2025-2026 Second Chance competition week 3, semifinal game 3.
Dan Puma — a salesperson from Chicago, Illinois
Jenna Hayes — an attorney from New York, New York
Ryan Sharpe — a recent graduate from Oakville, Ontario, Canada
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan | $2,800 | $4,800 | $12,400 |
$24,001
Finalist |
$12,400
17 R, 2 W |
| Jenna | $2,600 | $4,800 | $12,000 |
$15,801
2nd place: $3,000 |
$8,000
14 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W |
| Dan | $4,600 | $6,600 | $15,800 |
$6,799
3rd place: $2,000 |
$15,400
24 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| PRESIDENTIAL FIRSTS | ANIMALS IN HISTORY & LEGEND | HOBBIES & PASTIMES | POTPOURRI | THE TV CITY | LOSE A LETTER... |
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$200
[25]
Reaching the mark in 2024, he was the first president to live to be 100
Jimmy Carter
Dan
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$200
[19]
An ancient Greek physician said that those who drank from the horn of this mythic animal would be protected from poison
a unicorn
Dan
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$200
[24]
Some folks collect stamps; a deltiologist collects these souvenir items that a stamp goes on
a postcard
Ryan
Dan
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$200
[30]
Mars was the Roman equivalent of this Greek god
Ares
Dan
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$200
[29]
In 1985 both Sonny Crockett & Rose Nylund were characters on NBC shows set here; where was the crossover episode?!
Miami
Dan
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$200
[28]
From an Irish accent to get this knave
a rogue (from brogue)
Jenna
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$400
[6]
James Madison was the first president to ask Congress for a declaration of war, for this conflict
the War of 1812
Dan
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$400
[16]
Black with a white star on his forehead, Bucephalus was this conqueror's favorite horse & he even named a city after him
Alexander the Great
Dan
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$400
[23]
When home brewing, start the fermentation process by adding this unicellular fungus to your malt extract
yeast
Dan
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$400
[26]
This magic man in "The Tempest" is the exiled Duke of Milan
Prospero
Jenna
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$400
[13]
When this sitcom began, Ben Savage was a kid who had lived in Philly next door to William Daniels, his teacher
Boy Meets World
Dan
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$400
[27]
From a shoreline to get this price
cost (from coast)
Ryan
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$800
[2]
For helping end the Russo-Japanese War, he was the first president & the first American to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Teddy Roosevelt
Dan
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$600
[8]
Reportedly used by Cleopatra to commit suicide, it's also known as an Egyptian cobra & is a symbol of divine royalty
an asp
Dan
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$600
[17]
A shiny cowrie or a spiky murex might bring you joy if conchology is your hobby, collecting these
shells
Jenna
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$600
[18]
Pre-telegraph, you could communicate over long distances via this, a name derived from French, using flags or lights
semaphore
Ryan
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$600
[14]
Station 51 dealt with "Emergency!" in L.A. in the '70s; Firehouse 51 has been helping folks on this NBC show since 2012
Chicago Fire
Dan
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$600
[22]
From a preliminary version of a written work to get this floating structure
raft (from draft)
Dan
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|
DD
$1,000
[3]
Calvin Coolidge was the first & so far only president born on this date; 3 have died on it
July 4th (the Fourth of July)
Dan
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$800
[10]
Tufts University's official mascot, an African elephant with this name, had been owned by P.T. Barnum, a benefactor of the school
Jumbo
Jenna
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$800
[7]
A connoisseur of fine cigars might store them in one of these containers to keep them at a consistent moisture level
a humidor
Jenna
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$800
[5]
Before mastering the art of French cooking, Julia Child worked for this precursor to the CIA during World War II
the OSS
Ryan
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$800
[15]
"Frasier" was set in this city, though "it does get a little damp around here; for God's sake, the state flower is mildew"
Seattle
Dan
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$800
[20]
From a stove & oven combo to get this anger
rage (from range)
Ryan
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$1,000
[1]
He was the first president who had never been elected president or vice president
Gerald Ford
Ryan
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$1,000
[9]
Around 1307 this Scottish king was said to be hiding in a cave & inspired to continue fighting by a spider's efforts in building a web
Robert the Bruce
Ryan
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$1,000
[11]
"Where indoor cycling began" is the slogan of this trademarked "rotational" activity
Spinning
Ryan
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$1,000
[12]
This Muse might be amused to find her name on many a circus musical instrument
Calliope
Ryan
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$1,000
[4]
"The Big Bang" was the first episode of this show, which its creator described as "'Twin Peaks' with rappers"
Atlanta
Jenna
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$1,000
[21]
From a verb meaning to move about aimlessly to get this high waterproof boot, or the person who uses it
a wader (from wander)
