Greg Jolin game 4.
Chuck Rea — a director of software engineering originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Priscilla Gruenewald — a retired writer and editor from Nipomo, California
Greg Jolin — a system specialist and accountant from Raymond, New Hampshire (whose 3-day cash winnings total $75,002)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg | $4,000 | $9,800 | $30,200 |
$35,400
4-day champion: $110,402 |
$18,800
27 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| Priscilla | $800 | $800 | $6,000 |
$8,000
3rd place: $2,000 |
$6,000
10 R, 3 W |
| Chuck! | $1,400 | $2,800 | $7,400 |
$10,000
2nd place: $3,000 |
$8,000
13 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| A NIGHT AT THE THEATER | HYPHENATED WORDS | CANONIZED SHOTS | PLAYING GAMES | SCIENCE | THE LAWYERS' NOTES ON MY NEW MEMOIR |
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$200
[24]
Cole Escola wrote & starred in "Oh, Mary!", which portrayed this 19th century first lady as a frustrated cabaret singer
Mary Todd Lincoln
Greg
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$200
[28]
Designed to prevent pilferage, likedevicesattached to some merchandise
anti-theft
Chuck!
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$200
[30]
Said to have rescued a princess from a dragon he then slew, he was canonized in 494 & became England's patron saint much later
St. George
Greg
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$200
[19]
A newer version of this board game allows you to solve the murder either at the mansion of the millionaire victim or on the boardwalk
Clue
Greg
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$200
[5]
Whether a substance sinks or floats depends on this, symbol D; if tried by ordeal in the Middle Ages, hope you have high D
density
Priscilla
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$200
[29]
Rather than naming this city, please call it "a major seaway port in Cuyahoga County"
Cleveland
Chuck!
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$400
[14]
His "Passion" earned him a Tony for Best Original Score & so did "Into the Woods" & "Sweeney Todd"
Stephen Sondheim
Chuck!
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$400
[4]
There are 2 hyphens in this word for someone who pretends to omniscience, & I better not hear you call me one
know-it-all
Priscilla
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$400
[7]
Made a saint in 1228, Francesco di Pietro di Bernardone is better known by this name that includes a place
St. Francis of Assisi
Greg
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$400
[1]
The winner of the auto race card game Mille Bornes is the first to complete a journey of this many miles
1,000
Chuck!
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$400
[17]
Dying in a Pasadena hospital in 1985, he followed reports of a terrible earthquake off the coast of Mexico
(Charles) Richter
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$400
[11]
An iconic type ofapplediscovered in the 1870s & named for its color & sweet taste will please replace these two words
Red Delicious
Greg
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$600
[2]
(Scarlett Johansson presents the clue.) In 2010, I made my Broadway debut as Catherine opposite Liev Schreiberin "A View from the Bridge", written in 1955 by this Pulitzer-winning American playwright
Arthur Miller
Chuck!
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$600
[10]
A life-likedepictionof a character, or more literally, having length, breadth & depth
three-dimensional
Greg
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$600
[20]
He was canonized in 1173, a little more than 2 years after he was slain in Canterbury Cathedral
Becket
Greg
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$600
[8]
Sega designers initially considered making this speedy blue video game character an armadillo or a porcupine
Sonic the Hedgehog
Greg
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$600
[16]
Both discovered in 1610, Callisto & Io are 2 of its satellites
Jupiter
Greg
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$600
[6]
Do not name this university--"a purple-proud school north of the Windy City" will work
Northwestern
Greg
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$800
[3]
In a 2024 production of "101 Dalmatians: The Musical" at the New Wimbledon Theatre, Kym Marsh had this role, not an ASPCA fave
Cruella de Vil
Greg
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$800
[13]
A minor role for a stage actor, or an unrecruited athlete who tries out for a college team
a walk-on
Greg
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$800
[21]
Born in this town in France, 14-year-old Bernadette had visions of the Virgin Mary, leading to her canonization by Pope Pius XI
Lourdes
Chuck!
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$800
[9]
In "The Game of" this, just like the real thing, the goal is to manage your money & get to retirement wealthy
Life
Greg
Priscilla
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$1,000
[26]
Beetles, crabs & spiders are all members of this largest animal phylum whose name is from Greek words for "joint" & "foot"
arthropod
Greg
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$800
[22]
This national park in Texas may be identified only as "a 1,200-square-mile site named for a river feature"
Big Bend
Chuck!
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$1,000
[15]
Songs in this 1960s musical that's not afraid to get naked include "Hashish" & "Good Morning Starshine"
Hair
Priscilla
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$1,000
[18]
It originally meant a race contestant who performed best while in the lead; now it just means the current leader
front-runner
Chuck!
