2025 Tournament of Champions final game 2.
Neilesh Vinjamuri — a software engineer from Lionville, Pennsylvania
Isaac Hirsch — a customer support team lead from Burbank, California
Adriana Harmeyer — an archivist from West Lafayette, Indiana
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adriana | $400 | $4,400 | $5,400 |
$5,400
3rd place: 1 match point |
$10,400
14 R, 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| Isaac | $4,200 | $4,800 | $18,800 |
$37,400
2nd place |
$18,800
21 R, 1 W |
| Neilesh | $4,800 | $7,000 | $31,600 |
$37,601
Winner: 1 match point |
$16,600
20 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| CLINKY DRINKS | LITERARY QUOTATIONS | FROM "C" TO "Y" | COLONIAL AMERICA | INTERNATIONALLY SCHOOLING YOU | TV SHOW CHANGE A LETTER |
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$200
[30]
If you like piña coladas, you'd better lay in a supply of light this, the base liquor
rum
Adriana
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$200
[21]
To Alexander Pope this "springs eternal in the human breast: man never is, but always to be blessed"
hope
Neilesh
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$200
[24]
It can mean volume or space, but also mental ability
capacity
Adriana
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$200
[28]
Containing a baker's dozen of stars in a circle, the colonialflaghas been dubbed the flag of this Philadelphian
(Betsy) Ross
Neilesh
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$200
[29]
Aye, Scottish ethnology is a full undergraduate program at the University of this capital
Edinburgh
Isaac
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$200
[19]
Magic, schmagic! The Russo kids must deal with hordes of geckos & skinks
Lizards of Waverly Place
Adriana
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$400
[13]
Add a shot of Grand Marnier to a margarita & you're having it this high-end style, & hopefully not driving one
Cadillac (style)
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$400
[14]
To Horace, "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori", it is lovely & honorable to die for this; WWI poet Wilfred Owen called that a lie
one's country
Adriana
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$400
[23]
ethereum.org can help you design & issue your own one of these; you might need to write code in Python
cryptocurrency
Adriana
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$400
[11]
Some candles were made from tallow, but the good ones were made with spermaceti, a substance from these mammals
whales
Isaac
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$400
[25]
Australia's oldest university was founded in the 19th century in this city, on land of the Gadigal people
Sydney
Adriana
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$400
[18]
Hugh Laurie goes full rodent at the Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital & he's addicted to all the cheese
Mouse
Isaac
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$600
[12]
A Manhattan uses vermouth & whiskey; a Bronx, vermouth & this booze, plus some OJ so it's not just a martini
gin
Isaac
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$600
[2]
Carroll critter who said, "The time has come... to talk of many things: of shoes--& ships--& sealing wax--of cabbages & kings"
the Walrus
Isaac
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$600
[7]
The opposite of voluntary, it's from the Latin for "to force"
compulsory
Isaac
Neilesh
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$600
[10]
The growth of colonial governments was aided by the British policy of lax oversight called "salutary" this
neglect
|
$600
[1]
College football coach Duffy Daugherty: "I could have been a" this, (getting a free ride to Oxford) "except for my grades"
a Rhodes Scholar
Isaac
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$600
[15]
Richie, Fonzie, Potsie & Ralph Malph gather to sing the opening word of the "Banana Boat Song"
Happy Day-O
Isaac
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$800
[9]
In 1883 a bartender told the Chicago Tribune his patrons preferred this American whiskey to bourbon in their old-fashioneds
rye
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$800
[3]
"Her hair was long, her foot was light, and her eyes were wild" is Keats on this belle dame who is without pity, not without thanks
sans merci
Neilesh
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$800
[20]
In one sense the opposite of union, it's actually a synonym for union
confederacy
Neilesh
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$1,000
[6]
Led by this founder, the British first settled Georgia in 1733
Oglethorpe
Isaac
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$800
[26]
Justin Trudeau went way out West & was a snowboard bum while getting a B. Ed. degree from the University of this province
British Columbia
Adriana
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$800
[16]
Murderous blood-splatter specialist Michael C. Hall is addicted to his cell phone & can't stop messaging
Texter
Adriana
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$1,000
[4]
A classic Aperol spritz gets its spritziness from club soda & this Italian sparkling wine
Prosecco
Isaac
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$1,000
[5]
In "Tropic of Cancer", he wrote, "I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive"
Miller
Neilesh
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$1,000
[22]
In a candle the melted wax is carried upward via this type of "action" in the wick
capillary
Neilesh
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DD
$2,400
[8]
The Jamestown colony was on land in the territory of this leader whose empire spanned more than a dozen tribes
Powhatan
Neilesh
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$1,000
[27]
In 1589 Galileo became Chair of Mathematics at the University of this but soon found himself in motion to Padua
Pisa
Neilesh
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$1,000
[17]
Ben Bailey is back in the taxi-based game show biz; no money though--your prize is an itchy skin condition
Rash Cab
Adriana
Neilesh
