Harrison Whitaker game 9.
Sarah Wylie — a teacher from Boynton Beach, Florida
Jamie Kohlmeier — a beer specialist originally from Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Harrison Whitaker — a researcher originally from Terre Haute, Indiana (whose 8-day cash winnings total $218,600)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison | $3,200 | $7,200 | $31,200 |
$50,000
9-day champion: $268,600 |
$27,200
29 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| Jamie | $0 | $800 | $2,400 |
$2
2nd place: $3,000 |
$2,400
6 R, 2 W |
| Sarah | $800 | $1,600 | $5,200 |
$0
3rd place: $2,000 |
$7,200
13 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| LIT CHARACTERS GO REALITY TV | 2 LETTERS, 3 LETTERS | AROUND THE KITCHEN | THE ____ | HARLEM | GLOBETROTTERS |
|
$200
[26]
He is crushing the not-aging challenge but in "the actual painting... there was no doubt that the whole expression had altered"
Dorian Gray
Jamie
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$200
[30]
Phrase that flashes on a sign during a live broadcast
on air
Jamie
|
$200
[29]
The OED calls this utensil "a bundle of wires, for beating up eggs" (what did the eggs do to deserve that?)
a whisk
Sarah
|
$200
[28]
Team Gwen's Carter Rubin was your Season 19 winner & therefore, we guess, title character of this show
The Voice
Jamie
Sarah
|
$200
[10]
A 1934 article announced this theatre "inaugurates new feature: stage broadcast of Amateur Nite"
the Apollo
Sarah
|
$200
[27]
On May 20-21, 1932 she flew her Lockheed Vega from Newfoundland to Northern Ireland in 14 hours, 56 minutes
Earhart
Jamie
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|
$400
[15]
Rough times in the Big Brother house in this novel--having a diary might get you the death penalty or 25 years in a forced-labor camp
1984
Harrison
|
$400
[22]
A possessive adjective begins this admission of fault popularized on basketball courts, notably by Manute Bol
my bad
Harrison
|
$400
[25]
The round bottom of this 3-letter Chinese pan efficiently uses heat to make amazing meals full of proteins & veggies
a wok
Sarah
|
$400
[19]
Winning 7 Super Bowls--more than any franchise--got Tom Brady called the this & even the this of thises
GOAT
Jamie
|
$400
[9]
In 2025, Harlem-bred Dapper Dandrew on the true Harlem dandy era at this annual fundraiser in its 77th year
the Met Gala
Sarah
|
$400
[21]
Although he's from a children's book series & is kinda 2-D, he's been to all 7 continents & met with world leaders
Flat Stanley
Sarah
|
|
$600
[7]
These 2 housemates have a secret--not only do they know each other, but "I had gone to bed" as No. 1 but "awakened" as No. 2
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Sarah
|
$600
[16]
Taking a gamble? Do this or head back to your domicile
go big
Harrison
|
$600
[20]
Wanna make your own guacamole? Invest in a molcajete & tejolote, Spanish for this pair used for crushing, blending & serving
a mortar & pestle
Harrison
|
$600
[6]
Hosts ofthisCBS show created in 2010 by Sara Gilbert include Sheryl Underwood & "Sharon!" Osbourne
The Talk
Jamie
|
$600
[3]
People enjoy the "sweet life" in this upscale area of Harlem that's in the name of a "Rapper's Delight" trio
Sugar Hill
Harrison
Jamie
|
$800
[13]
"Rome: Ancient Glory" & "Venice: City of Dreams" are two episodes of this man's Europe travel show
Rick Steves
Sarah
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|
$800
[11]
Before a challenge, Ilderim has a good question for Ben-Hur: "What experience hast thou in racing with" these?
chariots
Harrison
|
$800
[17]
There's a synonym for humor or cleverness in this phrase meaning "namely"
to wit
Sarah
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$800
[23]
Also a vessel for holy water, in the kitchen it's a small bottle for serving oil & vinegar
a cruet
|
$800
[4]
Who knew singing about being a creepy kind of stalker would yield a No. 1 hit for 8 weeks in 1983 for this band?
