Steven Jones — an attorney from Rocheport, Missouri
Amanda Glaser — a productivity engineer from Albany, New York
Meredith Robbins — a library media specialist from New York, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $5,700)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meredith | $2,800 | $4,000 | $20,000 |
$18,000
2-day champion: $23,700 |
$19,200
21 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Amanda | $2,800 | $6,800 | $8,000 |
$3,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$9,000
21 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Steven | $800 | $800 | $6,400 |
$3,400
2nd place: $2,000 |
$6,400
6 R, 1 W |
| COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | ROLLING STONE'S 100 GREATEST GUITAR SONGS | AN AVERAGE CATEGORY | RECENTLY DISCOVERED ANCIENT ROMANS | A RATION OF FASHION | O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN |
|
$200
[21]
Yitzhak Rabin was this country's first native-born prime minister
Israel
Amanda
|
$200
[26]
No. 1 on the list is his "Johnny B. Goode"
Chuck Berry
Meredith
|
$200
[4]
On average, one of these has 30,000 quills
a porcupine
Meredith
|
$200
[16]
This guy, a strong coffee prepared by forcing steam under pressure through ground beans, was quite lively
Espresso
Meredith
|
$200
[1]
One book said this '80s NBC cop show "started a fashion trend for those into the macho/grubby look"
Miami Vice
Amanda
|
$200
[9]
On Oct. 28, 1492 this captain was in the Bay of Bariay off Cuba & not near the Asian mainland
Columbus
Amanda
|
|
$400
[22]
From 1380 to 1918 Iceland was ruled by this country
Denmark
Meredith
|
$400
[27]
At No. 2 is this colorful classic from Jimi Hendrix
"Purple Haze"
Amanda
|
$400
[7]
You're anything but average if you've got a 4.0 GPA, short for this
grade point average
Meredith
|
$400
[17]
Downing a plate of brisket & ribs, he lived up to his adjectival name, from the Latin for "flesh eating"
Carnivorous
Meredith
|
$400
[2]
It seems to be the hardest word for this garment seen here
a sari
Meredith
|
$400
[10]
In 674 King Charles II made this captain the lt. governor of Jamaica: raise a glass of his rum to that
Captain Morgan
Amanda
|
|
$600
[23]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew points to a map of Southeast Asia on the monitor.) Malaysia consists of two regions--West Malaysia, on the Malay Peninsula, & East Malaysia, which occupies the northern part of this large island
Borneo
Amanda
|
$600
[28]
"Put another dime in the jukebox, baby" for this song, No. 89
"I Love Rock 'N Roll"
Amanda
|
$600
[8]
World Book says the average number of these creatures in one sq. mile equals the number of people on Earth
insects
Amanda
|
$600
[18]
He got enjoyment through imagined participation in the experience of others, as in a "thrill"
Vicarious
Amanda
|
$600
[3]
This Philippine first lady had 1,060 pairs of shoes
Imelda Marcos
Steven
|
$600
[11]
The "news" is that a Virginia city bears the name of this captain who brought over the Jamestown colonists
(Christopher) Newport
Amanda
|
|
$800
[24]
More than half of this country is covered by the Alps & the Jura mounitains
Switzerland
Meredith
|
$800
[29]
No. 64 is this song by Lynyrd Skynyrd that Rolling Stone calls "the ultimate Southern-rock anthem"
"Free Bird"
Meredith
Amanda
|
$800
[14]
The average surface temperature on this planet is more than 860 degrees F.
Venus
Amanda
Steven
|
$800
[19]
This nut of the cashew family contains an edible, greenish kernel; alas, I knew him... a fellow of infinite cashews
Pistachio
Amanda
|
$800
[5]
Associated with a duke, it's a wide, triangular knot for tying a four-in-hand necktie
a Windsor knot
Meredith
|
DD
$1,000
[12]
In 1610 he set sail on his ship the Discovery; a strait & bay would later be named for him
Henry Hudson
Amanda
|
|
$1,000
[25]
Honoring the country's liberator, "La Dessalinienne" is this country's national anthem
Haiti
|
$1,000
[30]
One of the newer songs is his 2006 hit "Gravity"
John Mayer
|
$1,000
[15]
Marquette, Michigan averages 2.35 inches of precipitation in this month known proverbially for showers
April
Amanda
|
$1,000
[20]
He was 'living in" this 8-letter state of being completely forgotten or unknown
Oblivion
|
$1,000
[6]
You'll never see photos of me in these wide, MC Hammer "jump" pants; can't touch this!
parachute pants
Steven
|
$1,000
[13]
In the 1770s he & his crew became the first Europeans known to have visited Hawaii--didn't end well, though
Captain Cook
Meredith
|
| ART | POTPOURRI | COMPLETE THE HUGO AWARD-WINNING TITLE | FLOWERS | DOUBLE TALK | O CAPTAIN, MY POP CULTURE CAPTAIN |
|
$400
[16]
Manet didn't exhibit with this group but his sister-in-law Berthe Morisot did
the Impressionists
Amanda
|
$400
[20]
While Agnus Dei refers to Christ, it actually means "lamb of" this
God
Amanda
|
$400
[26]
1960:"_____ Troopers" by Robert Heinlein
Starship
Amanda
|
$400
[8]
The name of this flower goes back to the Turkish for "turban", from the shape of the opened flower
the tulip
Amanda
|
$400
[1]
Wile E. Coyote could tell you it's what the Road Runner says
"Beep! Beep!"
Amanda
|
$400
[6]
He earned his commission as a kids' show host on CBS from 1955 to 1985
Captain Kangaroo
Meredith
|
|
$800
[17]
Meyer portrayed the dignity of these people, from the French for "country", as seen here
peasants
Meredith
|
$800
[21]
Would Cary with this last name have seemed as suave if he'd gained fame as Archibald Leach?
Grant
Meredith
|
$800
[27]
1970:'The Left Hand of _____" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Darkness
|
$800
[9]
The lady's slipper is the official flower of this Canadian island province
Prince Edward Island
Meredith
|
$800
[2]
In one of their biggest hits, the Osmonds compared the ups & downs of love to this object
a yo-yo
Steven
|
$800
[7]
Love has kept this pop singing duo together since their 1975 wedding
the Captain & Tennille
Amanda
|
|
$1,600
[19]
Bocklin's"Isle of the Dead"exemplifies this "ism" that used externalobjectsto represent ideas & emotions
symbolism
Amanda
|
$1,200
[23]
It's the syllable used for the third tone of any major diatonic scale
Mi
|
$1,200
[28]
1974:"_____ With Rama" by Arthur C. Clarke
Rendezvous
|
DD
$1,000
[10]
Though it means "lily", the fleur-de-lis is a variety of this flower
an iris
Meredith
|
$1,200
[3]
Let's hit the dance floor for this dance performed to the music heard here
the cha cha
Amanda
|
$1,200
[13]
Daniel J. Travanti tried to be "careful out there" as Captain Furillo on this show
Hill Street Blues
Steven
|
|
$2,000
[22]
A visit to the Alhambra led this 20th c. Dutch artist to optical oddities like water that flows up as well as down
M.C. Escher
Steven
|
$1,600
[24]
The moon has a Sea of Tranquility & a Sea of this, a synonym of tranquility
Serenity
Amanda
|
$1,600
[29]
1968:"I Have No Mouth, and I Must _____ " by Harlan Ellison
Scream
|
$1,600
[11]
The victim of a 1947 murder in L.A. had this flower in her nickname
Dahlia
Meredith
|
$1,600
[4]
The official vegetable of Washington State is a sweet onion that shares its name with this valley & city
Walla Walla
Steven
|
$1,600
[14]
Every little breeze whispered Dom Deluise when he played Captain Chaos in this 1981 Burt Reynolds car race flick
Cannonball Run
Meredith
|
|
DD
$3,000
[18]
Robert Motherwell painted over 100 versions of "Elegy to" this "Republic" that Picasso mourned too
the Spanish Republic
Meredith
|
$2,000
[25]
This word that means bravery or valor comes from the Latin for "heart"
courage
Meredith
|
$2,000
[30]
1961:"A ____ for Leibowitz" by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Canticle
Meredith
|
$2,000
[12]
From the name of a German naturalist, they're the cut flowers seen here, also known as Veldt daisies
Gerber daisies
Meredith
|
$2,000
[5]
James Michener called this French Polynesian island with its fabled blue lagoon "the most beautiful in the world"
Bora Bora
Amanda
|
$2,000
[15]
"You will always remember this as the day that you almost caught" this captain, seen in a trilogy of films
Jack Sparrow
Meredith
|
Due to the large numbers of men away from home, it was the first year a majority of states counted absentee votes
1864