Cathy Lanctot game 5.
Jessica Eyde — an interior decorator originally from Fort Worth, Texas
Wilson Rickerson — a renewable energy consultant originally from Falls Church, Virginia
Cathy Lanctot — a law professor from Wilmington, Delaware (whose 4-day cash winnings total $91,301)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathy | $2,600 | $7,200 | $24,400 |
$24,801
5-day champion: $116,102 |
$22,800
24 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| Wilson | $2,200 | $2,000 | $0 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$7,600
11 R, 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Jessica | $1,600 | $3,200 | $12,400 |
$24,800
2nd place: $2,000 |
$12,400
17 R, 1 W |
| COUNTRY TIME | CELEBRITY AUTHORS | NATURE | MUSCLE CARS | WELCOME TO MY POLITICAL PARTY | IT'S IN THE "BAG" |
|
$200
[7]
Hand-rolled Cohiba & Montecristo cigars originated in this country
Cuba
Jessica
|
$200
[1]
He's boldly written "Tek" & "Star Trek" novels & nonfiction books chronicling his days as Captain Kirk
William Shatner
Wilson
|
$200
[6]
What was nature thinking putting these glands mainly on the paw pads, so dogs have to cool off by panting
sweat glands
Jessica
|
$200
[26]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew stands next to a '59 Chevrolet Biscayne, shown from the rear.) For the '59 Biscayne, Chevy introduced new features likecat's eye taillights & finsnamed for this mammal's wings
bat
Jessica
|
$200
[13]
Strom Thurmond, from 1964 to 2003
a Republican
Wilson
Jessica
|
$200
[18]
Bilbo's surname in the "Lord of the Rings" saga
Baggins
Jessica
|
|
$400
[8]
It's the only Scandinavian nation that borders only one other country (Germany)
Denmark
Cathy
|
$400
[2]
Kids love her as "Mary Poppins" & as the author of "The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles"
Julie Andrews
Cathy
|
$400
[12]
Sandpipers & snipes are shorebirds, also called these for the way they move through shallow water
wading birds
Cathy
|
$400
[27]
With a lighter body and large engine, this company's 1968 Dart offered superior handling
Dodge
Cathy
|
$400
[14]
Strom Thurmond, until 1964 (except when running for president in 1948)
a Democrat
Jessica
|
$400
[19]
The musical "Kismet" opens at dawn in this ancient city
Baghdad
Wilson
|
|
$600
[9]
The name of this Mediterranean country comes from an ancient Greek word for "calf" (as in cow, not leg)
Italy
Wilson
|
$600
[3]
In 2006 this first lady of hip-hop came out with her first children's book, "Queen of the Scene"
Queen Latifah
Jessica
|
$600
[23]
This type of "high" Southwestern brush, like the scrub oak, depends on fire to renew its growth
chaparral
|
$600
[28]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew leans over the open hood of a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda.) The 1970 Plymouth Barracuda got some extra muscle from its six-barreled setup of these devices
carburetors
Wilson
Jessica
|
$600
[15]
Strom Thurmond, running for president in 1948
a Dixiecrat
Cathy
|
$600
[20]
A person who collects money for a political party or a criminal organization
a bagman
Cathy
|
|
DD
$800
[10]
Popular newspapers in this Western Hemisphere nation include The Isthmian & The Bocas Breeze
Panama
Cathy
|
$800
[4]
"Czech" out her tennis mysteries like "Killer Instinct" & "The Total Zone" by this former champ
Martina Navratilova
Wilson
|
$800
[24]
Named for a land animal, this "sea" creature has rings of body armor & a prehensile tale[sic]
seahorse
|
$800
[29]
The E-type by this British company was one of the first to offer independent rear suspension
Jaguar
Jessica
|
$800
[16]
In the 1840s: Henry Clay, Horace Greeley, William Seward
Whigs
Cathy
|
$800
[21]
This musical instrument was often played in battle
bagpipes
Cathy
|
|
$1,000
[11]
Hutus & Tutsis predominate in these 2 neighboring countries once part of German East Africa
Rwanda & Burundi
Wilson
|
$1,000
[5]
Long before playing TV's Dr. Gregory House, he published a spy spoof called "The Gun Seller"
Hugh Laurie
Wilson
|
$1,000
[25]
The insectseenhereis called the "water" type of this word that also follows "Volga" in song
boatman
Cathy
|
$1,000
[30]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew stands behind a pristine Ford Mustang GT500 parked outside a residential garage.) You can't talk about muscle cars without honoring this racer, car designer & chili cookoff originator who made the classic GT500
Carroll Shelby
|
$1,000
[17]
Ross Perot, independent in 1992, & this other party in 1996
