Ellen Gluckman — an early childhood educator from Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
Jack McPherson — a bookseller from Mount Ida, Arkansas
Kori Tyler — a high school teacher from Cordova, Tennessee (whose 1-day cash winnings total $20,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kori | $3,400 | $6,800 | $14,800 |
$800
2nd place: $2,000 |
$14,800
20 R, 4 W |
| Jack | $1,400 | $3,800 | $11,700 |
$16,200
New champion: $16,200 |
$9,800
15 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| Ellen | $2,600 | $5,200 | $15,400 |
$599
3rd place: $1,000 |
$13,200
18 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W |
| THE MOST POPULOUS NATION | COURTROOM DRAMAS | FARK.COM HEADLINES | HAIKU TO THE CHIEF | POTENT POTABLES | STUPID WORD ORIGIN ANSWERS |
|
$200
[16]
Canada, New Zealand, Australia
Canada
Ellen
|
$200
[11]
Alan Shore (James Spader) lived the dream of every lawyer: arguing before the Supreme Court, on this show
Boston Legal
Jack
|
$200
[21]
This rapper "weds in Atlanta. Family of groom said to be furious. He was only supposed to show people to their seats"
Usher
|
$200
[26]
California man /The Great Communicator /Bonzo was his pal
Ronald Reagan
Jack
|
$200
[1]
It's the liquor in a casino cocktail, & often in a martini
gin
Ellen
|
$200
[6]
Cool it! The German "eis" gives us this word
ice
Ellen
|
|
$400
[17]
Spain, Ukraine, Bahrain
Ukraine
Jack
Ellen
|
$400
[12]
Initially, Henry Fonda is the only juror who holds out against a guilty verdict in this 1957 film
12 Angry Men
Kori
|
$400
[22]
He "denounces materialism from balcony of marble, gold-domed building... while wearing giant gold cross"
the Pope (Benedict XVI)
Kori
|
$400
[27]
The country Whigged out /Stormy inauguration /He's dead in a month
William Henry Harrison
Ellen
|
$400
[2]
Of Schumann, Chopin or Verdi, the luxury vodka brand
Chopin
|
$400
[7]
The Middle French "jaquet" provided this covering
a jacket
Jack
|
|
$600
[18]
France, Italy, Germany
Germany
Jack
|
$600
[13]
Spencer Tracy played Judge Dan Haywood, sent to Germany, in this 1961 courtroom drama
Judgment at Nuremberg
Ellen
|
$600
[23]
Jessica's sis, she "collapses & is rushed to Tokyo hospital. Concert goers stay & listen to the rest of the tape"
Ashlee Simpson
Kori
|
$600
[28]
He preceded Abe /The Union, not in great shape /Marriage ain't for him
James Buchanan
Kori
|
$800
[4]
With brands like Old Overholt, whiskey made from this grain, not corn, was once a favorite of the American sot
rye
Kori
Jack
|
$600
[8]
One story says this word of approval comes from the initials of Van Buren's nickname of "Old Kinderhook"
OK
Ellen
|
|
$800
[19]
Venezuela, Uruguay, Colombia
Colombia
Ellen
|
$800
[14]
Lawyer Matthew McConaughey defends Samuel Jackson in this film based on a John Grisham novel
A Time to Kill
Kori
|
$800
[24]
"Russia &" this country "on the brink of war. This had better not interrupt the supply of peanuts & peaches"
Georgia
Kori
|
$800
[29]
Sworn in by his dad /Quiet outside hid deep pain /Out before the crash
Calvin Coolidge
Ellen
|
DD
$1,000
[3]
Southern sippers often make the alliterative request for this corn mash whiskey "and branch" (water)
bourbon
Ellen
|
$800
[9]
Feeling lucky? This 5-letter word comes from the Old English "seofon"
seven
|
|
$1,000
[20]
Turkey, Iran, Egypt
Egypt
Jack
|
$1,000
[15]
In "...And Justice for All", this star says, "You're out of order! The whole trial is out of order!"
