2024 Champions Wildcard Group 1 quarterfinal game 5.
Ron Cheung — an economics professor from Lakewood, Ohio
Daniel Moore — a contract compliance analyst from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Holly Hassel — an English professor from Calumet, Michigan
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly | $2,600 | $3,200 | $8,800 |
$100
2nd place: $5,000 |
$8,800
15 R, 3 W |
| Daniel | $4,200 | $9,600 | $13,200 |
$0
3rd place: $5,000 |
$10,600
19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Ron | $200 | $1,200 | $14,000 |
$1,599
Winner: semifinalist |
$8,800
16 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W |
| WHAT A "DAY" | LETTERS OF THE LAW | WORD ORIGINS | THE JOB IS THE MOVIE TITLE | IT'S GETTING COLD IN HERRE | SO PUT ON ALL YOUR CLOTHES |
|
$200
[23]
In 1976, this was June 8, when California, New Jersey & Ohio primary voters went to the polls
Super Tuesday
Ron
|
$200
[30]
F:A serious crime, like murder or kidnapping
felony
Ron
|
$200
[29]
The solar system has 8 of these, from Greek for "wanderer"
planets
Ron
|
$200
[16]
This title job made Ron Burgundy "very important. I have many leather-bound books & my apartment smells of rich mahogany"
Anchorman
Holly
|
$200
[28]
In Norwegian, this local town's name means "luck", but for us, it sounds like it can literally freeze over
Hel
Daniel
|
$200
[25]
Play it close to this piece of apparel, be it potholder or newmarket
the vest
Daniel
|
|
$400
[22]
Reporting on this event, the Chicago Tribune said the victims "paid the penalty for being followers of George Moran"
the St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Daniel
|
$400
[20]
T: This defense, first used in the case of Dan White, relating to his sugar consumption & mental state
Twinkie
Ron
|
$400
[17]
The word for this liquid derived from crushing fruit like apples comes from Hebrew for "strong drink"
cider
Holly
|
$400
[26]
Shockingly, belting out "Love Stinks" at the reception doesn't go over so well for Adam Sandler in this film
The Wedding Singer
Daniel
|
$600
[18]
In 1991 this island that's 3 times the size of Texas hit -93 at a weather station
Greenland
Daniel
|
$400
[24]
The 1920s were a time of popularity for this feather scarf with a serpentine name
boa
Daniel
|
|
$600
[21]
A CBS news special that aired on April 22, 1970 was titled this: "A Question of Survival"
Earth Day
Daniel
|
$600
[8]
L:The unlawful taking of personal property with the intent of keeping it
larceny
Ron
|
$600
[11]
This breakfast fare derives its name from the Roman goddess of agriculture
cereal
Ron
|
$600
[1]
& Iiiiiiiiiiiiiii... will always love this 1992 film with Kevin Costner looking out for Whitney Houston
The Bodyguard
Holly
|
$800
[19]
In 2014 the average summer temperature--again, summer temperature--in Cold Bay in this state was 54.1 degrees
Alaska
Daniel
|
$600
[13]
Thisluxurious velvet jacket is named for an activity you probably shouldn't do whether you wear one or not
smoking
Daniel
|
|
$800
[5]
The U.S. Army first used this term in 1918 to designate September 12 for the launch of a big attack in France
D-Day
Daniel
|
$800
[7]
R:The self-removal of a judge or prosecutor from a case due to a conflict of interest
recusal
Holly
|
$800
[9]
This "status" an athlete might want to keep is from Latin for "lover"
amateur
Ron
|
$800
[2]
Mickey Rourke threw his hat in the Oscar ring after his performance as Randy "The Ram" Robinson in this 2008 drama
The Wrestler
Daniel
Ron
|
$1,000
[15]
In 2022 this world capital hit -9, its lowest temperature since 1918; well, it is an Iceland
Reykjavik
Daniel
|
$800
[12]
Sea if you can name this open-mesh weave, used for undershirts by the Norwegian army; it's better for stockings
fishnet
Holly
|
|
$1,000
[4]
14 people were killed after British troops fired on Derry protesters on Jan. 30, 1972, known as this
Bloody Sunday
Daniel
|
$1,000
[6]
C:A supplementary document that modifies or amends a will
a codicil
Holly
|
$1,000
[10]
An Old English word for "sea" gave us this word for the creatures whose singing J. Alfred Prufrock has heard
mermaids
Holly
|
$1,000
[3]
It was Ben Affleck's turn to be a math whiz when the books were cooking in this 2016 action film, & Ben did more than the title implies
The Accountant
Daniel
|
DD
$3,000
[27]
