Pat Arnett — a structural engineer originally from Mattoon, Illinois
Debbie Israel — an artist, tutor and writer from Highland Park, New Jersey
Jack McPherson — a bookseller from Mount Ida, Arkansas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $16,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack | $3,000 | $6,200 | $13,800 |
$15,000
2-day champion: $31,200 |
$13,800
20 R, 2 W |
| Debbie | $1,000 | $4,800 | $3,600 |
$6,300
3rd place: $1,000 |
$3,600
13 R (including 1 DD), 5 W |
| Pat | $4,200 | $5,800 | $6,200 |
$7,201
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,000
17 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| THE LOUVRE | EARN, BABY, EARN | JAY LENO'S HEADLINES | DAIRY PRODUCTS | SHOW ME YOUR PENINSULA! | HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW "ME"? |
|
$200
[11]
Discovered on a Greek island in 1820, this statue would have had arms & been adorned with jewelry & color
the Venus de Milo
Pat
|
$200
[18]
In 2007 he signed a $1 million-a-week deal to play football in the U.S. (that'd be soccer, to us)
(David) Beckham
Debbie
|
$200
[23]
This disaster relief agency's "probe reveals rain caused floods"
FEMA
Jack
|
$200
[16]
A separator divides milk into light & heavy parts; this substance is light, so as they say, it rises to the top
cream
Jack
|
$200
[1]
The U.S. invaded what's now this peninsular state in 1818; in 1861 it seceded
Florida
Jack
|
$200
[3]
In a Beatles song, it's the occupation of "Lovely Rita"
"Meter Maid"
Jack
|
|
$400
[12]
This man undertook the sculpture seenherefor the tomb of Pope Julius II
Michelangelo
Jack
|
$400
[19]
In 2008 this 7'6" Chinese import pulled down some rebounds & $13.76 million in NBA salary
Yao Ming
Jack
|
$400
[24]
This centuries-old book for sale: "Original signed copy, poor shape, very holy , $20"
a Bible
Jack
|
$400
[17]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Babcock Hall dairy plant at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.) This product that's 80% milk fat typically takes 24 hours to make as the globules of fat are broken down so the fat will coagulate
butter
Debbie
Pat
|
$400
[2]
Spanning 11,000 square miles & home to half the population, the Jutland Peninsula forms most of this country
Denmark
Debbie
|
$400
[7]
8-letter word for neither very good nor very bad, just plain ordinary
mediocre
Jack
|
|
$600
[13]
Head to the first floor to see this great lady; the 16th c. portrait is surprisingly small:21" x 30 1/2"
the Mona Lisa
Pat
|
$600
[20]
This Yankee 3B's 2008 salary was $28 million, about $6 million more than the Marlins' (Yes, all of 'em!)
A-Rod or Alex Rodriguez
Pat
|
$600
[25]
Have it your way at this fast food chain; its want ad asked, "Ready for mananagement? We're ready for you!"
Burger King
Pat
|
$600
[27]
Milk is tested for these, such as penicillin, which may have been used to treat cows that fell ill
antibiotics
Debbie
|
$600
[4]
Also known as the Apennine Peninsula, it's the largest peninsula that juts only into the Mediterranean Sea
Italy
Pat
|
$600
[8]
The Leonids & Perseids are these annual events
meteor showers
Debbie
|
|
$800
[14]
This feature of the Louvre is made of nearly 800 diamond- & triangle-shaped glass panes
the Pyramid
Pat
|
$800
[21]
This "Lefty" was no. 2 in 2007 PGA Tour winnings with $5.8 million
Phil Mickelson
Pat
|
$800
[26]
A partner of old lace, this poison "in city water nothing to worry about"
arsenic
Debbie
|
$800
[28]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Babcock Hall dairy plant at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.) This process requires higher temperatures for products with more sugar & fat; for chocolate milk, it's 180 degrees, compared to 162 for milk
pasteurization
Debbie
|
DD
$1,000
[5]
One of the new 7 wonders of the world is the sprawling ruins of Chichen Itza on this peninsula
the Yucatan
Pat
|
$800
[9]
Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" is a brutal depiction of this industry at the turn of the 20th century
meatpacking
Jack
|
|
$1,000
[15]
This statue was probably an offering by the people of Rhodes in commemoration of a naval triumph in the 100s B.C.
