Aahil Makhani — a business student originally from Birmingham, Alabama
Nannono Zirimu — a regulatory analyst from Albany, New York
Quentin Powers — a returned Peace Corps volunteer from Arlington, Virginia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin | $1,800 | $3,600 | $8,600 |
$6,598
2-day champion: $20,798 |
$12,600
19 R, 5 W (including 2 DDs) |
| nannono! | $1,800 | $1,800 | $2,200 |
$200
2nd place: $3,000 |
$2,200
5 R, 1 W |
| Aahil | $3,000 | $5,600 | $4,800 |
$0
3rd place: $2,000 |
$8,400
18 R, 7 W (including 1 DD) |
| OH, HI MARCH | RECENT FICTION | INTERNATIONAL CUISINE | 4 TIMES THE FUN | FACTS ABOUT POP SINGERS | ALTERED WORDS |
|
$200
[29]
On March 1, 1872, itofficially became the USA's first national park; it even has its own Grand Canyon
Yellowstone
Quentin
Aahil
|
$200
[23]
An obituary writer accidentally publishes his own obit in John Kenney's 2025 novel "I See You've Called In" this way
Dead
Aahil
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$200
[16]
Salzkartoffeln is a staple side dish in Germany; just peel & boil these tubers in salt water
potatoes
Aahil
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$200
[30]
Of the 4 presidents depicted on Mount Rushmore, he was the one born farthest west
Lincoln
Quentin
Aahil
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$200
[27]
Before "Sweet Baby James", he released an album on Apple Records; Paul McCartney was his Rock Hall of Fame inductor
James Taylor
|
$200
[28]
An "official greeting" at the campus of Texas A&M is this 5-letter one, a shortening of an old phrase
howdy
Quentin
Aahil
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$400
[21]
In 44 B.C. a world leader received the ultimate veto at the Senate on this date
March 15
Aahil
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$400
[18]
"Dungeon Crawler Carl" is part of the fantasy genre called LitRPG, with RPG standing for this
role-playing game
Quentin
|
$400
[12]
In Brazil arroz doce, traditionally served at the festival Festa Junina, is this dessert topped with cinnamon
rice pudding
Quentin
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$400
[26]
The 4 suits used in playing cards include this one originally known by its French name "trèfle"
clubs
Aahil
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$400
[22]
After this man joined Petrozelli, Principe & Tamburro in the act, The Three Flashes became The Hoboken Four
Sinatra
Aahil
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$400
[24]
Brits might inquire if you'd fancy a spot of tea by offering this, a 5-letter alteration of a 3-word term
a cuppa
Quentin
|
|
$600
[19]
Things were looking up on March 13, 1781 when William Herschel discovered this planet, named for a Greek deity & not a Roman one
Uranus
Aahil
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$600
[15]
Jackson Lamb leads a bunch of misfit MI5 agents in this novel by Mick Herron, the first in a series & the basis for an Apple TV show
Slow Horses
|
$600
[11]
In Trinidad try chicken roti, usually flavored with this Indian spice blend & served with a flatbread
curry (garam masala)
Aahil
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$600
[25]
If you're a triangle virtuoso, take your place in this one of the 4 major sections of a symphony orchestra
percussion
Aahil
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$600
[13]
In 2020, this Colombian singer thanked Plato after completing an online course in ancient philosophy
Shakira
Quentin
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$600
[9]
Meaning you're preparing to do something, finna is a variation of these 2 words
fixing to
Aahil
|
|
DD
$1,000
[2]
On March 6, 1836 the last fortification to fall at the battle of this landmark was the chapel
the Alamo
Quentin
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$800
[6]
Thisthree-named author has covered women in '60s Hollywood, in '70s rock & now in '80s NASA with "Atmosphere"
Taylor Jenkins Reid
|
$800
[4]
This popular Thai dish is marinated meat on a skewer served with a peanut dipping sauce
satay
Quentin
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$800
[14]
The 21st century educational acronym STEM stands for this quartet of fields
science, technology, engineering & mathematics
nannono!
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$800
[10]
The co-writer of this woman's '80s song "Physical" originally had in mind a "macho... rock figure like Rod Stewart" for the hit
(Olivia) Newton-John
Aahil
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$800
[20]
Mark Twain liked to use this word, a contraction of ordinary, for someone disagreeable
ornery
Quentin
|
|
$1,000
[1]
Ratified on March 1, 1781, this document included No. 11, in which Canada got the option to join the U.S. (spoiler--Canada did not)
the Articles of Confederation
Quentin
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$1,000
[7]
She writes series of series, including "Throne of Glass" & "A Court of Thorns & Roses"
Sarah Maas
Quentin
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$1,000
[3]
Thisappetizer from South America is raw fish or shrimp marinated or cooked in lemon or lime juice
ceviche
Quentin
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$1,000
[5]
"Das Rheingold" was the initial entry of this 4-part opera cycle first performed in full in 1876
the Ring Cycle ( Ring of the Nibelung )
Aahil
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$1,000
[8]
Thissinger from Calgary got her start as a dancer & even competed on "So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation"
Tate McRae
nannono!
