Zach Eckstein — a law clerk from New York, New York
Nella Ballauer — a church secretary from Amarillo, Texas
Jay Fisher — a government relations manager from Lisle, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $1,799)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay | $3,800 | $6,400 | $19,700 |
$14,400
2-day champion: $16,199 |
$16,000
18 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W |
| Nella | $600 | $0 | $3,600 |
$1
2nd place: $3,000 |
$4,600
8 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Zach | $3,800 | $3,800 | $1,800 |
$0
3rd place: $2,000 |
$1,800
12 R, 4 W |
| CYBERTALK | THE FOLKIE ERA | STATES BY SUPER-SENATOR | ARRESTING LITERATURE | 2 x 3 | 6-POURRI |
|
$200
[19]
4-letter word meaning to visit a discussion forum without ever posting a message
to lurk
|
$200
[22]
Woody Guthrie namechecks "the New York island", "the redwood forest" & "the gulf stream waters" in this folk song
"This Land Is Your Land"
Nella
|
$200
[5]
Casey Fetterman
Pennsylvania
Zach
|
$200
[6]
A bad start for Joseph K. in "The Trial" by this man: "One morning, without having done anything wrong, he was arrested"
Kafka
Jay
|
$200
[11]
Proverbially, a huge financial loss has a business "swimming in" this colorful stuff
red ink
Nella
|
$200
[12]
Sarah Palin was one of the candidates to portray themselves as representing this hypothetical American who enjoys a half-dozen beers
Joe Six-Pack
Zach
|
|
$400
[20]
Measured in bits per second, it's the data capacity that can be transmitted over a network connection
a bandwidth
Nella
|
$400
[23]
An "Acoustic Folk Years" playlist of this legend includes "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" from his "Freewheelin"' days
Dylan
Zach
|
$400
[4]
Kelly Sinema
Arizona
Jay
|
$400
[17]
Count Alexander Rostov is placed under not house but hotel arrest (across from the Kremlin) in this bestseller by Amor Towles
A Gentleman in Moscow
|
$400
[7]
In skateboarding or snowboarding, tosoarway off the ground is to get this
big air
Nella
|
$400
[13]
Due to its brevity, the third Arab-Israeli military conflict is known as this
the Six-Day War
Zach
|
|
$800
[26]
It's the 2-word term for the physical separation of a computer system from others, & a good way to protect against hacking
an air gap
Zach
|
$600
[24]
The song "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" was written about the blue eyes of this Judy, a folk singer & then-girlfriend of Stephen Stills
Judy Collins
Jay
|
$600
[3]
Cruz Cornyn
Texas
Jay
|
$600
[18]
Time to dig up this Newbery Medal-winning tale of Stanley Yelnats' time at a correctional camp
Holes
Zach
|
$600
[8]
In 2022 Costco's CFO said the $1.50 price for this & a soda is "forever"
a hot dog
Zach
|
$600
[14]
The World Series has seen dramatic game 6es, including in 2011 when this team saying goodbye to Albert Pujols beat Texas 10-9
the Cardinals
Zach
|
|
DD
$1,000
[21]
It's the diplomatic word for the standards governing an exchange of data between computer systems
a protocol
Nella
|
$800
[25]
This biblical-sounding trio had 12 Top 40 hits, including "If I Had A Hammer", subtitled "(The Hammer Song)" if you didn't get it
Peter, Paul and Mary
Zach
|
$800
[2]
Ernst Grassley
Iowa
Jay
|
$800
[28]
A 1982 novella about Andy Dufresne, unjustly convicted for murder, was "Rita Hayworth &" this (but there's no "The" in the title)
Shawshank Redemption
Nella
|
$800
[9]
It's the attachment seen here
a key fob
Zach
|
$800
[15]
Less famous than 66, Route 6 was once the USA's longest--3,652 miles from Long Beach, Calif. to Provincetown in this state
Massachusetts
Jay
|
|
$1,000
[27]
If you see this error number followed by "forbidden", you don't have permission to access that webpage, chump
403
Zach
|
$1,000
[30]
Pete Seeger answered this title question a few lines in--"The girls have picked them, every one"
"Where Have All The Flowers Gone?"
