Matt Massie game 1.
Matt Massie — an attorney originally from South Charleston, West Virginia
John Reiss — an editor from Honolulu, Hawaii
Jackie Rogoff — a writer and library student from Santa Cruz, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $22,001)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie | $600 | $1,600 | $7,200 |
$13,201
2nd place: $3,000 |
$7,800
12 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| "John" | $2,600 | $5,000 | $6,600 |
$1
3rd place: $2,000 |
$6,600
17 R, 5 W |
| Matt | $2,000 | $3,600 | $24,000 |
$30,000
New champion: $30,000 |
$18,400
18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| STARTS WITH "S" | HERE'S YOUR INVITATION | U.S. COINS | DID YOU EAT YET? | LEONARDO DiCAPRIO MOVIES BY CHARACTER | EUROPEAN BODIES OF WATER |
|
$200
[28]
Under Robert's Rules, if you propose a motion, someone has to do this for the motion to be considered
second
Jackie
|
$200
[30]
For her 2018 nuptials, Meghan Markle was the first to use this honorific on a royal wedding invite
Ms.
"John"
|
$200
[17]
Since 2006 this coin has featured an image from a Rembrandt Peale portrait as part of its "Return to Monticello" theme
the nickel
"John"
|
$200
[29]
Snyder's of Hanover & Rold Gold excel at making these baked treats that feature a knot in the middle
pretzels
Jackie
|
$200
[23]
Fading TV star Rick Dalton
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
"John"
|
$200
[24]
Tourists hoping to see a monster can be found in Drumnadrochit on the shore of this loch
Loch Ness
"John"
|
|
$400
[27]
From a Latin word meaning "of the world", this adjective means not connected with religion
secular
Matt
|
$400
[26]
A partyinvite from Claudia Severa to her friend Lepidna is the earliest known handwriting by a woman in this language
Latin
Matt
|
$400
[16]
Washington was on the front & a colonial drummer & victory torch on the reverse of a special quarter that came out in this year
1976
"John"
|
$400
[25]
Spanish for "little donkey", this item isn't handheld when smothered with ranchero sauce
a burrito
Matt
|
$400
[22]
Director & pilot Howard Hughes
The Aviator
Jackie
Matt
|
$400
[5]
Only 2 to 10 miles wide, the Strait of Messina between Italy & this island was feared by olden sailors for its currents & mirages
Sicily
Jackie
|
|
$600
[19]
A thought expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence, or a business risk with not great odds
speculation
|
$600
[14]
Bet folks watched their wallets after accepting an 1879 invitation to play "the new game of billiards" at this infamous NYC hall
Tammany Hall
Jackie
|
$600
[13]
This Midwest state's commemorative quarter features an astronaut, an early airplane & the words "Birthplace of Aviation Pioneers"
Ohio
Jackie
|
$600
[15]
Ichiro Mashita created this sushi staple in Los Angeles, subbing in avocado & crab for tuna
a California roll
"John"
|
$600
[21]
Louis XIV & his secret twin brother
The Man in the Iron Mask
"John"
|
$600
[3]
The Strait of this is at the northeast end of the English Channel
the Strait of Dover
"John"
Matt
|
|
$800
[6]
A professional who installs all kinds of pipes & makes sure they go snugly together
a steamfitter
|
DD
$1,000
[7]
Invitations for the "laying the first stone of" this went out in 1825 &, 146 years later, for its opening in Lake Havasu City
London Bridge
Jackie
|
$800
[12]
The American Women Quarters Program begun in 2022 has featured Wilma Mankiller, first female chief of this indigenous people
the Cherokee
"John"
|
$800
[8]
It sounds European, but this tasty sandwich made with an olive spread was actually born in the Big Easy
the muffaletta
Matt
|
$800
[2]
Left for dead frontiersman Hugh Glass
The Revenant
"John"
|
$800
[1]
The Tagus River reaches the Atlantic in this country, where you'll find the Tagus Estuary Natural Reserve
Portugal
Matt
|
|
$1,000
[18]
This kind of persuasion works below the threshold of conscious perception
subliminal
Jackie
|
$1,000
[20]
Invitations to a 1745 wedding ball for the dauphin & his young bride specified this palace as the venue
Versailles
"John"
|
$1,000
[11]
The U.S. Mint issued a 5-ounce silver coin in 2013 honoring this fort alluded to in our national anthem
Fort McHenry
"John"
|
$1,000
[10]
Rum-flavored whipped cream between 2 layers of ice cream, toasted nuts & candied fruit make up this frozen Italian dessert
spumoni
