John Goodreau — a letter carrier from Arleta, California
T.J. Gillespie — an English teacher from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jean Whitcomb — a teller supervisor from Kalamazoo, Michigan (whose 1-day cash winnings total $21,201)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean | $2,200 | $6,800 | $11,200 |
$200
3rd place: $1,000 |
$10,800
17 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| T.J. | $2,000 | $3,000 | $15,800 |
$399
2nd place: $2,000 |
$15,400
16 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| John | $3,800 | $7,000 | $15,600 |
$30,600
New champion: $30,600 |
$14,600
18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| THOSE DARN ETRUSCANS | COLLEGE FOOTBALL | THEONION'S GLOSSARY OF ELECTION TERMS | LITERATURE | ESOTERICA | ABBREV. |
|
$200
[23]
To see the Monteleone chariot made by those darn Etruscans, head for this 5th Avenue museum
the Metropolitan Museum
|
$200
[6]
This school's Buckeyes made the 2007 & 2008 national champ. games--Good--but lost by a combined 79-38--Bad
Ohio State
T.J.
|
$200
[16]
It's "a contest to see which candidate can answer the fewest questions"
a debate
John
|
$200
[1]
Our copy of this 1865-69 Tolstoy work is 1,444 pages long
War and Peace
Jean
|
$200
[21]
This Poe poem has a scholar seeking solace in ancient, esoteric writings, but he's disturbed by a "rapping at my chamber door"
"The Raven"
Jean
|
$200
[11]
Of concern to typists:WPM
words per minute
Jean
|
|
$400
[24]
Let's "sea"--Nethuns was the Etruscan equivalent of this Roman god
Neptune
Jean
|
$400
[7]
Letter formations include the "T" & this one with the running backs in a line behind the quarterback
I
John
|
$400
[17]
This type of ballot doesn't "involve... having to get up off the couch & walk to a high school gymnasium"
an absentee ballot
Jean
John
|
$400
[2]
Many say that Tu Fu was this country's greatest poet
China
T.J.
|
$400
[22]
Kukai, also known as Kobo Daishi, brought esoteric Shingon Buddhism to this country
Japan
T.J.
|
$400
[12]
A unit of energy:k Wh
kilowatt-hours
John
|
|
$600
[25]
Maecenas, a leading adviser to this first Roman emperor, was descended from Etruscan rulers
Augustus
T.J.
|
$600
[8]
Coaches go gray from these plays that the players "hear" at the line of scrimmage rather than in the huddle
audibles
John
|
$600
[18]
This "-ist" is defined as "a better-paid legislator"
a lobbyist
Jean
|
$600
[3]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from New York's Central Park.) Central Park's Literary Walk features Robert Burns&this great novelist &countryman, both sculpted by John Steell of Aberdeen
Sir Walter Scott
T.J.
|
$600
[28]
This "Old" publication bases its weather forecasts on esoteric interpretations of natural phenomena
the Old Farmer's Almanac
John
|
$600
[13]
A bus or van, for example:HOV
high-occupancy vehicle
John
|
|
$800
[26]
Artsy Etruscans enjoyed working with this type of clay whose name is Italian for "baked earth"
terra cotta
Jean
|
$800
[9]
The BCS, created to pit the top teams in the nation against each other, stands for this
Bowl Championship Series
Jean
|
$800
[19]
This is referred to as a "process by which Americans are quadrennially reminded of Iowa's existence"
the Iowa caucuses
John
|
$800
[4]
In Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" , this bawdy wife tells of her 5 husbands & her desire for a sixth
the Wife of Bath
T.J.
|
$800
[29]
This art of transmuting metals broke up into branches; the esoterics drew away from lab practices
alchemy
Jean
|
$800
[14]
In the military:NCO
non-commissioned officer
John
|
|
DD
$1,400
[27]
The Etruscans mined iron on this island centuries before Napoleon was exiled there
Elba
Jean
|
$1,000
[10]
Ian Johnson's 2-pt. conversion won the '07 Fiesta Bowl for this school, then his on-field wedding proposal won his GF's heart
Boise State
|
$1,000
[20]
This company's voting machine "electronically changes your vote into a vote for Mitt Romney"
Diebold
John
|
$1,000
[5]
Flaubert led this movement in French literature also called naturalism
realism
Jean
|
$1,000
[30]
This esoteric tradition of Jewish mysticism involves 10 divine numbers or emanations
Kabbalah
John
|
$1,000
[15]
Often seen in classifieds:EOE
equal-opportunity employer
John
|
| THOSE DARN EQUESTRIANS | WHY I HATE YOU | FACE THE MUSIC | AMERICANA | NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE CAPITAL CITIES | GIMME AN "H" |
|
$400
[26]
This equestrian event has 2 4-player teams with long-handled mallets (not many horses in the water version)
polo
John
|
$400
[11]
You never miss one of these basketball shots taken from "beyond the arc"--& oh, the taunting!
