Jamie Ding game 7.
Erin Howard — a community membership facilitator from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Max Genecov — a clinical psychology Ph.D. student from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jamie Ding — a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey (whose 6-day cash winnings total $162,203)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie | $10,400 | $11,600 | $28,200 |
$33,000
7-day champion: $195,203 |
$21,800
25 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W |
| Max | $3,400 | $7,200 | $9,800 |
$15,800
2nd place: $3,000 |
$16,800
22 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Erin | $600 | $1,800 | $1,400 |
$2,400
3rd place: $2,000 |
$1,400
7 R, 1 W |
| A PLACE IN HISTORY | NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET SUGGESTIONS | SUPER BOWL ADS | ANIMAL IDIOMS | SCIENCE AKAs | FITTING SPORTS NAMES |
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$200
[26]
Biographer Stuart N. Lake called the shootout at this place "the key to the eminence of Wyatt Earp"
the O.K. Corral
Erin
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$200
[28]
NATO may have an issue when we drop kilo; we gain speed with this maritime unit but the "K" being silent? Not optimal
a knot
Jamie
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$200
[30]
A 1992 Nike ad starring Michael Jordan & Bugs Bunny, aka "Hare Jordan", led to the birth of this movie franchise
Space Jam
Max
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$200
[27]
The very obvious major problem wasn't even discussed, though we all knew it was this enormous herbivore amongst us
the elephant in the room
Jamie
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$200
[29]
Dry ice is what we commonly call the solid form of this gas
carbon dioxide
Jamie
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$200
[20]
In 2025 star quarterback Nico Iamaleava said I am a-leav-ing this school's Volunteers for UCLA
Tennessee
Erin
|
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$400
[24]
Cemetery Hill was the main site of the Union Army's artillery at this Civil War battle in July 1863
Gettysburg
Max
|
$400
[7]
"L" used to land in Lima but now touches down in this world capital, home to the Castelo de São Jorge
Lisbon
Max
|
$400
[21]
In 2003 this company's ad offered a humorous take on the ending of the movie "Cast Away"
FedEx
Max
|
$400
[22]
What seemed simple has turned into a complex problem, like one of these containers of annelids
a can of worms
Max
|
$400
[23]
Before it was widely used in medicine, nitrous oxide, aka this, was used for fun & recreation
laughing gas
Erin
|
$400
[25]
In 1998 Kansas state's Nathan Leeper won this event at the NCAA men's outdoor championships with just under 7 1/2'
the high jump
Erin
|
|
$600
[16]
Seven popes would reign from this city on the Rhône River after Pope Clement V moved the seat of the papacy there in 1309
Avignon
Max
|
$600
[12]
We go from a Greek letter, delta, to this Greek god who was carried to term in the thigh of his dad, Zeus; no wonder he liked wine
Dionysus
Max
|
$600
[5]
Oscar winner Taika Waititi directed "Last Harvest", a tearjerking 2026 ad for this snack brand
Lay's
Erin
|
$600
[2]
At the comedy show I was seated in the front row, like this defenseless fowl
a sitting duck
Jamie
|
$600
[19]
Because of its similar appearance, iron pyrite is also called by this two-word name
fool's gold
Jamie
|
$600
[15]
How have we aired a dozen clues about this all-time top scorer for the NBA's Spurs & missed that his name is perfect for his sport?
Duncan
Max
|
|
$800
[6]
In 1900 churches & homes of foreign-born people in Beijing were burned during this rebellion
the Boxer Rebellion
Jamie
|
$800
[1]
Trot off, foxtrot! "F" takes to the sea with this flatfish that's born with an eye on each side but soon has one move to the top
flounder
Jamie
|
$800
[18]
Called the G.O.A.T. of Super Bowl ads, the commercial in which Apple unveiled the Macintosh was inspired by this novel
1984
Max
|
$1,000
[4]
I'm pretty sure he's only skilled in a single area as one of these equines
a one-trick pony
Jamie
|
$800
[9]
Despite its alternate name, the Seven Sisters, this cluster is actually made up of more than 1,000 stars
the Pleiades
Max
|
$800
[3]
It's a good name for a ball player, but as a reporter noted regarding Mr. Baileyof the Reds, not so much for a pitcher
Homer
|
|
$1,000
[8]
On an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco, the place then known as this was captured by the Tlaxcaltec & the Spanish in 1521
Tenochtitlan
Jamie
|
$1,000
[17]
It used to take "T" to tango, but now it's this, a Russian vehicle drawn by 3 horses
a troika
Max
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$1,000
[13]
