Dave Meddish — an alternative print coordinator from Moscow, Idaho
Caroline Waddell Zarzar — a graduate student from Durham, North Carolina
Jim Spilman — a purchasing manager from Gloucester, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $25,550)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim | $0 | $4,400 | $10,000 |
$13,500
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,800
16 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Caroline | $-1,600 | $1,400 | $4,200 |
$8,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$4,200
13 R, 8 W |
| Dave | $400 | $1,400 | $12,800 |
$20,001
New champion: $20,001 |
$11,800
18 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| BEFORE THEY WERE FIRST LADIES | PRIMETIME TV REUNIONS | MYSPACE.MAN | POET'S GLOSSARY | CONTAINERS | FROM THE GREEK |
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$200
[1]
Her daughter Julie says this future first lady was offered a movie contract in the 1930s when she was a USC student
Mrs. Nixon
Caroline
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$200
[6]
1983:"Still the Beaver"
Leave it to Beaver
Jim
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$200
[17]
He became a licensed pilot on his 16th birthday long before his one small step on the Sea on Tranquility
(Neil) Armstrong
Dave
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$200
[23]
Japanese style /Always syllable counting /This type of poem
haiku
Jim
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$200
[14]
A sink, or the area drained by a single river system
a basin
Caroline
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$200
[9]
This synonym for "drugstore" comes from the Greek for "druggist's work"
pharmacy
Caroline
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$400
[2]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reads.)Thiswoman used this camera back when she was an aspiring photographer for a Washington D.C. newspaper
Jackie Kennedy
Jim
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$400
[7]
2000:"Mary and Rhoda"
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Jim
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$400
[18]
He elected to join the Mercury program in 1959; 15 years later, he'd be elected to join the Senate
(John) Glenn
Caroline
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$600
[29]
This basic metrical unit of poetry sounds like a body part
a foot
Caroline
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$400
[15]
Port wines are separated into 2 types based on these 2 possible places where they do most of their aging
barrels & bottles
Jim
Dave
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$400
[10]
The name of this solid figure used to disperse light into a spectrum is from the Greek for "something sawed"
a prism
Dave
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$600
[3]
As a young wife in the 1950s, she managed the accounts for the family agricultural business
Mrs. Carter
Jim
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$600
[8]
2004:"Return to Southfork"
Dallas
Dave
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$600
[19]
On April 12, 1961, he took his 5 1/4-ton Vostok 1 for a spin at 9:07 A.M. Moscow time; he had it back by 10:55
(Yuri) Gagarin
Jim
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$800
[27]
The "heroic" variety of this pair of rhyming lines is written in iambic pentameter
a couplet
Caroline
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$600
[24]
"Amorous" name of a 2-handled wine vessel or sporting trophy
loving cup
Jim
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$600
[11]
When food is swallowed, it goes down this tube, the Greek word for "gullet"
the esophagus
Caroline
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$800
[4]
Bloomer was the maiden name of this first lady who blossomed as a fashion model in pre-WWII NYC
Betty Ford
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$800
[16]
1987:"Return to Dodge"
Gunsmoke
Dave
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DD
$1,000
[21]
With the return of Apollo 13, this commander had completed over 715 hours of space travel
(James) Lovell
Jim
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$1,000
[28]
From the Latin for "stopping place", it's 2 or more lines of poetry that form a division within a poem
a stanza
Caroline
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$800
[25]
The American Heritage Dict.'s 1st pronunciation for this word rhymes it with "lace"; another with, with "bras"
vase
Caroline
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$800
[12]
From the Greek for "primary", these are made of amino acids
proteins
Dave
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$1,000
[5]
She was president (Natl. Pres. of the Girl Scouts, that is) in the 1920s while her husband was merely Secy. of Commerce
(Lou) Hoover
Jim
Caroline
Dave
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$1,000
[20]
1997:"Back to the Cul-de-sac"
Knots Landing
Jim
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$1,000
[22]
Freedom 7's pilot in 1961, he also commanded Apollo 14, the 1st mission to land on the Moon & not on the lunar seas
(Alan) Shepard
Jim
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$1,000
[26]
It's what's normally carried in a metal pail called a scuttle
coal
Caroline
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$1,000
[13]
