Susannah Brooks — a communications assistant from Madison, Wisconsin
Jeff Knorr — a teacher from Waterford, New York
Jennifer Casey — a high school drama teacher originally from Sonoma, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,600)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer | $600 | $600 | $6,200 |
$1
3rd place: $1,000 |
$6,200
7 R, 1 W |
| Jeff | $2,200 | $4,400 | $18,600 |
$33,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,600
13 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W |
| Susannah | $6,000 | $10,000 | $29,200 |
$37,201
New champion: $37,201 |
$29,200
33 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| OSCAR NIGHT 2006 | FIRST LADIES' FATHERS | HERBS & SPICES | WE'RE IN YOUR "DET" | FACT | FABLE |
|
$200
[1]
This film broke the back of expectations by taking the award for Best Picture
Crash
Susannah
|
$200
[16]
Thomas Jefferson Taylor, a Karnack, Texas rancher
Lady Bird Johnson (Claudia Alta Taylor)
|
$200
[6]
It's been said that sneezewort, used as this to induce sneezing, "cleanses the head of tough slimy humours"
a snuff
|
$200
[11]
After 4 years of active duty, LAPD officers are eligible to take exams to qualify for sergeant or this position
detective
Susannah
|
$200
[26]
The Constitution makes the president this "of the Army and Navy... and of the militia of the several states"
commander-in-chief
Susannah
|
$200
[19]
Robin Hood's Larder, an oak in this forest, blew down in 1966
Sherwood Forest
Susannah
|
|
$400
[2]
He stepped away from his "Daily Show" desk & came West to host the telecast
Jon Stewart
Susannah
|
$400
[17]
Wilburn Edgar Smith, a Plains, Georgia mechanic
Rosalynn Carter
Jennifer
|
$400
[7]
Bittersweet is known as woody this & belladonna is also known as deadly this
nightshade
Susannah
|
$400
[12]
An alternate route taken by automobile traffic when the normal route cannot be used
a detour
Susannah
|
$400
[27]
On a traditional Snellen one of these, the 9 letters on the 11th line areP E Z O L C F T D
an eye chart
Susannah
|
$400
[20]
She may be a vampire or the first wife of Adam
Lilith
Jennifer
Jeff
|
|
$600
[3]
She walked the red carpet & walked away with the Best Actress award for her role in "Walk the Line"
Reese Witherspoon
Jennifer
|
$600
[18]
John Payne, a Virginia plantation owner
Dolley Madison
Susannah
|
$600
[8]
This type of garlic grown mainly in California has huge cloves, averaging 1 ounce
elephant garlic
Susannah
|
$600
[13]
The policy of discouraging an enemy attack by maintaining sufficient military force to retaliate
a deterrent
Jeff
|
$600
[28]
According to the book "Sizes", in Japan, these are 7 or 8 inches long & pointed; in China, they're 10 inches & blunt
chopsticks
Susannah
|
$600
[21]
The more fabulous name for the round, dark areas of grass caused by fungi
a fairy circle (or a fairy ring)
Susannah
|
|
$800
[4]
A past nominee for directing movies like "Nashville" & "Short Cuts", he accepted an honorary Oscar
(Robert) Altman
Jeff
|
$800
[24]
Charles D. Henry, a Waterloo, Iowa banker
Lou Hoover
Susannah
|
$800
[9]
Its seeds are found on rye bread & its essential oil is used in kummel liqueur
caraway
Susannah
|
$800
[14]
In 1995 Camilo Jose Vergara proposed making this city's abandoned skyscrapers a theme park
Detroit
Jeff
|
$800
[29]
To dial the old KLondike 5 exchange used in many movies & TV shows, dial this
555
Susannah
|
$800
[22]
For sailors, this musician's "Green" is a place with non-stop music & dance, unlimited tobacco & loads of rum
Fiddler's Green
Jeff
|
|
$1,000
[5]
This film that begins in Japan in the 1920s earned Oscars for cinematography, costuming & art direction
Memoirs of a Geisha
Susannah
|
$1,000
[25]
William S. Bloomer, a Midwestern rubber goods salesman
Betty Ford
|
$1,000
[10]
The name of this flowering herb also means "wolflike"
lupine
Susannah
|
$1,000
[15]
A cleansing substance made from synthetic compounds rather than fats or lye
a detergent
Susannah
|
$1,000
[30]
Ray Charles Leonard became Sugar Ray Leonard; Walker Smith, Jr. became this boxer
Sugar Ray Robinson
Susannah
|
DD
$1,000
[23]
The tempter in Goethe's "Faust" goes by this 14-letter name
