Eugene Hung — a software engineer from San Jose, California
Andrew Sprouse — a historic preservationist from Durham, North Carolina
Melissa Prusi — a marketing writer originally from Negaunee, Michigan (whose 1-day cash winnings total $21,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa | $5,000 | $5,800 | $16,600 |
$33,198
2-day champion: $54,398 |
$17,600
20 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Andrew | $400 | $1,200 | $6,300 |
$9,799
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,800
16 R, 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Eugene | $800 | $3,600 | $18,000 |
$2,799
3rd place: $1,000 |
$12,800
17 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| POETS & POETRY | TARZAN MOVIE REVIEW | COUNTRY OF BIRTH | HAIL TO THE CHIEF | TALKING SHOP | LET'S BUILD AN "ARK" |
|
$200
[21]
Around 600 B.C. Alcaeus (Alky for short?) wrote verse in praise of this drink & how it brings out truth
wine
Andrew
|
$200
[1]
Tarzan sob like schoolgirl when little guy leave Elliott at end of this 1982 film
E.T.
Melissa
|
$200
[6]
Author Hans Christian Andersen
Denmark
Melissa
|
$200
[16]
The Whigs were fond of referring to him as "King Andrew I"
(Andrew) Jackson
Eugene
|
$200
[26]
Someone with many great options is often said to be "like a kid in" this place, such as California's See's
a candy store
Andrew
|
$200
[11]
In an office of the Commerce Department, it's patent's partner
trademarks
Andrew
|
|
$400
[22]
"The sweep of easy wind and downy flake" appears in the poem "Stopping by Woods on" this type of "Evening"
Snowy
Melissa
|
$400
[2]
Tarzan not stop weeping as watch Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger confront mother/daughter dynamic in this film
Terms of Endearment
Andrew
|
$400
[7]
Philosopher Soren Kierkegaard
Denmark
Andrew
Eugene
|
$400
[17]
Visiting what is now Hopewell, Va. in early April 1865, this man had a terrifying dream that he would be assassinated
Lincoln
Eugene
|
$400
[27]
King Kullen, which started selling groceries in an old garage in Queens in 1930, calls itself the first of these
a supermarket
Eugene
|
$400
[12]
It's the automotive item seen here
a spark plug
Andrew
|
|
$800
[24]
Rimbaud had quite a bit of teen angst, as in his book title "Une saison en enfer", a season here
Hell
Melissa
|
$600
[3]
Tarzan build ballpark in jungle after view this 1989 Kevin Costner film; now have deep need game of catch with dad
Field of Dreams
Andrew
|
$600
[8]
Pianist/entertainer Victor Borge
Denmark
Melissa
Eugene
|
$600
[18]
Few know that Truman had offered to be this for Ike in 1948
vice president
Melissa
|
$600
[28]
Retailers love it when you buy these--of $80 billion worth sold in the U.S. a year, $8 billion goes unredeemed
gift cards
Andrew
|
$600
[13]
6-letter term meaning to board a ship
embark
Melissa
|
|
DD
$1,000
[23]
British Romantics included Wordsworth in England &, north of the border, this "Lady of the Lake" author
Sir Walter Scott
Melissa
|
$800
[4]
Faye play slap jack in this 1974 film; She sister! She daughter! She sister! She daughter! Tarzan confused
Chinatown
Melissa
|
$800
[9]
Actress Greta Garbo
Sweden
Melissa
Andrew
|
$800
[19]
This 1920s president popularized the word "bloviating", which he used to mean "shooting the breeze"
Harding
Eugene
|
$800
[29]
You don't need to be buzzed in to read the 137-page manual from the Security Alliance for these pricey retailers
jewelers
Andrew
|
$800
[14]
A songbird of the genus Sturnella, or a Globetrotter of the Genius variety
Meadowlark
Melissa
|
|
$1,000
[25]
Beloved poet seen here
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Melissa
Andrew
|
$1,000
[5]
Jame Gumb nasty, memorable villain in this 1991 film; also, Tarzan never drink chianti same way again
Silence of the Lambs
Melissa
|
$1,000
[10]
Dancer Peter Martins
Denmark
|
$1,000
[20]
This aide-de-camp to "Mad" Anthony Wayne went on to become the first U.S. president to die in office
William Henry Harrison
Eugene
|
$1,000
[30]
Try the bin of these cheap books, a word that means left over when the publisher printed too many
remainders
Melissa
|
$1,000
[15]
It's a family of tiny building blocks of matter