|
$1,000
[9]
New York City Catholic school kid Jim Carroll
The Basketball Diaries
|
$1,000
[4]
Balaton, Central Europe's largest lake, gives pride to this country; PM Viktor Orban has said, "More Balaton, less Brussels"
Hungary
Matt
|
| WOULD HAVE BROKEN THE INTERNET | IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BOOKS | YOU CANNOT BE SIRIUS | ____ OF ____ | MUSICAL ANAGRAMS | AMERICAN BODIES MOSTLY OF WATER |
|
$400
[30]
This composer's surprise drop of "Für Elise", an unreleased piano track, almost 40 years after his death
Beethoven
"John"
|
$400
[23]
In 2024's "James", Percival Everett puts runaway slave Jim from this classic at the center of the story
Huckleberry Finn
"John"
|
$400
[29]
You have the nickname Starry McStarface--not this cool canine handle like Sirius has
the Dog Star
"John"
|
$400
[22]
They're the close relatives who are notified of a death by military or police
next of kin
Jackie
|
$400
[26]
It blows:MOB TENOR
trombone
Matt
|
$400
[28]
This quarterback with 3 Super Bowl rings in the 2020s hasn't been shy about his dad bod
Patrick Mahomes
Jackie
|
|
$800
[19]
Compromising photos of Elizabeth Cady Stanton wearing this scandalous getup of a long skirt plus trousers
bloomers
|
$800
[20]
He dedicated "Hillbilly Elegy" to his Mamaw & Papaw, his "very own hillbilly terminators "
JD Vance
Jackie
|
$800
[27]
Unlike Sirius you're a red giant, which means your core ran out of this fuel for nuclear fusion; also, you're bloated
hydrogen
Matt
|
$800
[21]
In the carol "Deck The Halls", we deck the halls with these, fa la la la la, la la la la
boughs of holly
Jackie
|
$800
[25]
It keeps on ticking:MONO METER
metronome
Jackie
|
$800
[24]
Hesaid he never thought he'd post a thirsty, shirtless, not shown, but did as he got ready for Marvel's "Eternals"
Kumail Nanjiani
Matt
|
|
$1,200
[18]
The mysterious death of this Danish astronomer, just days after he was seen partying with frenemy Johannes Kepler; #sus
Brahe
"John"
|
$1,200
[6]
Each chapter of this tasty novel from Laura Esquivel begins with a recipe from Mexico that's integral to the story
Like Water for Chocolate
Jackie
|
$1,200
[17]
You're not Sirius, you're Vesta! which means you're not the brightest star in the night sky, you're the brightest one of these
an asteroid
"John"
|
$1,200
[12]
The National Air & Space Museum is home to this Ryan monoplane that famously flew in 1927
Spirit of St. Louis
"John"
|
$1,200
[15]
A song collection about a story or theme, such as "Kid A" by Radiohead:CAB CLUMP TONE
concept album
|
$1,200
[16]
Discontinued in 2014, the bodybuilding title Ms. this returned in 2020 & Andrea Shaw has won it 5 times in a row
Olympia
"John"
|
|
$1,600
[8]
Aurore Dupin's Instagram story confirming rumors she was this celebrated writer of "Indiana"
George Sand
Matt
|
DD
$2,000
[1]
The Spanish edition of this book was published under the title "A sangre fría"
In Cold Blood
Jackie
|
$1,600
[10]
Sirius is part of an IAU-recognized constellation, but you're shacked up in the Big Dipper, one of these unofficial star patterns
an asterism
Matt
|
$2,000
[11]
In 2004 Barack Obama spoke of this, "in the end, that is God's greatest gift to us"
audacity of hope
Matt
|
$1,600
[14]
Mick Ronson played it with The Spiders from Mars:I ACCRUE GLITTER
electric guitar
Matt
|
$1,600
[2]
In 2014 she wrote for Self magazine about pride in her body & seeing it, curves & all, on an American Ballet Theatre billboard
Misty Copeland
Matt
|
|
$2,000
[7]
Leaked footage from Jane Seymour & Henry VIII's gender reveal party for this royal baby: it was a boy!
Edward (VI)
"John"
|
$2,000
[5]
Philippa Gregory's "The Last Tudor" tells of this 9-day queen of England & her sisters Katherine & Mary
Lady Jane Grey
"John"
Matt
|
$2,000
[9]
Sirius emits more light than you do, so it has a higher this--an intrinsic property of stars that's measured in joules per second
luminosity
"John"
|
DD
$7,200
[4]
He landed in England November 5, 1688
William of Orange
Matt
|
$2,000
[13]
Chord tones played in succession:OPERA GIG
arpeggio
Matt
|
$2,000
[3]
An episode of ESPN's "Sport Science" showed that this Baylor center & No. 1 WNBA draft pick has bigger hands than LeBron James
Brittney Griner
Matt
|
A character in "As You Like It" & a soldier in the Seminole Wars are cited as possible origins for the name of this city
Orlando, Florida