Cora Peck game 2.
Marvene Horwitz — a retired federal employee from Washington, D.C.
Joseph Maher — a chef from Dallas, Texas
Cora Peck — a teacher and graduate student from Aliso Viejo, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $26,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cora | $3,000 | $5,000 | $18,400 |
$31,201
2-day champion: $57,201 |
$19,400
21 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Joseph | $1,800 | $3,000 | $8,800 |
$4,800
3rd place: $1,000 |
$10,000
16 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Marvene | $1,400 | $4,400 | $15,600 |
$30,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$15,600
18 R, 1 W |
| IT HAPPENED ON CHRISTMAS DAY | "DEC" THE HALLS | BETHLEHEM | GIFT GIVING | JINGO ALL THE WAY | THE BUCKET LIST |
|
$200
[1]
1946:Ah yes, this big-screen comedian passes away at the age of 66 in Pasadena
W.C. Fields
Cora
|
$200
[12]
Dr. Ludwig Roselius' research into this process led to the coffee brand Sanka in 1923
decaffeination
Cora
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$200
[27]
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania was named for the biblical Bethlehem, which is Hebrew for "house of" this food staple
bread
Marvene
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$200
[7]
Cousin Jim is wound a little tight, so I got him a getaway to Club Med on Guadeloupe in this sea
the Caribbean
Joseph
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$200
[17]
The U.S. was spurred to war with this country in 1898 due in part to "jingo journalism"
Spain
Joseph
|
$200
[22]
(Rob Reiner starts us off.) My movie "The Bucket List" stars Morgan Freeman & this acting legend whom I also directed when he played Col. Jessup in "A Few Good Men"
Jack Nicholson
Marvene
|
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$400
[2]
1066:He's crowned king of England
William the Conqueror
Joseph
|
$400
[13]
6-letter word for an authoritative order having the force of law
decree
Cora
Marvene
|
$400
[6]
A huge electrical many-pointed one of these sits atop nearby South Mountain, perhaps to guide visitors to the town
a star
Marvene
|
$400
[8]
Little Michelle just got her driver's license; she should like one of these, seenherein weapons mode
a Hummer
Cora
|
$400
[18]
In an 1852 speech, Frederick Douglass called this holiday "a sham... fraud, deception, impiety"
Independence Day
Marvene
|
$400
[23]
(Morgan Freeman continues.) A great view can be had from this peak the Tibetans call Chomolungma that plays a big part in "The Bucket List" story
Mount Everest
Joseph
Marvene
|
|
$600
[3]
1776:George Washington & his troops cross this river to attack the Hessians
the Delaware
Joseph
|
$600
[14]
It's another, earlier name for Memorial Day
Decoration Day
Marvene
|
$600
[28]
For a dozen years, Bethlehem's Lehigh University has been home to this NFL team's summer training camp
the (Philadelphia) Eagles
Cora
Joseph
|
$600
[9]
For Dad, yeah, we know it's the same old thing, but let's call it by its Spanish name: corbata, one of these
a tie
Joseph
|
$600
[19]
Orwell called this "If" poet a "jingo imperialist... morally insensitive and aesthetically disgusting"
Kipling
Marvene
|
$600
[24]
(Rob Reiner returns.) The leads in "The Bucket List" have a high-speed race between a Dodge Challenger & a Shelby one of these Ford cars
a Mustang
Cora
|
|
DD
$1,000
[4]
1868:This man grants an unconditional pardon to all who rebelled during the Civil War
Andrew Johnson
Joseph
|
$800
[15]
In the 18th century this artistic technique was known as Japanning from its presumed origins
decoupage
Cora
|
$800
[29]
An annual festival honoring this 18th century German composer is highlighted by a performance of his B-minor Mass
Johann Sebastian Bach
Joseph
|
$800
[10]
You know how Uncle Billy likes politics; let's giving him this politician's book "The Assault on Reason"
(Al) Gore
Cora
|
$800
[20]
Boswell quoted him as saying that "patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel"
(Samuel) Johnson
Joseph
|
$800
[25]
(Morgan Freeman reads another clue.) 1 of the amazing sights visited in "The Bucket List" is this fortification stretching from Gansu to Hebei
the Great Wall of China
Joseph
|
|
$1,000
[5]
800 A.D.:This man is crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor
Charlemagne
Joseph
|
$1,000
[16]
This naval hero famously said, "Our country, right or wrong"
Stephen Decatur
Cora
|
$1,000
[30]
This Penn. corp. built more WWI destroyers at its Quincy, Mass. yard than were built at all other U.S. yards combined
Bethlehem Steel
Marvene
|
$1,000
[11]
Matt asked me to get him one of this brand of air rifle, like Ralphie in "A Christmas Story"
