2025Jeopardy! Mastersquarterfinal game 4.
Isaac Hirsch — a customer support team lead from Burbank, California
Roger Craig — an applied scientist from Arlington, Virginia
Juveria Zaheer — a psychiatrist from Whitby, Ontario, Canada
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juveria | — | $4,200 | $6,000 |
$12,000
2nd place: 5 match points |
$11,800
20 R (including 1 DD), 7 W (including 1 DD) |
| Roger | — | $4,000 | $10,800 |
$10,001
3rd place: 4 match points |
$10,600
15 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Isaac | — | $2,400 | $10,000 |
$12,001
Winner: 6 match points |
$10,000
13 R, 2 W |
| FROM THE GREEK FOR... | RECENT BESTSELLERS | GOING IN CIRCLES | THE VINTAGE COCKTAIL HOUR | SAILING THROUGH HISTORY | JAMIE LEE CURTIS & HER MOVIES |
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$200
[24]
"Nose horn"; there are Javan & Sumatran types
rhinoceros
Roger
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$200
[25]
The subtitle of this No. 1 bestseller is "The Osage Murders & the Birth of the FBI"
Killers of the Flower Moon
Roger
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$200
[26]
Swindon, England dazzles & frightens tourists with what's called the Magic this, consisting of five of them around a central island
a roundabout
Isaac
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$200
[17]
When James Bond orders an americano in "Casino Royale", he doesn't mean watery espresso but soda water, Campari & sweet this
vermouth
Juveria
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$200
[28]
As captain of the Director in 1797, he ended up having another mutiny on his hands
Bligh
Juveria
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$200
[30]
(Here's the final clue, coming your way from Jamie Lee Curtis.) Here we go again! This summer Lindsay Lohan & I reprise our roles in these quelto this 2003 film with a new multigenerational twist, since Lindsay's character is now a mom & I'm a grandmother
Freaky Friday
Juveria
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$400
[23]
"Far off" &"written"; Britons read a "Daily" one
telegraph
Juveria
Roger
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$400
[20]
With more "Ruminations" than recipes, this James Beard Award-winning chef provided some "Food for Thought"
(Alton) Brown
Isaac
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$400
[21]
A dog running in circles for no clear reason is having a FRAP, frenetic random activity period, aka doing these
zoomies
Isaac
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$400
[16]
An old recipe book said of this cocktail, "four... taken in swift succession will unrevive" it
the corpse reviver
Roger
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$400
[27]
This Union rear admiral from Tennessee avoided pressure to side with the South & later gave Abe a W at Mobile Bay
Farragut
Juveria
Roger
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$400
[29]
(Jamie Lee Curtis delivers the clue.) I have to be honest: the reason I took the role in this 2019 comedy/whodunit was Daniel Craig--oh, okay, fine, & a great script, & anamazing ensemble cast
Knives Out
Roger
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$600
[19]
"Little sticks"; some get around with flagella
bacteria
Isaac
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$600
[18]
Percival Everett re-imagined--& formalized--a Mark Twain character in this novel that won a National Book Award
James
Juveria
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$600
[10]
On April 27, 1974 he ran around & around to set an American record in the 10,000 meters that lived years longer than he did
Steve Prefontaine
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$600
[15]
This cocktail named for a Valentino bullfighting movie used scotch & OJ, not the 2 things in the name, luckily
blood and sand
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$600
[11]
Pliny the Elder writes that Himilco & Hanno were sailors from this ancient power
Carthage
Juveria
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$600
[22]
(Back to Jamie Lee Curtis.) The very first character I played on film was Laurie Strode, who had onefinal showdown44 years later with this masked monster in "Halloween Ends"
(Michael) Myers
Juveria
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$800
[12]
"Unpublished"; it's a short, interesting account of something that happened
an anecdote
Isaac
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$800
[13]
"Europe" belongs to this travel expert on PBS, but in 2025 he also owned a bestseller--"On the Hippie Trail"
(Rick) Steves
Juveria
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$800
[9]
Going around & around the walls was part of God's plan for the children of Israel to capture this city
Jericho
Roger
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$800
[14]
The Prohibition Era saw the explosive popularity of this lemon juice, gin & champagne cocktail named for a piece of artillery
the French 75
Roger
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DD
$1,000
[2]
"Bruno" was a nickname of one of the turrets on this battleship that was sunk in part by the HMS Dorsetshire
Bismarck
Roger
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$800
[8]
(Back to Jamie Lee.) In 2023 I was honored towin my first Oscarfor "Everything Everywhere All at Once" & I of course paid tribute to myparents, these 2 Hollywood icons who were each Oscar-nominated during their careers
Tony Curtis & (Janet) Leigh
Roger
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$1,000
[3]
"Split" & "mind"; delusions & hallucinations are 2 of its 5 main symptoms
schizophrenia
Juveria
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$1,000
[4]
In 2024 me & you & everyone we know were talking about "All Fours", hernovel about a woman coming loose in her 40s
(Miranda) July
Juveria
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$1,000
[5]
Vultures circling may not be waiting for a dying creature to expire below, but riding & chasing these updrafts of warm air
a thermal
Juveria
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$1,000
[6]
An 1821 play about 2 London boozers gave this hot egg batter, rum & brandy drink its name
a Tom & Jerry
Juveria
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$1,000
[1]
This naval battle that took place on October 7, 1571 pitted the Christian Holy League against the Ottoman Empire
