Rachel Marcus — a writer and consultant from New York, New York
Ross Dickson — a research consultant from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Susan Stumme — a journalist from Arlington, Virginia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,600)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan | $6,000 | $10,200 | $14,600 |
$0
3rd place: $2,000 |
$18,400
27 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Ross | $200 | $1,000 | $14,600 |
$10
2nd place: $3,000 |
$9,800
11 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Rachel | $1,200 | $3,400 | $12,200 |
$20,600
New champion: $20,600 |
$12,200
13 R, 1 W |
| SURROUNDED BY WATER | SHOE BIZ | "I"-FAN | THROWBACK TECHNOLOGY | HISTORICAL FICTION | MAY I HAVE YOUR HOMOGRAPH? |
|
$200
[25]
250 miles off continental Africa, this very large island nation boasts Ankaratra, a 2,000-square-mile volcanic region
Madagascar
Susan
|
$200
[5]
Yee-haw! In the 1940s Frye introduced its first pair of these, the Rancher
cowboy boots
Susan
|
$200
[26]
In 1998, this city's faithful rejoiced when their team took Peyton Manningwith the first pick in the NFL draft
Indianapolis
Susan
|
$200
[11]
On its first day in North America August 14, 1989, it was said, "Let there be Sega", &this console was released, & it was good
the Genesis
Rachel
|
$200
[6]
A Bolshevik tribunal puts an aristocrat under house arrest & Russian history unfolds in "A Gentleman in" this city
Moscow
Susan
|
$200
[20]
To make someone burn with rage, &a substance burned for a good scent
incense & incense
Rachel
|
|
$400
[24]
Until a 1980 change, the now-familiar pair of St. Kitts & this was a trio including Anguilla
Nevis
Susan
|
$400
[1]
Crikey! At last count its classic resin clogs came in 35 colors including Kiwi & Orange Zing
Crocs
Susan
|
$400
[27]
An Albuquerque minor league team took this name in 2002 after a "Simpsons" episode; its fans must love science
the Isotopes
Ross
|
$400
[13]
Also called a "diskette", this 2-word thingamajig got its nickname since its first varieties were put in bendable jackets
a floppy disk
Susan
|
$400
[7]
The wind cries Mary to Henry VIII in "The Other" this "Girl" & suffice to say, things get complicated
Boleyn
Susan
|
$400
[19]
A game fish, &a kick drum
a bass & a bass
Ross
|
|
$600
[21]
The first lighthouse on California's coast was on this island in San Francisco Bay later more famous for something else
Alcatraz
Susan
|
$600
[2]
This online shoe retailer whose name derives from the Spanish word for "shoe" was acquired by Amazon in 2009
Zappos
Susan
|
$600
[28]
The twin cities of Champaign & Urbana are home to cheering throngs who root for NCAA sports teams known as the "Fighting" this
Illini
Rachel
|
$600
[14]
The app Lapse makes your phone act like this type of single-use camera; photos are a mystery until they "develop" later in the day
disposable camera
Ross
Rachel
|
$600
[8]
Nancy Horan's "Loving Frank" is the story of the relationship between this architect & Mamah Borthwick, from her viewpoint
Frank Lloyd Wright
Rachel
|
$600
[16]
Brooded, &a low-powered bike
moped & moped
Rachel
|
|
$800
[22]
Bligh me! Named for the sailor who sighted it, this volcanic island southeast of Tahiti has fertile soil & a subtropical climate
Pitcairn Island
|
DD
$1,000
[3]
In "Shoe Dog", he wrote, "I liked that Nike was the goddess of victory. What's more important... than victory?"
Phil Knight
Susan
|
$800
[29]
Philly fans love to cheer for this spark plug hoops guard seen here
Allen Iverson
Susan
|
$800
[12]
Thanks to GPS-enabled phones, it's no longer necessary to print out your route using this site acquired by AOL in 1999
MapQuest
Susan
|
$800
[9]
In Jeff Shaara's "The Eagle's Claw", the U.S. breaks the Japanese naval code & the battle for this island NW of Hawaii is on
Midway
Ross
|
$800
[17]
Satisfied, &a bean counter's word for movies & TV shows
content & content
Rachel
|
|
$1,000
[23]
Near the entrance to the Bay of Naples, this isle was once the Fire Island of Europe as gay tourists flocked there
Capri
Susan
|
$1,000
[4]
At $2,050, the Sacaria Platform 120 from the co. of this Malaysian-born designer comes with a nearly 5" heel & pearl embellishments
Jimmy Choo
Susan
|
$1,000
[30]
In the 1980s fans celebrated as this East Coast NHL team made it to 5 straight Stanley Cup Finals
the Islanders
Susan
|
$1,000
[15]
In 1999 Research in Motion released this device, calling it "a breakthrough wireless email solution for mobile professionals"
a BlackBerry
Rachel
|
$1,000
[10]
James Michener covers 400 years of history & Edmund Steed's family in this novel set along the eastern shore of a bay
Chesapeake
Susan
|
$1,000
[18]
An abridgement of a piece of written material, & to mentally assimilate what you've just read
a digest & digest
|
| BALLET & OPERA | 4-SYLLABLE WORDS | LEGAL BRIEFS | I SING... | THE BODY ELECTRIC | THE HISTORIC 1950s |
|
$400
[9]
In 2015 Misty Copeland took flight in the dual role of Odette & Odile in this ballet
Swan Lake
Susan
|
$400
[14]
After this date listed on the bratwurst, don't eat it! Throw it out!
