Larissa Kelly game 6.
Dan Maggin — a construction manager from Rockville, Maryland
Jennifer Goldberg — a journalist from Tempe, Arizona
Larissa Kelly — a grad student from El Cerrito, California (whose 5-day cash winnings total $179,797)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larissa | $2,200 | $8,200 | $21,800 |
$42,800
6-day champion: $222,597 |
$19,400
21 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Jennifer | $1,800 | $4,000 | $20,200 |
$40,399
2nd place: $2,000 |
$14,400
16 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W |
| Dan | $1,000 | $2,600 | $11,800 |
$4,600
3rd place: $1,000 |
$11,800
16 R, 1 W |
| WORLD HISTORY | TIME FOR A SNACK | 5-LETTER WORDS | GETTING THERE | ORSON | BUGGY |
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$200
[1]
In 1271 he left Venice for the Far East with his father & uncle; 24 years later, he finally made it back home
Marco Polo
Larissa
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$200
[6]
I've got to have some penuche candy made the classic way, with this color sugar
brown
Larissa
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$200
[29]
To skip school, or the furrow on the side of the road
ditch
Jennifer
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$200
[21]
By definition this type of automobile has a top that can be removed or folded back
a convertible
Dan
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$200
[16]
Bizarrely, Orson Welles played Captain Ahab, Starbuck & Ishmael in a 1971 experimental film version of this
Moby Dick
Jennifer
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$200
[11]
In 1897 Dr. Ronald Ross demonstrated that malaria was transmitted by these insects
mosquitoes
Dan
|
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$400
[2]
On Feb. 18, 2008 the U.S. recognized this new Balkan state
Kosovo
Dan
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$400
[7]
Maybe I'll earn a merit badge by eating the bestselling Girl Scout cookies called "Thin" these
Thin Mints
Jennifer
|
$400
[30]
A superlative form of little, it's an antonym of utmost
least
Larissa
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$400
[28]
A boat that transports passengers across a river, it's a homonym for a tiny imaginary creature
a ferry
Dan
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$400
[17]
This 1938 Orson Welles broadcast scared millions into thinking that a Martian invasion was happening
War of the Worlds
Dan
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$400
[12]
Salticidae, the jumping types of these arachnids, have hairy bodies & feed on insects & on others of their kind
spiders
Larissa
|
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$600
[3]
In a 1587 edict, Boris Godunov bound these to the land they worked on by forbidding their trade
serfs
Jennifer
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$600
[8]
As in the song, I'll have shoo-fly pie & this fruit pandowdy (they'll make my stomach say "Howdy!")
apple (pandowdy)
Larissa
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$600
[23]
This part of the face can mean "impudence" or "sass"
cheek
Dan
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$800
[24]
It's the country that gave us the term for a 3-horse-drawn sled known as a troika
Russia
Larissa
|
$600
[18]
Orson Welles provided the voice of wealthy author Robin Masters on this TV detective series set in Hawaii
Magnum, P.I.
|
$600
[13]
Some ants herd these small insects of the order Hemiptera for the sweet excretions they produce
aphids
Dan
|
|
$800
[4]
Cities like Copan thrived in this Mesoamerican civilization's Classic Period, until about 900
the Maya
Larissa
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$800
[9]
As a snack, it's often flavored; the version used in the Eucharist is more austere
a wafer
Jennifer
|
$800
[22]
It's a glass bottle used to hold vinegar or oil for salad dressing
a cruet
Jennifer
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$1,000
[25]
From the Dutch for "small, fast ship", the name of this type of frigate sounds like a popular sports car
a corvette
|
$800
[19]
Arrrrr! In 1972 Orson Welles was back aboard ship as the evil Long John Silver in this tale
Treasure Island
Larissa
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$800
[14]
The term "locust" commonly refers to the short-horned variety of this insect
a grasshopper
|
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$1,000
[5]
J.J. Dessalines, who bore scars from his master's whip, wanted to kill all whites on his island, now called this
Hispaniola
Larissa
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$1,000
[10]
General Mills makes "Fruit Roll-Ups" & "Fruit by" this measure
the Foot
Dan
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$1,000
[26]
This diminutive of Bridget usually refers to a fussy old woman
biddy
Larissa
|
DD
$3,000
[27]
Glasgow residents call this transport the "Clockwork Orange", & you follow the "U" signs to get to it
the underground (or subway)
Larissa
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$1,000
[20]
You might have the right touch if you know in 1958 Orson Welles starred in the cult classic film "Touch of" this
Touch of Evil
Jennifer
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$1,000
[15]
