Scott Riccardi game 7.The production staff, crew, and their families wish Johnny Gilbert happy birthday in a video compilation played in the break before Final Jeopardy!
Edaureen Muhamad Nor — a book critic from Silver Spring, Maryland
Andrew Wang — a medical student from Winnetka, Illinois
Scott Riccardi — an engineer from Somerville, New Jersey (whose 6-day cash winnings total $149,901)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott | $4,200 | $5,400 | $18,200 |
$33,000
7-day champion: $182,901 |
$18,200
23 R, 1 W |
| Andrew | $6,500 | $8,100 | $16,300 |
$32,600
2nd place: $3,000 |
$12,800
16 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| Edaureen | $2,200 | $4,800 | $12,000 |
$23,995
3rd place: $2,000 |
$10,000
13 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| BOOK EXCERPTS | WHERE NOT ON EARTH...?! | OFF THE RECORD | SORORITY NOW! | TOUGH TO SPELL | FINISH THE DRINK |
|
$200
[21]
"'There is no maiden fairer than the Empress of La Mancha, the peerless Dulcinea del Toboso'"
Don Quixote
Edaureen
|
$200
[28]
Some numbers on this planet: 2.8 billion miles from the Sun; 16 moons, including Proteus; 0 tridents
Neptune
Andrew
|
$200
[26]
From this '80s album get down to "Darling Nikki" or"Let's Go Crazy"
Purple Rain
Scott
|
$200
[30]
In 1998 the eyes of this state univ. were upon Kappa Phi Gamma, founded as the USA's first women's South Asian Greek-lettered org.
UT Austin
|
$200
[29]
It's the "R" in the musical genre name "R&B", & it's a bit tougher to spell than the "B"
rhythm
Scott
|
$200
[25]
Martinis can have many garnishes but to be called a Gibson, it must have this one
an onion
Edaureen
|
|
$400
[20]
"'So they fought a duel and Mr. Butler shot the girl's brother and he died, and Mr. Butler had to leave Charleston'"
Gone with the Wind
Andrew
|
$400
[27]
Here's the Little Dumbbell Nebula, courtesy of this telescope that started out a little fuzzy but came into focus in 1993
the Hubble Space Telescope
Scott
|
$400
[22]
"Remedy"&"All I Ask"are on her "25"
Adele
Scott
|
$400
[23]
"The second-oldest secret society for women in the U.S.", Phi Mu has a motto--"Les Soeurs Fideles", which translates to this
the Loyal Sisters (the Faithful Sisters)
Andrew
|
$400
[18]
A handy spelling mnemonic: this word referring to writing paper has an "E" for "envelope"; its homonym has an "A" for "at rest"
stationery
Edaureen
|
$400
[24]
Making a Shandy can be as simple as combining a tart soda & this alcoholic beverage
beer
Edaureen
|
|
$600
[1]
"'We, the party, control all records, and we control all memories. Then we control the past, do we not?'"
1984
Edaureen
|
$600
[2]
Carolyn & Gene Shoemakergot top billing, but how about props for this astronomer whose co-comet crashed into Jupiterin 1994
Levy
Scott
|
$600
[5]
This artist's 2024 release"GNX"includes"Dodger Blue" &"Squabble Up"
Kendrick Lamar
Edaureen
|
$600
[17]
Around 1951 Tri Sigma began funding research to beat this disease, aka infantile paralysis; happily, they soon needed a new goal
polio
Andrew
|
$600
[16]
To avoid spelling this Yiddish word for, say, your BTS snow globe, try an easier-to-spell synonym like "curio" or "doodad"
a tchotchke
Edaureen
|
$600
[15]
After a hot summer day, unwind with ranch water, a combination of soda, lime & the Blanco variety of this potent potable
tequila
Andrew
|
|
$800
[3]
"I had of course long been used to a halter... & to be led about in the fields & lanes quietly, but now I was to have a bit & bridle"
Black Beauty
Andrew
|
$800
[7]
Mintaka is one of the three supergiant stars that make up this celestial fashion accessory
Orion's Belt
Andrew
|
$800
[6]
"The Great Gig in the Sky" &"Brain Damage"are deep cuts from this 1973 Pink Floyd album
The Dark Side of the Moon
Scott
|
$800
[19]
The Bee Gees were a band of brothers; the DGs are this Greek org. founded in 1873 before the term "sorority" was even used
the Delta Gammas
Edaureen
|
$800
[11]
At least to the James Beard Foundation, there's no "N" on the menu when spelling this word for the owner of an eatery
restaurateur
Scott
|
$800
[14]
The bright green grasshopper combines cream, Crème de Cacao & this herbal liqueur
crème de menthe
Andrew
|
|
$1,000
[4]
A 5-word title (the last line): "And they will find ten dead bodies and an unsolved problem on Soldier Island"
And Then There Were None
Edaureen
|
$1,000
[8]
The closest star to our sun & a bit more than half as hot, this red dwarf is on pace to last for 4 trillion years, or even 4 trillion & 1
Proxima Centauri
Andrew
|
$1,000
[12]
"Red Hill Mining Town" &"Trip Through Your Wires" are on this U2 album whose cover model fell over & died
Joshua Tree
Scott
