2008 College Championship final game 2.From the Kohl Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Danielle Zsenak — a senior from Marquette University (subtotal of $30,000)
Andrew Chung — a sophomore from Harvey Mudd College (subtotal of $11,998)
Joey Beachum — a senior from Mississippi State University (subtotal of $15,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey | $6,000 | $9,400 | $24,400 | $31,200 |
$20,600
27 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| Andrew | $400 | $3,400 | $10,400 | $0 |
$7,800
8 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| Danielle | $800 | $2,600 | $13,000 | $16,000 |
$13,000
17 R, 1 W |
| STATE FACTS | BIBLE STORIES | POTPOURRI | WORD ORIGINS | TELEVISION | NEW REALITY SHOWS? |
|
$200
[6]
Only 3 cities in this state have more than 50,000 people--Billings, Missoula & Great Falls
Montana
Danielle
|
$200
[1]
In Mark 1, the Holy Spirit came to Jesus like this bird
a dove
Joey
|
$200
[18]
In 1903 the first pack of this brand carried the line "for educational color work"
Crayola
Danielle
|
$200
[11]
This part of an egg gets its name from the Old English for "yellow"
the yolk
Joey
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$200
[16]
Ellen Pompeo plays one of the healers in training on this drama
Grey's Anatomy
Danielle
|
$200
[23]
Catherine, Anne, Jane, Anne No. 2, Catherine H. & Catherine P. try to avoid elimination in "Who Wants to Marry" this king
Henry VIII
Andrew
|
|
$400
[7]
Not surprisingly, it has the largest economy of any state, with the highest revenue & the highest expenditures
California
Andrew
|
$400
[2]
Lot fled this city as God burned it behind him
Sodom
Joey
|
$400
[19]
In 1899 this pair started their research with a biplane flown like a kite
the Wright Brothers
Joey
|
$400
[12]
This season gets its name from the Sanskrit for "half year"
summer
|
$400
[17]
Kyle MacLachlan moved onto Wisteria Lane as Orson Hodge, Bree's new husband, on this soapy series
Desperate Housewives
Joey
|
$400
[24]
Not feeling so tolerant lately? Become Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's successor as this country's "Next Top Despot"
Iran
Joey
|
|
$600
[8]
This state could use some crowd control: it's the most populous state in the Midwest
Illinois
Joey
|
$600
[3]
This king got angry & killed all the babies in Bethlehem
King Herod
Joey
|
$600
[20]
Title of the chief of the DOJ
the Attorney General
Joey
|
$600
[13]
The opposite of nadir, it's from the Arabic for "road above"
zenith
Danielle
|
$600
[28]
Jorge Garcia keeps the humor alive as Hugo "Hurley" Reyes on this enigmatic show
Lost
Danielle
|
$600
[25]
On "Dancing with Ex-George W. Bush Cabinet Members", this ex-Defense Sec. goes on the offensive--with a sizzling samba!
Donald Rumsfeld
Joey
|
|
$800
[9]
The name of this state is Spanish for "colored red"
Colorado
Joey
|
$1,000
[5]
King Saul didn't let his people eat until they destroyed these enemies
the Philistines
Joey
|
$800
[21]
Used in martial arts, this hand weapon, 2 sticks joined by a cord or chain, is also called karate sticks
nunchaku (or numchucks)
Andrew
|
$800
[14]
The name of this element is from the Latin word for "lime", the chemical kind
calcium
|
$800
[29]
Who can resist John Krasinski as prankster Jim Halpert on this sitcom?
The Office
Danielle
|
$800
[26]
The fork's now in your hand in "So You Think You Can Eat an Entire" this make of auto, whether Cayenne or Boxster
Porsche
|
|
$1,000
[10]
A bus boycott in this state in 1955 helped launch the civil rights movement
Alabama
Joey
|
DD
$1,200
[4]
On this festival, Galileans could suddenly talk like Parthians & Medes
Pentecost
Joey
|
$1,000
[22]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew indicates a diagram on the monitor.) Instead of running around the curve, save strides & run this straight line that touches the curve, from the Latin for "to touch"
a tangent
Joey
|
$1,000
[15]
The name of this musical instrument comes from Greek words for "wood" and "voice"
the xylophone
|
$1,000
[30]
Jack Coleman, who plays the mysterious H.R.G. on this show, is a descendant of Benjamin Franklin
Heroes
Andrew
|
$1,000
[27]
Oops! Rex finds out the hard way this body part's neocortex is no where near the groin in "I Wanna Be a Surgeon!"
the brain
Andrew
|
| HAIL TO THE CHIEF | HAPPY MADISON | WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME? | LET'S GO TO THE BALLET | FIGHT SONGS | SLANGUAGE |
|
$400
[3]
In 1932 he became the first defeated vice presidential candidate of a major party elected president
FDR
|
$400
[16]
(Adam Sandler delivers the clue.) The name of my production company, Happy Madison, comes from the titles of these 2 movies I starred in
Happy Gilmore & Billy Madison
Danielle
|
$400
[21]
Nausea & extreme sensitivity to light & sound often accompany one of these severe headaches
a migraine
Danielle
|
$400
[22]
Ooh! Ballerinas in green tutus! My favorite part of the ballet "Jewels" is named for these green gems
emeralds
Joey
|
$400
[1]
Menkaure is our cry! He will crush the Sinai! Ra! Ra! Ra!
