Michael Delgado — a graduate student from Cambridge, Massachusetts
Isabelle Cullinen — a restaurant and tour consultant from New York City, New York
Katie Sunseri — a teacher of the visually impaired from New Orleans, Louisiana (whose 2-day cash winnings total $22,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katie | $2,700 | $4,100 | $7,900 |
$9,801
3-day champion: $32,001 |
$7,900
21 R, 1 W |
| Isabelle | $600 | $300 | $3,700 |
$4,300
3rd place: Novica.com Shopping Spree |
$3,700
10 R, 2 W |
| Michael | $200 | $2,000 | $4,900 |
$8,051
2nd place: Trip to Florida's Space Coast |
$3,900
17 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| MUSICAL INSTRUMENT ORIGINS | WHITE WINE | FIRST MAN IN SPACE FROM... | TV OR NOT TV | WHALE OF FORTUNE | "GEO" PARTY! |
|
$100
[14]
2 guys in what is now this country were the oom-papas of the tuba, patenting it in 1835
Germany
Michael
|
$100
[3]
A dry martini is made with dry gin & the dry type of this fortified white wine
Vermouth
Katie
|
$100
[26]
Vladimir Gurragcha was the first in outer space from this "outer" area
Outer Mongolia
Michael
|
$100
[1]
"My Four Daughters","My Three Sons","My Two Dads"
My Four Daughters
Katie
|
$100
[15]
Baleen whales strain food like plankton from the water because they don't have these
Teeth
Michael
|
$100
[9]
Type of math comparing lines & angles that the writer of this clue nearly failed in high school
Geometry
Michael
|
|
$200
[20]
This ancient Oriental instrument was put to good use in 1976 by Chuck Barris
Gong
Isabelle
|
$200
[6]
This grape whose name is synonymous with white wine is the most planted varietal in California
Chardonnay
|
$200
[27]
Marc Garneau headed south from this country to head up from Cape Canaveral in 1984
Canada
Michael
|
$200
[2]
"My Mother the Car","His Gal Shirley","Your Show of Shows"
His Gal Shirley
Isabelle
|
$200
[16]
Of the 5 senses, the one that whales do not possess
Smell
Michael
|
$200
[10]
It's "Just an old sweet song" that keeps this on Ray Charles' mind
Georgia
Katie
|
|
$300
[21]
Last name of the man who invented the instrument seen here:
(Adolphe) Sax (saxophone)
Michael
|
$300
[7]
In the names of white wine grapes, this word precedes blanc & grigio
Pinot
Katie
|
$300
[28]
In 1980 Arnaldo Tamayo-Mendez' route out of this country was very different than Elian Gonzalez'
Cuba
Michael
|
$300
[4]
"The Rat Patrol","Horse Squad","Duckman"
Horse Squad
Katie
|
$300
[17]
Experts can identify whales by the height & shape of this, the cloud produced when a whale exhales
the spout
Michael
|
$300
[11]
"Hippy Dippy" comic who offered, "If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten"
George Carlin
Katie
|
|
$400
[22]
The history of this brass instrument "slides" back to the 15th century sackbut
Trombone
Katie
|
$400
[24]
A specific dry white wine originated in & was named for this French town in the Yonne Department
Chablis
|
DD
$500
[29]
In 1978 men from this country took residence in the Vatican & the Salyut 6 space station
Poland
Michael
|
$400
[5]
"Men Into Space","Men Behaving Badly","Men of La Mancha"
Men of La Mancha
Isabelle
|
$400
[18]
Scientists classify these mammals as whales, but don't count on seeing the NFL "Miami Whales" anytime soon
Dolphins
Michael
|
$400
[12]
Known for its photographs & maps, this magazine was founded in 1888
National Geographic
Katie
|
|
$500
[23]
Last name of the man seen here; his invention, introduced in 1964, changed the music industry:
(Robert) Moog (Moog synthesizer)
Katie
|
$500
[25]
This man who coined the term "fume blanc" has a Napa Valley winery named for him
Robert Mondavi
Isabelle
|
— |
$500
[8]
"Make 'Em Pay","Make Me Laugh","Make the Grade"
Make 'Em Pay
Katie
|
$500
[19]