On Feb. 3, 1996 the Star Tribune & the Pioneer Press headlined a big stat for these 2 adjoining cities: -60 degrees
Minneapolis & St. Paul
Daniel
|
$1,000
[14]
This Scottish article of headwear bears the name of a castle
a Balmoral
Daniel
Ron
|
| SHORT STORIES | TEMPERA-MENTAL ARTISTS | THIS CATEGORY IS "MID" | WHOSE WHAT | AVIATION PIONEERS | JUKEBOX MUSICALS |
|
$400
[27]
Agatha Christie's "The Tuesday Club Murders" features 13 tales of this sleuth & her friends sharing crime stories
Miss Marple
Holly
|
$400
[25]
Painted in tempera, Botticelli's "Birth of Venus" is the first known Tuscan painting on this, now synonymous with painting material
canvas
Holly
|
$400
[22]
Australian women's health advocate Caroline Homer is an expert in this skill of aiding in pregnancy, childbirth & after
midwifery
Holly
|
$400
[29]
In mythology all of the world's troubles escaped from this object, but hope remained
Pandora's box
Ron
|
$400
[30]
John Moisantmade the first flight across this body of water carrying a passenger & hiscat, soon renamed Paris-London
the English Channel
Holly
Daniel
|
$400
[28]
"We Will Rock You": them
Queen
Ron
|
|
$800
[23]
In Ray Bradbury's tale "A Sound of Thunder", the crushing of this insect "effected" the future
a butterfly
Holly
Ron
|
$800
[9]
Before tempera art, John Schoenherr did book covers; Frank Herbert called him the only man to visit this title place
Dune
Ron
|
$1,200
[1]
It's the name of a type of fly as well as Barbie's pregnant bestie
midge
Holly
|
$800
[12]
Itsappearancein 1066 was depicted in theBayeux Tapestry
Halley's Comet
Holly
|
$800
[20]
In 1913 Lincoln Beachey became the first American to perform this repetitive-sounding maneuver, flying in a vertical circle
loop the loop
Ron
|
$800
[14]
"Once Upon a One More Time":her
Britney Spears
Daniel
|
|
$1,200
[2]
His "The Pastures of Heaven" contained stories about the people of a fictional valley based on the Salinas Valley
Steinbeck
Holly
|
$1,200
[8]
This title of Edward Wadsworth's 1937 surrealisticworkis a word for mystery & riddle used about Russia by Churchill around the same time
Enigma
Holly
|
$1,600
[6]
In Norse myth, the gods killed a giant named Aurgelmir & used his body to create this place, the realm of humans
Midgard
Daniel
|
$1,200
[5]
The creation of the USC Shoah Foundation & the Righteous Persons Foundation was a direct result of this Steven Spielberg film
Schindler's List
Ron
|
$1,200
[19]
On the first coast-to-coast flight, in 1911 Cal Rodgers took off from Sheepshead Bay, N.Y. & landed in this Ca. "City of Roses"
Pasadena
Daniel
|
$1,200
[13]
"On Your Feet!":her
Gloria Estefan
|
|
$1,600
[3]
"A Perfect Day for Bananafish" & "The Laughing Man" are some of his stories featuring the Glass family, not the Caulfields
Salinger
Holly
|
$1,600
[24]
In the Masaccio work in tempera seen here, the Christ child is eating grapes, as a reminder of the wine in this sacrament
the Eucharist
Ron
|
$2,000
[7]
This collection of rabbinic interpretation often adds colorful legends to the stories
Midrash
Daniel
Ron
|
$1,600
[10]
In Audrey Niffenegger's bestseller, Clare Abshire, Henry DeTamble's beloved, is this title character
the Time Traveler's Wife
|
$1,600
[18]
Elrey Jeppesen made the first navigation charts for U.S. pilots, who until then had used this Illinois co.'s road maps
Rand McNally
Daniel
|
$1,600
[16]
"Girl from the North Country":this boy from Duluth
Bob Dylan
Ron
|
|
$2,000
[4]
Kristen Roupenian's 2017 tale about a date gone wrong, it became a 2023 movie with new events dreamed up by the screenwriter
"Cat Person"
|
$2,000
[26]
Learning to make it from his artist brother-in-law, he used tempera for the detailed brushwork of his iconic "Christina's World"
Andrew Wyeth
|
DD
$3,000
[11]
"The demon of noon" is the translation of the French term for this, which may lead to buying a red sports car
midlife crisis
Ron
|
DD
$5,000
[21]
Their name comes from Isaiah 43, & their belief that blood transfusions would displease God is based on other biblical passages
the Jehovah's Witnesses
Ron
|
$2,000
[17]
In 1927 he launched his Wichita Aviation Company & produced the first of his small monoplanes, the Phantom
(Clyde) Cessna
Holly
|
$2,000
[15]
"A Beautiful Noise":this icon
Neil Diamond
|
The first vice president & the first president not born in one of the original 13 states were both born in this state
Kentucky