Jonathan Cole — a practice support coordinator originally from Port Chester, New York
Christina Kim — a production coordinator from Los Angeles, California
Ben Sternberg — an investment banker from San Francisco, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $21,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben | $3,000 | $7,200 | $15,000 |
$20,000
2-day champion: $41,200 |
$17,200
23 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Christina | $2,400 | $2,800 | $7,600 |
$200
3rd place: trip to Kauai by Yahoo! Travel |
$7,600
12 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Jonathan | $2,400 | $3,800 | $7,800 |
$15,201
2nd place: trip to Bahamas & stay at Breezes Resort |
$7,800
16 R, 4 W |
| THE 5:00 NEWS | TV ACTORS & ROLES | "C" FOOD | CITY SITES | THIS CATEGORY BUGS ME! | THIS IS C_NN_ |
|
$200
[12]
1993--Stargazing just got a little easier following a mission to repair this
the Hubble Telescope
Ben
Jonathan
|
$200
[11]
When Jamie-Lynn Sigler auditioned to play Meadow on this HBO series she "had no idea it was about the mob"
The Sopranos
Jonathan
|
$200
[6]
Mark Twain said that this vegetable is "nothing but cabbage with a college education"
cauliflower
Ben
Jonathan
|
$200
[1]
The Old Water Tower, Wacker Drive, O'Hare Airport
Chicago
Christina
|
$200
[26]
In a bible for beetles, this large variety might be slain by a David beetle
a Goliath beetle
Jonathan
|
$200
[17]
Thomas' English muffins are known for their nooks & these
crannies
Jonathan
|
|
$400
[18]
1986--This African leader continues to defy the United States; let's bomb his house
Gaddafi
Ben
|
$400
[13]
On a CBS series, Marg Helgenberger plays a C.S.I., which stands for this type of sleuth
a crime scene investigator
Ben
|
$400
[7]
A pickled bud used as a garnish or seasoning; or a stunt or antic
a caper
|
$400
[2]
Chelsea, Soho, Trafalgar Square
London
Ben
|
$400
[27]
In a colony of these bugs, you'll find pygmy soldiers, giant soldiers & workers
ants
Christina
|
$400
[22]
BBC2 is an English one
channel
Jonathan
|
|
$600
[19]
1971--Upstate New York. We hope calm can be restoredhereafter violent rioting
Attica
Jonathan
|
$600
[14]
Concetta Tomei, who isn't really a smoker, lights up herbal cigarettes as Melina Kanakaredes' mom on this series
Providence
Christina
|
$800
[9]
Cannelloni are large pasta tubes stuffed with meat & cheese; these are white Italian kidney beans
cannellini
Jonathan
|
$600
[3]
Omonoia Square, the Plaka, the Parthenon
Athens
Christina
|
$600
[28]
Starchy materials, like books, are a favorite cuisine of this "swimmer" that's also known as a bristletail
a silverfish
Ben
|
$600
[23]
To form a picture do this to the consecutively-numbered dots
connect them
Ben
|
|
$800
[20]
Dateline 1956--Led by Imre Nagy, this nation hopes it has found breathing room under the Soviet yoke
Hungary
Ben
|
$800
[15]
Simbi Khali, seen here, played the beleaguered assistant to Dr. Albright & Dr. Solomon on this sitcom
3rd Rock from the Sun
Ben
|
DD
$1,000
[8]
A Louisiana appetizer, this type of "popcorn" is actually fried crayfish tails
Creole (Cajun)
Ben
|
$800
[4]
South Platte River, Moffat Tunnel, Coors Field
Denver
Jonathan
|
$800
[29]
Thistype of butterfly bears the name of an African mammal
a zebra
Ben
|
$800
[24]
To a Mexican this pepper is a chili
cayenne
|
|
$1,000
[21]
1973--Tonight this former presidential counsel has a few things to tell the Senate
(John) Dean
Ben
|
$1,000
[16]
This actor began starring on "Combat' in 1962, the year his daughter Jennifer Jason Leigh was born
Vic Morrow
|
$1,000
[10]
This French grilled ham & cheese sandwich also comes in a version pour "madame"
croque-monsieur
Christina
|
$1,000
[5]
Kenmore Square, Commonwealth Avenue, Beacon Hill
Boston
Jonathan
|
$1,000
[30]
