DJ Molny — a software entrepreneur from Lone Tree, Colorado
Robin Olson — an administrator originally from Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Angela Ruediger — a college instructor from Lemoyne, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $23,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angela | $2,400 | $3,400 | $9,800 |
$19,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,800
13 R, 1 W |
| Robin | $3,400 | $9,200 | $13,800 |
$800
3rd place: $1,000 |
$8,800
15 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W |
| DJ | $2,400 | $2,600 | $19,000 |
$27,601
New champion: $27,601 |
$18,600
25 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| LITERARY TITLES | NO. 1 HITMAKERS OF THE '70s | SON OF WOOD | AMPHIBIOUS INVASIONS | SPECIAL "K"s | WE MEAN BUSINESS |
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$200
[1]
1957 novel about a strong female executive
Atlas Shrugged
DJ
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$200
[26]
1970:"I Think I Love You"(the group)
The Partridge Family
Robin
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$200
[19]
In a beloved children's tale, he's the whittle buddy carved out of wood by the old woodcarver Geppetto
Pinocchio
DJ
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$200
[12]
Landing at Sussex, his forces invaded Britain by sea on September 28, 1066
William the Conqueror
DJ
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$200
[2]
The world's largest sanctuary for these cuddly cuties is Lone Pine Sanctuary in Brisbane
koalas
Angela
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$200
[9]
Introduced in 1948, Glidden's Spread Satin is a type of this
paint
Angela
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$400
[3]
A repetitive Bard title
Measure for Measure
Angela
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$400
[27]
1975:"Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds"(& it's not the Fab 4)
Elton John
DJ
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$400
[20]
Pirates shiver when woodsmen yell this word from the Old English for "trees for building"
"Timber!"
DJ
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$400
[16]
The 5-beach attack in this momentous operation was known as the Montgomery Plan
D-Day (Normandy)
Robin
|
$400
[5]
"Dustbin lids" is Cockney rhyming slang for these; I have 2 of them at home
kids
Robin
|
$400
[13]
Selfridges Department Store opened for business in this British airport in 1995
Heathrow
DJ
|
|
$600
[4]
Absurdist novel about a bombardier
Catch-22
DJ
|
$600
[28]
1975:"Jive Talkin'"
The Bee Gees
Angela
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$600
[21]
From the Italian for "knot in wood", these dumplings may have cheese or spinach in them
gnocchi
Robin
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$600
[17]
Supported by catapults mounted on the invasion ships, he landed 2 legions of soldiers near Dover in 55 B.C.
Julius Caesar
Angela
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$600
[6]
You're really cooking with this percussion instrument; it has a cooking-pot name
a kettledrum
Robin
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$600
[14]
It was founded in 1911 as CTR, the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co.; today it's known by these 3 letters
IBM
Robin
|
|
$800
[10]
Prose from Papa
A Farewell to Arms
Angela
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$800
[29]
1976:"(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty"
KC & the Sunshine Band
Angela
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$800
[22]
It's the numerical home of Winnie the Pooh & his buddies
the Hundred Acre Wood
Robin
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$800
[24]
In 1759 Gen. James Wolfe sailed up the St. Lawrence River to capture this Canadian city
Quebec
Robin
DJ
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$800
[7]
This Muppet-named son of Teddy Roosevelt is buried in Alaska, where he was posted during WWII
Kermit
Angela
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$800
[15]
27-year-old Ken Griffey Jr. ran for president in a 1996 TV commercial for this sportswear company
Nike
Robin
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|
$1,000
[11]
A George Eliot classic
Mill on the Floss
Robin
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$1,000
[30]
1976:"Afternoon Delight"
Starland Vocal Band
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$1,000
[23]
In German, this Strauss waltz is known as "Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald"
