Ella Rich — a freelance translator originally from Springfield, Missouri
Noel Steere — a systems analyst from Chicago, Illinois
Sage Andersen — a student from Oakland, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $27,600)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sage | $200 | $600 | $11,400 |
$1
3rd place: trip for 2 to the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa |
$11,400
14 R, 2 W |
| Noel | $1,200 | $4,800 | $13,800 |
$4,799
2nd place: trip for 2 to Breezes Montego Bay, Jamaica |
$12,000
24 R (including 2 DDs), 6 W (including 1 DD) |
| Ella | $1,000 | $1,800 | $4,600 |
$6,801
New champion: $6,801 |
$4,600
7 R, 1 W |
| COMEDIANS | OLD GLORY | NOTABLE NAMES | D.C. ABBR. | "B" YOUR BEST | STATE BIRDS |
|
$200
[1]
Before he played "Arthur", he was a member of the early '60s comedy revue "Beyond the Fringe"
Dudley Moore
Noel
|
$200
[21]
The Continental Congress said this color represents "hardness & valor"
red
Ella
|
$200
[6]
International Children's Book Day is celebrated on the birthday of this Danish author
Hans Christian Andersen
Noel
|
$200
[16]
You'll be well endowed if you receive a grant from the NEA, the National Endowment for these
the Arts
Noel
|
$200
[11]
Moon walker Aldrin's moniker
Buzz
Ella
|
$600
[26]
South Carolina's state bird is the Carolina wren, but this redbird is the state bird of North Carolina
the cardinal
Ella
|
|
$400
[2]
This "divine" comedian was born in the 19th century & died over 100 years later
George Burns
Sage
|
$400
[22]
At a flag hoisting, those present in uniform salute; those not in uniform put their right hands here
over their heart
Sage
|
$400
[7]
Before stepping down as Soviet president in 1991, he had to turn over the nuclear war codes
Gorbachev
Noel
|
$400
[17]
FEC is the Federal Commission overseeing these E's
elections
Noel
|
$400
[12]
It's the inflatable noisemaker heard here
bagpipes
Noel
|
$800
[27]
The cactus wren, which builds its nest among cactus spines, it its state bird
Arizona
Noel
|
|
$600
[3]
Danny Thomas was a master of this type of gag
a spit take
Noel
|
$600
[23]
Each verse of "The Star-Spangled Banner" ends with the flag waving over this familiar pair of phrases
the land of the free and the home of the brave
Noel
|
$600
[8]
The first woman to win a Nobel Prize, she won for Physics in 1903 & for Chemistry in 1911
Marie Curie
Noel
|
$600
[18]
The CAB was concerned with these craft that taxi; it was dissolved back in 1984
aircraft
|
$600
[13]
Whether he "did it" or not, he's the male head servant
the butler
Sage
|
— |
|
$800
[4]
(Jimmy, a sledgehammer, and a watermelon present the clue.) Best know for his outlandish comedy, he's the comedian whose trademark bit I'm recreating
Gallagher
Noel
|
$800
[24]
The flag of 1795 had 15 stars & 15 stripes; the flag of 1818 went to 20 stars & this many stripes
13
Noel
|
$1,000
[10]
Not to be outdone by Robert Peary, in 1911 this Norwegian was the first to reach the South Pole
Roald Amundsen
Sage
Noel
|
$800
[19]
Take the I & tell us SDI is this military program
Strategic Defense Initiative
Noel
|
$800
[14]
Yes, Bubi, it's a headscarf worn by Russian women or a term for a Russian grandmother
babushka
Ella
|
— |
|
$1,000
[5]
Born Leonard Alfred Schneider, this controversial comedian overdosed in Los Angeles in 1966
Lenny Bruce
Sage
|
$1,000
[25]
The first 50-star flag was raised at 12:01 a.m. on this date in Maryland, not Hawaii
July 4, 1960
Noel
|
DD
$2,000
[9]
This celebrated art critic, seen here, donates her proceeds to the Carmelite Nuns
Sister Wendy
Noel
|
$1,000
[20]
If Senator Capone pulls out a GATT on the floor, it's just this agreement, not a gun