a 3-pointer
T.J.
|
$400
[2]
(Jon of the Clue Crew plays notes on a guitar.) In music, it describes a tone raised a half step in pitch, like when I go from here to here
a sharp
T.J.
|
$400
[1]
Legend says a Bangor, Maine woman invented these by cutting a collapsed chocolate cake into squares
brownies
Jean
|
$400
[16]
One of 3 capitals:Pretoria
South Africa
John
|
$400
[21]
This large whale known for its spectacular leaps has been called the "showman of the ocean"
the humpback
T.J.
|
|
$800
[27]
Known as National Hunt Racing in the U.K., this type of race has horses jumping obstacles on a track
steeplechase
John
|
$800
[12]
You fondly recall your long boyhood friendship with this star who won an Oscar for "Syriana"
(George) Clooney
John
|
$800
[7]
Come & get it! It's the instrument heard here
a triangle
Jean
|
$800
[3]
The Alpine Gardens named for this former first lady are centered in Vail, Colorado
Betty Ford
|
$800
[17]
Asian country wedged between 2 giants:Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia
T.J.
|
$800
[22]
A leg of meat, or to pawn
hock
Jean
|
|
$1,200
[28]
Smaller than the Western type, the equestrian item seenheregoes by this national term
an English saddle
Jean
|
$1,200
[13]
You have a steady diet of this dessert, the specialty of NYC's Carnegie Deli, yet you never gain a pound
cheesecake
Jean
|
$1,200
[8]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew chimes in about musical notation.) It's the bookkeeping term for the lines above & below the musical staff
ledger lines
|
$1,200
[4]
Nevada has a patriotic state motto: "All for our" this
country
|
$1,200
[18]
One of the successor states to Yugoslavia:Skopje
Macedonia
|
$1,200
[23]
A biblical proverb says,"Before honor is" this, the opposite of pride
humility
T.J.
|
|
$1,600
[29]
The equestrian program as we know it began in the 1912 Olympics with jumping, the 3-day event & this, a French term
dressage
John
|
$1,600
[14]
You often impress the chicks with a flawless kazoo rendition of this man's "Jupiter" Symphony from 1788
Mozart
T.J.
|
$1,600
[9]
It's the large percussion instrument heardherein some music that might sound familiar
timpani
Jean
John
|
$1,600
[5]
Inspired by the 5 Olympic rings, the Fountain of Rings is in Centennial Olympic Park in this city
Atlanta
Jean
|
$1,600
[19]
One of the "stans" of Central Asia:Astana
Kazakhstan
|
DD
$2,000
[24]
Chinese Moo Shu dishes are typically served with this thick, sweet sauce
hoisin
T.J.
|
|
DD
$3,000
[30]
Ride 'em, equestrian boy! This "stately" horse is the only breed capable of naturally overstriding
the Tennessee Walker (Walking Horse)
John
|
$2,000
[15]
You keep quoting from this French author's "The Myth of Sisyphus" as if you actually understand it
Camus
T.J.
|
$2,000
[10]
(Jon of the Clue Crew is down on one knee at Steinway & Sons in New York.) While many European pianos have two pedals, Steinways also have a middle one called by this Italian name, as it sustains the sound of certain keys
sostenuto
|
$2,000
[6]
Wyoming county known for its cattle war of 1892
Johnson County
|
$2,000
[20]
On the Arabian peninsula:Sanaa
Yemen
T.J.
|
$2,000
[25]
In Greek myth, she's the goddess of the hearth
Hestia
T.J.
|
On his death in 1950, he left part of his estate to promote a new phonetic alphabet
George Bernard Shaw