Ken Jennings game 55.(Jimmy: Howdy! Come along and sing somecowboy songs, next onJeopardy!Come on, let's go!)
Marcy Palino — a registered nurse from Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Matt Kleinmaier — a medical student from Chicago, Illinois
Ken Jennings — a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah (whose 54-day cash winnings total $1,843,100)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken | $5,400 | $6,000 | $26,000 |
$35,000
55-day champion: $1,878,100 |
$27,200
35 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Matt | $0 | $-200 | $4,600 |
$8,100
2nd place: $2,000 |
$4,600
9 R, 3 W |
| Marcy | $800 | $1,800 | $400 |
$400
3rd place: $1,000 |
$1,400
6 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | COWBOY SONGS | WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS | DICKENS BOOKS BY CHARACTERS | TRICKY QUESTIONS | STOP PULLING MY CHENEY |
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$200
[1]
The Declaration was adopted in this city
Philadelphia
Matt
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$200
[6]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew sits upon a white mare on a dude ranch in Montana.) A seldom heard later verse of this song goes:"Oh I love those wild flowers in this dear land of ours"
"Home On The Range"
Matt
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$200
[18]
Some say this tool with an adjustable jaw was invented by a Massachusetts mechanic named Monk
a monkey wrench
Ken
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$200
[12]
Jacob Marley &Tiny Tim
A Christmas Carol
Matt
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$200
[17]
Total number of each animal that Moses took on the Ark with him during the great flood
zero
Ken
Matt
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$200
[7]
In 1975 Dick Cheney became this president's Chief of Staff
Gerald Ford
Ken
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$400
[2]
The Declaration does not mention this supreme legislative body of Great Britain by name
Parliament
Ken
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$400
[27]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew belts out a tune from atop a horse on a dude ranch in Montana.) Dale Evans wrote the lyrics to this song that says:"Until we meet again"
"Happy Trails"
Marcy
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$400
[19]
Santa Claus might know that this word comes from the Scandinavian for "creature" & the Old English for "beast"
reindeer
Ken
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$400
[13]
Dr. Manette &Madame Defarge
A Tale of Two Cities
Ken
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$400
[23]
The number of times you can subtract 5 from 55
once
Ken
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$400
[8]
From 1995 to 2000 Cheney was CEO of this energy services firm
Halliburton
Ken
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$600
[3]
It says that if this denies people their rights, the people have the right "to alter or abolish it"
the government
Matt
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$600
[28]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew belts out a tune from atop a horse on a dude ranch in Montana.) It’s where Gene Autry was in the title of his theme song:"Out where a friend is a friend"
"Back In The Saddle (Again)"
Marcy
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$600
[20]
This ovoid term for an intellectual was often used of 1952 presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson
egghead
Ken
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$600
[14]
Estella &Miss Havisham
Great Expectations
Ken
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$600
[24]
An insomniac dyslexic agnostic lays awake all night wondering if there really is one of these
a dog
Ken
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$600
[9]
Dick Cheney was born in this city that's home to the University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Ken
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$800
[4]
This British Lord’s 1993 novel "Honor Among Thieves" concerns a plot to steal the Declaration
Lord Archer
Marcy
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$800
[29]
(Sofia of the Clue Crew sits upon a brown horse on a dude ranch in Montana.) A dying cowboy made this request:"These words came low and mournfully"
bury me not on the lone prairie
Ken
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$800
[21]
An early recorded mention of the phrase "busy as a bee" appeared in this 1387 Chaucer work
Canterbury Tales
Ken
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$800
[15]
Betsey Trotwood& Mr. Murdstone
David Copperfield
Ken
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$800
[25]
The 2 U.S. coins that add up to 30 cents when one of them is not a quarter
a nickel & a quarter
Ken
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$800
[10]
In the first President Bush's cabinet, Cheney was Secretary of this
Defense
Matt
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$1,000
[5]
After all the states ratified it, Congress added this 9-letter word to the title
unanimous
Matt
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$1,000
[30]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew sits in the saddle of a brown horse on a dude ranch in Montana.) In this song, a cowpuncher in a hurry sings:"It’s your misfortune and none of my own"
"Get Along Little Dogies"
