Matt Massie game 2.
Rob Forrester — a stagehand from Portland, Oregon
Jan Zimmerman — a retired elementary school music teacher from Newark, Delaware
Matt Massie — an attorney originally from South Charleston, West Virginia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $30,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt | $3,400 | $4,400 | $29,000 |
$28,000
2-day champion: $58,000 |
$23,200
28 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Jan | $-1,000 | $800 | $3,200 |
$1
3rd place: $2,000 |
$3,200
7 R, 2 W |
| Rob | $-800 | $1,000 | $6,600 |
$601
2nd place: $3,000 |
$6,600
14 R, 6 W |
| LOOKIN' BACK, TEXAS | MOTHER'S MILK | DO THE WRITE THING | SOMETIMES YOU JUST GOTTA KNOW STUFF | "OLD" SONGS | WOE-POURRI |
|
$200
[26]
In May 1846, the first major clash of the Mexican War took place over disputed territory between the Nueces River & this other waterway
the Rio Grande
Rob
|
$200
[29]
It's no surprise that this mammal has the largest mammary glands on Earth; amazingly, its young can drink 100 gallons of milk underwater
the blue whale
Matt
|
$200
[27]
The chemist who "discovered" this writing implement opined in a 2009 memoir, "Yellow is still the only good color"
the Highlighter
Rob
|
$200
[21]
Vienna's Sigmund Freud Museum had an installation called this furniture piece: "Thinking in Repose"
a couch
Matt
Jan
|
$200
[17]
The young 'uns are familiar with the Cocomelon version of this classic that mentions a pig, a cow & the various noises they make
"Old MacDonald Had A Farm"
Matt
|
$200
[28]
Idiomatically, it "loves company"
misery
Rob
|
|
$400
[25]
In 1928 this future president taught at an elementary school in Cotulla to earn money to continue his education
L.B. Johnson
Matt
|
$400
[22]
The hooded species of this kind of mammal feeds its young for around 4 days; its fatty milk really blubbers up the pups
a (hooded) seal
Jan
|
$400
[23]
Pilot pen co.'s 1973 patent for ink "erased by light wiping" led to an increase in the use of these now-common writing surfaces
dry erase boards (whiteboards)
Matt
|
$400
[19]
Sept. 13, 2019 was Vanilla Beane Day in D.C., honoring a woman still doing this job of making hats at age 100
milliner
Matt
|
$400
[6]
In this tune Bob Seger sang, "Today's music ain't got the same soul"
"Old Time Rock And Roll"
Matt
|
$400
[30]
An emergency flag waved for help is this 8-letter type of signal
distress
Matt
|
|
$600
[16]
This high-end retailer opened in Dallas in 1907; in 2024, it was bought by the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue
Neiman Marcus
Jan
|
$600
[20]
These Asian apes nurse their young for as long as 8 or 9 years, longer than any other primate
orangutans
Jan
|
$600
[2]
That little number on your pencil refers to hardness--how much of the "lead" is made of this vs. clay
graphite
Matt
|
$600
[18]
Later The New York Times' master of enigmatology, this man from Indiana sold his first puzzle when he was just 14
Will Shortz
Rob
|
$600
[5]
A nostalgic Macklemore song says, "I wish somebody would have told me... someday, these would be" these
the good old days
|
$600
[24]
The pain of bereavement; in a more fun way, a pal can "give" you some when gently ribbing you
grief
Rob
|
|
$800
[8]
The first Native Amer. leaders tried for a raid in U.S. courts had attacked this 2-word caravan of vehicles in Young County in 1871
a wagon train
Matt
|
$800
[7]
Mothers of the Virginia species of this pouched mammal have 13 nipples & their joeys latch on for 50 to 70 days
the opossum
Matt
|
$800
[1]
Ancient Greeks used these implements for writing on parchment; you may have used a modern version like the Apple Pencil
a stylus
Rob
|
$800
[3]
Boasting 14 times the luck, a record-settingclover with this many leaves was found in Japan in 2009
56
Matt
Jan
Rob
|
$800
[4]
The title of this Four Tops song precedes the lyric "but with a different meaning since you been gone"
"It's The Same Old Song"
Jan
Rob
|
$800
[9]
Dejuan Claytongot an eighth year of NCAA hoops eligibility via this type of waiver; it means suffering but sounds like a tough boat
a hardship
|
|
$1,000
[10]
First name of Mr. Stilwell, who was inspired by spirits called brownies to develop the Texas gulf coast "Port" named for him
Port Arthur
Matt
|
$1,000
[11]