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| BEFORE, DURING & AFTER | LIFE SCIENCE | BACH TO THE FUTURE | SOUTH AMERICA | THE ANDYs | THE NOT-A-COMMA DESERT |
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$400
[26]
Book about Bligh & Fletcher Christian & job pursuing criminals for reward as a gonzo journalist of note
Mutiny on the Bounty Hunter S. Thompson
Isaac
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$400
[21]
In ecology this 5-letter word refers to an area such as a desert or forest with its unique variety of life
biome
Neilesh
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$400
[27]
Welcome to the (future) party, pal! The "Die Hard" soundtrack includes No. 3 of this set of concertos
the Brandenburg Concertos
Isaac
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$400
[23]
Covering his rise from poverty to greatness, a kids' book about this late Brazilian is subtitled "The King of Soccer"
Pelé
Neilesh
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$400
[28]
In 2024 Andy Samberg returned to "Saturday Night Live" to play this political spouse, who approved of the portrayal
(Doug) Emhoff
Adriana
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$400
[30]
The only constitutional amendment with no comma is the 19th from 1920, seen here with this single word missing The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of ____.Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
sex
Isaac
|
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$800
[25]
Nation's top lawyer & a poultry dish named for a mighty Chinese military man combine for some truly illegible handwriting
Attorney General Tso's chicken scratch
Adriana
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$800
[15]
This fibrous protein that makes up your hair & nails is also a major component of an animal's claws, hooves & feathers
keratin
Neilesh
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$800
[24]
The cantata tune these title Bach animals "may safely graze" washeardin "Little Women" in 2019
sheep
Isaac
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$800
[22]
The westernmost point of mainland South America is Punta Pariñas in this country's Piura region
Peru
Neilesh
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$800
[20]
He's the multiple Super Bowl winning head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs
Reid
Neilesh
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$800
[29]
The National Archives translation of this document starts with a comma-free clause about the freedom of the English Church
the Magna Carta
Isaac
|
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$1,600
[5]
"Madama Butterfly" heroine crooning in Costa Rica's capital with a glass of gold tequila from a well-known brand
Cio-Cio-San Jose Cuervo
Isaac
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$1,200
[1]
Fish, mammals & even spiders secrete these chemicals that allow them to communicate with members of their own species
pheromone
Neilesh
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$1,200
[19]
Enjoy the residual check, J.S.! In "Before Sunset" & "Before Sunrise" you can hear No. 25 in this eponymous set of piano pieces
the Goldberg Variations
Isaac
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$1,600
[12]
Not Sesame Street but South America is home to this flightless big bird that can reach 5 feet in height
rhea
Adriana
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$1,200
[10]
In 2011, this actor & director co-founded the Imaginarium, a performance capture studio
(Andy) Serkis
Neilesh
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$1,200
[7]
Some longed for a comma in the title of this film directed by Olivia Wilde & set in a creepy 1950s planned community
Don't Worry Darling
Isaac
|
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$2,000
[6]
Taylor Swift's record-breaking concert series is both a feat of skill & a French term in a contract for an act of God
the Eras Tour de Force Majeure
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$1,600
[3]
A neuron is made up of 3 basic parts: a cell body, an axon & these treelike filaments
dendrites
Adriana
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$1,600
[18]
Always up for a musical adventure, hejoined Chris Thile on mandolin & Edgar Meyer on double bass for the "Trio Sonata No. 6"
Yo-Yo Ma
Isaac
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$2,000
[11]
Native languages of South America include Quechua, Aymara & this, the only language of 1/3 of Paraguayans
Guarani
Neilesh
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$1,600
[13]
Hewas the title dad of a Cuban-American family in a 2022 version of "Father of the Bride"
(Andy) García
Adriana
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$1,600
[8]
"It was red & yellow & green & brown & scarlet & black & ochre" is a lyric in this long-titled biblical musical by Lloyd Webber & Rice
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Isaac
Neilesh
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DD
$5,000
[4]
Timeless Tevye tune that mentions Superman's nickname & his favorite type of abrasive scouring pad
"If I Were A Rich Man Of Steel Wool"
Adriana
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$2,000
[2]
DNA consists of these smaller units that bond together in long chains called poly-these
nucleotide
Neilesh
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$2,000
[17]
"Thirty Two Short Films about" this Canadian pianist ends with his recording of Bach heading off into space
Glenn Gould
Isaac
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DD
$14,600
[16]
Located on the lower slopes of the volcano Pichincha, this city is the South American capital closest to the equator
Quito
Neilesh
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$2,000
[14]
Following an appearance at the Paris Olympics in the men's doubles, this Scot retired from pro tennis
Andy Murray
Neilesh
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$2,000
[9]
"What was the use of not leaving it there where it would hang what was the use" is in a book she wrote around 1912 after moving to Europe
Stein
Isaac
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Robert E. Lee's victory at Chancellorsville has been likened to this Greek's victory at Asculum in 279 B.C.
Pyrrhus