Grant Garrigan — a real estate broker originally from Highmore, South Dakota
Renée Mathis — a homeschool mom from Houston, Texas
Jason Kaczor — an insurance specialist from Syracuse, New York (whose 3-day cash winnings total $55,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason | $2,800 | $6,400 | $13,600 |
$15,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$13,200
20 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Renée | $3,800 | $6,400 | $19,400 |
$27,201
New champion: $27,201 |
$17,200
20 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Grant | $-400 | $600 | $1,000 |
$1,001
3rd place: $1,000 |
$3,000
9 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| THE SOLAR SYSTEM | 1960s SPORTS LEGENDS | WE PREDICT THE FUTURE! | NAME THE NOVEL | THE TOOL SHED | "ARG"! |
|
$200
[1]
It's the mission that landed in the Mare Tranquillitatis in 1969
Apollo 11
Jason
|
$200
[17]
Between May 1965 & March 1967, he defended his heavyweight boxing title an amazing 9 times
Muhammad Ali
Jason
|
$200
[24]
On Jan. 20, 2009 this man will lose his $400,000-a-year (plus 50 grand in expenses) federal government job
George W. Bush
Jason
|
$200
[6]
1937:"I have chosen Mr. Baggins and that ought to be enough for all of you"
The Hobbit
Jason
|
$200
[16]
Dremel makes a 14,000-rpm tool for cutting these, a traditional October activity
pumpkins
Jason
|
$200
[7]
It's any ban imposed on commerce by edict; there was an oil one in the 1970s
an embargo
Grant
|
|
$400
[2]
Its moon Triton was first seen in 1846; a second satellite around this planet wasn't found until 1949
Neptune
Jason
|
$400
[18]
The most points an NFL player has scored in a game in the last 50 years is 36 by this Bears halfback on Dec. 12, 1965
Gale Sayers
Jason
|
$400
[27]
On March 1, 2022 we'll be celebrating "Fat Tuesday", this celebration, y'all
Mardi Gras
Grant
|
$400
[12]
1813: "Happy for all her maternal feelings was the day...Mrs. Bennet got rid of her 2 most deserving daughters"
Pride and Prejudice
Renée
|
$400
[20]
The kerf is the groove being cut; if this tool gets pinched in the kerf, deadly kickback can result
a table saw
Renée
|
$400
[8]
Member of the royal family who was reputedly planning to marry Peter Townshend
(Princess) Margaret
Grant
|
|
$800
[4]
This largest moon of Saturn is the only one in the solar system with a reasonably dense atmosphere
Titan
Jason
|
$600
[19]
In the 1960s, 2 NBA players won MVP awards 4 times: Wilt Chamberlain & this Boston Celtics center
Bill Russell
Renée
|
$600
[28]
By Dec. 31, 2010 this Bureau will have submitted state population totals to the president (well, it better have)
the Census
Renée
|
$600
[13]
1932:"In the 4,000 rooms of the Centre the 4,000 electric clocks simultaneously struck four"
Brave New World
Jason
|
$600
[21]
Seen here is the tool called a cutter for this fastener
a bolt
Grant
|
$600
[9]
Jason led this famous group of sailors
the Argonauts
Renée
|
|
DD
$1,000
[3]
As seen from Earth, these 2 planets show lunar-type phases
Mercury & Venus
Jason
|
$800
[25]
In 1963 she appeared in her first Wimbledon singles title match under her maiden name, Moffitt
Billie Jean King
Jason
Renée
|
$800
[29]
On July 20, 2010 this S. American country will kick back with some good coffee to celebrate 200 years of indep.
Colombia
Jason
|
$800
[14]
1902:"The horror!The horror!"