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$1,000
[27]
For his work with lepers in Hawaii, work that would lead to his own death, hewas canonized on October 11, 2009
Father Damien
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$1,000
[12]
Abe Nathanson, the son of a fruit seller, created this a-peel-ing word game with his family
Bananagrams
Greg
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DD
$3,000
[25]
The 2 chemical elements bearing the names of U.S. states are tennessine & this one
californium
Greg
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$1,000
[23]
You may refer to this company only as "an Indianapolis-based provider of medicines founded in the year of our nation's centennial"
Eli Lilly
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| MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS | A TAXING CATEGORY | SHORT MOVIE TITLES | ESSAYS | ANIMALS ON THE MAP | "OON" DOGGLE |
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$400
[26]
Born in 1542 in Linlithgow Palace, Mary was a member of this dynastic family that had ruled Scotland since 1371
the Stuarts
Chuck!
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$400
[25]
Taxes can be regressive, hitting lower incomes harder, or this type that asks the wealthy to pay relatively more
progressive
Greg
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$400
[21]
Shanghai stands in for a futuristic Los Angeles inthis2013 film directed by Spike Jonze
Her
Chuck!
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$400
[3]
This actor drew both support & backlash for his 2024 N.Y. Times guest essay calling for a new Democratic presidential nominee
George Clooney
Greg
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$400
[18]
Known as the "River of No Return", the Salmon River in Idaho is the largest tributary of this other animal-named river
the Snake
Greg
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$400
[16]
Perhaps from French for "let's drink", it means to satirize or poke fun at
lampoon
Priscilla
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$800
[27]
The Penicuik Jewels, artifacts from the jewelry-loving queen, include this type of piece, a case with a memento in it
a locket
Greg
Chuck!
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$800
[12]
In 1943 Congress mandated this process via which employers deduct taxes from workers' paychecks
withholding
Greg
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$800
[4]
Will Ferrell & Zooey Deschanel duetted on "Baby, It's Cold Outside" in this film
Elf
Greg
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$800
[1]
Lars Eighner's classic memoir of homelessness includes an essay on this alliterative act of scavenging in trash receptacles
dumpster diving
Priscilla
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$1,200
[15]
Just two hours from Los Angeles, this large lake in the San Bernardino Mountains is a popular resort for skiers
Big Bear
Priscilla
Chuck!
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$800
[8]
From a Tagalog word for "mountain", this word refers to a remote, rural area
boondocks
Priscilla
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$1,200
[28]
Mary's only child, with 2nd husband Lord Darnley, was born in 1566 & became king of England under this name & number
James I
Greg
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DD
$1,000
[20]
Most of the proceeds from the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (or FICA) tax go to this program
Social Security
Chuck!
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$1,200
[5]
The appearance of grumpy old Carl Fredricksen in this 2009 animated film was partially modeled after Spencer Tracy
Up
Chuck!
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$1,200
[2]
This "Joy Luck Club" author shared her observations on the English language in an essay called "Mother Tongue"
Amy Tan
Priscilla
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$1,600
[23]
Bradenton is the seat of this Florida county named for an aquatic mammal
Manatee
Chuck!
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$1,200
[13]
In 1883 settlers from Ontario founded this city 2 provinces over
Saskatoon
Priscilla
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$1,600
[29]
It was customary for this person to ask forgiveness before doing his job; Mary forgave hers Feb. 8, 1587
an executioner
Greg
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$1,200
[14]
A homonym of a word meaning to cut out, they're taxes on specific goods, services or activities
excise
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$1,600
[6]
2024filmin which Ryan Reynolds endeavors to reunite imaginary friends with the now-grown kids who forgot them
IF
Greg
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$1,600
[9]
His move to Paris & attempts to learn French inspired this humorist's book of essays "Me Talk Pretty One Day"
Sedaris
Priscilla
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$2,000
[24]
Founded during the Klondike gold rush, this city in the Yukon swelled in population to 8,000 during construction of the Alaska Hwy.
Whitehorse
Greg
Priscilla
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$1,600
[17]
In European armies of old, it was a mountedsoldierarmed with a musket
a dragoon
Priscilla
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$2,000
[22]
Property & sales taxes are often this type, from Latin for "in proportion to value"
ad valorem
Greg
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$2,000
[7]
It's Kurosawa's take on "King Lear"
Ran
Greg
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$2,000
[10]
She wrote about race & identity in her 1928 essay "How It Feels to Be Colored Me"
(Zora Neale) Hurston
Greg
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DD
$10,000
[11]
This city in Erie County is home to the Nickel City Opera
Buffalo
Greg
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$2,000
[19]
These close-fitting trousers bear the name of a buffoonish commedia dell'arte character who wore something similar
pantaloons
Chuck!
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In 1935 an article popularized this term for the part of the U.S. where residents were "depending on rain"
the Dust Bowl