Jason McCune game 3.(Alex: This is going to be an easy half-hour formebecause we have an entire category on former President Clinton, and all of the clues in that category are going to be delivered by this man.)(Bill Clinton: Hi, I'mBill Clinton.)
Mitch Murov — a senior programmer and professor from New York, New York
Kristen Olson — a graduate student from Takoma Park, Maryland
Jason McCune — an actor originally from Jasper, Indiana (whose 2-day cash winnings total $40,241)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason | $800 | $10,200 | $22,400 |
$19,800
3-day champion: $60,041 |
$20,000
23 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Kristen | $2,400 | $4,800 | $9,600 |
$9,600
2nd place: a trip to Antigua |
$9,600
15 R, 1 W |
| Mitch | $1,200 | $3,800 | $600 |
$0
3rd place: a trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
$4,600
12 R, 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| GEOMETRY | TRAVEL U.S.A. | NAME THE JAMES | CRIME TIME | ____ING ____ | CLOWNING AROUND |
|
$200
[5]
This Greek mathematician's 13-volume work "Elements" is the basis for modern-day geometry
Euclid
Kristen
|
$200
[2]
Talk about rapid transit! This city's monorail travels from Westlake Center to the Space Needle in 90 seconds
Seattle
Kristen
|
$200
[10]
"The Godfather of Soul"
James Brown
Kristen
|
$200
[12]
In the 1890's British police in Bengal, India were the first to use these "digital" impressions to identify criminals
fingerprints
Mitch
|
$200
[20]
Catchphrase for painter or poet suffering malnourishment to create beauty
a starving artist
Kristen
|
$200
[1]
Weatherman Willard Scott was the first actor to don the clown makeup of this fast food funnyman
Ronald McDonald
Kristen
|
|
$400
[6]
The diameter of a circle always passes through this point
the center
|
$400
[3]
The Place D'Armes, a square in New Orleans, was renamed to honor this hero of the Battle of New Orleans
Andrew Jackson
|
$400
[11]
The fourth & fifth U.S. Presidents
James Madison & James Monroe
Mitch
|
$400
[13]
Often indecent or unsightly, it's scratching, scribbling, or painting words on walls or vehicles
graffiti
Mitch
|
$400
[21]
It's the slightly out-of-date device seen here
an adding machine
Jason
|
$400
[25]
In "It", he wrote about a monster disguised as a demonic clown named Pennywise
Stephen King
Kristen
|
|
$600
[7]
It's the side of a right triangle that is opposite the right angle
the hypotenuse
Kristen
|
$600
[4]
You'll have a whale of a good time in Lahaina, a former whaling port on this Hawaiian island
Maui
Jason
Mitch
|
$600
[17]
Discovered the Hawaiian islands
(James) Cook
Jason
|
$600
[14]
It's the "barrier" term for a person who buys & sells stolen goods from a burglar
a fence
Jason
|
$600
[22]
Quasi-rheumatic discomfort in the limbs, especially during adolescence
growing pains
Mitch
|
$600
[26]
On TV Damon Wayans played this irascible clown who "don't play that"
Homey
Jason
|
|
$800
[8]
An obtuse angle is one that is greater than 90 degrees but less than this
180 degrees
Jason
|
$800
[29]
The GREAT EscAPE is a simulated tropical forest full of apes at this state capital's zoo; sounds "OK" to me
Oklahoma City
Jason
|
$800
[18]
Led the first bombing raid on Tokyo in World War II
James Doolittle
Jason
|
$800
[15]
In his career, this defense lawyer has defended Sam Sheppard, Patty Hearst, & the Boston Strangler
F. Lee Bailey
Mitch
|
$800
[23]
Object at right in the photo seen here
a hitching post
Jason
|
$800
[27]
(Sofia & Sarah make complete fools of themselves in silent-movie mode as Alex reads the clue.) This term for the type of comedy seen here comes from a rod used by 16th-century clowns to smack others on the behind
slapstick comedy
Kristen
|
|
$1,000
[9]
This quadrilateral has 2 parallel sides that are unequal in length
a trapezoid
Kristen
|
$1,000
[30]
Visiting the Hayden planetarium in New York City? Don't miss the American museum of this--it's right next door
Natural History
Mitch
|
$1,000
[19]
Founded Savannah & the Georgia colony
James Oglethorpe
Kristen
|
$1,000
[16]
Printed beneath a wide-open eye, "We never sleep" is the motto of this private detective agency
Pinkerton
Jason
|
DD
$4,400
[24]
In 1990 Justice Brennan wrote one when he disagreed with the Cruzan v. Missouri decision
a dissenting opinion
Jason
|
$1,000
[28]