Lepanto
Roger
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$1,000
[7]
(Here's Jamie Lee.) A daring striptease, dangerous stunts & Arnold Schwarzenegger were among the reasons it was fun to play Helen Taskerin this action/comedy/thriller
True Lies
Juveria
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| UNGULATES | HOBBIES & PASTIMES | TONY WINNERS | BUILDERS & FOUNDERS | AROUND THE BIG WATER JUST SOUTH & WEST OF FLORIDA | CONTRONYMS |
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$400
[26]
The more than 40 species of deer include this one, whose name comes from Native American words meaning "snow shovel"
a caribou
Juveria
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$400
[27]
Ready to invest in this to kick your little pottery hobby up a notch? The Speedball Big Boss handles up to 175 pounds of clay
wheel
Roger
Isaac
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$400
[28]
This boy from Oz won a Tony for his Broadway debut playing fellow Aussie Peter Allen in "The Boy from Oz"
Jackman
Isaac
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$400
[29]
In early 19th c. Britain, these competed with rail to transport goods; Thomas Telford's Shropshire Union one flows to this day
a canal
Juveria
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$400
[30]
Defeating Spanish forces at Tampico in 1829 was a big win for this general who was up & down in Mexican politics for decades
Santa Anna
Isaac
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$400
[22]
Also a show biz periodical, it can refer to a specific type or a selection of choices
variety
Juveria
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$800
[25]
They were brought to Australia in 1840 & "Tracks" is Robyn Davidson's account of a solo trek with 4 of them across the continent
camels
Roger
Isaac
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$800
[24]
"The Joy of" this park & backyard game by Mario Pagnoni is in its fifth edition & has all the info you need
bocce
Juveria
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$800
[15]
With 6, shehas won the most competitive Tonys, most recently in 2014 for "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill"
Audra McDonald
Juveria
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$800
[8]
Before he got into founding, a 21-year-old carpenter named Ezra Cornell settled in this city in 1828
Ithaca
Juveria
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$800
[23]
Eva Longoria was born & Selena died in this Texas city with a religious name
Corpus Christi
Juveria
Isaac
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$800
[21]
It's either an advantage or a disadvantage included in a contest to level a playing field
handicap
Roger
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$1,200
[18]
Helping it stay warm in arctic environments, this ungulate has some of the longest hair in the animal kingdom
a musk ox
Juveria
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$1,200
[12]
Medieval warriors did it with a weapon called the francisca; folks from Brooklyn to L.A. do it as part of a recent trend
axe throwing
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$1,200
[1]
Twins Peter & Anthony Shaffer have won 3 Tonys between them for Best Play: Tony for "Sleuth" & Pete for these other 2 one-word titles
Equus & Amadeus
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$1,200
[4]
Conquistador Pedro de Valdiviafounded this capital city named for James, patron saint of Spain
Santiago
Roger
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$1,200
[19]
A Louisiana bay has the same name as this 4-year-old in a children's TV show created in Quebec
Caillou
Isaac
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$1,200
[20]
Whether on the slopes or not, it can refer to either a deteriorating condition or a freedom from obstacles
downhill
Isaac
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$2,000
[5]
The European variety of this 4-letter goat lives at altitudes close to the snow line & is a protected species in the Italian Alps
an ibex
Juveria
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$1,600
[11]
If you want to see for yourself how the sausage is made, try preparing this best-known one of North Africa using lamb & harissa sauce
merguez
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$1,600
[2]
Angela Lansbury won her last acting Tony in 2009 for a revival of this Noël Coward comedy
Blithe Spirit
Isaac
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$1,600
[13]
About 60 miles from Munich is Linderhof Palace, the only one this kooky 19th century king lived to see completed
Mad King Ludwig
Roger
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$1,600
[14]
A bit inland is the binational metro area Brownsville-this Mexican city that the Dead Kennedys would sing as "Kill The Moor"
Matamoros
Roger
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DD
$2,000
[16]
Meteorologists know this word can mean to withstand or to wear away
weather
Juveria
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DD
$6,200
[6]
About the size of a domestic hog, this ungulate is less aquatic & more solitary than its relative that's 10x larger
a pygmy hippopotamus
Juveria
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$2,000
[10]
Maybe also useful on the run in a forest, burning & dodging are basic techniques in this more aesthetic pursuit
photography
Isaac
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$2,000
[3]
This legend kept up her one-word-show winning ways in 2022, following Tonys for "Gypsy" & "Evita" with one for "Company"
(Patti) LuPone
Isaac
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$2,000
[7]
Along with an art dealer, this heir to a cosmetics fortune founded the Neue Galerie, opened in 2001 in a New York City mansion
(Ronald) Lauder
Juveria
Roger
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$2,000
[9]
This Mexican isthmus is featured in a poem by Wallace Stevens, who rhymed it with "upon the deck"
Tehuantepec
Juveria
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$2,000
[17]
Triply contronymic--we're making that a word--it describes a bluish bruise, one red with anger, or someone ghastly pale
livid
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Continuing his tradition of vetoes as a mayor & as a governor, he trails only FDR in total vetoes as president
Grover Cleveland