Ashley Chan game 3.
Matt Grossman — a law student from New York, New York
Henry Barbaro — a college student from Evanston, Illinois
Ashley Chan — a publicist from Lewisville, Texas (whose 2-day cash winnings total $29,100)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley | $800 | $4,600 | $17,400 |
$17,400
3-day champion: $46,500 |
$19,400
24 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Henry | $0 | $800 | $2,000 |
$0
3rd place: $2,000 |
$2,000
9 R, 2 W |
| Matt | $2,600 | $4,000 | $7,200 |
$5,200
2nd place: $3,000 |
$6,400
11 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| ALL OVER THE WORLD | MAN-AGRAMS | 3 CONSECUTIVE VOWELS | COMMUNICATION | STATE HOLIDAYS | SONGWRITING WITH LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA |
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$200
[13]
The Miraflores & Gatun Locks are found onthis50-mile-long body of water
the Panama Canal
Ashley
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$200
[28]
"Great" king of the Franks:REALM CHANGE
Charlemagne
Matt
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$200
[29]
A symptom of psychotic disorders, it includes delusions of persecution
paranoia
Matt
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$200
[30]
ARPANET developer Ray Tomlinson, who sent the first of these in 1971, doesn't remember what it said but did use the @ symbol
an email
Ashley
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$200
[25]
Seward's Day, the last Monday in March, is a legal holiday in this state
Alaska
Henry
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$200
[27]
(Lin-Manuel Miranda presents the clue.) Inspiration can come from anywhere; for the song "My Shot", I based a section of the music on the old America Online dial-uptonesto reflect how this character's words would soon connect with the wider world
Hamilton
Henry
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$400
[5]
In summer the residents of Tirana in this country often decamp for the Adriatic seaport of Durrës
Albania
Henry
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$400
[22]
An 18th century poet:REBORN BURST
Robert Burns
Henry
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$400
[17]
You may see your name in lights on the historic one of these at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon
a marquee
Ashley
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$400
[26]
Since its creation in 1996, this notice across a community has helped in the rescue of more than 1,000 missing kids
an Amber Alert
Ashley
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$400
[24]
In Arizona & New Hampshire, Civil Rights Day coincides with this other January holiday
Martin Luther King Day
Ashley
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$400
[2]
(Lin-Manuel Miranda presents the clue.) For the film "Mufasa: The Lion King", I was thrilled to collaborate with the brilliant Lebo Mwho added the dramatic Zulu cry that began this opening song from the original "Lion King" movie 30 years before
the "Circle Of Life"
Henry
Matt
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$600
[1]
The boundary between the Democratic Republic of the Congo & Tanzania is formed by this lake more than 400 miles long
Tanganyika
Ashley
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$600
[21]
He melted watches:VALID AS A LORD
Salvador Dalí
Ashley
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$600
[16]
It was writer Anne Herbert who coined the phrase "practice random kindness & senseless acts of" this
beauty
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$600
[15]
Author Arthur C. Clarke's 1945 paper "Extra-Terrestrial Relays" proposed the idea of these orbital devices to aid communications
satellites
Matt
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$600
[3]
This president's birthday, May 8, is an official holiday in Missouri
Harry Truman
Ashley
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$600
[12]
(Lin-Manuel Miranda presents the clue.) Computer software makes it possible for any songwriter to have a home recording studio; I wrote most of my first show,"In the Heights", on this Apple program that sounds like a group of kids practicing out by the car
Garage Band
Ashley
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$800
[4]
This landlocked country is the last independent survivor of the Hispanic March states created in the Middle Ages
Andorra
Matt
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$800
[19]
Chinese chairman:GAZED MOON
Mao Zedong
Ashley
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$800
[14]
Shh! I thought I heard this sound... are there mourning doves around?
