Larissa Kelly game 2.
Brandon LaMarr — a pharmacy student from Denver, Colorado
Ruth Doucette — a protocol systems coordinator from Reading, Massachusetts
Larissa Kelly — a grad student from El Cerrito, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $45,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larissa | $2,200 | $6,000 | $30,400 |
$35,400
2-day champion: $80,600 |
$25,200
29 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| Ruth | $1,800 | $3,600 | $6,000 |
$3,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$6,000
9 R, 1 W |
| Brandon | $1,400 | $3,400 | $9,000 |
$6,000
2nd place: $2,000 |
$7,800
12 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| AROUND THE BIBLE | STATE THE TV STATE | CRIME TIME | POTPOURRI | PERUVIAN FOOD & DRINK | "DD" TEA |
|
$200
[12]
Matthew 10:2 tells us that Jesus recruited this many apostles
12
Brandon
|
$200
[1]
"Grey's Anatomy"
Washington
Larissa
|
$200
[6]
Taking a life through criminal negligence would likely carry a charge of involuntary this
manslaughter
Larissa
|
$200
[21]
A special flower for April, it can be oxeye or shasta
a daisy
Ruth
|
$200
[24]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from a restaurant in Peru.) This appetizer of raw fish marinated in citrus juice is found in nearly every restaurant; the liquid is called tiger's milk & is a delicacy on its own
ceviche
Larissa
|
$200
[11]
He has represented Connecticut in the U.S. Senate since 1981
(Christopher) Dodd
Brandon
|
|
$400
[13]
The first word in I Chronicles is this man first mentioned in Genesis 2:19
Adam
Larissa
Ruth
|
$400
[2]
"Laverne & Shirley", originally
Wisconsin
Larissa
Ruth
|
$400
[7]
In England, criminals call one of these a "Z-Car"; we often call them "Black & Whites"
a police car
Larissa
|
$400
[22]
Contrary to its name, this yellow mustard brand introduced in 1904 is American
French's
Larissa
|
$400
[25]
Ensalada pallares is a traditional Peruvian salad of tomatoes, onions &, of course pallares, these in English
lima beans
|
$400
[14]
Flat blade at the back of a boat used to steer it
a rudder
Brandon
|
|
$600
[17]
Upright man who moaned, "Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither"
Job
|
$600
[3]
"Friday Night Lights"
Texas
Larissa
|
$600
[8]
The phrase to "come on like" these may have come from a long-running radio crime series
gangbusters
Larissa
|
$600
[23]
Heloise says to remove this from the screen in the clothes dryer & toss it to the birds; they'll use it in their nests
lint
Larissa
|
$600
[28]
Peru has more kinds of tubers than anywhere else; papas, these, have been grown in the Andes for over 6,000 years
potatoes
Ruth
|
$600
[15]
This common viper is the only poisonous snake in the British Isles
the adder
Brandon
|
|
$800
[18]
I Kings uses "slept with his fathers" as a euphemism for this
death (or died)
Brandon
|
$800
[4]
"Jericho"
Kansas
Larissa
|
$800
[9]
Just 8 days after his 2006 release, Mehmet Ali Agca, who shot this man in 1981, was sent back to prison
Pope John Paul II
Ruth
|
$800
[26]
She was born Martha Jane Canary in Missouri; the original "calamity" in her life may have been her parents' death
Calamity Jane
Larissa
|
$800
[29]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Peru.) Created in 1935 in honor of this anniversary for the founding of the capital, Inca Kola is more popular than Coke & Pepsi in Peru
the 400th anniversary
|
$800
[16]
An enclosed field close to a stable for exercising horses
a paddock
Larissa
|
|
DD
$2,200
[19]
In the Book of Judges, she's the only female judge mentioned by name
Deborah
Brandon
|
$1,000
[5]
"The Wire"
Maryland
Larissa
|
$1,000
[10]
On Nov. 24, 1971 this hijacker leapt from a plane with $200,000 & was never heard from again
D.B. Cooper
Ruth
|
$1,000
[27]
A G.I. Joe introduced in 2000 is supposed to be one of these Native Americans who were code talkers in WWII
Navajo
Larissa
|
$1,000
[30]
The Pisco Sour is made with bitters, sugar, lime juice, egg whites & Pisco, this pale grape spirit
