Chad Heltzel — a high school English teacher from Denver, Colorado
Heather Ide — a special education paraprofessional from Monmouth, Illinois
Geoff Barnes — an analyst from Washington, D.C. (whose 1-day cash winnings total $24,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff | $1,600 | $3,400 | $12,600 |
$14,401
2-day champion: $38,401 |
$12,600
18 R, 2 W |
| Heather | $3,200 | $2,400 | $-3,200 |
$-3,200
3rd place: $2,000 |
$1,800
12 R (including 1 DD), 7 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Chad | $200 | $0 | $7,200 |
$12,700
2nd place: $3,000 |
$7,200
11 R, 4 W |
| 20th CENTURY AMERICA | IN THE WORDS OF THE POET | DON'T MISS THE BOAT | THE SHAPE OF YOU | TV SETTINGS | FROM OTHER LANGUAGES |
|
$200
[28]
In the early 1900s, long before anyone wondered about a Tesla's range, GE introduced a network of these called electrants
charging stations
Geoff
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$200
[30]
"Tyger Tyger, burning bright, in the forests of the night; what immortal hand or eye, could frame thy fearful symmetry?"
Blake
Heather
|
$200
[27]
Once a type of oar-powered vessel, it now means a vessel's cooking facilities
a galley
Geoff
Chad
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$200
[26]
This building has 7,754 windows & 17 1/2 miles of corridors
the Pentagon
Geoff
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$200
[29]
The ubiquitous Monk's Cafe served big salads to go on this sitcom
Seinfeld
Chad
|
$200
[18]
From Italian for "little house", we use the word to mean a gambling establishment
a casino
Chad
|
|
$400
[22]
More serious than Powerball, the first peacetime one of these lotteries began October 29, 1940, as the secretary of war pulled out number 158
a draft (lottery)
Chad
|
$400
[23]
"And that is the name that you never will guess... but the cat himself knows, and will never confess"
(T.S.) Eliot
Heather
|
$400
[10]
Thispopular type of fishing boat can get into shallow water to pursue the large & small-mouthed fish it's named for
(a) bass (boat)
Heather
|
$400
[11]
Also called the joining knot, it's the first one you'll learn to tie in the Boy Scouts
a square knot
Geoff
|
$400
[24]
The mainapartmentin "The Big Bang Theory" is at the fictional 2311 North Los Robles in this nonfictional California city
Pasadena
|
$400
[13]
From the French for "spinning top", it's a full turn of the body as in ballet
a pirouette
Geoff
|
|
$600
[7]
STS-1, the firstspace shuttle mission, carried Robert Crippen & John Young aboard the craft named this
the Columbia
|
$600
[5]
"It was one by the village clock, when he galloped into Lexington. He saw the gilded weathercock swim in the moonlight"
Longfellow
Heather
|
$600
[25]
Now usually meaning a short-term job, in the age of sail it was a ship's 3-letter boat used to transport officers
a gig
Geoff
|
$600
[19]
MMA fighter Israel Adesanya wished to create "more magical moments" in this area, & allow me to translate "magical": that means "violent"
the octagon
Geoff
Heather
|
$600
[8]
McGee's Pub in NYC was the inspiration for MMMMMMMMacLarensthehangoutofily, Marshall & the rest of the gang on this sitcom
How I Met Your Mother
Heather
|
$600
[1]
Afrikaans not meaning "going without underwear" gives us this word for a squad that carries out raids
commando
Heather
|
|
$800
[15]
In 1962 this 114-year-ole institution was integrated amid campus riots
the University of Mississippi
Geoff
|
DD
$1,000
[3]
"All our woe, with loss of Eden, till one greater man restore us, and regain the blissful seat, sing heav'nly muse"
Milton
Heather
|
$800
[17]
There are sailing & racing as well as garbage types of these flat-bottomed barges
a scow
Geoff
Heather
Chad
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$800
[20]
Pillsbury offers recipes for this shapely roll in pizza & strawberry cheesecake forms
crescent rolls
Geoff
|
$800
[2]
The "90210" kids loved their mega burgers & pie at this alliterative diner
the Peach Pit
|
$800
[9]
Need a place to stay out on the Great Plains? Check out one of these, from the Siouan for "dwelling"
a tipi
Chad
|
|
$1,000
[14]
At the Supreme Court, Gideon v. Wainwright guaranteed this right that's now in the Miranda warnings
right to counsel (to an attorney)
Heather
Chad
|
$1,000
[4]
"On the pedestal, these words appear:My name is Ozymandias, king of kings; look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!"
