Michael Mungin — a librarian from Kirkland, Washington
Christen Aragoni — a writer and editor from Washington, D.C.
Dan Moren — a writer and podcaster from Somerville, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $17,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan | $5,800 | $10,800 | $18,800 |
$16,300
2-day champion: $33,500 |
$20,800
29 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Christen | $800 | $1,600 | $800 |
$800
3rd place: $2,000 |
$800
7 R, 3 W |
| Michael | $2,400 | $3,800 | $7,400 |
$4,800
2nd place: $3,000 |
$7,400
10 R, 0 W |
| UNOFFICIAL STATE NICKNAMES | HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR EGGS? | CALENDAR GROOVES | BREAKING, THE NEWS | WOMEN IN THE BIBLE | 4, 4 |
|
$200
[25]
"The Orange State"
Florida
Michael
|
$200
[23]
This word may come from the pocket of coagulated white where they olkis ensconced while boiling
poaching
Dan
|
$200
[30]
"4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" by this rocker fittingly mentions a boss in the lyrics
Springsteen
Michael
|
$200
[29]
In "The Right Stuff", Chuck Yeager drawls that an ol' machometer has "gone kinda screwy on me" as the pilot breaks this
the sound barrier
Christen
|
$200
[28]
Creating some confusion, in the 6th c., Pope Gregory declared that 3 N.T. women with this name were the same person
Mary
Dan
|
$200
[26]
Tired to the point of collapse? You may be on these limbs
last legs
Dan
|
|
$400
[24]
"The Goober State"
Georgia
Christen
|
$400
[4]
This actor remembered eating raw eggs in a stoveless New York apartment & worked it into a 1976 film
Stallone
Michael
|
$400
[22]
Taylor Swift seems to be taking the odd angle of apologizing to an ex in her hit "Back To" this month
December
|
$400
[21]
The first item sold here was a broken laser pointer, for $14.83; unfixable, the pointer was returned & is now in the co. lobby
eBay
Dan
|
$400
[27]
Who knew there was a Mrs. this governor? Matthew, who has her telling her husband she dreamed of Jesus & to spare him
Pontius Pilate (Mrs. Pilate)
Dan
|
$400
[5]
This legume is named for a Peruvian place
a lima bean
Dan
|
|
$600
[17]
In New England,"The Plantation State"
Rhode Island
Dan
|
$600
[1]
This Chinese dish is made by stirring beaten eggs into chicken broth
egg drop soup
|
$600
[12]
In "Stairway To Heaven", Robert Plant sang of the queen of this month; in 2017 he would devote an entire song to her
May
|
$600
[9]
Bust open this papier-mâché item to get to the candies or fruits (Fruits? Really? Gimme that candy!)
a piñata
Michael
|
$600
[15]
In Genesis, Potiphar's wife tempted this man by saying, "Lie with me"; he refused & was jailed
Joseph
|
$600
[6]
Like NFL punters, long jumpers are trying to maximize this, which depends on vertical velocity at takeoff
hang time
Michael
|
|
$800
[18]
"The Apache State"
Arizona
Christen
|
$800
[2]
In an '80s anti-narcotics ad the sizzle of an egg & this 6-word statement was followed by "any questions?"
this is your brain on drugs
Dan
|
$800
[13]
I choo-choo choose this band whose song "Drops Of Jupiter" says, "She listens like spring & she talks like June"
Train
Christen
|
$800
[11]
Breaking from its now-northern neighbor, this nation gained independence in 2011 with Salva Kiir as its new president
South Sudan
Dan
|
$800
[14]
Against the wishes of her miserly husband, Abigail helped this king, then married him after she was widowed
David
Dan
|
$800
[7]
1958 saw the debut of this toy named for a dance
a Hula Hoop
Michael
|
|
DD
$3,000
[19]
"The Rainbow State"
Hawaii
Dan
|
$1,000
[3]
Starbucks' egg bites are made using this 2-word French cooking style that means "under vacuum"
sous vide
Dan
|
$1,000
[20]
Thisgroup named for an elemental trio asks, "Do you remember" in the song "September"
Earth, Wind & Fire
Michael
|
$1,000
[10]
Oh, no, you brokethis7-letter bone, but you'll be back pitching in time for the playoffs, I'm sure
the scapula
Dan
|
$1,000
[16]
At first barren, this wife of Jacob later died giving birth to their son Benjamin
Rachel
Christen
|
$1,000
[8]
This French phrase means something you just can't get out of your head or an obsession
idée fixe
Dan
|
| MAY DAYS! MAY DAYS! | EMPTY WORDS | EYE ON ASIA | INITIALED WRITERS | TV CHARACTERS | OLD MacDONALD HAD A WIND FARM |
|
$400
[28]
On May 22, 1998 the people of Northern Ireland approved the peace agreement named for this day 6 weeks before
Good Friday
Dan
|
$400
[26]
Having an empty space inside, like some disappointing chocolate Easter bunnies, or the title men in a T.S. Eliot poem
hollow
Dan
|
$400
[27]
Thailand is home to more than 30,000 temples & its 70 million people are predominantly of this religion
Buddhist
Dan
|
$400
[5]
David Herbert
D.H. Lawrence
Christen
|
$400
[15]
What's your emergency?--I have to know, is that Casey from "Sports Night" on this ABC drama? It is? You saved my life!
