Michael Gerardi — an attorney from Menifee, California
Judy Mermelstein — a Census field representative from Queens, New York
Peter Pinnow — a high school English teacher from Oxford, Mississippi (whose 2-day cash winnings total $39,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter | $3,200 | $4,200 | $19,200 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$22,200
25 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Judy | $2,000 | $4,400 | $21,600 |
$38,401
New champion: $38,401 |
$11,600
15 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| Michael | $1,400 | $6,400 | $10,000 |
$19,997
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,400
14 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| POTENT PORTABLES | NEW YORK CITY SONGS | PRESIDENTIAL WIT | FUN WITH A PORPOISE | 2008: A SUBPRIME YEAR | CROSSWORD CLUES "K" |
|
$200
[1]
In January 1935 Krueger's Brewery of Newark , N.J. became the first to sell beer in these
cans
Peter
Michael
|
$200
[3]
This duo's "59th Street Bridge Song" is subtitled "Feelin' Groovy"
Simon & Garfunkel
Judy
|
$200
[14]
Arriving at the hospital on March 30, 1981, he told one of his doctors, "I hope you're a Republican"
Ronald Reagan
Judy
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$200
[20]
2 porpoises or as many as 100 traveling together make up this, just like "two peas"
a pod
Peter
|
$200
[26]
In Sept. 2007 shares of this brokerage house were a bullish $75; in Sept. 2008 it got bought for $29 a share
Merrill Lynch
Michael
|
$200
[8]
Long-tailed marsupial(8)
a kangaroo
Michael
|
|
$400
[2]
Surfers & slackers rejoice! Reef Sportswear's "Dram" line holds secret shots in the heels of these beach items
sandals
Judy
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$400
[4]
A show tune says, "Come and meet those dancing feet, on the avenue I'm taking you to"--this title one
"42nd Street"
Michael
|
$400
[15]
In 1953 he told visitors, "There is one thing about being president--nobody can tell you when to sit down"
Eisenhower
Peter
|
$400
[21]
As seen in thephotograph, the finless porpoise is so named because it lacks this fin on its back
a dorsal fin
Judy
|
$400
[27]
On Sept. 7, 2008 the government announced a takeover of these 2 mortgage-backing companies
Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae
Michael
|
$400
[9]
Buzzing, uh, musical instrument?(5)
a kazoo
Michael
|
|
$600
[7]
Cansha hear me now, shweetie? Franmara, Inc. has a 3-oz. flask shaped like this ...$24.99 & no roaming charges!
a cell phone
Judy
|
$600
[5]
This title line precedes "Remember me to Herald Square!"
"Give My Regards to Broadway"
Michael
|
$600
[16]
In a January 6, 1947 diary entry, he called the White House the "great white jail"
Harry Truman
Michael
|
$600
[23]
In contrast to sharks, porpoises have a poor sense of taste & lack this sense altogether
smell
Peter
|
$600
[28]
Sept. 16 brought an $85 billion government loan to this insurance organization operating in 130 countries
AIG
Michael
|
$600
[10]
Israeli agricultural collective(7)
a kibbutz
Judy
|
|
$800
[12]
In your cups, indeed! The "Winerack" holds 25 oz. of your favorite potable in one of these
a sportsbra
|
$800
[6]
Christopher Cross sang, "If you get caught between" this & NYC, "the best that you can do is fall in love"
the Moon
Peter
|
$800
[17]
This 16th pres. said about a lawyer, "He can compress the most words into the smallest ideas of any man I ever met"
Lincoln
Michael
|
$800
[24]
The smallest porpoise is the critically endangered vaquita of this gulf just w. of Mexico's mainland
the Gulf of California
Peter
Michael
|
$800
[29]
On Sept. 19 this treasury secy. proposed a several-hundred-billion-dollar "Troubled Asset Relief Program"
Henry Paulson
|
$800
[11]
DuPont's bulletproof fiber(6)
Kevlar
Peter
|
|
$1,000
[22]
You can carry 80 oz. of suds under your shirt with the removable spare tire sold under this descriptive name
a Beerbelly
Judy
|
$1,000
[19]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew stands in a park.) In the song "Danke Schoen", you'll find the lyric "I recall" this 4-word phrase, & that's what I'm experiencing now
"Central Park in fall"
Peter
|
$1,000
[18]
He said he made his brother attorney general "to give him...experience before he goes out to practice law"
JFK
Judy
|
DD
$1,600
[25]
Like whales, porpoises belong to this order of mammals
cetaceans
Michael
|
$1,000
[30]
1 of the last 2 major high-flying investment banks that became regular old banks on Sept. 21
Morgan Stanley or Goldman Sachs
|
$1,000
[13]
An arch's wedge-shaped summit piece(8)
a keystone
Peter
|
| PORTENT POTABLES | 6-WORD BEST PICTURE PLOTS | SHAKESPEARE | ROYALTY | U.S. CITIES IN FOREIGN LANDS | A "P.C." CATEGORY |
|
$400
[16]
The Vikings used human blood to christen their ships; thank Odin this potent potable is traditional today
champagne
Peter
|
$400
[6]
Philly fighter fed by fierce fisticuffs
Rocky
Judy
|
$400
[1]
In this play the Duke of Albany is Goneril's husband
King Lear
Peter
|
$400
[21]
In 1999 Abdullah II succeeded his late father, King Hussein, as this country's monarch
Jordan
Peter
|
$400
[11]
Denver's windmill has been restored, so take the A10 in Norfolk County to visit it in this country
England
Peter
Judy
|
$400
[26]
Game maker Milton Bradley also invented this one-armed office slicing device
a paper cutter
Judy
|
|
$800
[17]
New Orleans' mayor warned a post-Katrina Mardi Gras crowd that it's bad luck to drink a toast with this stuff
water
Peter
|
$800
[7]
Acrimony accompanies aberrant Austrian amateur's ascent
Amadeus
Peter
|
$800
[2]
In "The Merchant of Venice", Jessica is his daughter
Shylock
Peter
|
$800
[22]
In 1870 a Spanish queen of this famous name abdicated
Isabella
Peter
|
$800
[12]
If you're on the Mosquito Coast, don't forget to visit Atlanta in this country
Nicaragua
Peter
|
$1,200
[28]
Total income divided by population gets you this figure
per capita
Peter
|
|
$1,200
[18]
A traditional Irish toast runs, "may the Lord keep you in his hand and never close" this "too 'tight on you"
his fist
Peter
|
$1,200
[8]
Suicidal soldier sees Sioux, sights stampede
Dances with Wolves
Peter
|
$1,200
[3]
In this play Guildenstern says, "O, there has been much throwing about of brains"
Hamlet
Peter
|
$1,600
[24]
This country was still involved in the 30 Years' War when Queen Christina came to power in 1644
Sweden
Judy
|
$1,200
[13]
Ski on Antuco Volcano close to Los Angeles near the Argentine border of this country
Chile
Peter
|
$1,600
[29]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew points out an animated traffic diagram.) Because of their triangular shape, traffic islands that separate right-turning vehicles are named for this meat item
a pork chop
Peter
|
|
$1,600
[19]
In Scots lore a single person who gets the last "lucky" glass in a New Year's bottle will soon do this (Lucky? Och!)
get married
Peter
|
$1,600
[9]
Taking trip, Tom transports toothpick tallier
Rain Man
Judy
|
$1,600
[4]
The title of this comedy refers to Mistress Ford & Mistress Page
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Peter
|
$2,000
[25]
On paper the name of this first king of Poland looks a lot like coleslaw; try some!
Boleslav
Michael
|
$1,600
[14]
Orlando in this country does not have Disney World, but nearby Soweto is becoming a tourist destination
South Africa
Michael
|
$2,000
[30]
This body once advised the British sovereign on matters of state
the Privy Council
Michael
|
|
$2,000
[20]
The royal navy has a traditional toast for each day of the week; Saturday's is to these, may they never meet
wives and girlfriends
Michael
|
$2,000
[10]
Card-cheating con men create Chicago chaos
The Sting
Judy
|
$2,000
[5]
He says, "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings"
Cassius
Peter
|
DD
$3,000
[23]
On Feb. 19, 1960 he became the first child born to a reigning British monarch in 103 years
Prince Andrew
Peter
|
$2,000
[15]
In Victoria, the town of Portland is an ideal spot to visit the southern coast of this country
Australia
Peter
|
DD
$10,800
[27]
Title 7 of California's this covers "crimes against public justice"
the penal code
Judy
|
A sequence of 3 vowels creates this common French word, a homophone of a different vowel altogether
eau