2005 Ultimate Tournament of Champions Round 2, game 1.(Sergeant:Fall in!Report!--to watch clues from Parris Island onJeopardy!)
Dan Melia — a college professor from Berkeley, California
Rick Knutsen — a musician and stay-at-home dad from Brooklyn, New York
Kyle Hale — a college senior from Katy, Texas
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle | $200 | $1,600 | $3,600 |
$3,601
3rd place: $10,000 |
$3,600
7 R, 2 W |
| Rick | $1,600 | $2,800 | $9,600 |
$9,600
2nd place: $10,000 |
$6,800
15 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Dan | $4,600 | $13,000 | $33,800 |
$37,600
Winner: $37,600 + an advance to UToC Round 3 |
$29,000
33 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W |
| STATES OF THE UNION | TONIGHT SHOWHOSTS | QUOTES | A DAY'S CALORIES IN ONE MEAL | FAMOUS PAIRS | BODY LANGUAGE |
|
$200
[21]
Biscayne National Park is a water park in the southern part of this state
Florida
Dan
|
$200
[6]
He also hosted the game shows "Earn Your Vacation" & "Who Do You Trust?"
Johnny Carson
Dan
|
$200
[7]
This "A Tramp Abroad" author opined, "Wagner's music is better than it sounds"
(Mark) Twain
Rick
|
$200
[25]
Double Whopper with cheese, King fries, large vanilla shake, Dutch apple pie
Burger King
Dan
|
$200
[1]
Publishing partners:___ & Wagnalls
Funk & Wagnalls
Dan
|
$200
[16]
Arnold spent his first hour at work enjoying a latte & "twiddling" these, aka the pollices
the thumbs
Dan
|
|
$400
[22]
A Naval air station in the city of Lakehurst in this state was the site of the fateful 1937 Hindenburg explosion
New Jersey
Dan
|
$400
[8]
He is scheduled to take over the hosting duties in 2009
Conan O'Brien
Dan
|
$400
[12]
"I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end", said this British "Iron Lady"
(Margaret) Thatcher
Rick
|
$400
[26]
Zesty Chicken Border Bowl, Fiesta Taco Salad, Nachos Bellgrande, apple empanada
Taco Bell
Dan
|
$400
[2]
Potent potable makers:___ & Rossi
Martini & Rossi
Dan
|
$400
[17]
The boss held these "akimbo" while demanding to know why Arnold was late again
his arms
Dan
|
|
$600
[23]
Part of a state that seceded from the U.S. in 1861 seceded to form this state in 1863
West Virginia
Rick
|
$600
[9]
He walked off in the middle of the telecast after the network censored his "water closet" joke
Jack Paar
Dan
|
$600
[13]
In 2005, shortly after announcing her engagement (after a 35-year affair), she said, "I'm just coming down to Earth"
Camilla Parker Bowles
Dan
|
$600
[27]
Market Fresh Roast Beef & Swiss sandwich, large Jalapeno Bites, Jamocha shake
Arby's
Kyle
|
$600
[3]
In mythology:Hero & ___
Leander
Dan
|
$600
[18]
Arnold "shrugged" these while trying to come up with an excuse
his shoulders
Rick
|
|
$800
[24]
The 6 states that border this state are Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas & Colorado
Oklahoma
Dan
|
$800
[10]
He was married to Jayne Meadows
Steve Allen
Rick
|
$800
[14]
"A fool and his money are soon elected", said this humorist who died in 1935
Will Rogers
Kyle
Rick
Dan
|
$800
[28]
2 large orders of popcorn chicken, 2 biscuits, potato wedges, BBQ beans, Lil' Bucket lemon creme, large Pepsi
KFC
Kyle
|
$800
[4]
Coffee merchants:Chase & ___
Sanborn
Dan
|
$800
[19]
Arnold's started "growling" at 10 A.M.
