Doug Souleyrette — a pre-medical student from Lexington, Kentucky
Cinnamon Stetler — a research technician from Natick, Massachusetts
Jason Parker — a graduate student from Gainesville, Florida (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,700)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason | $1,200 | $2,800 | $8,800 |
$11,900
2-day champion: $22,600 |
$8,400
23 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Cinnamon | $100 | $100 | $500 |
$500
3rd place: TicketsNow.com Gift Certificate |
$500
5 R, 3 W |
| Doug | $1,100 | $2,400 | $5,900 |
$8,801
2nd place: Trip to Regal U.N. Plaza Hotel, New York City |
$7,000
20 R, 5 W (including 2 DDs) |
| LAKES & RIVERS | OSCAR, GRAMMY OR BOTH | I'LL TAKE MANHATTAN | FOR OLD CRIME'S SAKE | LET'S BE BRIEF | 4-LETTER ABBREVIATIONS |
|
$100
[1]
This river's drainage basin, the world's largest, includes parts of Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador & Colombia
Amazon
Jason
|
$100
[6]
Cher
both
Cinnamon
Doug
|
$100
[7]
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus gave its first performance in 1919, in this famed NYC arena
Madison Square Garden
Jason
|
$100
[12]
According to Genesis, he was the world's first murderer
Cain
Jason
Doug
|
$100
[14]
"2 shakes of" this animal's "tail" means instantaneous
Lamb's tail
Jason
|
$100
[15]
If you see this on a party invitation, stop by the liquor store on your way over
BYOB (bring your own bottle/booze)
Doug
|
|
$200
[2]
Ethiopia's Lake Tana is the source of this river's blue branch
Nile
Doug
|
$200
[13]
Meryl Streep
Oscar
Cinnamon
|
$200
[8]
The handmade pottery studio at 654 Tenth Avenue isn't called Blood, Sweat & these but Mud, Sweat & these
Tears
Jason
|
$200
[29]
In 44 B.C. his assassins included Trebonius, Tillius Cimber & Cassius Longinus
Julius Caesar
Doug
|
$200
[20]
This John Grisham book's plot involves a greedy industrialist who has 2 Supreme Court justices killed
The Pelican Brief
Jason
|
$200
[19]
Formed on July 26, 1947, it's the organization that sends up F-16's & B-2's
USAF (United States Air Force)
Jason
|
|
$300
[3]
Australia's only large permanent lakes are artificially created & include Lake Gordon in this island state
Tasmania
Jason
Cinnamon
|
$300
[30]
Madonna
Grammy
Doug
|
$300
[9]
The Algonquin Hotel has a suite named for this pair who wrote "My Fair Lady" there
Lerner & Loewe
Cinnamon
Doug
|
$300
[27]
In 482 B.C. the ruling Persians set fire to this city, destroying its Hanging Gardens
Babylon
Doug
|
$300
[21]
In 1994 Laetitia Thompson made news when she asked this man the "Boxers or Briefs" question
President Bill Clinton
Jason
|
DD
$400
[18]
On a paycheck, it indicates your Social Security payroll tax
FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act)
Doug
|
|
$400
[4]
The Rhone River enters & exits this Alpine lake on the French-Swiss border
Lake Geneva
Jason
Cinnamon
|
$400
[28]
Rita Moreno
Both
|
$400
[10]
The statue of Prometheus is bound to impress you at this location seen here:
Rockefeller Center
Jason
|
$400
[24]
The first use of dynamite as a weapon in America was during the 1886 Haymarket Riots in this city
Chicago
Doug
|
$400
[22]
A phrase that means "briefly", or the location of a pistachio
In a nutshell
|
$400
[16]
It's often typed in before www
http
Jason
|
|
$500
[5]
A portion of Thailand's border with Laos is provided by this river
Mekong
Doug
|
$500
[26]
Shirley Jones
Oscar (for Elmer Gantry )
Doug
|
$500
[11]
You'll feel like a diplomat when you eat in the delegates' dining room in this international organization's HQ
United Nations
Jason
|
$500
[25]
Archaeologists excavating Pompeii have uncovered looters trapped by this volcano's eruption
Mount Vesuvius
Jason
|
$500
[23]
In 1988 he gave us "A Brief History of Time" (in over 200 pages)
Stephen Hawking
Doug
|
$500
[17]
I need you response now! No, I need it yesterday! On the double! Stat! This way!
