James Denison game 1.
Heidi Schmechel — a veterinarian originally from Rumson, New Jersey
James Denison — a college professor and museum curator originally from Alexandria, Virginia
Cory Aiello — a development officer from Indianapolis, Indiana (whose 1-day cash winnings total $17,930)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory | $-400 | $-200 | $3,400 |
$2,796
3rd place: $2,000 |
$3,400
15 R, 6 W |
| James | $5,800 | $8,400 | $24,200 |
$36,199
New champion: $36,199 |
$15,000
20 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W |
| Heidi | $3,400 | $4,800 | $12,200 |
$24,400
2nd place: $3,000 |
$10,400
14 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| BOASTING A COAST | BRIT BITS | VEGAS CASINO NAMES | SPORTS IDIOMS | BE VERY QUIET | I'M HUNTING OUTFITS |
|
$200
[17]
Follow your nose to Nosy Komba & have a fun-filled visit at the Black Lemur Sanctuary in this nation with 100% coast
Madagascar
Heidi
|
$200
[27]
The Bodleian Library, one of the oldest in Great Britain, is located at this university
Oxford
Cory
|
$200
[24]
Arthur hit the jackpot with this weapon that in one film granted power "'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you"
Excalibur
Cory
James
|
$200
[19]
"Down for the count"
boxing
Cory
|
$200
[18]
This 4-letter word comes before "down" in an order to stifle rowdiness; a Taylor Swift song title says you need to do it!
calm
James
|
$200
[30]
My neighborhood thrift store has a large collection of Hawaiian shirts also known by this familiar Hawaiian word
aloha
Cory
|
|
$400
[16]
The coastline of this principality on the Med is a mere 2.5 miles, but it's rich in a lot of other ways
Monaco
James
|
$400
[15]
Completed in 1993 & with 23 1/2 miles underwater, it links England & France
the Chunnel
James
|
$400
[13]
Naming this proper adjective for natives like Marco Polo & Casanova makes you a winner winner!
the Venetian
Heidi
|
$400
[6]
"Buzzer beater"
basketball
James
|
$400
[20]
You can be as poor as one of these worship-house rodents, or as quiet as one; your choice
a church mouse
Cory
|
$400
[28]
Gonna sing "Badlands" during karaoke tonight, so I'm on the hunt for this alliterative denim coat to look like The Boss
a jean jacket
James
|
|
$600
[5]
Directly north of Costa Rica, this country boasts coasts on the Caribbean & the Pacific as well as Lago Cocibolca
Nicaragua
Cory
|
$600
[14]
The Braemar Gathering is one of the most well-attended of these athletic, music &dancecompetitions held in Scotland
the Highland Games
Heidi
|
$600
[12]
You can bet Puccini's "O mio babbino caro" is a notable one, sometimes done as an encore
the aria
Heidi
|
$600
[1]
"Call an audible"
football
Cory
|
$600
[21]
Part of the name of the 1980 Winter Olympics site, it means quiet or peaceful
placid
Heidi
|
$600
[25]
For my flower power party I'm buying round sunglasses, a tie-dye shirt & some of these trousers with curved hems also known as flares
bell bottoms
Heidi
|
|
$800
[4]
Bounded to the north by Mali, this French-named nation is perfect for the category
the Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)
Cory
Heidi
|
$1,000
[9]
This county at England's southwest tip has its own Celtic language
Cornwall
James
|
$800
[11]
Synonyms for this word include cultured & urbane, & that reminds me... who needs a drink at the table?
