Brooks Vault — a networking engineer from Gaithersburg, Maryland
Helen Sporher — a business owner from St. George Island, Florida
Jason Russell — a history student from Cleveland, Tennessee (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,400)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason | $2,600 | $7,800 | $9,200 |
$7,399
2-day champion: $16,799 |
$8,100
28 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Helen | $300 | $400 | $5,500 |
$0
3rd place: Ducane 2004-SS Gas Grill |
$3,800
7 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| Brooks | $200 | $1,100 | $2,900 |
$100
2nd place: Magnavox 25" Stereo Color Monitor Receiver & Hooker Furniture Entertainment Center |
$2,900
9 R, 2 W |
| "D" IN SCIENCE | TELEVISED HISTORY | CONNECTIONS | DOUBLE TALK | HITTITE HODGEPODGE | CHILDREN'S LIT |
|
$100
[11]
The material left behind by a retreating glacier or the slow movement of the continents
drift
|
$100
[16]
Video tape of this space shuttle's destruction aired repeatedly on January 28, 1986
Challenger
Jason
|
$100
[21]
He's the husband "shared" by Connie Stevens, Liz Taylor & Debbie Reynolds
Eddie Fisher
Helen
|
$100
[26]
In the 1920s Donald Duncan introduced this child's toy to America & it's had its ups & downs ever since
Yo-Yo
Brooks
|
$100
[6]
In Hittite myth, one of these insects is sent to find a missing god; sort of a game of "hive and seek"
a bee
Jason
|
$100
[1]
Of all his works, the "Just So Stories" was reportedly his favorite
Rudyard Kipling
Jason
|
|
$200
[12]
How loud you're playing your Aerosmith album is indicated by this number
decibel
Brooks
|
$200
[17]
Little was found in 1986 when Geraldo Rivera opened a vault linked to this crime boss on live TV
Al Capone
Jason
|
$200
[22]
It's the element shared by water & carbon dioxide
oxygen
Jason
|
$200
[27]
It's Orkan for "hello"
"Na-Nu Na-Nu"
Jason
|
$200
[7]
After a 16-year war, a treaty was signed with this country & its king, Ramses II, married a Hittite princess
Egypt
Jason
|
$200
[2]
"If You Give a Moose a Muffin" is the tasty sequel to "If You Give a Mouse" this
a Cookie
Jason
|
|
$300
[13]
In 1837 this French theatrical designer invented a new type of photography
Louis Daguerre
Helen
|
$300
[18]
The whole world was watching the protests at the 1968 Democratic Convention in this city
Chicago
Jason
|
$300
[23]
First name shared by composer Stravinsky, helicopter maker Sikorsky & "Young Frankenstein"'s assistant
Igor
Jason
|
$300
[28]
This Mamas & Papas hit was "all I hoped it would be"
"Monday, Monday"
Brooks
|
$300
[8]
The army had 3-man crews & an elaborate system of horse training for these vehicles
chariots
Jason
|
$300
[3]
She came to fame with her 1970 book "Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret"
Judy Blume
|
|
$400
[14]
Sailing ships may experience days of calm in this ocean region near the equator
the doldrums
Jason
|
$400
[19]
TV cameramen were just 20 feet away when he shot Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981
John Hinckley
Jason
|
$500
[25]
It's the capital city shared by the Ottoman & the Byzantine Empires
Constantinople (Istanbul)
Jason
|
$400
[29]
During World War II this English "lord" broadcast propaganda for the Germans, & it wasn't funny
Lord Haw-Haw
|
$400
[9]
Following the Bronze Age, the Hittites helped initiate this metal's age
the Iron Age
Jason
|
$400
[4]
C.S. Lewis chronicled this fantasy world in 7 books, beginning with "The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe"
Narnia
Jason
|
|
$500
[15]
Hey, man!--that's heavy hydrogen
deuterium
Brooks
|
$500
[20]
This ABC sportscaster won an Emmy for his coverage of the terrorism in Munich in 1972