the Winged Victory of Samothrace
|
$1,000
[22]
On top of his $25 mil. purse, this "Golden Boy" got over $20 mil. in PPV receipts from the Mayweather title fight
De La Hoya
Jack
|
$1,000
[30]
"Sheep were killed by unarmed" this 2-word animal, AKA a cougar
a mountain lion
Jack
|
$1,000
[29]
Greek-style this, like oikos, has become popular with its lush texture
yogurt
Debbie
|
$1,000
[6]
If you dove off the southern tip of the Crimean Peninsula, you'd be in this body of water
the Black Sea
Jack
|
$1,000
[10]
To Tom Wolfe, who coined the phrase, the 1970s
the Me Decade
Pat
|
| THE 19th CENTURY | MY ACTING & POLITICAL RESUME | WILL IAMB | STARS & STRIPES | PLANT LIFE | "SP"EAK UP! |
|
$400
[1]
As a result of this 1898 war, the U.S. gained control of Guam, Puerto Rico & the Philippines
the Spanish-American War
Pat
|
$400
[6]
"The Running Man","Predator", Governor of Caw-lee-for-nee-uh
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Pat
|
$400
[23]
In 1889 this poet fell in love with Irish beauty Maud Gonne & from that moment, "the troubling of my life began"
(William Butler) Yeats
Debbie
|
$400
[14]
Number of red stripes on the modern U.S. flag
7
Debbie
|
$400
[21]
It's the leaf of a fern or a palm
a frond
Pat
|
$400
[9]
Passer domesticus is the house type of this small bird
a sparrow
Pat
|
|
$800
[2]
In 1861 gold was found in Otago on this country's South Island; the population tripled in a year
New Zealand
Jack
|
$800
[7]
"The Running Man","Predator", Governor of Minnesota
Jesse Ventura
Jack
|
DD
$2,000
[27]
This romantic poet wrote "Strange fits of passion have I known"
William Wordsworth
Pat
|
$800
[15]
Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse is a red one of these really, really, really big stars
a red supergiant
Jack
Debbie
Pat
|
$800
[22]
Redthisplant, red this plant, let the grasshopper come over
red clover
Pat
|
$800
[10]
2-word term for the era that began in 1957 with the launch of Sputnik
the Space Age
Debbie
Pat
|
|
$1,200
[3]
Ordered to capture this city on the Mississippi, David Farragut forced its surrender April 25, 1862
New Orleans
Jack
Debbie
Pat
|
$1,200
[8]
"Hairspray"(the 1988 one),"Troll", Mayor of Palm Springs, U.S. rep. from California
Sonny Bono
Debbie
|
— |
$1,200
[18]
A hospital volunteer
a candy striper
Pat
|
DD
$1,200
[24]
Mistletoe is one of these on forest trees, but it's only a partial one, since it makes some of its own food
a parasite
Debbie
|
$1,200
[11]
A cylinder on which wire, thread or string is wound
a spool
Jack
|
|
$1,600
[4]
This dual monarchy was created in March 1867 after Francis Joseph I & Magyar rulers reached an agreement
the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Jack
|
$1,600
[16]
"Blind Ambition","The Love Boat", U.S. rep. from Iowa
(Fred) Grandy
Jack
|
— |
$1,600
[19]
Vertical stripes being slimming to the human form is one of these, from the Latin for "to mock"
an illusion
Debbie
|
$1,600
[25]
A type of sorghum with a stiff flower cluster is "sweepingly" called this kind of "corn"
broomcorn
Jack
|
$1,600
[12]
"Brave Sir Robin" is a song from this popular musical
Spamalot
Jack
|
|
$2,000
[5]
On January 17, 1878 the U.S. ratified a treaty with Samoa allowing the U.S. navy to use this city's harbor as a fueling station
Pago Pago
|
$2,000
[17]
"House Calls","Hedda", Member of British Parliament
Glenda Jackson
Debbie
|
— |
$2,000
[20]
Sirius is the Alpha dog in this constellation
Canis Major
Debbie
Pat
|
$2,000
[26]
This type of habitat comes before "marigold" in the name of a plant of Arizona & Utah
desert
Pat
|
$2,000
[13]
The NAACP awards this medal annually for outstanding achievement by a black American
the Spingarn Medal
Jack
|
There are at least 50 common exceptions to the rule expressed by this popular rhyming mnemonic couplet
I before E, except after C