Joe Pozzuoli — a lawyer from Mount Vernon, New York
Susan Wessells — a writer from Greensboro, North Carolina
James Clark — a graduate assistant from Monroeville, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $25,199)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James | $3,400 | $5,800 | $15,500 |
$17,202
2-day champion: $42,401 |
$17,000
22 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Susan | $1,800 | $5,200 | $6,000 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$6,000
15 R, 4 W |
| Joe | $-400 | $600 | $8,600 |
$14,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$7,600
11 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| LOOK! | UP IN THE SKY! | IT'S A BIRD! | IT'S A PLANE! | SUPERMAN | THE MAN OF STEEL |
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$200
[2]
It's time for you to name this timepiece, squire
Big Ben
Susan
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$200
[15]
Ye gods, it's this outer planet seen here
Neptune
Joe
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$200
[21]
On New Zealand's Stewart Island you'll find tuis, pipits, kakas & shags, but it's "the home of" this national bird
a kiwi
Joe
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$200
[1]
In a numerical sense, naught, zip, nada
zero
Susan
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$200
[5]
He played Jesse James in 1943's "The Kansan" before donning the cape of Superman on TV in the 1950s
George Reeves
Susan
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$200
[4]
In 1942 Philip Murray became the first President of the U.S.A., this labor union
United Steelworkers of America
James
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$400
[3]
The life & music of this legendcontinue to shine
Ray Charles
James
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$400
[16]
Something to reflect on--it runs on batteries, is about the size of a bus & circles the Earth every 97 minutes
the Hubble Space Telescope
Joe
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$400
[24]
For the blue-backed manakin, this ritual begins with a duet sung by 2 birds--a dominant male & his wingman
a mating ritual
Susan
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$400
[14]
2-syllable social wasp of the family Vespidae
hornet
|
$400
[6]
(Hi, I'm Michael McKean.)My guest appearance as Perry White made this show successful; my wife, Annette O'O'O'O'O'O'O'O'Toolemaylsoaveelped
Smallville
James
Susan
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$400
[10]
Harry Brearly developed this steel after noticing the anti-corrosion properties of high chromium steel
stainless steel
Susan
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$600
[22]
Middle name of the mug-shot man seen here
Harvey
James
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$600
[17]
In September 2006 it was reduced to a number--number 134340 in the catalog of minor planets
Pluto
James
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$600
[25]
If you see the rock species of this urban bird on a ledge, don't try to talk it down; it may just be building a nest
a pigeon
Joe
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$600
[18]
Songs by this band include "Vertigo" & "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
U2
James
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$600
[7]
In "Superman III" this comedian uses the "Salami Technique" to steal tiny sums of money from many bank accounts
Richard Pryor
James
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$600
[11]
Anarchist Alexander Berkman tried to kill this steel magnate for whom a NYC museum is now named
Henry Clay Frick
Susan
Joe
|
|
$800
[23]
The legend seenheremost famously played this sport
soccer
James
|
DD
$1,000
[27]
The 2 brightest stars in this constellation are Castor & Pollux
Gemini
Joe
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$800
[29]
Like a type of shark, the bird seenhereis named for its resemblance to this tool
a hammer
Joe
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$800
[19]
The French know that this optical phenomenon can be seen not only in the desert but also at sea
a mirage
James
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$800
[8]
Kate Bosworth was Lois Lane in this 2006 man of steel movie
Superman Returns
James
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$800
[12]
This Brit's steel-making "process" was a result of his interest in improving gun construction
Bessemer
James
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$1,000
[26]
The vast reaches of this country encompass desert lands as well as rain forests
Sudan
James
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$1,000
[28]
Usually reaching its peak on August 12, it's been called the "Old Faithful" of meteor showers
a perseid
Susan
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$1,000
[30]
The tawny species of this bird can see prey by the light of one candle 500 yards away
the owl
Susan
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$1,000
[20]
Not necessarily a "menace", it's a specter or ghost, or something illusory
a phantom
Susan
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$1,000
[9]
1978's "Superman" was scripted by this New York author famous for mafia tomes
Mario Puzo
Susan
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$1,000
[13]
In 1901 this Chicago lawyer for whom a nearby Indiana city is named helped organize the U.S. Steel Corporation
(Elbert) Gary
James
|
| AUTHORS | WHO'S THE MRS.? | CIRCUS TALK | GHANA IN 60 SECONDS | AMERICAN POLITICAL IDOL | "WORD" PLAY |
|
$400
[15]
Before writing his classic novel, he spent 2 years with a group of Oklahoma farmers journeying to California
Steinbeck
James
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$400
[21]
Mrs. Ashton Kutcher
Demi Moore
James
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$400
[14]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew clowns around.) Clowns are masters of this look of reaction for the benefit of the audience; especially adouble one
a double take
Susan
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$400
[8]
President Ford named this former child star the U.S. Ambassador to Ghana in 1974
(Shirley) Temple (Black)
James
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$400
[1]
In 1804 this guy killed a political foe with one shot in New Jersey... You're the V.P., not Tony Soprano! Act like it!
