Ben Sternberg — an investment banker from San Francisco, California
Ellen Green — a freelance tutor from San Diego, California
Nathan Chan — a software tester from Bellevue, Washington (whose 2-day cash winnings total $17,400)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan | $1,200 | $1,200 | $3,600 |
$3,600
2nd place: trip to the Grenadines & stay at Palm Island |
$3,600
11 R, 4 W |
| Ellen | $2,000 | $3,400 | $1,800 |
$3,599
3rd place: trip to San Francisco by Yahoo! Travel |
$5,800
12 R, 4 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Ben | $600 | $4,600 | $16,200 |
$21,200
New champion: $21,200 |
$17,400
24 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| FUN WITH "FUN" | MADE IN TAIWAN | NETWORKING | GOOD EATS | IT'S A BOY! | IT'S A GIRL! |
|
$200
[2]
There are trust, hedge & super types of this
funds
Nathan
|
$200
[1]
On October 25, 1971 Taiwan was expelled from this body & its seat given to Communist China
United Nations
Ellen
|
$200
[30]
"Before They Were Rock Stars","Rock & Roll Jeopardy!"
VH1
Ellen
|
$200
[11]
It's a small mound-shaped, baked meringue, or a small treat from Hershey's
kiss
Ben
|
$200
[16]
This "boy king" who reigned from 1333 to 1323 B.C. was in the news again in 1922
King Tut
Ellen
|
$200
[21]
Short story shorter: "Grimm" girl, loves power colors & older relatives, has problems with wolf
(Little) Red Riding Hood
Nathan
|
|
$400
[3]
It was originally used to describe Protestants who believed in a literal interpretation of the Bible
Fundamentalists
Ben
|
$400
[7]
Played in Williamsport, PA., this series was won by a Taiwanese team for the first time in 1969
Little League World Series
Nathan
|
$400
[26]
"Suicide Missions","Weapons at War","Modern Marvels"
the History Channel
Ben
|
$400
[12]
Tomatillos in the recipe turn this Mexican dipping sauce green
salsa
Ben
|
$400
[17]
Burt Ward played this "Boy Wonder" from 1966 to 1968
Robin
Nathan
|
$400
[22]
In this 1900 book a farm girl encounters some rough weather & ends up, well, not in Kansas anymore
The Wizard of Oz
Nathan
Ellen
|
|
$600
[4]
I hope to get this from the IRS when I file my taxes (& it's not an audit)
refund
Ben
|
$600
[8]
Following a war with China, this country gained control of Taiwan in 1895
Japan
Ben
|
$600
[27]
"Toonami","Johnny Bravo","I Am Weasel"
Cartoon Network
Ben
|
$600
[13]
The chinook, this type of Pacific Coast fish, can weigh up to 110 pounds
salmon
Ben
|
$600
[18]
"Giving Tree" author Shel Silverstein penned this 1969 Johnny Cash hit
"A Boy Named Sue"
Ben
|
$600
[23]
Proving once again that pig's blood & proms just don't mix, this Stephen King title girl puts mind over matter
Carrie
Ellen
|
|
$800
[5]
This type of cloud becomes a tornado or waterspout if it hits the earth's surface
funnel
Nathan
|
$800
[9]
The National Palace Museum in this Taiwanese city was built near caves in case of attack from the mainland
Taipei
Nathan
|
$800
[28]
"True Hollywood Story","Fashion Emergency"
E!
