Katie Furlong — a reference server from Louisville, Kentucky
Aileen Hawkins — a stay-at-home mom from Dana Point, California
Alison Kolani — a copy editor from Queens, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $13,601)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alison | $0 | $2,800 | $6,000 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$6,800
13 R, 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Aileen | $1,200 | $1,800 | $8,200 |
$2,399
New champion: $2,399 |
$9,200
14 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Katie | $1,400 | $2,000 | $7,000 |
$0
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,800
15 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| AFRICAN HISTORY | APOCALYPSE NOW: THE CATEGORY | CHARACTERS WITH MIDDLE NAMES | VALENTINE'S DAY CUISINE | BRIDGES | LETTER PERFECT |
|
$200
[26]
The earliest humans in Gabon are believed to be the Babinga, a branch of these small-in-stature people
Pygmies
Katie
|
$200
[15]
He directed "Apocalypse Now"
Coppola
Aileen
|
$200
[10]
All the boys in this Dostoyevsky title brood have the middle name Fyodorovich, for their dad
The Brothers Karamazov
Alison
|
$200
[5]
(Bam! Emeril Lagasse from the Food Network delivers the first clue.) Asparagus has long been thought to help in the romance department; for variety, try the European white type, grown in darkness so they lack this pigment
chlorophyll
Katie
|
$200
[1]
No longer "falling down", this bridge from England is now found in Lake Havasu City, Arizona
London Bridge
Alison
|
$200
[19]
With "note", it's slang for 100 bucks; it's also a lower-quality rating for a corporate bond
C
Aileen
|
|
$400
[27]
In 1936, at the age of 16, Farouk succeeded his father King Fuad I as king of this country
Egypt
Aileen
|
$400
[16]
He played the elusive renegade Col. Kurtz, who had become a godlike figure to jungle tribal natives
Brando
Katie
|
$400
[11]
This detective calls blackmailer Charles Augustus Milverton the worst man in London
Sherlock Holmes
Katie
|
$400
[6]
The two of you can nibble on this Spanish array of appetizers that may include mussels & artichokes
tapas
Alison
|
$400
[2]
On June 25, 1998 the Mackinac Bridge in this state celebrated its 100-millionth crossing
Michigan
Aileen
|
$400
[20]
A jet pack & fake fingerprints are among the many gadgets he's supplied to James Bond
Q
Alison
|
|
$600
[28]
A 1978 U.N. resolution to decolonize this South African territory began to be implemented in 1989
Namibia
|
$600
[17]
It's what Robert Duvall's Col. Kilgore loves the smell of in the morning because it "smells like victory"
napalm
Alison
|
$600
[12]
Jean Marie Latour has this religious title when "Death Comes for" him
the Archbishop
Aileen
|
$600
[7]
(Emeril Lagasse reads.) Make the evening really special with a luxurious parfait prepared with champagne cream &caviar from this fish, historically associated with the Caspian Sea
sturgeon
Alison
|
$600
[3]
One year older than the Golden Gate Bridge is the one connecting San Francisco & this city
Oakland
Alison
Aileen
|
$600
[21]
Ambrose Bierce called it "the first thought of the mind, the first object of affection"
I
Aileen
|
|
$800
[29]
In 1498 this Portuguese explorer rounded South Africa & became the first European to reach Mozambique
(Vasco) da Gama
Alison
Aileen
|
$800
[24]
It's the country that Martin Sheen & his team must illegally enter in search of Col. Kurtz
Cambodia
Aileen
|
$800
[13]
Jose Arcadio Buendia is a creation of this Colombian author who also goes by 3 names
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
|
$800
[8]
Top a steak with this eggy sauce named for an old province of southwestern France
bearnaise
Alison
Aileen
|
$800
[4]
The name of this bridge in Venice is said to have come from the lamentations of prisoners
the Bridge of Sighs
Katie
|
$800
[22]
It's the chemical symbol for the first element on the periodic table
H (for hydrogen)
Aileen
|
|
$1,000
[30]
In 1890 this British financier & empire builder was elected prime minister of Cape Colony
Cecil Rhodes
|
$1,000
[25]
Veteran war photographer Tim Page inspired the whacked-out character played by this actor in the film
