Gregg Luchs — an attorney from Thousand Oaks, California
Abigail Strubel — a freelance writer from New York City, New York
Rob Core — a collections account manager from Akron, Ohio (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,601)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob | $1,400 | $2,200 | $8,000 |
$9,000
2-day champion: $20,601 |
$10,000
22 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Abigail | $800 | $1,600 | $-1,400 |
$-1,400
3rd place: TIVO Entertainment System |
$-900
11 R (including 1 DD), 7 W (including 1 DD) |
| Gregg | $700 | $1,300 | $3,300 |
$300
2nd place: Trip to Rome courtesy of Priceline.com |
$3,300
14 R, 4 W |
| SCIENCE & NATURE | ACTRESS-DIRECTORS | COUNTRIES BY REGION | LIBRARIES | HUNDREDS | "S.C." |
|
$100
[21]
75 miles long & 64 miles wide, the Mauna Loa volcano in this state is the world's largest active volcano
Hawaii
Gregg
|
$100
[2]
"Beautiful" starring Minnie Driver marked the big screen directorial debut of this "Norma Rae" star
Sally Field
Rob
|
$100
[8]
Oaxaca, Durango, Nayarit
Mexico
Gregg
|
$100
[1]
This city's Harold Washington Library Center is the USA's largest municipal library building
Chicago
Gregg
|
$100
[13]
Scrape together 100 pence & trade it into the Bank of England for 1 of these
Pound
Rob
|
$100
[7]
This body was created September 24, 1789 by the Federal Judiciary Act
Supreme Court
Rob
|
|
$200
[22]
It can be a voracious reader, or a beetle larva that feeds on paper
Bookworm
Abigail
|
$200
[3]
She directed, co-produced & starred in "The Mirror Has Two Faces"
Barbra Streisand
Abigail
|
$200
[16]
Thessaly, Epirus, Peloponnesus
Greece
Abigail
|
$200
[27]
The Chapin Library of Rare Books at Williams College in this state's Berkshire Hills has a 1787 copy of the Constitution
Massachusetts
Abigail
|
$200
[14]
Richard Dawson hosted this show that featured surveys of 100 people
Family Feud
Abigail
|
$200
[9]
This Arizona retirement community opened in 1960
Sun City
|
|
$300
[23]
When a tropical storm's winds increase past 74 MPH, it's classified as one of these
Hurricane
Rob
|
$300
[4]
Films like "Big" & "The Preacher's Wife" have put her in a league of her own
Penny Marshall
Rob
Gregg
|
$300
[17]
Hebei, Hubei, Shandong
China
Gregg
|
$400
[29]
2 marble lions named Patience & Fortitude guard the entrance to its central research building
New York Public Library
Gregg
|
$300
[15]
In 2000 a roll or "coil" of 100 first-class stamps set you back this much at the post office
$33
Rob
|
$300
[10]
In a 1962 movie he bonded with Ursula Andress
Sean Connery
Gregg
|
|
$400
[24]
12 to 30 miles up, this atmospheric "layer" largely in the stratosphere protects us from the full force of ultraviolet rays
Ozone layer
Gregg
|
$400
[5]
In 1999 she directed & starred in "Agnes Browne", about a mother of 7, who tries to make ends meet in 1960s Dublin
Anjelica Huston
Abigail
|
$400
[18]
Nograd, Pest, Somogy
Hungary
Abigail
|
$500
[30]
The library at Cambridge's Magdalene College is named for this diarist who bequeathed it his books & diary
Samuel Pepys
Gregg
|
$400
[20]
In a record 9.84 seconds, Donovan Bailey won the Olympic gold in this in 1996
100-meter dash
Gregg
|
$400
[11]
In this 2000 Clint Eastwood film, a group of prunish astronauts goes into space
Space Cowboys
|
|
$500
[25]
The ants seen here of the genus Atta are known by this "occupational" name
Leafcutter ants
Rob
Abigail
|
$500
[6]
A no-nonsense officer in "Hill Street Blues", she's since directed "Private Parts" & "Doctor Dolittle"
Betty Thomas
Gregg
|
$500
[19]
Oppland, Nordland, Telemark
Norway
Rob
Abigail
Gregg
|
DD
$800
[28]
Under Ptolemy I, Zenodotus of Ephesus became its first librarian
Library at Alexandria
Abigail
|
$500
[26]
One of Gabriel Garcia Marquez' best-known works is "One Hundred Years Of" this
Solitude
Rob
|
$500
[12]
This phrase, from a Hindu belief, is applied to something that's above criticism
Sacred cow
Rob
|
| THE 19-AUGHTS | SPORTS ON TV | KITTY LIT | PRESIDENTIAL LAST NAMES | QUESTIONS | USC |
|
$200
[2]
In 1903 they made history with their craft, The Flyer, powered by a 12-horsepower motor
The Wright Brothers
Rob
|
$200
[1]
Sportvision Inc. created the yellow line that shows how far a football team has to go for this
First down
Rob
|
$200
[4]
Kitty purrs that this title girl thinks of her cat Dinah as she falls down the rabbit hole
Alice in Wonderland
Gregg
|
$200
[9]
On film he played Stephen Biko & Malcolm X
Denzel Washington
Gregg
|
$200
[16]
The National Eating Disorder Information Centre helps men respond to this question women ask while dressing
Do I look fat?
