Christian Haines game 1.
Sean Gilsdorf — a college teacher from Amherst, Massachusetts
Christian Haines — a Congressional special assistant from Newport News, Virginia
Linda Flink — a healthcare consultant from Scottsdale, Arizona (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,201)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linda | $1,000 | $2,400 | $6,000 |
$12,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$6,000
7 R, 2 W |
| Christian | $2,400 | $5,400 | $17,000 |
$21,999
New champion: $21,999 |
$16,800
25 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Sean | $1,000 | $4,800 | $10,800 |
$16,800
2nd place: $2,000 |
$12,800
19 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| BOOKS ABOUT AUTHORS | WOMEN OF COUNTRY | FLOWER ARRANGING | NAME THE DECADE | AN URBAN LEGEND SAYS... | "MIND" GAMES |
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$200
[1]
Chapter 20 of a biography of this Connecticut-born woman is entitled "Antislavery Activist: 1853-1854"
(Harriet Beecher) Stowe
Christian
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$200
[6]
In a 2006 Country Weekly poll, she was named "Country's Most Beautiful" woman; I'm sure hubby Tim agrees
Faith Hill
Christian
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$200
[8]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew stands in front of the monitor.) Buy your roses when they're closed or in this stage & you'll have much more time to enjoy them
bud
Sean
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$200
[9]
William the Conqueror is crowned in Westminster Abbey
the 1060s
Christian
Sean
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$200
[15]
...this member of the Beatles died in a car accident & was replaced with a double named William Campbell
Paul McCartney
Sean
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$200
[10]
More common "literary" term for telepathy & clairvoyance
mind reading
Christian
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$400
[2]
"Calaveras County" & "Hannibal" are entries in R. Kent Rasmussen's book this man "A to Z"
Mark Twain
Sean
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$400
[7]
Her hit song "I'm A Survivor" was also the theme to her TV sitcom
Reba McEntire
Sean
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$400
[27]
Rose varieties with 30 to 40 of these should be cut & used when 1 or 2 of them have come loose
petals
Linda
Christian
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$400
[16]
Legionnaire's disease is identified & named
the 1970s
Sean
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$400
[20]
...as an infant, Humphrey Bogart was the model for the trademark baby for this company's line of baby foods
Gerber
Sean
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$400
[11]
According to Emerson, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of" these
little minds
Christian
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$600
[3]
Sebastian de Grazia's Pulitzer-winning bio of this Italian "In Hell" mentions "The Prince" in 2 chapter titles
Machiavelli
Christian
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$600
[24]
She wrote "I Will Always Love You" as a tribute & thank you to her former singing partner Porter Wagoner
Dolly Parton
Christian
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$600
[28]
(Jon of the Clue Crew indicates a flower diagram on the monitor.) Putting the stems in warm water first opens these tiny water-carrying tubes & hydrates the flower
capillaries
Christian
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$600
[17]
China goes Communist
the 1940s
Sean
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$600
[21]
...not only was this man's body frozen after his death, but it's stored under the Pirates of the Caribbean ride
Walt Disney
Christian
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$600
[12]
Sylvia Nasar's biography of mathematical genius & Nobel laureate John Nash
A Beautiful Mind
Christian
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DD
$1,000
[4]
In 1830 biographer Thomas Moore burned the memoirs of this aristocratic Brit to protect the poet's reputation
Lord Byron
Christian
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$800
[25]
With hits like "Jesus, Take The Wheel" & "Some Hearts", this country cutie has hardly been sitting "idol"
(Carrie) Underwood
Christian
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$800
[29]
Chrysan them ums represented waterfalls in the 15' arrangements of Rikka, a type of this Japanese art form
Ikebana
Sean
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$800
[18]
America first hears "Ain't We Got Fun?" & "The Varsity Drag"
the 1920s
Sean
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$800
[22]
...this former lead singer of Black Sabbath throws puppies into his concert audiences & won't play until they're all dead
Ozzy Osbourne
Sean
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$800
[13]
3-word history-based Emmy Award-winning PBS TV show written & introduced by Steve Allen
Meeting Of Minds
|
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$1,000
[5]
This "Compleat Angler" author wrote a seminal biography of John Donne in 1640
(Izaak) Walton
Linda
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$1,000
[26]
In 1973, 10 years after her death, she became the first female solo artist inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
Patsy Cline
Christian
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$1,000
[30]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew demonstrates the use of a foam used in arrangements.) Desert travelers appreciate the name of this foam that, when dipped in water, anchors a bouquet & keeps it hydrated
