Susan Forman — a homemaker and former attorney from Waccabuc, New York
Noah Kaye — a solar energy lobbyist and grad student from Washington, D.C.
Rebecca Knickmeyer — a psychobiologist from Chapel Hill, North Carolina (whose 1-day cash winnings total $20,001)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca | $0 | $2,600 | $4,200 |
$2
3rd place: $1,000 |
$6,000
9 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Noah | $4,000 | $6,600 | $9,400 |
$9,400
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,400
21 R, 6 W |
| Susan | $3,200 | $5,000 | $19,200 |
$19,200
New champion: $19,200 |
$20,200
21 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| SUSHI CULTURE | ON AVERAGE | BIRD IS THE WORD | GIVE AN "NCH" | HAVE I TOLD YOU PHILATELY | THAT I LOVE YOU |
|
$200
[1]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew is greeted by a sushi chef.) The chef's greeting comes from a military tradition that dates back to when sushi was first served to this warrior class
the samurai
Susan
|
$200
[23]
2/3 of the water used in the average U.S. home is used in this room
the bathroom
Noah
|
$200
[21]
The crested caracara, a type of falcon, is this country's national bird but is also found in Texas
Mexico
Noah
|
$200
[2]
It comes after "dude" & before "dressing"
ranch
Susan
|
$200
[12]
It was like comparing these 2 different fruits, at least on separate stamps released together in March 2001
apples & oranges
Rebecca
|
$200
[7]
He kicked into high gear with his 1999 marriage to Posh Spice--on July 4, no less
David Beckham
Noah
|
|
$400
[17]
(Jimmy reports from a fish market in Tokyo.) The most important auction at the Tsukiji Market is for this fish, a part of the Japanese diet chronicled as far back as the 8th century
tuna
|
$400
[24]
With an average of 80.7 years, this country has the highest life expectancy in North America
Canada
Noah
|
$400
[22]
They're the pro basketball-playing birds of prey in Atlanta
the Hawks
Noah
|
$400
[3]
To set a boat in the water or send a rocket into space
launch
Noah
|
$400
[13]
The stamp featuring him was released on January 8, 1993; the USPS printed 500 million
Elvis
Rebecca
|
$400
[8]
Kyra Sedgwick had a rasher of this actor (& no degrees of separation) after their wedding on Sept. 4, 1988
Kevin Bacon
Noah
|
|
$600
[18]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew holds a piece of food.) It's used to cleanse your palate between sushi selections, is called gari & comes from this plant
ginger
Rebecca
|
$600
[25]
With 32, workers in Sweden take more of these per year than workers in any other country
vacation days
Noah
|
$600
[28]
Thomas Macaulay rudely said John Dryden's imagination resembled the wings of this large African bird
the ostrich
|
$600
[4]
I've got a feeling you'll know this synonym for an intuitive feeling
hunch
Susan
|
$600
[14]
This state got upset when a cowboy & bronco similar to its own logo was used on the Montana stamp
Wyoming
Rebecca
Noah
Susan
|
$600
[9]
He said "I want to father your children" as a line to Catherine Zeta-Jones--it worked, they have 2
Michael Douglas
Susan
|
|
$800
[19]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew holds a slab of fish.) Most people don't know that it's the seasoned rice that's known as sushi; the raw fish is properly called this
sashimi
Noah
Susan
|
$800
[26]
Created in New York, it began May 26, 1896 as an average of just 12 numbers & came out to 40.94
the Dow Jones
Noah
|
DD
$1,000
[29]
This term for small chickens & the weight of some boxers comes from an area on Java
bantam
Rebecca
|
$800
[5]
The deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean is the Puerto Rico one
trench
Noah
|
$800
[16]
The 1974 stamp seenherecommemorates an historic meeting between these 2 world leaders in Cuba
Castro & Brezhnev
Noah
|
$800
[10]
In 1993 this "Fabulous Baker Boys" star (& it wasn't Beau or Jeff Bridges) wed TV producer David E. Kelley
Michelle Pfeiffer
Noah
|
|
$1,000
[20]
(Jimmy stands in the market again.) In Japan, uni is this sea creature, of which the U.S. is the largest exporter & Japan is a major importer
the sea urchin
Susan
|
$1,000
[27]
According to the MPAA, Americans attend an average of 7.6 of these a year
movies
Rebecca
|
$1,000
[30]
As a verb it means to denounce something loudly; as a noun, it's a short-winged marsh bird
a rail
|
$1,000
[6]
It means to stop the flow of blood, especially from a wound
staunch
Susan
|
$1,000
[15]
The 1990s "Celebrate the Century" set has the World Wide Web; the 1900s set has this W.E.B.
