Mike Dawson game 2.
Taylor Mattox — an IT specialist from Columbus, Ohio
Erin Li — a psychiatrist from Queens, New York
Mike Dawson — a technology manager from Portland, Oregon (whose 1-day cash winnings total $21,601)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike | $4,400 | $8,000 | $22,000 |
$13,999
2-day champion: $35,600 |
$22,000
26 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Erin | $1,400 | $3,600 | $15,000 |
$0
3rd place: $2,000 |
$14,000
19 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Taylor | $2,800 | $1,800 | $3,600 |
$600
2nd place: $3,000 |
$6,600
10 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| NAMELESS IN SHAKESPEARE | GANG "WAY" | EAR, EAR | MOVIE TITLE FILL IN THE BLANK | FINE | DANDY |
|
$200
[30]
This irreverent character tells King Lear "Thou hadst little wit in thy bald crown when thou gav'st thy golden one away"
the Fool
Erin
|
$200
[6]
Dutch painter Willem de Kooning came to America aboard a steamship in 1926 as one of these gratis wayfarers
a stowaway
Erin
|
$200
[29]
Tympanoplasty is a surgery to fix this part of your ear if it becomes perforated
your eardrum
Mike
|
$200
[27]
1968:"The ____ Berets"& 2021:"The ____ Knight"
Green
Erin
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$200
[28]
Legally coerced to be a good neighbor, in 2024 this company was there to pay $2 million over unfair claims practices in Montana
State Farm
Mike
|
$200
[15]
Sir, saying I look like Mr. Monopoly, the mascot from the game, because I don this headwear--I demand satisfaction!
a top hat
Taylor
|
|
$400
[23]
A companion for Juliet's whole life, she's known by her occupation, but gets to tell us her dead daughter was named Susan
the nurse
Mike
|
$400
[8]
An important element of giving CPR is to "establish" this in the afflicted person
an airway
Taylor
|
$400
[24]
This century-old cotton swab brand should not be used to clear out ear wax--it can damage your ears & push the wax in deeper
a Q-tip
Erin
|
$400
[26]
"____ Day Care"&"Big ____"
Daddy
Mike
|
$400
[25]
In 2022, massive mismanagement of auto loans & mortgages had this bank circling its wagons after a $3.7 billion penalty
Wells Fargo
Mike
|
$400
[16]
A gentleman always enjoys a good accessory; this two-word beauty accents any blazer & demonstrates good breeding
a pocket square
Mike
|
|
$600
[22]
The boatswain appears in the first scene of this play & again, surprised not to be drowned, in the last
The Tempest
Mike
|
$600
[9]
Emma is 8--OK, 7 3/4--a bit clingy, so another summer at day camp? But will this opposite type help her confidence? Parenting is hard!
sleepaway (camp)
Erin
|
$600
[7]
Low frequencies stimulate the top of the spiral in this inner ear organ that's coiled 2 1/2 times around a central pillar
the cochlea
Taylor
|
$600
[5]
"____ Can Wait"&"My Blue ____"
Heaven
Taylor
|
$600
[12]
"Credit" where credit is due--this big-on-secrecy European bank took a $2.5 billion hit for helping Americans evade taxes
Credit Suisse
Mike
|
$600
[17]
Though named for a foreign university & not my beloved Mississippi city of the same name, these shoes are simply a must
Oxfords
Erin
|
|
$800
[1]
In "Henry V" the guy with this job of announcing & proclaiming has a name, Montjoy; in "Othello" he's nameless
a herald
|
$800
[10]
This herb of the parsley family is widely grown for its seeds used in flavoring & seasoning
caraway
Erin
|
$800
[21]
The external part of the ear is called the pinna or this, a homophone of a tech company
the auricle
|
$800
[3]
2017:"The ____ Artist"& 1996:"Flirting with ____"
Disaster
Mike
|
$800
[13]
The company that's now just GSK still had this longer name when it got a $3 billion fine in part for promoting drugs for unapproved uses
GlaxoSmithKline
Erin
|
$800
[18]
A dandy must dress up down to his eyewear, this style of frame reminiscent of a carapace
tortoiseshell
Erin
|
|
DD
$1,000
[2]
All 5 words of it, it's the most famous line spoken by the soothsayer in "Julius Caesar"
beware the Ides of March
Mike
|
$1,000
[11]
NASCAR's biggest & baddest racetrack, Talladega, Alabama's venue, surely earns its moniker as this type of 13-letter oval
superspeedway
Mike
|
$1,000
[20]
Also called the anvil, this middle ear bone transmits vibrations from the malleus to the stapes
the incus
Taylor
|
$1,000
[4]
"Antwone ____"&"The ____ King "
Fisher
Mike
|
$1,000
[14]
In 2013 this energy co. once run by a pre-veep Dick Cheney paid $200,000 for destroying Deepwater Horizon oil spill evidence
Halliburton
Erin
Taylor
|
$1,000
[19]
Thispuckered cloth makes for an inimitable summer suit, as worn by the groom in the classic story "Delta Wedding"
seersucker
Mike
|
| MALICE IN WONDERLAND | MEDIEVAL HISTORIES | SCRABBLE SCORES | HABITATS FOR HUMANITY | ON THE "M"AP | HER MOM'S A SINGER |
|
$400
[30]
Not a happy Valentine's Day, 1779 for Captain James Cook, killed by locals in what is now this state
Hawaii
Erin
|
$400
[29]
Guglielmo Cortusi of Padua is among many European chroniclers who left mournful accounts of this outbreak of 1347-1351
the Black Plague
Mike
|
$400
[21]
A 2-letter, 11-point Scrabble killer, "za" is accepted as a slangy shortening of this
pizza
Erin
|
$400
[28]
San Francisco's Steiner Street is home to "Postcard Row", an array of houses built in this style named for a queen
Queen Anne (Victorian)
Mike
|
$400
[22]
This body of water gets a little saltier as the Suez Canal sends seawater in from the Red Sea
the Mediterranean
Mike
|
$400
[26]
Tracee Ellis Ross, who played Rainbow Johnson on "black-ish", has this singer as a mom
Diana Ross
Mike
|
|
$800
[18]
In 2007 the 3rd wife of the Earl of Shaftesbury was put on trial for his murder near this cinephile haven on the French Riviera
Cannes
Mike
Taylor
|
$800
[19]
The "Heimskringla" traces Norwegian kings from this god to Magnus Erlingsson
Odin
Mike
|
$800
[27]
No vowels? No problem! You can score 15 points with phpht, & if anyone objects, tell 'em it's this part of speech
an interjection
Mike
Erin
|
$800
[20]
A condo means you have a unit in a shared building; this similar common-interest development makes you a shareholder
a co-op
Erin
|
$800
[1]
This Midwestern capital was named for a president who died in 1836
Madison
Erin
|
$800
[6]
Lourdes Leon, who released music under the name Lolahol, is the daughter & "ray of light" of this singer
Madonna
Erin
|
|
$1,200
[10]
The "Monte Carlo Trunk Murder" got an 1879 Wimbledon finalist sentenced to this "diabolical" place off South America
Devil's Island
Taylor
|
$1,600
[12]
A 12th century history of this country includes Boleslaw III's wars with the Pomeranians
Poland
Taylor
|
$1,200
[25]
You need just 5 letters to score 18 points with this Japanese dumpling
gyoza
Erin
|
$1,200
[15]
Saltbox is a variation on this style of house that's common in New England & named for a coastal region there
Cape Cod
Taylor
|
$1,200
[14]
This country occupies 0.75 square miles
Monaco
Mike
|
$1,200
[4]
She set a Guinness world record for youngest individual credited with a Grammy for her work on Beyoncé's "Brown Skin Girl"
Blue Ivy Carter
Mike
|
|
$1,600
[8]
On June 20, 1947 this gangster who helped develop Las Vegas crapped out, killed in a hail of bullets in Beverly Hills
Bugsy Siegel
Mike
|
$2,000
[13]
Andrew of Wyntoun's "Orygynale Cronykil" of this land includes the tale of "Thre Werd Systrys"
Scotland
Taylor
|
$1,600
[23]
The single most played word in Scrabble tournaments consists of these 2 letters pronounced with a "ch" sound
Q & I
Mike
|
$1,600
[16]
The terms "granny flat" & "in-law suite" have given way to ADU, short for this unit
an accessory dwelling unit (or additional dwelling unit) (alternative dwelling unit accepted)
Mike
|
$1,600
[2]
This Balkan nation is named for the peak seen here
Montenegro
Erin
|
$1,600
[5]
In 2023 her daughter Frances Bean Cobain married Riley Hawk, son of Tony
(Courtney) Love
Erin
|
|
$2,000
[9]
In 1929 this notorious man from the Midwest skipped a Miami warrant, claiming pneumonia, but agents found he enjoyed a boat trip
Al Capone
Mike
|
DD
$3,000
[11]
The "Chronicon Regum Legionensium" is the "Chronicle of" them--Spanish rulers, not a 21st century rock band
the Kings of León
Taylor
|
$2,000
[24]
It takes 9 letters, but if you can play this end-of-the-alphabet wine, score 22 points & pour yourself a glass
zinfandel
Mike
|
$2,000
[17]
Alexander Hamilton's home, The Grange, is in this architectural style popular in the U.S. from the 1780s to the 1820s
Federalist (the Federal style)
Taylor
|
DD
$3,000
[3]
Southwest of Sri Lanka is this archipelago of some 1,200 islands, of which 200 are inhabited
the Maldives
Erin
|
$2,000
[7]
Lola Lennox is a singer just like mom Annie, who sang "sweet dreams are made of this" as part of this duo
the Eurythmics
Mike
|
His 1821 novel was inspired by stories told to him by John Jay of Jay's experiences with spies during the Revolution
James Fenimore Cooper