Tales from the Vienna Woods
Angela
Robin
|
DD
$3,000
[25]
In WWI, an Allied amphibious assault on this Dardanelles port city collapsed after the Turks counterattacked
Gallipoli
Robin
|
$1,000
[8]
Take a mystical journey into Native American culture at Mystery Lodge in this Buena Park, Calif. theme park
Knott's Berry Farm
DJ
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$1,000
[18]
Launched in 1990, this "planetary" auto company is renowned for its personal service
Saturn
Robin
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| GERMAN CITIES | THE SPORTS ZONE | CAN I GET YOUR NUMBER? | "TAR" FOR THE COURSE | EUROPEAN ARTS AND ARTISTS | WE MEAN BISMUTH |
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$400
[16]
It's the town where the Pied Piper plied his ratnapping & kidnapping skills
Hamelin
DJ
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$400
[21]
When they relocated to San Antonio in 1973, pro basketball's Chaparrals became this team
the Spurs
DJ
|
$400
[1]
This is the number of karats representing 100% pure gold
24
DJ
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$400
[7]
After the death of his parents, he's raised by a female ape
Tarzan
DJ
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$400
[6]
Robert Delaunay introduced vivid colors to this "geometric" movement, beginning a trend called Orphism
cubism
DJ
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$400
[26]
Based on a salt of bismuth, a pink liquid used to treat upset stomachs has had this name since 1919
Pepto-Bismol
Angela
Robin
|
|
$800
[17]
From 1949 until 1999 Germany's Bundestag legislature met in this city
Bonn
DJ
|
$800
[22]
He hit his last, massively long home run off off pitcher Guy Bush in May 1935
[Babe] Ruth
DJ
|
$800
[2]
Number of sides on a typical snowflake
6
DJ
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$800
[8]
9-letter word for a protective canvas covering
tarpaulin
DJ
|
$800
[12]
His "Luncheon on the Grass" caused a major scandal at the Salon des Refuses
Manet
Angela
|
$800
[27]
It's the chemical symbol for bismuth
Bi
DJ
|
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$1,200
[18]
From 1701 to 1871 it was the capital of the Kingdom of Prussia
Berlin
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$1,200
[23]
This fabled stadium where the Pittsburgh Pirates & Steelers used to play was demolished in 2001
Three Rivers
DJ
|
$1,200
[3]
To convert from miles to leagues, divide the total miles by this number
3
DJ
|
$1,200
[9]
Cilician hometown of the Apostle Paul
Tarsus
DJ
|
$1,200
[13]
In the 1500s Isaac Oliver found fame painting this kind of portrait named for its tiny size
miniature
Angela
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$1,200
[28]
The melting point for Bismuth is 520.7 degrees F.; it's 2,847 degrees F. for this point
the boiling point [or vaporization]
DJ
|
|
DD
$2,000
[19]
Getting into the German National Museum in this Bavarian city might be a bit of a "trial" on busy days
Nuremberg [Nürnberg]
DJ
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$1,600
[24]
(I'm USC athletic director Mike Garrett.) In Super Bowl IV, I scored a touchdown on a play called 65 toss power trap for this team coached by Hank Stram
Kansas City Chiefs
|
$1,600
[4]
Beethoven's odd-numbered symphonies are his most famous, including this oneheard here
7th
DJ
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$1,600
[10]
Asian prosimianseen here
tarsier
|
$1,600
[14]
Dutch painter Dirk Hals was the younger brother of this man who painted "The Witch of Haarlem"
Frans
Robin
|
$1,600
[29]
This landlocked country of South America is a prime source of mined bismuth
Bolivia
Robin
|
|
$2,000
[20]
This city on the Elbe River was home to Kurt Vonnegut's title 1969 abattoir
Dresden
Robin
DJ
|
$2,000
[25]
With 7 world championships this German formula 1 auto racer is the all-time leader
Michael Schumacher
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$2,000
[5]
A pianist could tell you this is the number of days it takes Mercury to complete one orbit
88
Angela
|
$2,000
[11]
The lowest region of hell in Greek mythology
Tartarus
Angela
|
DD
$5,000
[15]
This Spaniard's 1650 painting of Pope Innocent X may be his greatest single portrait
[Diego] Velázquez
Robin
|
$2,000
[30]
Bismuth gives a pearly sheen to cosmetic products like enamel for these
nail polish [nails]
Robin
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Around the world they're known variously as "Flip i Flap", "Dick und Doof" & "El Gordo y el Flaco"
Laurel & Hardy