2025Jeopardy! Mastersknockout round game 6.
Brad Rutter — an actor and producer from Los Angeles, California
Juveria Zaheer — a psychiatrist from Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Neilesh Vinjamuri — a software engineer from Lionville, Pennsylvania
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neilesh | — | $1,600 | $4,000 |
$0
3rd place: 0 match points: eliminated: $15,000 |
$4,000
7 R, 3 W |
| Juveria | — | $4,400 | $26,800 |
$20,800
Winner: 3 match points |
$16,400
23 R (including 3 DDs), 2 W |
| Brad | — | $9,000 | $15,800 |
$4,799
2nd place: 1 match point: eliminated: $15,000 |
$15,800
21 R, 1 W |
| RIVERS | WEATHERING SOME BOOK TITLES | DROP A LETTER | SHOP TALK | HEY THERE, SPEEDY! | AARON SORKIN, WRITER |
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$200
[26]
Not the Amazon but the more than 1,900-mile-long São Francisco is the longest river entirely within this country
Brazil
Juveria
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$200
[27]
I'll admit, reading about creepy, orphaned twin boys in "Red Rain" by this author gave me goosebumps
(R.L.) Stine
Brad
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$200
[28]
Finished &vie
compete & complete
Juveria
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$200
[29]
To a firefighter, "the stick" is this, extending 100 feet or more upward from a truck
a ladder
Brad
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$200
[30]
Even if you order slow-roasted chicken with caliente sauce, this chain perennially leads in drive-thru speed, about 4 minutes
Taco Bell
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$200
[25]
(One more time, here's Aaron Sorkin.) Director David Fincher said working with my writing wasn't for the faint of heart, but my 160-page dialogue-heavy script for this filmdelivered the goods, winning an Adapted Screenplay Oscar
The Social Network
Juveria
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$400
[1]
Dawson City, population 30,000 in the late 1890s, population 1,500 today, sits at the confluence of these 2 rivers
the Yukon & the Klondike
Juveria
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$400
[24]
This No. 1 nonfiction bestseller detailed lives lost aboard a doomed fishing vessel in 1991
The Perfect Storm
Brad
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$400
[23]
Poetry &a Gaelic language
verse & Erse
Brad
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$400
[22]
A restaurant "cover" is one guest; this follows a number to indicate how many guests a table seats, as in a "4-" or "6-" this
top
Brad
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$400
[21]
This is pretty nimble for something that weighs 925,000 pounds--it's going 17,500 mph right now
the International Space Station
Neilesh
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$400
[20]
(Back to Aaron Sorkin.) I spent 13 months in a hotel room writing "The American President", so to unwind, I watched a lot of ESPN, which led me to createthisTV series; I even got to visit ESPN's Bristol campus where I got the inspiration for Felicity Huffman's character
SportsNight
Brad
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$600
[10]
Australia's longest river, it bears the name of a Scottish soldier & British Colonial secretary
Murray
Juveria
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$600
[4]
Now making a big move on the outside is the beloved horse "Misty of" this Virginia resort island
Chincoteague
Brad
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$600
[17]
A bit of color &Pulitzer-winning playwright William
tinge & Inge
Neilesh
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$600
[19]
The pilots on an airline flight are the cockpit crew; the flight attendants are part of this other crew
the cabin crew
Brad
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$600
[18]
19th century surgeon Robert Liston could carry out this, which he called "the last alternative", in less than 30 seconds
an amputation
Neilesh
Juveria
Brad
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$600
[7]
(Here's Aaron Sorkin.) Jeff Daniels is one of the best actors I know, which is why I cast him to play Atticus Finchin my Broadway production of "To Kill a Mockingbird" & as ajaded anchor seeking redemptionon this series
The Newsroom
Juveria
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$1,000
[9]
"Y", yes, this giant river of Central Asia flows through Kyzyl, Russia & empties into the Arctic Ocean
Yenisei
Neilesh
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$800
[2]
In 2016 George R.R. Martin blew in with an excerpt from this very anticipated but unpublished novel (sorry, folks, it'll come when it comes)
The Winds of Winter
Brad
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$800
[16]
A goat &a marketplace
agora & angora
Juveria
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$800
[6]
To a London cabbie, a long shift is a this, the composer of "Night And Day"
a Cole Porter
Brad
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$800
[15]
On Sept. 13, 1935 he set a world speed record above Santa Ana, California by flying 352 mph in an aircraft bearing his name
Howard Hughes
Brad
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$800
[14]
(Aaron?) On "The West Wing" I based some of the character of C. J. Cregg on this woman, the first female press secretary; she also served as a political consultant on the show
Dee Dee Myers
Brad
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|
DD
$2,000
[8]
This name of a great river means "son of" a Hindu creator god
Brahmaputra
Juveria
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$1,000
[3]
We learn "That Smilla is a damn great lady... one hundred percent" in this Peter Høeg novel
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Juveria
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$1,000
[13]
To intimidate &a certain female family member
daunt & aunt
Juveria
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$1,000
[5]
If you work in the rag trade, you're familiar with this hyphenated French equivalent of "ready-to-wear"
prêt-à-porter
Brad
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$1,000
[12]