Dennis Hopper
Aileen
|
$1,000
[14]
Middle name of Nantucket narrator Arthur (or A.) Pym
Gordon
Katie
|
$1,000
[9]
These seductive chocolate treats got their name because they looked like a certain fungus
truffles
Katie
|
$1,000
[18]
Carrying traffic from Fort Lee to New York City since 1931, its lower level opened in 1962
the George Washington Bridge
Alison
|
DD
$1,000
[23]
During the Civil War, soldiers who cut out on the army & went AWOL were often branded with this letter
D (for deserter)
Aileen
|
| MILITARY AIRCRAFT | SONGS FROM MUSICALS | NOW IN STORE | BORN & DIED | EXITING GEORGE W. BUSH'S CABINET | "B" HAPPY |
|
$400
[16]
The German Stuka was this type of plane named for the way it zoomed toward the ground to deliver its ordnance
a dive bomber
Katie
|
$400
[6]
"If I Were A Rich Man"
Fiddler on the Roof
Katie
|
$400
[21]
Models Marcus Schenkenberg & Jerry Hall helped cargo pants sail up the sales chart for this store
Old Navy
Alison
|
$400
[11]
A religious leader born June 1, 1801 in Whitingham, Vermont; died Aug. 29, 1877 in Salt Lake City
Brigham Young
Alison
Katie
|
$400
[26]
His August 26, 2007 Attorney General resignation letter to the President ended with "I remain by your side"
(Alberto) Gonzales
Alison
|
$400
[1]
Your navel maneuvers will center on it
your belly button
Alison
|
|
$800
[17]
This country's big bomber of the 1950s was the TU-95 Bear
the Soviet Union
Katie
|
$800
[7]
"One By One" & "Can You Feel The Love Tonight?"
The Lion King
Aileen
|
$800
[22]
Mizrahi, Mossimo & Michael Graves are some of the designers making products for this retail chain
Target
Katie
|
$800
[12]
An artist, born Sept. 7, 1860 in Greenwich, New York; died Dec. 13, 1961 in Hoosick Falls
Grandma Moses
Katie
|
$800
[27]
His Nov. 12, 2004 letter read, "I, therefore, resign as the 65th Secretary of State, effectve at your pleasure"
(Colin) Powell
Katie
|
$800
[2]
Austin Powers knows this word means to comport oneself properly
behave
Alison
|
|
$1,200
[18]
McDonnell'sF-4fighter used in the United States in the Vietnam War was known as this... oops... hey, where'd it go?
the Phantom
|
$1,200
[8]
"When Velma Takes The Stand"
Chicago
Aileen
|
$1,200
[23]
Free People & Anthropologie are divisions of this company for "city" people
Urban Outfitters
Aileen
|
$1,200
[13]
An actor, born Feb. 8, 1931 in Marion, Indiana; died Sept. 30, 1955 near Paso Robles, California
James Dean
Katie
|
DD
$800
[29]
His 2004 resignation letter cited the tragedy of Flight 93 & his thanks for "the opportunity to fight back"
Tom Ridge
Alison
|
$1,200
[3]
A hole made by a drill, or someone who natters on tediously
a bore
Katie
|
|
$1,600
[19]
Vertol, later Boeing Vertol, developed these, like the Sea Knight & the Chinook
helicopters
Aileen
|
$1,600
[9]
"Pilate's Dream" & "Hosanna"
Jesus Christ Superstar
Aileen
|
$1,600
[24]
This retailer got large names at closeout prices when it bought up Mac Frugal's & Pic 'n' Save
Big Lots
|
$1,600
[14]
An author, born Nov. 13, 1850 in Edinburgh, Scotland; died Dec. 3, 1894 in Samoa
Robert Louis Stevenson
|
$1,200
[28]
Resigning as Atty. General in 2004, he remarked, "The safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved"
Ashcroft
Alison
|
DD
$1,800
[4]
Over time, the ancient language of Akkadian split into 2 dialects, Assyrian & this
Babylonian
Katie
|
|
$2,000
[20]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada.) Used regularly in Iraq, this aircraft with an aggressive name is designated MQ-1; the 1 means it's the first of its kind, a long-range, unmanned, recon aircraft
the Predator
|
$2,000
[10]
"Defying Gravity"
Wicked
|
$2,000
[25]
Macy's, Inc. also owns this other large New York department store that's on 59th & Lexington
Bloomingdale's
Alison
|
$2,000
[15]
A statesman born March 19, 1860 in Salem, Illinois; died July 26, 1925 in Dayton, Tennessee
William Jennings Bryan
|
— |
$2,000
[5]
It sounds like a gun manufacturer, & it's the name for the stiff hat worn by Catholic bishops & cardinals
biretta
|
This 1,980-mile river that starts in Canada is the longest in the Western Hemisphere that flows to the Pacific Ocean
the Yukon River