oasis foam
Christian
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$1,000
[19]
Oscar Wilde is sent to gaol
the 1890s
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$1,000
[23]
...this "neighborly" PBS host was a marine sniper with 150 kills & wore long sleeves on TV to cover up his many tattoos
Mister Rogers
Linda
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$1,000
[14]
More than 36,000 square miles in area, it's the second-largest Philippine island
Mindanao
Christian
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| MILITARY MEN | A STEVE McQUEEN FILM FESTIVAL | LAST NAME'S THE SAME | DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES | CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY, EH? | 12-LETTER WORDS |
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$400
[6]
In December 1944 George Marshall got the rank of General of the Army with this many stars
5
Christian
Sean
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$400
[14]
1963:As a P.O.W. in a German camp, Steve is part of a mass breakout
The Great Escape
Christian
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$400
[1]
Cranky TV pundit Andy & actor Mickey
Rooney
Christian
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$400
[19]
A throat culture shows if you have this kind of sore "throat", an infection caused by certain bacteria
strep
Linda
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$400
[11]
Canada's Mackenzie River flows into this ocean
the Arctic
Linda
Christian
Sean
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$400
[30]
If you get fired, you may be able to file for this
unemployment
Christian
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$800
[7]
Presley O'Bannon's Marine detachment raised the American flag on the "shores" of this North African state in 1805
Tripoli
Sean
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$800
[15]
1958:Steve fights off an alien lifeform that consumes everything in its path
The Blob
Christian
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$1,200
[3]
Lady Jane & writer Zane
Grey
Sean
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$800
[20]
A DEXA scan measures bone density to screen for this disorder in which bones become porous & brittle
osteoporosis
Sean
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$800
[12]
This 1,800-square-mile Canadian lake sits entirely within a prairie province of the same name
Lake Manitoba
Christian
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$800
[26]
Artful skill exemplified here
glassblowing
Sean
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$1,200
[8]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the Pentagon pool.) A gym & pool were built at the Pentagon after World War II, at the suggestion of this man, then Army Chief of Staff
Eisenhower
|
$1,200
[16]
1973:Unjustly sentenced to Devil's Island, Steve plots his way to freedom
Papillon
Christian
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$1,600
[4]
Senator Stephen A. & Supreme Court Justice William O.
Douglas
Linda
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$1,200
[21]
Doppler ultrasound of these large arteries in the neck can be used to evaluate the risk of a stroke
the carotids
Sean
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$1,200
[13]
The large region known as the Laurentian Plateau is also known as the Canadian this
the Canadian Shield
Linda
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$1,200
[27]
Put out a proclamation! It's the act of setting people free
emancipation
Sean
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$1,600
[9]
The construction battalions organized by Ben Moreell in WWII were known as these
the Seabees
Sean
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$1,600
[17]
1968:Millionaire bank robber Steve pulls off the perfect crime... almost!
The Thomas Crown Affair
Linda
|
DD
$2,000
[2]
Singer Michael & U.N. Ambassador John
Bolton
Christian
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DD
$2,000
[22]
It's the "P" in PFT, a function test that measures air capacity, among other things
pulmonary
Sean
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$1,600
[23]
The Vikings visited L'Anse aux Meadows in this province
Newfoundland
Linda
Sean
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$1,600
[28]
In the 2000 Summer Olympics, the USA's Megan Quann swam the 100m in this event in 1:07.05 to win gold
the breaststroke
Christian
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$2,000
[10]
He was in command of George Dewey's flagship, the Olympia, when it sailed into Manila Bay in 1898, & fired when ready
Charles Gridley
Christian
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$2,000
[18]
1966:Cynical sailor Steve patrols the Yangtze River during the Chinese Revolution of 1926
The Sand Pebbles
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$2,000
[5]
Samuel & Salmon P., both of the Supreme Court
Chase
Christian
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$2,000
[24]
This imaging procedure doesn't use radiation; it uses radio waves, a large magnet & a computer to generate images
an MRI
Christian
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$2,000
[25]
In 1999 this territory split from the Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Sean
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$2,000
[29]
Job of the man who oversees the movement of vessels in a port
the harbormaster
Christian
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In 1905 he said, "It is my duty to make money and still more money and to use the money... for the good of my fellow man"
John D. Rockefeller