Seen here, this Italian director of the 1971 film "The Clowns" ran away to join the circus as a child
(Federico) Fellini
Mitch
|
| THE CLINTON YEARS | ART | THE MECHANICS SPEAK | CRANBERRIES | ENDS IN "EE" | CLONING AROUND |
|
$400
[1]
(Bill Clinton kicks things off.) I earned this nickname from the way my campaign was revived in the 1992 New Hampshire primary
"the Comeback Kid"
Mitch
|
$400
[26]
Rembrandt turned this engraving method involving acid into an art form
etching
Jason
|
$400
[11]
Yeah, Mr. Barrow, Ms. Parker, I see your V-8 from this company needs bodywork, but I don't do bulletproofing
Ford
Jason
|
$400
[21]
Cranberries grow on these, like grapes
vines
Jason
|
$400
[6]
Colonel Sanders wore one on his chin
a goatee
Jason
|
$400
[16]
The cloning of dinosaur DNA propels this 1993 movie blockbuster
"Jurassic Park"
Kristen
|
|
$800
[2]
(President Clinton delivers our next clue.) In the first Presidential trip to Africa, I met with this President & visited his old jail
Nelson Mandela
Jason
|
$800
[27]
(Sofia stands next to a famous statue on a fountain.) This famous statue by Daniel Chester French was dedicated by Ulysses S. Grant in 1875
the minute man
|
$800
[12]
All righty, Mr. Lindbergh, this plane is all gassed up...should be good for 3,600 miles, give or take
"The Spirit of St. Louis"
Mitch
|
$800
[22]
Cranberry growers bring in millions of these insects to pollinate the flowers
bees
Mitch
|
$800
[7]
(Sofia of the Clue Crew cleans a window with an interesting gadget.) It's the implement I'm using to clean the window
a squeegee
Jason
|
$800
[17]
Born in Austria, he starred in "The 6th Day", a 2000 film in which clones attempt to take over the world
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Jason
|
|
$1,200
[3]
(The 42nd U.S. President delivers our next clue.) In July 1995, following better cooperation on the MIA issue, I normalized U.S. relations with this country
Vietnam
Jason
Mitch
|
DD
$1,000
[30]
Dante Gabriel Rossetti wanted to take art back to "pre"- this renaissance master born in 1483
Raphael
Jason
|
$1,200
[13]
Right-o, Colonel Lawrence, your brough superior one of these is ready to go-just a smidge of a wobble in the front
a motorcycle
Jason
|
$1,200
[23]
Rice is grown in a paddy; cranberries in a watery area known by this 3-letter term
a bog
Kristen
|
$1,200
[8]
In Gaelic legend the wailings of this old woman spirit outside a house foretell a death within
a banshee
Kristen
|
$1,200
[18]
A 2'8'' clone played by Verne Troyer appears as pure concentrated evil in this 1999 hit comedy sequel
"Austin Powers II: The Spy Who Shagged Me"
Jason
|
|
$1,600
[4]
(The former President delivers our next clue.) The $20 billion loan that I arranged for this country in 1995 was paid back 3 years early
Mexico
|
$1,200
[28]
Roger Fry of the Met coined this term for the work of artists like Cezanne & Gauguin
post-impressionist
Mitch
|
$1,600
[14]
Well, Mr. Hur, it looks like this vehicle needs a new axle; and you might think about adding some spikes
a chariot
Jason
Kristen
|
$1,600
[24]
Most harvested cranberries are sold by this company co-founded by Marcus Urann, the Cranberry King
Ocean Spray
Kristen
|
$1,600
[9]
The name of this literary slave owner became associated with any cruel taskmaster
(Simon) Legree
Mitch
|
$1,600
[19]
Harrison Ford hunts down & kills clones called Replicants in this 1982 sci-fi classic
"Blade Runner"
Mitch
|
|
$2,000
[5]
(Former President Clinton wraps things up for us.) This program providing financial aid for education was created with the 1993 signing of the National & Community Service Trust Act
Ameri-Corps
Kristen
|
$1,600
[29]
This author wrote a pamphlet supporting Manet as well as a letter supporting Dreyfus
Émile Zola
|
$2,000
[15]
General Guderian, we'll need to rustproof the tracks on this tank--charge it to the Fuhrer?
a Panzer
Jason
Mitch
|
$2,000
[25]
In "Strawberry Fields Forever", John Lennon intoning the name of this dish, has been misheard as "I buried Paul"
cranberry sauce
|
DD
$4,000
[10]
Used to express scorn or disbelief, it's one of Scarlett O'Hara's favorite expressions
"Fiddle-dee-dee!"
Mitch
|
$2,000
[20]
Construction worker Michael Keaton clones himself to get more done in this 1996 comedy
"Multiplicity"
Jason
|
"Il Muto" & "Don Juan Triumphant" are shows within this show that premiered on Broadway in 1988
The Phantom of the Opera