Hillary Wootton — a salesperson from Seattle, Washington
Will McLaughlin — an actor and teacher from Los Angeles, California
Jason Kaczor — an insurance specialist from Syracuse, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $7,999)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason | $3,000 | $5,600 | $16,400 |
$28,401
2-day champion: $36,400 |
$16,400
21 R, 1 W |
| Will | $1,800 | $4,400 | $14,200 |
$8,200
2nd place: $2,000 |
$14,000
17 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| Hillary | $3,000 | $5,800 | $10,600 |
$1
3rd place: $1,000 |
$10,600
16 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| OPENING LINES OF SHAKESPEARE | WE'RE NO. 1! | MEDALS & DECORATIONS | THE WALTZ | OFFICIAL STATE DINOSAURS & FOSSILS | SCRAMBLED FRUITS |
|
$200
[5]
Chorus:"Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene"
Romeo and Juliet
Hillary
|
$200
[10]
Guess this "Idol" judge wasn't pitchy, dog, when she hit No. 1 in '91 with "Rush, Rush"
Paula Abdul
Jason
|
$200
[21]
This country's Order of the Rising Sun features a garnet surrounded by 32 white rays
Japan
Hillary
|
$200
[16]
Waltzes are characterized by swift, gliding turns & music that has this many quarter notes to a measure
3
Hillary
|
$200
[1]
The Triceratops found in this state's Black Hills won official fossil status
South Dakota
Hillary
|
$200
[26]
MILE
lime
Jason
|
|
$400
[6]
Roderigo:"Tush, never tell me; I take it much unkindly that thou, Iago..."
Othello
Will
|
$400
[11]
In 1999 he was "Livin' The Vida Loca", which hit numero uno after he checked into "General Hospital"
Ricky Martin
Jason
|
$400
[22]
Ethiopia's Order of this wise Biblical king is usually reserved for monarchs & heads of state
Solomon
Will
|
$400
[17]
A dance in the 1786 opera "Una Cosa Rara" popularized this waltz style named for a city
Viennese
Hillary
|
$400
[2]
Montana's state fossil, the Maiasaura, had this type of mouth, like the platypus
a duck bill
Jason
|
$400
[27]
AN OGRE
orange
Will
|
|
$600
[7]
"Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this sun of York"
Richard III
Hillary
|
$600
[12]
In 1997 this band hit the top spot with "MMMBop"; by 2007, all 3 band members were married & 2 were dads
Hanson
Will
|
$600
[23]
In 1940 this general created France's Order of Liberation to honor those who helped liberate France in WWII
De Gaulle
Hillary
|
$600
[18]
Act III of this 1893 Engelbert Humerpdinck opera features the "Gingerbread Waltz"
Hansel and Gretel
Hillary
|
$600
[3]
Haddonfield, in this Eastern state, was the site of the first "nearly complete" dinosaur find--a Hadrosaurus
New Jersey
Jason
|
$600
[28]
STARRY BREW
strawberry
Jason
|
|
$800
[8]
Knock knock!Barnardo:"Who's there?"
Hamlet
Jason
|
$800
[13]
In 1983 we chowed down on a Vegemite sandwich with this "Down Under" group
Men at Work
Jason
|
$800
[24]
In 1955 he was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal for "great achievement in field of medicine"
Jonas Salk
Jason
|
$800
[19]
Although known as the "Waltz King", he also composed many marches & well-known polkas
(Johann) Strauss
Hillary
|
$800
[4]
The teeth from Maryland's Astrodon were cut open in 1858 & revealed this pattern, hence its name
a star
Will
|
$800
[29]
PLANE PIPE
pineapple
Will
|
|
DD
$1,000
[15]
A ship-master:"Boatswain!"
