Joyelle McSweeney — a poet and English professor from South Bend, Indiana
W.A. Robison — a retired educator from Natchitoches, Louisiana
Christopher Tillman — a pastor from Plover, Wisconsin (whose 2-day cash winnings total $25,600)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher | $200 | $400 | $2,800 |
$799
3rd place: $2,000 |
$10,400
16 R, 3 W (including 2 DDs) |
| W.A. | $2,600 | $3,600 | $4,800 |
$3,999
2nd place: $3,000 |
$6,800
11 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Joyelle | $2,600 | $4,800 | $17,600 |
$17,700
New champion: $17,700 |
$17,600
23 R, 5 W |
| SPORTS THAT DON'T INVOLVE RUNNING | WHAT'S THE NAME? | GOING THE EXTRA MILE | COMPOUND WORDS | TO EARN THE SCOUTING MERIT BADGE... | GOOD MORNING AMERICA: 50 YEARS OF NEWS |
|
$200
[1]
No running near the pool! Save your energy for this swimming stroke with an insect name; you'll need your legs to dolphin kick
the butterfly
Joyelle
|
$200
[18]
Like a cheeseburger, but with onions & on rye bread:____ melt
patty
Christopher
|
$200
[26]
Make it to Camp III at 23,600 feet on the Lhotse face & you've got about another mile of elevation to go to reach this summit
Everest
W.A.
|
$200
[2]
It can mean an overwhelming election victory, or an avalanche
a landslide
Joyelle
|
$200
[14]
"Discuss the differences between the opening, the middle game, & the endgame... explain the 4 rules for castling"
chess
Christopher
|
$200
[21]
(Robin Roberts presents the clue.) In 1996, the craze for this"Sesame Street" toy was in full swing, with a Tyco publicist saying, "By 10 a.m. on Black Friday, every one of them was gone"
Tickle Me Elmo
Joyelle
|
|
$400
[11]
A rare archery feat in which one arrow splits another that's already lodged in the target is named after this storied outlaw
Robin Hood
Joyelle
|
$400
[9]
Ready to go:____ on the spot
Johnny
Christopher
|
$400
[25]
Attention in the cabin! We've just crossed this river & will be landing at Orly in about a mile
the Seine
Joyelle
|
$400
[5]
Comic Sans or Times New Roman, for example
a typeface
Christopher
Joyelle
|
$400
[13]
"Explain what a family tree is & what information would be kept there"
genealogy
Joyelle
|
$400
[22]
(Michael Strahan presents the clue.) On a chilly February morning on February in 2012, I was a guest of honor at this Super Bowl winning team's New York City ticker-tape parade; I'd been there before as a member of the same team in 2008
the New York Football Giants
Christopher
|
|
$800
[8]
Smaller than half a square inch, the triple 20 is the highest-value subsection of the board in this sport
darts
W.A.
|
$600
[17]
Act the clown:____foolery
tom
Joyelle
|
$600
[27]
The 1869 sketch seenhereshows European & Asian laborers working to complete the last mile of this
the transcontinental railroad
Christopher
|
$600
[6]
From their uniforms, British soldiers during the Revolutionary War were called these
Redcoats
Christopher
|
$600
[20]
"Prepare a 3- to 5-minute talk on a topic of your choice that incorporates body language & visual aids"
public speaking
Joyelle
|
$600
[30]
(Robin Roberts presents the clue.) A 1984 ad that exemplified the Reagan re-election campaign said it's this 4-word phrase that we gotta love at GMA since two of the words are in our show's name
morning again in America
Joyelle
|
|
$1,000
[7]
2024 Olympics fans went nuts for Yusuf Dikeç, a silver medalist in shooting from this country
Turkey
Christopher
|
$800
[15]
Totally excellent:____ -dandy
Jim
Joyelle
|
$800
[29]
"The Royal Mile" winds from Holyroodhouse through this city's Old Town to its elevated castle
Edinburgh
W.A.
|
$800
[4]
In 2 Kings 2, it's what takes Elijah up to heaven
a whirlwind
W.A.
|
$800
[19]
Using a vessel "with an open cockpit, a sit-on-top" or an "inflatable" model, "safely capsize & perform a wet exit"
kayaking
W.A.
|
$800
[24]
(George Stephanopoulos presents the clue.) On the morning of June 29, 1995, the world was in awe as this alphabetically first space shuttle began its docking procedure with the Mir Space Station
the Atlantis
W.A.
|
|
DD
$2,400
[10]
olympics.com describes this sport as "formerly the world's major form of long-distance trade and transport"
sailing
Christopher
|
$1,000
[12]
It hangs from a plumb line:plumb ____
bob
W.A.