cosmopolitan
|
$800
[2]
"Knock for six"(to shock or upset)
cricket
Cory
James
|
$800
[22]
Quality of a table procured at a restaurant for a later date, or restrained verbally in general
reserved
|
$800
[26]
Looking to complete my athleisure fit with trendyshoes from this four-letter company named after a Maori word for "to fly"
HOKA
James
|
|
$1,000
[7]
This country with 2 names in English has coastline on the Gulf of Martaban, an arm of the Andaman Sea
Myanmar (Burma)
|
DD
$2,200
[8]
According to the British monarchy's website, in 1810 this royal "became permanently deranged"
George III
James
|
$1,000
[10]
Letting the chips fall where they may, this animal goes unipedal for several hours at a time
the flamingo
Heidi
|
$1,000
[3]
"Making the cut"
golf
James
|
$1,000
[23]
Shh, I need you to talk quietly, this 2-word Italian term
sotto voce
James
|
$1,000
[29]
I'm looking for a flat cap with a marsupial logo from this company--it's big in rap fandom
Kangol
Cory
|
| SECRET MEETINGS | CHARACTER ASSASSINATION | ON THE GO | 10-LETTER WORDS | EARTH SCIENCE | DIRECTORS |
|
$400
[30]
Under the ruse of a duck hunt, a 1910 meeting on Georgia's Jekyll Island laid the foundation for this U.S. banking authority
the Federal Reserve
James
|
$400
[11]
"'Mr. Finch,' Mr. Tate said stolidly, 'Bob Ewell fell on his knife. He killed himself'"
Harper Lee
Cory
|
$400
[26]
It's one way to get around a desert or off-road
a dune buggy
Cory
|
$400
[24]
The dissemination of information in a biased way; it's meant to persuade
propaganda
Heidi
|
$400
[29]
Gneiss & schist are examples of this class of rock transformed by heat, pressure or chemical reactions
metamorphic
James
|
$400
[5]
On the passing of this director, Kyle MacLachlan said, "While the world has lost a remarkable artist, I've lost a dear friend"
(David) Lynch
Cory
James
|
|
$800
[12]
For papal conclaves, blacked out windows ensure privacy in this building, where electors vote, burn ballots & swear an oath of secrecy
the Sistine Chapel
Cory
James
|
$800
[10]
Simon's end: "The beast lay still, a few yards from the sea... the boys rushed screaming into the darkness"
Golding
Cory
|
$800
[25]
To the delight of airline passengers, in July 2025 TSA announced you no longer have to do this when going through security
remove your shoes
Heidi
|
$800
[23]
Beep beep! It's also called the chaparral cock
a roadrunner
Cory
|
$800
[27]
Climate warming is largely attributed to 2 gases, carbon dioxide & this one mainly produced by human activity
methane
James
|
$800
[4]
On finally winning his first Oscar in 2007 for "The Departed", he jokingly asked, "Could you double-check the envelope?"
Scorsese
Cory
|
|
$1,200
[13]
The Boston chapter of this paramilitary colonial org. met in Hanover Square under cover of darkness beneath a "stately elm"
the Sons of Liberty
James
|
$1,200
[7]
Paul Bäumer "fell in October 1918, on a day that was so quiet & still on the whole front"
Erich Maria Remarque
James
|
$1,200
[6]
DART First State provides public transportation services throughout this state
Delaware
Heidi
|
$1,600
[21]
Not exactly a hat, this headpiece that's a staple at royal weddings seems to get its name from Latin for "to cast a spell on"
a fascinator
Heidi
|
$1,200
[19]
The heat index combines current temperature & this, water vapor in the air as a percentage of its saturation point
relative humidity
Cory
James
Heidi
|
$1,600
[2]
She worked in publicity & public relations before directing such films as "Selma" & "Origin"
Ava DuVernay
Heidi
|
|
$1,600
[14]
To set the stage for a later meeting, Henry Kissinger feigned illness on a 1971 visit to Pakistan, then snuck off to this city
Beijing
James
|
$1,600
[8]
"The gardener saw Wilson's body a little way off in the grass, and the holocaust was complete"
F. Scott Fitzgerald
|
$1,600
[16]
The high-speed train known by this 3-letter abbreviation operates in France & also connects it with Belgium & a few other countries
the TGV
James
|
$2,000
[22]
It's a traditional boat song made famous by Venice's gondoliers
a barcarolle
|
$1,600
[18]
Sphalerite is the principal ore of this widely used metal employed in galvanizing steel against corrosion
zinc
|
$2,000
[1]
This Spaniard has directed the films "All About My Mother" & "Parallel Mothers" (notice a trend?)
(Pedro) Almodóvar
Cory
|
|
$2,000
[15]
Marked "Secret Reich Matter", a single copy remains of the grim protocol outlined at this 1942 conference of Nazi leaders
the Wannsee Conference
|
$2,000
[9]
"After Kid Sampson's legs, he would think of pitiful, whimpering Snowden freezing to death in the rear section of the plane"
(Joseph) Heller
Cory
|
$2,000
[17]
In Thailand, you can get around on one of these double-talk auto rickshaws named for the sound the engine makes
a tuk-tuk
James
|
DD
$9,000
[20]
It was named for a French doctor who advocated for as quick & painless a death as possible
guillotine
James
|
$2,000
[28]
These clouds are described as basically fog, just a few thousand feet higher
stratus clouds
Cory
|
DD
$3,000
[3]
Oscar-nominated for directing, she made her first onscreen appearance as an infant in "The Godfather"
Sofia Coppola
Heidi
|
Its island province of Annobón lies at 1.4 degrees south latitude; its mainland begins at .92 degrees north latitude
Equatorial Guinea