ASAP (as soon as possible)
Doug
|
| BRITISH AUTHORS | SPORTS HOME CITIES | HISTORY | VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE | HEY, GOOD LOOKIN' | WHATCHA GOT COOKIN'? |
|
$200
[1]
Of all his books, he said he liked "David Copperfield" the best
Charles Dickens
Doug
|
$200
[15]
The NFL's Seahawks
Seattle
Jason
|
$200
[6]
These ancient people referred to themselves as Hellenes
Greeks
Jason
|
$200
[16]
VMI is located in this Virginia city named for the Massachusetts town where the Revolutionary War began
Lexington
Doug
|
$200
[25]
This "Friends" star has the name of an old sailor, but his father was the one in the Old Spice commercials
Matthew Perry
Jason
|
$200
[26]
To make this kind of "corn", you coat popcorn with butter, corn syrup & brown sugar
Caramel corn
Doug
|
|
$400
[2]
In 1937 this "Brave New World" author left Europe for a new home in the United States
Aldous Huxley
Jason
|
$400
[14]
The NBA's Suns
Phoenix
Jason
|
$400
[7]
During the third of these military expeditions, the Palestinian ports of Acre & Jaffa were captured, but not Jerusalem
Crusades
Jason
|
$400
[17]
During this war, VMI cadets made up the only American student unit ever to fight in combat
Civil War
|
$400
[24]
In 1999 he left his role of Det. Reynaldo Curtis on "Law & Order"
Benjamin Bratt
Jason
|
$400
[27]
Shrimp covered in a flour, baking powder, salt, water & egg mix then deep-fried in peanut oil; it's popular in Japan
Tempura
Cinnamon
|
|
$600
[3]
While out of work, she wrote much of her first Harry Potter book at a cafe while her daughter napped
J.K. Rowling
|
$600
[13]
MLB's Rockies
Denver
Doug
|
$600
[8]
In 1840 regular transatlantic steamship service was inaugurated between Great Britain & this Nova Scotia capital
Halifax
Doug
|
DD
$700
[18]
Among VMI's most famous graduates is this 20th century 5-star general & Nobel Peace Prize winner
George Marshall
Doug
|
$600
[21]
This star of "The Practice" played Clint Eastwood's Secret Service partner in the film "In the Line of Fire"
Dylan McDermott
Doug
|
$600
[30]
It's a dish of veal shank braised with wine & veggies that includes a tasty bit of marrow in the bone
Osso buco
|
|
$1,000
[5]
In 1912 he eloped with Freida von Richthofen, sister of the famed aviator
D.H. Lawrence
|
$800
[9]
The NHL's Maple Leafs
Toronto
Jason
|
$800
[10]
In 1954 the French were defeated in the battle of this Vietnamese village; it was the decisive battle in the Indochina War
Dien Bien Phu
Doug
|
$800
[22]
He's the TV star & VMI alumnus seen here:(evil boss in "9 to 5")
Dabney Coleman
Doug
|
$800
[20]
A co-star of Kiefer Sutherland's in "The Lost Boys", we don't know why he felt the need for "Speed 2"
Jason Patric
Jason
Cinnamon
Doug
|
$800
[29]
To make this "royal" roast, you have to bend your 2 racks of lamb into a circle
Crown roast
Cinnamon
|
|
DD
$1,200
[4]
Sadly, her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, died just 10 days after her birth
Mary Shelley
Jason
|
$1,000
[12]
The WNBA's Sparks
Los Angeles
|
$1,000
[11]
This Holy Roman empress was also the queen of Hungary & Bohemia from 1740 to 1780
Maria Theresa
Doug
|
$1,000
[23]
Once a VMI science & artillery professor, this famous Confederate general is buried near the campus
Stonewall Jackson
|
$1,000
[19]
We could watch this star's films like "In the Name of the Father" & "The Crucible" 24 hours a...
Daniel Day-Lewis
Jason
|
$1,000
[28]
Add beets to a corned beef hash & it's called this
Red flannel hash
|
According to the King James Version of the Bible, the number of people on Noah's Ark
8