Rishabh Wuppalapati game 1.
Zoe Grobman — a therapist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rishabh Wuppalapati — an undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania from Vernon Hills, Illinois
Eamonn Campbell — a lawyer originally from Manchester, Vermont (whose 2-day cash winnings total $43,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eamonn | $4,600 | $6,600 | $9,800 |
$0
3rd place: $2,000 |
$9,800
13 R, 2 W |
| Rishabh | $200 | $3,400 | $15,600 |
$22,201
New champion: $22,201 |
$11,800
18 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| Zoe | $600 | $600 | $11,100 |
$19,601
2nd place: $3,000 |
$12,200
17 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| IT STANDS TO TREASON | SECOND LETTER "M" | BUILDING, AMERICA | IN THE MOOD FOR FOOD | NFL CONNECTIONS | LITERATURE |
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$200
[28]
In 1780 he asked the Brits for 20,000 pounds to betray his command post at West Point; that's almost $4 million today
Arnold
Zoe
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$200
[29]
A photo from the 1850s shows an artist in this loose, informal garment
a smock
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$200
[27]
The Capitol building in Des Moines is unique in that it has not one but 5 of these, including the gilded main one
domes
Eamonn
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$200
[30]
Recipes for Piedmontese bagna cauda dipping sauce call for these little fishies
anchovies
Eamonn
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$200
[22]
Bald, legal, Sam from the Muppets
the Eagles
Zoe
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$200
[25]
This 1976 Alex Haley book is subtitled "The Saga of an American Family"
Roots
Rishabh
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$400
[19]
For acts of terror in trying to keep this African country from independence, French officer Raoul Salan was convicted of treason in 1962
Algeria
Rishabh
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$400
[26]
The Roman Colosseum & the Hollywood Bowl are examples of this round arena with tiered seating
an amphitheater
Rishabh
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$400
[23]
Like the one in New York City, Atlanta has its ownbuildingcalled this
Flatiron Building
Eamonn
Rishabh
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$400
[17]
This 2-word Italian term refers to pasta cooked not too hard or too soft, but still a little firm "to the tooth"
al dente
Eamonn
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$400
[8]
Smokey, Kodiak, Gentle Ben
the Bears
Zoe
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$400
[24]
The "Snark" in his 1876 nonsense poem "The Hunting of the Snark" is an imaginary animal, not sarcasm
Lewis Carroll
Eamonn
Zoe
|
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$800
[9]
In 1542 Parliament said it was treason for an unchaste woman to wed the king; that can't be good, said her, Henry VIII's wife V
Catherine Howard
Zoe
|
$600
[18]
This flightless bird of Australia is the only bird with gastrocnemius muscles, calf muscles just like humans
an emu
Rishabh
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$600
[14]
This San Francisco "Pyramid" with a continent-spanning name celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022
the Transamerica Pyramid
Rishabh
|
$600
[1]
Whether called a cornichon or a gherkin, it's one of these vegetables at the start
a cucumber
Zoe
|
$600
[5]
Rules, Richelieu, numbers
the Cardinals
Rishabh
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$600
[3]
The martyred king of the Beats, hedied in 1969 at age 47
Kerouac
Zoe
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$1,000
[11]
Pedrarias, governor of Darién in what's now Panama, had this explorer beheaded in 1519 for treason
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Rishabh
Zoe
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$800
[15]
A hindrance, or a disability that makes speaking difficult
impediment
Zoe
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$800
[12]
Dubbed "The Cathedral of Books", the George Peabody Libraryis part of this Baltimore university
Johns Hopkins
Zoe
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$800
[16]
This Philly sandwich can have provolone as one of its namesake ingredients
a cheesesteak
Eamonn
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$800
[7]
Sea, Elsa, Mufasa
the Lions
Eamonn
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$800
[2]
Nnedi Okorafor's 2015 novella "Binti" picked up both of these sci-fi awards, one voted on by fans, the other by fellow writers
the Hugo & the Nebula
Eamonn
|
|
DD
$2,400
[10]
This future world leader was on trial for treason from 1956 to 1961; he'd be acquitted but was soon jailed anyway
Nelson Mandela
Zoe
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$1,000
[20]
From the German for "around sound", it's the diacritical mark placed over a vowel that changes its pronunciation
an umlaut
Rishabh
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$1,000
[13]
Not surprisingly, this state's Tug Valley Chamber of Commerceoccupies a house made out of coal
West Virginia
Eamonn
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$1,000
[21]
The name of this stew comes from the Hungarian for "herdsman"
goulash
Rishabh
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$1,000
[6]
Oceanus, Rhea, Tethys
the Titans
Eamonn
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$1,000
[4]
In her creepy tale "The Lottery", a New England town chooses an annual stoning victim to ensure a good harvest
Shirley Jackson
Eamonn
|
| DUBLINERS: THEY WRITE, THEY PERFORM | MATH PROBLEMS | "EZ" ON THE MAP | AGRICULTURAL HISTORY | HARD 9-LETTER WORDS | TALKING HEADS |
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$400