a Red Ryder BB gun
Cora
|
$1,000
[21]
This 2-word jingoistic tenet stated that territorial expansion of the U.S. is inevitable & ordained
Manifest Destiny
Cora
|
$1,000
[26]
(Hi, I'm Sean Hayes.) This Islamic tomb on the Yamuna River in India leads Carter and Edward to a discussion of funeral types in "The Bucket List"
Taj Mahal
Marvene
|
| CLASSICAL COMPOSERS | SPORTS SIBLING SURNAMES | "B" IS FOR BARD | DESERT SURVIVAL SKILLS | HISTORIC U.S. BUILDINGS | SAY IT IN SPANISH |
|
$400
[6]
For several years, his friend Karl Amenda was one of the few people who knew about his increasing deafness
Beethoven
Joseph
|
$400
[3]
NHL:Wayne & Brent
Gretzky
Joseph
|
$400
[7]
At the end of "Much Ado About Nothing", Benedick quiets this love of his with a kiss
Beatrice
Marvene
|
$400
[26]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from a campfire in White Sands National Monument, New Mexico.) Even in the desert, fire is important for survival, for cooking, signaling, & avoiding this, from the Greek for "under" & "heat"
hypothermia
Cora
|
$400
[13]
A centerpiece of the 1962 World's Fair, this tower had science-fiction art & a German TV tower as inspirations
the Space Needle
|
$400
[8]
The Bureau of Land Management can help you adopt one of these wild donkeys
a burro
Cora
|
|
$800
[5]
On March 3, 1875 his "Carmen" premiered in Paris & he was decorated with the French Legion of Honor
Bizet
Joseph
|
$800
[9]
Speed skating:Beth & Eric
Heiden
Cora
|
$800
[22]
He is described by the witches as "lesser than Macbeth, and greater"
Banquo
Marvene
|
$800
[27]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew walks through brush in White Sands National Monument, NM.) Be very careful relying on desert plants for food & drink; avoid any that have red seeds, milky sap, or leaves that are digitate, meaning shaped like an open one of these
a hand
Joseph
Marvene
|
$800
[14]
A Library of Congress photo collection of buildings includes a 1910 1-room this in South Pass City, Wyoming
a schoolhouse (school accepted)
Cora
|
$800
[18]
As well as "manly" or "virile", this 5-letter word can mean "sledgehammer"
macho
Cora
|
|
DD
$1,000
[4]
From 1892 to 1895 he headed NYC's National Conservatory of Music; he returned to Bohemia due to homesickness
(Antonin) Dvorák
Joseph
|
$1,200
[10]
NFL:Shannon & Sterling
Sharpe
Cora
|
DD
$1,000
[24]
His downfall was at Philippi
Brutus
Cora
|
$1,200
[28]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from White Sands National Monument, New Mexico.) In desert conditions, you need at least one gallon of water per person per day, have reusable water containers, & a tincture of a small percentage of this to purify the water
iodine
Marvene
|
$1,200
[15]
A puddled adobe on De Vargas street in this state capital claims to be the USA's oldest house
Santa Fe
Cora
|
$1,200
[19]
Whether after "Cuba" or not, it simply means "free"
libre
Marvene
|
|
$1,600
[1]
In 1762 6-year old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & his sister performed for this Holy Roman Empress
Maria Theresa
Joseph
|
$1,600
[11]
NBA:Harvey & Horace
Grant
Cora
|
$1,200
[23]
Gassy surname of Sir Toby in "Twelfth Night"
Belch
Cora
|
$1,600
[29]
(Jon of the Clue Crew reports from White Sands National Monument, New Mexico.) For desert trekkers in the Southwest, it might come in handy to know that the soaptree type of this stiff-leaved evergreen hasedible flowers
a yucca
Marvene
|
$1,600
[16]
Greene & Greene designed the Gamble House, a seminal work in this 3-word style inspired by William Morris
Arts and Crafts
Marvene
|
$1,600
[20]
This can mean "taste" or "flavor"; "con mucho" this means "with great pleasure"
gusto
Joseph
Marvene
|
|
$2,000
[2]
His wife Clara was one of the finest concert pianists of her time & later taught at the conservatory in Frankfurt
Schumann
Cora
|
$2,000
[12]
Tennis:Tim & Tom
Gullikson
Cora
|
$2,000
[25]
In "The Taming of the Shrew", she's courted by 3 men
Bianca
Marvene
|
$2,000
[30]
(Jon of the Clue Crew reports from White Sands National Monument, New Mexico.) Sounds odd, but black tea bags are handy in the desert: steep the bags & apply to sunburn; this acid in the tea relieves heat, pain & itching
tannin (or tannic acid)
Cora
|
$2,000
[17]
This Boston hall houses the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, chartered in 1638
Faneuil Hall
Joseph
|
$2,000
[21]
The Spanish nickname of "mad" Princess Juana, it's also the title of a Menotti opera about her
Juana La Loca
Joseph
|
Each unit in this brand, introduced in 1968, is a hyperbolic paraboloid, & they fit together for perfect storage
Pringles potato chips