Jamie Ding game 11.
Tanya Iyer — a student originally from Lisle, Illinois
Brent Wilson — a manager research analyst from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jamie Ding — a bureaucrat and law student from Lawrenceville, New Jersey (whose 10-day cash winnings total $272,810)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie | $4,600 | $4,600 | $19,800 |
$19,010
11-day champion: $291,820 |
$22,400
28 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Brent | $400 | $3,800 | $9,400 |
$9,143
2nd place: $3,000 |
$9,400
13 R, 4 W |
| Tanya | $600 | $600 | $6,200 |
$0
3rd place: $2,000 |
$6,200
6 R, 1 W |
| MOVIE OPENING SCENES | A TUNNEL OF FUN | LET'S CHECK OUT THE LIBRARY | BIG DOG | AH, "SPRING" TIME | THAT'S A PRICEY CAR WASH |
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$200
[8]
2009:3 members of a specialized Army team try to deal with a roadside bomb
The Hurt Locker
Jamie
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$200
[17]
Since 1927 New Jersey commuters have taken a nominal detour through Europe using this tunnel to get into Manhattan
the Holland Tunnel
Brent
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$200
[20]
Austria's National Library rounds out its collection of these with a pair of 16-inch diameter ones made by mapman Gerardus Mercator
globes
Jamie
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$200
[25]
The 185-pound dog in the room named "Beethoven" in a film series was this breed of dog that hails from the Swiss Alps
a St. Bernard
Jamie
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$200
[23]
It can mean a catalyst for action, or a platform used by gymnasts to gain momentum
a springboard
Jamie
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$200
[29]
Yes, I want a shiny car but I'll pass on Mitchell & King's brand of this infused with gold
car wax
Brent
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$400
[14]
1982:Flying cars zip over a dark, dystopian 2019 Los Angeles
Blade Runner
Brent
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$400
[13]
Travel through the continental divide at over 11,000 feet in elevation via the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel in this state
Colorado
Jamie
Brent
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$400
[22]
Famed for equestrian statues & other animal subjects, Edward Clark Potter designed a pair ofsculpturesfor this city's library
New York
Jamie
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$400
[10]
Despite its Scandinavian-sounding name, this big dog originated in Germany, where it's known as Deutsche Dogge
a Great Dane
Jamie
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$400
[3]
A manager uses this preparation period to evaluate & help set their starting roster
spring training
Jamie
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$400
[26]
$200 for this type of vapor cleaning of my engine?! It's 7 1/2 bucks in the movie "Car Wash", turning 50 in 2026
steam cleaning
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$600
[15]
1965:Aerial views of mountains, lakes & villages swoop into a shot of a sole figure in an Alpine meadow
The Sound of Music
Jamie
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$600
[9]
The Gotthard Base Tunnel cuts an hour off the ride from Zurich to this Italian city of mega-fashion, down to 3 1/2-ish
Milan
Jamie
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$600
[4]
Beginning in 1997 it began moving its many collections into a new complex at St. Pancras
the British Library
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$600
[7]
The flag of the Yukon depicts what Canada calls either a Husky or this big dog that's named after an Iñupiat people
a Malamute
Brent
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$600
[2]
Miami Beach has instituted $100 parking fees to restrict revelers during this annual bacchanal
spring break
Tanya
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$600
[11]
It's worth every penny to baby my car's finish with this type of wash whose 9-letter name means no sullying with brush or mitt
touchless
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$800
[5]
1994: A young couple discuss the pros & cons of various types of robbery & decide to stick up the coffee shop they're sitting in
Pulp Fiction
Jamie
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$800
[18]
SMART, or Stormwater Management & Road Tunnel, relieves floods but can be a road again in hours in this Malaysian capital
Kuala Lumpur
Brent
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DD
$1,000
[1]
In 1550 Marcello Cervini became Bibliothecarius I, or first librarian of this; Giovanni Pagazzi is now Bibliothecarius L
the Vatican (Library)
Jamie
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$800
[21]
A German night watchman & tax collector developed this eponymic guard dog breed in the late 19th century
a Doberman
Brent
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$800
[27]
The headquarters of the Assemblies of God Evangelical Church is in this city on the edge of the Ozarks
Springfield, Missouri
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$800
[24]
This job of making everything perfect, window cleaning, vacuuming, etc.--I'm guessing you hired Michelangelo
detailing
Brent
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$1,000
[12]
1958:A rooftop chase in which a detective (Jimmy Stewart) discovers his dizzying fear of heights
Vertigo
Jamie
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$1,000
[19]
The Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line lets the good times roll faster between Kisarazu & this other "K" city, cutting travel from 90 minutes to 15
Kawasaki
Jamie
Brent
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$1,000
[16]
The interior of the Walker Library of the History of the Human Imagination was inspired by the mind-bending work of this Dutch artist
Escher
Brent
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$1,000
[28]
The Canadian Kennel Club says some theorize Leif Erikson brought these Viking bear dogs with him on a voyage
Newfoundlands
Brent
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$1,000
[6]
There are both English & Welsh varieties of this medium-sized sporting breed
a Springer Spaniel
Brent
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$1,000
[30]
This animal that provided the same-named drying cloth--did it have a personal chef & a trainer?
a chamois
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| DEBUT NOVELS | WORDS FOR THE WISE | AN ESCAPIST CATEGORY | REPPING THE CITY | KNIGHTS | HOSPITAL-ERS |
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$400
[20]
Patricia Highsmith's first novel was this one in which 2 guys meet on a train & decide to swap murders; Hitchcock made it into a film
Strangers on a Train
Jamie
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$400
[29]
This adjective encompassing wisdom is one letter different from the species to which humanity belongs
sapient
Jamie
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$400
[28]
Released from the Central Park Zoo by persons unknown, Flaco, this type of bird, lived a year in Manhattan preying on rats
an owl
Jamie
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$400
[16]
This singer tells Sandy that "Fireworks are hailing over Little Eden tonight" in "4th Of July, Asbury Park"
Bruce Springsteen
Jamie
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$400
[25]
Gerard, founder of the Knights Hospitallers, set up care for pilgrims to this city; successor Raymond turned the order military
Jerusalem
Brent
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$400
[30]
After medical school graduation, a doctor is called a first-year resident, or this 6-letter word
an intern
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$800
[27]
Soon breaking the blockbuster code, this author's first novel was "Digital Fortress", featuring cryptographer Susan Fletcher
Dan Brown
Jamie
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$1,200
[6]
This woman addressed in the title of a Beatles tune has a name meaning wisdom
Prudence
Brent
Tanya
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$800
[21]
A 1.5-mile swim begins a popular San Francisco triathlon called Escape from here
Alcatraz
Tanya
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$800
[1]
Not to snitch, but Jay-Z references Harlem, Tribeca & a stash spot on 560 State Street--that's right, officer, 560 State--in this song
"Empire State Of Mind"
Tanya
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$800
[14]
To win a lady, Suero de Quiñones vowed to hold theÓrbigo Bridge& break 300 of these as knights rode at him
lances (spears)
Jamie
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$800
[5]
RN is a registered nurse; NPis this related job that requires more education
nurse practitioner
Jamie
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$1,600
[18]
Laura Ingalls Wilder began her family saga with "Little House in" these, where "the great, dark trees... stood all around"
the Big Woods
Jamie
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$1,600
[23]
Referring to your sense of vision, it means hyperopic; in another sense, it's denotes wisdom regarding future events
farsighted
Jamie
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$1,200
[22]
Quoted by Melville & depicted by Blake, "I only am escaped alone to tell thee" is said by servants bringing awful news to this biblical man
Job
Jamie
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$1,200
[2]
Wiz Khalifa reps Pittsburgh in this song, also the 2 colors of the city's Steelers
"Black And Yellow"
Brent
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$1,200
[26]
Geoffroi de Charny wrote manuals on correct knighthood & was the first known owner of this famed burial cloth
the Shroud of Turin
Jamie
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$1,200
[9]
This therapist may design an in-hospital exercise program while an occupational one helps patients with daily activities
a physical therapist
Tanya
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$2,000
[8]
This Wally Lamb debut novel lives up to its title as Dolores enters a mental hospital & has other troubles
She's Come Undone
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$2,000
[11]
Welcome to this "-city", the quality of being wise in one's judgment
sagacity
Jamie
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$1,600
[7]
This urban area was the destination of many escapees, like Hartmut Richter, who swam the Teltow Canal in 1966
West Berlin
Jamie
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$1,600
[3]
The Dove Shack had a hit with "Summertime In The LBC"--LBC is short for this California city, home of Vince Staples & Snoop Dogg
Long Beach City
Brent
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$1,600
[4]
The first knights of this item, England's highest order, included the Black Prince & Sir Thomas Holland, whose widow married the BP
the Garter
Jamie
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$1,600
[10]
A respiratory therapist is part of an RRT, short for this group that acts fast upon medical emergencies in the hospital
a rapid response team
Jamie
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|
DD
$2,800
[12]
Themes of class & the individual fill her first novel, 1902's "The Valley of Decision", though it's set not in NYC but 18th c. Italy
(Edith) Wharton
Jamie
|
DD
$4,400
[17]
"To know how to do", this French phrase is the ability to say or do the right thing in any social gathering
savoir faire
Jamie
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$2,000
[24]
Many Black soldiersenlisting in the Union Army were escaped slaves known as this term that's also applied to smuggled goods
contraband
Jamie
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$2,000
[15]
On the first track off the same-named album, this 3-initialed group came "Straight Outta Compton"
NWA
Tanya
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$2,000
[19]
Right after the one of England came the Norman conquest of Italy, capped by Robert Guiscard taking this Sicilian city in 1072
Palermo
Brent
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$2,000
[13]
If you want to draw patients' blood, try being this, from the French, a technician who practices venipuncture
a phlebotomist
Tanya
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In the title of a 2023 memoir, Dame Judi Dench calls him "the man who pays the rent"
(William) Shakespeare