Scott Rogers — a magazine editor from Alexandria, Virginia
Carolyn Saxon — an actor from Weehawken, New Jersey
Jackie Kaufman — an attorney from Buffalo Grove, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $2,999)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie | $0 | $600 | $200 |
$200
3rd place: Pair of Phat E Electric Scooters |
$200
5 R, 3 W |
| Carolyn | $2,100 | $4,000 | $8,800 |
$399
2nd place: Trip to Palm Island Resort, The Grenadines |
$8,800
26 R, 1 W |
| Scott | $1,000 | $1,600 | $8,600 |
$16,700
New champion: $16,700 |
$9,300
20 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| THE MIDDLE-AGED | JAMES K. POLK ME | SPORTS LEGENDS | STATE SEALS | WHAT FOODS THESE MORSELS BE | "CUS" WORDS |
|
$100
[11]
The website bbhq.com has trivia, chat, etc. for these people born between '46 & '64
Baby boomers
Scott
|
$100
[16]
Throughout his career Polk remained an ardent member of the Jacksonian wing of this political party
Democrats
Scott
|
$100
[6]
During his 24-year career, this longtime Cincinnati Red set a record with 14,053 at-bats
Pete Rose
Carolyn
|
$100
[27]
Symbols on its seal include icebergs & the Northern Lights
Alaska
Jackie
|
$100
[1]
Made in various shapes, spicy cakes called "lebkuchen" are popular at Christmas in this country
Germany
Carolyn
|
$100
[21]
Store founder H. Gordon Selfridge insisted this person "is always right"
The customer
Carolyn
|
|
$200
[12]
In 1978 Daniel Levinson developed the idea of this "midlife" upheaval
Midlife crisis
Scott
|
$200
[17]
Running for president as a relative unknown, Polk is considered the first of these swarthy animals
Dark horse
Scott
|
$200
[7]
In 1984 this Dolphins QB became the first in NFL history to pass for more than 5,000 yards in a season
Dan Marino
Carolyn
|
$200
[26]
Although not known for its wineries, Connecticut has 3 of these plants on its state seal
Grapes/grapevines
Carolyn
|
$200
[2]
Cook up some bitochki in Moscow & you'll feast on these rolled ground beef & ground veal favorites
Meatballs
Carolyn
|
$200
[22]
Parents living together have the joint type of this, & may continue to have it after a divorce
Custody
Carolyn
|
|
$300
[13]
Middle-aged men live out big-league baseball dreams at these "camps"
Fantasy camps
Scott
|
$300
[18]
During Polk's administration, the U.S. waged this war of expansion from 1846 to 1848
Mexican-American War
Scott
|
$300
[8]
(Hi, I'm NBA Hall-of-Famer John Havlicek) The Celtics have won 16 NBA titles, including 1968 & 1969 when we were led by this man, the NBA's first black head coach
Bill Russell
Carolyn
|
$300
[28]
This structure, a honey of a symbol for hard work & industry, graces Utah's seal
Beehive
Carolyn
|
$300
[3]
This festive holiday drink can be enjoyed all year:(topped with nutmeg)
Eggnog
Carolyn
|
$300
[23]
Philip Astley, who added acrobats & dancing dogs to his trick-riding show, is called "The Father of" this
Modern circus
Carolyn
|
|
$400
[14]
A series of stages that includes middle age, or a trademarked exercise bike used then
Life cycle
|
$400
[19]
After John Quincy Adams' disputed election, Polk called for an end to the electoral system & for this type of vote
a popular vote
Carolyn
|
$400
[9]
In 1976 this track star who won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympics was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Jesse Owens
Scott
|
$400
[29]
South Dakota's state seal features a riverboat steaming along this major river
Missouri River
Carolyn
|
$400
[4]
One tasty type of this sausage made from spices & pork livers is called braunschweiger
Liverwurst
Carolyn
|
$400
[24]
It's a more pleasant-sounding word for a spittoon
Cuspidor
|
|
DD
$500
[15]
Along with cholesterol, watch your level of this substance partly named for its 3 molecules of fatty acids
Triglycerides
Scott
|
$500
[20]
Before winning the White House, Polk served in this state's assembly & as its governor
Tennessee
|
$500
[10]