Used in some workout powders, this 6-letter protein is the main one in cow's milk
casein
Jan
|
DD
$2,000
[12]
In 1910 German pen-trepreneurs trademarked this brand name for writing instruments of "peak" quality
Montblanc
Matt
|
$1,000
[13]
In 2017 this event in the Bahamas scammed people out of $26 million but of course there were plans for a second one in 2025
Fyre Festival
Rob
|
$1,000
[14]
Rod Stewart told us that this title object "been broke a thousand times"
"This Old Heart Of Mine"
Rob
|
$1,000
[15]
Paired with trials, they are rough experiences
tribulations
Matt
|
| COUNTRIES THAT START WITH A VOWEL | LITERATURE | SAME LAST NAME | MEDIEVAL EUROPE | ACTORS & THEIR ROLES | CHANGE AN E TO AN I |
|
$400
[25]
Thishas land borders with a somewhat larger & with a much larger country
Estonia
Matt
|
$400
[26]
The French for "four" gives us this word for a 4-line stanza
quatrain
Matt
Jan
Rob
|
$400
[17]
"360" CNN journalist &a parachuting hijacker
Cooper
Matt
|
$400
[27]
A term in the news in 2025, this was the title of the highest authority in Venice, an elected job with life tenure
Doge
Matt
|
$800
[11]
Heplayed himself in "Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23" & in "Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back"
James Van Der Beek
Rob
|
$1,200
[23]
A chaos of clutter becomes a word for a lady sans ring
a mess & a miss
Matt
|
|
$800
[16]
According to legend, this small mountain nation had help from Charlemagne in gaining independence
Andorra
Rob
|
$800
[7]
In the title of a novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, these 2 words precede "and Incredibly Close"
Extremely Loud
Matt
|
$800
[2]
A British scientist&the quarterback for the Carolina Panthers during their 2016 Super Bowl appearance
Newton
Matt
|
$800
[24]
The Vikings ranged from Russia in the east to Newfoundland in the west, which they called this
Vinland
Matt
|
$1,200
[20]
It's no American fiction that this actor has played Colin Powell & Adam Clayton Powell Jr. on film
Jeffrey Wright
Matt
|
$1,600
[5]
A 40-day Catholic season becomes a word for fuzz, fur & fluff
Lent, lint
Matt
|
|
$1,600
[14]
This nation of Central Asia borders 5 other "Stan"s & lies mostly between the Syr Darya & Amu Darya Rivers
Uzbekistan
Matt
|
$1,200
[4]
This masterof light verse first contributed to The New Yorker in 1930; his poem began, "Senator Smoot, Republican, Ut"
Ogden Nash
Matt
|
$1,200
[12]
"The World Is Flat" New York Times columnist&an economist who wrote "Capitalism & Freedom"
Friedman
Matt
|
$1,200
[1]
In 1347, after an 11-month siege, the Burghers of this city surrendered to the British; Rodin cast them in bronze 500 years later
Calais
Rob
|
$1,600
[8]
The son of Drogo Baggins on film, he befriended a human-shaped dog on FX for 4 seasons
Elijah Wood
Matt
Rob
|
DD
$5,000
[22]
Another word for sheets & such becomes what you "do", such as a king's desire
bedding & bidding
Matt
|
|
$2,000
[13]
This new name for the landlocked kingdom of Swazilandwas officially introduced in 2018
Eswatini
Matt
|
$1,600
[6]
"The Two Faces of January", a thriller by her, has similar plot elements to her earlier work "The Talented Mr. Ripley"
(Patricia) Highsmith
Rob
|
$1,600
[3]
A World War II U.S. general&a Knick turned U.S. senator from New Jersey
Bradley
Rob
|
$1,600
[9]
We should perhaps call this king of England "the Conquered" since he lost the throne at the Battle of Hastings
Harold (II)
Rob
|
$2,000
[19]
This 2-time Oscar winner appeared as an extra on "Little House on the Prairie" before making his film debut in "Taps"
Sean Penn
Rob
|
— |
|
DD
$6,000
[15]
The capital cities of these 2 South American nations sit on opposite shores of the Rio de la Plata estuary
Argentina & Uruguay
Matt
|
$2,000
[10]
Jonathan Franzen won a National Book Award for this novel about the joys & hurts of the Lambert family
The Corrections
Rob
|
$2,000
[18]
Writer of "Prince Caspian"&a former congressman & SNCC leader
Lewis
Jan
|
$2,000
[21]
The word "dunce" comes from the name of this medieval philosopher because he became associated with pointless hairsplitting
Duns Scotus
Matt
|
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The "stencil" logo released in 1979 for this chain used only 2 colors, one of which emphasized "energy" & "value"
The Home Depot