Ben Kroll — a Spanish teacher from Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Robin Parry — a federal attorney from Arlington, Virginia
Su Kim — an accountant from Elgin, Illinois (whose 3-day cash winnings total $45,901)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Su | $2,400 | $5,200 | $12,000 |
$1
3rd place: $1,000 |
$16,400
20 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Robin | $600 | $3,000 | $14,000 |
$24,001
New champion: $24,001 |
$11,800
16 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| Ben | $3,000 | $6,000 | $11,600 |
$19,199
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,600
17 R, 1 W |
| IT BORDERS CHINA | HISTORIC HBO | COMING TO AMERICA | GOING AROUND IN CIRCLES | D.C. SITES | "ii", SIR! |
|
$200
[26]
In area, it's the largest country that borders China
Russia
Robin
|
$200
[16]
Helen Mirren won acclaim in 2006 playing this daughter of Henry VIII who faced down the Spanish Armada
Queen Elizabeth
Ben
|
$200
[19]
Confusingly, "second"-this American can mean either that your parents or your grandparents immigrated here
generation
Robin
|
$200
[7]
It's the instrument you can use to draw a circle (not to be confused with the one you use when lost in the woods)
a compass
Su
|
$200
[2]
This center includes restaurants, theaters, a concert hall & an opera house
the Kennedy Center (for the Performing Arts)
Ben
|
$200
[1]
I really wish "Jeopardy!" would tape shows in this southernmost state
Hawaii
Robin
|
|
$400
[27]
2 of the 5 "stan"s that border China
(2 of) Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, & Afghanistan
Robin
|
$400
[17]
"Mrs. Harris" details the life & death of Herman Tarnower, known for creating this diet named for an east New York village
the Scarsdale Diet
Su
|
$400
[20]
It's the more colorful nickname for the document affirming lawful permanent residence
a green card
Ben
|
$400
[8]
Pi times a circle's diameter gives the measure of this
the circumference
Robin
|
$400
[9]
This motto is on the base of the Statue of Freedom that sits atop the Capitol
E pluribus unum
|
$400
[3]
An airplane is doing this down a runway, presently
taxiing
Su
|
|
$600
[28]
Of the nations that border China, it has the largest population
India
Su
|
$600
[18]
On "Deadwood,"Gerald McRaneyplayed a vicious magnate whose son would become this real-life publishing mogul
William Randolph Hearst
Robin
|
$600
[22]
On March 1, 2003 this former service mutated into CIS, Citizenship & Immigration Services
Immigration & Naturalization
Ben
|
$600
[13]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew shows a diagram of a circle on the monitor with arc AB, angle a between them, and the formula l(A, B)=ra.) In the formula here, the length of arc (A, B) equals the angle a times r, which stands for this measurement
radius
Su
|
$800
[11]
The building on Pennsylvania Ave. named for him houses the FBI
(J. Edgar) Hoover
Su
|
$600
[4]
Klammer, Moe & Killy aren't Stooges, they're notable names in this sport
skiing
Su
|
|
$800
[29]
The one country that borders both China & the Yellow Sea
North Korea
Ben
|
$800
[21]
In "Warm Springs", Kathy Bates gives therapy to this politico seeking a miracle cure in 1920s Georgia
FDR
Su
|
$800
[24]
It's the first form of transportation in the lyrics of Neil Diamond's "Coming To America" song
boat
Robin
|
$800
[14]
A wheel that rotates 360 degrees makes a complete one of these; it’s also an historical term
a revolution
Su
|
DD
$1,000
[10]
At its 500-foot level, it has 8 small windows, 2 on each side
the Washington Monument
Robin
|
$800
[5]
Italian city that suddenly wasn't in 79 A.D.
