(Sarah: In a few minutes, we'll be on the town in Chicago--stay tuned!)
Kristen Jacek — a credit administration manager from Irving, Texas
Tom McDermott — a municipal court magistrate from Bowling Green, Ohio
Henry Quillen — a teacher from Atlanta, Georgia (whose 2-day cash winnings total $43,402)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry | $1,800 | $2,600 | $9,800 |
$6,800
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,800
12 R, 1 W |
| Tom | $4,800 | $8,000 | $19,800 |
$19,900
New champion: $19,900 |
$16,200
25 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W |
| Kristen | $-800 | $600 | $2,600 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$6,600
14 R, 6 W (including 1 DD) |
| NAME THE YEAR | PAPER | 5-LETTER BIRDS | JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME | BODY SHOTS | THE ROSES |
|
$200
[11]
It's the year JFK was sworn in as president
1961
Tom
|
$200
[1]
It's what Murray Langston wore to turn himself into the Gong Show's Unknown Comic
a paper bag over his head
Tom
|
$200
[6]
It's what a gosling grows up to be
goose
Tom
|
$200
[26]
This Van Damme film shares its name with an overtime period of play added to a tied hockey game
Sudden Death
Kristen
|
$200
[21]
Go against your best interest & you shoot yourself here
in the foot
Tom
|
$200
[16]
The name of this potent potable of bourbon & mint comes from an Arabic word meaning "rose water"
julep
Henry
|
|
$400
[12]
Of 1988, 1990 or 1994, the year of East & West Germany's reunification
1990
Tom
Kristen
|
$400
[2]
The test named for this chemical paper has one decisive factor
litmus paper
Kristen
|
$400
[7]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Belize Zoo) Whoa, baby! The Jabiru variety of this bird stands up to 5 feet tall with a wingspan of 8 feet or more & it flies
stork
Tom
Kristen
|
$400
[27]
In 1987 Jean-Claude appeared uncredited in this jungle action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger & Jesse Ventura
Predator
Kristen
|
$400
[22]
A quick & reckless reaction has you shooting from this body part
the hip
Henry
|
$400
[17]
This Scottish poet's love was "like a red, red rose"
Robert Burns
Tom
|
|
$600
[13]
In this U.S. presidential election year, Israel gained independence
1948
Tom
|
$600
[3]
Instrument name of the paper fold seen here
accordion fold
Kristen
|
$600
[8]
Hunted at night by summer campers, but never found, it's actually a real bird related to the sandpiper
snipe
Tom
|
$600
[28]
It's Jean-Claude's rhyming nickname that reflects his capital city of birth
"The Muscles from Brussels"
|
$600
[23]
Something that has a good effect on you (like a vaccine) is a shot in this
the arm
Henry
|
$600
[18]
He's the PBS talk show host seen here
Charlie Rose
Henry
|
|
$800
[14]
National Guard troops opened fire on students at Kent State in this census year
1970
Tom
|
$800
[4]
This office supply dates back to 1806This office supply dates back to 1806
carbon paper
Henry
Tom
|
DD
$1,000
[9]
Looking similar to a crane, this great blue bird flies with its long neck in an S shape
heron
Tom
|
$800
[29]
Jean-Claude starred as Chance Boudreaux in "Hard Target", this acclaimed Asian director's U.S. debut
John Woo
Tom
|
$800
[24]
When you brag or boast, you shoot off this body part
your mouth
Tom
|
$800
[19]
This conflict's last battle in 1485 resulted in the house of Lancaster taking power in England
Wars of the Roses
Kristen
|
|
$1,000
[15]
Beginning a long dry decade, the Prohibition amendment took effect in this year
1920
Tom
Kristen
|
$1,000
[5]
Manila paper was originally made from this rope substance from Manila
hemp
Tom
|
$1,000
[10]
Darwin is noted for his study of this bird in the Galapagos Islands
finch
Henry
|
$1,000
[30]
Jean-Claude played a police agent chasing time-traveling criminals in this 1994 sci-fi thriller
Timecop
|
$1,000
[25]
1775 Bunker Hill order on when you were allowed to shoot
when you see the whites of their eyes
Tom
|
$1,000
[20]
In this film, Woody Allen is a manager to blind xylophonists, piano-playing birds & has-been crooners
Broadway Danny Rose
Henry
|
| A CHICAGO TOUR | POLITICALLY CORRECT MUSICALS? | CHILDREN'S LIT | PRESIDENTIAL ETYMOLOGY | MR. BILL | "O" NO! |
|
$400
[1]
Though it seats 500, Gino's East regularly has lines outside for this culinary specialty, even in winter
pizza
Kristen
|
$400
[21]
Fagin & the gang stop picking people's pockets & drop money in instead; what a "Twist"!
