2026Jeopardy!Invitational Tournament quarterfinal game 2.
Veronica Vichit-Vadakan — a librarian from Portland, Oregon
Roger Craig — an applied scientist originally from Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Eric Ahasic — a meteorologist from Minneapolis, Minnesota
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric | $1,400 | $2,800 | $5,600 |
$0
3rd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$5,600
11 R, 3 W |
| Roger | $0 | $2,400 | $24,000 |
$15,000
Winner: semifinalist |
$22,000
28 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Veronica | $1,200 | $2,800 | $7,200 |
$0
2nd place: $5,000 if eliminated |
$7,200
13 R, 3 W |
| PORTS OF CALL | NONFICTION | MODERN TECH | ____ & ____ | THE HAND I'VE BEEN DEALT | PHIL 'ER UP! |
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$200
[22]
You can take a water taxi from Marco Polo Airport to the cruise terminals at this city's port
Venice
Roger
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$200
[23]
"We the People" is Jill Lepore's history of this document
the U.S. Constitution
Veronica
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$200
[25]
The original limit for a tweet on Twitter was this many characters
140
Veronica
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$200
[27]
Meaning "essential" this also refers to 2 essential components of a good hash recipe
meat & potatoes
Eric
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$200
[29]
It's the best Texas hold 'em call you can make here
straight
Roger
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$200
[17]
He's actually a natural righty, even though he plays lefty
(Phil) Mickelson
Eric
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$400
[13]
It's 8 miles & about a 30-euro cab ride from Dún Laoghaire Harbor into the heart of this city
Dublin
Roger
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$400
[24]
The subtitle of "The Stolen Crown" mentions "The Death of" this English dynasty that ended with Elizabeth I
Tudor
Roger
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$400
[26]
In 2012's U.S. v. Jones, the Supreme Court said cops need a warrant to attach one of these tracking devices to a suspect's car
a GPS
Roger
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$400
[28]
The bakers at Thomas' tout these features of their English muffins
nooks & crannies
Veronica
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$400
[30]
I'm at the blackjack table & I've got ace-six, aka this 2-word flexible amount; hit me!
a soft 17
Roger
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$400
[18]
He's the pioneering talk show host seen here
(Phil) Donahue
Veronica
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|
$600
[1]
A West Indies capital on the Gulf of Paria isn't Port of Trinidad or Port of Tobago but Port of this
Port of Spain
Eric
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$600
[9]
"The Beast in the Clouds" tells of 2 of Teddy Roosevelt's sons & their successful search for this animal in the Himalayas
giant panda
Roger
Veronica
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$600
[16]
Abbreviated PV, these cells convert solar into electrical energy using layers of semiconductors
photovoltaic
Veronica
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$600
[12]
You're taking too long to make a decision with this phrase that mentions a clothing border
hem & haw
Eric
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$600
[5]
Paddle steamers on the Mississippi were lively 19th century gambling spots, which may explain this other name for a full house
boat (full boat)
Roger
|
$600
[19]
Thanks to the Concorde, this drummer/singer was the only person to perform at both Live Aid concerts on July 13, 1985
(Phil) Collins
Veronica
|
|
$800
[2]
The Suzhou & Huangpu Rivers flow through this, the world's busiest container port
Shanghai
Eric
Roger
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$800
[10]
Pyramid schemes & the business model called MLM, short for this, are exposed in "Little Bosses Everywhere"
multi-level marketing
Veronica
|
$800
[7]
Allan Cormack shared a Nobel Prize for co-inventing this imaging technique, many folks' intro to the word tomography
CT (CAT scan)
Roger
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$1,000
[15]
Trees are knocked down & lit up in this agricultural term
slash & burn
Eric
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$800
[4]
In Texas hold 'em this starting hand known as "big slick" has great potential if played correctly
ace-king
Roger
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$800
[20]
This"Miami Vice" actor coined the acronym EGOT, hoping to achieve the feat within five years
Philip Michael Thomas
Roger
Veronica
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|
$1,000
[8]
With a population of less than 10,000, this Southeastern Alaska port serves more than a million cruise passengers annually
Ketchikan
Eric
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$1,000
[11]
A modern classic, "Quiet" told us of "The Power of" these "in a World That Can't Stop Talking"
Introverts
Veronica
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$1,000
[6]
Thisma them atician & rear admiral in the U.S. Navy popularized the word "bug" to describe unexplained computer problems
(Admiral Grace) Hopper
Roger
|
DD
$2,800
[14]
Involving 2 elements of the magician's art, this idiom is used to describe a situation of deception
smoke & mirrors
Roger
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$1,000
[3]
