Ken Jennings game 20.
Laura Leslie — a journalist from Sacramento, California
Alan Paul — an economist from Los Angeles, California
Ken Jennings — a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah (whose 19-day cash winnings total $622,760)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken | $3,400 | $12,000 | $29,200 |
$40,000
20-day champion: $662,760 |
$26,600
37 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| Alan | $3,800 | $3,800 | $16,200 |
$2,200
2nd place: $2,000 |
$13,400
15 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| Laura | $-1,400 | $-1,000 | $600 |
$500
3rd place: $1,000 |
$600
3 R, 3 W |
| ANATOMY | TV SHOWS IN OTHER WORDS | MIDWESTERN CITIES | MR. POTATO HEAD | COUNTRY CLUBS | I NEED MY "SPACE" |
|
$200
[5]
This organ is flexible, so it expands when food is eaten; its capacity in an adult is about a quart
the stomach
Ken
|
$200
[1]
"Chaplin's Cherubim"
Charlie's Angels
Ken
|
$200
[9]
One of the Twin Cities, its name literally means "water city"
Minneapolis
Alan
|
$200
[26]
Mr. Potato Head's "Picnic Pals" of the '60s included Mr. Ketchup Head & this other condiment character
Mr. Mustard Head
Ken
|
$200
[16]
From India, the shashpar was a multi-bladed version of this spiked club
a mace
Ken
|
$200
[21]
Ittowers605 feetover Seattle
the Space Needle
Ken
|
|
$400
[7]
A trapezius artist would draw the muscle pulling back or elevating this bone
the scapula (or the shoulder blade)
Ken
Laura
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$400
[2]
"Identify This Melody"
Name That Tune
Ken
|
$400
[10]
Its pro sports teams include the Chiefs, Royals & Wizards
Kansas City
Alan
|
$400
[27]
Hmm... when Katie the Carrot was introduced in '64, this other female character went (temporarily) bye-bye
Mrs. Potato Head
Laura
|
$400
[17]
A French riot policeman may wield this, simply the French word for "stick"
a baton
Ken
|
$400
[22]
It's been making people scream at Disney World since the '70s
Space Mountain
Ken
|
|
$600
[8]
The sweat glands originate in this bottom layer of skin
the dermis
Alan
|
$600
[3]
"7 Plus 1 Completes the Need"
Eight Is Enough
Ken
|
$600
[11]
The Roger Maris Museum at the West Acres Shopping Center is a big hit in this North Dakota city
Fargo
Ken
|
$600
[28]
It was no insult when this comic was hired to provide the voice of Mr. Potato Head in "Toy Story"
Don Rickles
Ken
|
$600
[18]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew speaks softly and carries a big stick.) An Irish saying says you can accomplish more with a kind word & one of these than just with a kind word
a shillelagh
Ken
|
$600
[23]
It's between the 2 "Alt" keys on a standard keyboard
the spacebar
Ken
|
|
$800
[12]
Diverticulitis is a common disease of this 5-foot-long section of the large intestine
the colon
Alan
|
$800
[4]
"Hurrahs"
Cheers
Alan
|
$800
[14]
2 of the 3 state capitals in the Midwest that are named for U.S. presidents
(2 of) Lincoln, Jefferson City, & Madison
Ken
|
DD
$600
[29]
Mr. Potato Head got political in the 1980s &, appropriately, ran for mayor of this state capital
Boise
Ken
|
$800
[19]
These sporting items L.J. Nicolls started making in Sussex in 1876 have been good for many centuries
cricket bats
Ken
|
$800
[24]
The Chandra or the Hubble, for example
a space telescope
Ken
|
|
$1,000
[13]
The name of this narrowest bone of the leg is Latin for "clasp"
the fibula
Alan
Laura
|
$1,000
[6]
"Which One's in Charge?"
Who's the Boss?