W.E.B. DuBois
Noah
|
$1,000
[11]
Isla Fisher won Vince Vaughn's heart in "Wedding Crashers"; in real life, this "Borat" guy is glorious man type for her
Sacha Baron Cohen
Noah
|
| COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | HITS OF THE '60s | CHECKING IN, CHECKING OUT | GET MOVING | TREE PEOPLE | AN ABBREVIATED CATEGORY |
|
$400
[1]
This nation covers more than 6.5 million square miles in area
Russia
Susan
|
$400
[2]
Brian Wilson sang backing vocals on this duo's 1963 No. 1 hit "Surf City"
Jan and Dean
Noah
Susan
|
$400
[9]
He first saw the light on Feb. 11, 1847; the bulbs dimmed on Oct. 18, 1931
Thomas Edison
Susan
|
$400
[21]
Its truck line includes the Avalanche, Colorado & Silverado
Chevy
Noah
|
$400
[7]
The tree seenhereis named for this apostle, who is said to have been hanged from one
Judas
Noah
|
$400
[23]
Important to broadcasters: the FCC
the Federal Communications Commission
Noah
|
|
$800
[8]
During WWII Moshe Dayan served with the Brits, fighting to liberate Syria & this country from the Vichy French
Lebanon
Rebecca
Noah
Susan
|
$800
[3]
Nilsson's 1969 hit "Everybody's Talkin'" served as the theme song to this Oscar-winning film
Midnight Cowboy
Susan
|
$800
[10]
This wrytr bigynneth round 1340; lost his lyf on Oct. 25, 1400
Chaucer
Rebecca
|
$800
[29]
Airlines of this country include EVA Airlines & China Airlines (It's not the obvious choice)
Taiwan
|
$800
[11]
The Bailey Acacia, aka the Cootamundra Wattle, is named for a botanist from this country
Australia
Rebecca
|
$800
[27]
A female sports organization: the LPGA
the Ladies Professional Golf Association
Noah
|
|
$1,200
[13]
On June 1, 1976 the United Kingdom & this Atlantic island nation agreed to end the "Cod War"
Iceland
Rebecca
|
$1,200
[4]
Elvis had 2 No. 1 hits based on Italian songs: "Surrender" & this one based on "O Sole Mio"
"It's Now Or Never"
Susan
|
DD
$1,000
[20]
Feb. 23, 1633--Dear diary, He's finally here!; no entry for May 26, 1703
(Samuel) Pepys
Susan
|
$1,200
[30]
Transportation is primarily by boat in this South Asian delta country independent since 1971
Bangladesh
Susan
|
$1,200
[12]
The Leyland type of this tree is named for the man in whose garden it was first found
cypress
Noah
|
$1,200
[26]
They hang out at the Pentagon: the JCS
the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Noah
|
|
$1,600
[14]
Oran & Annaba are important cities in this north African nation
Algeria
Noah
|
$1,600
[5]
Lesley Gore's "Judy's Turn To Cry" was a sequel to this No. 1 hit
"It's My Party"
Susan
|
$1,200
[18]
This American came into focus in 1823; got the final picture on Jan. 15, 1896
Mathew Brady
Susan
|
$1,600
[28]
On a European passenger train, a wagon-lit is this type of car
a sleeping car
Susan
|
$1,600
[16]
The Mary Potter crabapple honors the daughter of a director of this type of tree-studying facility at Harvard
an arboretum
Rebecca
|
$1,600
[25]
A European language no longer spoken: MHG
Middle High German
Noah
|
|
$2,000
[15]
You'll need some dongs to have fun in this southeast Asian country where it's the national currency
Vietnam
|
$2,000
[6]
In 1963 Roy Orbison sang "In" these "I walk with you"
dreams
|
$1,600
[19]
He made a royal entrance in 1863 in Graz, Austria; took an unfortunate ride on June 28, 1914
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Susan
|
$2,000
[22]
Small bundles, or the 19th c. ships that innovatively sailed on a fixed schedule
packets
Susan
|
DD
$2,000
[17]
Siebold's is one type of this conifer, unrelated to the poisonous plant
hemlock
Rebecca
|
$2,000
[24]
An agriculture company that billed itself as "Supermarket to the world": ADM
Archer Daniels Midland
Noah
|
A series of novels includes "Iron Knight, Silver Vase", "Precious Sword, Golden Hairpin" & this one, made into a film in 2000
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon