Ken Jennings game 27.
Leonard Koss — an entrepreneur from Santa Monica, California
Oliver Mellet — a computer programmer from Marina del Rey, California
Ken Jennings — a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah (whose 26-day cash winnings total $828,960)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken | $4,200 | $11,100 | $29,800 |
$40,000
27-day champion: $868,960 |
$24,400
32 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| Oliver | $0 | $1,600 | $8,800 |
$3,800
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,800
7 R, 0 W |
| Leonard | $2,000 | $3,200 | $1,800 |
$3,595
3rd place: $1,000 |
$4,800
11 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| THEATRE AWARDS | NEIL DOWN | HOW 'BOUT A DRINK? | THEIR NATIVE SOIL | "CHA" | THAT'S MY SCHOOL! |
|
$200
[6]
This Canadian city, "the third-largest theatre centre in the English-speaking world", is home to the Dora Awards
Toronto
Ken
|
$200
[1]
Neil Patrick Harris will always be remembered for playing this title teen on TV
Doogie Howser
Ken
|
$200
[26]
A 1988 act of Parliament defined this Scottish product & limited its production only to Scotland
Scotch (whiskey)
Ken
|
$200
[11]
Bob Marley
Jamaica
Leonard
|
$200
[16]
What you'll usually find behind the wheel of a limo
a chauffeur
Ken
Leonard
|
$200
[21]
This inventor who never attended college has a college named for him in Trenton, New Jersey
Edison
Leonard
|
|
$400
[7]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven, CT.) In 1991, Yale Rep received one of these awards presented by the American Theatre Wing for Regional Theatre
a Tony
Leonard
|
$400
[2]
He's been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a solo performer & as a member of Buffalo Springfield
Neil Young
Leonard
|
$400
[27]
A margarita can be served in a salt-rimmed glass; a lemon drop, in a glass rimmed with this
sugar
Ken
|
$400
[12]
Film director Ang Lee
Taiwan
Ken
|
$400
[17]
It's a division of a book, or a local branch of a club
a chapter
Leonard
|
$400
[22]
South of San Francisco, you'll find this university named for the son of a railway-building Calif. governor
Stanford
Ken
|
|
$600
[8]
Play Dogberry & you may win the St. Clair Bayfield Award for a supporting role in one of this man's plays
Shakespeare
Ken
|
$600
[3]
In 1983 a Broadway theater was renamed for this man, the first time a living playwright was so honored
Neil Simon
Ken
|
$600
[28]
Brandy, creme de cacao & heavy cream make this drink
a Brandy Alexander
Ken
|
$600
[13]
Freedom fighter Jose Marti
Cuba
Ken
|
$600
[18]
Eames & Adirondack are types of these
a chair
Oliver
|
$800
[24]
Barbara Walters & Alice Walker are among the graduates of her college in Bronxville, New York
Sarah Lawrence
Ken
|
|
$800
[9]
The British award named forhimdepictshimin the role of Henry V at the Old Vic in 1937
Olivier
Ken
|
$800
[4]
Neil Tennant is half of this British duo whose '80s hits include "West End Girls"
Pet Shop Boys
Ken
|
$800
[29]
(Sofia of the Clue Crew plays bartender.) Worldly name of this vodka, triple sec, cranberry & lime juice cocktail
a cosmopolitan
Ken
|
$800
[14]
Choreographer Michel Fokine
Russia
|
$800
[19]
Seen here, it keeps food warm at a dinner party
a chafing dish
Leonard
|
$1,000
[25]
There's a Washington & Jefferson College in Pennsylvania & a Washington & this general University in Virginia
Lee
Ken
|
|
$1,000
[10]
The Obie, introduced by this newspaper in 1956, has been called Off-Broadway's highest honor
The Village Voice
|
$1,000
[5]
He had a No. 1 hit with "Laughter In The Rain"
Neil Sedaka
Leonard
|
$1,000
[30]
Steely Dan knows you might lose that number after a few of these drinks made with gin, lime juice & club soda
a Rickey
Ken
|
$1,000
[15]
Soccer great Diego Maradona
Argentina
Ken
|
$1,000
[20]
On a map of Africa, this country is "dangling" off the right side of Niger
Chad
Oliver
|
DD
$1,700
[23]
We wonder if his famous sandals are required footwear at the Chicago school of podiatric medicine named for him
Dr. Scholl
Ken
|
| THE 50 STATES | COUNTRY MUSIC | HISTORIC PEOPLE | ARE YOU A BETTING MAN? | SHAKESPEARE, THE SITCOM | JUMP ON THE "BAND" WAGON |
|
$400
[16]
Of the New England states, Vermont is the least populous; this is the smallest in area
Rhode Island
Ken
|
$400
[26]
At the CMA Awards in 2003, special tribute was paid to this late "Man in Black"
Johnny Cash
Ken
|
$400
[21]
Sam Maverick, who gave us a word for independence, left this Texas fortress 4 days before the slaughter
the Alamo
Ken
|
$400
[1]
Abbadabba Berman, killed with Dutch Schultz, was an ace fixer of this lottery-type racket
a numbers game
Ken
|
$400
[11]
He's a guy who can't say no to love, she's a gal with a weakness for faking her own death; together, they're...