Rob
|
$200
[26]
USC's center for this country's music, open since 1985, features the works of Andrzej Koszewski, among others
Poland
Abigail
|
|
$400
[3]
To fight TB, the first Christmas ones were sold in the Wilmington, Delaware post office on Dec. 7, 1907
Christmas Seals
Abigail
|
$400
[5]
The Mac Cam, which watches the lines in tennis at 1,000 frames per second, is named for him
John McEnroe
Rob
|
$400
[21]
Your cat respects C.S. Lewis for making the great lion Aslan the creator of this fictional land
Narnia
Gregg
|
$400
[11]
She sang "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher"
Rita Coolidge
|
$400
[17]
Question most associated with former NYC mayor Ed Koch
How am I doing?
Abigail
|
$600
[29]
When up & running, USC has a webcam focused on a bronze statue of this guy, its symbol
Tommy Trojan
Abigail
Gregg
|
|
$600
[6]
This show, two of whose stars are seen here, was a Broadway smash in 1903
"The Wizard of Oz"
Rob
|
$600
[10]
At the 1999 World Series, Jim Gray apologized for his probing interview with this record-setter
Pete Rose
Rob
|
$600
[23]
Your cat gives "2 paws up" to this poet's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats"
T.S. Eliot
Rob
|
$600
[12]
Member of Parliament seen here
George Clinton
Rob
|
$600
[18]
Jesus asked, "What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose" this
His immortal soul
Abigail
|
$800
[28]
If you have 2 very different majors, you may be eligible to be one of these "scholars", like Leonardo Da Vinci
Renaissance scholar
Rob
|
|
$800
[7]
This event of 1905 weakened Nicholas II; the same-named event of 1917 brought him down
Russian Revolution
Rob
|
$800
[14]
On this ESPN show Kenny Mayne began the catch phrase "Bring me the finest meats & cheeses in all the land!"
SportsCenter
Rob
|
$800
[24]
Kitty is relieved that a madman's murder of his wife & their cat Pluto is avenged by "The Black Cat" in a story by this man
Edgar Allan Poe
|
$800
[13]
On TV he played Sanford's son
Demond Wilson
Gregg
|
$800
[19]
"Macbeth" begins with a witch asking this question
When shall we 3 meet again?
Abigail
|
DD
$1,000
[27]
The Mudd Hall of Philosophy bell tower at USC was used in this 1923 Lon Chaney film
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Abigail
|
|
$1,000
[8]
Radio pioneer Lee De Forest is seen here with his Audion, this type of tube which he patented in 1907
Vacuum tube
Rob
Abigail
|
$1,000
[22]
Cameraman Lou Gerard captured this man's gestures at his game-6-winning home run in 1975
Carlton Fisk
Gregg
|
DD
$2,000
[25]
Your cat dreams of being this, the title of a 1960 Joy Adamson book about Elsa the lioness
Born Free
Rob
|
$1,000
[15]
This archaeologist discovered the tombs of Hatshepsut, Thutmose IV & Tutankhamen
Howard Carter
|
$1,000
[20]
Common translation of the Latin "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?"
Who will guard the guards themselves?
Rob
|
— |
This 2-word term for ambitious men had its origins in the group that replaced Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid in 1909
Young Turks