(Sarah: Hi, I'm Sarah of the Clue Crew. We're coming to you today from the set ofMen in Black II. You know, for some reason, we like Agent Jaybest.)
John Kupec — a networking consultant from San Diego, California
Shelley Forbess — a 7th-grade science teacher from El Dorado, Arkansas
Ted Hsu — a pharmacist from Augusta, Georgia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,399)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted | $1,600 | $-200 | $10,000 |
$15,000
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,400
17 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Shelley | $1,200 | $3,400 | $15,000 |
$20,000
New champion: $20,000 |
$15,000
19 R, 1 W |
| John | $1,000 | $2,000 | $3,600 |
$7,200
3rd place: $1,000 |
$3,600
10 R, 4 W |
| MEN IN BLACK | THE MIDDLE EAST | I MARRIED A STAR | THEATER TERMS | TIME | ROCK, PAPER OR SCISSORS |
|
$200
[1]
(Sarah is behind the scenes of Men in Black II.) The tagline of "Men in Black" was "Protecting the earth from" this
"the scum of the universe"
Ted
|
$200
[19]
More than 90% of the population in the Middle East follows this religion
Islam
Shelley
|
$200
[9]
Rita Wilson worked with him filming "Volunteers" in 1985 & volunteered to marry him 3 years later
Tom Hanks
Shelley
|
$200
[7]
It has its own "call" & you "ring it down" to end the play
the curtain
Shelley
|
$200
[6]
It was enacted in the U.S. to save energy in World War I but farmers forced its repeal a year later in 1919
daylight savings time
John
|
$200
[22]
Rolling Stone has an encyclopedia covering it
rock
John
|
|
$400
[2]
Women in the "Men in Black" films include Lara Flynn Boyle & this "Last Seduction" star
Linda Fiorentino
Ted
|
$400
[20]
This Palestinian leader's first name is Arabic for "easy-going"
Yasser Arafat
Shelley
John
|
$400
[11]
Hal Holbrook had designs on this "Designing Woman" in 1984; hope they'll never need "Family Law" to break it up
Dixie Carter
Ted
|
$400
[15]
If your parents were in the theater, as well as you, it's said that you were born in one of these
a trunk
Ted
|
$400
[8]
A famous one of these was torpedo-shaped & buried at a depth of 50 feet at Flushing Meadows, N.Y. in 1938
a time capsule
Ted
John
|
$400
[23]
Last name of Puff the Magic Dragon's friend Jackie
Paper
Shelley
|
|
$600
[3]
(Jimmy is behind the scenes of Men in Black II.) I'm in the De-Neuralyzer chair from MiB II. In the first movie, the neuralyzers did this to witnesses of aliens
removed their memories
John
|
$600
[21]
This country's president Hafez Al-Assad died on June 10, 2000 & his son Bashar was picked to succeed
Syria
Ted
|
$600
[12]
This producer got "Up Close and Personal" with Michelle Pfeiffer in 1993
David Kelley
|
$800
[17]
When acting in the theater, it's said that you tread these
the boards
John
|
$600
[10]
Freezing was a big problem for this type of ancient clock also called the clepsydra
a water clock
John
|
$600
[28]
It was a weapon in "Dial M for Murder"
scissors
John
|
|
$800
[4]
Featured in "Men in Black" parts 1 & 2, Frank is this type of dog, also slang for a prizefighter
a pug
Shelley
|
$800
[24]
This Hashemite kingdom's only port is Al-Aqaba on the Gulf of Aqaba
Jordan
|
$800
[13]
Before Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise was married to this actress
Mimi Rogers
Ted
|
$1,000
[18]
Term for the forestage, the part closest to the audience
the apron
John
|
$800
[26]
If it's 5:00 p.m., Friday, on the west side of the International Date Line, it's this day & time on the east side
5:00 p.m., Thursday
Ted
Shelley
|
$800
[29]
It's what you're "hanging" when passing bad checks
paper
John
|
|
$1,000
[5]
(Sarah is behind the scenes of Men in Black II.) This director of the "Men in Black" movies also directed Will Smith in "Wild Wild West"
Barry Sonnenfeld
Ted
|
$1,000
[25]
In 1968 this political party sent its opponents to the shower & has been ruling Iraq since then
the Ba'ath Party
|
$1,000
[14]
The actress born Mary Beth Supinger married this Oscar-winning actor
William Hurt
|
DD
$1,600
[16]
It's the term for a song in a musical that gets big applause, causing a pause in the performance
a showstopper
Ted
|
$1,000
[27]
This calendar devised around 45 B.C. was used by western nations for over 1,500 years
the Julian calendar
Shelley
|
$1,000
[30]
The Dungeness is a large species of this type of crab
rock
Shelley
|
| POETS & POETRY | MED. ABBREV. | WORDS IN COMBINATION | ROCK | PAPER | CAESARS |
|
$400
[6]
In 905 the Kokinshu, an anthology of poetry in the waka form, was compiled in this country
Japan
Ted
|
$400
[1]
Where heart patients are treated: CCU
a coronary care unit
Ted
|
$400
[14]
The phenomenon seenhereis a combination of these 2 words
smoke & fog
Shelley
|
$400
[16]
A series of rabies shots followed his biting the head off a bat during a concert in 1981
Ozzy Osbourne
Shelley
|
$400
[23]
The "Big 3" dailies in France are Liberation, Le Figaro & this, meaning "The World"
Le Monde
Shelley
|
$400
[7]
His first name was actually Gaius & he was one-third of the First Triumvirate
Julius Caesar
Ted
|
|
$800
[9]
This "Road Not Taken" poet was named by his parents for Robert E. Lee
Robert Frost
Ted
|
$800
[2]
What Jerry's Kids are hoping to find a cure for: MD
muscular dystrophy
Shelley
|
$800
[15]
An extended type of spot seen on late-night TV, as for Tae-Bo, combines these 2 words
information commercial
John
|
$800
[18]
On this group's second album, 2000's "Mad Season", the 20 in its name was spelled out
Matchbox Twenty
Ted
|
$800
[24]
The first paper published in a Native American language was one in this language in Georgia in 1828
Cherokee
Shelley
|
$800
[8]
Octavius, later known as Augustus, was the first Caesar to be an imperator, or as we know it, this
an emperor
Shelley
|
|
$1,200
[11]
His "To a Mouse" was inspired when he turned up a mouse's nest with his plow in November 1785
(Robby) Burns
John
|
$1,200
[3]
Typists & computer users are prone to it: CTS
carpal tunnel syndrome
Shelley
|
$1,200
[17]
"Chortle", a distinctive laugh, comes from these 2 words
chuckle & snort
Ted
|
$1,200
[28]
Her 1993 album "Yes I Am" answered a personal question
Melissa Etheridge
Ted
|
$1,200
[25]
We can state that Tom Hallman, Jr. of this Portland paper won a 2001 Pulitzer for Feature Writing
The Oregonian
|
$1,200
[10]
After Tiberius left Rome under the power of the prefect of this Guard, he realized he'd made a big mistake
the Praetorian Guard
John
|
|
$1,600
[12]
About this vessel, Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote, "Nail to the mast her holy flag, set every threadbare sail"
Old Ironsides
Shelley
|
$1,600
[4]
It provides a wealth of info for doctors: PDR
the Physician's Desk Reference
Shelley
|
DD
$1,800
[19]
From 2 beasts it resembled, this African animal was once known as the cameleopard
the giraffe
Ted
|
$1,600
[29]
"Almost Famous" director Cameron is wed to Heart's Nancy & star Kate Hudson is wed to this '90s group's Chris Robinson
The Black Crowes
John
|
$1,600
[26]
In 1990 newspaper owner Violeta Chamorro became the president of this country
Nicaragua
Shelley
|
DD
$1,600
[21]
Encarta says he was a clement ruler for the first 6 months, then became a tyrant & may have been insane
Caligula
Ted
|
|
$2,000
[13]
This Harlem Renaissance poet was discovered by Vachel Lindsay, who helped publish his "Weary Blues"
Langston Hughes
|
$2,000
[5]
A diagnostic procedure: BX
a biopsy
|
$2,000
[20]
"Glitz" is believed to come from these 2 words, one a Paris hotel
glamour & Ritz
Ted
Shelley
|
$2,000
[30]
The title of a 2001 Busta Rhymes album, or the British group that made the 1971 album "Nursery Cryme"
Genesis
|
$2,000
[27]
While it's the largest newspaper in Canada, it still uses less than 1/2 the amount of newsprint of The New York Times
The Toronto Star
|
$2,000
[22]
Off hiding in the palace when made ruler, this meek guy let his wife Messalina run things--for a while
Claudius
Ted
|
He was the first U.S. president who never had a vice president
John Tyler