[9]
In 2023 music fans mourned her, a 1991 Grammy winner for Best Alternative Music Performance for "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got"
Sinead O'Connor
Rishabh
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$400
[28]
It's the combined degree total of 2 angles of an equilateral triangle
120
Rishabh
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$400
[22]
An extension of the Andes, the Perijá Mountains of this nation run along its border with Colombia
Venezuela
Rishabh
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$400
[27]
Ash provides fertilizer in this hyphenated cultivation technique involving torching forestland
slash-and-burn farming
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$400
[29]
This word means you've either been given lodging or received a grisly punishment of yore
quartered
|
$400
[30]
(David Byrne presents the clue.) Talking Heads' biggest hit was this 1983 song about fighting fire with fire; the title came from an enthusiastic chant heard at a Parliament-Funkadelicconcert
"Burning Down The House"
Zoe
|
|
$800
[2]
Perfect for the category, he wrote a collection of stories called "Dubliners", published in 1914
Joyce
Eamonn
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$800
[26]
A rectangular solid with the dimensions 5 by 6 by 7 inches has this volume in cubic inches
210
Rishabh
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$800
[20]
Once its own city but now part of Daytona Beach, this beachside community sounds like a cool wind from off the ocean
Sea Breeze
|
$800
[4]
It's the shapely name for the agriculturally advanced region seenherethat dates back to the 9th millennium B.C.
the Fertile Crescent
Zoe
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$800
[25]
Old is new again with this word paired with "will"--it's a will that distributes property
testament
Eamonn
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$800
[15]
(Chris Frantz presents the clue.) "Stop Making Sense" has been widely praised for its no-nonsense focus on the band's performance by this Oscar-winning director of "The Silence of the Lambs" & "Philadelphia"
(Jonathan) Demme
Zoe
|
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$1,200
[3]
This author of the play "Saint Joan" wrote an essay on socialism for the 1926 Encyclopedia Britannica
George Bernard Shaw
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$1,200
[21]
It's the product of 32x 42
144
Rishabh
Zoe
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$1,600
[5]
The main campus of the University of the Philippines is in this city just northeast of Manila
Quezon City
Rishabh
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$1,200
[11]
He developed the cotton gin at Savannah's Mulberry Plantation & got a patent on March 14, 1794
Eli Whitney
Rishabh
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$1,200
[14]
A single letter longer than cavalier is this related Spanish word for a gentleman or horseman
a caballero
Rishabh
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$1,200
[17]
(David Byrne presents the clue.) The first song we wrote for Talking Heads, this signature track features an iconic pulsing bassline & the twisted thoughts of a homicidal narrator--better run, run, run, run away
"Psycho Killer"
Zoe
|
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$1,600
[8]
Thisstar of "Saltburn" said he pronounces the "G" in his last name, but maybe he's been saying it wrong all these years
Barry Keoghan
Eamonn
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$1,600
[7]
3 out of every 5 members of a club voted yes; if 75 voted, this many were not in favor
30
Zoe
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$2,000
[13]
The name of this city of southwestern Spain famous for its sherry is sometimes used for that potent potable
Jerez
Zoe
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$1,600
[10]
Rome gets the credit for the name of these water channels, but qanat systems in the Middle East existed earlier
aqueducts
Rishabh
Zoe
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$1,600
[12]
Combining words meaning "conceited" & "fame & honor", it refers to excessive boasting over one's achievements
vainglory
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$1,600
[1]
(Tina Weymouth presents the clue.) Talking Heads was still a trio in 1975 when we played our first show, opening for the Ramonesat the legendary New York punk club known by this 4-letter name
CBGB
Eamonn
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$2,000
[24]
This 3-named poet who wrote "The Wanderings of Oisin" was part of the Irish literary revival in the early 20th century
William Butler Yeats
Rishabh
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$2,000
[19]
The area of a circle with a radius of 8 equals this amount
64 pi
Rishabh
|
DD
$5,000
[6]
The southern portion of this inlet between Baja & mainland Mexico can reach a depth of 10,000 feet
the Sea of Cortez
Rishabh
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DD
$3,300
[16]
This 13-letter process wasn't just for wild animals; it changed plants as well to suit human needs
domestication
Zoe
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$2,000
[23]
The prudent person rule requires this type of person in charge of another's money to act in the interest of the beneficiary
fiduciary
Zoe
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$2,000
[18]
(Jerry Harrison presents the clue.) Ranked No. 28 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, this polyrhythmic track about letting the days go by was crafted in collaboration with super-producer Brian Eno
"Once In A Lifetime"
Zoe
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He talked of a "new Attorney General" 4 times, the end of a "long dark night for America" & "a gentle, Quaker mother"
Richard Nixon