Aaron Burr
Susan
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$400
[2]
At the turn of the 19th century, he penned the sonnet "The World Is Too Much With Us"
(William) Wordsworth
Joe
|
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$800
[16]
This author's work as a private detective with Pinkerton lent authenticity to "The Maltese Falcon"
(Dashiell) Hammett
James
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$800
[22]
Mrs. Garth Brooks
(Trisha) Yearwood
James
|
$800
[20]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew stands next to a juggler.)Because of the way the balls go up the middle & down the side, a common juggling pattern has this watery name that reminds us of a Northwest mountain range
cascade
James
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$800
[9]
This is Ghana's official language
English
Susan
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$800
[3]
As a 19th century "boss" he plundered NYC of sums estimated at between $30-200 million...what a dreadful performance
(Boss) Tweed
Susan
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$800
[4]
A concluding section or statement at the end of a book that's separate from the main text
the afterword
Susan
|
|
$1,200
[17]
He wrote comic book stories for "Captain America" & "Captain Marvel" before hitting it big with "I, the Jury"
Mickey Spillane
Joe
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$1,200
[23]
Mrs. Antonio Banderas
(Melanie) Griffith
James
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$1,200
[26]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew watches the juggler play.) To us it's a structure at the end of an animal's limb; to a juggler it's a downward movement to catch an object
a claw
Susan
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$1,200
[10]
So far, he's the only U.N. Secretary-General from Ghana
(Kofi) Annan
James
|
$1,200
[6]
That March 4, 1841 inaugural address in cold drizzle took about 2 hours; mark my words, it'll be the death of him
William Henry Harrison
Joe
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$1,200
[5]
Hyphenated term for the process by which rumors & informal movie reviews are spread
word-of-mouth
Susan
Joe
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$1,600
[18]
Her major works, including "The Age of Innocence", were written while living in France, where she moved in 1907
Edith Wharton
Susan
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$1,600
[24]
Mrs. David Duchovny
(Téa) Leoni
James
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$1,600
[27]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew watches people hanging around.) As the trapeze was invented in France, the catcher is sometimes called "porteur" & this person in atrickis called "voltigeur"
the flyer
Joe
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$1,600
[11]
One of the 3 African countries that Ghana borders
(1 of) Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Togo
|
DD
$1,500
[12]
The Whiskey Ring scandal & William Belknap, his Sec. of War, impeached? No wonder this Republican didn't get a third term!
Ulysses Grant
James
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$1,600
[29]
A word that leads you to useful results in an Internet search
the keyword
Joe
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$2,000
[19]
In the 1930s this author of "Marjorie Morningstar" was a writer for comedian Fred Allen
(Herman) Wouk
James
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$2,000
[25]
Mrs. Christopher Guest
Jamie Lee Curtis
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$2,000
[28]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew watches a balancing act.) Wire walking includes the highwire, the tightrope & this one that many people think is most difficult because any shaking is magnified
slackrope walking
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$2,000
[13]
Ghana is located in West Africa on this gulf that bears the name of another African country
Gulf of Guinea
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$1,600
[7]
I have the 1860 election results... this Ill. Democrat & orator who ran against Lincoln... you're going home tonight
(Stephen) Douglas
James
|
DD
$4,000
[30]
Psychological "test" of verbal stimuli given to induce revelatory verbal responses
word association
Joe
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A traditional mnemonic device for remembering these begins, "Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee, Harry, Dick, John, Harry Three"
English monarchs