Romeo and Juliet
Oliver
|
$400
[6]
American or not, it's an orchestra platform
a bandstand
Ken
|
|
$800
[17]
If you're at this state's lowest point, on the Verdigris River, stop for a pick-me-up in nearby Coffeyville
Kansas
|
$800
[27]
(Hi, I'm Billy Ray Cyrus.) In 1992 I had a lot of people line dancing to this song, my first No. 1 hit
"Achy Breaky Heart"
Ken
|
$800
[22]
This future French leader's 1934 book "The Army of the Future" helped inspire the Blitzkrieg--oops!
(Charles) de Gaulle
Leonard
|
$800
[2]
C'mon, one more cherry! Bally's Las Vegas became the first hotel with a $1,000 one of these
a slot machine
Leonard
|
$800
[12]
Her new job as a marriage counselor drives hubby Othello a little crazy in "The Moor the Merrier"
Desdemona
Leonard
|
$800
[7]
Musical era exemplified by Glenn Miller & Tommy Dorsey's groups
the big band era
Ken
|
|
$1,200
[18]
It's the only state that touches 3 of the Great Lakes
Michigan
Ken
|
$1,200
[28]
His 61st album, "Back to the Well", features a new duet with old duet partner Dolly Parton
Kenny Rogers
Oliver
|
$1,600
[24]
In apaintingby Ilya Repin, he's the ruler lamenting having just killed his own son
Ivan the Terrible
|
$1,200
[3]
At the poker table, blinking or whistling might be this 4-letter sign of what kind of hand you've got
a tell
Ken
|
$1,200
[13]
Wacky sisters Goneril & Regan live next door & make life tough for plucky Cordy & this title guy
King Lear
Leonard
|
$1,200
[8]
On the big screen, he's been a desperado & a mambo king
Antonio Banderas
Ken
|
|
$1,600
[19]
Of the 4 states officially known as commonwealths, it lies the farthest west
(Commonwealth of) Kentucky
|
$1,600
[29]
(Hi, I'm Joe Nichols.) My favorite song, "Footlights", was sung by this country legend whose name appropriately means "tired-looking"
Merle Haggard
Ken
|
$2,000
[25]
As Charles II's mistress, this ex-actress is said to have encouraged the founding of Chelsea Hospital
Nell Gwynn
|
$1,600
[4]
This type of casual golf wager is named for a Long Island country club
Nassau
|
$1,600
[14]
King Alonso & some buddies take a 3-hour tour & wash up on an island with this goofy magician in "Temper Temper!"
Prospero
Ken
|
$1,600
[9]
A soldier's cartridge belt worn over the shoulder & across the chest
a bandolier
Oliver
|
|
$2,000
[20]
Its largest inland lake is Lake Winnebago with an area of 215 square miles
Wisconsin
Oliver
Leonard
|
$2,000
[30]
In Buddy Jewell's touching song, his daughter asks, "Do you think that God could use another angel to help" do this
pour out the rain
|
DD
$3,000
[23]
Cosimo de Medici was Pater Patriae, translating to this title also held by a famous American
Father of the Country
Leonard
|
$2,000
[5]
When James Bond says this in "Casino Royale", it means he's betting against the whole bank in baccarat
banco
Oliver
|
DD
$6,300
[15]
This cross-dressing lawyer tries to balance her career & her relationship with Bassanio
Portia
Ken
|
$2,000
[10]
"The Wrath of Cortex" is this Australasian marsupial's new video game
(Crash) Bandicoot
Ken
|
After a 58-year flirtation, this woman called it off temporarily in issue No. 720
Lois Lane