2002 Back to School Week game 3.
Gracie Studdard — a 12-year-old from Locust Grove, Georgia
Jimmy McKew — an 11-year-old from Portland, Maine
Kunle DeMuren — a 12-year-old from Virginia Beach, Virginia
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kunle | $2,800 | $10,400 | $38,600 |
$49,000
Winner: $49,000 + a computer |
$24,200
26 R (including 3 DDs), 4 W |
| Jimmy | $2,000 | $1,600 | $10,800 |
$17,900
2nd place: $2,000 + a computer |
$10,800
14 R, 2 W |
| Gracie | $2,400 | $5,800 | $1,800 |
$1,800
3rd place: $1,000 + a computer |
$1,800
13 R, 3 W |
| ARTS & CRAFTS | RECENT MOVIES | 4-LETTER WORDS | MARCO POLO | THEME PARK FUN | SOUNDS GOOD TO ME |
|
$200
[19]
This material is shaped by hand or on a wheel & baked in an oven to make pottery
clay
Kunle
|
$200
[4]
Those darn meddling kids Shaggy, Velma, Daphne & Fred made it to the big screen in this 2002 live-action film
Scooby-Doo
Gracie
|
$200
[8]
Another term for a conductor's baton, or what a magician waves to perform tricks
a wand
Gracie
|
$200
[29]
Oddly, Marco spent 17 years in this country, yet his book doesn't mention tea, chopsticks or the Great Wall
China
Gracie
|
$200
[11]
At Universal Orlando, the Caro-Seuss-el is a Dr. Seuss version of this classic ride
a carousel
Gracie
|
$200
[6]
We don't stand on ceremony, but we will stand for this ceremony that accompanies the music heard here
a wedding
Kunle
|
|
$400
[23]
If you build one of these objects popular at Latin American parties, fill it with candy & then break it open with a stick!
a piñata
Kunle
|
$400
[5]
At the beginning of this sequel, Tommy Lee Jones is postal worker Kevin Brown, who has no memory of being Agent K
Men in Black II
Gracie
|
$400
[24]
This joint is formed by the articulation of the femur & the tibia
a knee
Jimmy
|
$600
[18]
Back in Italy people laughed at Marco's stories, like the one about Asians using this "black stone" as fuel
coal
Gracie
|
$400
[12]
This "Toy Story" character's Space Ranger Spin is a highlight of Tomorrowland at Disney World
Buzz Lightyear
Jimmy
|
$400
[7]
Popular pastime played here
ping pong
Jimmy
|
|
$600
[22]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew models the colors.) For fun, you can take one of Dad's old t-shirts & turn it into this style of colorful shirt
tie-dye
Kunle
|
$600
[3]
The Rock played the title role in this 2002 action film, a prequel to "The Mummy Returns"
The Scorpion King
Gracie
|
$600
[28]
This protein rich food is coagulated from an extract of soybeans & used in salads & cooked foods
tofu
|
$800
[16]
Title held by Kublai, whom Marco Polo served, & Kublai's grandfather Genghis
Khan
Kunle
|
$600
[13]
Eek! The Mayan Mindbender is a thrill-ride-in-the-dark at Six Flags Astro World in this Texas city
Houston
Kunle
Jimmy
|
$600
[9]
They're the loud leapers heard here
a cricket
Jimmy
|
|
$800
[21]
Origami, the art of folding paper into things like animals, means "folding paper" in this Asian language
Japanese
Gracie
|
$800
[2]
The tagline to this 2002 sequel was "This summer a Little goes a long way"
Stuart Little
Kunle
|
$800
[27]
A homophone of Santa's mode of transportation, it means to kill violently
slay
Jimmy
Gracie
|
DD
$3,600
[17]
Passing through Indonesia, Marco freaked out when he went south of the Equator & couldn't see this star
the North Star
Kunle
|
$800
[14]
You'll find Merlin & the Knights of the Round Table at the British park named for this legendary place
Camelot
Kunle
|
$800
[10]
Resembling a short trumpet, it's the Army instrument used here
a bugle
Gracie
|
|
$1,000
[20]
With drinking straws & some staples, you too can build this kind of dome, seen here
a geodesic dome
Kunle
|
$1,000
[1]
He played Anakin Skywalker in "Attack of the Clones"
Hayden Christensen
Kunle
|
$1,000
[26]
From the French "alier", meaning "to bind", it's a country that binds with another for a common purpose
an ally
Gracie
|
— |
$1,000
[15]
After roaring down the Roaring Rapids, calm down by visiting the Clydesdales at these "Gardens" in Williamsburg, Va.
