Paolo Pasco game 3.
Jeff Freymann — a retired radio producer and part-time composer from Berkeley, California
Saralyn McKinnon-Crowley — an assistant professor from Waco, Texas
Paolo Pasco — a puzzle writer originally from San Diego, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $54,197)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paolo | $4,200 | $7,600 | $25,500 |
$25,544
3-day champion: $79,741 |
$23,200
27 R (including 3 DDs), 1 W |
| Saralyn | $2,800 | $4,400 | $6,400 |
$400
3rd place: $2,000 |
$6,400
11 R, 2 W |
| Jeff | $400 | $-600 | $8,600 |
$7,200
2nd place: $3,000 |
$8,600
9 R, 2 W |
| WHERE IN THE WORLD...? | JUST ONE TEAM | TAKE A NUMBER IN THE BOOKSTORE | A HOW-TO CATEGORY | BIG PILES | REAL "O.G."s |
|
$200
[28]
Located on an isthmus & opened in 1914, it cuts through the Continental Divide at one of its lowest points
the Panama Canal
Saralyn
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$200
[25]
This reliever--19 seasons as a Yankee
Mariano Rivera
|
$200
[26]
"Twenty Years After" is Alexandre Dumas' follow-up featuring this group of title swashbucklers
the Three Musketeers
Saralyn
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$200
[27]
To solve the problemshownremember PEMDAS, an acronym that tells you to start here
the parentheses
Paolo
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$200
[29]
This menu adjective for the portion seenhereis heard in "The Beverly Hillbillies" closing theme song
heapin'
|
$200
[30]
A 19th century sea captain coined this term for the U.S. flag
Old Glory
Saralyn
|
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$400
[23]
Pasturelands make up around 75% of this country highlighted here
Mongolia
Paolo
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$400
[24]
Michael Strahan--15 seasons with this team
the Giants
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$400
[3]
In the book series this many "Lives of Chloe King", a teenager learns that she has special enhanced abilities like a cat
Nine
Paolo
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$400
[10]
Part of this life-saving process is putting the thumb side of your wrist below the victim's rib cage, 2" above the belly button
the Heimlich maneuver
Jeff
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$400
[15]
Chest-high smelly piles were a feature of NYC streets during a 9-day one of these in 1968
garbage collectors' strike (sanitation strike)
Paolo
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$400
[7]
The website for this restaurant mentions "never ending servings of our freshly baked breadsticks"
Olive Garden
Paolo
|
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$600
[16]
You can see the McKinley National Memorial in this city, along with Jerry Rice's head (his Hall of Fame bust, to be precise)
Canton, Ohio
|
$600
[17]
This Navy lieutenant, 14 seasons with the NBA's Spurs
Lt. David Robinson
|
$600
[1]
It's not just a murder mystery he must solve in "The Sign of Four"--hidden treasure is also involved
Sherlock Holmes
Saralyn
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$800
[9]
Play the individual notes of a chord in succession, like so... to do one of these, from Italian for "to play upon the harp"
arpeggio
Saralyn
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$600
[12]
In gambling, it's a four-letter verb meaning topull in a big pile of chips, or a four-letter noun for part of each pot taken by a casino
a rake
Paolo
Saralyn
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$600
[4]
In 2025 Miki Yamane of the L.A. Galaxy scored one of these against (well, for) the New York Red Bulls
an own goal
Paolo
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$800
[13]
The East Australian Current (or the EAC, dude!) is a section of the counter-clockwise flow of this sea, just below the Coral Sea
the Tasman Sea
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$800
[18]
This player-owner--17 seasons a Penguin
(Mario) Lemieux
Paolo
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$800
[2]
The afterlife is more than just a place in Mitch Albom's bestseller about this title group of folks "You Meet in Heaven"
The Five People
Jeff
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$1,000
[19]
To prevail "over the Philistine", according to 1 Samuel 17:50, use these 2 objects
a sling & a stone
Paolo
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$800
[11]
A 52-foot one of these piles was reported in Brooklyn's Gravesend area during the Blizzard of 1888
a snowdrift
Jeff
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$800
[5]
This type of street musician was often accompanied by a monkey
an organ grinder
Paolo
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$1,000
[22]
This country has 3 neighbors on its borders: Argentina, Brazil & the Atlantic Ocean
Uruguay
Saralyn
Jeff
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$1,000
[21]
21 seasons asa Royal, hitting .390 in one of them
George Brett
|
$1,000
[14]
Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" begins with these 12 words
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
Saralyn
|
DD
$2,200
[8]
How to become president of the U.S.? Have this job if the president, veep & Speaker of the House are unable to do the gig
a president pro tem(pore) (of the Senate)
Paolo
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$1,000
[20]
This country has a duty-free port on the Pacific edge of the Atacama, helping create vastpilesof discarded clothing in the desert
Chile
Paolo
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$1,000
[6]
O.G. can stand for this pair of medical specialties; ACOG is the American College of its doctors
obstetrics & gynecology
Saralyn
|
| WHEN IN THE WORLD...? | ACID TEST | MOVIE SEQUELS | NON-GEOGRAPHICAL FLAGS | 12-LETTER WORDS | ARIA OF EFFECT |
|
$400
[27]
Scotty on "Star Trek", James Doohan was hit by 6 bullets & lost a middle finger helping take Juno Beach on this date
June 6, 1944
Jeff
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$400
[30]
Oil of vitriol & battery acid are other names for this corrosive stuff
sulfuric acid
|
$400
[21]
This one goes to... II? "The End Continues" is the subtitle of the 2025 sequel to this, the progenitor of the mockumentary form
This Is Spinal Tap
Jeff
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$400
[29]
An 8-stripe design was tough to make, so pink & turquoise were nixed from the 1979 version of what's known as this 5-letter flag
the pride flag
Paolo
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$400
[28]
On a school progress report, it often comes between good & needs improvement
satisfactory
Paolo
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$400
[23]
In a Wagner aria this lover looks down on a deceased Tristan & sadly sings, "How he smiles..."