Mephistopheles
Jeff
|
| CLASSICAL MUSIC | CABLE TELEVISION | THE 18th CENTURY WORLD | WHO THE "H" ARE YOU? | MOSCOW KNOW-HOW | PALINDROMIC WORDS |
|
$400
[6]
In 1862 Ludwig Ritter Von Kochel issued a catalog of this Austrian composer's works, using "K" numbers
Mozart
Susannah
|
$400
[1]
This graphic FX drama centers on plastic surgeons Sean McNamara & Christian Troy
Nip/Tuck
Jennifer
|
$400
[11]
In 1723 William Buchanan published a detailed history of this U.K. country's clans
Scotland
Jennifer
|
$400
[16]
This menswear designer has a Tommy line for women, along with a Tommy Girl fragrance
Hilfiger
Susannah
|
$400
[26]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew points out a feature on a church in Moscow, Russia.) In Moscow, you can see how these church featuresgot their name--they do look like a certain bulb vegetable
onion domes
Jeff
|
$400
[21]
This device uses electromagnetic waves to locate objects
radar
Jeff
|
|
$800
[7]
The loud surprise in his "Surprise" Symphony comes during a soft passage in the second movement
Haydn
Susannah
|
$800
[2]
Bravo showed viewers what it's like "Being" this R&B singer who's married to Whitney Houston
Bobby Brown
Susannah
|
$800
[12]
Gisborne on Poverty Bay was the site of this Britsh explorer's first landing in New Zealand in 1769
(Captain) Cook
Susannah
|
$800
[17]
Fritz is the nickname of this former South Carolina senator
(Ernest) Hollings
Jeff
|
$800
[27]
Moscow ceased for a time to be the capital of Russia when this ruler built a new capital on the Baltic Coast
Peter the Great
Jeff
|
$800
[22]
It's the tool seen here
a level
Susannah
|
|
$1,200
[8]
This type of composition whose name is from the Latin for "flight" features multiple melodies in counterpoint
a fugue
|
$1,200
[3]
Hank Azaria is the title character in this Showtime series about a psychiatrist with a dysfunctional family
Huff
Jennifer
|
$1,200
[13]
Canada's longest river is named for this explorer who traveled on it in 1789
Mackenzie
Jeff
|
$1,200
[18]
Of the 7 men who grace the front of current American paper money, this man died the youngest
(Alexander) Hamilton
Susannah
|
$1,200
[28]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew now reports from a market in Moscow.) Russian markets feature an array of these urnsthat have use beyond boiling water--now, decorative objects
a samovar
Susannah
|
$1,200
[23]
Generic term for any vehicle that competes in the Daytona 500, for instance
racecar
|
|
$1,600
[9]
This Offenbach work that contains the popular "Barcarolle" premiered in 1881 after his death
Tales of Hoffmann
Susannah
|
$1,600
[4]
Having problems with your pooch? Get guidance from Cesar Millan on this National Geographic Channel show
The Dog Whisperer
Jennifer
|
$1,600
[14]
In 1748 he electrocuted a turkey & roasted it over a fire started by electricity
Ben Franklin
Susannah
|
$1,600
[19]
He was White House Chief of Staff, Supreme Commander of NATO Forces in Europe & Secy. of State
(Alexander) Haig
Susannah
|
$1,600
[29]
Due to Ivan the Terrible's purges, Tatars from this Ukraine peninsula easily sacked a depopulated Moscow in 1571
the Crimea
Jeff
|
$1,600
[24]
Palindromic adjective meaning "municipal"
civic
|
|
$2,000
[10]
During World War II this Polish pianist was one of his country's leaders in exile
Paderewski
Susannah
|
$2,000
[5]
Style gurus Stacy London & Clinton Kelly teach fashion do's & don'ts on this TLC show
What Not to Wear
Susannah
|
$2,000
[15]
In 1776 this South American city was made the capital of the new Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata
Buenos Aires
Susannah
|
$2,000
[20]
During the Trojan War, Achilles defiantly dragged this dead prince's body around the walls of the besieged city
Hector
Jennifer
|
DD
$9,000
[30]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Moscow, Russia.) Luminaries whose ashes are interred at the Kremlin Wall includethisU.S. journalist portrayed in the movie "Reds"
(John) Reed
Jeff
|
DD
$2,000
[25]
An important article of religious faith
a tenet
Susannah
|
This author & illustrator has said, "Max is like my demented son and he's taking care of his father for life"
Maurice Sendak