brandy
|
$1,000
[20]
In 1874 Thomas Hardy took readers "far from" this 2-syllable "crowd"
madding
Ruth
Brandon
|
| EUROPEAN ART | THEY'RE SO ATHLETIC! | FUN WITH OPERA | PHYSICISTS | CITY LITTER | RHYME TIME |
|
$400
[9]
An 1898 exhibit in Amsterdam devoted to this old master has been called the first blockbuster art show
Rembrandt
Larissa
|
$400
[1]
In 2007 he entered 16 PGA events & won a mere 7; obviously, his game needs some improvement
Tiger Woods
Brandon
|
$400
[4]
Not surprisingly, Merlin & Mordred appear in Chausson's opera about this legendary king
King Arthur
Larissa
|
$400
[17]
In the 1920sthis American astronomer provided the earliest evidence that the universe was expanding
(Edwin) Hubble
Larissa
|
$400
[26]
His 1809 work "A History of New York" relates the Dutch occupation of Manhattan
Washington Irving
|
$400
[15]
A noisy cumulonimbus
a loud cloud
Ruth
|
|
$800
[10]
"Dying Centaur" artist Antoine Bourdelle spent years as the chief assistant to this more famous French sculptor
Rodin
Ruth
|
$800
[2]
David Tyree's hands were soft as a helmet when he made an amazing catch to help this team win Super Bowl XLII
the New York Giants
Brandon
|
$800
[5]
The opera based on this Maurice Sendak book features a wild thing with beard & a wild thing with horns
Where The Wild Things Are
Larissa
|
$800
[18]
This Italian-born physicist first split the atom in 1934, although he didn't know it for 4 more years
Fermi
Brandon
|
$800
[27]
Inspired by Thomas Malthus' food-supply ideas, his 1859 book was called "the book that shook the world"
Charles Darwin
Larissa
|
$800
[16]
A fake foot covering
a mock sock
Larissa
|
|
$1,200
[12]
Berthe Morisot, the first female impressionist, was the sister-in-law of this "Luncheon on the Grass" painter
Manet
Brandon
|
$1,200
[3]
This pitcher's February 13, 2008 testimony to Congress "rocketed" him into the headlines
Roger Clemens
Larissa
|
$1,200
[6]
In Nicolai's opera "The Merry Wives of Windsor", this fat, funny rogue gets dumped into the river in a laundry basket
Falstaff
Larissa
|
$1,200
[22]
In 2000 a group of physicists finally found evidence of the tau type of this subatomic particle
a neutrino
Larissa
Brandon
|
$1,600
[29]
Surely you know her spooky novel "The Haunting of Hill House" was filmed in 1999 with Liam Neeson
Shirley Jackson
Larissa
|
$1,200
[19]
A cruel royal female
a mean queen
Ruth
|
|
$1,600
[14]
He was in hisprime, or should we say his "Primavera", when he painted"Fortitude"in 1470
Botticelli
|
$1,600
[11]
We're sure Kobe was thrilled when this 7'1", 325 lb. ex-teammate was traded back to the Western Conf. to the Suns in '08
Shaquille O'Neal
Larissa
|
$2,000
[8]
Egyptologist Auguste Mariette claimed his scenario was the basis for the libretto of this 1871 opera
Aida
Larissa
|
$1,600
[23]
In the 19th century this 3-named British scientist established the kinetic theory of gases--Smart!
James Clerk Maxwell
|
$2,000
[30]
He published "The Discovery of Guiana" in 1596, some years after he couldn't recover Roanoke
(Sir Walter) Raleigh
Larissa
|
$1,600
[20]
A small parcel containing a stringed tennis tool
a racket packet
Brandon
|
|
$2,000
[25]
This Romanian known for his "Endless Column" also sculpted the scandalous "Princess X"
Constantin Brancusi
|
$2,000
[13]
In 2007 he was a greater Gator, becoming this first player to win the Heisman Trophy as a sophomore
Tim Tebow
Brandon
|
DD
$5,000
[7]
Beniamino Gigli was well known for singing the role of this scholar in "Mefistofele"
Faust
Larissa
|
$2,000
[24]
An equation describing the behavior of particles is named for this physicist, 1887-1961
Erwin Schrodinger
|
DD
$3,000
[28]
After participating in the Alaska gold rush, hereturned to San Francisco & wrote "The Son of the Wolf" in 1900
Jack London
Larissa
|
$2,000
[21]
A speedy billiards cue
a quick stick
Larissa
|
One of history's largest refugee migrations, about 15 million people, took place 1947-1951 between these 2 countries
Pakistan & India