Alyssa Hesse — a waitress originally from Hastings, Minnesota
Sven Sinclair — an economist and actuary from Burke, Virginia
Doris Nash — a costume shop supervisor from Ames, Iowa (whose 1-day cash winnings total $28,801)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doris | $2,800 | $3,800 | $9,000 |
$1
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,000
15 R, 4 W |
| Sven | $3,400 | $5,500 | $24,500 |
$28,599
New champion: $28,599 |
$21,200
24 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| Alyssa | $1,800 | $4,200 | $10,200 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$7,400
15 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| STATE OF THE UNION | MOVIE SONGS | AFRICA'S OFFICIAL LANGUAGES | WORDS IN CONTESTANT | CORPORATE | RATS |
|
$200
[9]
It's the third-largest U.S. state in area
California
Sven
|
$200
[1]
"Hakuna Matata" was one of 3 tunes nominated for an Oscar from this Disney film
The Lion King
Alyssa
|
$200
[4]
In Benin:this
French
Sven
|
$200
[21]
Yo, Shakespeare!It's a 14-line poem
a sonnet
Alyssa
|
DD
$100
[26]
This car-repair chain founded in 1956 shares its name with a king of ancient Phrygia
Midas
Sven
|
$200
[16]
With their front teeth perfect for gnawing, rats are members of this mammalian order
rodents
Alyssa
|
|
$400
[10]
Heard weekly since 1925, this state's "Grand Ole Opry" program is the longest-running live radio show in the U.S.
Tennessee
Sven
|
$400
[2]
"Let's Do" this "Again"--& again, as we watch "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" over & over
the Time Warp
Doris
|
$400
[5]
In Gabon:this
French
Sven
|
$400
[22]
A movement upward, perhaps to climb a hill
ascent
Sven
|
$200
[30]
The Southland Corporation might say "Oh, thank heaven" for this chain of 30,000 convenience stores
7-11
Alyssa
|
$400
[17]
The Norway rat, the one typically used in lab experiments, is also known as this "colorful" rat
a brown rat
Doris
Alyssa
|
|
$600
[11]
As of Jan. 1, 2008, this Pacific Northwest state had the highest statewide minimum wage, $8.07 an hour
Washington
Doris
Alyssa
|
$600
[3]
He had a 1994 hit with "Streets of Philadelphia", from a Tom Hanks film
Bruce Springsteen
Sven
|
$600
[6]
In Cameroon:English & this
French
Alyssa
|
$600
[23]
A usually dissenting subdivision of a religious group
a sect
Sven
|
$400
[29]
In 1999 this shoe company named the largest building at its corporate headquarters after soccer great Mia Hamm
Nike
Alyssa
|
$600
[18]
Like young canines, baby rats are known by this one-syllable term
pups
Doris
|
|
$800
[14]
A river in this state is named for the Rappahannock tribe that John Smith met in 1607
Virginia
Alyssa
|
$800
[12]
This classic bluegrass song for banjo & guitar was featured in the film "Deliverance"
"Dueling Banjoes"
Doris
|
$800
[7]
In Equatorial Guinea:Spanish & this
French
Alyssa
|
$800
[24]
Atomic number 10, this odorless gaseous element is obtained from fractional distillation of liquid air
neon
Sven
|
$800
[27]
Henry Ford called minority stockholders in his corporation these, like the ones that cause dysentery & malaria
parasites
Sven
|
$800
[19]
This nautical & rat metaphor refers to people abandoning a losing side
rats fleeing a sinking ship
Doris
|
|
$1,000
[15]
Big Pocono State Park is found in this state
Pennsylvania
Sven
|
$1,000
[13]
The Oscar for Best Song of 2007 went to a tune from this film about 2 Dublin musicians
Once
Doris
|
$1,000
[8]
In Rwanda:Kinyarwanda, French & this
English
Sven
|
$1,000
[25]
A political subdivision of Switzerland
a canton
Sven
|
$1,000
[28]
The discovery of oil in 1879 at Pico Canyon near Los Angeles was the start of what's now this petroleum corporation, stock symbol CVX
Chevron
|
$1,000
[20]
Exposed underground variety of rat seen here
a naked mole rat
Alyssa
|
| THE BODY HUMAN | SPORTS STUFF | AROUND EUROPE | MINDBENDING MISCELLANY | THE ARTS | COUNTRIES WITHOUT THEIR VOWELS |
|
$400
