2023 Champions Wildcard Clubs quarterfinal game 8.
Deanna Bolio — a community outreach supervisor from Campbell, California
Kevin Hirsh — an attorney from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Verlinda Johnson Henning — a human resources and leadership consultant from Memphis, Tennessee
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verlinda | $2,000 | $2,400 | $6,800 |
$13,600
3rd place: $5,000 |
$6,800
10 R, 2 W |
| Kevin | $1,800 | $2,400 | $8,000 |
$16,000
2nd place: $5,000 |
$8,000
11 R, 2 W |
| Deanna | $2,800 | $8,200 | $19,800 |
$19,721
Winner: semifinalist |
$14,800
25 R (including 3 DDs), 6 W |
| 1 MAN, 1 CAREER, 1 TEAM | ALL GOD'S CREATURES | WARS BY BATTLE | STUPID ANSWERS | OPUS & OPERA | A LITTLE "DEB"LL DO YA |
|
$200
[7]
Walter Payton:13 seasons for Da these
the Chicago Bears
Deanna
|
$200
[25]
An owl cannot move these from side to side, so it must move its head
eyes
Deanna
|
$200
[30]
Anzio &Bataan
World War II
Deanna
|
$200
[12]
In Hollywood, it's the major street 2 blocks north of Sunset Boulevard
Hollywood Boulevard
Kevin
|
$200
[28]
"Satyagraha" is a Philip Glass opera about the early years of this world leader
Gandhi
Kevin
|
$200
[1]
In 1858 Douglas & Lincoln engaged in 7 of them about slavery
debates
Kevin
|
|
$400
[6]
Mariano Rivera:19 seasons of near perfection
the New York Yankees
Deanna
|
$400
[24]
Grévy's, the biggest species of this striped mammal, is named for former French president Jules Grévy
a zebra
Verlinda
|
$400
[29]
Amiens &Belleau Wood
World War I
Deanna
|
$400
[21]
A 2009 study recommended treating heroin addicts with diacetylmorphine, the active ingredient in this
heroin
Kevin
Deanna
|
$600
[16]
His sole opera, "Fidelio", tells a tale of a young woman disguising herself as a boy
Beethoven
Deanna
|
$400
[8]
They go in the left column on an accounting statement
debits
Verlinda
|
|
$600
[3]
Troy Aikman:How 'bout them for 12 seasons?
the Dallas Cowboys
Deanna
|
$600
[15]
Called a "bamboo chicken" by locals in Belize, a male one of these lizards can reach over 6 feet
an iguana
Deanna
|
$600
[2]
Lake Erie &New Orleans
the War of 1812
Deanna
|
$600
[13]
This lubricant's name means "Water Displacement, 40th formula"
WD-40
Verlinda
|
$800
[17]
It's the title of Elgar's Opus 78 & of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, Opus No. unknown, featuring actors on roller skates
Starlight Express
Verlinda
Deanna
|
$600
[9]
From the French for "leading off", it's a young woman introduced to fashionable society
a debutante
Kevin
|
|
$800
[4]
Sharpshooting Reggie Miller--18 seasons of making Spike Lee miserable
the Indiana Pacers
Kevin
|
$800
[19]
This 2-humped camel is probably named for the ancient country in Central Asia where it originated
Bactrian
Verlinda
Deanna
|
$800
[22]
Palo Alto &Monterrey
the Mexican-American War
Deanna
|
$800
[14]
If today is Jan. 14, 1952, this show is premiering on NBC
the Today show
Deanna
|
$1,000
[18]
His Opus 68 is "From the Bohemian Forest", composed around 1883
Dvořák
Verlinda
|
$800
[10]
You'll find her exploits extolled in the Bible's Book of Judges
Deborah
Deanna
|
|
$1,000
[5]
Steve Yzerman:22 seasons in Hockeytown
the Red Wings (of Detroit)
|
$1,000
[23]
Extinction may have befallen the Baiji dolphin, known as "the Goddess" of this longest Chinese river, its only habitat
the Yangtze
Deanna
|
$1,000
[26]
Kennesaw Mountain & Poison Spring
the U.S. Civil War
|
$1,000
[20]
China's Song Dynasty was noted for its contributions to the tz'u, a form of this
a song
Verlinda
|
DD
$2,600
[27]
These are repetitions of a theme with changes; Paganini's Opus 9 is these on "God Save The King"
variations
Deanna
|
$1,000
[11]
They're his "Fireworks" heard here
Debussy
Verlinda
|
| ETCHED IN STONE | MOVIE SEQUELS | A MATTER OF TASTE | PEOPLE IN THEIR ELEMENT | THERE'S ALWAYS NEXT TERM | LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS |
|
$400
[30]
The inscription on the London statue of this man seenherereads, "There is no darkness but ignorance"
William Shakespeare
|
$400
[7]
"Meet the Fockers"(2004)
Meet the Parents
Deanna
|
$400
[29]
The item seenhereor the taste it might have if made with lemons
a tart
Kevin
Deanna
|
$400
[28]
Last name of thehusband & wife with an atomic weight of 247
Curie
Verlinda
|
$400
[26]
In taxonomy:Kingdom, phylum...