the Reform Party
Cathy
|
$1,000
[22]
"Ramp agent" is Southwest Airlines' term for the heavy lifting job more usually called this
baggage handler
Jessica
|
| IT WAS 40 YEARS AGO TODAY | THEY'VE BEEN GOING IN & OUT OF STYLE | BUT THEY'RE GUARANTEED TO RAISE A SMILE | SO MAY I INTRODUCE TO YOU | THE "ACT" YOU'VE KNOWN FOR ALL THESE YEARS | SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND |
|
$400
[8]
In June 1967 "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" dueled on U.S. charts with "More of" this Beatles TV imitator band
the Monkees
Jessica
|
$400
[18]
A short necklace of these cultured gems has epitomized conservative dressing since the 1950s
pearls
Wilson
|
$400
[26]
"To cease smoking is the easiest thing I ever did...I've done it 1,000 times" is attributed to this 19th c. humorist
Mark Twain
Cathy
|
$400
[7]
1966 saw the introduction of the telecopier, an early version of this machine; it sent a page in 6 minutes
a fax machine
Jessica
|
$400
[1]
"I can't get no" contentment...no, that's not it...gratification is close...aha! "I can't get no" this
satisfaction
Cathy
|
$400
[2]
This "Lovely" meter maid was "filling in a ticket in her little white book"
Rita
Cathy
|
|
$800
[9]
Senator J. William Fulbright's book "The Arrogance of Power" proposed an 8-point plan to end this event
the Vietnam War
Jessica
|
$800
[19]
Many celebs like Sienna Miller, seen here, have sported these fitted pants, hot in the '80s & again in 2006
leggings
Jessica
|
$800
[27]
This J.K. Rowling girl says, "I hope you're pleased with yourselves. We could all have been killed--or worse, expelled"
Hermione
Wilson
|
$1,200
[14]
First made in 1887, they went bifocal in 1958
contact lenses
Cathy
|
$800
[17]
It's from the Latin for--look over there, it's Judge Judy, juggling chainsaws--"to draw apart"
distract
Cathy
|
$800
[3]
He chipped in with lead vocals on "With A Little Help From My Friends", whose working title was "Bad Finger Boogie"
Ringo Starr
Cathy
Wilson
|
|
$1,200
[10]
Striking down a Virginia law, the Supreme Court let Mr. & Mrs. Loving go on loving though they were of different these
races
Jessica
|
$1,200
[20]
This hairstyle that was big--we mean big--in the '70s has recently been seen on stars like Chris Tucker
an afro
Wilson
|
$1,200
[28]
This Miami Herald columnist wrote, "Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face"
Dave Barry
Wilson
|
$1,600
[15]
William Burroughs' arithmometer, a calculator that could print, was later called this "machine"
an adding machine
Cathy
|
$1,200
[23]
Some are intolerant to this disaccharide present in milk
lactose
Wilson
|
$1,200
[4]
Paul worried about being needed & fed in this tune in which he also warned, "You'll be older too"
"When I'm Sixty-Four"
Cathy
|
|
$1,600
[11]
On June 1, 1967 this man became Israel's Minister of Defense; 4 days later he was very busy
Moshe Dayan
|
$1,600
[21]
These 2-toned pumps named for onlookers have been stylish since their introduction in the 1920s
spectators
Jessica
|
$2,000
[30]
She wrote the "At Wit's End" column & advised, "Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died"
Erma Bombeck
Cathy
|
$2,000
[16]
GE's Senographe was the first of these machines used largely on women; regular X-ray machines had been used
mammography machines
Jessica
|
$1,600
[24]
You pick a horse race's first- & second-place finishers, in order, in this bet
the exacta
Cathy
|
$1,600
[5]
This song tells of "tangerine trees and marmalade skies" & "plasticine porters with looking glass ties"
"Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds"
Wilson
|
|
$2,000
[12]
Tragically, a Jan. 27, 1967 fire at Cape Kennedy claimed the lives of Ed White, Roger Chaffee & this man
(Gus) Grissom
Cathy
|
$2,000
[22]
First popular after WWI, these riding breeches named for a city in India were fashionable in the 1980s
jodhpurs
Jessica
|
DD
$7,600
[29]
This heroine details her own consumption of 5,277 cigarettes, her gain of 74 pounds & her loss of 72 pounds
Bridget Jones
Wilson
|
DD
$2,400
[13]
The rollout of air-filled tires for automobiles was by this French company in 1895
Michelin
Cathy
|
$2,000
[25]
This insurance job computes premium rates according to probabilities based on statistics
an actuary
Cathy
|
$2,000
[6]
A 45-second piano chord on this song brings "Sgt. Pepper" to a thunderous close
"A Day In The Life"
Cathy
|
Prizefighter Roger Donoghue was Marlon Brando's trainer for "On the Waterfront" & inspired this line on the AFI list
"I coulda been a contender"