Chris McGinn — an editor from Indian Land, South Carolina
Evan Argyle — a data scientist from Salt Lake City, Utah
Allegra Hill — a foreign affairs professional from Washington, D.C. (whose 1-day cash winnings total $23,601)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegra | $-1,400 | $800 | $8,600 |
$12,700
3rd place: $2,000 |
$7,200
13 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Evan | $3,400 | $6,000 | $17,400 |
$12,799
2nd place: $3,000 |
$15,600
25 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| Chris | $3,200 | $6,200 | $11,000 |
$22,000
New champion: $22,000 |
$9,600
15 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| CREEPY THINGS INGOOSEBUMPSTITLES | WORLD HISTORY | 3-LETTER MUSICAL GROUPS | TRANSPORTATION | OCCUPATIONAL VERBS | DESSERT |
|
$200
[27]
This apparition "Next Door"
a ghost
Allegra
Evan
|
$200
[8]
The English might be speaking French or the French, English if the last major one of these periods hadn't ended about 12,000 years ago
an ice age
Allegra
|
$200
[29]
"Straight Outta Compton", Dr. Dre, Ice Cube & Eazy-E were members of this group
N.W.A.
Evan
|
$200
[25]
Constructed of iron & wood, a velocipede was an early (& uncomfortable) version of this vehicle
a bicycle
Allegra
Chris
|
$200
[30]
To evaluate & determine the winner of a talent contest
(to) judge
Allegra
|
$200
[26]
Also called a half moon cookie, it goes back to N.Y. bakeries in the early 20th century; Obama called it a "unity cookie"
a black & white
Evan
|
|
$400
[20]
"The Curse of" this ancient creature's "Tomb"
a mummy
Allegra
|
$400
[7]
In 1755 Elizabeth Petrovna, daughter of this czar, established Moscow State University
Peter the Great
Evan
|
$400
[28]
This '90s girl group was at first an acronym for the first names of Ms. Watkins, Ms. Lopes & original member Crystal Jones
TLC
Evan
|
$400
[24]
Introduced in 1997, this Toyota model was the world's first mass-produced hybrid vehicle
a Prius
Allegra
|
$400
[23]
To alter or adapt a speech for the needs of a specific audience
tailor
Evan
|
$400
[22]
This dessert of Sicilian origin consists of cigar-sized tubes of pastry filled with sweet ricotta cheese
a cannoli
Allegra
|
|
$600
[4]
This hirsute brute "of Fever Swamp"
a werewolf
Allegra
Chris
|
$600
[6]
This Prussian who united many states became Germany's first chancellor in 1871
Bismarck
Chris
|
$600
[9]
If you know Nate Ruess was a member of this band, "Carry On"
Fun.
Evan
|
$600
[17]
The world's largest public BRT, or bus rapid transit system, is the Transjakarta bus system in this country
Indonesia
Evan
|
$600
[11]
Legal job meaning to give recommendations to someone in need of advice or guidance
counsel
Evan
Chris
|
$600
[21]
This fried cruller-like delicacy from Mexico is dredged & dunked in sweet, beautiful cinnamon sugar
a churro
Evan
|
|
$800
[2]
"Attack of" these autumn illuminators
jack-o'-lanterns
Evan
|
$800
[5]
Site of the first Ottoman conquest in Europe in 1356, this peninsula was assaulted by a combined Allied force in 1915
Gallipoli
Evan
Chris
|
$800
[18]
This Scandinavian band's unusual name was chosen because it was an "international way of expressing recognition"
a-ha
Allegra
|
$1,000
[15]
In the shipping & freight biz, this term refers to cargo that's being transported; a "bill of" it is kind of like a receipt
(a bill of) lading
Evan
Chris
|
$800
[10]
To make darn sure the person picked to run for vice president is fit for the job
(to) vet
Chris
|
$800
[13]
Angel food or red velvet on a stick--that's this 2-word treat
a cake pop
Evan
|
|
$1,000
[3]
This agricultural frightener "Walks at Midnight"
a scarecrow
Evan
|
$1,000
[1]
Starting with Yekuno Amlak in 1270, the Solomonic dynasty ruled this African nation with a few interruptions until the 20th century
Ethiopia
Evan
|
$1,000
[19]
"Nightswimming" is a haunting ballad by this group
R.E.M.
