Liam Starnes game 3.
Kyle Dunn — an actor and director from New York, New York
Sara Grady — an instructional coach from Nashville, Tennessee
Liam Starnes — an undergraduate student from Barrington, Illinois (whose 2-day cash winnings total $52,802)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam | $9,200 | $11,600 | $24,400 |
$19,400
3-day champion: $72,202 |
$24,400
31 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Sara | $-600 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
$4,500
2nd place: $3,000 |
$3,000
10 R, 5 W |
| Kyle | $-800 | $-1,200 | $9,200 |
$0
3rd place: $2,000 |
$8,400
12 R (including 1 DD), 5 W |
| CHAT, GPS | FAST FOOD SLOGANS | QUITE A HEIST | SPORTS | "RTH" DAY | SECRETS OF THE PENGUINS |
|
$200
[25]
Traffic ahead on the 5 South as you approach Disneyland in this city; would you like a faster alternate route through Wyoming?
Anaheim
Liam
|
$200
[30]
"Eat mor chikin"
Chick-fil-A
Liam
|
$200
[29]
The "Great Gold Robbery" of 1855 took place aboard one of these, giving rise to a novel title 120 years later
a train
Sara
|
$200
[16]
A penalty kick shootout decided the 2022 men's World Cup soccer final, with this country led by Lionel Messi coming out on top
Argentina
Sara
|
$200
[27]
In other words, lack of, scarcity, an inadequate amount
a dearth
Liam
Sara
|
$200
[20]
At 22 miles per hour, gentoo penguins are the fastest birds in the water, largely thanks to these appendages being short, flat & dense
flippers (their wings)
Liam
|
|
$400
[24]
Take US-75 N. to get from Nebraska City to this Nebraska city; eta, about 45 minutes, but I won't direct you to Warren Buffett's house
Omaha
Liam
|
$400
[17]
"We have the meats"
Arby's
Liam
|
$400
[22]
On July 16, 1976 a French gang took advantage of a long weekend for this holiday to pull a multi-million-franc heist in Nice
Bastille Day
Liam
|
$400
[15]
Nice rookie season for him with the Philadelphia Warriors in 1959-60: 37.6 points & 27 rebounds a game & an NBA MVP award
Wilt Chamberlain
Liam
|
$400
[28]
This middle name of Henry Longfellow came from his mother's side of the family
Wadsworth
Kyle
|
$400
[26]
Galápagos penguins lie in wait for this water bird to gather up food before stealing fish from their beaks
a pelican
Liam
|
|
$600
[6]
Hereis your route from Hollywood to this New Mexico city, formerly known as Hot Springs & named after a game show in 1950
Truth or Consequences
Liam
Sara
|
$600
[18]
"Louisiana fast"
Popeyes
Sara
|
$600
[8]
Reportedly inspired by a Sherlock Holmes story, in 1971 thieves tunneled into a Lloyd's Bankvault at 185 this London street
Baker Street
Kyle
|
$600
[3]
With music by Mahler & a move called "The Goose", Canadians Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir skated to gold in this event at the Vancouver Olympics
ice dancing
Liam
Kyle
|
$600
[13]
It's the width or thickness of a body
girth
Liam
|
$600
[10]
These penguins huddle together in the thousands for warmth during -48 Fahrenheit storms; the middle can reach 98 degrees
emperor penguins
Kyle
|
|
$800
[5]
After leaving Richmond, take I-95 north, then head east & pick up DE-8 to reach this other capital, 3 1/2 hours away
Dover
Liam
|
$800
[19]
"Better ingredients. Better pizza"
Papa John's
Sara
Kyle
|
$800
[7]
In 2022 thieves lifted a fortune in jewelry from one of this security service's trucks--in California, not Boston
Brink's
Liam
|
$800
[2]
Hehad quite the 2024, a Masters win, Olympic gold medal, an arrest & a hand injury making ravioli
(Scottie) Scheffler
Liam
|
$800
[12]
In mythology Vesta was goddess of the home & of this, found in the home
the hearth
Kyle
|
$800
[9]
For the first time documented, hundreds of chicks took their first plunge from a 50-ft. cliff into this directional ocean around Antarctica
the Southern Ocean
Liam
|
|
$1,000
[4]
Take AZ-80 to N. 4th Street; E. Allen St. & your destination is ahead at this landmark that gained fame in 1881; enjoy your holliday!
the O.K. Corral
Liam
|
$1,000
[21]
"Think outside the bun"
Taco Bell
Sara
|
DD
$3,000
[14]
Most of the $100 million in loot stolen from this Belgian city's diamond center in 2003 is still missing
Antwerp
Liam
|
$1,000
[1]
The Yankees have won the most World Series with 27; this NL team is next with 11, the latest in 2011
the St. Louis Cardinals
Liam
|
$1,000
[11]
Parturition is a synonym for this 10-letter word
childbirth
Kyle
|
$1,000
[23]
Known for their crafty yellow crest, this type of penguin that shares its name with a pasta is the world's most numerous at 12 million
macaroni
Sara
|
| HOT SPOTS | MUSIC ON TV | ANCIENT SYMBOLS | I'LL TAKE THAT ACTION | BIOGRAPHIES & MEMOIRS | BEFORE & AFTER |
|
$400
[30]
It's atmosphere is 96% carbon dioxide; no wonder surface temperatures there exceed 800 degrees
Venus
Liam
|
$400
[29]
Written for NBC, the opera "Amahl & the Night Visitors" debuted on this day, 1951; the visitors are the 3 kings, Bethlehem-bound
Christmas Eve
Liam
Sara
Kyle
|
$400
[26]
A wise bird in other cultures, it's the negative counterpart to the Phoenix in Chinese lore
an owl
Sara
|
$400
[24]
Zach Braff's payout for an on-set bet: an outgoing message recorded by this fellow actor known as the "Voice of God"
Morgan Freeman
Sara
|
$400
[21]
"The Way of the Farmer" & "The Buck Stops Here" are chapters in David McCullough's biography of him
Harry S. Truman
Kyle
|
$400
[20]
A list of exceptional students exclaims a University of Alabama rallying cry
honor Roll Tide
Liam
|
|
$800
[12]
In 1942 the U.S. moved 60 Japanese-American internees from Manzanar to this Calif. national park & put them to work with rangers
Death Valley
Sara
|
$800
[28]
"Ashokan Farewell", heard over a soldier's letter in this PBS series, is not 19th c.--it came out of sadness a music camp was over
Civil War
Liam
|
$800
[25]
Symbolizing abundance, it is linked to the horn of Zeus' nurse, which could be filled with any desire
a cornucopia
Liam
|
$800
[23]
Stephen Hawking waited 15 years--until he was sure--before conceding a bet about whether Cygnus X-1 is one of these (it is)
a black hole
Liam
|
$800
[27]
Dying of lung cancer, Paul Kalanithi attempted to answer what makes life worth living in "When Breath Becomes" this
Air
Sara
Kyle
|
$800
[19]
A difficult spot for a square peg turns into an eagle on a par 3
a round hole in one
Liam
|
|
$1,600
[6]
It's a mystery why this part of the Sun that stretches far out into space is millions of degrees hotter than the Sun's surface
the corona
Kyle
|
$1,200
[13]
On "Star Trek: The Next Generation", this Vulcan, Spock's father, is brought to tears by a Brahms chamber piece
Sarek
|
$1,200
[4]
This 4-letter wading bird was sacred to ancient Egyptians
an ibis
Kyle
|
$1,200
[17]
A bet with the rival team's mayor is now a Super Bowl tradition for Mayor Quinton Lucas of this city; his fave wager? Barbecue
Kansas City
Liam
|
$1,600
[9]
Spike Lee called "The Autobiography of" this civil rights leader "the most important book I'll ever read"
Malcolm X
Liam
|
$1,200
[18]
Mjolnir of myth becomes part of a Communist symbol for workers in factories & farms
Thor's hammer & sickle
Liam
|
|
DD
$2,000
[7]
Pity these big mammals for which a bay near Key Largo is named; in summer 2023, water temps there hit 101.1 degrees
manatees
Kyle
|
$1,600
[14]
The heroine of this streaming series played the oboe & a certain composer's oboe concerto in C major was heard in it
Mozart in the Jungle
Kyle
|
$1,600
[3]
Said to be borne by Constantine's army, the Labarum was a royal flag of Rome consisting of these 2 Greek letters, Christ's monogram
Chi & Rho
Liam
|
$1,600
[2]
Ancient writers say Cleopatra won a bet with Mark Antony by dissolving this gem in vinegar, then drinking it; must be nice, Cleo!
a pearl
Liam
Kyle
|
DD
$2,000
[10]
The title of his 2024 memoir "Sonny Boy" refers to his mother's childhood nickname for him, not his character in "Dog Day Afternoon"
Al Pacino
Liam
|
$1,600
[16]
Top job at the U.N. that makes Bisquick & Cheerios for our tables
the Secretary General Mills
Sara
|
|
$2,000
[11]
Once called French Somaliland, this country gained independence in 1977 & the French might not have missed the 115-degree days
Djibouti
Liam
|
$2,000
[22]
As "Hannibal", this actor plays a bit of the "Goldberg" variations, also heard in "The Silence of the Lambs"
Mads Mikkelsen
Sara
|
$2,000
[5]
The tree of life has long been a symbol of this, Jewish mysticism with origins in the 12th century
Kabbalah
Liam
|
$2,000
[1]
This German director "eats his shoe" is a 1980 documentary in which a bet is lost & as payment, a shoe is indeed eaten
Werner Herzog
Kyle
|
$2,000
[8]
"Véra" is a Pulitzer Prize-winning bio of this Russian-born author's wife, muse, reader, secretary, editor & translator
Nabokov
Kyle
|
$2,000
[15]
A phrase to introduce a piece of advice from an expert is here, right where you can't quite remember it
the pro tip of your tongue
|
Item in common to a January 1889 self-portrait & several of those attending the 2024 Republican National Convention
an ear bandage (ear bandages)