2025 PrimetimeCelebrity Jeopardy!quarterfinal game 9.
Fortune Feimster — a writer, comedian, and actress originally from Belmont, North Carolina
Mina Kimes — a NFL analyst on ESPN originally from Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska
Omar J. Dorsey — an actor originally from Decatur, Georgia
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar | $600 | $1,000 | $5,700 |
$2,800
2nd place: $30,000 to the DeKalb School of the Arts Foundation |
$10,100
26 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Mina | $2,600 | $4,700 | $13,900 |
$19,400
Winner |
$18,300
36 R (including 3 DDs), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Fortune | $900 | $800 | $2,000 |
$2,100
3rd place: $30,000 to MANNA FoodBank |
$7,100
14 R, 3 W |
| NATURAL WONDERS, NATIVE TONGUES | THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOE BUSINESS | THE LAST EPISODE | ART WE CAN'T AFFORD | RETURN OF THE "MACK" | THE COLOR PURPLE |
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$100
[30]
In Ancient Egypt, locals often called it Iteru, meaning "river"
the Nile
Mina
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$100
[13]
Famous for its yellowboots, this company's shoes are affectionately nicknamed "Tims"
Timberland
Fortune
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$100
[2]
Jesse gets away & Walt lies dying from a bullet wound in the place he knows best: a meth lab
Breaking Bad
Mina
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$100
[26]
Jeff Koons' "Rabbit" looks like a cheap plaything made from these rubber thingies... but it's metal & it'll cost you 91 million bucks
balloons
Mina
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$100
[27]
They're torpedo-shaped fish that travel in large schools; people sometimes exclaim about "holy" ones
mackerel
Fortune
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$100
[10]
Tim Walz used purple ink to sign a 2023 bill that renamed a stretch of Minnesota highway after this rocker
Prince
Mina
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$200
[16]
In Germany, "Donner" & "Blitz" are atmospheric events that translate to thunder & this
lightning
Omar
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$200
[12]
& just like that, after 10 years in the shoemaking business, this actress shuttered her SJP Collection in 2024
Sarah Jessica Parker
Fortune
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$200
[4]
The gang welcomes adopted twins Erica & Jack; Rachel gets off the plane
Friends
Mina
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$200
[21]
In 2022 in Central Park, Niclas Castello installed a solid gold one of these geometric objects with 6 sides & its own security
a cube
Mina
Fortune
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$200
[19]
If "clams", "bones" or "simoleons" isn't doing it for you, try using this slang term for "dollars"
smackeroos (or smackers)
Omar
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$200
[14]
LeBron James & Kobe Bryant are among the superstars who've sported this NBA team's signature purple & gold uniforms
the Lakers
Omar
|
|
$300
[22]
One translation of "Kaibab", a Paiute name for this Arizona landmark, is "mountain lying down"
the Grand Canyon
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$300
[6]
In an ad campaign called "Ugly for a Reason" this German company defends its aesthetically divisive clogs & buckled sandals
Birkenstock
Mina
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$300
[5]
Gojo buys Waystar Royco; Tom becomes CEO; cousin Greg somehow ends up with a job
Succession
Mina
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$300
[9]
Someone spent 95 million big ones on a painting by Roy Lichtenstein with this 1-word title, also Miss Ratched's job title
Nurse
Fortune
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$300
[1]
This 2-hour weekly wrestling program debuted in 1999 & we've been smelling what it's cooking ever since
the SmackDown
Fortune
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$300
[15]
Representing the purple & gold, an Alaskan Malamute named "Dubs" is the live mascot of this Seattle university's sports teams
the University of Washington
Mina
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$400
[23]
A sacred event in Navajo tradition, it's the celestial phenomenon known as jóhonaa'éí daaztsá, or "the Sun is dead"
a solar eclipse
Mina
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$400
[7]
This French designer had the world at his feet after he painted the soles of a pair of high heels with red nail polish in 1992
Louboutin
Mina
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$400
[11]
In the future, coverage of former president Selina Meyer's funeral is quickly preempted by news about the passing of Tom Hanks
Veep
Mina
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$400
[24]
Longtime L.A. artist David Hockney made a splash in 2019; "Picture of a Hollywood" one of these reportedly fetched millions
swimming pool
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$400
[3]
Bobby Darin won a Grammy for this tune about a smooth criminal; in the '80s, a giant moon crooned a version for Mickey D's
"Mack The Knife"
Omar
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$400
[20]
In the classic version of Clue, the purple token of this smarty pants suspect fittingly begins between the library & the study
Professor Plum
Mina
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$500
[29]
Known as Chogori in a local dialect, it got its English name after it was the 2nd peak in the Karakoram Range to be measured
K2
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$500
[8]
A giant 16-foot-tall replica of its iconic rubber bottom boot stands outside this company's flagship store in Freeport, Maine
L.L. Bean
Mina
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$500
[17]
Thanks to a redesigned afterlife system, several cast members opt to leave the title locale & become one with the universe
The Good Place
|
DD
$800
[25]
Monet's pond-load of paintings featuring these flowers includes "Le Bassin aux nymphéas", which last sold for $74 million
water lilies
Mina
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$500
[18]
This Massachusetts band has a whopping 13 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, the same number as Van Halen
Godsmack
|
$500
[28]
February's birthstone, this purple gem was once believed to protect people from intoxication
an amethyst
Mina
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| PILGRIMAGES | VERBS GONE BAD | PULL MY STRING | INSECT AFFIRMATIONS | WARNING: RESPONSES CONTAIN PEANUTS | GET THE F OUT OF HERE |
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$200
[30]
Able-bodied pilgrims in Sri Lanka climb over 5,000 steps to "Adam's Peak", which some legends link to this famous garden
Eden
Omar
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$200
[7]
As a noun, this "F" word means a soft warm fabric but as a verb, it means to swindle someone out of a lot of loot
fleece
Omar
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$200
[25]
A 1987 talking doll in a red bow tie, pull his string & he says phrases like "I know you are but what am I?"