Jenna
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| HAPPY NEW YEAR! MOVIE EDITION | "L" ON EARTH | PHOTO: FINNISH | SPOT ON | NONFICTION | WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? |
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$400
[27]
Welcoming the new year, this title woman "decided to take control of my life, & start a diary, to tell the truth about" herself
Bridget Jones
Jenna
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$400
[25]
The 184-foot-tall Monument to the Discoveries in this city features Prince Henry the Navigator on the prow of a ship
Lisbon
Ryan
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$400
[26]
In 2021, millennial Prime Minister Sanna Marinwas in the news for some post-close contact nightclubbing in this capital city
Helsinki
Dan
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$400
[28]
For her debut in Disney's "Steamboat Willie", she appears in the title card in a polka-dot skirt reportedly inspired by Chanel
Minnie Mouse
Ryan
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$400
[29]
Sarah Wynn-Williams told of her career at this company in "Careless People", which didn't get a like from Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook
Ryan
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$400
[30]
An abaculus is a small tile used in this art form
mosaic
Ryan
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$800
[6]
In "Waiting to Exhale", this late, great diva & 3 pals listen to a New Year's Eve countdown & sing along to Roberta Flack
Whitney Houston
Jenna
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$800
[9]
This country is home to the Plain of Jars, or Thong Haihin in its own language
Laos
Dan
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$800
[14]
Born in Kirkkonummi, Eero Saarinenwas the architect of the TWA terminal at this Big Apple airport once called Idlewild
JFK
Dan
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$800
[24]
It's the total number of spots, or pips, on a traditional 6-sided die
21
Ryan
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$800
[16]
Rick Atkinson's book about the start of the Revolutionary War is called this, what people wrongly think midnight rider Paul Revere shouted
The British Are Coming
Jenna
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$800
[22]
Concupiscence is a fancy way to say this, one of the 7 Deadly Sins
lust
Jenna
Dan
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$1,200
[5]
Dan Aykroyd & Eddie Murphy wish the Duke brothers a happy new year as business closes in this film, but the Dukes are not happy at all
Trading Places
Jenna
Dan
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$1,600
[7]
Montserrat & Guadeloupe are part of this chain of islands
the Leeward Islands
Ryan
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$1,200
[13]
After golfing with POTUS in 2025, Finland's Alexander Stuffmet with other EU bigwigs at the White House to aid this Ukrainian pres.
Zelenskyy
Dan
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$1,200
[23]
The proverbially whites of the eyes aren't visible in most horses, but the white layer in the eyes of this spotted breed is obvious
an Appaloosa
Jenna
Dan
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$1,200
[10]
This classic by Woodward & Bernstein was published shortly before Richard Nixon resigned from office
All the President's Men
Ryan
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$1,200
[17]
France has a long tradition of affinage, the art of refining & maturing this type of food, which can take weeks or even years
cheese
Dan
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$1,600
[3]
In "The Holdovers", a teacher played by this man decides on the perfect place for New Year's Eve fireworks--the kitchen
(Paul) Giamatti
Dan
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$2,000
[8]
This river rises in the Wicklow Mountains & flows through Counties Wicklow & Kildare
the River Liffey
Jenna
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$1,600
[12]
This composer of "Finlandia" is so revered in his country that a headystatuewas erected in the park named for him
Sibelius
Dan
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$1,600
[18]
These "soft spots" on top of a baby's head are spaces between the still-forming bones of the young skull
a fontanelle
Jenna
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$2,000
[15]
This 1977 work by reporter Michael Herr has been called the best book ever written about the Vietnam War
Dispatches
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$1,600
[21]
This 15-letter word is just a fancy way to say third from last in a series
antepenultimate
Ryan
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$2,000
[4]
It's a tough New Year's for this brother when Michael says, "I know it was you... you broke my heart"
Fredo
Dan
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DD
$3,000
[1]
This Himalayan city situated at an elevation of about 12,000 feet has a name meaning "God's place"
Lhasa
Jenna
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$2,000
[11]
Carl Mannerheimdefended Finland in 1918 against these Russian-named insurgents that seized control back home under Lenin
the Bolsheviks
Ryan
Jenna
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$2,000
[19]
Caused by magnetic activity, sunspotsappear as dark patches on the Sun's visible surface, aka this layer
the photosphere
Ryan
Dan
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DD
$3,800
[2]
The L.A. Times said images & ideas in this Tom Wolfe book glistened "like a rocket screaming to the heavens"
The Right Stuff
Jenna
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$2,000
[20]
This rhyming word actually meant exactly what it sounds like--a trick to catch applause; now it can mean nonsense
claptrap
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Now associated with women in labor, it was first used by French doctors in 1901 to treat sciatica with cocaine
an epidural