|
$1,000
[28]
In the 1920s, Chicagobegan buildingthe soaring stretch of Michigan Avenueknown by this grandiloquent & alliterative name
the Magnificent Mile
Joyelle
|
$1,000
[3]
Something very small or a word modifying "accuracy"; as 2 words, it's the Georgia hamlet where Clarence Thomas was born
pinpoint
Joyelle
|
$1,000
[16]
"Find & examine 3 stumps, logs, or core samples that show variations in the growth rate of their ring patterns"
forestry
Christopher
Joyelle
|
$1,000
[23]
(George Stephanopoulos presents the clue.) In the early hours of August 31, 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a car crash in Paris along with this man, the son of the owner of Harrods department stores
Dodi Al-Fayed
Joyelle
|
| 17th CENTURY HAPPENINGS | "M.W." | AMERICAN AUTHORS | MARTIAL ARTS | GREAT SONGS | THE ANIMAL KINGDOM |
|
$400
[17]
At age four, this Sun King took the throne
Louis XIV
W.A.
|
$400
[12]
The federal one is currently $7.25 an hour
minimum wage
W.A.
|
$400
[7]
Appearing in The New Yorker in 1946, his"Slight Rebellion Off Madison" featured an early appearance by Holden Caulfield
Salinger
W.A.
|
$400
[8]
A Japanese style of fencing, kendo derives from the two-handed fighting methods of these warriors
the samurai
Joyelle
|
$400
[11]
Goodness gracious! Right out of the "Great" American songbook comes this 1957 hit for Jerry Lee Lewis
"Great Balls Of Fire"
Christopher
|
$400
[22]
Moms of this North American species with many a quill can hardly chill--they can spend 7 months preggo & 4 months nursing
porcupine
Christopher
|
|
$800
[14]
This founding document was published in "Mourt's Relation", an account of the Plymouth settlement
the Mayflower Compact
Christopher
|
$800
[1]
This Kraft brand distinguishes itself from mere mayo with the taste of a "tangy dressing"
Miracle Whip
Christopher
|
$800
[5]
Saying he was robbed earlier of the Pulitzer, he famously declined that honor for "Arrowsmith"
Sinclair Lewis
W.A.
Joyelle
|
$800
[27]
A style of this martial art goes back to China's Shaolin Temple, where monks used it to complement meditation
kung fu
Joyelle
|
$800
[25]
Called "a mini-suite of bangers" by E.W., this No. 1 single by Travis Scott features 3 movements & Drake
"Sicko Mode"
|
$800
[20]
A smack is a group of these invertebrate sea creatures, like the lion's mane or Pacific sea nettle
jellyfish
Christopher
|
|
$1,200
[13]
Paolo Foscarini mysteriously died soon after the banning of his book defending this Pole's astronomical ideas
Copernicus
W.A.
|
$1,200
[4]
This dictionary brand has been a subsidiary of Encyclopedia Britannica since 1964
Merriam-Webster
Joyelle
|
$1,200
[6]
On the passing of this "Blood Meridian" author, Stephen King called him "maybe the greatest American novelist of my time"
Cormac McCarthy
Joyelle
|
$1,200
[21]
Fighting techniques employed in mixed martial arts include both Japanese & Brazilian styles of this
jujitsu
Joyelle
|
$1,200
[26]
Robert Plant was said to have read "The Magic Arts in Celtic Britain" before penning this song that mentions the May Queen
"Stairway To Heaven"
Christopher
|
$1,600
[19]
Named for its tough skin, it's the largestsea turtlein the world; adults can be more than six feet long
the leatherback
Joyelle
|
|
$1,600
[16]
When I find myself in Smutnoye Vremya--this 3-word era--Boris Godunov comes to me, czaring just before it, let it be
times of trouble (time of troubles)
Joyelle
|
$1,600
[3]
Sharps, needles & items contaminated by blood or other bodily fluids are what makes up this; it needs to be disposed of properly
medical waste
Christopher
|
$1,600
[9]
Shebegan writing "The Secret History" set at a fictional Vermont college while attending Vermont's Bennington College
Donna Tartt
Joyelle
|
$2,000
[24]
The enslaved community of Brazil disguised this martial art as a dance, but it was truly a means of self-defense
capoeira
Joyelle
|
$1,600
[28]
She really "had it up to here!"--Gwen Stefani wrote this hit after her dad got mad at her for staying out late
"Just A Girl"
Christopher
|
DD
$2,000
[18]
The loudest of all monkeys, this primate makes itself known in the forests of Central & South America
the howler monkey
W.A.
|
|
$2,000
[15]
This English philosopher & statesman published his most celebrated work, the "Novum Organum" on nature & knowledge
Francis Bacon
Joyelle
|
$2,000
[2]
The 341st this is headquartered at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana; it's ready to defend the U.S. with ICBMs
Missile Wing
|
$2,000
[10]
Her short stories include "Where Is Here?", "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" & "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For"
Joyce Carol Oates
Joyelle
|
DD
$5,200
[23]
This Korean martial art became an Olympic medal sport at the 2000 Games in Sydney
taekwondo
Christopher
|
$2,000
[29]
We're not sure if Marvin Gaye was talking to a doctor when he sang, "I can't wait for you to operate" on this song
"Sexual Healing"
Joyelle
|
$2,000
[30]
You might say "Do I detect vanilla with hints of oak?" near mound deposits laced with whiffs of castoreum from this mammal
the beaver
|
Officially getting an international border in 1848, this area of land is up to 150 miles wide & has about 2,000 miles of coastline
Baja California