Andrew Hayes game 7.
Michelle Dolinski — a physics professor from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Steven Hoying — an attorney-at-law from Hilliard, Ohio
Andrew Hayes — a law student originally from Tupelo, Mississippi (whose 6-day cash winnings total $137,804)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew | $4,000 | $6,000 | $8,800 |
$13,410
2nd place: $3,000 |
$8,800
15 R, 4 W |
| Steven | $6,000 | $8,200 | $29,200 |
$29,403
New champion: $29,403 |
$18,200
23 R (including 3 DDs), 2 W |
| Michelle | $600 | $2,600 | $13,400 |
$8,400
3rd place: $2,000 |
$13,400
14 R, 0 W |
| GAME OVER, MAN! IT'S GAME OVER! | SILVER | WORDS ENDING IN "B" | COLLEGE ATHLETES | FLY | OFF THE SHELVES |
|
$200
[16]
You made quote marks in the air to indicate "phrase" & successfully mimed "I'm a little teapot short & stout" in the fastest time
charades
Steven
|
$200
[30]
In a classic Spanish novel, this squire tells his wife Teresa, "Every man was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth"
Sancho Panza
Andrew
|
$200
[28]
A pithy truth such as "actions speak louder than words"
a proverb
Michelle
|
$200
[8]
The ability to toss 72 mph underhand helped Jennie Finch win 60 straight games at Arizona playing this sport
softball
Andrew
|
$200
[29]
Assassin fliesplague these beekeeping structures, harrying workers around them
hives
Andrew
|
$200
[24]
The title of this wildly popular 1991 John Grisham thriller refers to Memphis-based Bendini, Lambert & Locke
The Firm
Steven
|
|
$400
[15]
You placed a bet on the pass line & rolled a 3; that was quick, better luck next time
craps
Steven
|
$400
[25]
In 2024 this restaurant offered a free piece of fish or chicken on Talk Like a Pirate Day
Long John Silver's
Steven
|
$400
[27]
The name of this plant can also mean a heated discussion
rhubarb
Steven
|
$400
[7]
Though he only golfed for Stanford for 2 years, he won 11 tourneys & was the NCAA's 1996 individual champ; did OK as a pro, too
Tiger Woods
Steven
|
$400
[23]
The lanky-limbed crane fly is also known by this paternal nickname it shares with an arachnid
a daddy longlegs
Michelle
|
$400
[21]
James Jones' "From Here to Eternity" tells of peacetime military members serving in what's now this state
Hawaii
Andrew
|
|
$800
[13]
I say! The side has scored 24 wicket points & staked out both balls! Well done, side!
croquet
Andrew
Steven
|
$600
[26]
This character introduced in a Fantastic Four comic can hang ten while traveling faster than light
the Silver Surfer
Andrew
|
$600
[17]
Exceptionally fantastic, from the Latin for "arrogant"
superb
Andrew
|
$600
[6]
After rugby at Eton, memorably named Memorable Factor crossed the pond to play football for this school's Blue Devils in 2023
Duke
Michelle
|
$600
[22]
A type of midge is the primary pollinator of this tree that gives us chocolate
the cacao
Steven
|
$600
[20]
"The Case of the Perjured Parrot" is one of Erle Stanley Gardner's many books featuring this heroic defense attorney
Perry Mason
Michelle
|
|
$1,000
[3]
After using resource cards like grain, wool & ore, you got 10 victory points during your turn, settler! This game is over!
Catan
Andrew
|
$800
[12]
Reign as a monarch for 25 years & you too can celebrate this special anniversary
the Silver Jubilee
Andrew
|
$800
[9]
A symbol of rebirth, this variety of beetle was sacred to the ancient Egyptians
the scarab
Andrew
|
$800
[5]
(Jason Kelce presents the clue.) At 4.89 seconds, I had the fastest 40-yard dash of all the offensive linemen at the 2011 Combine; in 2024, Xavier Worthyset a record with 4.21 seconds, getting shout-outs from alums of this school, like Matthew McConaughey
the University of Texas
Steven
|
$800
[18]
Seen here are the wings of the golden flange tail that help make this type of creature the strongest flyer in the insect world
a dragonfly
Michelle
|
$800
[19]
In this Anthony Doerr bestseller, Marie-Laure escapes to the walled Citadel of Saint-Malo after the Nazis invade Paris
All the Light We Cannot See
|
|
DD
$3,000
[14]
An 11th point is won in a table tennis video game with the best graphics Atari could imagine in 1972
Pong
Steven
|
$1,000
[2]
In 1859 the discovery of this rich deposit of silver caused the appearance of boomtowns like Virginia City
the Comstock Lode
|
$1,000
[1]
It can be a low kickoff on a football field, or a short, humorous piece used as a filler in a newspaper
squib
Andrew
|
$1,000
[4]
This redheaded basketball legend who died in 2024 led UCLA to an 86-4 record in the early '70s
(Bill) Walton
Steven
|
$1,000
[10]
Aka the pomace fly or small fruit fly, this fly is named for its strong attraction to fermented juices
the vinegar fly
|
$1,000
[11]
A New York court ruled that his "Tropic of Cancer" was "flagrantly obscene" & "dirt for dirt's sake"; ouch!