|
DD
$1,500
[9]
Sen. Blanche Lincoln & Nancy Walton Laurie, a daughter of Walmart's co-founder, were Chi Omegas at this state school
the University of Arkansas
Andrew
|
$1,000
[10]
These pups were called "badger dogs" to disassociate them from Germany after WWI; as a bonus, the non-German name was easier to spell
a dachshund
Andrew
|
$1,000
[13]
Want an old fashioned? Combine whiskey, sugar & bitters from this company based in Trinidad & Tobago
Angostura
Scott
|
| 19th CENTURY FOLKS | ANIMAL PLANET | MYTHELLANEOUS FEMALES | OSCAR WINNERS ON TV | 2-WORD PALINDROMES | MARRIAGE |
|
$400
[29]
Following the War of 1812, she became the first first lady to publicly take on a cause, helping to found an orphanage in Washington
Dolley Madison
Scott
|
$400
[28]
In 1966 Artesia, Colorado changed its name to this, reflecting its proximity to a fossil-rich national monument
Dinosaur, Colorado
Scott
|
$400
[27]
Oh, the drama! Melpomene is the muse of lyre playing & of this branch of drama
tragedy
Scott
|
$400
[26]
An Oscar winner in 2025, he's also an Emmy winner for playing Roman Roy
Kieran Culkin
Scott
|
$400
[25]
A sinister Kalamata
an evil olive
Scott
|
$400
[30]
Historian Susannah Gibson says 18th c. British wedding announcements might include the amount of this, money that came with the bride
a dowry
Andrew
|
|
$800
[24]
This philosopher said, "God is dead" but also said, "We are not rid of God because we still have faith in grammar"
Nietzsche
Scott
|
$800
[22]
No, I do not want to swim in the river named for these reptiles; it forms part of the boundary of Kruger National Park
crocodiles
Edaureen
|
$800
[21]
She & Tristan drink a love potion meant for her & Tristan's uncle
Isolde
Scott
|
$800
[20]
You've likedher, you've really liked her on shows like "Brothers and Sisters" & recently as Jerry Buss's mom on "Winning Time"
Field
Scott
|
$800
[19]
A drinking receptacle used to hold Juicy Fruit or Trident
a gum mug
Scott
|
$800
[23]
George Clooney spent 20 minutes in this traditional proposal position before Amal said yes
on one knee
Scott
|
|
$1,200
[13]
He painted the sand with what you might call grainillism in 1885's "Low Tide at Grandcamp"
Seurat
Scott
|
$1,200
[7]
You can visit Eagle Lake, Elk Lake, Heron Lake, Moose Lake, Sturgeon Lake & quite a few more in this U.S. state
Minnesota
Andrew
|
$1,600
[5]
To learn hidden secrets & mysteries is to "lift the veil" of this Egyptian goddess associated with death & rebirth
Isis
Edaureen
|
$1,200
[10]
Before her 2025 Oscar win, Mikey Madison played Max Pamela Adlon's oldest daughter onthisFX series
Better Things
Scott
|
$1,200
[2]
Your holdings of Auare chronicled in a written record or diary
gold log
Andrew
|
$1,200
[18]
A 2010 discovery was the purported marriage bed of King Henry VII & Elizabeth of York, symbolizing the end of these wars
the Wars of the Roses
Scott
|
|
$1,600
[14]
The Ether Domeat this New England hospital is where William T.G. Morton made the first use of modern surgical anesthesia in 1846
Massachusetts General
|
$1,600
[8]
Thismountain that looms over Phoenix gets its name from its fancied resemblance to a kneeling dromedary
Camelback Mountain
Andrew
|
$2,000
[6]
The daughter of the Cretan King Minos, she helps Theseus escape the labyrinth by giving him a thread to help him find his way out
Ariadne
Andrew
|
$1,600
[11]
For 3 seasons he played Rodrigo Borgia, who becomes Pope Alexander VI
Jeremy Irons
|
$1,600
[3]
A treat after a long day of work in a sliding box in a chest
drawer reward
|
$1,600
[17]
It's a mellow, marital kind of love; in some states, a homewrecker can be sued for "alienation of" it
affection
Edaureen
|
|
$2,000
[15]
Not a popular figure today, British Empire booster Cecil Rhodes was PM 1890-1896 of this alliterative area in South South Africa
the Cape Colony
Scott
|
$2,000
[9]
Mariners in the age of sail often got stuck in these latitudes that extend from around 30 to 35 degrees north & south
the horse latitudes
Scott
|
DD
$3,200
[1]
Stheno & Euryale are her equally monstrous sisters, though she is the only one who is mortal
Medusa
Edaureen
|
$2,000
[12]
In the '80s, future 2-time Oscar winner Denzel Washingtonplayed Dr. Philip Chandler on this series
St. Elsewhere
|
DD
$5,000
[4]
I've done this, dug in the earth to find blue twill-woven fabric used to make jeans
mined denim
Andrew
|
$2,000
[16]
Maintaining & repairing marriages, sometimes on her podcast in real time, is a focus of this Belgian therapist
Esther Perel
|
Described as both a "beautiful violet" & "French Blue" in the 1600s, this object went on tour in the 1900s before landing in the Smithsonian
the Hope Diamond