(Jon of the Clue Crew at the Alabama Institute for Deaf & Blind.) At Alabama Institute for Deaf & Blind, kids gain self-esteem & confidence with this type of therapy, from the Greek for "horse"
hippotherapy
Jim
Caroline
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| & NOW THE "END" IS NEAR | & SO I FACE THE FINAL CURTAIN | I BIT OFF MORE THAN I COULD CHEW | I'VE TRAVELED EACH & EVERY HIGHWAY | THE RECORD SHOWS I TOOK THE BLOWS | I DID IT NORWAY |
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$400
[1]
Poe knows this swinging lever regulates the speed of a clock mechanism
pendulum
Dave
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$400
[8]
This musical dreamed "The Impossible Dream", playing 2,328 performances before closing in 1971
Man of La Mancha
Caroline
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$400
[13]
Richard LeFevre could eat only 1 1/2 gallons of this "bowl of red" Stagg product in 10 minutes
chili
Dave
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$400
[21]
This highway that Bob Dylan "Revisited" begins in Thunder Bay, Ontario
Highway 61
Dave
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$400
[26]
Before becoming a world leader, this Frenchman was wounded 3 times in WWI & was captured at Verdun in 1916
de Gaulle
Dave
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$400
[6]
On the scenic Lofoten Islands, you can stay in Rorbuer, cottages traditionally used by those in this profession
fishing
Dave
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$800
[2]
The opposite of diminuendo is this music term, a gradual increase in loudness
crescendo
Caroline
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$800
[9]
This musical about 18 dancers trying out for 8 spots in a Broadway show ended its original 15-year Broadway run in April 1990
A Chorus Line
Caroline
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$800
[14]
Oleg Zhornitskiy turned this sandwich spread into a meal by gulping down 4 32-ounce bowls in 8 minutes
mayonnaise
Caroline
Dave
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$800
[22]
Seen here is FDR Drive, which heads into the lower part of this borough
Manhattan
Jim
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$800
[27]
This ex-NATO commander & presidential candidate was wounded in Vietnam
(Gen. Wesley) Clark
Dave
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$1,200
[18]
Winter sports lovers benefit from the 2-billion-kroner upgrade of this 1994 Olympic city
Lillehammer
Dave
|
|
$1,200
[3]
This type of gland secretes substances directly into the bloodstream
endocrine
Dave
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$1,200
[10]
This Lerner & Loewe musical had its "loverly" farewell in 1962, after 2,717 shows
My Fair Lady
Caroline
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$1,200
[15]
Cookie Jarvis gave 10 minutes of lip service to 6 2/3 pounds of this pasta, from the Italian for "tongue"
linguini
Dave
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$1,200
[23]
Part of U.S. 40 follows the route of this early 19th century road that began in Maryland
the Cumberland Road (or National Road)
Dave
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DD
$1,000
[28]
In 1775 his leg was severely wounded in an assault on Quebec & he was promoted to brig. gen.; 5 years later, he'd be in disgrace
Benedict Arnold
Dave
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$1,600
[19]
Norwegian poet Arne Garborg pushed for a literary language based on this "old" one of sagas & eddas
Old Norse
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$1,600
[4]
If I said a clue about a stripper had really nice pair of facts, it'd be an example of this 2-word French term
a double entendre
Dave
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$1,600
[11]
With more than 7,400 performances, this musical became a "Memory" after its Sept. 10, 2000 finale
Cats
Jim
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$1,600
[16]
In 9 minutes, Sonya Thomas dined on 11 pounds of this cheesy dessert from a Brooklyn restaurant
cheesecake
Jim
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$1,600
[24]
The 42 bridges of the Overseas Highway link many of this state's islands to the mainland
Florida
Jim
Caroline
|
— |
DD
$2,000
[7]
The city of Alta, well above the Arctic Circle, has renamed itself the Nordlysbyen Alta, after this display
the northern lights
Dave
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$2,000
[5]
Shakespeare's Puck: If we have" done this, "think but this, and all is mended"
offended
Jim
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$2,000
[12]
It was nice to see this musical "Looking Swell" & "Still Goin' Strong", but after 2,844 shows, it bowed out in 1970
Hello, Dolly!
Jim
Caroline
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$2,000
[17]
Jim Reeves was top-"seeded" after he chomped 13 pounds of this gourd in 15 minutes
watermelon
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$2,000
[25]
Domine Quo Vadis Church stands on this road, where tradition says Peter asked Jesus, "Lord, where are you going?"
the Appian Way
Caroline
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— |
$2,000
[20]
A summer festival at Vinstra honors this Ibsen & Grieg character based on folklore
Peer Gynt
Caroline
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He first appeared in Kipling's 1892 story "In the Rukh" as an adult who now & then refers to his very odd childhood
Mowgli