Martin Garnar — a librarian from Denver, Colorado
Lanny Springs — a retiree and high school coach from Ruxton, Maryland
Brian Muth — a headmaster from Napa, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $23,100)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian | $1,200 | $3,600 | $12,400 |
$20,700
2-day champion: $43,800 |
$12,400
15 R, 0 W |
| Lanny | $3,800 | $8,600 | $6,800 |
$5,800
3rd place: $1,000 |
$9,800
18 R, 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Martin | $400 | $4,500 | $10,300 |
$15,901
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,200
15 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W |
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$200
[5]
"'He is a strange, half-savage creature of the jungle, Miss Porter'"
Tarzan of the Apes
Lanny
Martin
|
$200
[19]
"H" is for this 1956 song for which Elvis found "a new place to dwell"--at the top of the charts
Heartbreak Hotel
Brian
|
$200
[1]
On Oct. 8, 1871 I didn't see her cow start the fire at her Chicago barn, but I should have put it out early
Mrs. O'Leary
Lanny
Martin
|
$200
[22]
This hemorrhage of a blood vessel leading to the brain is also known as an apoplexy
a stroke
Martin
|
$200
[13]
In 1875 the first swim across this waterway took about 22 hours; in 1994 it was accomplished in about 7
the English Channel
Martin
|
$200
[3]
The chief attendant of the bridegroom
the best man
Martin
|
|
$400
[6]
"They reached the carriage-drive at Toad Hall to find, as the badger had anticipated, a shiny new motor-car"
Wind in the Willows
Lanny
|
$400
[26]
"A" is for this Las Vegas hotel where Elvis & Priscilla were married on May 1, 1967, not by a genie but by a judge
the Aladdin
Martin
|
$400
[2]
I didn't "aid" the thief by giving him directions to the bank, nor did I do this companion act; I didn't incite him to rob it
abet
Lanny
|
$600
[24]
The NFL recently set a policy for these injuries, from the Latin for "shaking"
concussions
Lanny
|
$400
[14]
This San Antonio Spurs star originally trained to be an Olympic swimmer, but Hurricane Hugo wrecked the pool
Tim Duncan
Lanny
|
$400
[4]
Proverbial 3-word term for a dog in relation to our species
man's best friend
Lanny
|
|
$600
[7]
"'Thanks, Ollie.' Those were her last words"
Love Story
|
$600
[27]
"V" is for this 1964 film that used the tagline "Elvis is at the wheel but Ann-Margret drives him wild!"
Viva Las Vegas
Lanny
|
$600
[16]
I was a lookout--I didn't bust open the lock for the "breaking" part or do this crime that goes with it
entering
Brian
|
$800
[25]
Vegetable term for an ear that's misshapen from repeated blows
a cauliflower ear
Lanny
|
$600
[15]
The wife of this "Give me liberty or give me death" speechmaker was confined at home due to mental illness
Patrick Henry
Brian
|
$600
[10]
Day-of-the-week term for clothing worn on special occasions
Sunday best
Brian
|
|
$800
[8]
"Adam Trask was born on a farm on the outskirts of a little town which was not far from a big town in Connecticut"
East of Eden
Lanny
|
$800
[28]
"T" is for this Mississippi town of Elvis' birth which was once called Gum Pond but later renamed for a tree
Tupelo
Lanny
|
$800
[17]
I did give the guy a crowbar, but I never dreamed he would steal a car & commit this 3-word crime, also a video game
grand theft auto
Brian
|
$1,000
[30]
Antonio Egas Moniz won a 1949 Nobel Prize for introducing this procedure that affects the prefrontal lobes
a lobotomy
Lanny
|
$800
[20]
Horace Gray was the first Supreme Court Justice to hire 1 of these; he spent more time as Gray's barber than researching
a clerk
Brian
|
$800
[11]
Uno, a 15-inch beagle, took this Westminster Kennel Club top prize in 2008
Best in Show
Lanny
|
|
$1,000
[9]
"Habit, n. A shackle for the free" & "Prejudice, n. A vagrant opinion without visible means of support"
The Devil's Dictionary
|
$1,000
[29]
"P" is for this manager who sold Elvis' entire music catalog to RCA in 1973 for about $5 million, far below its market value
Colonel (Tom) Parker
Martin
|
$1,000
[18]
I only introduced this British war secretary to Christine Keeler; I had no idea a scandal would ensue & he'd quit
