Ken Jennings game 25.
Jenny Miller — a legislative assistant from Arlington, Virginia
Tom Aquino — a lawyer from Boston, Massachusetts
Ken Jennings — a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah (whose 24-day cash winnings total $774,960)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken | $3,200 | $10,000 | $22,000 |
$14,000
25-day champion: $788,960 |
$22,000
32 R, 5 W |
| Tom | $200 | $400 | $400 |
$400
2nd place: $2,000 |
$400
5 R, 3 W |
| Jenny | $2,400 | $4,600 | $0 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$7,000
13 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 2 DDs) |
| U.S. PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES | BALLPARK FIGURES | WEDDINGS | NOVEL QUOTES | THREE CHEERS! | GIVE ME AN "A"! |
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$200
[6]
"The Surveyor President"
George Washington
Ken
Tom
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$200
[21]
In 2004 he published "My Prison Without Bars"
Pete Rose
Ken
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$200
[11]
It's the job of the lad seen here
ringbearer
Ken
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$200
[1]
(1937)"'It's me, Bilbo Baggins, companion of Thorin!'"
The Hobbit
Ken
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$200
[26]
It's the breakfast cereal pitched by the animated elves Snap, Crackle & Pop
Rice Krispies
Ken
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$200
[16]
Wow! In 2002 a "supercolony" of billions of these was discovered stretching across several countries in Europe
ants
Ken
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$400
[7]
"The Illinois Baboon" &"The Martyr President"
Abraham Lincoln
Jenny
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$400
[22]
With the Yankees from 1923 to 1939, his No. 4 was the first number retired in either league
Lou Gehrig
Jenny
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$400
[12]
In 2002 a hot pink frock worn by Robin Durr won the DeKuyper Contest for the worst of these
a bridesmaid's dress
Ken
Jenny
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$400
[2]
(1719)"I made him know his name should be Friday, which was the day I saved his life"
Robinson Crusoe
Ken
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$400
[27]
The 3 U.K. countries that make up the island of Great Britain
England, Scotland & Wales
Ken
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$400
[17]
Robert Frost wondered "How many" of these "fell on Newton's head before he took the hint!"
apples
Ken
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$600
[8]
"Red Fox" &"The Scribe of the Revolution"
Thomas Jefferson
Jenny
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$600
[23]
Baseball's "Mr. October", he generated headlines for his cantankerous personality & his athletic prowess
Reggie Jackson
Ken
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$600
[13]
The traditional conclusion of the pre-vow line "If anyone can show just cause why they may not be joined together..."
"let him speak now or forever hold his peace"
Ken
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$600
[3]
(1945)"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others"
Animal Farm
Ken
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$600
[28]
The 4-legged Omaha made the record books in 1935 with this 3-feat
racing's Triple Crown
Ken
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$600
[18]
In 2004 an Arctic Beauty wild hair contest became part of the famous Fur Rendezvous in this U.S. city
Anchorage
Ken
|
|
$800
[9]
(Sofia of the Clue Crew stands next to a bust of President Hoover at the Hoover Dam Visitor Center.) Herbert Hoover, for whomthe damis named, was known as "The Great" this, his prepolitics profession
Engineer
|
$800
[24]
Famous nickname of Leon Goslin, who played in all 19 World Series games with the Washington Senators
"Goose"
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$800
[14]
A Navy wedding features an arch of swords; an Army wedding, an arch of these heavy cavalry swords
sabers
Ken
Tom
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$800
[4]
(1932)"Over the main entrance the words, Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre"
Brave New World
Ken
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$800
[29]
Since the 1979 incident at this location, no new nuclear reactors have been ordered in the U.S.