Edward Lorenz' "effect" on how something small can make a big change in the weather is named for this insect
the butterfly
Larissa
|
| POETS & POETRY | ODE TO JAY | DON'T TAZE ME, BRO | ALL THINGS BRITISH | GEOLOGY | "ARM"s |
|
$400
[1]
Carl Sandburg's famous ode to this city calls it "Hog Butcher for the World" & "City of the Big Shoulders"
Chicago
Dan
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$400
[21]
In an episode entitled "D'oh-in' in the Wind", this TV dad finds out that his middle name is Jay
Homer
Dan
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$400
[24]
I didn't know you wanted specific numbers for the lottery, so I just got you these, abbreviated QP
quick picks
Larissa
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$400
[6]
The official badge of the Prince of Wales features 3 plumes from this largest bird
the ostrich
Larissa
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$400
[12]
One of these struck Boston in 1755, Missouri in 1811 & Charleston in 1886, so it's not West Coast-specific
an earthquake
Dan
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$400
[11]
Revelation 16:16 names this place where the final battle will be fought between good & evil
Armageddon
Larissa
|
|
$800
[2]
The initials W.H. in this poet's name stood for Wystan Hugh
W.H. Auden
Jennifer
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$800
[22]
In 2001 Arnold Schwarzenegger signed one of this Jay's Harleys, which was auctioned off to help 9/11 victims
Leno
Dan
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$800
[27]
Sorry these Amazonian fish, AKA caribes, didn't get along with your other fish--who knew they were carnivores?
piranhas
Jennifer
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$800
[7]
When a boy does a rollie pollie on a British playground, he's doing one of these
a somersault
Jennifer
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$800
[13]
Of the 3 main classes of rock, this one accounts for about 75% of all the exposed rocks on land
sedimentary
Jennifer
|
$800
[15]
It's the piece of furniture seen here
an armoire
Jennifer
|
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$1,600
[4]
Robert Frost ended this poem about a barrier with the line "good fences make good neighbors"
"Mending Wall"
Larissa
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$1,200
[23]
Heplayed Geronimo in several westerns as well as a famed sidekick to Clayton Moore
Jay Silverheels
|
$1,200
[28]
Geez Mr. Brett, I had no idea I put too much of this sticky wood distillation on your baseball bat; lighten up
pine tar
Dan
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$1,200
[8]
Branwyn, Gwyllum, & Baldrick are 3 of the famous ravens at this location
the Tower of London
Jennifer
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$1,200
[14]
From the Greek kryos, "ice", it's the form a mineral grows into when unrestricted
a crystal
Dan
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$1,200
[16]
It's a former name for Veterans Day
Armistice Day
Dan
|
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$2,000
[5]
In "A Few Figs From Thistles" she wrote, "My candle burns at both ends, it will not last the night"
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Jennifer
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$1,600
[25]
Jason Mewes & Kevin Smith tried to "strike back" as these 2 slackers in a 2001 comedy
Jay & Silent Bob
Larissa
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$1,600
[29]
When I dropped your dog, it was really just one of these social blunders, from the French for "false step"
faux pas
Larissa
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$1,600
[9]
This British pair dominated the world ice-dancing scene in the early 1980s
Torvill & Dean
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$1,600
[17]
Alaska's Malaspina is an example of the piedmont type of this, where ice spreads out over a large terrain
a glacier
Dan
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$1,600
[19]
Nissan has an SUV named this, like an invincible Spanish fleet
Armada
Larissa
|
|
DD
$4,000
[3]
"Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink" comes from this poem first published in 1798
"Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
Jennifer
|
$2,000
[26]
For 2 seasons he found some "action" on "SNL", often imitating Christopher Walken
Jay Mohr
Larissa
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$2,000
[30]
I didn't cook your burger at 140 degrees, & this bacteria (real first name Escherichia) is still there--oops!
E. coli
Dan
|
DD
$5,000
[10]
One of the 2 crowned English kings since 1066 whose royal name is not followed by a number
John (or Stephen)
Jennifer
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$2,000
[18]
From an Old English word for "clay", it's a valuable soil consisting of clay, sand & silt
loam
Larissa
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$2,000
[20]
(Cheryl reports from the American Museum of Natural History in New York.) A new pavilion features a 3500 lb. sculpture of one of these spheres used by early astronomers to represent the circles of the heavens
armillary
Larissa
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The action in this film begins at 10:30 A.M. & plays out in almost-real time until 12:15
High Noon