John Profumo
Lanny
|
DD
$1,500
[23]
Also known as dens sapientiae, these can be a pain if they have to come out
the wisdom teeth (or third molars)
Martin
|
$1,000
[21]
Christianity Today said this animated TV dad is more associated with Christianity than the Pope or Mother Teresa
Ned Flanders
Martin
|
$1,000
[12]
Brian Epstein was assigned to boot this drummer from the Beatles in 1962
Pete Best
Lanny
|
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$400
[1]
In 1821 Panama broke away from Spain & became a province of this country
Colombia
Lanny
|
$400
[16]
"Mandibles"
Jaws
Brian
|
$400
[11]
Residents of Greensburg, Kansas had about 20 minutes warning before one of these destroyed their town in 2007
a tornado
Brian
|
$400
[6]
When it's just you & this person, be prepared to show a letter of consent or order of custody
your child
Brian
|
$400
[21]
This Scottish poet rhymed "purple" with "curple" (meaning "the rump")
(Rabbie) Burns
Brian
|
$400
[26]
Put a letter on your mitten & you become this, love-struck
smitten
Martin
|
|
$800
[2]
In October 1520 this Portuguese explorer became the first European to reach Chile & Tierra del Fuego
Ferdinand Magellan
|
$800
[17]
"Capital of Bavaria"
Munich
Lanny
|
$800
[12]
NOAA forecasts include wind speeds like 25-30 mph "with" these sudden bursts of wind "up to 50"
gusts
Lanny
|
$800
[7]
Though not big enough to get a star on our flag, they're the cabins aboard cruise ships
staterooms
Brian
|
$800
[22]
His "Wealth of Nations" is widely considered the first great work in political economy
Adam Smith
Martin
|
$800
[27]
After you take a beating, add a letter to it & I'll give you one of these tongue-lashings
a berating
Lanny
Martin
|
|
$1,600
[4]
This Indian civilization, probably the first in the Americas, lived in eastern Mexico from about 1200 to 400 B.C.
the Olmec(s)
Brian
Martin
|
$1,200
[18]
"Forever"
Always
|
$1,200
[13]
It blew into southern Louisiana Sept. 1, 2008 but fortunately didn't turn out to be Katrina II
Gustav
Martin
|
$1,200
[8]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Machu Picchu in Peru.) Nationals of the European Union, Australia, Canada & the U.S. who visit Peru for less than 90 days aren't required to carry one of these documents unless they're here for business
a visa
Lanny
Martin
|
$1,200
[23]
In the 1760s he improved upon the Newcomen steam engine by making a separate condenser, his first invention
(James) Watt
Brian
Martin
|
$1,200
[28]
Adding a letter to scone turns a baked good into this bracket for candles
a sconce
Martin
|
|
$2,000
[5]
In 1990 she defeated Daniel Ortega to become president of Nicaragua
Violeta Chamorro
|
$1,600
[19]
"Achieve My Apprehension Where Possible"
Catch Me if You Can
|
$1,600
[14]
The hot "khamsin" blows about 50 days a year & gets its name from the word for 50 in this language
Arabic
|
$1,600
[9]
City on the south side of the most congested U.S.-Mexico crossing; half the northbound cars wait 90 minutes
Tijuana
Lanny
|
$1,600
[24]
This Scottish reformation leader published his "Faithful Admonition" to Protestants in England in 1554
John Knox
Martin
|
$1,600
[29]
Add a letter to ignite & it becomes this brown coal
lignite
Brian
|
|
DD
$3,000
[3]
Shipwrecked English sailors founded a settlement in 1638 in what is now this Central American nation
Belize
Lanny
|
$2,000
[20]
"Helios' Kingdom"
Empire of the Sun
Lanny
|
DD
$3,000
[15]
These winds are no longer needed for commerce, but they do make for great windsurfing in Barbados
the trade winds
Martin
|
$2,000
[10]
A U.S. embassy may provide services through this "section" whose name recalls an ancient Roman office
consular (consulate accepted)
Brian
|
$2,000
[25]
After recovering from a nervous breakdown, this Scottish philosopher wrote "A Treatise of Human Nature"
David Hume
|
$2,000
[30]
Haddock is a fish; add a letter & it becomes this large citrus fruit
shaddock
|
One of the 2 presidents to win the national popular vote 3 times but only be elected president twice
(1 of) Grover Cleveland & Andrew Jackson