Sarah Preisinger — a family law attorney from Bellevue, Nebraska
Santhosh Sastry — an information technology executive from Austin, Texas
Jen Feldman — a high school teacher from Brooklyn, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $13,800)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jen | $1,400 | $3,400 | $15,100 |
$14,050
2-day champion: $27,850 |
$15,800
18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Santhosh | $4,200 | $7,800 | $9,400 |
$0
3rd place: $2,000 |
$8,400
17 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| Sarah | $1,000 | $3,400 | $7,000 |
$6,000
2nd place: $3,000 |
$7,000
13 R, 2 W |
| ON THE MAP | POWERS THAT "B" | FOOD | MISSING MOVIE TITLE ADJECTIVES | SPOKE | HUB |
|
$200
[2]
Winnibigoshish Lake is one of this state's many, many lakes
Minnesota
Santhosh
|
$200
[26]
Strong, as in the name of a certain absorbent paper towel
brawny
Sarah
|
$200
[28]
The Brits say "sweetcorn" to refer to edible kernels; the growing plant is this 5-letter stuff
maize
Santhosh
|
$200
[18]
A romcom: "____ in Seattle"
Sleepless
Jen
|
$200
[30]
On July 4, 1939 he told the crowd at Yankee Stadium, "I might have had a tough break but I have an awful lot to live for"
(Lou) Gehrig
Jen
|
$200
[25]
Naturally, this airline's 3 main hubs are Montreal, Toronto & Vancouver
Air Canada
Sarah
|
|
$400
[3]
It's only about 130 miles from Vienna to this capital of Hungary
Budapest
Santhosh
|
$400
[19]
Use your noggin & come up with this 2-word term used to describe FDR's heady group of advisors
a brain trust
Santhosh
|
$400
[27]
ThisN'awlins version of a sub is made with French bread
a po' boy
Jen
|
$400
[16]
"My ____ ____Greek Wedding"
Big Fat
Jen
|
$400
[29]
In June 1987 President Reaganchallenged Gorbachev to "come here to this gate"
the Brandenburg Gate
Santhosh
|
$400
[24]
Alaska Airlines' main hub is Sea-Tac, but the company does have a hub at Ted Stevens Intl. serving this city, of course
Anchorage
Santhosh
Sarah
|
|
$600
[4]
Time flies, this Pacific island nation hasn't had Western in front of its name since 1997
Samoa
Santhosh
|
$600
[7]
As a noun, this 4-letter word is a polishing action for your car; as an adjective, it describes your ripped musculature
buff
Sarah
|
$600
[13]
Melt some Gruyere, add cornstarch, some spices & a little white wine & it's time for this
fondue
Sarah
|
$600
[9]
A classic about a drinking binge: "The ____ Weekend"
Lost
Santhosh
|
$600
[11]
A 1979 speech of his included, "We hereby announce that" Iran's govt. "is in fact illegal"; soon, he led a new one
the Ayatollah Khomeini
Santhosh
|
$600
[21]
Atlanta is the biggest hub of this airline, but it has others like L.A. & Seoul
Delta
Sarah
|
|
$800
[5]
About 80 miles from Cairo, this city known for its canal is a departure point for the Hajj
Suez
Sarah
|
$800
[8]
It can mean obstinate or stupid, or, when describing the stock market, expecting a surge in profits
bullish
Jen
Sarah
|
$800
[14]
It's another name for the garbanzo bean
a chickpea
Jen
|
$800
[1]
Charlie Chaplin's "____ Times "
Modern
Santhosh
|
$800
[12]
In a 1947 speech this secretary of state said, "Our policy is... against hunger, poverty, desperation and chaos"
Marshall
Jen
|
$800
[22]
This United hub in the Northeast has the code EWR, which has 3 of the city's 6 letters
Newark
Jen
|
|
$1,000
[6]
Thisriver's name is derived from the Delaware word "oolikhana", meaning "good river"
the Allegheny
|
$1,000
[10]
Referring to a type of chicken, it comes before "weight" in a class of boxer
bantam
Santhosh
|
$1,000
[15]
This soft cow's "C"heese from Normandy resembles brie but has a more intense flavor & a bit less fat
Camembert
Jen
Sarah
|
$1,000
[17]
"Alright, alright, alright", a cult favorite set in 1976: "____ and ____"
Dazed & Confused
Sarah
|
DD
$2,000
[20]
In an 1863 speech before the Prussian parliament, he claimed, "Politics is not an exact science"
Bismarck