his stomach
Dan
|
|
DD
$3,000
[30]
New Castle was this mid-Atlantic state's first capital
Delaware
Dan
|
$1,000
[11]
This glum-faced comic born Joseph Gottlieb guest hosted the show more than 150 times in the '60s & '70s
Joey Bishop
|
$1,000
[15]
From his "Devil's Dictionary": "Diplomacy, n. The patriotic art of lying for one's country"
(Ambrose) Bierce
Kyle
|
$1,000
[29]
2 Big Bacon Classics, great Biggie fries, Homestyle Chicken Strips Salad with ranch dressing, medium Frosty
Wendy's
Dan
|
$1,000
[5]
In Nick Park animated shorts:Wallace & ___
Gromit
Rick
|
$1,000
[20]
At quitting time Arnold "barked" one of these against a wastebasket in his mad dash for the door
a shin
Dan
|
| U.S. PRESIDENTS | SHOCKING ART | PUSH THE "BUTTON" | WORLD OF NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHORS | HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU, KID | WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARRIS ISLAND |
|
$400
[1]
The D.C. house he lived in after he left office in 1921 is called "Washington's only presidential museum"
(Woodrow) Wilson
Rick
|
$400
[6]
1485 Florence was shocked by this artist's large nude painting of the birth of a goddess
Botticelli
Dan
|
$400
[10]
Metaphorically, you "push" it when you react in haste; you can use an actual one to summon police
the panic button
Dan
|
$400
[16]
Jean-Paul Sartre
France
Rick
|
$400
[21]
She played little Virginia Cary in 1935's "The Littlest Rebel"
Shirley Temple
Rick
|
$400
[26]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Parris Island, SC.) Very quickly after you arrive at Parris Island, you'll meet this person, the D.I.
the drill instructor
Rick
|
|
$800
[2]
Somewhat prophetically, he became the first sitting president to visit Hawaii
FDR
|
$1,200
[8]
In 1892 Berlin authorities screamed & closed the exhibit by this Scandinavian artist
(Edvard) Munch
Kyle
|
$800
[12]
He won back-to-back Olympic gold medals in figure skating in 1948 & 1952
Dick Button
Dan
|
$800
[17]
William Butler Yeats
Ireland
Kyle
|
$800
[22]
Flora McGrath in 1993's "The Piano"
Anna Paquin
Kyle
|
$800
[27]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from Parris Island, SC.) Marine training instills this motto, meaning "always faithful"
semper fidelis
Rick
|
|
$1,200
[3]
He & his wife translated into English "De Re Metallica", a 16th century Latin work on mining
(Herbert) Hoover
Rick
|
$1,600
[9]
This impressionist's Christ paintings of 1864 & 1865 were crucified for being unidealized
Édouard Manet
|
$1,200
[13]
Bob Hope sang this Oscar-winning song in 1948's "The Paleface"
"Buttons And Bows"
Dan
|
$1,200
[18]
Knut Hamsun
Norway
Rick
|
$1,200
[23]
Wise beyond her years, she's the scene-stealing co-star of "Uptown Girls" and "Hide and Seek"
Dakota Fanning
Kyle
|
$1,200
[28]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from Parris Island, SC.) Marines are taught to see themselves as part of a team, like this basic unit of 30 to 50 people
a platoon
Dan
|
|
$2,000
[5]
He became pres. 100 years after George Washington, so he was called the "Centennial President"
Benjamin Harrison
Kyle
Rick
Dan
|
$2,000
[11]
Marcel Duchamp's "Nude Descending a Staircase" caused a stir at this 1913 show in New York City
the Armory Show
Dan
|
$1,600
[14]
The cornflower, a plant with small round flowers, is also known as this
a bachelor's button
Dan
|
$1,600
[19]
Nadine Gordimer
South Africa
Rick
|
$1,600
[24]
As Samuel Lapp, he was the witness in 1985's "Witness"
Lukas Haas
|
$1,600
[29]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from Parris Island, SC.) A lot of Marine vocabulary comes from the Navy: doors are hatches, while windows & eyeglasses are both called these
portholes
Dan
|
|
DD
$4,400
[4]
In 1893 James K. Polk's tomb was moved from his estate to the state capitol grounds in this city
Nashville
Rick
|
DD
$3,600
[7]
His mural at Rockefeller Center was destroyed because it included a depiction of Lenin
Diego Rivera
Dan
|
$2,000
[15]
In 1927 one of this 18th century American's autographs sold for over $50,000
Button Gwinnett
Dan
|
$2,000
[20]
Halldor Laxness
Iceland
Dan
|
$2,000
[25]
The title kid in 1948's "The Boy with Green Hair"
Dean Stockwell
Rick
|
$2,000
[30]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from Parris Island, SC.) From the Latin for "boxer", it's the variety of training weapon these Marines are using to practice combat fighting
a pugil stick
Dan
|
As a foe of the Spanish, he's been called "The Queen's Pirate" & a "Gran Luterano"
Sir Francis Drake