Pompeii
Ben
|
|
$1,000
[30]
One of the 2 monarchies that border China
Nepal (or Bhutan)
Su
|
$1,000
[23]
In this role, Albert Finney tries to keep Clemmie happy & warns the British P.M. about "The Gathering Storm"
(Winston) Churchill
Robin
|
$1,000
[25]
On Form I-589, "Application for" this, explain who would hurt you if you returned to your home country
asylum
Ben
|
$1,000
[15]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows on the monitor a diagram of a clock face with hands at 12 and 4.) If we imagine a circle as a clock face, the 4 would be this many degrees clockwise from high noon
120
Ben
|
$1,000
[12]
This library on the Hill has a theatre that evokes the courtyard of an English Renaissance inn
the Folger Library
Su
Robin
|
$1,000
[6]
A large, meaty black mushroom native to eastern Asia
shiitake
Ben
|
| ST. VALENTINE | CELLULOID LOVE | THE HEART | A ROMANTIC DINNER | ROSES | SWEET NOTHINGS |
|
$400
[26]
The main historical figure connected with the St. Valentine legend was martyred in this imperial capital
Rome
Robin
|
$400
[1]
In this Rob Reiner film, Westley tells Buttercup, "Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while"
The Princess Bride
Ben
|
$400
[21]
Research cited in The New York Times says heart attacks are most common on this day of the week
Monday
Ben
|
$400
[16]
First, a toast, my sweet, with a glass of this potent potable whose invention is credited to Dom Perignon
champagne
Robin
|
$400
[11]
It was first played January 1, 1902 with Michigan beating Stanford 49-0
the Rose Bowl
Su
|
$400
[2]
Since 1902, Necco has been making this brand of appropriately shaped candies with bons mots printed on them
Sweet Hearts (or Conversation Hearts)
Robin
|
|
$800
[27]
Valentine is the patron saint not only of lovers but also of sufferers of this deadly medieval disease
the plague
Ben
|
$800
[3]
It's arguably the only movie ever in which a fire-breathing dragon falls in love with a donkey
Shrek
Ben
|
$800
[22]
The left ventricle sends oxygen-rich blood to this largest artery in the body
the aorta
Robin
|
$800
[17]
To start, my little pot sticker, how about an appetizer--this Asian one, skewered meat dipped in a peanut sauce
satay
Su
|
$800
[12]
For quick access to outdoor events, the White House press briefing room opens on this floral area
the Rose Garden
Su
|
$800
[7]
This term for a beloved is also the surname of Peter Pan's Wendy
Darling
Ben
|
|
$1,200
[28]
In some accounts, St. Valentine was not a European but actually one of these that today we would call an Iranian
Persian
Su
|
$1,200
[4]
In this film, Helen Hunt tells Jack Nicholson, "I thought you were handsome... then, of course, you spoke"
As Good as It Gets
Ben
|
$1,600
[24]
When these need to be replaced, it's generally the ones on the left side of the heart, where the pressure's higher
a valve
Robin
Ben
|
$1,200
[18]
Now mi corazon, the soup; this liquid Spanish delight of chopped tomatoes, onions & spices, served cold
gazpacho
Ben
|
$1,200
[13]
In a 1943 work by Saint-Exupery, this title character has a special rose
the Little Prince
Su
|
$1,200
[8]
Van Morrison sings, "she's as sweet as" this, something you might find in a Mississippi apiary
Tupelo honey
Su
|
|
$1,600
[29]
As a prisoner of Emperor Claudius, Valentine's fateful mistake leading to his martyrdom was trying to do this to Claudius
convert him
Su
|
$1,600
[5]
In this movie, Captain Renault boldly exclaims, "If I were a woman... I should be in love with Rick"
Casablanca
Ben
|
$2,000
[25]
The myocardium, or heart muscle, is covered by this thin sac
the pericardium
Su
|
$1,600
[19]
On to the main course, ma cherie, a fine gigot d'agneau, roast leg of this meat in a garlic & rosemary sauce
lamb
Robin
|
$1,600
[14]
His play "The Rose Tattoo" tells the story of a Louisiana widow withdrawing from the world
Tennessee Wiliams
Robin
|
$2,000
[10]
Originally a term used by women for Christ, this word comes from the French for "with love"
paramour
|
|
$2,000
[30]
A St. Valentine's church in Italy was built over one of these subterranean tombs where his remains were found
the catacombs
Su
|
$2,000
[6]
This Nicolas Cage-Meg Ryan weeper is a remake of the Wim Wenders film "Der Himmel uber Berlin"
City of Angels
Su
|
DD
$3,000
[23]
In this type of heart failure, from the Latin for "crowd together", slow pumping causes fluid to clog the lungs
congestive heart failure
Robin
|
$2,000
[20]
For dessert, my baby, this chocolate chip cookie bearing the name of the Mass. inn where it was invented
Toll House
Su
|
$2,000
[15]
In a sonnet, Shakespeare refers to these pink roses whose name is derived from the capital of Syria
damask roses
Robin
|
DD
$4,400
[9]
This pigeonseen herehas two animals in its name & is known for being affectionate with its mate
turtledove
Su
|
This drama is set at a summer home in August 1912; Act 1 takes place at 8:30 A.M.; Act 4 is 15 1/2 hours later, at midnight
A Long Day's Journey into Night (by Eugene O'Neill)