Harrison Whitaker game 10.
Michael Kavanagh — a school principal originally from Woodhaven, New York
Shannon Lawinger — a publishing editor from West Newton, Massachusetts
Harrison Whitaker — a researcher originally from Terre Haute, Indiana (whose 9-day cash winnings total $268,600)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison | $7,400 | $11,200 | $22,000 |
$21,000
10-day champion: $289,600 |
$28,000
34 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Shannon | $800 | $1,400 | $6,200 |
$3,200
3rd place: $2,000 |
$6,200
9 R, 1 W |
| Michael | $2,000 | $3,800 | $8,600 |
$12,600
2nd place: $3,000 |
$8,600
11 R, 0 W |
| THE BISHOP | MOUNTAINS | TURTLE TALK | SOMEBODY'S BUSINESS | THIS CATEGORY STINKS | GERMAN HUMOR |
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$200
[24]
In 1789 John Carroll was made bishop of this Maryland city, a diocese that then included the entire country
Baltimore
Michael
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$200
[25]
As it lies nearly on the equator, the summit of Mount Chimborazo in this range is the highest spot measured from Earth's center
the Andes
Harrison
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$200
[30]
Transformed by radioactive goo when they were babies, they're the crime busters seen here
the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Harrison
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$200
[27]
The Bone Appetit Cafe in San Francisco offers a chef's tasting menu just for these guests
dogs
Shannon
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$200
[28]
If this word refers to your taste in music or clothing, take it as a compliment; if it refers to your smell, take a shower
funky
Harrison
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$200
[29]
As a German who says nice things on "The Dana Carvey Show", this future "Office" boss yelled, "It was a pleasure babysitting Kevin!"
Steve Carell
Michael
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$400
[23]
In 2025 Sarah Mullally, the first female bishop of London, made bigger news as the first woman in this 1,400-year-old job
Archbishop of Canterbury
Michael
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$400
[22]
The Eiger & Mettenberg are a pair of peaks towering over this country's Grindelwald Valley
Switzerland
Harrison
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$400
[26]
Character who says, "I'm ruler... of all that I see. But I don't see enough. That's the trouble with me"
Yertle the Turtle
Harrison
Shannon
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$400
[13]
You don't have to be famous to have one of these; a Florida company will put your nodding visage on a body of your choice
a bobblehead doll
Michael
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$400
[16]
This adjective refers to the smell of meat obtained via hunting as well as the taste of that meat
gamy
Harrison
|
$400
[21]
As Roger De Bris, Gary Beach sang "Springtime for Hitler" in this hilarious Broadway show in 2001
The Producers
Harrison
|
|
$600
[9]
Bishop Samuel Wilberforce led a 19th c. movement to modernize the English Bible, resulting in the this-ed version
Revised
Harrison
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$800
[4]
Considered sacred, it also has the Arabic name Jabal Musa, meaning "Mount of Moses"
Mount Sinai
Michael
|
$600
[14]
The diamondback thisis the state reptile of Maryland & the mascot of the University of Maryland at College Park
a terrapin
Harrison
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$600
[10]
At Portland's Voodoo Donuts, you can lose yourself in a Marshall Mathers, a frosted cake donut covered in these candies
M&M's
Harrison
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$600
[6]
Also a punk band from Northern California, this word describes fat or oil that has, shall we say, turned stanky
rancid
Harrison
|
$600
[5]
We are still very surprised the pitch of "a Nazi P.O.W. camp, but, you know, funny!" worked & got this 1960s show a 6-season run
Hogan's Heroes
Harrison
|
|
$800
[1]
It's Spanish for "bishop", as in San Luis ____ de Tolosa, for whom a mission & a California city are named
Obispo
Harrison
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$1,000
[17]
This peak in Yosemite with nearly vertical walls was known as "Rock Chief" by Native Americans
El Capitan
Michael
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$800
[18]
A "slow-solid tortoise" appears in "The Beginning of the Armadillos", one of this author's "Just So Stories"
Kipling
Harrison
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$800
[11]
Tin Cup Products makes stencils for marking these, so you never have to get penalized for playing the wrong one again
golf balls
Michael
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$800
[7]
From the Latin for bitter & pungent, this word describes a smell that's (yup) bitter & pungent, like a burning tire
acrid
Harrison
|
$800
[15]
A German guest's request for prawn cocktail gets the response of "Oh yes, Eva Prawn" from Basil Fawlty, played by him
John Cleese
Shannon
|
|
$1,000
[2]
In 1979, Bishop Abel Muzorewabecame prime minister in the first multi-racial election as this land transitioned from the name Rhodesia
Zimbabwe
Harrison
|
DD
$1,800
[3]
Jenny Lake near Jackson Hole is presided over by 3 peaks named South, Middle & Grand this
Teton
Harrison
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$1,000
[19]
In 2024, Jonathan the Tortoise, a longtime resident of this island where Napoleon died, celebrated his 192nd birthday
Saint Helena
Harrison
|
$1,000
[12]
Louis Structures turns trash into aggregate for use in construction, a process it calls "garbage to" these loose rock bits
gravel
Shannon
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$1,000
[8]
It specifically describes the smell of decomposing matter & just the first 2 letters are also a way to say "that stinks!"