Pee-wee Herman
Omar
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$200
[29]
"I can do hard things. I'm the only insect that can turn its head 180°, & I have 5 eyes. Bend a knee tome, the Mantodia"
a praying mantis
Omar
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$200
[27]
A little bird told us that Creedence Clearwater Revival was the first big-name talent to sign on for this 1969 event
Woodstock
Omar
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$200
[1]
Get the "F" out of an aluminum sheet used to wrap food & you get this greasy substance food is fried in
oil (from foil)
Omar
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$400
[23]
About 2 million pilgrims a year make the trip to this destination in Saudi Arabia, the holiest city in Islam
Mecca
Omar
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$400
[8]
This "D" word can be a person licensed to practice medicine or a deceptive way to change a document
doctor
Omar
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$400
[26]
Dripping with a New Yahk accent, a1995 talking dollwas inspired by this sitcom title character
Fran (Fine) from The Nanny
Fortune
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$400
[4]
"I'm a hard worker. I help recycle dead wood from trees, which is critical in nature. I'm a valued member of the order Blattodea"
a termite
Mina
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$400
[28]
Despite their rep, the domesticated swine kept in these enclosures are quite clean--which is more than we can say for some humans
a pigpen
Omar
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$400
[21]
Get the "F" out of a proverbially sly animal & you're left with this proverbially strong animal
an ox (from fox)
Mina
Fortune
|
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$600
[18]
Since 1860, some 200 million believers have sought out the healing waters in Lourdes, a small pilgrimage town in this country
France
Mina
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$600
[5]
As a noun, this "P" word is the skin of an animal with the fur left on; as a verb it means to repeatedly throw things at someone
pelt
Mina
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$600
[16]
This "Toy Story" character, a talking doll himself, got his own talking doll in 1995; it says, "Howdy, partner"
Woody
Omar
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$600
[11]
"I know my worth. I'm a speedy '100-legger' & an exceptional predator. I'm a fierce chilopod"
a centipede
Mina
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$600
[13]
John Lennon claimed this song referred to a drawing by his young son--not to a little girl who charged money for psychiatric advice
"Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds"
Omar
Mina
Fortune
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$600
[2]
Get the "F" out of a wind instrument mastered by James Galway & you've orchestrated this small stringed musical instrument
lute (from flute)
Omar
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$800
[19]
Buddhists make the Shikoku Pilgrimage by walking a route linking 88 temples in this country
Japan
Mina
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$800
[6]
This "G" word can be defined as a narrow canyon with steep walls or to eat a large amount greedily
gorge
Fortune
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$800
[17]
This "Star Wars" character got his own talking doll; it doesn't speak English, though, just Wookiee
Chewbacca
Mina
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$800
[10]
"I'm deserving of good things. I'm a large, hairy spider but I am quite docile. I'm proud to be a theraphosid"
a tarantula
Mina
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$1,000
[15]
By all accounts, this scientist earned both his Nobel prizes--for Chemistry & Peace--without the aid of a security blanket
Linus Pauling
Omar
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$800
[3]
Get the "F" out of a word meaning soaring through the air & you get what someone might be doing if they're full of hot air
lying (from flying)
Mina
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|
DD
$2,000
[20]
Devout Hindus visit Varanasi in northern India in order to bathe in the sacred waters of this river
the Ganges
Mina
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$1,000
[9]
This "F" word is defined as the raised metal bars on the neck of a guitar & to worry unduly
fret
Mina
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$1,000
[24]
"Is it true that if you don't use it, you lose it?" is a phrase spoken by a talking doll inspired by this Steve Carell film
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Fortune
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$1,000
[12]
"I am unique! I have no legs in my midsection so I move in 'measured' steps by arching my body. I'm a cute geometrid caterpillar"
an inchworm
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DD
$1,500
[14]
Back in the day, York Cone Company required this candy to pass a "snap test" to assure that it would break in half evenly
Peppermint Pattie
Omar
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$1,000
[22]
Get the "F" out of a word meaning brave & it becomes what Vincent van Gogh would've been if he'd cut off both of his hearing organs
earless (from fearless)
Mina
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Other than the words in its title, this 3-word imperative is the most oft-repeated phrase in MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech
let freedom ring