|
$1,000
[17]
Have your way & tell us you know the word druthers smushed together these 2 words
would rather
|
| EVEN MORE OPERA | ED TV | BIOLOGY | "RAM" | CITIES IN COLOR | I LOVE TRASH WITH OSCAR THE GROUCH |
|
$400
[26]
This Richard Strauss opera is famous (or infamous) for its "Dance of the Seven Veils"
Salome
|
$400
[29]
The 2025 Netflix doc "Sunday Best" looks at how he showcased Black artists on his Sunday night variety show during the civil rights era
Ed Sullivan
Quentin
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$400
[27]
It's the imitative behavior of talking parrots or of harmless snakes taking on the colors of venomous ones
mimicry
Quentin
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$400
[28]
The Star-Spangled Banner is glimpsed "gallantly streaming" over these
ramparts
Quentin
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$400
[22]
Like a plant that keeps its leaves year round, lush Thiruvananthapuramin India is known as this city
the Evergreen City
Quentin
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$400
[30]
(Oscar the Grouch presents the clue.) With lyrics like "I'm only happy when it rains, I'm only happy when it's complicated", this alternative rock band with Shirley Manson is a favorite among grouches
Garbage
nannono!
|
|
$800
[25]
"La vendetta" was an early title of this composer's "Il trovatore"
Verdi
nannono!
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$800
[24]
Ed Bradley was best known for a quarter century on this serious CBS show but was also a fixture onstage with Jimmy Buffett
60 Minutes
Quentin
|
$800
[19]
Vestigial features in babies include the PGR, or palmar grasp one of these, likely used by our ancestors to grab Mom's fur
reflex
Aahil
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$800
[12]
Wildly exuberant
rambunctious
Quentin
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$800
[18]
The New Jersey city called this was incorporated as a town in 1860; East this, West this & South this soon followed
Orange
nannono!
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$800
[23]
(Oscar the Grouch presents the clue.) You can even be grouchy under the sea; that's why my favorite characters in the 1989 animated film "The Little Mermaid" are obviously these two eels, both voiced by Paddi Edwards
Flotsam & Jetsam
Aahil
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$1,200
[16]
"L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" from "Carmen" is called this, for the Caribbean city where its distinctive rhythm was born
"Habanera"
Aahil
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$1,200
[20]
On "The Office"heplayed Andy Bernard, proud Cornell alum & member of the a cappella group "Here Comes Treble"
Ed Helms
Quentin
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$1,200
[15]
Despite having sex organs, this flower with fluffy seed heads propagates asexually through a process called apomixis
a dandelion
Aahil
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$1,200
[9]
A little bakingdish
ramekin
Quentin
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$1,200
[2]
Magenta, Italy gave its name to a color after the III emperor of this name beat the Austrians in a nearby 1859 battle
Napoleon III
|
$1,200
[11]
(Oscar the Grouch presents the clue.) The FAA has a program tomanageFOD, short for Foreign Object this, a French synonym for trash; like me, they take the topic of trash seriously [Oscar laughs]
Debris
Aahil
|
|
$1,600
[17]
"Pagliacci" follows this type of performance troupe with an Italian name
commedia dell'arte
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$1,600
[14]
Eddie Murphy as him on "SNL": "I hope I get to live in your neighborhood someday. The problem is, is when I move in, y'all move away"
Mister Robinson
nannono!
Aahil
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$2,000
[13]
An Italian scientist lent his name to this "apparatus" responsible for Amazon-ing protein deliveries within the cell
Golgi
Aahil
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$1,600
[5]
These 2 words are in the URL for the official website of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
ramblin wreck
Quentin
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$2,000
[4]
In his version of "The Yellow Rose of Texas", Elvis Presley sang, "My heart's in" this appropriate panhandle city
Amarillo
Aahil
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$1,600
[1]
(Oscar the Grouch presents the clue.) I long to sail aboard this type of ancient Chinese sailing vessel that has up to five sails that can be opened easily like Venetian blinds; its name comes to us from the Javanese language
a junk
Quentin
|
|
$2,000
[21]
This 1984 Philip Glass opera tells the story of an Egyptian pharaoh & religious reformer
Akhnaten
Aahil
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$2,000
[6]
Long before he was Dr. Grant Linkletter on "Young Sheldon", he played Dr. Victor Ehrlich on "St. Elsewhere"
Ed Begley Jr.
|
DD
$3,600
[8]
Many fish in Lake Malawi like the chambo can't be found anywhere else, meaning they're this, from Greek for "district"
endemic
Aahil
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$2,000
[7]
Thisspecialty fruit is native to Malaysia
rambutan
Aahil
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DD
$3,000
[3]
For the color of many buildings, the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago had this nickname referenced in the title of a 2003 bestseller
the White City
Quentin
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$2,000
[10]
(Oscar the Grouch presents the clue.) Sure, you can callita sedan chair, a palanquin, but why would you when you can use this trashy 6-letter word for the enclosed couch that's mounted on poles & carried by porters?
a litter
|
His burial site at the London church of St. Giles' Cripplegate includes a figure of a snake holding an apple
John Milton