Dan Sand — a law student originally from Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
Sara Walker — a family and sports medicine physician originally from Brighton, Michigan
Bill McKinney — a VP of restaurants and bars originally from Boston, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $22,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | $3,400 | $4,000 | $12,000 |
$6,000
2-day champion: $28,000 |
$12,000
16 R, 3 W |
| Sara | $3,200 | $4,800 | $8,800 |
$5,602
2nd place: $3,000 |
$8,800
12 R, 1 W |
| Dan | $400 | $2,000 | $7,800 |
$1
3rd place: $2,000 |
$11,000
20 R (including 1 DD), 7 W (including 2 DDs) |
| LIFE IMITATES POP CULTURE | WHO WANTS HISTORY? | GALLERIES | A MEAT & POTATOES CATEGORY | GRAB BAG | KING ARTHUR'S VERY PUNNY KNIGHTS |
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$200
[6]
This show correctly predicts the future: a 2000 episode shows a grown-up Lisa as U.S. president; her predecessor: Donald Trump
The Simpsons
Sara
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$200
[23]
Thorkell the Tall led an invasion of England by these folks from Scandinavia in 1009
Vikings
Sara
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$200
[29]
The Freer Gallery of this U.S. institution houses one of the most prominent U.S. collections of Asian art
the Smithsonian
Dan
|
$200
[4]
Anyone can enjoy this beef cut taken from between the neck & shoulder blade, perhaps Messrs. Yeager, Grassley & D
chuck
Sara
|
$200
[28]
What chalupa would be complete without some Jalapeño Noir, which was, sadly, a limited-time wine offering from this chain
Taco Bell
Bill
|
$200
[27]
This knight was so plump his belly was equal to pi times his diameter
Sir Cumference
Dan
|
|
$400
[26]
NASA's countdown before a rocket launch can be traced to a 1929 silent German film called "Frau im Mond", "Woman in" this
the Moon
|
$400
[21]
It preceded "of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen" in the title of a document adopted in August 1789
Declaration
Sara
|
$400
[30]
In 1992 Damien Hirst got jaws open at the Saatchi Gallery when he displayed a preserved tiger species of this
a (tiger) shark
Dan
|
$400
[8]
Sometimes fried in bacon fat--healthy as can be!--this "colorful" potato dish is pressed into flat cakes in a pan
hash browns
|
$400
[24]
No bull--Aldebaran is the brightest star in this zodiac constellation
Taurus
Bill
|
$400
[25]
He told everyone of his skills for when Britain became even more anarchic, like finding food & shelter & making fires in the wild
Sir Vivalist
Dan
|
|
$600
[17]
It wasn't called fake news yet whenthis1997 film had a spin doctor creating a war to distract from a presidential sex scandal
Wag the Dog
Dan
|
$600
[13]
On May 31 & June 1, 1921 a white mob in this city pillaged & burned a prosperous business district known as Black Wall Street
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dan
|
$600
[22]
From 1897 to 1932 what's now called this "Britain" was known as the National Gallery of British Art
the Tate Britain
|
$600
[9]
Omaha Steaks' private reserve of this boneless cut from the small end of the tenderloin costs $540 (for 12 10 Oz. ones)
filet mignon
Bill
|
$600
[12]
The New Testament says, "Now abideth" this trio of virtues, with the last one being the greatest
faith, hope & charity
|
$600
[18]
For a boundary dispute with a rival king, King Arthur called on this knight equipped to settle the issue
Sir Veyor
Dan
|
|
$800
[14]
Playing Achilles in the movie "Troy", this actor managed to injure his, yep, you guessed it, Achilles tendon
Brad Pitt
Dan
|
DD
$1,000
[2]
Last name of Gonzalo, who as governor of Peru took up arms against Spain after his half-brother Francisco's death
Pizarro
Dan
|
$800
[5]
Originally designed by Vasari for Cosimo I de' Medici, itofficially opened its doors to the public in 1769
the Uffizi Gallery
Sara
|
$800
[3]
A bit larger than T-bone is this sharable steak cut with meat from both the top loin & the tenderloin
a porterhouse
Bill
Dan
|
$800
[16]
In this novel, Major Major Major is made a major by an "I.B.M. machine with a sense of humor almost as keen as his father's"
Catch-22
Dan
|
$800
[1]
This knight had rhythm! Though sadly more to do with 24-hour time periods than with music
Sir Cadian
Dan
|
|
$1,000
[15]
(Lisa Ann Walter presents the clue.) Talk about life imitating art: after nannying identical twins played by Lindsay Lohanin this 1998 film, I had real-life identical twins & they even share the characters' birthday
The Parent Trap
Bill
|
$1,000
[11]
The black death hit this "colorful" Mongol group in 1346 & '47, & it was downhill from there
