Zach Dickstein — a cafe manager from Chicago, Illinois
Kara Peruccio — a university professor from Bangor, Maine
Dan Moren — a writer and podcaster from Somerville, Massachusetts (whose 2-day cash winnings total $33,500)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan | $3,600 | $6,800 | $5,700 |
$100
2nd place: $3,000 |
$9,000
22 R (including 1 DD), 7 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Kara | $200 | $2,200 | $12,200 |
$12,400
New champion: $12,400 |
$12,200
17 R, 4 W |
| Zach | $800 | $2,000 | $-1,200 |
$-1,200
3rd place: $2,000 |
$-1,200
3 R, 3 W |
| OUR NEANDERTHAL RELATIVES | SIGNS & SYMBOLS | THERE'S A BIRD IN YOUR RESPONSE | ARE WE HAVING FUN YET? | PICK A NICK | BASKETS |
|
$200
[24]
This word for a prehistoric person became more common after an 1856 find of Neanderthal fossils in a limestone grotto
caveman
|
$200
[20]
According to the Department of Transportation, the first U.S. sign with this simple command appeared in Detroit in 1915
stop
Dan
|
$200
[23]
It's money held by an independent third party to facilitate transactions between home buyers & sellers
es crow
Zach
|
$200
[19]
The first battle in this game where you can dye suddenly is said to have been in rural New Hampshire in 1981
paintball
|
$200
[26]
This "Gatsby" narrator is a man in finance--a bond salesman, to be precise
(Nick) Carraway
Dan
|
$200
[25]
In 2025, Mac McClungwas the first to three-peat as champ of this NBA contest, with an unreal leap over a Kia to score a basket
the Slam Dunk Contest
Dan
|
|
$400
[21]
Many experts think left/right arm asymmetry indicates Neanderthals used these for thrusting, not throwing, when hunting
spears
Kara
|
$400
[6]
A contest by a container company led Gary Anderson to create the symbol for this, a Möbius loop of 3 arrows chasing each other
the recycling sign
Kara
|
$400
[22]
Bensonhurst is a neighborhood in this borough
B rook lyn
Dan
|
$400
[30]
Extracting moisture for a crispier crust is just one way your pizza party can be improved by this item not studied by geologists
a pizza stone
Dan
|
$400
[9]
He's the Nick who wrote the novels "Fever Pitch" & "High Infidelity"; he also served at the pop music critic for The New Yorker
(Nick) Hornby
Kara
|
$400
[15]
One of the easiest buckets out there, this kind of off-the-backboard shot now also refers to any easily completed task
a layup
Dan
Kara
|
|
$600
[27]
It was long thought Neanderthals couldn't do this, but the discovery they carried FOXP2, a gene linked to it, suggests they could
speak
|
$600
[3]
In Exodus 32 this symbol of apostasy was fashioned by Aaron & worshiped with sacrifices
the golden calf
Dan
|
$600
[11]
Like the buckhorn in Pinos Altos, New Mexico, it's another name for a tavern, especially in the Old West
a sa loon
Kara
|
$600
[1]
Done with a rod & reel for fun not food, it's the "S" in the organization ASA, founded in 1933
Sportfishing
|
$600
[7]
This Nick is the creator of Wallace & Gromit
Nick Park
Dan
|
$600
[16]
In between making baskets on the court these "Ambassadors of Goodwill" playfully taunt refs by throwing buckets of water at them
the Harlem Globetrotters
Kara
|
|
$800
[28]
A Neanderthal skull came to England in 1864; he was sick & couldn't go see it, so friends brought it to him--"wonderful", he said
Darwin
Dan
|
DD
$1,000
[4]
From Latin for "apple with many seeds", this fruit is a symbol of fertility in many cultures
pomegranate
Dan
|
$800
[12]
I can give you a really good deal on this word, never mind that it means easily deceived or duped
gull ible
Dan
|
$800
[2]
Holidogis the mascot for this Indiana theme park that's been providing family fun since it was called Santa Claus Land
Holiday World
|
$800
[8]
In "A Midsummer Night's Dream", this Nick becomes the beloved of a charmed Titania
Nick Bottom
Dan
|
$800
[14]
Usually used for free throws, this 2-handed underhand shot is mockingly named for a female relative
granny style (a granny shot)
Kara
Zach
|
|
$1,000
[29]
Genes we inherited from Neanderthal ancestors make modern humans more prone to certain diseases, including type 2 this
diabetes
Dan
|
$1,000
[5]
Used in Ancient Egyptian amulets, this ocular symbol contains the name of a falcon god
the Eye of Horus
Dan
|
$1,000
[13]
A look of anger or frowning disapproval
sc owl
|
$1,000
[18]
This "state"ly dance is done quick-quick-slow in Austin, quick-quick-slow-slow in many other places, but it's fun either way
the Texas two-step
Zach
|
$1,000
[10]
This Nick was the alter ego of Ernest Hemingway; he's featured in the collection "In Our Time"
Nick Adams
|
$1,000
[17]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's sunk many baskets withthis7-letter signature shot; it's also the name of his foundation
the skyhook
Kara
|
| QUEEN STORY HOUR | AMERICANA | WORDS ABOUT WORDS | ISLANDS | THE 1913 ARMORY SHOW | PROPERTY WATCHING |
|
$400
[29]
In August 1793 it was solitary confinement for her in the Conciergerie; 2 months later, it was au revoir
Marie Antoinette
Kara
|
$400
[30]
Batter up for a 19th century "Base Ball" festival held in this town, on a farm where Pickett gathered his men before his charge
Gettysburg
Zach
|
$400
[6]
From the Latin for "term", it's the term for all the words you know & use; a precocious child may have an impressive one
vocabulary
Dan
|
$400
[1]
A museum in Heraklion on this island houses masterpieces of Minoan art & culture
Crete
Dan
|
$400
[28]
American viewers were not used to the new art styles, like this one exemplified by Picasso's "Woman with a Mustard Pot"
Cubism
Kara
|
$400
[23]
This show's first season aired in 1979; it chronicled the renovation of an abandoned home in Dorchester, Massachusetts
This Old House
Dan
|
|
$800
[11]
Taking it in stride on seeing disrespect to her groom Albert: "Monsters! You Tories shall be punished! Revenge! Revenge!"