Santhosh
|
$1,000
[23]
Frontier Airlines gains even more altitude leaving this hub city just east of the Front Range
Denver
Santhosh
|
| TREES & FLOWERS | LITERARY TITLE MATH | MUSIC | TV PETS | LATIN LOVERS NEEDED | 20th CENTURY WOMEN |
|
$400
[22]
The kinkajou is a pollinator of this tree noted for its extremely light wood that's often used in model airplane kits
balsa
Santhosh
|
$400
[29]
Heller's catch minus Northup's years as "a Slave"
10
Jen
Santhosh
|
$400
[21]
It's the instrument being played here
a didgeridoo
Jen
|
$400
[14]
Sabrina the Teenage Witch had a talkingblack cat with this name, a city synonymous with witches
Salem
Santhosh
|
$400
[15]
Meaning "from the very beginning", ab ovo translates to "from" this natural product
an egg
Sarah
|
$400
[5]
This French designer became a scent-sation after she introduced her No. 5 perfume in 1921
Coco Chanel
Sarah
|
|
$800
[23]
If a Hawaiian woman wears this tropical flower behind her left ear, she's taken; behind the right, she's single
a hibiscus
Santhosh
|
$800
[26]
Garcia Marquez' solitary years times Albom's heavenly greeters
500
Santhosh
|
$800
[20]
Music played as King Charles & Camilla left the coronation included this March No. 4 by Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance
Jen
|
$800
[13]
At Christmastime one year, the Simpsons adopted agreyhound with this 3-word name
Santa's Little Helper
|
$800
[16]
In Latin, these 2 body parts are oculus sinister & oculus dexter
your right eye & your left eye
Sarah
|
$800
[4]
In 1969, British biochemist Dorothy Hodgkin& her team discovered the structure of this protein used to treat diabetes
insulin
Sarah
|
|
$1,200
[24]
Nicknamed the General Sherman, the world's largest tree by volume is this kind
sequoia
Jen
|
DD
$1,500
[8]
Dodie Smith's spotted pooches plus Bradbury's pyrometric threshold
552
Jen
|
$1,200
[11]
From Italian for "jest" or "joke", it's a quick, livelymusical pieceoften making up the third movement of a symphony or sonata
a scherzo
|
$1,200
[6]
SpongeBob's pet Gary meows like a cat but is actually one of these
a snail
Sarah
|
$1,200
[17]
It's the condition of a body after death when chemical changes cause stiffening
rigor mortis
Jen
|
$1,600
[2]
Beginning with "Valley of the Dolls", shewas the first novelist to have three consecutive No. 1 New York Times bestsellers
Jacqueline Susann
Santhosh
|
|
$1,600
[25]
Salix is the genus for this tree, a source for an acid used in pain relievers
willow
|
$1,600
[9]
The entirety of Hosseini's splendid suns plus Verne's leagues below the waves
21,000
Santhosh
|
$1,600
[12]
In Act II of this opera, we learn how Falke was once left drunk & asleep in a park dressed in a bat costume
Die Fledermaus
|
$1,600
[7]
If you think Astro on this show & Scooby-Doo sound alike, "rat's right"--Don Messick voiced them both
The Jetsons
Jen
|
$1,600
[18]
A common sundial motto is this Latin one reminding us that "time flies"
tempus fugit
Jen
|
DD
$2,000
[1]
Discouraged by health issues, she painted herself as a wounded deer in 1946
(Frida) Kahlo
Jen
|
|
$2,000
[30]
Over 1,000 stigmas from this flower are necessary to get even a small amount of saffron seasoning
a crocus
|
$2,000
[10]
Covey's quantity of highly effective habits divided by Harrer's years in Tibet
1
Jen
Santhosh
|
$2,000
[27]
James Taylor & Brandi Carlile are among those scheduled to play this Berkshires summer music festival in 2024
Tanglewood
|
$2,000
[28]
This TV android once wrote a poem to his pet cat named Spot & she even appeared in his dreams
Data
|
$2,000
[19]
A law providing for a unique situation is this, "of its own kind"
sui generis
|
$2,000
[3]
Under 5 feet tall & about 90 pounds, this diminutive chanteuse was nicknamed "The Little Sparrow"
(Édith) Piaf
Jen
|
Named for a Spanish queen, this Pacific island chain was a starting point for famous explorations of 1960 & 2012
the Mariana Islands