Matt Kohlstedt game 1.First game in which reigning champion did not return.
Matt Kohlstedt — a graduate student originally from La Grange, Illinois
Lori Karman — a marketing consultant from Farmingdale, New York
Michele Lee Amundsen — a freelance editor and writer originally from Rochester, Minnesota
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michele Lee | $600 | $200 | $3,600 |
$4,413
3rd place: $1,000 |
$4,200
9 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Lori | $600 | $1,200 | $10,400 |
$11,000
2nd place: $2,000 |
$10,400
12 R, 2 W |
| Matt | $3,400 | $9,000 | $22,000 |
$21,000
New champion: $21,000 |
$20,200
28 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W |
| SCIENCE FICTION | MOVIE TITLES! | WHICH IS TALLEST? | POTENT POTABLES | THE DARK SIDE OF COMMERCIAL MASCOTS | "TRI" ME |
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$200
[26]
In "The Time Ships", Stephen Baxter's sequel to this H.G. Wells novel, the hero travels to 802,701 A.D. to rescue Weena
The Time Machine
Matt
|
$200
[8]
In this '68 musical, a boy says to Fagin, "These sausages are moldy!" the reply? "Shut up and drink your gin"
Oliver!
Lori
Matt
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$200
[13]
Kobe,LeBron, Yao
Yao (Ming)
Matt
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$200
[1]
Tom & John are well-known types of this cool drink in the punch family; there's also a glass of the same name
a Collins
Michele Lee
Matt
|
$200
[19]
To our knowledge, this company's "Pitcher Man" has never offered to help rebuild a wall he destroyed
Kool-Aid
Matt
|
$200
[6]
In this type of glasses, the lens has 3 sections allowing for near, medium & distant vision
a trifocal
Michele Lee
|
|
$400
[27]
Published in 1904, "Master of the World" was this French author's last novel published in his lifetime
Jules Verne
Lori
|
$400
[9]
James Bond sings! well, Pierce Brosnan did, anyway, in this 2008 ABBA-tastic film
Mamma Mia!
Matt
|
$400
[14]
Coast redwood, Douglas fir, giant sequoia
coast redwood
Michele Lee
Matt
|
$400
[2]
A Salty Dog is made with gin or vodka & this tart juice (the salt frosts the rim of the glass)
grapefruit
Michele Lee
|
$400
[20]
The Energizer bunny likely keeps his neighbors up all night playing this, his trademark instrument
drum
Matt
|
$400
[7]
High cholesterol is often associated with high levels of this fat in the blood
triglycerides
Lori
|
|
$600
[28]
This 1969 novella by Harlan Ellison tells the story of Blood, a telepathic canine who teaches his master to read
A Boy and His Dog
|
$600
[10]
Wind! Sweeping down the plain! What more could Gordon MacRae & company ask for in this 1955 musical?
Oklahoma!
Matt
|
$600
[15]
Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush
Clinton
Matt
|
$600
[3]
A Gibson is traditionally garnished with the pearl type of this
an onion
Matt
|
$600
[21]
How come Mayor McCheese didn't form a task force to catch this thief who'd swipe food with a "robble robble"?
the Hamburglar
Michele Lee
|
$600
[16]
The god Neptune is frequently depicted in art wielding one of these
a trident
Matt
|
|
$800
[29]
After almost 300 books, he finally reached the N.Y. Times bestseller list in 1982 with "Foundation's Edge"
(Isaac) Asimov
Lori
Matt
|
$800
[11]
In 1969 it was Bonjour, Babs! when Streisand & Matthau hit the screen in this film
Hello, Dolly!
|
$800
[24]
Ararat, Kilimanjaro, Matterhorn
Kilimanjaro
Matt
|
$800
[4]
In its basic form, this cocktail is just rum, lime juice & sugar shaken over ice
a daiquiri
Michele Lee
|
$800
[22]
The little Coppertone girl has a right to be upset when this animal causes her wardrobe malfunction
the puppy
Matt
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$800
[17]
It's the 3-legged support often used by a photographer
a tripod
Matt
|
|
$1,000
[30]
This Ray Bradbury collection of linked short stories includes "The Earth Men" & "The Moon Be Still As Bright"
The Martian Chronicles
|
$1,000
[12]
Kidman! McGregor! Leguizamo! in this 2001 movie musical!
Moulin Rouge!