In predatory flies like robber flies, these body parts are unusually strong & well-developed to catch prey with
the legs
Christina
|
$1,000
[25]
It means to take parts out of an old machine to fix another one like it, or to have a friend for dinner
cannibalize
Christina
|
| LITERARY LUSHES | MUSIC MAKERS | DOWN TO EARTH | LONG LIVE THE ENGLISH KING OR QUEEN! | MAKE MINE RARE | WITH "OUT" END |
|
$400
[11]
In a 1958 novel this character said, "I would like a medium vodka dry martini...shaken and not stirred, please"
James Bond
Ben
|
$400
[18]
The unique sound of this instrument derives in part from the use of a skin membrane
a banjo
Jonathan
|
$400
[17]
Study plate tectonics & you'll see the Earth has more main plates than the number of these large land masses
continents
Jonathan
|
$400
[16]
One of the 2 most common names of sovereigns in English history
(1 of) Henry (or Edward)
Christina
Jonathan
|
$400
[6]
A forerunner of modern marsupials, the bettong is one of the rarest mamals on this continent
Australia
Jonathan
|
$400
[1]
A wrestling or boxing match
a bout
Ben
|
|
$800
[12]
"All I wanted to do was drink beer. And in...my mind was the wild thought, where is Dean", wrote this "Beat" man
Jack Kerouac
Christina
|
$800
[19]
From the Greek for "theory of music" it's the instrument heard here
a harmonica
Christina
|
$800
[23]
Marble is classified as a metamorphic rock; before that it was limestone, a type of rock classified as this
sedimentary
Ben
|
$800
[21]
This "sanguine" monarch reigned over England from 1553 to 1558
"Bloody Mary"
Jonathan
|
$800
[7]
Hawaii's state bird, the nene is a rare variety of this bird sometimes served at Christmas dinner
a goose
Jonathan
|
$800
[2]
To defeat thoroughly
rout
Christina
Jonathan
|
|
$1,200
[13]
Edmund deals with an alcoholic brother in this playwright's drama "Long Day's Journey into Night"
O'Neill
Jonathan
|
$1,200
[20]
Jazz ensembles often feature this favorite heard here
a (double) bass
Ben
|
$1,200
[28]
The neap one of these occurs when the Moon & Sun form a right angle to the Earth
a tide
Jonathan
|
$1,200
[24]
Known as "the Peaceful", King Edgar formed a fleet & defended the coast against attack by these 10th c. marauders
the Vikings
Ben
|
$1,200
[8]
This brilliant gemstone is actually a rare variety of beryl
the emerald
|
$1,200
[3]
Deeply religious
devout
Ben
|
|
$1,600
[14]
A tipsy Fortunato is just another brick in Montresor's wall in this 1846 Poe short story
"The Cask of Amontillado"
Ben
|
$1,600
[22]
The name of this instrument comes from the Latin for "sweet song"
a dulcimer
Ben
Jonathan
|
$1,600
[29]
The great circles drawn through the poles of the Earth are known as lines of these
longitude
Christina
|
$1,600
[25]
Great Scot! James I ascended the English throne following the death of this cousin in 1603
Elizabeth (I)
Ben
Christina
|
$1,600
[9]
Although rare due to disease, the American type of this tree is still the official tree of Massachusetts
the elm
Ben
|
$1,600
[4]
An animal's proboscis
a snout
Christina
|
|
$2,000
[15]
This roaring, drunken character, Olivia's uncle, lives up to his name in "Twelfth Night"
Sir Toby Belch
|
$2,000
[27]
Heard here with drums, military bands often use this transverse instrument when marching
a fife
Ben
|
$2,000
[30]
The places in space around the Earth where the magnetosphere is the densest are known as these belts
Van Allen
Ben
|
$2,000
[26]
Known as "The Lion", this Catholic king meekly fled to France following the Glorious Revolution in 1688
James II
Ben
|
DD
$2,600
[10]
Discovered in 1898, this rare element found by Marie & Pierre Curie was named for her country of birth
polonium
Ben
|
DD
$2,000
[5]
Power & influence
clout
Christina
|
Besides the Mississippi & its tributaries, 2 of 4 rivers in the 48 contiguous states that are over 1,000 miles long
(2 of) Colorado, Rio Grande, Columbia, or Snake