Queen Victoria
Kara
|
$800
[7]
As the story goes, after Louisiana's governor offered $500 for the capture of this pirate, he offered $1,500 for the governor
Jean Lafitte
Kara
|
$800
[5]
It's a word you use in place of a less desirable one--for example, "gentleman's club" instead of... well, you know
a euphemism
|
$800
[15]
This island where Napoleon was exiled from 1815 until his death was named for the mother of Constantine
St. Helena
Dan
Kara
|
$800
[24]
British artist Walter Sickert made the show & made news long after his death, accused of being this notorious murderer
Jack the Ripper
Dan
|
$800
[22]
As of Season 9, this2-word Netflix series includes a home makeover from interior designer Jeremiah Brent
Queer Eye
Kara
|
|
$1,200
[14]
The U.S. even exports royalty, Noor, queen of this nation from 1978 to 1999, was born in D.C. to Lisa Najeeb Halaby
Jordan
Dan
|
$1,200
[8]
One 1929 obituary called him pioneering gun-toting peace officer & the last of the celebrated frontier gunmen
(Wyatt) Earp
Dan
|
$1,200
[2]
These jargon "words" like "deliverables" or "circle back" can "bee" pretty cringey, especially at work
buzzwords
Dan
Zach
|
$1,200
[16]
Since the 1400s the Azores have belonged to this country
Portugal
Dan
|
DD
$1,500
[25]
10 years after his death, this well-traveled painter from Paris was at the Armory Show in spirit with his "Faa Iheihe"
Paul Gauguin
Dan
|
$1,200
[19]
Thrifty, eye-popping transformations & constant bickering: Kennebec Cabin Company offers both on this state's "Cabin Masters"
Maine
Kara
|
|
$1,600
[13]
In 1474 Isabella became master of her domain, Queen of Castile; 5 years later, Izzy added this kingdom to the royal portfolio
Aragon
Dan
Kara
|
$1,600
[9]
On George Washington's death, General "Light-Horse Harry" Lee described him as "first in war, first in peace, first in" this
the hearts of his countrymen
|
DD
$2,000
[3]
Watergate helped popularize this term for a bad word; it plus "deleted" replaced curse words in White House transcripts
expletive
Dan
|
$1,600
[17]
The war in the Pacific National Historical Park is located on this island, a territory of the United States
Guam
Kara
Zach
|
$1,600
[26]
Let me get to the Pointillism; "Les Poseuses", or "The Models", parked this Parisian in the Armory
Seurat
Kara
|
$1,600
[20]
Once your house is bought & reno'ed, what's inside should spark joy, at least per this guru whose name has become a verb meaning "to tidy"
Marie Kondo
Kara
|
|
$2,000
[12]
Upon the death of King William III in 1890, she became queen of the Netherlands, though her mom ruled as regent
Wilhelmina
Kara
|
$2,000
[10]
It was Mayor La Guardia who gave the marble lions outside the New York Public Library these 2 names after 2 important qualities
Patience & Fortitude
|
$2,000
[4]
"Webinar" is an example of this, a currency term for a newly made-up word
coinage
Dan
|
$2,000
[18]
The Greater these islands include Java & Borneo
the Greater Sunda Islands
Dan
|
$2,000
[27]
Now at Philly's Museum of Art, this Duchamp piece (No. 2) caused a huge scandal... good lord, steps! Where is my fainting couch?
Nude Descending a Staircase
|
$2,000
[21]
This term for rustic wood paneling is now part of the mainstream lexicon thanks to lifestyle mogul Joanna Gaines
shiplap
Dan
Kara
|
This work has 10 main narrators, 7 of them women, including Fiammetta & Lauretta
The Decameron