9-1-1
Dan
|
$400
[29]
& on his farm O-Mac has a turbine for personal use; he got a tax credit for using this kind of renewable energy rhyming with green
clean
Christen
|
|
$800
[17]
On May 29, 1953, he & Edmund Hillaryreached the summit of Mount Everest
(Tenzing) Norgay
Dan
|
$800
[7]
You might find this word on a sign in front of an apartment building or a hotel
vacancy
Dan
Christen
|
$800
[6]
China's Sichuan province is famous for hot & spicy cuisine like Dan Dan noodles & this "palace guardian" chicken
kung pao
|
$800
[4]
Robert Lawrence
R.L. Stine
Dan
|
$800
[14]
Larry the Cucumber was a popular character in this cartoon series that helped some kinds toward "salad-vation"
VeggieTales
Michael
|
$800
[25]
E-I-E-I... energy! The mechanical kind, made by a turbine's rotor & converted into electricity via this device, from Latin for "produce"
a generator
Dan
Michael
|
|
$1,200
[16]
This nation declared its independence May 14, 1948
Israel
|
$1,200
[8]
In architecture, it's a space left in a wall for a door or window; you might also see it written on a check
void
Christen
|
$1,200
[23]
Variously known as Seollal, Losar or Tet, this holiday is celebrated in many parts of Asia for as long as 15 days
Lunar New Year
Dan
Christen
|
$1,200
[1]
Herbert George
H.G. Wells
Dan
|
$1,200
[13]
(Jackie Tohn presents the clue.) I play Esther, an outspoken sister-in-law on "Nobody Wants This"; it may be better known as this show after Adam Brody's character, the Jewish version of one who was famous in "Fleabag"
"The Hot Rabbi" (show)
Dan
|
$1,200
[20]
& on his farm he had some turbines, which had a high L/D, the ratio of lift to this other aerodynamic force
drag
Dan
|
|
DD
$2,000
[18]
A union & a company, they fought the "Battle of the Overpass" on May 26, 1937
Ford & United Auto Workers
Dan
|
$1,600
[9]
The past tense of a verb meaning to abandon military duty, as an adjective it means unoccupied
deserted
Dan
|
DD
$2,000
[24]
The only Asian country with Portuguese as an official language, it gained full independence from Indonesia in 2002
East Timor
Dan
|
$1,600
[2]
Phyllis Dorothy
P.D. James
Dan
|
$1,600
[12]
William Shatner won Emmys for playing this role on "The Practice" & "Boston Legal"
Denny Crane
Dan
|
$1,600
[21]
Everywhere a whoosh, whoosh--you'll find the largest U.S. wind farm, Alta Wind Energy Center, in this state's Tehachapi Mountains
California
|
|
$2,000
[19]
On May 15, 1972 this largest of the Ryukyu islands was returned to Japanese control
Okinawa
|
$2,000
[10]
The Latin tabula rasa is commonly translated as this empty surface
blank slate
Michael
|
$2,000
[30]
Limestone cliffs as high as 1,000 feet flank part of this 30-mile mountain pass that connects Afghanistan & Pakistan
the Khyber Pass
Dan
|
$2,000
[3]
Howard Phillips
H.P. Lovecraft
Dan
|
$2,000
[11]
Played by Carrie Preston, this attorney we met on "The Good Wife" left Chicago & has her own show working with the NYPD
Elsbeth
Dan
|
$2,000
[22]
E-I-E-I... this device! There's one mounted atop each MacDonald-owned turbine tower to measure wind speed
anemometer
Dan
|
As of 2025 this director has made just 4 feature films; 3 were Oscar nominated for Best Picture
Greta Gerwig