[21]
The hyoid bone supports this organ & provides attachment sites for muscles used in speaking & swallowing
the tongue
Sven
|
$400
[30]
Christina Aguilera, to this "animal" of a golfer: "Sorry, I don't know much about you. I don't follow tennis"
Tiger Woods
Alyssa
|
$400
[11]
The Hotel Sacher in Vienna was built on the site of the theater where his Ninth Symphony premiered in 1824
Beethoven
Doris
|
$400
[22]
According to Guinness, this present delivered in 1886 was the largest gift ever given
the Statue of Liberty
Sven
|
$400
[6]
"Maria Stuarda" by Donizetti (libretto by Bardari) is this type of work
opera
Doris
Alyssa
|
$400
[1]
RQ
Iraq
Sven
|
|
$800
[20]
This bone is located on the thumb side of the forearm
the radius
Sven
|
$800
[28]
Bill Simmons' "Now I Can Die in Peace" chronicles this team's 2004 World Series win, its first since 1918
the Red Sox
Doris
|
$800
[12]
Every 5 years, this capital city hosts a Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition
Warsaw
Alyssa
|
$800
[23]
Credited with saving the studio, this canine star was Warner Bros.' most successful star of the 1920s
Rin Tin Tin
Sven
|
$800
[7]
If you get the "pointe", Darci Kistler found her fame as one of these performers
a ballerina
Doris
|
$800
[2]
CB
Cuba
Doris
|
|
$1,600
[18]
A common injury to this joint is a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament
the knee
Sven
|
$1,200
[15]
This quarterback of broken leg fame: "Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein"
(Joe) Theismann
Doris
|
$1,600
[14]
Lisbon's monument to the discoveries was built in 1960 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of this prince's death
Henry the Navigator
Sven
|
$1,200
[24]
Jim Springer & Jim Lewis, who led similar lives down to their wives' & dogs' names, turned out to be these
identical twins
Alyssa
|
$1,200
[8]
"Luncheon of the Boating Party" was an impressive 1881 work by this Impressionist
Renoir
Sven
|
$1,200
[3]
LGR
Algeria
Doris
Sven
|
|
$2,000
[19]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew gives a physical demonstration.) Muscles work in pairs, so you can strengthen one by increasing flexibility in the other; the hamstring curl strengthens thehamstring& allows this muscleat the front of the thigh to elongate
the quadriceps
Sven
|
$1,600
[29]
In his HBO biopic, an "epiphanous experience of pure religiosity" during a 1971 Ali fight inspires him to be a promoter
Don King
Doris
|
$2,000
[16]
Amsterdam's name reflects the fact that the city grew up around a dam built on this river
the Amstel River
Sven
|
$1,600
[25]
Referring to these 2 Disneyland rides, one designer said, "I went from sweet little children to dirty old men"
It's A Small World & Pirates of the Caribbean
|
$1,600
[9]
An architectural style is named for this French fine arts school that dropped architecture in 1968
the École des Beaux Arts
Doris
|
$1,600
[4]
TNS
Tunisia
Sven
|
|
DD
$5,000
[17]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew presents the visual.) Red eye in photographs is the reflection of the flash off the blood vessels from this posterior part of the eye
the retina
Sven
|
$2,000
[27]
(I'm USC athletic director Mike Garrett.) In 1965 at USC I led the nation in rushing; the year before, this running back played by James Caan in a TV movie achieved the feat
(Brian) Piccolo
Doris
|
DD
$4,000
[13]
Hop aboard the train and you can get a close-up peek at this peak
the Matterhorn
Alyssa
|
$2,000
[26]
Involving a color & an animal, it's the second most common pub name found in the U.K. & is found on the U.K. coat of arms
red lion
Doris
Alyssa
|
$2,000
[10]
A 1974 movie tells of Benji; a 12th century Japanese scroll illustrates this "tale" by Lady Murasaki
( The Tale of ) Genji
Alyssa
|
$2,000
[5]
RMN
Romania
Doris
|
4 U.S. presidents serving in 3 different centuries have been born in the same county in this state
Massachusetts