Oliver
Kristen
|
$400
[26]
2 of his many books are "The Foot Book" & "The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins"
Dr. Seuss
Kristen
|
$400
[6]
Born in Missouri in 1884, according to his names, he was "Head of the House" & "A Faithful Man"
Harry S. Truman
Tom
|
$400
[11]
Appropriately, you'll find an Old West museum bearing his name in Cody, Wyoming
Buffalo Bill Cody
Henry
Kristen
|
$400
[12]
A card game named for a middle-aged unmarried woman
Old Maid
Kristen
|
|
$800
[2]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reporting from downtown Chicago) The building named for this Chicago company was partly inspired by a tower in Sevilla, Spain
Wrigley Building
Tom
|
$800
[22]
Maladjusted boy & physically challenged pirate team up to sell "Magic Powder" (formerly known as fairy dust)
Peter Pan
Henry
|
$800
[27]
Astrid Lindgren, who died in 2002 at age 94, first spun tales about this freckled girl for her daughter
Pippi Longstocking
Kristen
|
$800
[7]
The first & last names of this president born in 1809 mean "Father of Many Nations" & "Of the Lake Colony"
Abraham Lincoln
Tom
|
$800
[17]
They're the pioneering rockers heard here"See ya later alligator..."
Bill Haley and The Comets
Kristen
|
$800
[13]
From the team's avian nickname, Bill Mlkvy was this "without a vowel" when he played basketball for Temple
the owl
Henry
|
|
$1,200
[3]
A sculpture titled this "Energy" was unveiled at the U. of Chicago in 1967, exactly 25 years after the first chain reaction
Nuclear Energy
Tom
Kristen
|
$1,200
[23]
Ms. Oakley gives up her rifle & becomes an anti-gun activist (Charlton Heston hates the new show)
Annie Get Your Gun
Kristen
|
$1,200
[28]
An illustration from this children's classic is seen here
"The Very Hungry Caterpillar"
|
$1,200
[8]
Born in 1833, his first name means "Son of the Right Hand"; his last, "Son of Harry"
Benjamin Harrison
Tom
|
$1,200
[18]
He was president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America from 1979 to 1981
Bill Blass
Tom
|
$1,200
[14]
Christian monks take vows of poverty, chastity & this
obedience
Henry
|
|
$1,600
[4]
Chicagoans enjoy the view from this famous drive, named for its waterfront position
Lake Shore Drive
Kristen
|
$1,600
[24]
Miss Mona's Chicken Ranch becomes a real chicken ranch as the gals raise poultry for Col. Sanders
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Tom
|
$1,600
[29]
In a Judy Blume title, these 3 words follow "Are You There God?"
"It's Me, Margaret"
Kristen
|
$1,600
[9]
Born in 1856, his 2 names mean "Dweller of a Place Near the Woods" & "Son of William"
Woodrow Wilson
|
$2,000
[20]
He based "The Power of Myth" on his conversations with Joseph Campbell on PBS
Bill Moyers
Tom
|
$1,600
[15]
Sleipnir was the magical steed ridden by this Norse god
Odin
Tom
|
|
$2,000
[5]
(Sofia of the Clue Crew reporting from downtown Chicago) In 2001, almost $300 trillion in contracts changed hands in that building known as the "Merc"
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Henry
|
$2,000
[25]
Domestic abuser Billy Bigelow reforms & builds a family therapy theme park around that merry-go-round
Carousel
Tom
|
DD
$4,000
[30]
Published in the 1890s, "David Balfour" is a sequel to this classic novel
"Kidnapped"
Kristen
|
$2,000
[10]
Born in 1758, his first name means "One Who Supplants" & his surname means "From the Red River"
James Monroe
Tom
|
DD
$5,000
[19]
His keynote address at the 1992 Democratic Convention was a slam dunk
Bill Bradley
Tom
|
$2,000
[16]
A liquid hydrocarbon formula C8H18, found in petroleum
octane
Henry
|
In 1920 this man, great-grandson of Sauk leader Black Hawk, became the first president of what is now the NFL
Jim Thorpe