Ben
|
$800
[14]
Italian for "to the tooth", it describes pasta that's cooked until it has minor resistance when chewed
al dente
Ellen
|
$800
[19]
In 1979 girls were first admitted to Boys Town founded by this clergyman in 1917
Father Flanagan
Ellen
|
$800
[24]
This 9-year-old novel heroine has superhuman strength & lives in Sweden in her house, Villa Villekulla
Pippi Longstocking
Ben
|
|
$1,000
[6]
A singer with an exceptionally low bass voice
basso profundo
Ben
|
$1,000
[10]
Taiwan's 1993 Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film was this gastronomic delight
The Wedding Banquet
Nathan
|
$1,000
[29]
"Queer as Folk","Resurrection Blvd.","The Chris Isaak Show"
Showtime
Ben
|
$1,000
[15]
Edmond Dantes knows this sandwich of ham, chicken & Swiss cheese is dipped in beaten egg & fried
monte cristo
Ellen
|
$1,000
[20]
Hegot $100,000 for a 1990 film & a reported $5,000,000 for its 1992 sequel
Macaulay Culkin
Nathan
Ben
|
DD
$1,200
[25]
This 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is set in a small Alabama town & narrated by a young girl
To Kill a Mockingbird
Ben
|
| POPE-POURRI | GAMES PEOPLE PLAY | THE 50 STATES | THEY LIVED PAST 100 | OH MY GODS! | OH, MY "LORD"! |
|
$400
[6]
After his 1700 election in this city, Giovanni Francesco Albani became Clement XI
Rome
Ellen
|
$400
[9]
In a Simpsons version of this board game, Krusty the Clown plays the part of Colonel Mustard
Clue
Ben
|
$400
[1]
At 14,494 feet Mount Whitney is this state's highest point
California
Ben
|
$400
[25]
In 2001 Helge Ingstad, who found proof of Viking landings in America, died aged 101 in this Norwegian capital
Oslo
Ben
|
$400
[16]
In Exodus, God first spoke to this man through a burning bush
Moses
Ellen
|
$400
[21]
Found in Matthew & Luke, it's also known as the "Our Father"
the Lord's Prayer
Ellen
|
|
$800
[7]
When he became pope in his 80s, Celestine V was one of these solitary types, like Crusade leader Peter
hermit
Nathan
Ben
|
$800
[10]
It features a plastic spinner, plastic cars, blue & pink plastic pegs, fire insurance & stock certificates
Life
Ben
|
$800
[2]
Ironically, this "Silver State" leads the nation in the production of gold
Nevada
Ben
|
$800
[26]
Jackrabbit Johannsen, who pioneered this horizontal type of skiing in North America, lived to be 111
cross-country skiing
Nathan
|
$800
[17]
One of this Greek god's ways of expressing his deadly displeasure was to throw a thunderbolt at you
Zeus
Nathan
|
$1,200
[23]
Joseph Conrad originally intended this work as a short story; he finished it as a novel in 1900
Lord Jim
Ben
|
|
$1,200
[8]
There were 23 popes who went by this name, the last in 1963
John
Ben
|
$1,200
[11]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew sits at a game table with tiles.) I'm setting up to play this popular tile game imported from China
mah-jongg
Ben
|
$1,200
[3]
In the contiguous states, you can't get farther east than this state that touches just one other
Maine
Ellen
|
$1,200
[28]
She was born July 22, 1890 in Boston & died Jan. 22, 1995 in Hyannisport
Rose Kennedy
Ellen
|
$1,200
[18]
When the flute-playing god Kokopelli of this continent came to town, corn grew high & women got pregnant
North America
Ellen
Ben
|
$1,600
[24]
Hanged for treason in 1946, he broadcast anti-British propaganda from Germany during WWII
Lord Haw-Haw
|
|
$1,600
[14]
Name shared by the chimp scientist played by Roddy McDowall in "Planet of the Apes" & the pope in 251 A.D.
Cornelius
|
$1,600
[12]
On an American roulette wheel, they're the 2 green numbers
0 & 00
Nathan
|
DD
$2,000
[4]
Before he became president, Woodrow Wilson was governor of this state
New Jersey
Ellen
|
$1,600
[29]
She's the beloved & long-lived woman seen here
the Queen Mother
Ben
|
$1,600
[19]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew demonstrates.) This Hindu goddess of death has four arms
Kali
|
DD
$2,000
[22]
It's the title of the would-be ruler of Middle-earth
Lord of the Rings
Ellen
|
|
$2,000
[15]
Mon dieu! During the 14th century the popes lived in this French city
Avignon
Ben
|
$2,000
[13]
This auto race card game with a French name has driven up sales for Parker Brothers since 1962
Mille Bornes
Nathan
|
$2,000
[5]
D.H. Lawrence said this state "was the greatest experience from the outside world that" he "ever had"
New Mexico
|
— |
$2,000
[20]
At a party of 13 in Valhalla, this beloved god was killed when his brother threw mistletoe at him
Balder
|
$2,000
[27]
Upon his father's death in 1658, Cromwell's son Richard also took this title
Lord Protector
Nathan
Ben
|
One of the 2 birds honored with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
(1 of) Big Bird or Woody Woodpecker