class
Kevin
Deanna
|
$400
[3]
What a social climber! His name precedes "symbol" to mean something that represents high position
Status
Deanna
|
|
$800
[16]
Outside thebuildingwhere this group meets is a statue with atabletthat reads "Lex", Latin for "law"
the Supreme Court
Deanna
|
$800
[8]
"The Dark Knight"(2008)
Batman Begins
Kevin
|
$800
[2]
Cacao beans, the source of chocolate, aren't sweet; they contain this bitter popular stimulant
caffeine
Deanna
|
$800
[27]
There is just the value of this clue, no prize, for knowing this man for whom element 102 was named
Nobel
Verlinda
|
$800
[13]
In the Greek alphabet: rho, sigma...
tau
Deanna
|
$800
[4]
His hand turned red when he touched orange juice, blue when he touched seawater
Litmus
|
|
$1,200
[17]
Underneath thesculpture of Ramses II & his falcon god friendis an example of this type of writing
hieroglyphics
Kevin
|
$1,200
[1]
"2010"(1984)
2001: A Space Odyssey
|
$1,200
[6]
1 of the 3 zesty ingredients of the original Tabasco brand sauce
(1 of) red pepper, salt or vinegar
|
$1,200
[21]
Johan Gadolin wonders will you still need him, will you still feed him now that he's element number this
64
Kevin
Deanna
|
$1,600
[15]
In geologic time:eon, era...
periods
Deanna
|
$1,200
[5]
In Rome his name meant simply "good"; to us it implies that he gave a little something extra
Bonus
Verlinda
|
|
$1,600
[18]
When the Nabateans ruled Jordan from about 400 B.C. to 106 A.D., their capital was this city, carved from stone
Petra
Kevin
|
$1,600
[9]
"Conan the Destroyer"(1984)
Conan the Barbarian
Deanna
|
$1,600
[11]
Don't bring the "May" type of this to your teacher; Webster's says it tastes "insipid"
apple
|
$1,600
[20]
This physicist born in Ulm, Bavaria just made it into the top 100 elements by a hair; he's No. 99
Einstein
Kevin
|
$2,000
[23]
In the Chinese calendar: dragon, snake...
a horse
|
$1,600
[24]
His name came from the Latin for "dispute" & he would drag you into court any chance he got
Litigious
Deanna
|
|
$2,000
[19]
A 4th century statue of this emperor once held a cross that said, "Through this sign of salvation, I rescued your city"
Constantine the Great
|
$2,000
[10]
"Honey, I Blew Up the Kid"(1992)
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Deanna
|
DD
$3,400
[12]
Wine-tasting term for the final impression left on the palate--it's supposed to be "long"
the aftertaste (the finish)
Deanna
|
$2,000
[22]
The element with atomic number 107 was named for this scientist played by Kenneth Branagh in "Oppenheimer"
Niels Bohr
|
DD
$2,600
[14]
In U.S. House GOP leadership: Speaker, Majority Leader...
Majority Whip
Deanna
|
$2,000
[25]
Nobody was more skillful than him with a tool in his hand--his right hand, of course
Dexterous
Verlinda
|
7 U.S. presidents were born in the state of Ohio, beginning with this man who entered West Point in 1839
Ulysses Grant