Laura Faddah game 9.
Sabrina Blanks — a microcrochet artist from Rock Hill, South Carolina
Harvey Silikovitz — an attorney and worldwide karaoke singer originally from West Orange, New Jersey
Laura Faddah — a manager from Memphis, Tennessee (whose 8-day cash winnings total $92,599)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura | $1,000 | $1,800 | $11,200 |
$11,200
2nd place: $3,000 |
$9,400
10 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Harvey | $7,200 | $11,200 | $36,800 |
$23,600
New champion: $23,600 |
$31,200
35 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| Sabrina | $600 | $1,600 | $4,400 |
$8,798
3rd place: $2,000 |
$4,400
7 R, 1 W |
| PARTS OF THE BOOK | AROUND THE GLOBE | LIKE PULLING TEETH | BASEBALL HALL OF FAME PLAQUES | GO GREEN | 3 CONSONANTS, 3 VOWELS |
|
$200
[29]
The outside edge of a book's binding with this anatomical name can also be called its backbone or shelfback
the spine
Sabrina
|
$200
[27]
There's abuoybut no island at Null Island at zero degrees latitude & zero degrees longitude in the eastern part of this ocean
the Atlantic
Laura
|
$200
[15]
It's the part of a tooth above the gumline, or the gold cap that might go over it
a crown
Harvey
|
$200
[25]
"Holder of more than a score of Major and American League records, including that of playing 2,130 consecutive games"
Lou Gehrig
Harvey
|
$200
[12]
This Wisconsin city sits on the spot where the Fox River empties into a certain body of water
Green Bay
Harvey
|
$200
[23]
To look upon someone with approval, whether secretly or not
admire
Harvey
|
|
$400
[28]
Jade 403 is sold as "bookbinding" this adhesive; it's acid free & fast drying
glue
Sabrina
|
$400
[26]
You can indeed see orcas around Orcas Island in this Pacific Northwest sound
Puget Sound
Harvey
|
$400
[16]
Wisdom teeth are the most likely to become this, meaning unable to break through the gumline
impacted
Harvey
|
$400
[24]
"Big Papi... took the Red Sox... to three World Series titles... eight times named top designated hitter"
David Ortiz
Harvey
|
$400
[22]
The Vegas of yore, Gretna Green in this country was a haven for young lovers who eloped
Scotland
Sabrina
|
$400
[30]
What's on this list of things to be discussed or done?
agenda
Harvey
|
|
$600
[14]
The inner & empty margin of a book is named this, like a water channel on a roof
a gutter
Harvey
|
$800
[1]
I'll always treasure my climb up 11,000-foot Cerro Gordo in this great mountain system of Mexico
the Sierra Madre
Harvey
|
$600
[17]
Which is more pleasant? Being grilled by me or undergoing this procedure also known as endodontic therapy?
a root canal
Harvey
|
$600
[5]
"Lifetime benchmarks include 5,714 strikeouts, seven no-hitters and 12 one-hitters in 27 seasons pitched"
(Nolan) Ryan
Harvey
|
$600
[21]
Sacré bleu! It's the 2-word French term for green beans or string beans
haricots verts
Laura
|
$600
[11]
Oui, I will have this cream-filled pastry; in fact, make it deux
éclair
Sabrina
|
|
$800
[8]
The oxidized reddish-brown spots on old books are named after the reddish-brown coat of this wild canine
a fox
|
DD
$1,000
[2]
The name of this South American capital refers to a feast day honoring the Virgin Mary
Asunción
Harvey
|
$800
[18]
If you need a tooth pulled, your dentist will extract it with this tool with a plural-sounding name (& no, it's not "pliers")
forceps
|
$800
[4]
A beacon of serenity & stature in the dugout... led Yankees to post-season in each ofhis12 seasons at the helm
Torre
Harvey
|
$800
[20]
Ethan Allen & Benedict Arnold captured Fort Ticonderoga with this group
the Green Mountain Boys
Harvey
|
$800
[10]
Something tough to understand, like an inscrutable person
an enigma
|
|
$1,000
[7]
Dover Books' "Medieval and Renaissance Fashion" has "90 full-color" these illuminating illustrations on special paper
plates
|
$1,000
[6]
Visit the Free State National Gardens on your next trip to this one of South Africa's capital cities aka "the city of roses"
Bloemfontein
Harvey
|
$1,000
[19]
This jelly-like stuff at the center of a tooth contains blood vessels, connective tissues & (ouch!) nerves
the pulp
Harvey
|
$1,000
[3]
"Helped lead the Cardinals to three World Series... trademark back flip made 'The Wizard' a fan favorite"
Ozzie Smith
Harvey
|
$1,000
[13]
Marilyn Nelson's poem "Green-Thumb Boy" celebrates this agricultural genius she calls "the Black Mendel"
(George Washington) Carver
Harvey
|
$1,000
[9]
Thiswhite radish is widely used in Asian cuisine
a daikon
Laura
|
| PARTS OF THE BOOK | AUSTRALIAN HISTORY | A NOTE OF COMMAND | CELEBRITY MENTORS | TAKE ME TO CHURCH | MISCELLAN-"E" |
|
$400
[24]
In "The Minister's Vigil" chapter of this book, a minister sees a meteor's streak forming a dark red "A" in the sky
The Scarlet Letter
Harvey
|
$400
[25]
Australia's military commitment to this conflict peaked at more than 7,000 men in 1969
the Vietnam War
Harvey
|
$400
[30]
Training your dog to do this begins with the "lie down" command; then comes the finger gun & "bang!"