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DD
$2,800
[22]
Once eaten only on Church holy days, this fish's name is from English & Dutch words for "holy flatfish"
halibut
Ken
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$1,000
[16]
Quilp, Kit Nubbles &Little Nell
The Old Curiosity Shop
Ken
Matt
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$1,000
[26]
Total number of balls used in the pool table game called 8-ball
sixteen
Ken
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$1,000
[11]
Dick Cheney served 6 terms as this state's sole representative in the House of Representatives
Wyoming
Ken
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$400
[11]
In 1493 Christopher Columbus discovered this future U.S. commonwealth & named it San Juan Bautista
Puerto Rico
Ken
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$400
[1]
Adjective meaning completely expressionless used to describe Jackie Vernon’s or Steven Wright’s comic style
deadpan
Ken
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$400
[21]
It's the numerical name for a traditional canopy bed
a four-poster
Ken
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$400
[16]
Born October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, India, didn't eat much, died January 30, 1948 in New Delhi
(Mohandas) Gandhi
Ken
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$400
[26]
In 1964 Coco Chanel & Norman Norell were championing the right of women to wear these
pants
Ken
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$400
[6]
We hope your dog doesn't suffer ennui when boarded in one of these establishments
a kennel
Matt
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|
$800
[12]
In 1855 this missionary discovered Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River
Livingstone
Ken
Marcy
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$800
[2]
On "Coffee Talk", on "SNL", Linda Richman (this man in drag) would get "farklempt" ("choked up" in Yiddish)
Mike Myers
Ken
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$800
[22]
Get your mind out of these troughs & try using your hands or a hose to clean out the leaves
the gutter
Matt
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$800
[17]
Born in Oklahoma in 1879, had a lot of laughs, died near Point Barrow, Alaska in 1935
Will Rogers
Ken
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$800
[27]
The sarong that Edith Head designed for this star in 1936 was widely copied for beachwear
Dorothy Lamour
Ken
Marcy
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$800
[7]
Get thee to this synonym for a convent
a nunnery
Ken
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DD
$1,000
[14]
This Dutch explorer also discovered Tonga & Fiji in 1643
Abel Tasman
Marcy
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$1,200
[3]
"Who's Who in Comedy" quotes our 1989 clue "Married couple who've done commercials for Blue Nun wine…"
Stiller & Meara
Ken
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$1,200
[23]
If you have the room, this structure seenhereis a fine addition to any backyard
a gazebo
Ken
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$1,200
[18]
Born around 1507, married a king & gave birth to a future queen, died 1536 in London
Anne Boleyn
Ken
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$1,200
[28]
It's the name for the loose, brightly colored dress introduced to Pacific islanders by missionaries
muumuu
Ken
Marcy
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$1,200
[8]
Manually sifting for gold in a river
panning
Marcy
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$1,200
[13]
On June 18, 1767 Samuel Wallis became the first European to land at this breadfruity South Sea island
Tahiti
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$1,600
[4]
Riddle me this, he starred on Broadway in 2002 doing his impression of George Burns
Frank Gorshin
Ken
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$1,600
[24]
Jerry Garcia fans unite! This is the practice of removing those old withered flowers from your garden
deadheading
Ken
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$2,000
[20]
Born Belfast 1824, gifted scientist, whole life remembered as an absolute zero, died 1907
Lord Kelvin
Matt
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$1,600
[9]
A chronological record of the events of successive years
annals
Matt
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$2,000
[15]
This 5,140-square-mile Venezuelan lake was discovered in 1499 by Alonso de Ojeda & Amerigo Vespucci
(Lake) Maracaibo
Ken
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$2,000
[5]
In the '70s his act was called "Child of the '50s"; in 2000 his HBO special was "Child in His 50s"
Robert Klein
Marcy
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$2,000
[25]
Usually off-white with rugged loops, this type of carpeting is named for one made by North African tribes
berber
Ken
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DD
$3,200
[19]
Born in St. Louis in 1888, became a Brit in 1927, wrote poems & plays, won a Nobel Prize in 1948, died 1965
T.S. Eliot
Ken
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$2,000
[10]
In 1777 the Green Mountain boys had a hand in winning the Battle of this city in Vermont
Bennington
Ken
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The 2nd-smallest independent country in area in the Western Hemisphere; in the '80s it was invaded by the 2nd largest
Grenada