Patricia Perlowski — a finance administrator from Wheatley Heights, New York
Kevin Montgomery — a divinity student from Berkeley, California
Tim Russell — a teacher from Lancaster, Ohio (whose 1-day cash winnings total $24,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim | $3,000 | $7,200 | $16,000 |
$22,000
2-day champion: $46,000 |
$16,000
23 R, 4 W |
| Kevin | $2,200 | $4,400 | $10,800 |
$16,800
2nd place: $2,000 |
$10,400
15 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| Patricia | $-200 | $-200 | $7,400 |
$1
3rd place: $1,000 |
$7,000
11 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| WORLD HISTORY | SONG STANDARDS | FOOD-O & DRINK-O | LEGAL LINGO | WRITE ON, GIRL! | 4-LETTER WORDS |
|
$200
[1]
This pair fled the Battle of Actium soon after fighting began, & their forces surrendered to Marcus Agrippa
Antony and Cleopatra
Tim
|
$200
[11]
Closely identified with Gene Kelly, this song was introduced by Cliff Edwards in "The Hollywood Revue of 1929"
"Singin' In The Rain"
Patricia
|
$200
[26]
With its Jigglers recipes & all the neat new molds, this dessert is more fun to eat than ever
Jell-O
Patricia
|
$200
[6]
This failure or omission may be culpable, criminal or gross
negligence
Kevin
|
$200
[16]
Under the name of A.M. Barnard, this "Little Women" author published Gothic tales like "The Abbot's Ghost"
Louisa May Alcott
Tim
Patricia
|
$200
[21]
This type of "goose chase" is fruitless
wild
Patricia
|
|
$400
[2]
Around 981 this explorer was banned from Iceland for 3 years for killing a neighbor in a feud
Erik the Red
Kevin
|
$400
[12]
Hoagy Carmichael wrote this "stellar" song's melody as a piano piece; Mitchell Parish later added lyrics
"Stardust"
Tim
|
$400
[27]
At Starbucks they dilute this strong coffee with water to make Caffe Americano
espresso
Kevin
|
$400
[7]
Kids kept after school & prisoners awaiting trial are held in it
detention
Kevin
|
$400
[17]
She wrote "American Star" and "Rock Star"; her actress-sister Joan wrote "Star Quality"
Jackie Collins
Tim
|
$400
[22]
It's a deep, involuntary intake of breath through a wide-open mouth when you're sleepy
yawn
Tim
|
|
$800
[4]
In 1969 West Irians voted to remain a part of this nation, & the U.N. recognized its control of Irian Jaya
Indonesia
Kevin
|
$600
[13]
Kate Smith, the "First Lady of Radio", once had the exclusive rights to sing this song on the air
"God Bless America"
Patricia
|
$600
[28]
On "Seinfeld", George's ATM password was this chocolate syrup
Bosco
Tim
|
$600
[8]
"L.S." on a document indicates the spot where this object is to be affixed
Legal Seal
Tim
Kevin
|
$600
[18]
Mine eyes have seen the glory of her being the first woman in the American Academy of Arts & Letters
Julia Ward Howe
Patricia
|
$600
[23]
The core of your tooth; we hope the school bully doesn't beat you to a bloody one
pulp
Tim
|
|
DD
$1,000
[3]
From Aug. 19 to 21, 1991, this leader was placed under house arrest during an attempted coup by hardliners
(Mikhail) Gorbachev
Kevin
|
$800
[14]
It's the title line that follows "Kiss me once, then kiss me twice, then kiss me once again"
"It's Been A Long, Long Time"
|
$800
[29]
The taste of this tropical fruit has been described as a mix of peach & pineapple, only sweeter
Mango
Tim
|
$800
[9]
This district of a bailiff might be your area of expertise
bailiwick
Tim
|
$800
[19]
Kit Carson turns up in her 1927 novel "Death Comes for the Archbishop"
Willa Cather
Tim
|
$800
[24]
The upper floor of a warehouse converted to residential or studio use
loft
Kevin
|
|
$1,000
[5]
The last of Henry VIII's wives to be beheaded, she was accused of adultery & 2 of her lovers were beheaded as well
Catherine Howard
|
$1,000
[15]
"When somebody loves you, it's no good unless he loves you" this much
"All The Way"
Patricia
|
$1,000
[30]
Yukon Gold is a type of this
potato
Kevin
|
$1,000
[10]
This word for all your personal property shares its roots with "cattle"
chattel
Tim
|
$1,000
[20]
Writing the 1927 opera "The King's Henchmen" & also her poetry, she was burning her candle at both ends
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Tim