expiration
Susan
|
$400
[19]
The nearly 2 dozen people who listen to prosecutorial evidence & decide on indictment make up this group
the grand jury
Rachel
|
$400
[5]
"Flesh For Fantasy" & "Eyes Without A Face"
Billy Idol
Ross
|
$400
[6]
Spinal cord stimulators are electrodes that are surgically implanted between the spinal cord & these, of which there are 33
vertebrae
Rachel
|
$800
[29]
Prior to winning the 1952 election, Eisenhower promised if elected, "I shall go to" this place; he did & war ended soon after
Korea
|
|
$800
[10]
Tobias Picker composed a ballet & an opera based on this Oliver Sacks book about patients with a mysterious sleeping sickness
Awakenings
Susan
Ross
|
$800
[15]
Thanks, I'll stay to dinner, sleep in your bed & borrow your car if you're sure it's no this, from Latin for "to put upon"
imposition
Susan
|
$800
[20]
A preliminary this court order stops a party from taking action; after more facts are uncovered, a permanent one may be granted
an injunction
Ross
|
$800
[2]
"Girl On Fire" & "Empire State Of Mind"
Alicia Keys
Susan
|
$800
[8]
Thistype of implant that improves hearing is named for a tube in the ear that's shaped like a snail shell
a cochlear implant
Susan
|
$1,200
[24]
In 1959 Pope John XXIII announced a council of spiritual renewal known as this
the Vatican II
Ross
|
|
$1,600
[12]
Called the first great American opera, it premiered in 1935 with Todd Duncan & Anne Wiggins Brownin the lead roles
Porgy and Bess
Susan
|
$1,200
[16]
We imagine that if the performer seenherehands out a business card, it lists this profession
a funambulist (aerialist)
Ross
|
$1,200
[21]
Alec Baldwin's "Rust" manslaughter trial ended because the prosecution botched this process of showing evidence to the other side
discovery
Susan
|
$1,200
[1]
"Hold Me Closer" & "Toxic"
Britney Spears
Susan
|
$1,200
[7]
Neuralink aims to link machines & minds: first for injuries like this loss of blood in the brain, then to alter humanity
a stroke
Ross
|
$2,000
[26]
During the decade, Kwame Nkrumahled the fight to turn the Gold Coast into this country
Ghana
Rachel
|
|
$2,000
[13]
This Balanchine ballet fittingly features parts called "Emeralds", "Rubies" & "Diamonds"
Jewels
Susan
|
$1,600
[17]
Helium was named for the Sun; this element, atomic number 34, for the Moon
selenium
|
$1,600
[22]
When the defendant fails to appear in court or respond to the complaint, the plaintiff wins with this type of judgment
a default judgment
Susan
Ross
|
$1,600
[3]
"Cartoon & Cereal" & "Not Like Us"
Kendrick Lamar
|
$1,600
[27]
A cardiac resynchronization therapy device is also known as a biventricular one of these, which stimulates the heart
a pacemaker
Ross
|
DD
$6,400
[25]
In 1958 Charles de Gaulle was elected the first president of the French government known by this ordinal name
the Fifth Republic
Ross
|
|
DD
$4,000
[11]
In this 1787 opera, a famous seducer is said to have had 1,003 lovers in Spain alone
Don Giovanni
Susan
|
$2,000
[18]
It's the percentage of red cells in your blood; the Red Cross won't let you donate if it's below 38
your hematocrit
|
$2,000
[23]
It's the act of inciting rebellion against lawful authority; it's considered less serious than treason
sedition
Rachel
|
$2,000
[4]
"Lust For Life" & "Candy"
Iggy Pop
Rachel
|
$2,000
[28]
Insulin pumps are small electronic devices that mimic the way this organ works in the body
the pancreas
Rachel
|
— |
In a letter he wrote, "On August 7, 1501... we determined that the new land was not an island but a continent"
Amerigo Vespucci