2023 Champions Wildcard Clubs semifinal game 1.
Kit Sekelsky — a freelance graphic designer from Kent, Ohio
Deanna Bolio — a community outreach supervisor from Campbell, California
Nick Cascone — an orthopedic physician assistant originally from Queens, New York
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick | $0 | $5,000 | $23,200 |
$23,200
Finalist |
$24,800
26 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Deanna | $2,000 | $3,800 | $3,000 |
$0
3rd place: $10,000 |
$3,000
7 R, 2 W |
| Kit | $2,800 | $2,400 | $1,200 |
$1,221
2nd place: $10,000 |
$5,200
15 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| "B"OOKS | SPORTSTALK | THE INSTRUMENT OF DEATH | PASTA SHAPES | BUILDING TERMS | ONOMATOPOEIA |
|
$200
[29]
This classic kids' book by Felix Salten is subtitled "A Life in the Woods"
Bambi
|
$200
[30]
Roll out, draw play, yard marker
football
Nick
|
$200
[18]
In 1793 Jean-Paul Marat was retired in the bath with one of these
a knife
Nick
|
$200
[1]
The name cavatappi means this tool, what you need if you're having vino to go with thecavatappi
a corkscrew
Kit
|
$200
[19]
A deadlight is one of these, designed not to open
a window (a skylight)
Kit
|
$200
[22]
Kerchoo is a word to represent this
a sneeze
Nick
|
|
$400
[2]
"Fleeing playgirl traced to Rio" is a headline about Holly Golightly in this Truman Capote tale
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Nick
|
$400
[4]
Stroke play, wood, shank
golf
Kit
|
$400
[11]
In 1914 Franz Ferdinand didn't say "take me out" but was anyway, via this
a gun
Kit
|
$400
[3]
Fettuccine means this; get it right & we'll award you a "blue" one
a ribbon
Deanna
|
$400
[20]
As seen here, it's a small tower that rises up from a castle wall
a turret
Kit
|
$400
[23]
The sound caused by a spasm of the diaphragm, or the name of the rider of Toothless the Dragon
a hiccup
Nick
|
|
$600
[5]
Sylvia Plath died one month after this novel of hers was published
The Bell Jar
Nick
|
$600
[8]
Rubber, rundown, slider
baseball
Deanna
|
$600
[12]
In 1880 outlaw Ned Kelly was doing this around Melbourne
hanging
Kit
|
$600
[14]
Theselittle round guys get their name from an Italian word for "cake"
tortellini
Kit
|
$600
[21]
Because its supports are called balusters, an elaborate railing is called this
a balustrade
Nick
|
$600
[24]
Boo's sibilant friend, this 4-letter word can express disapproval
hiss
Nick
|
|
DD
$1,000
[6]
The title of this bestseller by Ann Patchett refers to a smooth style of opera singing
bel canto
Nick
|
$800
[9]
Striker, throw-in, marking
soccer
|
$800
[13]
In 1946, in order to avoid execution, Hermann Goering picked his this
poison (cyanide)
|
$800
[15]
Stelline are literally "little" these heavenly bodies
stars
Kit
|
$800
[27]
From their ruddy facades, it's the colorful name for eastern U.S.apartment buildingsbuilt in the 19th century
a brownstone
Deanna
|
$800
[25]
A noise a bomb might make, it can also refer to a period of rapid economic growth
a boom
Nick
|
|
$1,000
[7]
The French title of this existential work is "L'Être et le Néant"
Being and Nothingness
Deanna
|
$1,000
[10]
Red light, mucking, penalty killer
hockey
Kit
|
$1,000
[17]
In 1861 Victoria's consort Prince Albert: this fever
typhoid
Kit
|
$1,000
[16]
Orecchiettemeans "little" these body parts
ears
Nick
|
$1,000
[28]
This term for the grooves or channels in the shaft of a marble column is not related to music
a flute (fluting)
Nick
|
$1,000
[26]
The sound of eating a chip, it comes before "time" to mean a moment of pressure
crunch
Deanna
|
| BELGIUM | SORRY ABOUT THAT | TITLE ROLE ACTORS | 18th CENTURY TECHNOLOGY | COMPANY NAME ORIGINS | "TAG", YOU'RE IT |