Chris
|
DD
$2,200
[16]
Traveling between the host city & Osaka, the first one of these began operating in 1964, just in time for the Tokyo Olympics
a bullet train
Chris
|
$1,000
[14]
To bring about something through skillful manipulation, such as a takeover
to engineer
Allegra
|
$1,000
[12]
Literally "mix mix" in Tagalog, this double talk dessert combines shaved ice, condensed milk, jackfruit & other sweets
halo-halo
|
| THEIR FIRST FILM TOGETHER | THE "END" | SPA TREATMENTS | GEOMETRY | CIRCUM-FRANCE | A CUTE ANGEL |
|
$400
[10]
Before they had mail or were sleepless in Seattle, this pair co-starred in "Joe Versus the Volcano"
Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan
Chris
|
$400
[26]
Historians debate how hard U.S. Grant hit the bottle, in particular during an 1863 incident called the "Yazoo" this binge
bender
|
$400
[27]
Use of essential oils is essential to this treatment, which essentially entails inhaling & smelling stuff
aromatherapy
Chris
|
$400
[28]
This unit of angle measure equals 1/360 of a full rotation
a degree
Evan
|
$400
[29]
Just west of the French Riviera, it's France's largest seaport
Marseille
Evan
|
$400
[30]
In the Louvre, you'll feel the love after seeing Hans Memling's painting of an angel holding one of these; he comes in peace
an olive branch
Allegra
|
|
$800
[1]
In their first collaboration, Bradley Cooper played a bipolar man opposite Jennifer Lawrence's young widow in this film
Silver Linings Playbook
Allegra
|
$800
[9]
In 2025, with Trump's policies threatening its finances, many eyes turned to Harvard's $53 billion this
endowment
Allegra
|
$800
[25]
A form of acupressure, this type of massage with a Japanese name also uses targeted pressure to restore the body's balance
shiatsu
Chris
|
$800
[24]
It's the high-flying name for the quadrilateral with two sets of congruent & adjacent sides seen here
a kite
Evan
|
$800
[6]
Lyon is home to what's left of what was known as the Amphitheatreof the Three these, an old name for France
Gauls
Chris
|
$800
[15]
Raphael's "Sistine Madonna" features these adorable little angels known as "putti" in Italian
cherubs
Evan
|
|
$1,200
[2]
Before "Swingers", Jon Favreau & Vince Vaughn were in this 1993 film about a dreamer at Notre Dame
Rudy
Evan
|
$1,200
[7]
As a verb, it can mean to decide on a date, time & venue for a legal case
to calendar
|
$1,200
[20]
A step included in many facials, this skin-sloughing process can be physical (via scrubbing) or chemical (via peels)
exfoliation
Allegra
|
$1,200
[23]
It's the much cooler-sounding way to say the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle
the hypotenuse
Evan
|
$1,600
[3]
We're bullish on the prehistoric art found at the Hall of the Bulls in this cave in Montignac
Lascaux
Evan
Chris
|
$1,200
[11]
When he wasn't writing "Songs of Innocence & Experience", this Brit createdwatercolorsof fancy angels
Blake
Chris
|
|
$2,000
[22]
Queen Latifah & Jada Pinkett Smith co-starred in this 1996 heist movie
Set It Off
|
$1,600
[8]
Something common or in here nt in a place is this "to" it, like malaria to parts of Africa
endemic
Allegra
|
$1,600
[18]
If freezing your... wallet off sounds therapeutic, then this wellness treatment, from Greek for "cold", is for you
cryotherapy
Chris
|
$1,600
[16]
The equal-sided parallelogram seenhereis called a diamond, or this, from Greek & more fun to say
a rhombus
Chris
|
$2,000
[4]
Home to Nîmes & Montpellier, this French region was named for the way "yes" was said there--an "oc" instead of "oui"
Languedoc
Evan
|
$1,600
[12]
A famous painting of the Annunciation featured this sharply attired angel delivering some good news to Mary
Gabriel
Chris
|
|
DD
$3,000
[21]
These 2 won an Oscar for writing in 1998 but first appeared as extras at Fenway Park in "Field of Dreams"
Ben Affleck & Matt Damon
Allegra
|
$2,000
[14]
Adjective for someone who doesn't just pretend but lies a lot
mendacious
Evan
Chris
|
$2,000
[19]
Floating in one of these soundproof 3-word contraptions can be a great way to relax, if the price tag doesn't stress you out
sensory deprivation chambers (sensory deprivation tank)
Evan
|
$2,000
[17]
Geometric shapes that get uniformly leng thened have undergone this transformation you might associate with relativity & time
dilated (dilation)
Evan
|
DD
$3,000
[5]
A theater festival is held in this southeastern city, with performances at the Palais des Papes
Avignon
Evan
|
$2,000
[13]
Botticelli loved him some angels, painting a few inthis8-letter Christian art theme regarding a certain beginning
the Nativity
Evan
|
At age 26 in April 1917, she passed the assistant's exam for London's Society of Apothecaries
Agatha Christie