In 1952 he won the heavyweight boxing title by KOing Jersey Joe Walcott; he retired undefeated in 1956
Rocky Marciano
Carolyn
|
$500
[30]
This bird is depicted on Louisiana's state seal in a nest with her 3 young
Brown pelican
Scott
|
$500
[5]
Also called Chinese parsley, this flat-leafed, long-stemmed herb can be used as a seasoning agent or as a garnish
Cilantro
|
$500
[25]
Notable early bloomers seen here:
Crocuses
Jackie
|
| THE MIDDLE AGES | WOOL | LITERARY TRANSLATIONS | MOVIE VILLAINS | TURKEY LEFTOVERS | ADVERBS |
|
$200
[3]
This animal accessory changed agriculture; no wonder it's a symbol of luck
Horseshoe
Jackie
Scott
|
$200
[9]
According to Guinness, Deanne Sarre did this to 390 sheep in 8 hours, all by hand
Sheared them
Scott
|
$200
[11]
Eternal laugh riot "La Divina Commedia"
"The Divine Comedy"
Carolyn
|
$200
[1]
Serial killer Vincent D'Onofrio torments Jennifer Lopez & other women in this creepy 2000 film
The Cell
Carolyn
|
$200
[21]
The 2 traditional symbols of Islam on the Turkish flag
Crescent & star
Scott
|
$200
[18]
Rhett Butler's most famous adverb, it modified an entire phrase in the film
Frankly
Carolyn
|
|
$400
[4]
Astrologer Albumazar thought the world would end when the planets were in this fishy constellation
Pisces
Carolyn
|
$400
[10]
It's where you shouldn't put a wool product if the symbol seen here is on its label:
In the dryer
Jackie
|
$400
[14]
Magical realism masterpiece "Cien Anos de Soledad"
"100 Years of Solitude"
Carolyn
|
$400
[2]
This character hoped to make a coat out of "101 Dalmatians"
Cruella de Vil
Scott
|
$400
[25]
At 16,945 feet, it's the highest point in Turkey
Mount Ararat
Carolyn
|
$400
[19]
It's how the original Enterprise crew went "Where no man has gone before"
Boldly
Carolyn
|
|
$600
[6]
In Norway's state church only one of these men survived the Black Death; maybe he moved diagonally away
Bishop
Scott
|
$600
[24]
It can be a fabric used as a warm lining for a coat, or the coat of a sheep, removed as one unit
Fleece
|
$600
[15]
Existential disappearing act "L'Etre et le Neant"
"Being and Nothingness"
Scott
|
$600
[5]
Being invisible brings out the bad side of this actor in "Hollow Man"
Kevin Bacon
Scott
|
$600
[26]
In the 1300s these Muslim Turks began to build a vast empire that would last until 1922
Ottomans
Jackie
|
DD
$400
[22]
In the presidential oath of office, it's how they "swear" or "affirm"
Solemnly
Scott
|
|
$800
[7]
In a 1346 battle, France's Philip VI was Crecy to take on the third English king of this name
Edward III
Jackie
|
$800
[29]
It'll happen to young-looking customers in a liquor store & to wool fibers before they're spun
Carded
Scott
|
$800
[16]
Not a Roman holiday for Thomas Mann, "Der Tod in Venedig"
"Death in Venice"
Carolyn
|
$800
[12]
Michael Madsen sliced off a cop's ear while dancing to "Stuck in the Middle With You" in this '92 Quentin Tarantino movie
Reservoir Dogs
Carolyn
|
$800
[27]
Beginning a program to modernize the nation, he set up the Republic of Turkey in 1923
Kemal Ataturk
Scott
|
$600
[20]
In a book by Mark Harris, it was how you had to "Bang the Drum"
Slowly
Jackie
|
|
$1,000
[8]
Prussia was Christianized in the 13th century by knights of this order
Teutonic Knights
Jackie
Carolyn
|
$1,000
[30]
Wool is one of the main industries of these islands fought over in a brief war in 1982
Falkland (or Malvinas) Islands
Carolyn
|
$1,000
[17]
Gogol's 1842 "mortal"ity play "Myortvye Dushi"
"Dead Souls"
|
$1,000
[13]
Bruce Willis squares off against terrorists led by this actor in 1988's "Die Hard"
Alan Rickman
Carolyn
|
DD
$1,200
[28]
In 330 A.D. he moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium, today the city of Istanbul
Constantine the Great
Scott
|
$1,000
[23]
Living your life through the experiences of others, you're living this way, from the Latin for "stead"
Vicariously
Scott
|
This woman designed NYC's Museum for African Art, as well as a famous memorial in Washington, D.C.
Maya Ying Lin