Ashok Rau — a law student from Los Angeles, California
Gwynne Ash — a university professor from Austin, Texas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $22,400)
Jason Dizon — an attorney from Woodside, New York (whose 2-day cash winnings total $30,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason | $1,600 | $2,200 | $9,900 |
$19,700
3-day champion: $49,900 |
$11,400
16 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Gwynne | $0 | $2,600 | $10,200 |
$500
2nd place: $2,000 |
$12,200
20 R, 7 W (including 1 DD) |
| Ashok | $1,600 | $3,000 | $2,600 |
$100
3rd place: $1,000 |
$2,400
9 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| SOUTH AMERICAN ANIMALS | TRADING PLACES | BELGIUM, BELARUS OR BELIZE | STATE LICENSE PLATES | RATED "R" | FOR SAX AND VIOLINS |
|
$200
[2]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Huachipa Zoo in Lima, Peru.) The endangered pacarana is in this mammal order; its ancestors were the largest that ever lived, reaching the size of a small rhinoceros
rodents
Gwynne
|
$200
[7]
Near 2 major rivers, this Missouri city was founded as a fur trading post by Pierre Laclede in 1763
St. Louis
Jason
|
$200
[23]
The largest in area
Belarus
Jason
|
$200
[13]
This state first put an orange on its plates in 1997; today it features 2 oranges
Florida
Gwynne
|
$200
[1]
It's a form of a lottery in which people buy a chance to win a prize
a raffle
Ashok
|
$200
[18]
Charlie Daniels reported a fiddle of gold was bet against a soul when "The Devil Went Down To" this state
Georgia
Ashok
|
|
$400
[12]
Also called tigre americano, it's unique among big cats in using its canine teeth to pierce the skull of prey
the jaguar
Gwynne
Ashok
|
$400
[8]
Frankfurt's Rossmarkt was a site for this type of animal "trading", also a term for hard bargaining
horse trading
Jason
|
$400
[24]
The farthest south
Belize
Gwynne
|
$400
[14]
In 1998 this Midwest state began issuing its plates with the slogan "Birthplace of aviation"
Ohio
Gwynne
|
$400
[3]
I'll flip through this trademarked term for a small desktop file containing cards for phone numbers
a Rolodex
Jason
|
$400
[19]
Naturally, Sidney Sax played violin on this Beatles hit with "all the lonely people"
"Eleanor Rigby"
Ashok
|
|
$600
[28]
The unique whitish rings around the eyes are why South America's only bearhas this name
the spectacled bear
|
$600
[9]
Located on this continent, the Kanem-Bornu Empire lasted a thousand years by being a center of trade
Africa
Jason
Ashok
|
$600
[25]
The most populous
Belgium
Gwynne
|
$600
[15]
This state tree/flower lies smack dab in the center of Mississippi's license plates
the magnolia
Gwynne
|
$600
[4]
One of these jobs can be grain or grim; don't fear it!
a reaper
Ashok
|
$600
[20]
In 1977 Phil Woods was smooth as silk playing a sax solo on this man's "Just The Way You Are"
Billy Joel
Jason
|
|
$800
[29]
This creature with a snout extending over its lip has been mistaken for a small type of hippo
the tapir
|
$800
[10]
This city's Grand Bazaarwas built in 1461 by Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror
Istanbul
Ashok
|
$800
[26]
It's landlocked
Belarus
Gwynne
|
$800
[16]
The Space Shuttle, a cowboy on horseback & oil wells are among the features on its state license plates
Texas
Jason
|
DD
$1,000
[5]
It's a French term dating from the 1820s for a skilled storyteller
a raconteur
Ashok
|
$800
[21]
A young David Bowie took sax lessons from Ronnie Ross, who played on this man's hit "Walk On The Wild Side"
Lou Reed
Ashok
|
|
$1,000
[30]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Huachipa Zoo in Lima, Peru.) The soft, lustrous fleece of this animal was once reserved for nobility; coats made of it later had a vogue as a status symbol in North America
the vicuna
Jason
Gwynne
|
$1,000
[11]
From its founding in 1898 until 1919, this exchange was known as the Chicago Butter & Egg Board
the Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Jason
|
$1,000
[27]
It's part of the British Commonwealth of Nations
Belize
Gwynne
|
$1,000
[17]
It's the species of cactus appearing on Arizona's state license plate
the saguaro
Gwynne
|
$1,000
[6]
A sharp return to an insult, or a quick fencing thrust after parrying a lunge
a riposte
Jason
Gwynne
|
$1,000
[22]
Boyd Tinsley rocks the violin (& yes, he makes that possible) in this "Ants Marching" jam band
the Dave Matthews Band
Gwynne
|
| 17th CENTURY FRANCE | HEDY LAMARR-VELOUS | WHERE YA FROM, TERPSICHOREAN? | WHAT'S THAT ON TOP OF YOUR HEAD? | SHAKESPEAREAN ROUND-UP | 5-LETTER WORDS |
|
$400
[1]
In the 17th century, Andre le Notre was the chief designer of the gardens of this palace
Versailles
Ashok
|
$400
[26]
Hedy was born Hedwig Eva Kiesler to a banker & his wife in this neighbor of Germany in 1914
Austria
Gwynne
|
$400
[21]
Rudolf Nureyev
the Soviet Union
Gwynne
|
$400
[16]
geekculture.com sells beanies with actual working ones of these (you can even get 2 or 3 of them on one hat!)