Isolde
Paolo
|
|
DD
$500
[19]
In late April 1865 this play was performed for a specific audience: Edwin Stanton & a crew of investigators
Our American Cousin
Paolo
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$800
[25]
You probably know acetylsalicylic acid better by this name trademarked in 1899
aspirin
Jeff
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$800
[11]
"Hasta la vista, baby" was one of Arnold Schwarzenegger's memorable lines from "Terminator 2:" this event
Judgment Day
Saralyn
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$800
[24]
On the flag of this branch of the U.S. armed forces, the year 2019 appears in Roman numerals
the Space Force
Paolo
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$800
[9]
The muscular part of a horse that includes the pelvis & rear legs is referred to by this plural word
hindquarters
Paolo
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$800
[17]
Mozart wrote the "Queen of the Night" aria from this opera for his sister-in-law, who could really belt it
The Magic Flute
Paolo
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|
$800
[26]
Dogs! In! Spaaaace! On November 3, 1957, a pup named Laikabecame the first living creature to orbit Earth aboard this craft, 2
Sputnik (2)
Paolo
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$1,200
[15]
Glycine & lysine are 2 of these acids vital to protein creation
amino acids
Paolo
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$1,200
[10]
Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke had adventures "Before Sunrise"; the first sequel was sensibly called "Before" this
Sunset
Saralyn
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$1,200
[12]
As a tribute to its Swiss founder, this organization's flag is identical to the Swiss flag, but with an inverted color scheme
the Red Cross
Paolo
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$1,200
[2]
Developed from water skiing & later skurfing, it's the sport being enjoyed here
wakeboarding
Paolo
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$1,200
[8]
In this opera Rodolfo sings to Mimì, "Che gelida manina", meaning "your tiny hand is frozen"
La bohème
Paolo
|
|
$1,200
[18]
Paul Revere took a historic ride & Catherine the Great headed off the Pugachev Rebellion--& Pugachev--in this year
1775
Paolo
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$2,000
[20]
Leafy green vegetables are a good source of this, also called vitamin B9
folic acid
Jeff
|
$1,600
[5]
The THX sound system was first used in this 1983 film in the "Star Wars" franchise
Return of the Jedi
Saralyn
Jeff
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$1,600
[13]
In the 1880s French militant Louise Michel (who wasn't in a punk band) popularized a flag linked to this radical movement
anarchism
|
$1,600
[3]
It's the proper term for a mapmaker
cartographer
Paolo
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$1,600
[1]
At the 1998 Grammys Aretha Franklin sang "Nessun Dorma" when she subbed in at the last minute for this one of "The Three Tenors"
Pavarotti
Saralyn
|
|
$2,000
[22]
The Wright brothers took to the air & Henry Ford got going on the ground by incorporating his motor company in this year
1903
Jeff
|
DD
$3,400
[16]
This acid is produced when your body breaks down glucose during exercise, but it's not what makes your muscles sore
lactic acid
Paolo
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$2,000
[6]
Films based on this anime series include "Mugen Train" & now one with Tanjiro facing foes at "the Infinity Castle"
Demon Slayer
|
$2,000
[14]
The colors of the Buddhistflagsignify this radiant energy, said to have emanated from the Buddha upon enlightenment
his aura
|
$2,000
[4]
It's the scientific study of how drugs work & their therapeutic effects
pharmacology
Jeff
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$2,000
[7]
Henry Purcell gave us this Carthaginian queen's "Lament" after she was spurned by Aeneas
Dido
Paolo
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In 1588 a 10th chapel was added to this building to honor a Yurodivy, or "holy fool", who was canonized that year
St. Basil's Cathedral