the Golden Horde
Sara
|
$1,000
[20]
Making a splash in American art, he had 3 solo shows at the Sidney Janis Gallery between 1952 & 1955, the first featuring "Blue Poles"
Jackson Pollock
|
$1,000
[10]
O Canada! This type of potato with buttery yellow flesh is great for mashing
Yukon Gold
Sara
|
$1,000
[7]
As a lab-grown crystal, miassite can act as one of these, meaning it has no electrical resistance once cooled
a superconductor
Bill
|
$1,000
[19]
He always took the kind of route named for him--6 hours of twists & turns for what should be a 2-hour ride back to Camelot
Sir Pentine (Sir Cuitous)
Sara
|
| ISLANDS | WOMEN WRITERS | A "W" FOR SCIENCE | ADJECTIVES | BROADWAY MUSICALS | HOW'S YOUR LEGALESE? |
|
$400
[23]
Both a city & county, Honolulu covers this entire island
Oahu
Bill
Dan
|
$400
[30]
Her books include 1936's "Murder in Mesopotamia" & 1923's "Murder on the Links"
Agatha Christie
Sara
|
$400
[22]
Get a big W & name this unit of power equal to one joule of work performed per second
a watt
Dan
|
$400
[26]
The original "Wizard of Oz" novel featured this adjective that's not in the film title
wonderful
Bill
|
$400
[29]
Thisrevival starring Eddie Redmayne as the Emcee & Gayle Rankin as Sally Bowles was a hot ticket in 2024
Cabaret
Bill
|
$400
[15]
Prison terms for multiple sentences are often this type, meaning they run at the same time rather than consecutively
concurrent
Dan
|
|
$800
[21]
Palma is the capital of this largest of the Balearic islands
Mallorca
Bill
|
$800
[28]
In a book by Kate DiCamillo, young Opal goes to the local supermarket & comes home with this dog
Winn-Dixie
Dan
|
$800
[20]
It's used to describe a lunar phase where the Moon's apparent shape is gettin' thick
waxing
Dan
|
$800
[17]
Latin for soul gives us this adjective that can describe lively people as well as cartoon characters
animated
Bill
|
$800
[27]
The settings for this musical are a prison in Seville & in the imagination of Cervantes
Man of La Mancha
Bill
|
$800
[14]
A real 4-letter word in some courtrooms, it's a temporary pause in a judicial proceeding until another issue is resolved
a stay
Dan
|
|
$1,200
[11]
Christchurch & Dunedin are the 2 largest cities on this island
the South Island of New Zealand
Bill
Dan
|
$1,200
[7]
"Gathering Blue" is the second book inher"Giver" quartet
Lois Lowry
Sara
|
$1,600
[10]
Neutrophils, the most common type of these cells, release a net-like structure to trap & kill pathogens
white blood cells
Bill
Dan
|
$1,600
[12]
From French for "green", it can mean green in color or inexperienced
verdant
Sara
|
$1,200
[25]
Mr. Mushnik gets gobbled up by a plant in his own store in this musical
Little Shop of Horrors
Dan
|
$1,200
[3]
1983's Illinois v. Gates modified a 1969 precedent on what constitutes this, reasonable grounds for police action
probable cause
Bill
|
|
$1,600
[9]
Curaçao, in the Caribbean is part of these "Lesser" islands
the Lesser Antilles
Dan
|
$1,600
[4]
Known for her "Magical Thinking", she wrote a short novel called "Democracy" & co-wrote the 1976 film "A Star Is Born"
Joan Didion
|
DD
$2,000
[16]
It's the distance between 2 crests of sound or light that are next to each other
wavelengths
Dan
|
$2,000
[8]
From a Latin word meaning to boil or bubble, it describes someone bubbly & enthusiastic
effervescent (ebullient)
Bill
|
$1,600
[18]
Inspired by a Seurat painting, this Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine show won the 1985 Pulitzer Prize in Drama
Sunday in the Park with George
Bill
|
$1,600
[1]
This Latin-named brief is advice offered to the court from an entity that's not a party to the case but has a friendly interest
amicus
Dan
|
|
$2,000
[24]
Thesetwo neighboring islands are Indonesia's most populous
Sumatra & Java
Bill
Dan
|
$2,000
[5]
Known for writing about old New York, she had some of her shorter work published in the 1924 collection "Old New York"
Edith Wharton
Sara
|
$2,000
[6]
Take the word from which tungstengets its symbol, W & add "ite" to get this principal ore of tungsten
wolframite
Bill
|
DD
$3,000
[13]
Related to the word "diamond", it means unyielding or inflexible, perhaps in your opinion
adamant
Dan
|
$2,000
[19]
One of Charlemagne's sons is the title character in this musical that first opened in 1972
Pippin
Sara
|
$2,000
[2]
Part of the discovery process, they're written questions from one party in a lawsuit to the other, & reply is mandatory
interrogatories
Dan
|
The running mates of this candidate included John Kern, Arthur Sewall & Adlai Stevenson I
William Jennings Bryan