The Police
Sarah
|
$800
[1]
In 1887, 6th Ave. going through Harlem was renamed for James Lenox--100 years later, it was renamed for this leader slain nearby
Malcolm X
Harrison
|
$1,000
[12]
At one point, writer Patricia Schultz said she's been to some 80%, or 800, of the sights she listed in this travel book
1,000 Places to See Before You Die
|
|
$1,000
[8]
Frodo didn't come here to make friends, but to destroy some "precious" jewelry on "the dark slopes of" this
Mount Doom
Harrison
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$1,000
[18]
1960s painting style that used geometric forms to create visual effects
op art
Harrison
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$1,000
[24]
For the creamiest mashed potatoes, you might want to use this utensil with a name that includes a grain
a (potato) ricer
Harrison
|
$1,000
[5]
Denzel, in this 2014 film: "The girl you beat... her life is gonna go on. Yours is gonna end right here on this funky floor, over $9,800"
The Equalizer
|
$1,000
[2]
Thislate congressman from Harlem served 23 terms in the House & was a decorated Korean War veteran
Charlie Rangel
|
DD
$2,000
[14]
Chinese scholar Peng Hai identified this man as Boluo, a courtier mentioned in the "History of the Yuan"
Marco Polo
Sarah
|
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$400
[25]
Hired to work on this project in 1944, 18-year-old whiz Theodore Hall probably shouldn't have been: he became a Soviet spy
the Manhattan Project
Harrison
|
$400
[26]
Thisremake of an Oscar-winning musical from 1961 didn't repeat the feat
West Side Story
Sarah
|
$400
[27]
Thisterm for the quick movements used when performing magic tricks can also refer to an act of trickery or deception
sleight of hand
Harrison
|
$400
[28]
Juba, the capital of South Sudan, is on the White branch of this mighty river
the Nile
Harrison
|
$400
[29]
Acts 11 says, "the disciples were called" these "first in Antioch"; more than 2 billion call themselves that today
Christians
Sarah
|
$400
[30]
Don't be fooled--that's not rice but a dish made with this similar-looking pasta
orzo
Harrison
|
|
$800
[24]
Also a person who controls pooches at a dog show, it's a spy's supervisor, like Victor Cherkashin for CIA traitor Aldrich Ames
a handler
Harrison
|
$800
[17]
This Oscar-winning actor/director helmed the film "Belfast", based in part on his own childhood in Northern Ireland
Branagh
Harrison
|
$800
[23]
In basketball parlance, it's a synonym for "swish!"
nothing but net
Sarah
|
$800
[22]
2,200 miles off the coast of Chile, this island forms the eastern extent of Polynesia
Easter Island
Harrison
|
$800
[11]
As part of his missionary work, St. Paul called himself "the apostle to" this group of non-Jews
the Gentiles
Harrison
Sarah
|
$800
[21]
Local pol Johnny Rosenblatt was instrumental in making this Midwest city the new home of the College World Series in 1950
Omaha
Harrison
|
|
$1,200
[8]
The Nazis didn't trust a spy called Cicero, even though he sent good Intel on a June 1944 operation code-named this
Operation Overlord
Harrison
|
$1,200
[1]
"Mank", about the writing of "Citizen Kane", also got nominations for Gary Oldman in the title role & for Amanda Seyfried as her
(Marion) Davies
Harrison
|
$1,200
[7]
GTL for short, it's the holy trinity of daily activities immortalized by TV's Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino
gym, tan, laundry
Sarah
|
$1,200
[19]
Cleveland is situated where this river enters Lake Erie
the Cuyahoga
Harrison
|
$1,200
[10]
Aaron & Moses were part of this priestly tribe bearing the name of the third son of Jacob with Leah
the Levites
Harrison
|
$1,600
[13]
One of the earliest known pyramids of the Americas was the Great Pyramid of La Venta in Mexico, built by this ancient people
the Olmec
Harrison
|
|
$2,000
[9]
More famous as the founder of a detective agency, he went by E.J. Allen as the head of a Union spy agency during the Civil War
Pinkerton
Harrison
|
$1,600
[2]
Films about music from the 2023 ceremony included "Elvis" &this one about a conductor
Tár
Jamie
|
$1,600
[18]
The Senate confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence 52-48, a vote mostly this, the opposite of crossing the aisle
along party lines (down party lines)
Harrison
|
$1,600
[5]
This island in the Indian ocean was named after a get-together between separated French revolutionaries
Réunion Island
Sarah
|
$1,600
[15]
One of king David's best soldiers was Uriah of this ancient people; too bad for Uriah David liked how his wife Bathsheba looked
the Hittites
|
$2,000
[14]
Latin for "something said in passing", it's a remark made by a judge that has no legal bearing on a case
obiter dictum
|
|
DD
$4,400
[4]
Documents declassified in 2017 100 years after her execution led to speculation that she was scapegoated by French officials
Mata Hari
Harrison
|
$2,000
[3]
Foreign films in contention for top honors included this 2023 French one about a scandalous murder case
Anatomy of a Fall
Harrison
|
$2,000
[20]
This hip-hop phrase meaning "get paid" is a Lil Uzi Vert song title &, oddly enough, a former campaign catchphrase for Andrew Yang
secure the bag
|
$2,000
[6]
Kanpai! This capital of Hokkaido hosted the 1972 Winter Olympic Games
Sapporo
Harrison
|
$2,000
[16]
Jesus' disciple Simonwas nicknamed this, like enthusiastic anti-Roman Jews whose actions would lead to all-out war
Simon the Zealot
|
DD
$2,400
[12]
After his death his lyre was placed in the heavens as a constellation
Orpheus
Harrison
|
In a 1939 letter, he recalled a boyhood experience that inspired his life's work: petting his cat on a cold winter's night
(Nikola) Tesla