Shamu can look forward to AARP newsletters because the life span of orcas, or this whale type, can be 60 years
Killer whales
Katie
|
$500
[13]
Mr. Rush of "Quills", or Mr. Giraffe of Toys "R" Us
Geoffrey
Katie
|
| TOUGH ISLANDS | TONY WINNERS OF THE '40s | PEOPLE IN HISTORY | PACKAGING | CHARACTER REFERENCE | ISLAMIC CLUES "K" |
|
$200
[1]
Pelican Island, a wildlife refuge, is off the coast of this "Sunshine State", not Louisiana
Florida
Katie
|
$200
[2]
Arthur Kennedy won for this play in 1949, like Brian Dennehy in another role 50 years later
Death of a Salesman
Isabelle
|
$200
[4]
In 1922 Charles Granville Bruce led the second attempt to climb this mountain, reaching a height of 27,300 feet
Mount Everest
Michael
|
$200
[20]
One of these often comes attached to an individual kids' juice box
a straw
Katie
|
$200
[11]
Peter Quint is a ghost in "The Turn of the Screw" & Quint is an Amity Island fisherman in this 1974 novel
Jaws
Katie
Michael
|
$200
[22]
In Arabic this book is literally "The Reading"
The Koran
Isabelle
|
|
$400
[17]
The westernmost point of this Portuguese island group is only about 1,200 miles from Newfoundland
The Azores
Isabelle
|
$400
[3]
Jose Ferrer didn't win by a nose with this role in 1947, he tied with Fredric March
Cyrano de Bergerac
Michael
|
$400
[5]
One of the most powerful Queen Mothers ever, this Medici was the mother of the last 3 Valois kings of France
Catherine de' Medici
Michael
|
$400
[21]
In this process, a clear film is wound around an object, then heated to tighten it
Shrink-wrapping
Michael
|
$400
[12]
Beatty is the captain of the firemen in this futuristic novel that's been inflaming readers since June 1953
Fahrenheit 451
Michael
|
$400
[23]
It's the Muslim term for "fate" or "destiny"
Kismet
Katie
|
|
$600
[18]
In this Pacific kingdom's constitution, males 16 or older are guaranteed a plot of land for farming
Tonga
Katie
|
$600
[8]
For her role in "Happy Birthday", this first lady of the American theater picked up a Tony in the award's first year
Helen Hayes
Katie
|
$600
[6]
This Borgia, seen here, looks far more innocent than all those nasty rumors would imply
Lucrezia Borgia
Michael
|
$600
[24]
Pill bottles with push-down caps are child-resistant; sealed ones mandated in 1982 are this-resistant
Tamper-resistant
Katie
|
$800
[14]
John Grimes is a Harlem youth who has a tough time finding his black identity in this James Baldwin work
Go Tell It on the Mountain
|
$600
[27]
The majority of the 2 million people in this nation on the Arabian coast are Sunni Muslims
Kuwait
Katie
|
|
$800
[19]
At 16,500 feet Puncak Jaya on this "new" island is the world's highest island peak
New Guinea
Isabelle
Michael
|
$800
[9]
Henry Fonda was so shipshape in this best play in 1948 that he won Best Actor
Mister Roberts
Katie
|
$800
[7]
"Democracy and Social Ethics" is a 1902 book by this founder of Hull House
Jane Addams
Katie
|
$800
[25]
Plastic encasing a product against a cardboard sheet is called bubble pack or this more painful name
Blister pack
Isabelle
|
$1,000
[15]
Vera Chipmunk-5 Zappa & Wilbur Swain are friends in his "Slapstick"
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
|
— |
| — |
$1,000
[10]
Agnes de Mille won in 1947 for choreographing this musical & maybe in 100 years she'll win again for it
Brigadoon
Isabelle
|
$1,000
[16]
This Belgian-born empress of Mexico outlived her husband Maximilian by 60 years, dying in 1927
Carlota
Isabelle
|
$1,000
[26]
This company's slick new Uneeda Biscuit package of 1899 was a milestone in food marketing
Nabisco
Isabelle
|
DD
$1,500
[13]
He created William Budd, a sailor on the Indomitable
Herman Melville
Michael
|
— |
In the 5 major U.S. pro team sports, it's the only team bearing the name of an insect
the Charlotte Hornets