Michele Lee
|
$1,000
[25]
San Francisco's Coit Tower, Chicago's UBS Tower, Wyoming's Devils Tower
Devils Tower
Michele Lee
|
DD
$1,000
[5]
The name of this drink made with bourbon & mint comes from the Persian for "rose-water"
a mint julep
Matt
|
$1,000
[23]
In the '80s Domino's warned us to "avoid" this red claymation fellow who had a jones for ruining pizza
the Noid
Matt
|
$1,000
[18]
It was the first of the 3 periods that make up the Mesozoic Era
the Triassic
Lori
|
| SCIENCE FACT | TV SERIES NARRATORS | BASKETMAKING | YOU GOTTA HAVE ART | HISTORIC NAMES | 2-, 3- & 4-LETTER WORDS |
|
$400
[9]
As seen on the Internet, dropping Mentos into diet soda releases this gas out of suspension, creating a geyser
carbon dioxide
Lori
|
$400
[4]
"Everybody Hates Chris"(The creator)
Chris Rock
Lori
|
$400
[22]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reads from outside a building shaped like a picnic basket.) It's the last name of Dave, the company founder who had the idea for this building; people thought he was joking, but as you can see...
Longaberger
|
$400
[10]
His works include "Victor Hugo","Gates of Hell" &"The Thinker"
(Auguste) Rodin
Matt
|
$400
[1]
His forces took the capital of the Sung dynasty in 1276 & within 3 years he controlled all of China
Kublai Khan
Lori
Matt
|
$400
[17]
This 2-letter exclamation can mean "look!" & is often paired with "and behold"
lo
Michele Lee
|
|
$800
[25]
New studies say it's around 13.7 billion years old (give or take a few million years)
the universe
Matt
|
$800
[5]
"My Name Is Earl"(The star)
Jason Lee
Lori
|
$800
[23]
These pieces used to weave a basket share their name with a device that keeps broken bones in place
splints
Matt
|
$800
[11]
Known for his pop paintings, he also made sculptures of Brillo , Mott's, Del Monte & Kellogg's boxes
(Andy) Warhol
Matt
|
$800
[2]
In 1651 he reportedly told the French parliament, "L'etat c'est moi", or "I am the state"
Louis XIV
Matt
|
DD
$600
[19]
This 2-letter word can precede "blood" &, "incident"ally, "bow"
ox
Michele Lee
|
|
$1,200
[26]
The toy seenhereis demonstrating the conservation of momentum & of this, formulated by Helmholtz in 1847
energy
Matt
|
$1,200
[6]
"Scrubs"(He plays J.D.)
Zach Braff
Matt
|
$1,200
[24]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports.) This hardwood is noted for its pliable & durable strips--two reasons it's used for basketball courts, bowling alleys & all baskets here at Longaberger
maple
Matt
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$1,600
[13]
The Flemish artist Anthony van Dyck was court painter to this doomed English king & was knighted by him
Charles I
Lori
|
$1,200
[3]
We not only "presume", we know that this explorer became the first European to cross the interior of Africa
Livingstone
Lori
Matt
|
$800
[18]
When it's in the wrist, this type of enlargement is called a ganglion
a cyst
Michele Lee
|
|
$1,600
[27]
This dense element's name is from the Swedish for "heavy stone"; most of Europe calls it wolfram
tungsten
Lori
|
$1,600
[7]
"Arrested Development"(The producer)
Ron Howard
Matt
|
$1,600
[29]
Pomo Indian basketmakers have 2 traditional methods: twining & this spiraling method associated with rattlers
coiling
Michele Lee
|
$2,000
[16]
The first exhibit at the Houston museum included this architect who founded the Bauhaus school
(Walter) Gropius
Matt
|
$1,600
[14]
This Ugandan dictator served as chairman of the Organization of African Unity in 1975
Idi Amin
Lori
|
$1,600
[20]
This axlike tool is a 3- or a 4-letter word, depending on whether you spell it with that final "E"
adz(e)
|
|
$2,000
[28]
This name applies to any of the proteins produced by B cells as a primary immune defense
antibodies
Matt
|
$2,000
[8]
"Dexter"(The star)
Michael C. Hall
|
$2,000
[30]
(Jon of the Clue Crew reads.) The strips used by the basket weavers here at Longaberger are cut from thin sheets of wood called this, also something used as an outer layer
veneers
|
DD
$3,000
[12]
The play "Sueño" was inspired by this Spanish artist's 19th c. etchings of religious & political abuse
(Francisco) Goya
Matt
|
$2,000
[15]
After becoming Surveyor General of Works, he made or authorized designs for more than 50 London churches
(Christopher) Wren
Matt
|
$2,000
[21]
Former "SNL" co-star Julia Sweeney's memoir of family tragedy & cancer is called "God Said," this
Ha
Lori
|
"Neutrality" & "Voluntary Service" are 2 of the 7 Fundamental Principles of this humanitarian org. founded in Europe
the Red Cross