This last name of Ettore was on the 1910Type 15, which broke 55 mph, & the Mistral, the fastest open-top car at 282 mph
Bugatti
Brad
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$1,000
[11]
(Back to Aaron Sorkin.) When I took on the task of writing the screenplay for "The Trial of the Chicago 7", I struggled with understanding this Yippie activist, but came to understand the seriousness beneath his clownish facade
(Abbie) Hoffman
Neilesh
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| HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS | STARTS WITH 2 VOWELS | THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM | AFRICAN FOOD | POP CULTURE | BIOLOGIST BIO |
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$400
[26]
In 2008 the New Mexico History Museum acquired one of these hats, left when Pancho Villa raided the village of Columbus in 1916
a sombrero
Juveria
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$400
[27]
In court it's a person who testifies about something based on what they heard, not what they saw
an earwitness (auditory witness)
Juveria
Brad
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$400
[23]
Bonjou, komen to yê? Louisiana's Cane River site bears the name of these people of mixed ancestry who occupied the land for 200 years
Creole
Juveria
Brad
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$400
[28]
Ila Alasepo in Nigeria is named for this vegetable that's also central to gumbo
okra
Juveria
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$400
[29]
Angelina Jolie said this role was her favorite Disney character when she was little; she was afraid of her & she loved her
Maleficent
Neilesh
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$400
[30]
The 1936 book "Birds of the West Indies" was a huge success; Ian Fleming loved it & this author's name on its cover
James Bond
Brad
|
|
$800
[8]
The Bible George Washington used for his first inauguration has a permanent home at this building where he took the oath
Federal Hall (in New York)
Juveria
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$800
[25]
Contrary to its name, this animal is actually in the hyena family
an Aardwolf
Juveria
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$800
[19]
At over 11,300 feet, Eagle Peak in Wyoming is the highest point in this national park
Yellowstone
Neilesh
Juveria
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$800
[24]
This tree with 3 "B"s in its name produces afruitthat's used in smoothies for its health benefits
baobab
Neilesh
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$800
[22]
Not surprisingly, this "party game for horrible people" has an entire nasty bundle of expansion packs
Cards Against Humanity
Neilesh
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$800
[21]
In 1930, this man published a book on the gall wasp; 18 years later, he'd get more public notice with work on the birds & the bees
Kinsey
Juveria
|
|
$1,200
[6]
Bottles endure of these products like J.W. Poland headache killer, of dubious effect despite the imprimatur in the name
patent medicines
Juveria
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$1,600
[15]
It's another name for thetenor tubathat's used in military parades
a euphonium
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$1,200
[17]
The national scenic trail named for this 6-state area (but only going through 2 states) is especially scenic in autumn
New England
Brad
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$1,200
[18]
Many West African nations debate who has the best version of this tomato & rice dish, also known as riz gras, but we will not wade into it
jollof
Neilesh
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$1,200
[20]
To coincide with the Moon landing, this David Bowie song was released in the U.K. in July 1969 & became his first hit
"Space Oddity"
Brad
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$1,600
[4]
In 2009 Elizabeth Blackburn won a Nobel Prize for her work discovering the nature of these structures that cap chromosomes
telomeres
Juveria
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|
$1,600
[3]
One namesake of this 1928 treaty aiming to end war isshownsigning it with apennow held by the National Museum of American Diplomacy
Kellogg–Briand
Juveria
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$2,000
[11]
Usually conical, it's a kiln for drying hops
an oast
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$1,600
[14]
A national military park in Ga. & Tenn. is named for Chickamauga & this other "Ch" battle, one a Confederate & one a Union victory
Chattanooga
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$1,600
[16]
Borrowed from Amharic, it's the word for a spongy flatbread used in East African cuisine
injera
Juveria
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$1,600
[9]
Thisreal-life star of "Free Willy" finally swam in the open ocean in 2002
Keiko
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$2,000
[1]
His support for Chucky D & his theories earned this man the moniker "Darwin's Bulldog"
(Thomas) Huxley
Brad
|
|
$2,000
[7]
A find in Galilee has unearthed hairpins & horseshoes of the Crusader army wiped out in this 1187 battle
the Battle of Hattin
|
DD
$4,000
[10]
From 936 to 1531 most German kings were crowned in this city
Aachen
Juveria
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$2,000
[12]
The smallest National Park Service site is a0.2-acre Philly national memorialnamed for this Polish-born man & rhyming with "moose go"
Kosciuszko
Brad
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$2,000
[13]
Made by pounding cassava, this double-talk West & Central African food is often dipped in stews
fufu
|
$2,000
[2]
"Wicked" author Gregory Maguire said this last name of Elphaba refers to "the sound... a house makes when it falls on your sister"
Thropp
|
DD
$7,600
[5]
In 1929, way before she wrote a few bestsellers, she did post-grad work at the marine biological lab. in Woods Hole, Mass.
(Rachel) Carson
Juveria
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After he died in 1990 at age 90, his ashes were scattered at Tanglewood, where he taught for 25 years & where his music was performed
Aaron Copland