2024Jeopardy! Mastersquarterfinal game 2.
Amy Schneider — a writer from Oakland, California
Yogesh Raut — a cognitive and behavioral scientist from Vancouver, Washington
James Holzhauer — the self-described "final boss" ofJeopardy!from Las Vegas, Nevada
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James | — | $3,000 | $10,200 |
$13,210
2nd place: 1 match point |
$13,000
20 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Yogesh | — | $7,800 | $26,395 |
$26,395
Winner: 3 match points |
$19,000
24 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Amy | — | $3,400 | $7,000 |
$7,000
3rd place |
$7,000
11 R, 2 W |
| WE'LL SEA ABOUT THAT | THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS | ADVENTURES OF A BRITISH NOVEL HERO | RANKS & TITLES | MEET THE SMITHS | SPELL IT! |
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$200
[24]
The Scotia Sealies between the South Atlantic &this dangerous passage that separates South America from Antarctica
the Drake (Passage)
James
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$200
[25]
The Library's 3 Capitol Hill buildings are named for John Adams, Thomas Jefferson & this guy, the next in line
Madison
James
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$200
[26]
At the end, the hero looks back on his adventures over a cup of builder's--this, made strong with extra cream & sugar
tea
Amy
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$200
[28]
The Austrian monarchy used the national anthem "God Save Emperor Francis" or "Gott Erhalte Franz den" this German word
Kaiser
James
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$200
[29]
The rapper & actor born James Todd Smith took this stage name as a teen
L.L. Cool J (Ladies Love Cool James)
Yogesh
Amy
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$200
[30]
Referring to non-canonical Bible books, this adjective describes anything of dubious authenticity
A-P-O-C-R-Y-P-H-A-L
James
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$400
[23]
The South & East China Seasare connected by this strait that's long been a flashpoint for international tensions
(the) Taiwan (Strait)
Yogesh
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$400
[22]
The Library's oldest written material is in this writing system, on clay tablets from the 3rd millennium B.C.
cuneiform
Yogesh
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$400
[21]
In Chapter 7 our hero gets nicked; in Chapter 8 he's at His Majesty's pleasure, which means he's here
jail
Amy
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$400
[20]
Greek for "servant" gives us this title of a lay official in some Christian churches
a deacon
Yogesh
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$400
[27]
Matt Smith's TV roles include the Doctor on "Doctor Who" & this member of the royal family on seasons 1 & 2 of "The Crown"
Prince Philip
Yogesh
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$400
[18]
You know, that Lea & Perrins sauce that has way too many letters for 3 syllables? Yeah, spell that
W-O-R-C-E-S-T-E-R-S-H-I-R-E
Amy
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$600
[7]
A scuba diver'sparadise, the Bohol Seaconnects the Sulu Seato the west with this national one to the east
the Philippine Sea
James
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$600
[19]
The Library theater is named for this silent star & studio founder who gave her catalogue to the fledgling motion picture division
Mary Pickford
Yogesh
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$600
[11]
The Brits shorten 2 words to get this equivalent of GPS; our hero relies on it to get to Sheffield for a daring rescue
satnav
James
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$600
[6]
Why choose one? Please list the 5 ranks of peerage (meaning the British nobility, for you uncultured Yanks)
duke, marquess, earl, viscount & baron
James
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$600
[15]
Retired since the 2004 season, he remains the NFL's all-time rushing leader with 18,355 yards
Emmitt Smith
Yogesh
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$600
[17]
The last name of botanist Leonhard gave us this word for a type of flower & a shade of reddish purple
F-U-C-H-S-I-A
James
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$800
[1]
Thiscolorful Arctic sea ofnorthwest Russiais about a fifth of the size of an antonymic one farther south
the White Sea
Yogesh
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$1,000
[9]
Its Librarians have included this modernist poet whose "Ars Poetica" declares, "A poem should not mean / But be"
Archibald MacLeish
Yogesh
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$800
[8]
Kicked out by his wife, he moves to this small apartment whose 6-letter name includes a piece of furniture
a bedsit
Amy
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$800
[5]
Ranking above deans, some colleges have a chief academic officer with this 7-letter title; C. Cybele Raver is Vanderbilt's
provost
Amy
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$800
[14]
"The High Priestess of Punk Poetry", shewas inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2007
Patti Smith
James
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$800
[16]
In "Shishkabugs" Bugs Bunny was in some danger of becoming an ingredient in this German stew
H-A-S-E-N-P-F-E-F-F-E-R
James
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$1,000
[2]
The southern & deepest part of the Aegeanis this sea that shares its name with a big Greek island
Cretan Sea (or Sea of Crete)
Yogesh
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DD
$2,800
[12]
Ioc.gov gives access to a huge collection of this, printed documents of transitory value intended to be thrown away
ephemera
James
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$1,000
[3]
There's an important event as the barman ends the night at the pub by saying this, also a Booker prize-winning novel by Graham Swift
last orders
Yogesh
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$1,000
[4]
Drop the "ND" out of a golf course hazard to get this rank of an ancient Persian official
a satrap
Amy
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$1,000
[10]
Partly paid for by Janis Joplin, her headstone reads: "The greatest blues singer in the world will never stop singing"
Bessie Smith
James
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$1,000
[13]