cooing
Matt
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$800
[9]
John Reith became the first general manager of this system in 1922 & was knighted 4 years in
the BBC
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$800
[6]
Although this state celebrates Bennington Battle Day each August, the actual battle took place in New York
Vermont
Ashley
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$800
[10]
(Lin-Manuel Miranda presents the clue.) The Songwriters Hall of Fame has inducted some 400 members since 1969; the class of 2024 includes Prince, Steely Dan&Timothy Mosley, better known as this one-name producer, famed for his work with Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z & many more
Timbaland
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DD
$2,000
[7]
The "Greater" & "Lesser" peaks of this stratovolcano overlook the frontiers of Turkey, Iran & Armenia
Mount Ararat
Ashley
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$1,000
[20]
Future predictor:ROTUNDA MASS
Nostradamus
Ashley
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$1,000
[18]
One of 2 adjectives describing the "volume of forgotten lore" in Poe's "The Raven"
quaint or curious
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$1,000
[8]
Around 1800 France's Chappe brothers unveiled one of the first of these systems using pivoting arms; flags were added later
a semaphore
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$1,000
[23]
On Pioneer Day, July 24, Mormons celebrate the arrival in Salt Lake City of this leader & his followers
Brigham Young
Matt
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$1,000
[11]
(Lin-Manuel Miranda presents the clue.) I first met this songwriting legend while doing Spanish translations for a production of "West Side Story"; his invaluable advice to me was to surprise listeners with continual variety
Stephen Sondheim
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| THE 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY | OUTDOOR CATS | STARTS WITH "H" | WORLD WAR I | TV FOURSOMES | KABOOM! |
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$400
[10]
"Hurricane Season" follows a group of children who discover a corpse in the Veracruz state of this country
Mexico
Matt
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$400
[30]
A lot of the ocelots remaining in this U.S. state prowl around in the shrublands of the Lower Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Henry
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$400
[23]
The curved steering rod of a bike, or a type of mustache
handlebar
Ashley
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$400
[12]
In 1915 Louis Adrian created a new metal one of these for combat based on those worn by Parisian firefighters
a helmet
Matt
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$400
[21]
Creator Lena Dunham starred as Hannah, one of a Brooklyn foursome of friends in this series
Girls
Henry
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$400
[29]
It can mean to have a plan boomerang badly on you, or an explosion in a car's exhaust pipe
backfire
Henry
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$800
[9]
At the top spot was this first volume of a 4-book series by Elena Ferrante
My Brilliant Friend
Ashley
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$800
[28]
The long & flexible spine of this big cat acts like a coiled spring, allowing it to reach speeds up to 70 miles per hour
a cheetah
Ashley
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$800
[22]
A body organ begins this word for a hottie, like the ones on the cover of Tiger Beat magazine
a heartthrob
Henry
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$800
[2]
This future WWII & Korean War general had the idea for a "Rainbow Division" of units from all over the U.S., not of diverse hues
MacArthur
Ashley
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$800
[19]
Sophia & Dorothy, mother & daughter, were half of the quartet of a certain age in this 1985 to 1992 sitcom
The Golden Girls
Ashley
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$800
[27]
A brocade is a fine-lace effect in the sky & a Saturn shell produces a ring around an inside ball of stars in this display
fireworks
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$1,200
[3]
Percival Everett's novel "Erasure" made the list & was also adapted intothis2023 movie with Jeffrey Wright
American Fiction
Ashley
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$1,200
[18]
They're cats of the southeastern U.S. in the genus Puma; they're also the 2024 Stanley Cup champions
panthers
Henry
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$1,200
[14]
Beastly word for a fabric with a checkerboard pattern, traditionally black & white
houndstooth
Ashley
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$1,200
[1]
This British aircraft that entered service in 1917 was named for the hump-shaped over its two machine guns
the Sopwith Camel
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$1,200
[7]
They became a foursome when Bliss joined Bubbles, Blossom & Buttercup
the Powerpuff Girls
Ashley
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$1,200
[24]
In 1970 it cost $35 mil. to build this Pittsburgh stadium & in 2001, $5.1 mil. to implode the structure in 19 seconds
Three Rivers Stadium
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|
$1,600
[4]
Her "Wolf Hall" is credited with making Thomas Cromwell "grandly alive"
(Hilary) Mantel
Matt
|
DD
$2,000
[5]
The documentary "The Velvet Queen" follows adventurers on the lookout for this rare cat in the Tibetan highlands
a snow leopard
Matt
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$1,600
[6]
A large statue of this god loomed over the ancient port of Rhodes
Helios
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$2,000
[16]
An August 5, 1914 assault on this Belgian city was the first battle of the war; the Germans took it & marched into "Lüttich"
Liège
Ashley
Henry
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$1,600
[11]
Onthisshow, 20 years after being a one-hit wonder, the four surviving members of an all-female group take a second shot at fame
Girls5eva
Ashley
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$1,600
[25]
Named for a loud sound, it's the "sheet"doingits thing in the percussion section
a thunder sheet
Matt
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$2,000
[8]
Graphic novels on the list include the memoir-ish "Fun Home" by this woman
Bechdel
Ashley
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$2,000
[17]
The tufts on the tip of the ears of this small African cat are thought to help make it easier for it to hear its prey
a caracal
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$2,000
[15]
Drinks made from this plant include sorrel in Jamaica & agua de Jamaica in Latin America
hibiscus
|
DD
$4,400
[13]
A German defensive position begun in 1916 was known to the Allies by the name of this man, a name later used for a Zeppelin
Hindenburg
Matt
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$2,000
[20]
A quartet of female journalists cover the fictional Walker vs. Garrett presidential campaign in this 2024 Max series
Girls on the Bus
Ashley
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$2,000
[26]
On July 1, 1946 a 23-kiloton atomic bomb exploded over unmanned aircraft carriers & battleships at this atoll
Bikini
Ashley
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Jebel Musa in Morocco & Mount Hacho near Ceuta are candidates for the southern half of this pair
the Pillars of Hercules