In gin rummy, after you've formed as many "melds" or card combos as possible, what's left in your hand is called this (like an HBO series)
deadwood
Roger
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$1,000
[21]
"Phil 'Er Up!" could have been the title of the series "Somebody Feed Phil" starring this"Everybody Loves Raymond" producer
Phil Rosenthal
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| FRANCE IN THE 1600s | CREATURES FROM MYTH | NOTABLE NAMES | A PERFECT 10 | THEIR LAST FILM | WE'RE BUILDING WORDS OVER HERE |
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$400
[26]
Assassinated in 1610, Henry IVof Navarre had brought peace & prosperity to France as the first king of this dynasty
Bourbon
Roger
|
$400
[25]
Hercules' 12th labor involved this beast that had 3 heads per Apollodorus (but 50 according to Hesiod)
Cerberus
Eric
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$400
[27]
She once said, "The fact that I could be Secretary of State as a refugee & a naturalized American was a really big deal"
Madeleine Albright
Roger
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$400
[28]
Decapods, creatures with 10 limbs, include this one known to exceed 40 feet in length
a giant squid
Veronica
|
$400
[3]
Of this actor's swan song in "Top Gun: Maverick", the New York Times wrote, "You can feel the weight of his legacy"
(Val) Kilmer
Eric
Roger
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$400
[30]
A food initially stored in combs+satellite=this "phase" of harmony
honeymoon
Roger
|
|
$800
[23]
Established in 1635 to maintain standards of literary taste, this organization led by "The 40 Immortals" still exists today
Académie Française (the French Academy)
Veronica
|
$800
[24]
"The Thousand & One Nights" told of the exploits of this big bird, said to be able to pick up elephants
the roc
Roger
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$800
[11]
In 1921 President Harding welcomed her to America & presented her with a gram of radium for her use in research
(Marie) Curie
Roger
|
$800
[29]
In 1966, Huey P. Newton & Bobby Sealefounded this party & wrote its 10-point program to explain its platform
Black Panther
Roger
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$800
[18]
She & daughter Carrie Fisher are the subjects of the documentary "Bright Lights"; the close-knit pair died just 1 day apart
(Debbie) Reynolds
Roger
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$800
[21]
Puget or Milford+validity exercise in math=this hushed state
soundproof
Eric
|
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$1,200
[22]
Thissaint founded charitable orders in & around Paris to help the poor as the Vincentians he inspired still do today
(Vincent) de Paul
Eric
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$1,200
[10]
An unholy union of Loki & the giantess Angrboda gave us Jörmungandr, aka the serpent of this place, what the Norse called Earth
Midgard
Eric
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$1,200
[9]
This Methodism founder was born in 1703 to an Anglican clergyman & his wife
Wesley
Roger
|
$1,200
[17]
In the King James Bible, the 10 Commandments prohibit making these 2 words "or any likeness of any thing..."
a graven image
Veronica
|
$1,200
[13]
In his last role, "90210" star Luke Perry fulfilled a wish from his bucket list: working with Tarantino, on this film
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
|
$1,200
[20]
Adjective for a short period of time+ablative in grammar=this document holder
a briefcase
|
|
$2,000
[6]
Following in the footsteps of Richelieu, this cardinal served as first minister to the government from 1642 to 1661
(Cardinal) Mazarin
Roger
|
$1,600
[2]
Scottish lore tells of this creature that takes the form of a seal in the water & a human on land
a selkie
Veronica
|
$1,600
[8]
No baloney, this Brazilian architect designed iconic buildings in Brasília such as the National Congress Palace
(Oscar) Niemeyer
Eric
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$1,600
[16]
The tenth & highest degree in York Rite Freemasonry dubs the initiate one of these, like a member of a Crusader Army
a Knight Templar
|
$1,600
[5]
Audrey Hepburn's last role was a cameo as an angel in this often-overlooked Spielberg film about aerial firefighters
Always
Roger
Veronica
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$1,600
[19]
Old-timey punishment stick+Wesley Snipes' half-vampire=this pointy item
switchblade
Roger
|
|
DD
$4,400
[7]
Found on the Left Bank of the Seine, this veterans' hospital was built by architect Libéral Bruant in Baroque style
Invalides
Roger
|
$2,000
[12]
Lightning was also a feature of this creature that figures prominently in Native American mythology
thunderbird
Eric
Roger
|
$2,000
[1]
Much of what we know about Italian Renaissance artists comes from his "Lives of... Painters, Sculptors, and Architects"
Vasari
Roger
|
$2,000
[15]
Involved in speech & swallowing, the tenth & longest cranial nerve also has this name, from the Latin for "wandering"
vagus
Roger
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$2,000
[4]
Heath Ledger's final work was with this auteur director, playing an amnesiac in "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus"
Gilliam
Veronica
|
DD
$4,000
[14]
Location of a eustachian tube +a biblical evangelist=this targeted sort of funding
earmark
Roger
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He entered the priory of San Marco in Florence in the 1430s & was commissioned to paint its altarpiece by the Medicis
Fra Angelico