2025-2026 Second Chance competition week 3, semifinal game 1.
Mustafa Hameed — an attorney from Los Angeles, California
Abigail Arnold — an academic administrator from Waltham, Massachusetts
Keegan Olson — a consultant from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keegan | $-800 | $1,000 | $5,800 |
$0
3rd place: $2,000 |
$6,400
11 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Abigail | $3,600 | $4,400 | $25,600 |
$25,600
Finalist |
$20,400
22 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| Mustafa | $3,600 | $6,000 | $12,000 |
$11,700
2nd place: $3,000 |
$12,000
19 R, 3 W |
| LET'S GIVE THAT CAR A SECOND CHANCE | WORMS ATE MY CATEGORY | TAKING A SPILL | FLIRTING AT THE U.N. | THE EMPERORS | NEW GROOVE |
|
$200
[25]
U.S. sales of this original Volkswagen model ended in 1979; it returned in 1998, but with the engine in front
the Beetle
Mustafa
|
$200
[26]
"Worm" comes from Old English & was used to mean a serpent or even one of these mythological reptiles
a dragon
Mustafa
|
$200
[18]
"Drop the limas" doesn't sound as good as this active vegetable idiom meaning to reveal a secret... or does it?
spill the beans
Abigail
|
$200
[1]
Tell the new staffer from Berlin you know a special internationale Sprache, German for this, & you don't mean Esperanto
an international language
Abigail
|
$200
[17]
Haydn's "Emperor Quartet" provided the melody for the anthems of both Germany & this country, Haydn's homeland
Austria
Keegan
|
$200
[23]
She thanked her "Little Monsters" after a Grammy win for her duet with Bruno Mars on "Die With A Smile"
Lady Gaga
Mustafa
|
|
DD
$200
[30]
This Brit brand stopped selling its durable Defenders in 2016 but brought them back in 2020
a Land Rover
Keegan
|
$400
[24]
The tubifex, or sewage worm, is commonly used as an indicator that the quality of this is not so good
water
Keegan
|
$400
[16]
February 11 is this dairy-related proverb's day that promotes looking on the bright side
don't cry over spilled milk
Mustafa
|
$400
[2]
Shall we take una passeggiata mano nella mano, a walk this way? I know a spot with a great view of the Queensboro Bridge
hand-in-hand
Abigail
|
$400
[15]
Like many of its kind, theemperor scorpiongives off a fluorescent glow under this type of light
a blacklight (ultraviolet light)
Mustafa
|
$400
[19]
His "Hold Me Closer" collab with Britney Spears combines elements of his past songs "The One" & "Tiny Dancer"
Elton John
Mustafa
|
|
$400
[28]
Dodge discontinued the original run of this boldly named muscle car in 1974 but brought it back to great acclaim in 2008
the Challenger
|
$600
[22]
Giant sandworms on a desert planet play a dynamic part in the epic story of this 1965 novel
Dune
Abigail
|
$600
[6]
In her 2013 Oscar speech, this actress said people stood up "because you feel bad that I fell, and that's really embarrassing"
Jennifer Lawrence
Mustafa
|
$600
[3]
So you're from southern Belgium... does everyone there have les yeux verts, these?
green eyes
Abigail
|
$600
[9]
The emperors in 2020's "Mulan" & "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" were roles for this martial arts master
Jet Li
Mustafa
|
$600
[12]
In this 2025 Billboard No. 1 hit, Sabrina Carpenter sang about a boyish guy
"Manchild"
Abigail
Mustafa
|
|
$600
[29]
Originally made from 1962 to 1971, this brand's Gladiator pickup came back for more off-road lumps in 2020
Jeep
|
$800
[20]
The bioluminescent wingless females & larvae of fireflies both are called by this bright name
glowworms
|
$800
[7]
Oops, there goes the tempranillo! A treatment for a spill of this is roughly one part dish soap to 2 parts hydrogen peroxide
red wine
Abigail
|
$800
[4]
Let me escort you to the subway at Grand Central/Kirk Ikinci, this No. street, & tell me of the beauties of Türkiye (besides yourself)
42nd Street
Keegan
Abigail
Mustafa
|
$800
[10]
The emperor type of this bird can dive to depths of 1,800 feet & stay submerged for up to 27 minutes
a penguin
Mustafa
|
$800
[13]
This singer sampled "Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye for her hit "Anxiety"
Doechii
Abigail
|
|
$1,000
[27]
In 2007, Ford revived the high-performance Mustangsbearing the name of this legendary race driver & builder
(Carroll) Shelby
Keegan
|
$1,000
[21]
Thisvariety of earthworm is marked by its large size &, as its name suggests, is noted for its nocturnal behavior
nightcrawlers
Mustafa
|
$1,000
[8]
A transit pipe rupture at BP's Prudhoe Bay facility in 2006 led to a 1/4 million-gallon oil spill from this 800-mile system
the Trans-Alaska Pipeline
Mustafa
|
$1,000
[5]
Is that Honshu hottie a regular at the bar? Try the time-honored question Koko ni yoku kuru n desu ka?, meaning this
(Do you) come here often?