Jay
|
$1,000
[1]
Britt Tuberville
Alabama
Jay
|
$1,000
[29]
John Grady Cole falls for the boss' daughter in "All the Pretty Horses" by this author, but the unhappy boss frames JGC for murder
(Cormac) McCarthy
Jay
|
$1,000
[10]
In pro wrestling, to slap the mat, signifying, "I give up, please restore blood flow to my brain"
a tap out
Zach
|
$1,000
[16]
Soon after WWII the first production V6 engine was spearheaded by this Italian company whose name is Italian for "spear"
Lancia
Nella
|
| U.S. PLACE NICKNAMES | LE CINÉMA | EDUCATION | 3 CONSECUTIVE LETTERS | WORLD HISTORY | OPERA HEROINES |
|
$400
[2]
The "Venice of America" &, at the height of spring break, "Fort Liquor-Dale"
Fort Lauderdale
Jay
|
$400
[21]
The French title of this 2023 courtroom drama is "Anatomie d'une chute"
Anatomy of a Fall
|
$400
[24]
This German name for a type of school was meant to give the idea that the tots would grow & thrive like plants
kindergarten
Zach
|
$400
[1]
Philips Medical Systems sells a "Heart Start" home model one of these devices
a def ibrillator
Zach
|
$400
[23]
At its completion a newspaper wrote, "The great continent of Africa is at length literally an island"
the Suez Canal
|
$400
[6]
In a fit of rage ex-lover Don Jose stabs her to death outside a bullring after she throws away the ring he had given her
Carmen
Jay
|
|
$800
[3]
"The Home of the Blues", Tennessee
Memphis
Jay
|
$800
[22]
These 2 words complete the title of a romance set in 18th century Brittany, "Portrait of a Lady..."
on Fire
|
$800
[10]
In the plain type of this, a $2 bunch of watercress costs $6; in the grade type, what was B- work earns an A-
grade inflation (regular inflation)
Zach
|
$800
[15]
Thisbreed is said to have originated in the mountainous terrain of Western Asia
the A fgh an
Jay
|
$800
[5]
Woodrow Wilson tried to reshape international relations with this "numerical" 1918 program
the Fourteen Points
Nella
|
$800
[19]
Susanna, Countess Rosina's maid, is betrothed to this valet of Count Almaviva but, of course, there are complications
Figaro
|
|
$1,600
[13]
"The Spa City", Arkansas
Hot Springs
Nella
|
$1,200
[26]
One of Edith Piaf's signature songs, it was the title of a 2007 biopic of her
"La Vie En Rose"
Jay
|
$1,200
[11]
This method that uses a "mother tongue" approach to teach kids to play musical instruments is named for a Japanese violinist
Suzuki
Jay
|
$1,200
[16]
The Brits call this mild analgesic drug paracetamol
acetami nop hen
Nella
|
$1,200
[7]
Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro were the first cities rediscovered from this ancient civilization on the Indian subcontinent
the Indus Valley civilization
|
$1,200
[20]
In a Puccini opera this tempestuous opera singer fights to save her lover, Mario Cavaradossi, from a sadistic police chief
Tosca
|
|
$2,000
[14]
"The Town Too Tough to Die", Arizona
Tombstone
|
$1,600
[27]
This actor won an Oscar for playing silent screen idol George Valentin in 2011's "The Artist"
Jean Dujardin
|
$2,000
[25]
In 1923 the college she founded in Florida merged with the Cookman Institute
Bethune
Jay
|
$1,600
[17]
It's the study of church songs like "Be Thou My Vision" & "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah"
hy mno logy
|
$1,600
[8]
In May 1954 this battle by a small mountain outpost near Laos effectively ended the First Indochina War
Điện Biên Phủ
|
$1,600
[29]
As this Verdi opera ends, Violetta dies of consumption with her lover Alfredo Germont at her bedside
La traviata
|
|
DD
$3,000
[4]
"The Weather Capital of the World", Pennsylvania
Punxsutawney
Jay
|
$2,000
[28]
This director had a bit role as a snitch in his 1960 classic "Breathless"
Jean-Luc Godard
Zach
|
DD
$3,500
[12]
Her first book outlining her "method" was published in 1909 as "Il metodo della pedagogia scientifica"
Montessori
Jay
|
$2,000
[18]
In medieval Italy this faction was pitted against the Guelphs & the pope
the Ghi bellines
|
$2,000
[9]
It's the rhyming, national nickname of Arminius, who defeated 3 Roman legions at the Battle of Teutoburg Forest
Herman the German
|
$2,000
[30]
In order to rescue her husband Florestan from prison, Leonore disguises herself as this title man & gets a job there
Fidelio
|
In a 1980 National Book Award winner, we learn this title character gets his name from the rank of his late dad--technical sergeant
(T.S.) Garp