A.V. Greene — a project manager from Durham, North Carolina
George Dudley — a G.I.S. technician from Memphis, Tennessee
Jim Cairl — a stay-at-home dad from New York, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $23,400)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim | $3,800 | $7,000 | $7,400 |
$11,900
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,600
22 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| George | $2,600 | $2,200 | $11,400 |
$14,801
New champion: $14,801 |
$11,400
14 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| A.V. | $200 | $200 | $1,000 |
$1
3rd place: $1,000 |
$1,000
6 R, 5 W |
| -OLOGIES | THE AMERICAN LEAGUE | CONTEMPORARIES | OOPS! | I LEARNED IT IN DRAMA CLASS | MONEY, MONEY, MONEY |
|
$200
[13]
A high school requirement for many, it's the scientific study of life
biology
George
|
$200
[26]
For 1957, Hank Aaron was the MVP of the National League & this Yankee was MVP for the American
Mickey Mantle
Jim
A.V.
|
$200
[21]
While Archimedes was thinking up inventions, this Carthaginian was thinking of how to get elephants over the Alps
Hannibal
Jim
|
$200
[1]
In Oensingen, Switz. a repairman stranded on one of these (with no one saluting) had to be rescued by helicopter
flagpole
George
|
$200
[2]
A garment worn by cooks shares its name with this part of the stage that extends in front of the curtain line
apron
Jim
|
$200
[6]
Before the Euro, 100 groschen in Austria made one of these, abbreviated S or SCH
shilling
Jim
|
|
$400
[14]
William James wished that "by treating" this discipline "like a natural science" it would help it to become one
psychology
Jim
|
$400
[27]
This American League team made its first World Series appearance in 2002 (& won)
Anaheim Angels
Jim
George
|
$400
[22]
In 1699 Capt. Kidd was out pirating for loot & this scientist was made master of the Mint in England
Sir Isaac Newton
Jim
|
$400
[9]
In August 1998 a TV station in this largest Canadian city bought Howard Stern's show, then refused to air it
Toronto
Jim
|
$400
[3]
If you're handling a prop in a play, you should know that "prop" is short for this
property
Jim
|
$400
[8]
In 1994 a portrait of this author whose father went to debtor's prison was put on the British 10-pound note
Charles Dickens
Jim
|
|
$600
[15]
In 1585 Pope Sixtus V condemned the practice of this; wonder if anyone saw that coming?
astrology
A.V.
|
$600
[28]
The logo of this west coast team is seen here
Seattle Mariners
Jim
|
$600
[23]
In 1828 Webster published his American dictionary & this man was president of Gran Colombia
Simon Bolivar
Jim
|
$600
[10]
It's reported that a closed caption ID'd this Gulf War leader, commenting on Kosovo, as Gen. Schwarzenegger
General Norman Schwartzkopf
George
|
$600
[4]
You'll often find musicians in this area of the theatre directly in front of & below the stage
orchestra pit
George
|
$600
[18]
Norfolk Island & the Republic of Kiribati use this country's dollar
Australia
|
|
$800
[16]
It's the field of study for an expert on diamonds, rubies & emeralds
gemology
Jim
|
$800
[29]
This charter member of the American League won the World Series 5 times between 1903 & 1918
Boston Red Sox
|
$800
[24]
Anne Boleyn was a youth in 1513 when this Spaniard was searching for the Fountain of Youth
Ponce de Leon
Jim
|
$800
[11]
Nickname for having your long distance service changed without asking; Cicero, Illinois' city hall experienced it
slamming
Jim
|
$800
[5]
It's the term for a word or action that prompts an actor to remember when to speak or make an entrance
cue
A.V.
|
$800
[19]
This tiny country, whose capital is Vaduz, uses the Swiss franc as capital
Liechtenstein
George
A.V.
|
|
DD
$1,000
[17]
The study of poisons & drugs, coroners often wait its report to determine the cause of death
toxicology
Jim
|
$1,000
[30]
On Sept. 27, 1999 this team played the last of its 6,783 games at "The Corner" of Michigan & Trumbull
Detroit Tigers
Jim
|
$1,000
[25]
Types of tulip are named for Darwin & his contemporary, this Austrian genetics pioneer
Gregor Mendel
A.V.