How about this dwarven race of "Ring Cycle" fame whose name begins & ends with the same letter
N-I-B-E-L-U-N-G-E-N
Yogesh
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| THE ANCIENT WORLD | THE KERNEL OF THE CLUE | GO FOR THE THROAT | AUTHORS' FICTIONAL PLACES | SCIENTISTS | SUNG & UNSUNG HEROES |
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$400
[26]
The name of the Olmec people refers to this product they got from the Castilla elastica tree
rubber
Amy
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DD
$5
[19]
(1954 Sinatra song)It's a bad idea to leave a frozen embryo unguarded, would be my major takeaway
"Young At Heart" (in embr yo ung uarded)
Yogesh
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$400
[25]
A damper is the little door that closes off the throat from the flue within this structure
a chimney
Yogesh
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$400
[24]
Castle Rock, Maine
King
Yogesh
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$400
[29]
This German chemist did many things, like find an antidote to arsenic poisoning, but he didn't invent the burner named for him
Bunsen
James
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$400
[30]
(Sheryl Crow delivers the clue.) Before I hit fame as a solo artist, I was a backup singer for Michael Jackson, & you cansee mein my big-hair glory duetting "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" on his tour in support of this 1987 album
Bad
James
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$800
[6]
In Arabic this colossal sculpture is Abu al-Hawl, "Father of Terror"
the sphinx
James
Amy
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$400
[28]
(Supplier of actors)Your criticism of my use of ayahuasca stings because I take it in moderation
central casting (in ayahuas ca sting s)
Yogesh
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$800
[23]
Of the 7 main ones of these psychic energy points of the body in Hinduism, the one over the throat is Vishuddha
chakra
Amy
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$800
[22]
Yoknapatawpha County
Faulkner
Yogesh
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$800
[14]
17th c. Dutch guys wanted to see stuff: Hans Lippershey gets credit for inventing the telescope & this guy ground lenses to see microscopic life
Leeuwenhoek
Amy
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$800
[21]
(Sheryl Crow delivers the clue.) Emerging from singing backup on others' hits, shehad an unknown Cher singing backup on her own hit "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
(Darlene) Love
Yogesh
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$1,200
[1]
Feared for their ramming power, these galleys were the terrors of the ancient Mediterranean
a trireme
James
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$800
[27]
(Including your abs)If you really try you can graduate from USC less knowledgeable than before
core muscles (in fro m USC les s)
James
Amy
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$1,200
[4]
Confidentially, this chef's first foray into fiction writing was the restaurant-set crime novel "Bone in the Throat"
Anthony Bourdain
James
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$1,200
[16]
Resting on the backs offour elephants atop a giant turtle, Discworld
(Terry) Pratchett
Yogesh
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$1,200
[9]
The colorful life of this astronomer: abducted by his uncle as a kid & lost part of his nose in a 1566 duel over math skills
Tycho Brahe
James
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$1,200
[20]
(Sheryl Crow delivers the clue.) Mary J. Blige's sophomore album "My Life" includes backup vocals by this womanwho came to the forefront singing with & about her husband the Notorious B.I.G., as on the tribute single "I'll Be Missing You"
Faith Evans
James
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$1,600
[2]
The ruined city of Mohenjo-daro lies on the banks of this river that gave its name to a valley, a civilization & a country
Indus
Yogesh
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$1,600
[8]
(Founded 1849)The neighbor says he was made part mental by our kids' street hockey game
the Department of the Interior (or Interior Department) (in ma de part ment al)
James
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$1,600
[13]
Exhibiting red bumps on the tongue, this disease caused by hemolytic bacteria is often called "strep throat with a rash"
scarlet fever
James
Yogesh
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$1,600
[15]
A world of dragons & dragonriders, Pern
(Anne) McCaffrey
Amy
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$1,600
[10]
She used X-ray diffraction to study the structure of DNA; her Photo 51 led to groundbreaking results--for others
Franklin
Yogesh
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$1,600
[18]
(Sheryl Crow delivers the clue.) Ringo Starr got a little help from his friends on his solo hit "You're Sixteen": the backup singers were Paul McCartney, imitating a kazoo, &this singer-songwriter about whom everybody's talking
(Harry) Nilsson
James
Yogesh
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$2,000
[5]
As the name implies, in the 300s A.D. this branch of an ancient people ruled an empire from the Dniester to the Don
the Ostrogoths
Yogesh
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$2,000
[7]
(Where rays join)She obstinately insisted there was no typo in the letter that she sent out
focal point (in ty po in t he)
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$2,000
[12]
Inthis Siberian region khoomei is the local word fordual-toned throat singing
Tuva
Yogesh
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DD
$9,400
[3]
The town of Eastwick, Rhode Island
John Updike
Yogesh
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$2,000
[11]
Working with blood was in this Austrian-born pathologist's blood: he figured out blood group & ABO blood typing
Landsteiner
Yogesh
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$2,000
[17]
(Sheryl Crow delivers the clue.) Despite a booming voice, shehad to take legal action to get credit for belting out "Everybody dance now" on C+C Music Factory's No. 1 hit "Gonna Make You Sweat"
Martha Wash
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This entire capital is a World Heritage Site "linked to the history of the Military & Charitable Order of St. John of Jerusalem"
Valletta