quark
Eugene
|
| U.S. "C"ITIES | LITTLE LEAGUE | ART-IFICIAL | JUST PLANE FUN | FAMOUS AMERICANS | HOMOPHONES |
|
$400
[1]
On the Ohio River, it's named after a society of Revolutionary War officers
Cincinnati
Eugene
|
$400
[23]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the LIttle League Museum in Williamsport, PA.) The winners were the Maynard Midgets from right here in Williamsport, &this trophy was used at the very first of these events
the Little League World Series
Eugene
|
$400
[21]
The models for this renowned Rodin sculpture were Paolo Malatesta & Francesca da Rimini
The Kiss
Eugene
|
$400
[6]
On Sept. 6 1990, the White House received this new Air Force One, this 4-engine type of Boeing jet
747
Andrew
|
$400
[11]
Her grave marker at Arlington bears only a cross, the years 1929-1994, & her full name, including "Bouvier"
Jackie Kennedy
Andrew
|
$400
[16]
A stringed instrument of yore, or a fabricator
lyre/liar
Melissa
|
|
$800
[2]
It's the largest city in Wyoming
Cheyenne
Eugene
|
$800
[27]
Begun in 2001, an orientation program for these people tells them not to freak out over coaches' or umpires' decisions
parents
Eugene
|
$800
[22]
To try to stimulate trade, the Khedive of Egypt donated this obelisk to Central Park in the 1800s
Cleopatra's Needle
Andrew
|
$800
[7]
Clyde Cessna & Walter Beech helped make this city in Kansas the "air capital of the world"
Wichita
Eugene
|
$800
[12]
Last name of the brothers whose "Of Thee I Sing" was the first musical to win a Pulitzer Prize
Gershwin
Eugene
|
$800
[17]
One levy, or 2 pushpins
tax/tacks
Melissa
Andrew
|
|
$1,200
[3]
Between 1963 & 1973, this city was called Cape Kennedy
Cape Canaveral
Andrew
|
$1,200
[28]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the LIttle League Museum in Williamsport, PA.) The original Little League logo had an eagle. The current one features a baseball diamond inside this architectural shape that represents Pennsylvania, where Little League was founded
keystone
Andrew
|
$1,200
[24]
The statue "Man at the Wheel" in Gloucester, Massachusetts is dedicated to men in this profession
fishermen
Andrew
|
$1,200
[8]
In 1920 Aeromarine West Indies Airways began the first intl. passenger service, Key West to this world capital
Havana
Melissa
|
$1,600
[14]
This 19th century political cartoonist popularized the elephant & donkey as party symbols
(Thomas) Nast
Melissa
|
$1,200
[18]
Corn, or a labyrinth
maize/maze
Melissa
|
|
$1,600
[4]
It was founded at the foot of Pikes Peak in 1871
Colorado Springs
Andrew
|
$1,600
[29]
Kids as young as 5 participate in this version of baseball where you swing at a ball that isn't pitched
tee-ball
Eugene
|
$1,600
[25]
Once derogatory, the name of this 17th century style may come from the Portuguese word for an irregular pearl
baroque
|
$1,600
[9]
It's a recreational 1-seat, 1-engine aircraft that weighs no more than 254 pounds & carries 5 gallons of fuel or less
ultralight
Andrew
|
$2,000
[15]
After filling Joe McCarthy's Senate seat, this Democrat fought long & hard against wasteful govt. spending
William Proxmire
|
$1,600
[19]
A trigonometric function, or a placard
sine/sign
Melissa
|
|
$2,000
[5]
An oil & gas center, this Texas city has a name that translates as "Body of Christ"
Corpus Christi
Melissa
|
$2,000
[30]
(Jon of the Clue Crew reports from the LIttle League Museum in Williamsport, PA.) In 1948 this rubber-cleated shoe from this sneaker's brand known for its "They feel good" slogan became the first product officially developed for Little League
Keds
Eugene
|
DD
$2,500
[26]
In 1904 this American was awarded the French Legion of Honor, one of the few awards she accepted
Mary Cassatt
Andrew
|
$2,000
[10]
In Winnie Mae, his Lockheed Vega, this pilot known for his eyepatch became the first to solo around the world in 1933
Wiley Post
|
DD
$6,400
[13]
This man who helped win ratification of the Constitution by Maryland gave his name to a famous fort
(James) McHenry
Eugene
|
$2,000
[20]
Grumbling in the ranks, or hereditary derivation
dissent/descent
Melissa
|
Founded in 1856, this company introduced a numbering system for U.S. highways in 1917
Rand McNally