Aaron Schroeder game 5.
Tom Pusateri — a teacher from Clearwater, Florida
Joan Gardiner — an English department chairperson from Joppa, Maryland
Aaron Schroeder — a graduate student originally from Washington, D.C. (whose 4-day cash winnings total $103,902)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron | $5,000 | $7,200 | $12,000 |
$24,000
5-day co-champion: $127,902 |
$14,000
21 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Joan | $1,000 | $2,400 | $12,000 |
$24,000
New co-champion: $24,000 |
$11,200
19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Tom | $1,000 | $4,500 | $6,100 |
$6,200
2nd place: $2,000 |
$5,200
11 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| PHRASES IN THE KING JAMES BIBLE | SPORTS ON FILM | VEGETARIANS CAN EAT THAT? | "JE"-PARDY | I'M LIBYAN | ON A JET PLANE |
|
$200
[11]
Genesis says "all the days of" this guy were 969 years, so if you're "as old as" him, you're really old
Methuselah
Aaron
|
$200
[6]
"Blades of Glory"with Will Ferrell
ice skating
Joan
|
$200
[12]
These bakery pastries don't contain the "ursine" parts in their names; that would be too "grizzly"
bear claws
Aaron
|
$200
[17]
Deep envy, like I have for all of Johnny Gilbert's cool jackets
jealousy
Joan
Tom
|
$200
[1]
In 1969 this 27-year-old seized power in a coup d'etat in Libya
Qadaffi
Aaron
|
$200
[26]
In the standard 3-class configuration, this Boeing jet seats 416
a 747
Aaron
|
|
$400
[19]
Proverbs actually says "He that spareth" this "hateth his son"
the rod
Joan
|
$400
[7]
"Semi-Pro"with Will Ferrell
basketball
Aaron
Joan
|
$400
[13]
The Godiva candy called an "open" one of these bivalves is a praline "pearl" resting in a chocolate shell
an oyster
Aaron
|
$400
[18]
A U.S. state capital
Jefferson City (Missouri)
Tom
|
$400
[2]
Around 950 B.C., a Libyan military officer seized this neighboring kingdom & ruled it as Pharaoh Sheshonk I
Egypt
Joan
|
$400
[27]
It's the 2-word slang term for what is formally known as "time zone change syndrome"
jet lag
Tom
|
|
$600
[20]
Cain's 5-word question to God in Genesis 4:9, when asked of Abel's whereabouts
"Am I my brother's keeper?"
Aaron
Tom
|
$600
[8]
"Slap Shot"
hockey
Aaron
|
$600
[14]
In 1981 the Trolli Company gave us the "gummi" type of these creepy crawlies seen on your lawn
worms
Aaron
|
$600
[23]
They run Georgetown University
the Jesuits
Aaron
|
$600
[3]
Prime minister from 2003 to 2006, Shukri Ghanem earlier spent time as the research director of this cartel
OPEC
Aaron
|
$800
[29]
In the '60s, he began turning Swiss-built jet fighters into personal jets for the rich
(Bill) Lear
Joan
|
|
$800
[21]
Matthew 5:13 says that "ye are" this mineral phrase, meaning representative of the best of society
salt of the earth
Tom
|
$800
[9]
"Bull Durham"
baseball
Joan
|
$800
[15]
No gastropods were harmed to make this sweet swirled roll (do the French call it a cinnamon escargot?)
snails
|
$800
[24]
Seen here, this jumping mouselike rodent can jump faster than a human can run
a jerboa
|
$800
[4]
In 1711 Ahmed Karamanli founded his own dynasty in Libya after breaking it away from this Muslim empire's control
the Ottoman Empire
Aaron
|
$1,000
[30]
European nations joined forces to form this company whose widebody A300 was launched in 1974
Airbus
Aaron
Joan
|
|
$1,000
[22]
Not just for sick M.D.s, this 3-word proverb suggests Jesus should work miracles in his hometown as he did abroad
"Physician, heal thyself!"
|
$1,000
[10]
"The Legend of Bagger Vance"
golf
Tom
|
$1,000
[16]
The classic French cookie called a langue de chat looks like this kitty part--luckily, not an ingredient
tongue
Joan
|
$1,000
[25]
A bitter or warning rant, from the name of a Old Testament prophet
a jeremiad
Aaron
|
$1,000
[5]
Omar Mukhtar was the leader of a 20th century uprising against Libya's occupation by this European nation
Italy
Aaron
|
DD
$1,500
[28]
The first jet vs. jet air battle took place during this war
the Korean War
Tom
|
| "C"LASSICAL MUSICIANS | TV GROUPS | SHAKEN-UP SHAKESPEARE | GRAVE MATTERS | STRIKE FORCES | BODY LANGUAGE |
|
$400
[25]
For messing up the words, among other mistakes, in 1894 this Italian tenor was dismissed from "Mignon"
Caruso
Joan
|
$400
[4]
The Oceanic 6
Lost
Tom
|
$400
[1]
The Troubadour Theater Co.'s 2006 show about him was subtitled "The Artist Formerly Known as Prince of Denmark"
Hamlet
Joan
|
$400
[10]
This famous trick question is the title of C-SPAN's book on presidential gravesites
"Who is buried in Grant's tomb?"
Joan
|
$400
[20]
JTF-2 is now this country's Elite CTU following the disbanding of its RCMP-SERT in 1993
Canada
Aaron
|
$400
[15]
Hard physical work is made easier when you apply this type of "grease"
elbow
Joan
|
|
$1,200
[27]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reads the clue from Steinway & Sons in New York.) Steinway unveiled its 500,000th piano in a 1988 gala at Carnegie Hall featuring Steinway artists like this American pianist who has his own Fort Worth piano competition
Van Cliburn
Joan
|
$800
[5]
The Sweathogs
Welcome Back, Kotter
Joan
|
$800
[2]
Akira Kurosawa's film "Throne of Blood", based on this play, has just one witch (if you don't count the lead guy's wife)
Macbeth
Joan
|
$800
[11]
Her grave in Missouri is inscribed: "Faithful to the cause of Prohibition, she hath done what she could"
Carrie Nation
Aaron
|
$800
[21]
This country's Special Forces include the Special Boat Service as well as the Special Air Service
Great Britain
Joan
|
$800
[16]
Lentigo senilis is a medical term for these brown signs of age on the skin
liver spots
Tom
|
|
DD
$1,600
[26]
Moving to Greece at age 13, she studied voice at the Royal Academy of Music in Athens
Maria Callas
Joan
|
$1,200
[6]
The Malachi Brothers, The Pinkettes
Happy Days
Joan
|
$1,200
[3]
Aerosmith songs (& scantily clad cuties) enlivened "The Comedy of Aerosmith", a raunchy retelling of this play
A Comedy of Errors
Tom
|
$1,200
[12]
In 1002 Otto III was buried near this king of the Franks whose body Otto had dug up to pray before
Charlemagne
Aaron
|
$1,200
[22]
In 1994 this country formed a new special forces group, the Kommando Spezialkraefte
Germany
Aaron
|
$1,200
[17]
You may "pay" someone this type of insincere respect, expressed with part of the mouth but not acted on
lip service
Aaron
|
|
$1,600
[28]
In 1897 this cellist was awarded the Order of Carlos III from the Queen of Spain
Pablo Casals
Joan
|
$1,600
[7]
Sons of the Tundra
Northern Exposure
Joan
|
$1,600
[9]
Patrick Stewart played a cattle baron dividing his empire among his 3 daughters in "King of Texas", based on this play
King Lear
Tom
|
$1,600
[13]
He "eminently" ruled France from behind the scenes from 1624 to 1642, but his head was stolen from his grave in 1793
Richelieu
Joan
|
$1,600
[23]
A holdover from the Cold War, the Spetsnaz are some of this country's elite special forces
Russia
Tom
|
DD
$2,000
[18]
Said when you suspect you're being misled, this phrase may come from British muggers known as "trippers up"
you're pulling my leg
Aaron
|
|
$2,000
[29]
He composed the music for the 1938 ballet "Billy the Kid"
(Aaron) Copland
Aaron
|
$2,000
[8]
The Beavers, The Vermont Hooligans
Newhart
|
$2,000
[30]
Yee-haw! Colonel John Falstaff goes a-wooing in "Lone Star Love", a musical that moves this comedy to Texas
The Merry Wives of Windsor
|
$2,000
[14]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Lima, Peru.) The first stone for Lima's cathedral was laid by this conqueror in 1535; his remains now lie in this very tomb
(Francisco) Pizarro
Aaron
|
$2,000
[24]
In 1962 India set up the Special Frontier Force made up largely of refugees from this lofty region
Tibet
Aaron
Tom
|
$2,000
[19]
One horsepower is equal to 550 of these units per second
foot-pounds
Tom
|
In 1947 he said Europe's food needs require "substantial additional help" to prevent social deterioration
George C. Marshall