(Henry) Miller
Andrew
|
| THE VICE PRESIDENT WHO... | CANADIAN LAKES | MYTHOLOGY | WEIGHTS & MEASURES | TV ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS | GIVE US 2 WORDS |
|
$400
[20]
Previously served in the house & led the vice presidential search committee that eventually chose, well, him
Dick Cheney
Andrew
|
$400
[30]
The Chronicles of Sarnia: It's an Ontario city on this lake named for local Indians, the first great lake seen by Europeans
Lake Huron
|
$400
[16]
According to one story, after he was killed by a scorpion, this hunter ended up as a constellation in the heavens
Orion
Steven
|
$400
[26]
One k Wh, this unit of energy, equals 3.6 million joules
a kilowatt-hour
Steven
|
$400
[27]
The "H" in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. stands for this, a word in the name of a Cabinet dept. founded in 2002
Homeland
Michelle
|
$400
[28]
In 1888 Grover Cleveland won this by more than 100,000 but lost the all-important Electoral College & the presidency
the popular vote
Andrew
|
|
$1,200
[5]
As a senator, hewas the only one from the South to remain in office after the 1860 secession; he'd be rewarded
Andrew Johnson
Steven
|
$800
[29]
Nettilling Lake on this largest Canadian island is the world's largest lake on an island
Baffin Island
Andrew
Michelle
|
$800
[15]
Stronger than dirt, this great warrior eventually went mad & killed himself
Ajax
Steven
|
$800
[22]
To a surveyor, one township equals 36 sections; one section equals 640 these
acres
Michelle
|
$800
[25]
A smellier version of Anderson Cooper, Oscar on "Sesame Street" irritably hosts GNN, short for this
the Grouch News Network
Steven
|
$800
[2]
A top 5 adult pop airplay hit of 1998; for some bars in New York, it's 4 a.m.
"Closing Time"
Michelle
|
|
$1,600
[4]
Was the first South Carolinian to win the office, but unfortunately, was big on slavery
Calhoun
Steven
|
$1,200
[9]
Frozen water contributes to many careers in this job, like Williamson Lake in Nunavut did for Jordin Tootoo's
a hockey player
|
$1,200
[14]
In Egyptian myth, after he was murdered by his brother Set, he was brought back to life & became ruler of the underworld
Osiris
Michelle
|
$1,200
[21]
A micromort is a unit of risk defined as a one-in-a-million chance of this
death
Steven
|
$1,200
[24]
On "24" Jack Bauer worked for this 3-letter group whose goal was to thwart evildoers
CTU
Steven
|
$1,200
[1]
In "The Outsiders" they are the 2 words Johnny tells Ponyboy right before he dies
stay gold
Steven
Michelle
|
|
$2,000
[6]
Was previously New York governor & before that, on the board of Creole Petroleum
Nelson Rockefeller
Andrew
|
$1,600
[10]
Connected to the Atlantic by channels, saltwater Bras d'Or Lake is in the center of this province's Cape Breton Island
Nova Scotia
Andrew
|
$1,600
[13]
Galatea was the name later given to the statue-turned-real woman whom this king sculpted, fell in love with & married
Pygmalion
Michelle
|
$2,000
[18]
The base unit of temperature in the international system of units is this, & strictly speaking, you don't say "degrees" this
kelvin
Steven
|
$1,600
[7]
"JAG", short for this, followed lawyers in that Navy division
Judge Advocate General
Steven
|
$1,600
[3]
calm.com lists decadent dessert or binge-watching TV as examples of these, fun with a bit of a bad conscience
guilty pleasures
Steven
|
|
DD
$6,000
[17]
Had Seattle's county named for him, though it was later renamed (with the same name) for a civil rights leader
(William Rufus DeVane) King
Steven
|
$2,000
[11]
First called Emerald Lake because of its blue-green color, this lake in Alberta's Rockies is fed by Victoria Glacier
Lake Louise
Andrew
Michelle
|
$2,000
[12]
This beautiful & beloved but doomed Norse god was the son of Odin & Frigg
Balder
|
DD
$5,000
[19]
This system of weight used for gold is named for a city in medieval France, not ancient Turkey
troy
Steven
|
$2,000
[23]
Alison Brie was a bad mama jama in the ring as one of these women, GLOW for short
the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling
Michelle
|
$2,000
[8]
Recently on TikTok, you get "A.P." credit for these, given for good vibes & used to measure how cool someone is
aura points
Andrew
|
This character's efforts in Africa to end an epidemic killing monkeys inspired Jane Goodall to do something similar
Doctor Dolittle