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Noel
|
$1,000
[15]
This country of southeastern Europe is outlined here
Bulgaria
Noel
|
— |
| MY AFRICAN HOME | ROCK HISTORY | SHAKESPEAREAN CROSSWORD CLUES "M" | SEE: | WACKY ROMAN EMPERORS | POKE AN I OUT |
|
$400
[6]
An April 18 holiday in this country, formerly Rhodesia, marks the 1980 end of white minority role
Zimbabwe
Noel
|
$400
[1]
(Hi. I'm Adrian Young, drummer for No Doubt.) In 1962, shortly after signing a contract with Parlophone, the Beatles fired this drummer & hired Ringo Starr
(Pete) Best
Noel
|
$400
[12]
A bad month for Caesar(5)
March
Sage
|
$400
[22]
If you look up Boulder Dam, you'll find see: this alternate name
Hoover Dam
Noel
|
$400
[7]
The Roman emperor Commodus claimed he was this mythic hero & would perform as a gladiator
Hercules
|
$400
[17]
Remove an "i" from the last name of a "Die Hard" star & get these documents which name heirs
wills
Sage
|
|
$800
[27]
Keep it under you hat: Fez in this country is the site of the Qarawiyin Mosque, the largest in north Africa
Morocco
Ella
|
$800
[2]
This 1971 Carole King album produced such tracks as "It's Too Late" & "I Feel The Earth Move"
Tapestry
|
$800
[13]
In "Hamlet" it's "most foul"(6)
murder
Sage
|
$800
[23]
If you go to poor "Garfunkel, Art", you'll be told to see: this man for info
Paul Simon
Sage
|
$800
[8]
This emperor who committed suicide in 68 A.D. loved to give public lyre lyre house on fire performances
Nero
Noel
|
$800
[18]
To create this musical, poke an "I" out of movie star Sir Laurence
Oliver!
Sage
|
|
$1,200
[28]
(I'm Jeff Probst.) The flag of this country features the shield & two spears of a Masai warrior
Kenya
Sage
|
$1,200
[3]
In 1988 this actor reached the Top 10 with "She's Like The Wind" from "Dirty Dancing"
Patrick Swayze
Sage
|
$1,200
[14]
Romeo's mercurial pal(8)
Mercutio
Sage
|
$1,200
[24]
Maze, m-a-z-e has see: labyrinth; maize, with an i, has see: this synonym
corn
Sage
|
$1,600
[10]
Didius Severus Julianus got the throne the easy way; he bought it from this elite guard group
the Praetorian Guard
Noel
Ella
|
$1,200
[19]
If you're able to poke an "i" out of TV Superman actor Dean, you get this, meaning "able to"
can
Sage
|
|
$1,600
[29]
Bordered by Libya to the south & east, this country is the northernmost bulge of Africa
Tunisia
Sage
Noel
|
$1,600
[4]
In 1971 Rod Stewart co-produced "It Ain't Easy", an album by this rocker nicknamed "Long John"
John Baldry
|
$1,600
[15]
Shakespeare's shortest tragedy(7)
Macbeth
Noel
|
$1,600
[25]
For laughing jackass, see: kookaburra; for laughing gas, see: this compound
nitrous oxide
Noel
|
$2,000
[11]
This subject of a 1934 Robert Graves novel wrote a paper on playing dice, a favorite game of his
the emperor Claudius
|
$1,600
[20]
Large book formed when a "My Cousin Vinny" actress loses an "I"
tome
Ella
|
|
$2,000
[30]
Once controlled by Germany, this country of southwest Africa is now an independent nation
Namibia
|
$2,000
[5]
In 1985 Motley Crue had its first Top 20 hit with "Smokin' In The Boy's Room", originally a 1973 hit for this group
Brownsville Station
|
DD
$4,000
[16]
Prospero's "Tempest"uous daughter(7)
Miranda
Noel
|
$2,000
[26]
Looking up fatty tissue will have you flipping back to the As to see: this tissue
adipose
Noel
|
DD
$3,000
[9]
He made his favorite horse a consul & declared his sister Drusilla a goddess after her death
Caligula
Noel
|
$2,000
[21]
Toss a coconut & knock an "I" out of "Gilligan's Island" actress Tina to get this parasitic insect
louse
Noel
Ella
|
From a flowering plant, the Aztecs used it as a chocolate enhancer & the Spanish called it this, meaning "pod"
vanilla