Shelley
Chad
|
$1,000
[16]
The Coast Guard employs this type of "sensitive" ship to maintain buoys & navigational aids
a tender
|
$1,000
[21]
This 3-word idiomatic group is more likely to shoot each other than a deserter
a circular firing squad
|
$1,000
[6]
In "Grey's Anatomy" doctors & staff drink & flirt at this gem of a bar, also a nickname for the show's metropolis
The Emerald City
Heather
|
$1,000
[12]
Partly from Russian, it's a person like a witch doctor believed to have access to the spirit world
a shaman
Chad
|
| NATIONS FOUND IN STATES | MAMMALS | MUSIC-POURRI | FILM FRANCHISES | IT WILL HAPPEN | BEFORE LONG |
|
$400
[28]
Louisiana:This landlocked country of Asia
Laos
|
$400
[24]
Dolphins have been studied doing unihemispheric slow wave this, where only one side of the brain is alert
sleeping
Heather
|
$400
[29]
Playing C, E & G simultaneously is called a triad or the "common" this of C major
a (common) chord
Geoff
|
$400
[27]
The creator of these delightful yellow followers of Gru says they cannot reproduce & are all male
Minions
Geoff
|
$400
[30]
In July 2025 the 70th anniversary of this "land" will be celebrated with an audio-animatronic figure of its founder
Disneyland
Heather
|
$400
[1]
Clear & valid reasoning leads to this type of conclusion; makes perfect sense!
logical
Chad
|
|
$800
[4]
Minnesota:This Baltic country
Estonia
Heather
|
$800
[14]
Thesewild camels of the Gobi Desert have one more hump than their Arabian relatives
a Bactrian camel
Chad
|
$800
[23]
Mildred Dilling pioneered the solo recital on this instrument & gave some tips to a Marx Brother
the harp
Geoff
|
$800
[22]
(Seth Green presents the clue.) In a film franchise, I played Scott, who competes for the love of this villain with Verne Troyer, his Mini-Me
Dr. Evil
Geoff
|
$800
[21]
Hotels in Bath will put on events to mark her 250th birthday--maybe with hunky Darcy ice sculptures?
Jane Austen
Geoff
|
$800
[19]
Draped around the hips & groin, the dhoti is one of these bits of clothing worn by Hindu men
a loincloth
Chad
|
|
$1,200
[3]
Virginia:This country that borders the Caspian Sea
Iran
|
$1,200
[9]
There are 4 species of this insectivore whose suborder Vermilingua means "worm tongue"
an anteater
Geoff
|
$1,600
[8]
Alphonse Daudet's play "L'Arlésienne" had incidentalmusicby this other -et guy that Alphonse agreed was better than the play
Georges Bizet
|
$1,200
[2]
This actor fought against the Green Goblin, Doc Ock & James Franco in 2002, 2004 & 2007 films
Tobey Maguire
Geoff
|
$1,200
[16]
This Jovian spacecraft named for a goddess is scheduled to complete its extended mission in September 2025
Juno
Heather
|
$1,200
[12]
An unusual event, like, say, a certain Chicago music festival
lollapalooza
Chad
|
|
$1,600
[15]
North Carolina:This former Yugoslav republic, now its own country
Croatia
Heather
|
$1,600
[10]
When threatened, this small antelope trumpets the double-talk call it's named for
the dik dik
|
$2,000
[7]
The canon, like "Row Row Row Your Boat" with voices coming in sequentially, developed into this highest form of Baroque composition
a fugue
Geoff
|
$1,600
[20]
"The Official Godzilla Compendium" notes that this insect-like creature was filmed using 5 marionette versions in a 1964 film
Mothra
Geoff
|
$1,600
[26]
In June 2025 this star, Elphaba on screen & Celie on stage, is set to host the Tony Awards
(Cynthia) Erivo
Geoff
|
$1,600
[11]
"Wooden" term for the one- or 2-sentence synopsis that explains a book or script plot
the logline
Heather
|
|
DD
$2,000
[17]
Pennsylvania:This landlocked Asian country
Nepal
Heather
|
$2,000
[13]
A non-native species of this largest rodent resides in Florida; the Internet thinks Glen Powell resembles one
a capybara
Chad
|
DD
$3,200
[5]
The Apollo, introduced in the early 20th century, was a popular version of this alliterative automatic keyboard
a player piano
Heather
|
$2,000
[6]
Heplayed paleontologist Alan Grant in the first & third "Jurassic Park" films & returned in 2022 for the "Dominion" sequel
Sam Neill
|
$2,000
[25]
In 2025, the Tate Britain will have an exhibition about the beef betwixt J.M.W. Turner & this artist whose work is seen here
John Constable
|
$2,000
[18]
Polaris is defined as one of these things that shows the way
a lodestar
Chad
|
Likely a nod to the actor who first played him in 1962, this character was subsequently given Scottish ancestry by way of his father
James Bond (007)