Sheila Runyon — a retired programmer from Omaha, Nebraska
Zach Baker — a computer programmer from Downey, California
Monica Lenhard — a teacher from Royal Oak, Michigan (whose 1-day cash winnings total $21,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monica | $4,800 | $7,400 | $13,200 |
$4,181
2nd place: $2,000 |
$12,200
21 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Zach | $3,200 | $9,200 | $16,400 |
$26,401
New champion: $26,401 |
$15,000
22 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Sheila | $400 | $600 | $1,900 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$3,400
9 R, 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| AUSTIN | CELEBRITY PAINTERS | LULLABIES THAT ROCK | THE NEW YORK TIMESDINING | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES | THE "WASH" ROOM |
|
$200
[25]
The Confederate Soldiers Monument on the State Capitol grounds has 5 bronze statues headed by this president
Jefferson Davis
Monica
|
$200
[1]
Perhaps he made his old blue eyes a touch bluer in works found in his book "A Man and His Art"
Frank Sinatra
Monica
|
$200
[21]
Thislullabye will either "rock" your little ones or make them acrophobic
"Rock-a-bye Baby"
|
$200
[16]
Want to get this part of a pie perfect? The secret is leaf lard, rendered for 8 hours
the crust
Zach
|
$200
[6]
Rock the baby & loop the loop on June 6, the day reserved for this toy
the yo-yo
Zach
|
$200
[9]
Use it for gargling
mouthwash
Monica
|
|
$400
[26]
At dusk, April through October, millions of these mammals fly out from under the Congress Ave. Bridge to feed
bats
Zach
|
$400
[2]
Yo, Adrian! His expressionistic paintings have sold for up to $40,000
Sylvester Stallone
Monica
|
$400
[22]
This one heardherestarted off as a poem
"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
Zach
|
$400
[17]
Naturally, this list came in for praise at a restaurant called Varietal
the wine list
Sheila
|
$400
[7]
One ringy dingy! September 1 is Emma M. Nutt Day in honor of the first female one of these in the U.S.
a telephone operator
Zach
|
$400
[10]
An entry-level restaurant job or a labor-saving appliance that does the same thing
a dishwasher
Sheila
|
|
$600
[27]
At 30 years, this PBS series from the Austin music scene is the longest-running music showcase now on TV
Austin City Limits
Sheila
|
$600
[3]
This man left his heart in the painting seen here
Tony Bennett
Zach
|
$600
[23]
Thisis sure to wake them up on Christmas morning
"Silent Night"
Monica
Zach
|
$600
[18]
A restaurant of this African cuisine got high marks for its shiro wett & its not-too-spongy injera bread
Ethiopian
Zach
|
$600
[8]
February 1 (not always a Friday) is the day for this literary character based on sailor Alexander Selkirk
Robinson Crusoe
Monica
Sheila
|
$600
[11]
To cover up errors or wrongdoing; perhaps for Tom Sawyer?
whitewash
Sheila
|
|
$800
[30]
Austin's African-American history is chronicled in a museum named for this agricultural scientist
George Washington Carver
Zach
|
$800
[4]
"Hottest Linda", one of the many abstract paintings by this "Fab" rocker, depicts his first wife sunbathing
Paul McCartney
Monica
|
$800
[24]
Thissong is for parents who believe in bribery
"Hush Little Baby (Don't You Cry)"
Monica
|
$800
[19]
The times had info on Surinam cherry, the ingredient that helped crown the champion cook of this Bravo TV reality show
Top Chef
Zach
Sheila
|
$800
[14]
Interstellar hitchhikers know May 25 is the day for these terrycloth items, a tribute to Douglas Adams
towels
Monica
|
$800
[12]
Hyphenated term meaning lacking in decisiveness
wishy-washy
Monica
|
|
$1,000
[29]
This Old West cattle trail that ran from Texas to Kansas crossed the eastern part of Austin
the Chisholm Trail
Monica
|
$1,000
[5]
This disco diva sang "She Works Hard For The Money", then went acrylic with her "Hard for the Money"
