Mark Wales game 6.Last game of Season 24.
Emily Thorsley — an administrative assistant from Seattle, Washington
Matt Heimer — a magazine editor from Brooklyn, New York
Mark Wales — a substitute teacher from Amherst, New York (whose 5-day cash winnings total $141,804)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark | $1,400 | $5,000 | $8,200 |
$5,999
3rd place: $1,000 |
$8,200
16 R, 1 W |
| Matt | $4,000 | $6,200 | $14,600 |
$22,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$13,600
19 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| Emily | $1,000 | $2,600 | $19,800 |
$29,800
New champion: $29,800 |
$19,400
20 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| FRENCH ARTISTS | COLOR MY WORLD | DINOSAURS | THE NEW YORK TIMES2008 NEWS | BREED 'EM | & W"EEP" |
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$200
[26]
In 1891 he created his first of more than 30 posters, "Moulin Rouge--La Goulue"
Toulouse-Lautrec
Emily
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$200
[17]
This TV co-hostess was recognized by "The Guinness Book of World Records" as television's most frequent clapper
Vanna White
Mark
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$200
[7]
This "king" of the dinosaurs had a muscular jaw that, it's thought, could rip off 500 pounds of meat at once
the Tyrannosaurus rex
Matt
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$200
[12]
Trouble in this former kingdom now part of China captured headlines in March
Tibet
Mark
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$200
[6]
The basset hound is second only to this dog breed in having the keenest sense of smell
a bloodhound
Mark
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$200
[1]
Ifyouaspireto thespire ofa church, it's one of these
a steeple
Mark
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$400
[27]
His 1892 work "Manao Tupapau" shows a superstitious Tahitian girl who is terrified of a dead spirit
Gauguin
Matt
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$400
[18]
In this 1961 No. 1 hit, "You saw me standing alone / Without a dream in my heart / Without a love of my own"
"Blue Moon"
Mark
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$400
[8]
This plant-eater is the largest, most common & best known of the horned dinosaurs
the triceratops
Matt
Emily
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$400
[13]
The Times reported this New Yorker was quitting the presidential race following his defeat in the Florida primary
Rudy Giuliani
Matt
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$400
[22]
Famed for its exceptional wool, the Merino sheep was originally developed in this country
Spain
Emily
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$400
[2]
Another name for a lottery; there was a famous "Irish" one until 1987
sweepstakes
Matt
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$600
[28]
In 1838 Eugene Delacroix painted separate portraits of Chopin & this woman, Chopin's lover
George Sand
Mark
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$600
[19]
For adults, the U.S. Judo Federation has this rank directly below a black belt
brown
Mark
Emily
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$600
[9]
This dinosaur was swift, but not as fast or as smart as in "Jurassic Park"; it did have that scary sickle-like claw, though
the Velociraptor
Matt
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$600
[14]
Upcoming trials for 9/11 suspects held at this facility were reported in 2008
Guantanamo Bay
Emily
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$600
[23]
Species of this creature include the chinstrap & the adelie
penguins
Emily
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$600
[3]
An item retained for its sentimental value
a keepsake
Matt
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$800
[29]
From 1948 to 1951, this Fauvist designed & decorated the Chapel of the Rosary in Vence, France
Henri Matisse
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$800
[20]
This feline has been strutting to a Henry Mancini soundtrack since the 1960s
the Pink Panther
Mark
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$1,000
[11]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the American Museum of Natural History in New York.) The famous 50-foot in the American Museum of Natural History is a dinosaur whose name comes from the Greek for "weight", as in an atmospheric meter
a Barosaurus
Emily
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$800
[15]
A tentative deal with producers reported on February 10 proved to be the end of this labor action
the Writers Guild strike
Matt
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$800
[24]
Also known as a cattalo, it's the hybrid bovine that results when you breed an American bison & a regular cow
the beefalo
Matt
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$800
[4]
Depressed arborial species seen here
a weeping willow
Mark
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$1,000
[30]
He was known for his readymades such as "L.H.O.O.Q.", a copy of the "Mona Lisa" with a penciled-in mustache & beard
(Marcel) Duchamp
Emily
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$1,000
[21]
He earned the nickname "Galloping Ghost" after scoring 5 touchdowns in a 1924 college football game
Red Grange
Matt
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DD
$1,400
[10]
The name of the Laplatasaurus honors a river on the border of Uruguay & this country
Argentina
Matt
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$1,000
[16]
In 2008 the Times covered clashes following this Serbian territory's declaration of independence
Kosovo
Mark
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$1,000
[25]
The criollo & the hackney are breeds of these
horses
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$1,000
[5]
The USS Prime is a prime example of these vessels that clear harbors of dangerous explosives
a minesweeper
Emily
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| BRITISH PHYSICISTS | I WON AN OSCAR, EMMY, TONY & GRAMMY | CZAR POWER | "CH"ECK THE NAME | FILL IN THE BOOK TITLE | GREEK ALPHABET SOUP |
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$400
[21]
His universal law of gravitation explained many things, including the action of tides & the motion of comets
Newton
Matt
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$400
[3]
In 1962 Oscar loved her in "West Side Story" (& isn't she the first one you think of for the category?)
Rita Moreno
Mark
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$400
[1]
This last Romanov to rule Russia became the last czar when he was dethroned in 1917
Nicholas II
Matt
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$400
[16]
Politician & author of "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples"
Churchill
Emily
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$400
[11]
"A.Y.T.G.? I.M., M."by Judy Blume
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Mark
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$400
[26]
High blood pressure & glaucoma can be treated with metoprolol, one of this "blocker" class of drugs
beta blockers
Matt
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$800
[22]
Robert Boyle invented a vacuum pump & discovered that this does not travel in a vacuum
sound
Emily
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$800
[4]
In 2002 she won an Emmy for a special about Hattie McDaniel, but it's her acting Oscar for "Ghost" you might remember
Whoopi Goldberg
Emily
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$800
[2]
In the 1780s, when the divine right of royalty was questioned, she said, "I am an aristocrat. It is my profession"
Catherine the Great
Mark
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$800
[17]
A lake on the New York-Vermont border is named for this explorer who visited the region in 1609
Champlain
Emily
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$800
[12]
"J.A.T.G.P."by Roald Dahl
James and the Giant Peach
Emily
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$800
[27]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew airmails us something from The Thunderbirds in Las Vegas, NV.) Several times in each show, all 6 Thunderbirds, flying 18 inches apart, team up in this formation named for a Greek letter
delta formation
Mark
Matt
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$1,200
[23]
Lucasian Prof. of Mathematics at Cambridge, he was born on January 8, 1942, 300 years to the day after Galileo's death
(Stephen) Hawking
Emily
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$1,200
[6]
In 1982 this butler did it--& got a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his trouble, for "Arthur"
(John) Gielgud
Mark
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$1,200
[5]
3 Russian czars were named Fyodor, which corresponds to this name in English
Theodore
Matt
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$1,200
[18]
Diplomat & premier of China from 1949 to 1976 (one spelling)
Chou En-Lai
Emily
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$1,200
[13]
"A.I.L.D." by William Faulkner
As I Lay Dying
Matt
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$1,200
[28]
Charlton Heston played a survivor of an apocalyptic war in this 1971 thriller
Omega Man
Matt
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DD
$2,000
[24]
In 1932 James Chadwick discovered this subatomic particle that appears in all atoms except hydrogen
the neutron
Emily
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$1,600
[7]
The 1961 Grammy for Best Comedy Performance went to "An Evening with" him "and Elaine May"
Mike Nichols
Mark
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DD
$2,000
[9]
At 43 years, the reign of this founder of the Russian navy was the longest of any czar
Peter the Great
Matt
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$1,600
[19]
Lucy Walter was this English king's mistress during his exile in the 1600s in Holland
Charles II
Emily
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$1,600
[14]
"E."by Jane Austen
Emma
Emily
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$1,600
[29]
This triple star system is the brightest celestial object in a certain horsey constellation
Alpha Centauri
Matt
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$2,000
[25]
Known for the second law of thermodynamics, this lord helped with the laying of the transatlantic cable
Kelvin
Emily
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$2,000
[8]
The 1958 Tony for Dramatic Actress was bestowed on this "First Lady of American Theatre" for her role in "Time Remembered"
Helen Hayes
Matt
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$2,000
[10]
The 1604 invasion against this czar by the False Dmitri & his Polish troops marked the start of the "Time of Troubles"
Boris Godunov
Mark
Emily
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$2,000
[20]
In 1948 he testified to congress that Alger Hiss had illegally passed him official documents
Whittaker Chambers
Matt
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$2,000
[15]
"T.K.R."by Khaled Hosseini
The Kite Runner
Emily
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$2,000
[30]
Found in blood serum, they contain the antibodies of the immune system
gamma globulins
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Meaning "painful", it literally refers to the type of pain inflicted on Jesus & on the followers of Spartacus
excruciating