The Tempest
Hillary
|
$1,000
[14]
"We had joy, we had fun, we had" this 1974 Terry Jacks hit
"Seasons In The Sun"
Hillary
|
$1,000
[25]
The Order of Two Niles is one of the decorations given out by this country, not Egypt
Sudan
Jason
|
$1,000
[20]
Pee Wee King co-wrote this waltz & had a country hit with it in 1948; later it became a state song
"The Tennessee Waltz"
Will
|
$1,000
[9]
Saurophaganax was named this state's official fossil in 2000 & you can see one at the Sam Noble Museum in Norman
Oklahoma
Jason
|
$1,000
[30]
ACE INTERN
nectarine
|
| BOTANY | SPORTS BY POSITION | THE 16th CENTURY | THROWDOWN WITH BOBBY FLAY | RUSSIAN AROUND | GIMME AN "H" |
|
$400
[22]
The long leaves of the milfoil plant are especially suited to absorb this gas underwater
carbon dioxide
Jason
|
$400
[9]
Point guard
basketball
Jason
|
$400
[4]
In 1541 Francisco de Orellana took a trip up this river he named for the bow & arrow-wielding women seen on it
the Amazon
Jason
|
$400
[1]
(The Food Network's Bobby Flay gives his recipe for shrimp cocktail.) I give a seafood cocktail its zing with Worcestershire sauce & this sauce born on a U.S. island
Tabasco
Jason
|
$400
[2]
The first Grand Prince of Moscow with this name was nicknamed "Moneybag", not "the Terrible"
Ivan
Will
|
$400
[17]
A proverb says "make yourself all" this "and the flies will devour you"; that's a sticky situation!
honey
Jason
|
|
DD
$1,000
[27]
Parasitic fungi cause this disease of cereal grasses that produces black powdery masses; we're not talking pornography here
smut
Will
|
$800
[10]
Wicket keeper
cricket
Jason
|
$800
[23]
Frederick the Wise protected him in Wartburg so he could translate the Bible in defiance of the Edict of Worms
Luther
Will
|
$800
[3]
(Bobby stirs up a dish of chiles.) I wouldn't add chocolate to my salsa, but I will add a purée of this chile with a smoky flavor that's often paired with chocolate
chipotle
Hillary
|
$800
[5]
Since the 19th c. the Marinsky Theatre has been home to ballet company known by this name in the U.S.
the Kirov
Will
Hillary
|
$800
[18]
It's a family possession, like a piece of furniture or jewelry, that's handed down from generation to generation
an heirloom
Will
|
|
$1,200
[28]
This term, which is from the Greek for "naked seed", refers to nonflowering plants such as conifers
gymnosperms
Hillary
|
$1,200
[11]
Coxswain
rowing
Will
|
$1,200
[24]
This artist couldn't finish his portrait of Francesco del Giocondo's wife
Da Vinci
Hillary
|
DD
$1,200
[6]
(Bobby gives a recipe for Mexican.) For chiles rellenos I use a dark one of these peppers for the richest flavor; its popularity is reflected in its name from Pueblo
a poblano
Will
|
$1,200
[14]
In Russia, one of his most famous plays is known as "Dyadya Vanya"
(Anton) Chekhov
Jason
|
$1,200
[19]
Glands in this mammal's skin secrete a pink fluid that once led folks to believe it sweated blood
a hippopotamus
Jason
Hillary
|
|
$1,600
[29]
This part of a plant's pistil has chemicals in it that will cause it to reject the wrong types of pollen
the stigma
|
$1,600
[12]
Scrum half
rugby
Jason
|
$1,600
[25]
In the 16th century a new one of these was elected by Venetians who were picked by lottery
a doge
Hillary
|
$1,600
[7]
(Bobby talks about his chili.) Among the dying words of this frontiersman & trapper were the request for one last bowl of chili, and he never even had my red beef version with about a half a dozen types of pepper
Kit Carson
|
$1,600
[15]
This Russian's 1904 novel "Hadji Murat" takes place during a Cossack uprising in the Caucasus
Leon Tolstoy
|
$1,600
[20]
During the Revolutionary War these mercenaries made up about a third of England's forces
the Hessians
Will
|
|
$2,000
[30]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew gives the clue.) You cancollectwater from a plant's leaves because they lose water vapor through pores called these
stomata
|
$2,000
[13]
Setter; server
volleyball
Jason
|
$2,000
[26]
Though he discovered & named Florida in 1513, he didn't try to colonize it until 1521
Ponce de Leon
Will
|
$2,000
[8]
(Booby Flay sautés some onions.) Right now, the onions are what we call sweated. I'll keep going until they turn brown, meaning they're this
caramelized
Will
|
$2,000
[16]
A Russian play based on a folk tale inspired "The Snow Maiden", an opera by this "Scheherazade" composer
Rimsky-Korsakov
Jason
Will
|
$2,000
[21]
The first film Robert Redford both directed & starred in; it's set on a Montana ranch
The Horse Whisperer
Hillary
|
1 of the 2 South American countries whose mainland you'll fly over when heading due south from Miami, Fla.
Ecuador or Peru