Heart of Darkness
Renée
|
$800
[22]
The Hercules model Swiss Army knife includes a pair of these with itty-bitty jaws & wire crimper
pliers
Renée
|
$800
[10]
Be a cheapskate and tell us this word that can precede "basement" or "counter"
bargain
Jason
|
|
$1,000
[5]
On March 10, 1977 astronomers discovered this 7th planet from the sun also had rings
Uranus
Renée
|
$1,000
[26]
On August 1, 1964 this man nicknamed "Big Daddy" became the first in drag racing history to exceed 200 mph
Don Garlits
Renée
|
$1,000
[30]
On July 27, 2012 the Summer Olympics will open in this world capital
London
Jason
|
$1,000
[15]
1961:"Once upon a time there was a Martian named Valentine Michael Smith"
Stranger In A Strange Land
Grant
|
$1,000
[23]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew demonstrates his tool.) I'm determining a horizontal line using this type of level whose name comes from an old word for the alcoholic liquid inside
a spirit level
|
$1,000
[11]
This diamond-shaped pattern is named for a clan whose tartan it was patterned after
argyle
Renée
|
| AFRICA | MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MOVIES | A SCHOOL OF DAUPHINS | GEEK SPEAK | LOCKE | "KEY" |
|
$400
[1]
In 1985 the Ivory Coast declared that its official name in all languages would be this French Version
Cote D'Ivoire
Jason
|
$400
[4]
Bing was going Ingrid Bergman's way:"The _____ Of St. Mary's"
Bells
Grant
|
$400
[21]
Title character of the 1884 novel that also includes 'The Dauphin" & Jim, a runaway slave
Huckleberry Finn
Renée
|
$400
[16]
Intel's chips can now process instructions in this unit of time, a billionth of a second
a nanosecond
Jason
|
$400
[26]
The English philosopher John Locke lived most of his life in the latter part of this century
the 17th Century
Renée
|
$400
[11]
Steve Cauthen & Kent Descormeaux are in the Hall of Fame reserved for this profession
jockeys
Renée
|
|
$800
[2]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew shows a map on a screen) Cabinda Province is an exclave belonging neither to the Congo nor the Democratic Republic of the Congo which surround it, but to this large country just to the south
Angola
Jason
|
$800
[7]
Henry Fonda goes Colonial:"_____ Along 'The Mohawk"
Drums
Grant
|
$800
[22]
Found at the entrance to Mobile Bay, Dauphin Island is a coastal island belonging to this state
Alabama
Renée
|
$800
[17]
(Alex delivers the clue from the Sony Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan) Sony has screens that range in size from the 70-inch Bravia to the 2-inch onthisDMP, which stands for digital this
media player
Renée
|
$800
[27]
Locke was educated at this University's Christ Church College & later lectured in Greek, rhetoric & philosophy there
Oxford
|
$1,200
[13]
Something through which a nosy person might peek, there's a nebula named for it
a keyhole
Renée
|
|
$1,200
[3]
The Mossi people of Africa carve these from ceiba wood, & some worn in ceremonies are over 6 feet high
masks
Renée
|
$1,200
[8]
A string instrument with a secret:"The Red _____"
Violin
Grant
|
$1,200
[23]
In 1770 Marie Antoinette married the Dauphin who would become this king of France 4 years later
Louis XVI
Jason
|
$1,200
[18]
To fight martian demons, the 3rd version of this Id Software game includes a pistol, shotgun, machine gun & chain gun
Doom
Grant
|
$1,200
[28]
In his "Two Treatises of Government", Locke argued vigorously against this "right" of kings
the Divine Right
Jason
|
$1,600
[14]
This scientist is seen here with one of his important discoveries
(Louis) Leakey
Jason
|
|
DD
$2,000
[5]
"Moor" can refer to the Muslims who conquered Spain or to people from this country whose capital is Nouakchott
Mauritania
Grant
|
$1,600
[9]
Joan Crawford vs. Mercedes McCambridge (Stand back!):"Johnny _____"
Guitar
Grant
|
$1,600
[24]
Some relatives of this "Birds of America" naturalist claimed he was the Lost Dauphin of France
Audubon
Renée
|
$1,600
[19]
Make films like the Coen Brothers' "No Country for Old Men" using this Apple film-editing software
Final Cut
Grant
|
$1,600
[29]
Locke was a major philosophic leader in the "Age of" this
Reason (or Enlightenment)
Jason
|
$2,000
[15]
Early machine for computer inputting, such as the IBM 29
a keypunch
Renée
|
|
$2,000
[6]
Around age 15, boys in this largest tribe in Kenya begin warrior training; at 30, they reach the rank of Elder
the Maasai
Grant
|
$2,000
[10]
Bix Biederbecke's bio:"Young Man With A ____"
Horn
|
$2,000
[25]
In the 15th Century, Joan of Arc fought to restore this Dauphin of France to the throne
Charles VII
|
$2,000
[20]
This 4-letter type of new electronic output offers the best quality uncompressed digital video & audio
HDMI
|
$2,000
[30]
In his "Essay Concerning Human Understanding", Locke described the mind at birth as a clean slate, this in Latin
Tabula Rasa
Renée
|
DD
$3,000
[12]
Its name is from the Gaelic for "water of life"
whiskey
Renée
|
In 2001 a 5,861-gallon version of this drink was served up at a Jimmy Buffett-owned place in Orlando
a margarita