Al Pacino
Kori
|
$1,000
[25]
This politico "may be a contestant on... 'Dancing with the Stars'. He's... practicing the mashed potatoe"
Dan Quayle
Kori
|
$1,000
[30]
Shot within 4 months /Soon, civil service reform /Guiteau got his gun
James Garfield
Jack
|
$1,000
[5]
In a So Co & cola, So Co is short for this
Southern Comfort
Kori
|
$1,000
[10]
The white fruit of the plant Solanum melongema resembled an egg, & this name stuck for the purple fruit too
eggplant
Kori
|
| 3 LITTLE LETTERS | A BIT OF "MIS" INFORMATION | OLD KING | COAL | MERRY OLD SOUL | THE VIKING SHIP MUSEUM |
|
$400
[6]
In 2001 it merged with Time Warner
AOL
Jack
|
$400
[1]
Term for one of the halves into which the earth is divided
a hemisphere
Kori
|
$400
[11]
This proverbially wealthy man of ancient times was the last king of Lydia
Croesus
Kori
Ellen
|
$400
[16]
These Old World finches of the genus Serinus were used in coal mines to detect deadly gas
canaries
Kori
|
$400
[18]
I heard it through the grapevine that this singer had a hit with "Let's Get It On"
Marvin Gaye
Jack
|
$400
[23]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Viking Ship Museum In Roskilde, Denmark.) In vessels like these, Vikings may have sailed across the Atlantic to America where they ultimately settled in an area they called this
Vinland
Jack
Ellen
|
|
$800
[7]
Yasir Arafat was the head of it from 1969 to 2004
the PLO
Jack
|
$800
[2]
I'm standing under the viscum album, or this, so gimme a kiss!
mistletoe
Kori
|
$800
[12]
In 1415 he won the Battle of Agincourt against overwhelming odds
Henry V
Kori
|
$800
[17]
Environmentalists are critical of this method of mining that only removes coal found near the surface
strip mining
Kori
|
$800
[19]
Say it loud--this Sex Machine had "Soul Power" in 1971
James Brown
Ellen
|
$800
[24]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark.) No Viking ship has yet been found with well-preserved sail & rigging; sails are recreated using wool or flax, &ropesare often made with the skin of this tusked mammal
a walrus
Ellen
|
|
$1,200
[8]
Russia's Tupolev Tu-144 was the world's first type of this speedy jet
an SST
Kori
|
$1,200
[3]
8-letter term describing a man who married a second wife without divorcing the first
a bigamist
Ellen
|
$1,200
[13]
Born around 1274, this King of Scotland battled the English armies of Edward II
Robert the Bruce
Jack
|
$1,200
[28]
To get a feel for the miner's life, you can visit the "Big Pit" Coal Mining Museum at Blaenavon in this U.K. country
Wales
Kori
|
$1,600
[21]
Was it just my imagination that "Just My Imagination" was a No. 1 hit for this band?
The Temptations
|
$1,200
[25]
A "side scan" type of this helps the museum locate old shipwrecks; sound waves are emitted & bounce back with results
sonar
Kori
Jack
|
|
$2,000
[10]
In the desert, you can get a real lift from the transport seen here
an ATV
Kori
|
$1,600
[4]
Allowable, as in evidence in court
permissible (or admissible)
Kori
|
$1,600
[14]
Italy's King Humbert I is also known by this Italian name
Umberto
Jack
|
$1,600
[29]
The most abundant & most widely used type of coal, it's also called "soft coal"
bituminous
Jack
|
$2,000
[22]
You'll be mighty, mighty, just letting it all hang out by naming this "Brick House" band
The Commodores
|
$1,600
[26]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark.) It is thought the Vikings preserved the wood on ships, & made it watertight, by painting the wood with this product procured from pine trees
tar
Kori
Ellen
|
|
DD
$3,500
[9]
Headquartered in Atlanta, this agency, established in 1946, grew out of a U.S. anti-malaria program
the CDC (Centers for Disease Control)
Jack
|
$2,000
[5]
Don't turn around, oh oh oh, der this head of a USSR government division's in town, oh oh oh
a commissar
Ellen
|
$2,000
[15]
The XII Swedish king of this name led & won many battles in the 18th century's "Great Northern War"
Charles
Jack
|
$2,000
[30]
It sounds like an ancient Roman diviner, but miners use this tool to bore into a coal deposit
an auger
Kori
|
DD
$3,000
[20]
This band took its name from the 3 elements in founder Maurice White's astrological chart
Earth, Wind & Fire
Ellen
|
$2,000
[27]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark.) The Sea Stallion is a reconstruction of a ship built of oak from near Glendalough on this island, which suffered its first recorded Viking raids in 795
Ireland
Jack
|
In the phonetic alphabet used by the U.S. military, it's the only letter that has the same name as a warrior people
Zulu