Jamie Ding game 8.
Pranit Nanda — a commodity trader from Houston, Texas
Abigail Marcolini — a bookstore clerk originally from Scottsdale, Arizona
Jamie Ding — a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey (whose 7-day cash winnings total $195,203)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie | $7,600 | $10,800 | $27,000 |
$27,000
8-day champion: $222,203 |
$31,600
36 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| abigail | $0 | $-200 | $1,000 |
$1
3rd place: $2,000 |
$1,000
3 R, 2 W |
| Pranit | $4,800 | $6,200 | $13,000 |
$16,000
2nd place: $3,000 |
$11,800
13 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| ENDANGERED SPECIES | PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES | THE SOUNDS OF NON-SILENCE | THEY PLAY ONE ON TV | IT'S A PLANE | PHRASE IT IN THE FORM OF SOME LATIN |
|
$200
[30]
All 3 species of this large mammal are endangered; habitat loss, poaching & the ivory trade all pose major threats
elephant
Pranit
|
$200
[29]
This Ronald Reagan nickname came from a role he played in the movie "Knute Rockne All American"
the Gipper
Jamie
Pranit
|
$200
[24]
Awwww yeah...here's what a 1993 Testarossa from this company sounds like
Ferrari
abigail
|
$200
[20]
Relentless optimism & a screening of "The Iron Giant" are 2 of Ted Lasso's unorthodox tactics as a newcomer to this job
a soccer manager (coach)
Jamie
|
$200
[25]
Iconic small planes from Piper Aircraft include the Cherokee&this one, named for a young animal
the Piper Cub
|
$200
[26]
Time to school you with "bounteous mother", this 2-word phrase
alma mater
Pranit
|
|
$400
[23]
Pink dolphinsin the Amazon basin face many threats, including mercury contamination caused by illegal mining of this element
gold
Jamie
|
$400
[19]
There may have been a bit of mockery in calling 5'7" John Adams this kind of tall monument "of Independence"
the Colossus
abigail
|
$400
[28]
Being razor-toothed & carnivorous wasn't enough? This South American fish has gotta make the sound it does here?!
a piranha
Jamie
|
$400
[27]
Phil Dunphy on "Modern Family" had this job, which he once described as "ninja in a blazer"
Realtor
Pranit
|
$400
[2]
Sikorsky developed a rotary wing craft called this in the 1980s, a few years after Luke first flew the same-named starfighter
an X-wing
Jamie
|
$400
[21]
You'll be on the money if you say this phrase that means "out of many, one"
e pluribus unum
Jamie
|
|
$600
[22]
That's not an antelope, it's asoala, a critically endangered bovine found only in mountains of Vietnam & this northwestern neighbor
Laos
|
$600
[4]
Liberal columnist Molly Ivins nicknamed him "Shrub"; he called himself "The Decider"
George W. Bush
Jamie
|
$600
[3]
Here's Johnny Gilbert doing the "hog call" of this university, for your dining & dancing pleasure"Wooooo pig sooie!"
the University of Arkansas
abigail
|
$600
[18]
The main character on "Newhart" held this job, which Lauren Graham on "Gilmore Girls" also came to have
innkeeper
Jamie
|
$600
[14]
Generating lift without wings, theNASA M2-F1"flying bathtub" helped pave the way for this craft that first launched in 1981
the space shuttle
Jamie
abigail
|
$600
[8]
The Brennan Center for Justice says this is a "principle of constitutional democracy that protects against unlawful detention"
habeas corpus
Jamie
|
|
$800
[6]
At the beach on the Big Island, keep an eye out for rare hatchlings of hawksbill these, honu'ea in Hawaiian, headed for the ocean
sea turtles
Jamie
|
$800
[16]
The grandson of an earlier pres., he was "The Front Porch Campaigner" for giving speeches to crowds gathered at his home
Benjamin Harrison
Pranit
|
$800
[15]
Oral history says this xylophone relative with an African name once used gourds as its resonators
the marimba
Jamie
|
$800
[12]
Keri Russellhas been Emmy-nominated for this streaming series in which the title is also her job
The Diplomat
Pranit
|
$1,000
[7]
You can tell this maker's planes from its rival Boeing's by the rounder noses & windows as well as the "A" prefix to the model number
Airbus
Jamie
|
$800
[1]
This kind of attack goes after an opponent's character rather than the argument that was made
ad hominem
Jamie
|
|
$1,000
[9]
The Sunda tiger, aka this subspecies of tiger named for its home island, has no natural predators, which makes sense because yikes
Sumatran
Pranit
|
$1,000
[11]
From his Rough Rider days, Theodore Roosevelt was "The Hero of" this Cuban elevation
San Juan Hill
Jamie
|
$1,000
[5]
Sheb Wooley, who hit No. 1 in 1958 with "The Purple People Eater", is said to be the likely man behind this iconic 2-word movie effect
the Wilhelm scream
Pranit
|
$1,000
[17]
Young investment bankers are the focus ofthisHBO drama that's been called a combo of "Succession" & "Grey's Anatomy"
Industry
Jamie
|
DD
$2,000
[10]
Despite this rhyming nickname, the Hughes aircraft H-4 Hercules flying boat was built almost entirely of birch
Spruce Goose
Pranit
|
$1,000
[13]
This phrase means "let the buyer beware", & you've now purchased the clue, so it'll cost you $1,000 if you don't know it
caveat emptor
Jamie
|
| ENDANGERED THESES | POST-BREAKUP PLAYLIST SONGS | BOOKS OF THE 1990s | THE GREAT WEALTH TRANSFER | CITIES ON ISLANDS | JEOPORTMANTEAU! |
|
$400
[25]
Sitcom watchers know the steady-state theory, positing a universe of constant density, is less in favor than this theory
the Big Bang Theory
Jamie
|
$400
[28]
In a 1997 hit Natalie Imbruglia laments, "I'm wide awake & I can see the perfect sky is" this title word
"Torn"
Jamie
|
$400
[21]
As its name suggests "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket was the first book that began "A Series of" these title happenings
Unfortunate Events
Jamie
|
$400
[29]
In 2023, hedonated $4.6 billion worth of stock to charity
(Warren) Buffett
Pranit
|
$400
[23]
Victoria, British Columbia is on this island that shares its name with a big city nearby
Vancouver (Island)
Jamie
|
$400
[26]
Type of literature that allows one to avoid reality+car part that moves in a cylinder
escapiston
Jamie
|
|
$800
[22]
The 19th century geological thesis of diluvialism, arguing for the origin of structures in this type of event, didn't hold up long
a flood
Jamie
|
$800
[30]
"Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone", proclaims Kelly Clarkson, proudly solo in this 2011 anthem
"Stronger"
Jamie
|
$800
[24]
6 years after the disaster at Jurassic Park, something has survived in this novel, the only sequel Michael Crichton ever wrote
The Lost World
Jamie
|
$800
[27]
MacKenzie Scott's donations to HBCUs included a $20 million gift to this college for men in Atlanta
Morehouse
Jamie
|
$800
[20]
Seat of the parliament & high court, Nuuk is the capital & main seaport of this large island
Greenland
Jamie
|
$800
[10]
Another word for a spittoon+a triangular treat from Frito-Lay
a cuspidorito
|
|
$1,200
[3]
The Catholic Church condemned Martin Luther's 95 Theses, which took dead aim at the sale of these religious pardons
indulgences
Jamie
|
$1,200
[19]
In "Irreplaceable", Beyoncé reminds us the best way to handle an ex's belongings: "Everything you own in the box" here
to the left
abigail
|
$1,200
[18]
The Nobel folks called Svetlana Alexievich's books a monument to suffering & courage, like "Voices from"this nuclear site
Chernobyl
Pranit
|
$1,600
[5]
One of the largest donations ever was a $1.5 billion bequest by Joan Kroc to this org. founded as a mission in the East End of London
the Salvation Army
Jamie
|
$1,200
[1]
The southernmost city within the continental U.S., it was the site of a 19th century naval base guarding against pirates
Key West
Jamie
|
$1,200
[7]
To congeal like blood+someone who shows up way after the party starts
a coagulatecomer
|
|
$2,000
[8]
This Frenchman & Darwin predecessor posited that acquired traits could be inherited; Mendel's peas proved otherwise
Lamarck
Pranit
|
$1,600
[15]
It's the breakout (& breakup) hit in which Lizzo snipes to an ex, "That's the sound of me not calling you back"
"Truth Hurts"
Pranit
|
$1,600
[2]
"Men Go to Their Caves & Women Talk" is a chapter in this John Gray guide to relationships
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
Jamie
|
$2,000
[16]
J.P. Morgan gave $500,000 to the Wadsworth Atheneum, located in this city of his birth
Hartford
|
$1,600
[9]
St. Helier is the chief city of this largest of the Channel Islands that's only 14 miles from France
Jersey
Jamie
|
$1,600
[17]
French-derived word meaning "sleight of hand"+big computer that serves as a hub
legerdemainframe
Pranit
|
|
DD
$3,000
[13]
The so-called "interaction problem" is a classic objection to this French guy's theory that mind & body are separate
Descartes
Jamie
|
$2,000
[4]
"It's unnatural, you belong to me, I belong to you", sang Boyz II Men, clearly not happy to arrive at this title location
"End Of The Road"
|
$2,000
[12]
This Tim O'Brien book refers to the dog tags, photos, comic books, military equipment & much more a platoon hauls around Vietnam
The Things They Carried
Jamie
|
DD
$6,000
[11]
The corporation of this immigrant who died in 1919 says his fortune has supported insulin's discovery & "Sesame Street"
(Andrew) Carnegie
Jamie
|
$2,000
[6]
Founded on St. Mary's Island as a military post in 1816 to suppress the slave trade, Banjul is the capital of this African nation
The Gambia
Jamie
|
$2,000
[14]
Violent whirlpool+Italian volcano that's also the name of a pizza-like treat
maelstromboli
Jamie
|
A 2008 Best Picture Oscar nominee & a Roman goddess both have names that are homophones of this state capital
Juneau