Greg Jolin game 6.
Sammy Sanchez — a bartender and private tutor from Kansas City, Missouri
Susan Stumme — a journalist from Arlington, Virginia
Greg Jolin — a system specialist and accountant from Raymond, New Hampshire (whose 5-day cash winnings total $135,002)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg | $3,200 | $5,800 | $12,200 |
$5,199
2nd place: $3,000 |
$12,200
24 R, 5 W |
| Susan | $400 | $600 | $9,600 |
$12,600
New champion: $12,600 |
$7,800
10 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Sammy | $400 | $3,200 | $12,400 |
$399
3rd place: $2,000 |
$12,600
17 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| SOME PAINS, SOME GAINS | BASIC MATH TERMS | TV SPIN-OFFS | A STUDY IN SCARLET | SOUTH AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY | STARTS WITH "Z" |
|
$200
[27]
The long-term type of these gains are taxed at a lower rate than regular income--0% for the first $63,000 for heads of households
capital gains
Greg
|
$200
[25]
Adjective for anangleof less than 90 degrees
acute
Greg
|
$200
[26]
"Better Call Saul"
Breaking Bad
Sammy
|
$200
[30]
A field full of scarlet these flowers caused Dorothy, Toto & the Cowardly Lion to fall asleep
poppies
Susan
|
$200
[29]
The Tropic of Capricorn passes through several deserts, including this one on Chile's coast
the Atacama
Greg
|
$200
[28]
This type of lens is designed for variable changes in focal length
zoom
Sammy
|
|
$400
[16]
You could've bought this stock at $22 a share when it went public December 12, 1980, & why didn't you, mom & dad?
Apple
Greg
|
$400
[1]
Though this vertical line is a basis of the Cartesian coordinate system, Descartes never heard of it
the y-axis
Greg
|
$400
[9]
"Frasier"
Cheers
Sammy
|
$400
[7]
The handsome fellow seenhereis called the scarlet this, a fine example of a New World parrot
a macaw
Greg
|
$400
[3]
Though its name means "river of silver", some geographers like to call it a sea or gulf
Rio de la Plata
Susan
Sammy
|
$400
[2]
This landlocked country borders 8 others, including Tanzania & Namibia
Zambia
Greg
Sammy
|
|
$600
[19]
The same virus that causes this common childhood disease can cause painful shingles later in life
chickenpox
Sammy
|
$600
[4]
It's a mathematical expression consisting of 2 parts, as in 2b + 3a
a binomial
Sammy
|
$600
[10]
"The Book of Boba Fett"
The Mandalorian
Greg
|
$600
[15]
Sir Henry the Scarlet Knight is the mascot of this university
Rutgers
Greg
|
$600
[8]
The Gran Chaco is an alluvial plain bordered by the Andes on the west & on the east by the Paraná & this other "Par" river
the Paraguay
Greg
|
$600
[11]
The son of Berechiah, this biblical prophet with his own book predicted the rebuilding of the temple
Zechariah
Greg
Sammy
|
|
$800
[20]
A Delaware senator gave his name to this type of individual retirement account that can reduce an investor's taxes
Roth (IRA)
Greg
|
DD
$1,000
[5]
The result of a basic operation, it's from the Latin for "how many times"
a quotient
Sammy
|
$800
[13]
"The Colbert Report"
The Daily Show
Greg
|
$800
[17]
The rash that accompanies this streptococcal disease has been described as "sunburn with goose pimples"
scarlet fever
Sammy
|
$800
[22]
The man-made floating islands of the Uros people can be found on this big lake between Peru & Bolivia
Lake Titicaca
Greg
|
$800
[12]
False silver was what the ancient Greeks called this metal, an ingredient of the alloy brass
zinc
Susan
|
|
$1,000
[24]
Burning or shooting pain is often associated with this condition, from Greek for "nerve"
neuralgia (neuropathy)
Sammy
|
$1,000
[6]
From the Greek for "four-sided", it's a geometric solid made up of 4 triangular plane faces
a tetrahedron
Greg
Sammy
|
$1,000
[14]
"Private Practice", starring Kate Walsh
Grey's Anatomy
Greg
|
$1,000
[18]
In an Orczy tale, Andrew says this is a "humble" flower & also the name of "the best & bravest man in all the world"
the scarlet pimpernel
Greg
|
$1,000
[23]
At the southern tip of the continent you'll find this promontory named for the birthplace of a Dutch navigator
Cape Horn
Greg
|
$1,000
[21]
This Native American people with a pueblo west of Albuquerque are known for their turquoise jewelry
the Zuni
|
| PEOPLE IN HISTORY | TOUGH RHYMING PAIRS | "M"INENT WRITERS | THINGS HAVE GONE OFF THE RAILS | EVERYONE'S LOST THEIR MARBLES | PURE BED-LAM |