Mustafa
|
$1,000
[11]
As this O'Neill drama opens, an ex-Pullman porter is awakened on the unnamed Caribbean island he rules
The Emperor Jones
Abigail
|
$1,000
[14]
In 2025, this country band released "Life Is A Highway: Refueled Duets"
Rascal Flatts
Mustafa
|
| BOUGIE NEIGHBORHOODS | BIBLICAL WOMEN | ATHLETES IN PUBLIC SERVICE | MEANINGFUL ANAGRAMS | NOBEL LIT WINNERS | 6, 7 |
|
$400
[21]
Larvottois among the priciest districts in a très pricey place to live--this city-state on the French Riviera
Monaco
Abigail
|
$400
[12]
The mother of 6 sons, Keturah was Abraham's second wife following the death of this woman
Sarah
Abigail
|
$400
[29]
George H.W. Bushwas captain of the baseball team at this Ivy League college, playing first base
Yale
Keegan
|
$400
[28]
Job with billable hours:A TORT YEN
attorney
Keegan
|
$400
[5]
The answer my friend is he bagged 2016's award "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition"
(Bob) Dylan
Mustafa
|
$400
[30]
A minced oath, or a character in "Pinocchio"
Jiminy Cricket
|
|
$800
[20]
Once home to the richest Americans, Millionaires' Row was a stretch of this numerical Manhattan thoroughfare
Fifth Avenue
Keegan
|
$800
[11]
Genesis names Asenath as the Egyptian wife of this interpreter of dreams
Joseph
Abigail
|
$800
[26]
As a pro fighter in this sport, Kansas' Sharice Davids went 1-1; going from the cage to Congress, she's 4-0 in elections
MMA (mixed martial arts)
Mustafa
|
$800
[27]
Top 10 cause of mortality in the U.S.:ABETS DIE
diabetes
Mustafa
|
$800
[4]
In 1964 he said non & declined the prize--perhaps he was having an existential crisis
Jean-Paul Sartre
Abigail
|
$800
[22]
It typically precedes "we are gathered here today" at a marriage ceremony
dearly beloved
Mustafa
|
|
$1,200
[17]
Lord Byron hosted literary pals at the Villa Diodation Chemin de Ruth in Cologny, a swank municipality of this Swiss city
Geneva
Abigail
|
$1,600
[9]
After she questions her brother Moses' choice of a wife, God punishes this woman by briefly giving her leprosy
Miriam
Abigail
|
$1,200
[25]
Bill Bradleyplayed forward for the New York Knicks before getting elected a U.S. senator from this nearby state
New Jersey
Mustafa
|
$1,200
[6]
The Vipassana type of this practice purifies the mind:INDIA TOTEM
meditation
Abigail
|
$1,200
[3]
This Japanese-born Brit who's addressed technology in novels like "Never Let Me Go" has a knighthood to go with his Nobel
Ishiguro
Keegan
|
$1,200
[14]
Often used to describe mischievous twins, it means a situation with twice the number of problems
double trouble
Abigail
|
|
$2,000
[19]
The exclusive neighborhood known locally as The Peakoverlooks Victoria Harbor in this densely populated area
Hong Kong Island
Keegan
|
$2,000
[10]
The book of Ruth passes the Bechdel Test in Chapter 1 as Ruth tells this mother-in-law, I'm going with you
Naomi
Keegan
Abigail
|
$1,600
[24]
From 2022 to 2025, this two-time Olympic medal-winning figure skater & five-time world champion wasambassadorto Belize
(Michelle) Kwan
Keegan
|
$1,600
[8]
Marital virtue:TIDY LIFE
fidelity
Mustafa
|
$1,600
[2]
By 1969 there was no more waiting for Nobel for this Irishman, but they were waiting for him--he didn't give a Nobel lecture
Beckett
Abigail
|
$1,600
[15]
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson started this music genre as a rebellion against an established sound
outlaw country
Keegan
|
|
DD
$4,000
[18]
This upscale London neighborhood was named for the annual spring festivities that once took place in its streets
Mayfair
Abigail
|
DD
$4,000
[7]
By covering them with stalks of flax, Rahab the harlot protected Joshua's spies from being discovered in this city
Jericho
Abigail
|
$2,000
[23]
Once Florida A&M football captain, Kwame Kilpatrick quit as this city's mayor; NBA star Dave Bing was elected to finish his term
Detroit
Keegan
|
$2,000
[13]
Striking, unusual & ready to be photographed:QUITE SPRUCE
picturesque
|
$2,000
[1]
In his 2010 Nobel lecture, this 3-named man said, "I carry Peru deep inside me"
Mario Vargas Llosa
Mustafa
|
$2,000
[16]
It's a legal designation for something submitted to the USPTO but not yet granted
patent pending
Abigail
|
On January 20, 1649 he asked, "By what power I am called hither? It is not long since that I was in the Isle of Wight"
Charles I