Michael Arnone game 1.
Michael Arnone — a graduate student originally from Pennington, New Jersey
Vivian Moyle — a human anatomy instructor from Elmhurst, Illinois
Adam Taxin — a graduate student originally from Rose Valley, Pennsylvania (whose 3-day cash winnings total $44,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | $2,000 | $3,500 | $5,500 |
$2,000
2nd place: a trip to Cayman Islands courtesy of Yahoo! Travel |
$7,000
22 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Vivian | $400 | $900 | $-500 |
$-500
3rd place: TiVo recorder and service |
$-500
5 R, 3 W |
| Michael | $2,000 | $2,800 | $6,800 |
$3,300
New champion: $3,300 |
$6,800
17 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| AMAZIN' FACTS | EXPLORATION | BIG SCREEN TITLE PAIRS | CLASSIC KIDDY LIT | NOW HEAR THIS! | WHAT UP, "G"? |
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$100
[29]
The dinosaur Tenontosaurus kept its balance with this feature that made up roughly half its 24' length
its tail
Adam
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$100
[16]
In 1540 a party led by Coronado became the first Europeans to see this Arizona natural wonder
the Grand Canyon
Adam
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$100
[26]
1971:"...and the Chocolate Factory"
Willy Wonka
Adam
Michael
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$100
[17]
Character who finally discovered breaking & entering suspect Goldilocks
Baby Bear
Adam
Vivian
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$100
[30]
It's the military instrument heard here
a bugle
Michael
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$100
[25]
Yum! It's the grinding part of a turkey's digestive tract
the gizzard
Adam
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$200
[28]
Specially engraved milestones were brought from England to mark this line surveyed in the 1760s
the Mason-Dixon Line
Vivian
Michael
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$200
[15]
When Captain Cook left England in July 1776, this future Bounty captain was master of his ship the Resolution
Captain William Bligh
Vivian
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$200
[7]
1994:"...and Present Danger"
Clear
Michael
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$200
[18]
Family name of the 3 billy goats who turned the tables on a troll
Gruff
Adam
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$200
[22]
Classic versions of this timekeeper heardherecome from southern Germany
a cuckoo clock
Adam
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$200
[24]
A promise of quality or of a particular outcome
a guarantee
Adam
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$300
[27]
Hugo Wieslander, runner-up in the 1912 Olympic decathlon, refused the gold medal this man had to return
Jim Thorpe
Adam
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$300
[3]
In 1725 the Russian government employed Vitus Bering to discover whether these 2 continents were connected
Asia & North America
Adam
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$300
[6]
1966:"...and Mr. Chicken"
The Ghost
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$300
[19]
Louise Fitzhugh character who considers spying part of her young life
Harriet the Spy
Michael
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$300
[21]
Also known as a rail, this type of racing car heardheredoes its thing in under 5 seconds
a drag racer
Michael
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$300
[23]
In mythology, Jason sought it
the Golden Fleece
Adam
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$400
[13]
Selim III, who held this Ottoman title from 1789 to 1807, reportedly shot an arrow 972 yards
sultan
Adam
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$400
[2]
In 1517 Francisco Fernandez de Cordoba became the first Spaniard to reach Mexico when he landed at this peninsula
the Yucatan Peninsula
Michael
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$400
[5]
1993:"...and Confused"
Dazed
Vivian
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DD
$300
[14]
18th century writer Madame Villeneuve is credited with writing this classic "tale as old as time"
"Beauty and the Beast"
Adam
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$400
[20]
Many military & commercial boats are now equipped with this device
sonar
Michael
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$400
[11]
Practicing typists know that "Now is the time for all" these "to come to the aid of the party"
good men
Michael
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$500
[12]
This "Dr. Faustus" playwright was a flamboyantly gay spy who was stabbed in the head in 1593
Christopher Marlowe
Adam
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$500
[1]
In 1500 Bartolomeu Dias died in a storm off this cape, which he called the Cape of Storms
the Cape of Good Hope
Michael
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$500
[4]
1975:"...and the Lion"
The Wind
Michael
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$500
[8]
The 1968 Newbery Medal went to "From the Mixed-Up" these "of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler"
Files
Michael
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$500
[9]
It's the native wind instrument heard here, mate
a didgeridoo
Michael
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$500
[10]
Arthur's purest knight
Sir Galahad
Adam
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| AMAZON FACTS | A GERSHWIN TUNE | IN MY CABINET | LEGAL BEFORE & AFTER | BUTTERFLIES | AVIATION |
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$200
[1]
Most of the river's 4,000-mile course is in this country
Brazil
Michael
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$200
[10]
This song says, "Potato, poh-tah-to, tomato, to-mah-to"
"Let's Call The Whole Thing Off"
Adam
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$200
[9]
Earl Butz, John Mitchell, Henry Kissinger
Richard Nixon
Adam
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$200
[11]
Supreme Court case in which Snoopy's owner sues to desegregate public schools in Kansas
Charlie Brown v. Board of Education
Adam
Michael
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$600
[21]
This butterfly seenhereis toxic to birds due to the milkweed plants eaten when it was a caterpillar:
a Monarch butterfly
Michael
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$600
[23]
The B-17 was the Flying this, the B-29 the Super this, & the B-52 the Strato this
Fortress
Michael
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$600
[4]
The name of the 15-foot, 500-pound pirarucu means "red" this, though it could mean "big" this
fish
Vivian
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$800
[22]
Ira Gershwin was baffled by singers who clearly phrased "It's" in this song; the point was to omit "it" & slur the "s"
"'S Wonderful"
Vivian
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$400
[8]
Abraham Ribicoff, Dean Rusk, Robert McNamara
John F. Kennedy
Adam
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$400
[12]
"Macho Man" group that takes the publisher of Hustler magazine to court in a 1996 film
The Village People vs. Larry Flynt
Michael
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$800
[20]
These chemicals used to attract mates are released from special wing scales
pheromones
Vivian
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$800
[19]
(Former College Championship contestant Margaret Bickers delivers the clue.) It's the 7-letter word for materials carried aboard a plane that generate revenue, like passengers & cargo
payload
|
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$800
[3]
13-letter term for the clearing of the Amazon basin, a source of environmental concern
deforestation
Adam
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$1,000
[16]
Title that precedes "And you can get it--if you try"
"Nice Work If You Can Get It"
Michael
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$600
[7]
Salmon Chase, Edwin Stanton, William Seward
Abraham Lincoln
Adam
|
$600
[13]
Controversial reproductive rights case involving a superstitious former Red Sox third baseman
Roe v. Wade Boggs
Adam
|
DD
$1,000
[17]
From the Greek for "gold", it's the sometimes gold-colored case or cocoon that encases the pupa
chrysalis
Michael
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$1,000
[18]
The name of this maker of the $40 million G-V corporate jet sounds more like it sells boats
Gulfstream
Adam
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$1,000
[2]
Adjective for the bore, or flow of water, that creates 15-foot waves in the river
tidal bore
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$800
[6]
Raymond Donovan, James Watt, Caspar Weinberger
Ronald Reagan
Adam
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$800
[14]
Film in which Seinfeld's wacky neighbor walks out on Dustin Hoffman & their son & later sues for custody
Cosmo Kramer vs. Kramer
Vivian
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DD
$1,400
[5]
Joseph Califano Jr., Griffin Bell, Cyrus Vance
Jimmy Carter
Adam
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$1,000
[15]
Landmark 1803 Supreme Court decision establishing a Manhattan venue for the Knicks
Marbury v. Madison Square Garden
Adam
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On February 15, 1965 this country raised its new national flag for the first time on Parliament Hill
Canada