|
$1,000
[25]
Sir Francis Drake's ship that circumnavigated the world was the "Golden" this
Hind
Tim
|
| A TOUR OF GREECE | 19th CENTURY NOTABLES | DOUBLE S | SEA LIFE | HEY, BUD | DO YOU KNOW HOW FAST YOU WERE GOING? |
|
$400
[2]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Athens, Greece.) In 480 BC, Athens & the monuments on the Acropolis were destroyed by these invaders under the command of Xerxes I
the Persians
Patricia
|
$400
[7]
In 1867 he patented dynamite
(Alfred) Nobel
Tim
|
$400
[15]
A diplomatic emissary of the highest rank
an ambassador
Tim
|
$400
[12]
The porcupinefish is covered with these that become erect when it gets all puffed up
spines
Kevin
|
$400
[22]
He was a cashier in a Brooklyn theater in 1931 when he first subbed for Lou Costello's sick straight man
(Bud) Abbott
Patricia
|
$400
[1]
The carrier type of this gives a satellite the 18,000-mph speed it needs to achieve orbit
a rocket
Kevin
|
|
$800
[3]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from Athens, Greece.) Socrates was often to be found chatting people up in this area, the social & administrative heart of Athens
the Agora
Tim
|
$800
[8]
This associate of Marx wrote about "the condition of the working class in England in 1844"
Engels
Kevin
|
$800
[16]
It can be an area sunk below its surroundings or a psychological state of extreme sadness
depression
Tim
|
$800
[13]
In April 2000 the U.S. Navy used these marine mammals to help locate WWII mines off the coast of Norway
dolphins
Kevin
|
$800
[23]
With this partner, Bud Yorkin produced such shows as "Good Times" & "Sanford & Son"
(Norman) Lear
|
$800
[27]
In October of 1970, driver Gary Gabelich averaged 622.407 mph over 2 runs at this Utah plain
the Bonneville Salt Flats
Tim
Kevin
|
|
$1,200
[4]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Tinos, Greece.) This country's 1940 sinking of a Greek cruiser in Tinos harbor helped spur Greek resistance to its invasion
Italy
Tim
Patricia
|
$1,200
[9]
This mayor of Nauvoo, Illinois tried to run for President in 1844
Joseph Smith
Tim
|
$1,200
[17]
This type of RNA transfers the genetic information
messenger (RNA)
Kevin
|
$1,200
[14]
The nurse type of this fish can pump water over its gills, so it doesn't have to swim constantly to keep breathing
a shark
Tim
|
$1,200
[24]
As baseball's acting commissioner in the '90s, he moved his own team, the Brewers, from the AL to the NL
(Bud) Selig
Tim
|
$1,200
[28]
Calliphlox amethystina is a species of this; a male's wing-beat rate is about 80 per second
a hummingbird
Tim
|
|
$1,600
[5]
(Cheryl of the clue crew reports from Aegina, Greece.) The island of Aegina is rich in this tree that produces a cooking oil as well as this beloved nut
pistachio
Tim
|
$1,600
[10]
Clausewitz said the atmosphere for this is composed of danger, chance, exertion, & uncertainty
war
Kevin
|
$1,600
[18]
Meaning delicate skill, it's a common term in the game of bridge
finesse
Tim
|
DD
$2,000
[20]
This "sea" animal named for a flower pulls in its tentacles & shortens its body when it's disturbed
(sea) anemone
Patricia
|
$1,600
[25]
Christopher Paul Curtis won a Newbery Medal in 2000 for his kids' book, "Bud, Not" this
Buddy
Patricia
|
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|
$2,000
[6]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Greece.) I'm on this island, where the Cretan princess Ariadne was stranded after Theseus abandoned her (seems not so bad)
(Island of) Naxos
Tim
|
DD
$2,000
[11]
In 1847, in a variation on a theme by Chopin, this composer basically gave up his career as a piano virtuoso
(Franz) Liszt
Kevin
|
$2,000
[19]
This tropical root is used to make tapioca
cassava
Patricia
|
$2,000
[21]
This term for a breeding ground for seals sounds like something to "crow" about
a rookery
|
$2,000
[26]
In 2002 this filmmaker celebrated 50 years of chronicling the Olympic Games
(Bud) Greenspan
|
— |
With 7 years' service, this man who resigned in June 2004 had the longest tenure in his position in over 4 decades
George Tenet (former head of the CIA)