Busch Gardens
Kunle
|
$1,000
[25]
We "bet" you know that this type of race traditionally follows the sound heard here
a horse race
Kunle
|
| CARTS & RAFTS | U.S. PRESIDENTS | SPORTS MASCOTS | IT HAPPENED IN EUROPE | WHAT'S UP, DOC? | "J" & "K" |
|
$400
[18]
You can use one to propel your raft on the water or vault a crossbar in track & field
pole
|
$400
[10]
Among his nicknames were "King Andrew the First" & "The Hero of New Orleans"
Andrew Jackson
Kunle
|
$400
[15]
G-Wiz represents this Washington D.C. NBA team
the Washington Wizards
Kunle
|
$400
[17]
When Galileo found 4 of these orbiting Jupiter, he named them after the powerful Medici family
moons
Gracie
|
$400
[8]
Doc holds a tongue depressor & says, "Open wide" to check the pair of these at the back of your throat
tonsils
Jimmy
|
$1,200
[24]
They're the mouthful seen here
jawbreakers
Jimmy
|
|
$800
[19]
A tumbrel was a cart used in this revolution to transport the condemned to the guillotine
the French Revolution
Kunle
|
$800
[4]
His first inaugural address, in 1801, was also the first delivered in Washington, D.C.
Thomas Jefferson
Kunle
|
$800
[14]
TD, seen here, is the mascot of this pro football team
the (Miami) Dolphins
Jimmy
|
$800
[16]
On Nov. 7, 1504 this captain arrived back in Spain, his ocean voyaging done
Christopher Columbus
Kunle
|
$800
[9]
It's the Roman numeral 4, or an abbreviation for a device that drips fluid into patients
IV
Kunle
|
$1,600
[25]
Potato chips & candy, for instance, or anything that is attractive but has no substance
junk food
Kunle
|
|
$1,200
[20]
To this young hero & his friend Jim, "There warn't no home like a raft, after all"
Huckleberry Finn
Kunle
|
$1,200
[3]
This man who served from August 9, 1974 to January 20, 1977, had the second shortest term of the 20th Century
Gerald Ford
Kunle
Jimmy
|
$1,200
[13]
Howler, mascot of this hockey team, is a legendary gigantic hairy monster of the Rockies
the (Colorado) Avalanche
Jimmy
|
$1,200
[7]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew checks in from the Ren Faire.) The points of these long weapons were often blunted in medieval jousting
lances
Gracie
|
$1,200
[23]
An "arm hug" is what your doctor, or your mom, may call the cuff that tests this
blood pressure
Jimmy
|
$2,000
[26]
Musicmatch is a virtual one of these, while Wurlitzer makes the actual coin-operated machine
jukebox
Kunle
|
|
$2,000
[22]
Also called corkwood, this light material was used by Thor Heyerdahl to build the Kon-Tiki raft
balsa
Kunle
Jimmy
Gracie
|
$1,600
[2]
Although his 1916 campaign slogan was "He kept us out of war", the U.S. entered World War I the following year
Woodrow Wilson
Jimmy
Gracie
|
$1,600
[12]
If this Canadian team is eliminated from big league baseball, some kids might miss grimacing orange mascot Youppi
the Montreal Expos
Jimmy
|
$1,600
[5]
The ancient Greek philosopher Socrates was convicted of corrupting the youth of this city
Athens
Kunle
|
$2,000
[27]
A weak form of a disease agent used to protect against the disease, it comes from the Latin word for "cow"
vaccine
Kunle
Gracie
|
— |
|
DD
$5,000
[21]
Amazon.com has a virtual one to store your prospective purchases
shopping cart
Kunle
|
$2,000
[1]
In the 1950s the U.S. Golf Association installed a putting green for him near the Rose Garden
Eisenhower
Jimmy
|
$2,000
[11]
Hodori the Tiger was the mascot of the 1988 Olympic Games at Seoul in this country
South Korea
Kunle
|
$2,000
[6]
On Oct. 13, 1943 Italy declared war on this European country which had been its partner in evil
Germany
Kunle
|
DD
$10,000
[28]
The person who takes your X-rays wears a film badge to monitor exposure to this
radiation
Kunle
|
— |
The oldest of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, they're also the only ones still standing today
the Pyramids