putrid
Shannon
|
$1,000
[20]
A young German boy has an unusual--to say the least--imaginary friend in this 2019 dark comedy that won a writing Oscar
Jojo Rabbit
Harrison
|
| IN THE YEAR 2000... | CLASSIC LITERATURE REIMAGININGS | WORLD LANGUAGES | ICONIC EYEWEAR | FILIPINO-AMERICAN MUSICIANS | CHANGE THE LAST LETTER |
|
$400
[30]
Despite extreme worry, the world didn't explode on Jan. 1, literally or figuratively, due to this alphanumeric "Bug"
Y2K
Harrison
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$400
[29]
In "Dorothy Must Die", another girl from Kansas is sent to this land on a mission to take out the title girl, who has turned evil
Oz
Shannon
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$400
[28]
Sardinian is often said to be the closest living relative to the vulgar form of this language
Latin
Harrison
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$400
[26]
Robert Marc designed the round rimless frames that became part of this tech mogul's signature look, along with black turtlenecks
Steve Jobs
Shannon
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$400
[27]
During a stop in Manila on her "GUTS" tour, this singer told her fans "Pinoy Ako" (I'm Filipino)
(Olivia) Rodrigo
Harrison
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$400
[25]
An interoffice message sent with its last letter switched from "O" to "E" becomes this, a viral & captioned picture
meme (from memo)
Harrison
|
|
$800
[18]
On July 1, theØresund Bridgeconnecting these two nations was officially opened by Queen Margrethe & King Carl Gustaf
Denmark & Sweden
Harrison
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$800
[16]
A reimagining of "Peter Pan", "Lost Boy" is an alternate take on this character's backstory including how he lost his hand
Captain Hook
Michael
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$800
[5]
The second-most spoken language in Australia is this form of Chinese
Mandarin
Michael
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$800
[23]
Wearing specs may have saved this ex-president's life: in 1912, his metal eyeglass case slowed a would-be assassin's bullet
Teddy Roosevelt
Harrison
|
$800
[24]
I've got a feeling that the rapper apl.de.ap was a coach on "The Voice" of the Philippines & a founding member of this group
the Black Eyed Peas
Harrison
|
$800
[11]
The rate of speed of a musical piece swaps out its "O" & becomes this city that's home to Arizona State University
Tempe (from tempo)
Shannon
|
|
$1,200
[4]
If you were watching NBC in September & saw stock horses prancing to "The Man From Snowy River", you were enjoying this
the opening ceremony to the Sydney Olympics
|
$1,200
[1]
Jewish author Howard Jacobson put a spin on "The Merchant of Venice" with this disputed character "Is My Name"
Shylock
Harrison
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$1,200
[7]
Hindi, spoken by more than 500 million, is closely related to this 4-letter language spoken by some 200 million
Urdu
Harrison
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$1,200
[10]
Audrey Hepburnimmortalized Oliver Goldsmith's Manhattan sunglasses when she wore them window shopping in this film
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Michael
|
$1,200
[20]
This artist was "pronoun"-ced as winner of a 2020 Oscar for Best Original Song from the movie "Judas & the Black Messiah"
H.E.R.
Shannon
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$1,200
[12]
A slope unsheathes its last "L" & gains a "T" to become this handle of a rapier
a hilt (from hill)
Harrison
|
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$1,600
[6]
In a total Year 2000 move on November 20, hefaxed his resignation as president of Peru from a Tokyo hotel room
Fujimori
Harrison
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$2,000
[3]
"The Other Bennet Sister" reworks "Pride & Prejudice" through the eyes of this preachy middle girl in the family
Mary
Shannon
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$2,000
[9]
"Good morning" is buenos días in Spanish but bon dia in this language of Northeast Spain & the Balearic islands
Catalan
Harrison
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$1,600
[15]
This iconic powder-haired Chanel designer was rarely seen without his signature gloves & dark sunglasses
Lagerfeld
Harrison
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$1,600
[21]
In 2025 this ex-Pussycat Doll mentioned her Filipino heritage when accepting a Tony award for "Sunset Blvd."
(Nicole) Scherzinger
Harrison
|
$1,600
[13]
A word for a Chinese organized crime syndicate loses its last member & takes an "L" to become this legal proceeding
a trial (from triad)
Harrison
|
|
$2,000
[17]
August 8 saw the recovery of this Confederate submarine that had sunk some 136 years before
the Hunley
Harrison
|
DD
$4,400
[2]
With this novel as a starting point, "The Madman's Daughter" seeks the truth of her father's experiments on animals
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Harrison
|
DD
$2,800
[8]
Bosnia's official languages are Bosnian, Serbian & this; it's not Herzegovinian
Croatian
Harrison
|
$2,000
[19]
We associate owl frames with architects due in large part to the signature specs of this Swiss-born man
Le Corbusier
Harrison
|
$2,000
[22]
Joey Santiago gouges away at lead guitar on albums like "Doolittle" & "Surfer Rosa" for this quintessential alt-rock group
Pixies
Harrison
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$2,000
[14]
An "E" escapes a word meaning to pursue & is replaced by an "M" to become this vast hole
a chasm (from chase)
Michael
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He wasn't yet a U.S. citizen when he was named an All-American & won 2 Olympic gold medals for the country
Jim Thorpe