a propeller
Gwynne
|
$400
[6]
According to Shakespeare, this quality "is not strained, it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven"
mercy
Gwynne
|
$400
[11]
This creature is gripping a bunch of stuff on the back of the U.S. dollar bill
an eagle
Gwynne
|
|
$800
[2]
This religious & political figure created the Academie Francaise in 1635, & it's still around today
Richelieu
Jason
|
$800
[27]
In a 1941 film, Hedy starred with Lana Turner & Judy Garland as 3 young women who join these fabled broadway "Follies"
the Ziegfeld Follies
|
$800
[22]
Margot Fonteyn
England (Great Britain)
Jason
|
$800
[17]
As "Sons of the Desert", Laurel & Hardy were known for wearing these, even more than their bowlers
fezzes
|
$800
[7]
This character's last line is "Then fall, Caesar"
Julius Caesar
Jason
Ashok
|
$800
[12]
In golf, if you gouge out this clump of grass during a swing, it's proper etiquette to replace it
a divot
Jason
|
|
$1,200
[3]
Ironically, he collapsed on stage in 1673 while performing in his play "The Imaginary Invalid"
Molière
Gwynne
Ashok
|
$1,200
[28]
A fervent anti-Nazi Hedy sold war bonds during WWII & entertained U.S. enlisted men at this "Canteen"
the Hollywood Canteen
|
$1,200
[23]
Uday Shankar
India
Jason
|
$1,200
[18]
Thosefeathers on the top of this critter's head are called a crest
a cockatoo
Jason
Gwynne
|
$1,200
[8]
In the poem about her "and Adonis", Shakespeare wrote, "Her lips are conquerors, his lips obey"
Venus
|
$1,200
[13]
It was a geek tragedy when you were 2 hours late to the festival of this Japanese type of animation
anime (manga accepted)
Ashok
|
|
$1,600
[4]
Assassinated in 1610 by a religious zealot, King Henry IV was the first French king of this royal house
Bourbon
Gwynne
|
$1,600
[29]
In 1938 Hedy made her American film debut with Charles Boyer in this film bearing the name of an African capital
Algiers
|
$1,600
[24]
Carla Fracci
Italy
Jason
|
$1,600
[19]
Having this on the top of his helmet certainly made a Roman soldier ready for a this "with death"
a brush
Jason
Gwynne
|
DD
$1,500
[9]
They're the first 2 women to speak in "Romeo and Juliet"; Juliet doesn't show up until Scene 3
Lady Capulet & Lady Montague
Jason
|
$1,600
[14]
A university crewing boat
a scull (or shell)
Gwynne
|
|
$2,000
[5]
In an effort to unite France under a Catholic banner, King Louis XIV revoked this edict in 1685
the Edict of Nantes
Gwynne
|
$2,000
[30]
In 1949 Hedy played Delilah to this actor's Samson in Cecil B. DeMille's epic version of this Biblical story
Victor Mature
Jason
|
$2,000
[25]
Angel Corella
Spain
|
$2,000
[20]
Often seen hanging around sharks, the remora comes equipped with one of these on the top of its head
a sucker (or a suction cup)
Gwynne
|
$2,000
[10]
Duke Senior is banished to the Forest of Arden by his brother in this "amenable" play
As You Like It
Gwynne
|
DD
$2,000
[15]
& then there's this color also known as aniline purple
mauve
Gwynne
|
This 900-mile Eastern European mountain range shares most of its name with a ship famous for its April 1912 actions
the Carpathian Mountains