Three Mile Island
Jenny
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$800
[19]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Cape Cod, MA.) In 1986, this vessel, named either for a chipmunk or Woods Hole scientist Alan Vine, reached the Titanic
the Alvin
Ken
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DD
$1,000
[10]
"The Schoolmaster in Politics"
Woodrow Wilson
Jenny
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$1,000
[25]
Sadly, this lefty pitcher who coined the Mets' battle cry "You gotta believe" died in 2004
Tug McGraw
Tom
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$1,000
[15]
It's the festive-sounding name for one who officiates at a wedding
celebrant
Ken
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$1,000
[5]
(1972)"Rabbits need dignity and above all the will to accept their fate"
Watership Down
Ken
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$1,000
[30]
Mythical monstrosity manifested here
Cerberus
Jenny
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$1,000
[20]
The name Zog is not as much in vogue as it once was, when King Zog I ruled this European country
Albania
Ken
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| RUBY | THE EMERALD ISLE | PEARLS OF WISDOM | CORAL REEF LIFE | "DIAMOND"s IN THE ROUGH | WHAT A GEM! |
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$400
[6]
In newspapers, Jack Ruby was invariably described as an "operator" of these joints
strip joints (or nightclubs)
Ken
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$400
[1]
It's the only Irish city with a population above 500,000
Dublin
Tom
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$400
[16]
An artist:"In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes"
Andy Warhol
Jenny
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$400
[26]
Just off Australia, it's the largest chain of coral reefs in the world
the Great Barrier Reef
Ken
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$400
[11]
Dangerous American pit viper
the diamondback
Ken
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$400
[21]
The largest deposits of this fossil tree resin are found in the sands along the shores of the Baltic Sea
amber
Jenny
|
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$800
[7]
On Feb. 29, 2004 she won an Oscar for playing a woman named Ruby
Renée Zellweger
Ken
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$800
[2]
It's the one-word term for the traditional 6 counties known as Northern Ireland
Ulster
Ken
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$800
[17]
A Founding Father:"There never was a good war or a bad peace"
Benjamin Franklin
Jenny
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$800
[27]
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, the USA's first underwater park, is just off the coast of this Florida key
Key Largo
Ken
Tom
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$800
[12]
Honolulu high spot
Diamond Head
Ken
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$800
[22]
This December birthstone is the state gem of Arizona & New Mexico
turquoise
Ken
Tom
|
|
$1,200
[8]
She was married to Al Jolson when she starred in those classic 1930s Busby Berkeley musicals
Ruby Keeler
Ken
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$1,200
[3]
This U.S. president visited his family's ancestral village of Ballyporeen in 1984
Reagan
Ken
Jenny
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$1,600
[19]
A playwright:"We are all born mad. Some remain so."
Samuel Beckett
Jenny
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$1,200
[28]
A species of these well-armed creatures known as the crown-of-thorns feasts on coral reefs
a starfish
Ken
Jenny
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$1,200
[13]
Carol Channing's Broadway ballad from "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"
"Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend"
Jenny
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$1,200
[23]
Cornflower blue is the most prized color of this gem
a sapphire
Ken
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$1,600
[9]
Harry Ruby & Bert Kalmar wrote this classic song about "eight little letters which simply mean I love you"
"Three Little Words"
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$1,600
[4]
This Irish port city on the River Suir is world famous for its crystal
Waterford
Jenny
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$2,000
[20]
A philosopher:"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it"
George Santayana
Tom
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$1,600
[30]
This coral reef dweller seenherecan be vicious & has been known to attack underwater divers
a moray eel
Tom
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$1,600
[14]
Arkansassy state park near Murfreesboro
Crater of Diamonds State Park
|
$1,600
[24]
Mexico is known for its water & fire varieties of this gem
opal
Ken
|
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$2,000
[10]
In a 1999 TV movie, she played Bessie, of the centenarian Delany sisters
Ruby Dee
Ken
|
DD
$2,000
[5]
At about 230 miles, it's not only the longest river in Ireland, it's the longest in the British Isles
the River Shannon
Jenny
|
DD
$5,000
[18]
A 17th century writer:"Angling can be said to be so like the mathematics, that it can never be fully learnt"
Izaak Walton
Jenny
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$2,000
[29]
It's a ring-shaped coral island surrounding a lagoon, like Bikini or Eniwetok
an atoll
Ken
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$2,000
[15]
This lavish-living turn-of-the-century financier rose from a job as a bellhop
Diamond Jim Brady
Ken
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$2,000
[25]
In 1750 a Parisian jeweler found that heat turns this sherry-colored Brazilian gem pink
topaz
Jenny
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Ironically, he might have saved himself from death in 1779 if he had known how to swim
Captain Cook