|
$1,000
[12]
Quizzed by a fan club on his "Spenser" TV series, this author of the books got 5 answers wrong
Robert Parker
George
|
$1,000
[7]
This oily make-up is so synonymous with the theatre that it's found in the name of an Anthony Newley musical
Greasepaint
Jim
|
$1,000
[20]
Unit of currency used by the greatest number of Arab countries
dinar
|
| NOVELISTS | BROADWAY LYRICS | NICKNAMES GIVEN BY PRESIDENT BUSH | "W"HERE'S THAT? | PULLING UP STAKES | BIBLICAL RHYME TIME |
|
$400
[11]
In his 1969 novel he penned the famous line "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse"
Mario Puzo (from "The Godfather")
George
|
$400
[6]
It's where "the wind comes sweepin' down the plain, and the wavin' wheat can sure smell sweet"
"Oklahoma!"
Jim
|
$400
[21]
Naturally, this cabinet member is "Rummy"
Donald Rumsfeld
Jim
|
$400
[1]
You'll find a replica of the world's largest cheese (it weighed 34,500 pounds) in Neillsville in this state
Wisconsin
A.V.
|
$400
[14]
This body part has to be staked to kill a vampire
heart
Jim
|
$400
[18]
Boaz' wife's detectives
Ruth's sleuths
A.V.
|
|
$800
[12]
In 1925 she won a really big prize, the Pulitzer Prize, for her novel "So Big"
Edna Ferber
|
$800
[7]
It's the title tune heard here
"Camelot"
George
|
$800
[22]
His congressional office led to his nickname "Speak"
Dennis Hastert
|
$800
[2]
In its own language, it's known as Cymru
Wales
|
$800
[15]
A ringer on the stake in this game scores 3 points; 50 points wins the game
horseshoes
Jim
|
$800
[19]
The person who would put fresh sheets on Baby Jesus' bed
manger changer
|
|
$1,200
[13]
Prior to his first big literary success with "Five Weeks in a Balloon", he wrote librettos & plays
Jules Verne
|
DD
$1,200
[8]
A song from "Chicago" begins, "Come on, babe, why don't we paint the town and" these 3 words
"All That Jazz"
George
|
DD
$1,200
[25]
Appropriate 2-digit nickname bestowed on the president's dad
41
Jim
|
$1,200
[3]
Once known as Montezuma, this Minnesota city was renamed to honor an Indian princess (not actress Ryder)
Winona
George
|
$1,200
[16]
16th century poet Giordano Bruno was judged a heretic & killed this way
burned at the stake
George
|
$1,200
[20]
An encirclement of the river that runs from Galilee to the Dead Sea
Jordan cordon
|
|
$1,600
[23]
This Californian's last work was 1976's "The Acts of King Arthur and his Noble Knights"
John Steinbeck
|
$1,600
[9]
George M. Cohan: "But should auld acquaintance be forgot, keep your eye on" this
"Grand Old Flag"
Jim
|
$1,600
[26]
Senator Olympia Snowe of this state got to have "The Big O" as a nickname
Maine
Jim
George
A.V.
|
$1,600
[4]
It's "crystal" clear that this Irish city is 40 miles west of Wexford
Waterford
Jim
A.V.
|
$1,600
[17]
In the 1990s this beer company bought stakes in Mexico & sold the Cardinals
Anheuser-Busch
A.V.
|
$1,600
[29]
Calamine & Jergens from the "land" where the Hebrews began the Exodus
Goshen's lotions
A.V.
|
|
$2,000
[24]
This author, a native of Salem, Mass., wrote about witchcraft in the Salem area in 1835's "Young Goodman Brown"
Nathaniel Hawthorne
|
$2,000
[10]
A song in "The Sound of Music" tells you to do this, "search high and low, follow every byway, every path you know"
"Climb Every Mountain"
George
|
$2,000
[28]
This advisor seen here became "The Boy Genius"
Karl Rove
|
$2,000
[5]
Little Red Riding Hood might be afraid to visit this Virginia park devoted to the performing arts
Wolf Trap
Jim
George
|
$2,000
[27]
This church organized into wards, stakes & regions was established in 1830 by Joseph Smith
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
George
|
— |
He said, "I... really never considered myself a TV star. I always thought I was a neighbor who just came in for a visit"
Fred Rogers (of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood )