Lowell Goodman — a writer from Los Angeles, California
Allen Goodman — an economics professor from Huntington Woods, Michigan
Ilana Rembelinsky — a teacher from Portland, Oregon (whose 1-day cash winnings total $20,401)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilana | $1,200 | $4,800 | $11,700 |
$4,199
2nd place: $2,000 |
$13,200
20 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Allen | $1,400 | $2,400 | $9,600 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$9,600
14 R, 3 W |
| Lowell | $600 | $5,200 | $9,600 |
$19,100
New champion: $19,100 |
$9,000
12 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| "N"ATIONS OF THE WORLD | 5-LETTER WORDS | HODGEPODGE | MYTHOLOGY | HERSHEY vs. NESTLE | LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL |
|
$200
[1]
Its territory extends 300 miles above the Arctic Circle
Norway
Lowell
|
$200
[18]
The 2 months that fit the category
March & April
Ilana
Allen
|
$200
[26]
This "feline" variety of willow tree belongs to the same family as aspens & cottonwoods
the pussy willow
Ilana
|
$200
[14]
In Incan myth, it was this South American camel relative that warned man about the impending flood
the llama
Ilana
|
$200
[11]
Nestle began making this in 1904; they claim to make the very best of it
chocolate
Allen
|
$200
[6]
(Jimmy pitches one up from Williamsport, PA.) In the major leagues, this goes to about halfway up the torso; in Little League, it goes to the armpits
the strike zone
Allen
|
|
$400
[2]
It stretches from the Gulf of Guinea in the southwest to Lake Chad in the northeast
Nigeria
Ilana
Allen
|
$400
[19]
A kind of cereal grain, triticale is produced by crossing rye & this
wheat
Ilana
|
$400
[27]
Psychologist Otto Rank ranked this trauma as the No. 1 cause of neurosis
birth
|
$400
[15]
Go to Ellen in the name books & you'll find it's a form of this name from Greek myth
Helen
Lowell
|
$400
[12]
In 1939 Nestle introduced an instant form of this non-milk product
coffee
Allen
|
$400
[7]
(Jimmy lays another clue down from Williamsport, PA.) Unlike Major League Baseball, Little League batters may use non-wood bats; most are made of this metal that has a distinctive sound when it meets the ball
aluminum
Allen
|
|
$600
[3]
Its territory includes Great Barrier Island & the Antipodes Islands
New Zealand
|
$600
[20]
As a noun, it's a steep-walled canyon; as a verb, it means to stuff yourself with food
gorge
Ilana
|
$600
[28]
10-letter word describing a woman's dress without arm coverings
sleeveless
|
$600
[21]
In Roman myth, this powerful tot killed 2 serpents in his cradle
Hercules
Lowell
|
$600
[13]
This peanut butter cup is one of Hershey's bestselling products
Reese's
Ilana
|
$600
[8]
(Jimmy reports from a distance from Williamsport, PA.) The distance between the bases in Little League is this many feet, two-thirds that of Major League Baseball
60 feet
Allen
|
|
$800
[4]
Swampy & indented, its Caribbean shore is aptly called the "Mosquito Coast"
Nicaragua
Lowell
|
$800
[22]
An organism's ecological role in the community, or a recess in the wall for a statue
niche
Ilana
|
$800
[29]
Augusto Pinochet, who ousted Salvador Allende in 1973, led the junta in this country until 1990
Chile
Ilana
|
DD
$1,000
[24]
According to Greek mythology, this horn of plenty is the horn of the goat Amalthea
the cornucopia
Lowell
|
$800
[16]
Now a Hershey's product, Mounds was introduced in 1920; this nutty counterpart didn't appear until 1946
Almond Joy
Allen
|
$800
[9]
(Jimmy gives us another clue from Williamsport, PA.) Little League games are shorter than big league ones, so as a dramatic moment, as Kyle comes to bat in the last regulation inning, the bottom of this
the sixth inning
Allen
Lowell
|
|
$1,000
[5]
In 1968 the U.N. called for South Africa's withdrawal from the territory that is today this country
Namibia
Allen
|
$1,000
[23]
It can be an object from the past, or a personal item associated with a saint
a relic
Lowell
|
$1,000
[30]
In 1935 he invented a self-adhesive label, & even though he's gone, his name still sticks with us
(R. Stanton) Avery
Lowell
|
$1,000
[25]
Island on which Theseus slew the Minotaur
Crete
Ilana
|
$1,000
[17]
In 1938 Nestle introduced its Crunch bar & Hershey introduced this rival
Krackel
Lowell
|
$1,000
[10]
(Jimmy preserves another one for us from Williamsport, PA.) I'm caught between the bases, and I've gotten myself into one of these; it's also called a pickle, because that's what I'm in
a rundown
Allen
|
| ITALIAN ART & ARTISTS | POP MUSIC | BUGS | WEAR IT WELL | LITERARY TRILOGIES | "I" AYE |
|
$400
[7]
Add 1 letter to "Titan" to get this Renaissance titan known for his nudes
Titian
Allen
|
$400
[3]
In 1977 they were one of the biggest bands in the world & Steve Miller told us to fly like one of them
The Eagles
Ilana
|
$400
[18]
Give it a month & the may beetle becomes known by this 7-letter name
a junebug
Ilana
|
$400
[13]
Since its 1992 introduction, this cool brand of sneakers with big thick soles has been "drawing" business
Skechers
|
$400
[1]
He completed a sci-fi trilogy in 1945, a few years before taking us to Narnia
C.S. Lewis
Lowell
|
$400
[19]
This verb form is used for commands
imperative
Ilana
|
|
$800
[8]
This Leonardo fresco painted in a Milan convent dining hall began crumbling & fading during the artist's lifetime
The Last Supper
Ilana
|
$800
[4]
"You Oughta Know" that "Hands Clean" was the first single from her 2002 CD "Under Rug Swept"
Alanis Morissette
Lowell
|
$800
[24]
Because of their long snouts, these cotton destroyers are sometimes called snout beetles
boll weevils
Ilana
|
$800
[14]
Also known as painter pants, these multi-pocketed pants are named for another profession
carpenter pants
Ilana
|
$800
[2]
"The Romantic Comedians" begins an Ellen Glasgow trilogy that "carries us back to" this Southern state
Virginia
Ilana
|
$800
[20]
Ron Kovic could have called his book "Born On" this--it's the same thing
Independence Day
Ilana
|
|
$1,200
[9]
The first stone for this Roman basilica was laid in 1506, following the plan of Italian architect Donato Bramante
St. Peter's
Lowell
|
$1,200
[5]
In 1973 Bette Midler revived this 32-year-old Andrews Sisters hit, reaching the top 10
"The Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"
Allen
|
$1,200
[25]
A giant species of this "hundred-legged" insect grows to 12 inches in length & eats lizards
a centipede
Ilana
|
$1,200
[30]
The formless chemise dubbed this by Balenciaga & Givenchy was popular in 1957
the sack dress
Allen
|
$1,200
[15]
This existentialist never finished the fourth volume of "Les Chemins de la Liberte", so it's a trilogy
Sartre
Allen
|
$1,200
[21]
Alexander Woollcott said everything he likes to do is these 2 things, or fattening
illegal or immoral
Allen
|
|
DD
$2,000
[10]
Lorenzo Ghiberti is best known for the magnificent bronze doors he created for the baptistery in this city
Florence
Lowell
|
$1,600
[6]
This single-named "Konvicted" singer moved to the U.S. from Senegal when he was 7
Akon
|
$1,600
[26]
Although there are about 2,000 species of these "white ants", only 2 live in Europe
termites
|
DD
$1,500
[28]
In the late '60s, this long cover-up with a Turkish name became popular not only for women but for men too
a caftan
Ilana
|
$1,600
[16]
His trilogy that began with "The Hamlet" & ended with "The Mansion" was written over a 30-year period
William Faulkner
|
$1,600
[22]
From the Latin for "to nod", it's a verbal hint of something improper
an innuendo
Ilana
|
|
$2,000
[11]
Andrea d'Agnolo di Francesco is better known by this name found in the title of Robert Browning's poem about him
Andrea del Sarto
|
$2,000
[12]
"Hey Ya!" by OutKast says to "Shake it like" one of these
a Polaroid picture
|
$2,000
[27]
A gnat's compound eye has multiple lenses called these, like the surfaces of a cut gem
facets
Ilana
|
$2,000
[29]
These shoes that sometimes have a 3" cork sole sound like they were made to be worn waiting for a train
platform shoes
Ilana
|
$2,000
[17]
Robertson Davies called the third book in his Cornish Trilogy "The Lyre of" this mythological figure
Orpheus
Ilana
|
$2,000
[23]
Eugene O'Neill wrote about a "Strange" one
Interlude
Allen
|
The Society for Human Resource Management says, of the 10 federal holidays, it's the least observed by the private sector
Columbus Day