Ken
|
$1,000
[15]
The famous question "Will it play in" this Illinois city goes back to its Vaudeville days
Peoria
Ken
|
$1,000
[30]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew stands with a big, shiny statue of Mr. Potato Head in Providence, RI.)Mr. Potato Headwas introduced back in 1952 by this toy company that's based here in Rhode Island
Hasbro
Ken
|
$1,000
[20]
A tetsubo is a club used by these fighters who originated as Japanese spies & commandos
the ninja
Ken
|
$1,000
[25]
The Oscar-winning actress & actor who fit the category
Kevin Spacey & Sissy Spacek
Ken
|
| THE ROARING '20s | WOMEN IN SPORTS | ACCOUNTING | HELLO, ETHAN | GREETINGS FROM AMERICA STAMPS | GIVE ME AN "H" |
|
$400
[17]
Under this name Angelo Siciliano was billed as "the world's most perfectly developed man"
Charles Atlas
Ken
|
$400
[20]
She was the Associated Press' Female Athlete of the Year for 1932, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950 & 1954
(Babe Didrikson) Zaharias
Ken
|
$400
[21]
Berkshire Hathaway's 2002 annual report had assets at $169 billion & these at $104 billion
liabilities
Ken
|
$400
[6]
In Washington, D.C.'s Statuary Hall, this man represents the state of Vermont
Ethan Allen
Alan
|
$400
[30]
Oops! The first catalogue showing all 50 stamps accidentally had New York twice, leaving this neighbor out
New Jersey
Alan
|
$400
[1]
It can be equal parts lager & stout, or milk & cream
half & half
Alan
|
|
$800
[16]
In 1923 Alma Cummings set a short-lived record by doing this for 27 hours (using 6 different male partners)
dancing
Alan
|
$800
[19]
This skier's first name really is pronounced like the children's game, though it's Indian for "shining waters"
Picabo Street
Ken
|
$800
[22]
Uncle Sam tells business accountants that to be this, an expense must be ordinary & necessary
deductible
Ken
|
$800
[8]
This actor named his son Ethan after a role he played in the film "The Searchers"
John Wayne
Ken
|
$800
[29]
It was the 5th time the Post Office has released a 50-state set; the 1st was in 1976 & featured these of each state
flags
Laura
|
$800
[2]
In Arizona the Navajo Indian reservation completely surrounds the one of this pueblo tribe
the Hopi
Ken
|
|
$1,600
[14]
First published in 1922 as Fruit, Garden and Home, the magazine was retitled this in 1924; much more exciting
Better Homes & Gardens
Alan
|
$1,200
[18]
Subject of the movie "Heart Like a Wheel", she retired in 2003 after more than 40 years on the racetrack
Shirley Muldowney
Alan
|
$1,200
[23]
Firms are prohibited from reporting this, the "river" of money coming in, on a per-share basis
cash flow
Ken
|
$1,200
[9]
"Ethan Brand: A Chapter from an Abortive Romance" is a short story in this author's "Twice-Told Tales"
Hawthorne
Ken
|
$1,200
[26]
The general designs of the stamps were based on popular ones of these from the 1930s & '40s
postcards
Laura
|
$1,200
[3]
James M. Barrie called life "a long lesson in" this
humility
Ken
|
|
$2,000
[11]
Boosters' clubs were so popular they became fodder for satire in this author's "Babbitt"
Sinclair Lewis
Alan
|
$1,600
[13]
This Belgian tennis star married Pierre Hardenne in 2002 & became No. 1 in 2003
Justine Henin-Hardenne
|
$1,600
[24]
Accelerated & straight-line are the 2 types of this, cost allocation for a major purchase as it wears down
depreciation
Ken
|
$1,600
[10]
Ethan Stiefel is one of the leading dancers with this New York City group abbreviated ABT
the American Ballet Theatre
Alan
|
$1,600
[27]
Though the Ohio stamp featured Cleveland, its first day cover was released in this city
Columbus
Ken
|
$1,600
[4]
The pituitary gland, the body's master gland, is controlled by this small area at the base of the brain
the hypothalamus
Ken
|
|
DD
$4,000
[15]
Girlfriend Louise Rolfe provided a romantic alibi for Machine Gun Jack McGurn, who planned this event for Capone
the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre
Alan
|
$2,000
[12]
(Hi, I'm Sue Bird of the WNBA.) In 2000, 2001 & 2002 I won the Point Guard of the Year award named after this female basketball great; she's now a broadcaster
Nancy Lieberman
Ken
|
$2,000
[25]
That shipment of tissue paper left out in the rain has to be removed from the assets account, this 2-word procedure
written-off
Laura
|
$2,000
[7]
"The Drunken Driver Has the Right of Way" is a book of poems by this man who produced "Miller's Crossing"
Ethan Coen
Ken
|
$2,000
[28]
Details on this state's stamp include Denali
Alaska
Ken
|
DD
$4,800
[5]
Often misused, this Greek term means the common people, or the masses
hoi polloi
Ken
|
This title character's full name is Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs
the Wizard of Oz