Jim McKay
Jason
|
DD
$2,500
[24]
River that connects Lake Powell in Utah with the Gulf of California
Colorado River
Jason
|
$500
[30]
This Washington city whose name means "many waters" was known as Steptoeville until 1859
Walla Walla
Brooks
|
$500
[10]
The Hittite language was written in this wedge-shaped system
cuneiform
Brooks
|
$500
[5]
Scott O'Dell is perhaps best known for his Newbery Medal-winning novel "Island of" these creatures
the Blue Dolphins
Jason
|
| CLASSICAL MUSICIANS | BEFORE & AFTER | FOODS THAT BEGIN WITH THE LETTER "Q" | DIRECTORS & THEIR FILMS | AFRICAN GEOGRAPHY | FAMOUS MOUSTACHES |
|
$200
[11]
This conductor, later seen on television, gained fame substituting on a 1943 New York Philharmonic radio broadcast
Leonard Bernstein
Jason
|
$200
[13]
"Pillow Talk" star's preschool
Doris Day Care Center
Helen
|
$200
[14]
This member of the pheasant family can be roasted, broiled or fried
quail
Jason
|
$200
[6]
Robert Zemeckis directed this 1988 Disney hit, undoubtely the biggest bunny film of the decade
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Jason
|
$200
[1]
M'zab, Tanezrouft & Suf are regions of this desert in Algeria
Sahara Desert
Jason
|
$600
[19]
This TV comic known for his moustache & cigars was also known for characters such as Percy Dovetonsils
Ernie Kovacs
Brooks
|
|
$400
[12]
A New York City-based conductorless chamber orchestra is named for this mythic musician, Eurydice's mate
Orpheus
Brooks
|
$600
[22]
Mortuary where the deer & the antelope lie in state
the funeral home on the range
|
$400
[15]
It's a tortilla that's been filled, folded & fried
quesadilla
Brooks
|
$400
[7]
He wrote of the nearly 20 years it took to bring "Gandhi" to the screen in his 1982 book "In Search of Gandhi"
Sir Richard Attenborough
Jason
|
$400
[2]
The exit at the base of these falls is known as the Boiling Pot
Victoria Falls
Jason
|
$1,000
[21]
In his revision of "The Elements of Style", E.B. White recalled the carefully edged moustache of this co-author
William Strunk, Jr.
|
|
$600
[24]
Marilyn Horne revived many obscure roles for this vocal range just below true soprano
Mezzo-soprano
Jason
|
$800
[23]
The first black Congresswoman along the route on which cattle were driven from Texas to Kansas
Shirley Chisholm Trail
Brooks
|
$600
[16]
This savory pie can have bacon bits added to the custard filling
quiche
|
$600
[8]
He won 1967's Best Director Oscar for "The Graduate", which was only his second film
Mike Nichols
Helen
|
$600
[3]
This mountain system in NW Africa is actually an extension of Europe's Alpine system
the Atlas Mountains
Jason
|
DD
$2,500
[20]
These 2 men, born 4 days apart in 1889, sported the similar moustaches seen here:
Adolf Hitler & Charlie Chaplin
Helen
|
|
DD
$1,000
[25]
Heinz Holliger, heardhereplaying Bach, is the most famous modern performer on this instrument
the oboe
Jason
|
— |
$800
[17]
This yellow-skinned fruit has been used for centuries in jams & jellies
quince
Brooks
|
$800
[9]
This jury drama was the first feature Sidney Lumet directed; Henry Fonda, its producer & star, hired him
12 Angry Men
Jason
|
$800
[4]
This Congolese capital was named for the explorer who in 1880 claimed the area
Brazzaville
Jason
Helen
|
— |
| — | — |
$1,000
[18]
Most biscuits are an example of these baked items that require little or no kneading
quick breads
Jason
Helen
|
$1,000
[10]
This star of TV's "Jake And The Fatman" directed the 1965 Joey Heatherton thriller "My Blood Runs Cold"
William Conrad
Jason
|
$1,000
[5]
This Nigerian city is built on several islands including Ikoyi & Edo
Lagos
|
— |
The first 24-hour 7-Eleven opened in 1963 in this city
Las Vegas