play dead
Harvey
|
$400
[11]
While teaching acting at Howard University, Phylicia Rashad mentored this future "Black Panther"
Boseman
Laura
|
$400
[23]
The design of this country's Hallgrímskirkja was inspired by the natural landscape & some say by Thor's hammer as well
Iceland
Harvey
Sabrina
|
$400
[1]
The only U.S. House standing committee with the same number of members from each party is this one that polices member misconduct
the Ethics Committee
Laura
|
|
$1,200
[5]
Milkman Dead travels to Shalimar & hears a song about his great-grandfather flying in this Toni Morrison work
Song of Solomon
Laura
|
$800
[17]
The 1851 discovery of this transformed the city of Ballarat, a place that's pivotal in a Sherlock Holmes story
gold
Harvey
|
$800
[26]
Don't listen to this command when you're on the edge of a swimming pool, but do when you're a soldier told to join a formation
fall in
Sabrina
|
$800
[10]
Saoirse Ronan said of this mentor who directed her in 2 films, "She's everything I want to be as an actor & a filmmaker"
Greta Gerwig
|
$800
[22]
In 1775 2 lit lanterns seen in its steeple signaled that the British were coming, & not by land but by sea
the Old North Church
Harvey
|
$800
[29]
In golf, it's the term for 2 strokes under par
eagle
Sabrina
|
|
$1,600
[6]
Remedios the beauty, the daughter of Arcadio, mysteriously floats up to the heavens in this 1967 novel
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Laura
|
$1,200
[3]
In 1877 this westernmost state capital was finally connected to the eastern states by telegraph
Perth
Harvey
|
$1,200
[7]
At the Texas Motor Speedway in 2023, Jelly Roll did not hold back giving the command "Drivers," do this
start your engines
Harvey
|
$1,200
[2]
Colin Firth said this actor who played the snide Severus Snape took Colin under his wing & offered "personal wisdom"
Rickman
Harvey
|
$1,600
[13]
This Spaniard laid the first stone for the Cathedral Basilica of Lima in 1535 & was buried there after his murder
Pizarro
Laura
|
$1,200
[28]
Harvested prior to maturing, they'rea yummy low-calorie snack
edamame
Harvey
|
|
$2,000
[16]
In a Henry James novella, this title American girl sends Winterbourne a "D.M." & asks if he remembers their time at Chillon Castle
Daisy Miller
Harvey
|
$1,600
[4]
Though a 2002 attack there killed 88 Aussies, Oz still contributes 1/4 of foreign visitors to this Indonesian isle
Bali
Harvey
|
$1,600
[8]
Child experts emphasize positive commands, like "use" this for within 4 walls, not "quit yelling before daddy gets a migraine"
your inside voice
Laura
|
$1,600
[9]
Can we talk? She may have come off as harsh & mean, but to Margaret Cho, this funny lady was "gentle and loving and warm"
Joan Rivers
Sabrina
|
$2,000
[14]
Legend says Ivan the Terrible had the builder of this cathedral blinded, so he'd never again build anything as beautiful
St. Basil's
Harvey
|
$1,600
[21]
This 11-letter word refers to underfired porous pottery made from coarse-grain clay
earthenware
|
|
DD
$6,000
[18]
This 6th grader & title character says, "I've been looking for you God. I looked in temple. I looked in church"
Margaret
Harvey
|
$2,000
[15]
In 1797, this Spanish breed ofsheepwas introduced & within a few decades wool became Australia's major export
Merino
Harvey
|
$2,000
[19]
It's the grammatical mood suited to commands, from "Take cover!" to "Kiss me!"
the imperative
Harvey
|
$2,000
[27]
(Sheryl Lee Ralph presents the clue.) I got my first break & my first film role when this legend hired me to play an outspoken teen named Barbara Hanley in 1977's "A Piece of the Action"; he became a mentor offering encouragement & advice at the start of my career, lessons that I still carry with me
Sidney Poitier
Laura
|
DD
$3,000
[12]
This domed cathedral on Ludgate Hill in London was one of the inspirations for the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
St. Paul's
Laura
|
$2,000
[20]
Early Norse myth is the subject of the 13th century books called the Poetic & Prose these
Eddas
Harvey
|
A dark blue square in the upper left corner of the flag of this country represents the continent of Africa
Liberia