Donna Summer
Monica
|
$1,000
[28]
This composer's work heardhereis the perfect "cradle song"
Brahms
Zach
|
DD
$2,400
[20]
The Times critic loved the lamb at an Indian joint that uses this 700-degree oven
a tandoori oven
Zach
|
$1,000
[15]
On Oct. 12 Mexico celebrates "Dia de la Raza", or day of this
the race
Zach
|
$1,000
[13]
Adventurous swordsman
a swashbuckler
Zach
|
| VIENNA'S IMPERIAL PALACE | CINEMA SHORTHAND | QUOTATIONS | GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT | MARMOSET | KNOCK U OUT |
|
$400
[6]
(Jon of the Clue Crew stands outside the Imperial Palace in Vienna, Austria.) The Hofburg complex is home to this riding schoolfoundedin 1572; the name comes from the country where the horses were bred
the Spanish Riding School
Sheila
|
$400
[12]
1931:Plug in the lightning rod! It's creation time
Frankenstein
Monica
|
$400
[1]
In 1814 he told the French Senate, "France has more need of me than I of France"
Napoleon
Monica
|
$400
[7]
Fresco is an art technique; Fresca is a product of this soft drink company
Coca-Cola
Zach
|
$400
[21]
With marmosets, this is almost twice as long as the body
the tail
Sheila
|
$400
[16]
Remove the "U" from a dwelling & you get a tubular water carrier
house & hose
Zach
|
|
$800
[26]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from within the Imperial Palace in Vienna, Austria.) From 1857 to 1916, these apartments were the home of this emperor, who saw himself as a soldier, & slept on this simple iron bed
Emperor Franz Joseph
Monica
|
$800
[13]
1994:Don't slow down... or else the bomb goes off!
Speed
Zach
|
$800
[2]
In September 2001 he told NYC, "The spirit of our city has never been stronger"
(Rudy) Giuliani
Monica
|
$800
[8]
The Aare is a tributary of the Rhine; this organization for people 50 & older has "the power to make it better"
the AARP
Monica
|
$800
[22]
Pygmy marmosets are found around the upper part of this large river's basin
the Amazon
Zach
|
$800
[17]
Remove the "U" from a verb meaning "to awaken" & a flower blooms
rouse & rose
Zach
Sheila
|
| — |
$1,200
[14]
1977:Is this the first movie or the fourth?
Star Wars
Sheila
|
$1,200
[3]
In 1897 this women's rights pioneer wrote that "Suffrage is the pivotal right"
(Susan B.) Anthony
Zach
|
$1,200
[9]
James Bond drove a BMW Z3 in "Golden Eye"; vitamin B3 is also called this
niacin
Monica
Sheila
|
$1,200
[23]
Only dominant pygmy females reproduce; their presence suppresses the release of these in other females
eggs
Monica
|
$1,200
[18]
Remove the "U" from a word meaning "located" & you get a word meaning "affectionate"
found & fond
Monica
|
| — |
DD
$1,500
[15]
1957:"Guilty!" "Guilty!","Guilty!" "Guilty!","Guilty!" "Guilty!","Guilty!" "Guilty!","Guilty!" "Guilty!","Guilty!" "Nope!"
12 Angry Men
Sheila
|
$1,600
[4]
Told that there were already too many lawyers, Daniel Webster said, "There is always room" here
at the top
Monica
Zach
Sheila
|
$1,600
[10]
Cingular is a wireless company; Singulair treats this condition, though it doesn't replace fast-acting inhalers
asthma
Zach
|
$1,600
[24]
Marmosets are part of this scientific order that includes humans
primates
Monica
Zach
|
$1,600
[19]
Without the "U", a sullen look becomes a bulging belly
pout & pot
Monica
|
| — | — |
$2,000
[5]
His words "God bless the crew of Apollo 17" were the last ever spoken from the surface of the Moon
Eugene Cernan
|
$2,000
[11]
Toni Morrison wrote "The Bluest Eye"; this mopey Brit wrote "A Pair of Blue Eyes"
Thomas Hardy
|
$2,000
[25]
Marmosets are different from other monkeys in that they have claws as well as these on their fingers
nails
Zach
Sheila
|
DD
$3,000
[20]
Take out the "U" in a synonym for "to praise" & you get a youthful boy
laud & lad
Monica
|
He painted the White House portrait of President Monroe before much wider fame as an inventor in the 1840s
Samuel Morse