
Angela Lansbury used her witching powers to thwart Nazis in this classic that won an Oscar for special effects in 1971
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Alex
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$2,000
[6]
A coroner can be a layperson; this counterpart is an M.D., often board-certified in a specialty
M.E.
Pam
|
DD
$3,000
[19]
A year before her death in 1962, she began chairing JFK's Commission on the Status of Women
Eleanor Roosevelt
Pam
|
DD
$3,000
[20]
The title character of this Bellini opera set in ancient Gaul is a Druid priestess
Norma
Pam
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$2,000
[2]
Fittingly, Swoosie Kurtz, Joel McCrea & Tuesday Weld are alumni of it
Hollywood High
Alex
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In 2022 the Dept. of Energy noted "a flawed process" & vacated a 1954 commission's decision "in the matter of" this man
(J. Robert) Oppenheimer