Titled "Brotherhood", a 2013 ad from Budweiser tracked the bond between a trainer & a horse of this breed
Clydesdale
Max
|
DD
$4,200
[11]
I love it when I get this largest portion of something, as would befit a savanna predator
the lion's share
Jamie
|
$1,000
[14]
Tetanus is also known as this because of what it does to muscles around the mouth
lockjaw
Jamie
|
$1,000
[10]
Played by Christian Bale on film, Ken Miles covered hundreds of miles for this team that beat Ferrari at Le Mans
Ford
Jamie
|
| HIS WIDOW LIVED ON | PCI: POP CULTURE INITIALS | A BIT OF LIT | MIDDLE "C" | MEXICAN GEOGRAPHY | FAREWELLS |
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$400
[22]
In a 2020 movie Linda Cardellini plays Mae, this gangster's widow, caring for him in his final illness; Mae lived until 1986
(Al) Capone
Max
|
$400
[30]
It was the "A.P." in the crabby-teacher sitcom "A.P. Bio"
Advanced Placement
Jamie
|
$400
[27]
Adultery, astrology, gullible carpenters & mooning can all be found in the "Miller's Tale" in this 14th century work
The Canterbury Tales
Max
|
$400
[28]
It's a legal term for theft, petit ou non
larceny
Jamie
|
$400
[25]
Three connected ranges of these mountains form a backbone through Mexico
Sierra Madre
Jamie
|
$400
[29]
Urging isolationism, in September of 1796 this man published his farewell address to the American people
George Washington
Jamie
|
|
$800
[20]
"Samurai Widow" is a book by the former Judith Jacklin, who met this original "SNL" cast member in high school in Wheaton, Illinois
John Belushi
Erin
|
$800
[23]
You didn't want to get in Harm's way (Harm was played by David James Elliott) on this military law show
JAG
Max
|
$800
[21]
The creator of "Hey Arnold!" said the show was influenced by this 2-word Latin American literary genre
magical realism
Jamie
|
$800
[24]
It's a fancy word for chewing
mastication
Jamie
|
$800
[10]
Mexico's 2 largest peninsulas, they are found on opposite sides of the country
Baja California & Yucatán
Jamie
|
$800
[26]
In the hilarious 1930s, this other name for Ethiopia was used to say goodbye
Abyssinia
Erin
|
|
$1,600
[1]
The former Mary Anna Morrison lost her husband, this Confederate general, after an 1863 battle & defended his honor as late as 1911
(Stonewall) Jackson
Max
|
$1,200
[8]
This2001 film that's feeling relevant these days was once called "the best fairy tale Mr. Spielberg has made"
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Jamie
|
$1,200
[2]
This Elizabethan man wrote of a very forward shepherd asking someone to "Come live with me & be my love"
Christopher Marlowe
Max
|
$1,200
[14]
It's a political philosophy deriving its name from the Latin word for "a bundle of sticks"
fascism
Max
|
$1,200
[6]
Showcased in a 2018 movie by Alfonso Cuarón, it's the name for a trendy neighborhood near the center of Mexico City
Roma
Max
|
$1,200
[3]
Juliet follows her "Good night" to Romeo with this famous 5-word thought
Parting is such sweet sorrow
Max
|
|
$2,000
[19]
This physicist whose name is a unit of frequency died in his 30s in 1894; his widow lived to be forced to flee Nazi Germany
Hertz
Max
|
$1,600
[13]
A reboot of both a '70s TV series & a 2003 film, this acronym-titled drama ran for eight seasons & shared a TV universe with "The Shield"
S.W.A.T.
|
$1,600
[17]
Aldous Huxley used this 4-letter word for a mind-numbing drug in "Brave New World"
soma
Jamie
|
$1,600
[9]
It's who the old sheriff in town is, vis-à-vis the new sheriff in town
the predecessor
|
$2,000
[18]
Alphabetically, Mexico's states run from Aguascalientes in the center to this "Z" one to the north
Zacatecas
Max
|
$1,600
[4]
A Roman farewell was "ave atque" this word, pronounced as 2 syllables
vale
Jamie
|
|
DD
$4,200
[11]
Almost 30 yrs. after this author's death, his widow Elaine befriended Bruce Springsteen around when he made "The Ghost of Tom Joad"
Steinbeck
Jamie
|
$2,000
[15]
Short for "formerly known as", the initials in this stage name of singer Tahliah Barnett were added in response to a legal dispute
FKA Twigs
Max
|
$2,000
[7]
"Dawn" & "Adulthood Rites" are 2 books in the "Xenogenesis" series by this Black sci-fi author from Pasadena
(Octavia) Butler
Max
|
$2,000
[5]
Kinda sticky (physically speaking) or kinda icky (aesthetically speaking)
tacky
Jamie
Erin
|
DD
$7,000
[16]
This southern Mexican state is known for the Mayan ruins of Palenque & Bonampak & as the site of the Zapatista uprising
Chiapas
Max
|
$2,000
[12]
Fan fiction from 1699 about this son of Odysseus romping with a nymph inspired David'spaintingof their farewell
Telemachus
Jamie
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Before taking office in 1801, President Jefferson asked the Army to locate this officer who had "knowledge of the Western country"
(Meriwether) Lewis