Egypt
Joey
|
$400
[11]
"Snizzle" is not a Snoop Dogg term but a weather word for the mixture of these 2 conditions
snowing & drizzling
Danielle
|
|
$800
[4]
With wife Rosalynn, he wrote the book "Everything To Gain: Making the Most Out of the Rest of Your Life"
(Jimmy) Carter
Danielle
|
$800
[17]
(Adam delivers the clue again.) Drew Barrymore has problems remembering the name of this 2004 movie we starred in that's set in Hawaii
50 First Dates
Danielle
|
$800
[24]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew explains a diagram of the human eye.) In the normal eye, the focal point of light is on the retina; in hypermitropia, it'sbehindthe retina; in this opposite condition, it'sin front of the retina
myopia (or nearsightedness)
Joey
Andrew
|
$800
[23]
I have to see the NYCB's production of this; the Christmas tree grows about 40 feet high & weighs a ton!
The Nutcracker
Joey
|
$800
[2]
We once were Gran, but we're still not bad. From Cartagena to Soledad, hail...
Colombia
Joey
Danielle
|
$800
[12]
A "hall walker" is someone who has little to do in this Department of Defense HQ
the Pentagon
Danielle
|
|
$1,200
[5]
2 of his 4 sons served as state governors: one in Florida, one in Texas
George Herbert Walker Bush
Joey
|
$1,200
[18]
(Adam Sandler delivers the clue.) In my new movie "You Don't Mess With The Zohan", I play an intelligence agent from this country founded in 1948 who fakes his death to be a hairdresser
Israel
Danielle
|
$1,200
[25]
Blood tests that measure vitamin B12 levels are used to diagnose the pernicious form of this
anemia
|
$1,200
[28]
No way! Way! Act II, Scene One of "Spartacus" is set on this ancient highway
the Via Appia (the Appian Way)
Joey
|
$1,200
[8]
Hail our banners red flying overhead onward to Pusan--& beyond! Gooooo Army!
North Korea
Danielle
|
$1,200
[13]
An unnatural & unsustainable evolution in digital media is called these creatures "with feet"
fish
Joey
|
|
$2,000
[7]
At the 1880 GOP Convention, this former 2-term president led on each of the 1st 35 ballots; Garfield was nominated
Ulysses Grant
|
$1,600
[19]
(Adam Sandler delivers the clue.) We produced this 2006 baseball bully revenge movie that starred my friends Rob Schneider, David Spade & Jon Heder
The Benchwarmers
Joey
|
$2,000
[27]
I see you have flu-like symptoms & a red bull's-eye rash; it could be this tick-borne illness first identified in 1975
Lyme disease
Joey
Andrew
|
$1,600
[29]
I love the music of this Polish-French composer, so we must see "In the Night", which features his nocturnes
Chopin
Danielle
|
$1,600
[9]
Bring on the fight! We are ready to unite! Victor Emmanuel! He's the man to give them... grief
Italy
Danielle
|
$1,600
[14]
A new interval-training workout called "wogging" combines the names of these 2 bipedal activities
walking & jogging
Joey
|
|
DD
$5,000
[6]
In the 1912 election he defeated a sitting president & a former president
Woodrow Wilson
Joey
|
$2,000
[20]
(Adam Sandler delivers the clue.) Happy Madison's first feature film was this 1999 comedy that saw Rob Schneider go out on a date with a narcoleptic girl
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
Joey
|
DD
$4,200
[26]
If you have a case of singultus, relax, it's just these spasms of the diaphragm
hiccups
Andrew
|
$2,000
[30]
If you like cowboys--& cowgirls--you'll love this Agnes de Mille ballet named for a cowboy event
Rodeo
Joey
|
$2,000
[10]
Fight! Fight! Fight! For theblue and white! We will resist the Russian bear! Fight on!
Finland
Danielle
|
$2,000
[15]
An "empty chair interview" occurred on NPR when this "No Spin" guy walked off before the end of the show
Bill O'Reilly
Joey
|
The Quadruple Alliance began in 1813 against this country; in 1818 it let this country in & became the Quintuple Alliance
France