|
$400
[30]
Along with fighting for equal rights, Lucretia Mott was an abolitionist & her home was a station on this network
the Underground Railroad
Susan
|
$400
[29]
"Equine" bean variety&a Japanese religion
pinto & Shinto
Sammy
|
$400
[27]
In 1999 this Arizona senator took time away from his day job to co-write "Faith of My Fathers"
John McCain
Susan
|
$400
[26]
The last movie in this series finds Christopher Lloyd flying off on a hoverboard with Mary Steenburgen before a train crash
Back to the Future
Susan
|
$400
[18]
Once having the name of a British ambassador, the Elgin Marbles are now named for this temple they were taken from
the Parthenon
Greg
|
$400
[28]
Words of wisdom say this pair of 3-word phrases will make you "healthy, wealthy & wise"
early to bed & early to rise
Greg
|
|
$800
[6]
Emily Warren Roebling was largely responsible for supervising the construction of this bridge built from 1869 to 1883
the Brooklyn Bridge
Sammy
|
$800
[5]
Mandible-mauling hard candy&one who falls afoul of the justice system
jawbreaker & lawbreaker
Greg
|
$800
[2]
An actor, playwright, banjoist & much more, he called his autobiography "Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life"
Steve Martin
Sammy
|
$800
[9]
Sandra Bullock & Keanu Reeves switch transports & end up making a subway train go off the rails in this 1994 flick
Speed
Sammy
|
$800
[12]
This statue was found in pieces on a Greek island in 1820; a hand holding an apple found nearby was carved from the same marble
the Venus de Milo
Greg
|
$800
[13]
In Japan, this type of bed, basically a mattress without springs, was traditionally placed on a tatami mat
a futon
Susan
|
|
$1,200
[23]
In a 1998 presidential election, this world leader defeated a Yale-educated economist & a former Miss Venezuela
Hugo Chavez
Sammy
|
$1,600
[8]
Deceptive or cunning&the one before
devious & previous
Greg
|
$1,200
[1]
In 1994 this Chicago playwright known for unflinching language got novel for the first time with "The Village"
David Mamet
Susan
|
$1,200
[11]
After a bus & train collide, Sam Gerard wants a search of every "warehouse, farmhouse... outhouse and dog-house" in this film
The Fugitive
Greg
|
$1,200
[17]
A marblebull headon display at the Met was found to be taken from Lebanon & was returned this way, from the Latin for "fatherland"
repatriation
Susan
|
$1,600
[15]
Meaning "to cause to roll", it's also a type of bed that stows under another bed
a trundle bed
|
|
$1,600
[24]
In "Why Vietnam?" former OSS Chief of Indochina Archimedes Patti talks about his relationship with this "enigmatic revolutionary"
Ho Chi Minh
Greg
|
DD
$2,000
[7]
Someone who contacts departed spirits&that feeling of boredom
medium & tedium
Sammy
|
$1,600
[3]
A 2013 article for "The Economist" about this novelist was titled "His Bleak Road", which--hat tip--really was an on-the-money title
Cormac McCarthy
Susan
|
$1,600
[19]
In this J.J. Abrams film, kids filming a zombie movie are interrupted by a fiery train crash, & then the military shows up
Super 8
Sammy
|
$1,600
[21]
Sometimes you find your marbles! An eagle-eyed student spied this French sculptor's signature on a "Lost" marble bust of Napoleon
Rodin
Greg
|
$2,000
[16]
The sleep foundation says using blue-light devices before bed may suppress production of this hormone the body makes naturally
melatonin
Greg
Sammy
|
|
$2,000
[25]
18th century B.C. man associated with quotes like "If he knock out the teeth of a freed man, he shall pay 1/3 of a gold mina"
Hammurabi
Sammy
|
$2,000
[10]
Your rate of inclination&shining brightly
gradient & radiant
|
$2,000
[4]
In 1997, this author who frequently used his native Texas a setting, published "Comanche Moon"
McMurtry
Greg
|
$2,000
[20]
In this 2012 WWII flick, David Oyelowo & crew prove they are top guns taking out an enemy train
Red Tails
|
$2,000
[22]
The Bruges Madonna, a marble of Mary & baby Jesus by this renaissance master, was stolen twice
Michelangelo
Greg
|
DD
$3,000
[14]
You can use this cozy 5-letter couch as a bed; it's also found in the name of a chicken & broccoli dish topped with Hollandaise
a divan
Susan
|
Poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide was 1st intended to reinforce radial tires but the lifesaving polymer aka this would have many uses
Kevlar