|
$400
[21]
This largest Belgian city is the seat of the European Union & known as the "Capital of Europe"
Brussels
Deanna
|
$400
[18]
In 1997 Tony Blair formally apologized to this country for British negligence during the 1845-49 famine
Ireland
Kit
|
$400
[24]
"The People vs. Larry Flynt"
Woody Harrelson
Nick
Deanna
|
$400
[2]
In 1764 weaver James Hargreaves developed this improved spinning machine that has a girl's name
the spinning jenny
Kit
|
$400
[15]
Jeff Bezos settled on this name because it started with the first letter of the alphabet & implied something really large
Amazon
Kit
|
$400
[7]
Magical geometric figure pictured here
a pentagram
Kit
|
|
$800
[27]
Long ruled by others, in 1815 Belgium was merged with this northern neighbor but became its own kingdom at last in 1830
the Netherlands
Nick
|
$800
[16]
In 1986 the French government apologized & paid compensation for the sinking of this group's ship the Rainbow Warrior
Greenpeace
Kit
|
$800
[25]
Since 2011, "Thor"
Chris Hemsworth
Deanna
|
$800
[11]
In 1784 this American wrote in praise of bifocals, "serving for distant objects as well as near ones"
Ben Franklin
Nick
|
$800
[1]
Benjamin Holt created a tractor that an onlooker said crawled like this worm-like larva
a caterpillar
Nick
|
$800
[6]
This brand is now part of Whirlpool & makes ranges & refrigerators as well as washing machines
Maytag
Nick
|
|
DD
$1,000
[29]
This large cultural & linguistic group lives in southern Belgium & speaks predominantly French
the Walloons
Nick
|
$1,200
[17]
Pete Davidson apologized to congressman & former Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw for making fun of his eye patch on this show
Saturday Night Live
Nick
|
$1,200
[26]
"Marty"
Ernest Borgnine
Nick
|
$1,200
[12]
In 1785, 16 years after his patent for an improved steam engine, he developed a fuel-efficient furnace
James Watt
|
$1,200
[3]
In 1936 this company started as Government Employees Insurance Company, hence the name
GEICO
Kit
|
$1,200
[8]
To make someone angry or even make him your enemy
antagonize
Kit
|
|
$1,200
[28]
2 wins in the Tour of Flanders are among the record 525 in this sport by national hero Eddy "the Cannibal" Merckx
bicycle racing
|
$1,600
[19]
In the 1970s, thisex-Alabama governor said his opposition to integration had been wrong & apologized for his actions
George Wallace
Nick
|
$1,600
[22]
"Elizabeth: The Golden Age"
Cate Blanchett
Deanna
|
$1,600
[13]
Musicians can thank John Shore, who invented this in 1711; it vibrated at 423.5 cycles a second
a tuning fork
Nick
|
$2,000
[5]
The "Aerial Services" of this state & this territory of Australia gave Qantas its name
Queensland & Northern Territory
Nick
Kit
|
$1,600
[9]
Aquaracer & Carrera are models of this glamorous Swiss watch brand
TAG Heuer
|
|
$2,000
[30]
In WWI the second battle of this western Belgian cit"Y" saw some of the earliest use of deadly poison gas
Ypres
Nick
|
$2,000
[20]
After taking power in South Africa, this party apologized for the faulty timing of some bombs as it battled apartheid
the ANC (African National Congress)
Nick
|
$2,000
[23]
"Barton Fink"
John Turturro
Nick
|
$2,000
[14]
John Bird made the first of these navigating instruments with an arc of 60 degrees, or one-sixth of a circle
a sextant
Nick
|
DD
$4,000
[4]
James Church chose this name for his product because the symbols of the god Vulcan represented power
Arm & Hammer
Kit
|
$2,000
[10]
It's the lower house in the German legislative systeme
the Bundestag
Nick
|
An Esquire profile said, "The most distinguishing thing" about the face of this singer "are his eyes, clear blue & alert"
Frank Sinatra