Valerie Reyna — a high school chemistry teacher from Austin, Texas
Noah Tarnow — a freelance editor from New York, New York
Marc Goldenberg — an economist from Miami Beach, Florida (whose 2-day cash winnings total $22,801)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc | $2,200 | $3,400 | $9,200 |
$5,900
3rd place: $1,000 |
$7,400
20 R (including 1 DD), 6 W |
| Noah | $800 | $5,000 | $6,200 |
$10,200
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,200
17 R, 7 W (including 1 DD) |
| Valerie | $600 | $3,800 | $5,800 |
$10,800
New champion: $10,800 |
$5,600
11 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| THE BIBLE | STATE FLAGS | 3-LETTER WORDS | AMERICAN TRAFFIC SIGNS | MOTHER NATURE'S STRANGE IDEAS | LET'S FOOL AROUND! |
|
$200
[7]
God told Moses to place the 10 Commandments in this container
the Ark of the Covenant
Noah
|
$200
[21]
This state's first official "Lone Star" flag was a naval flag it adopted in 1836 while still a republic
Texas
Valerie
|
$200
[16]
An inexperienced person is this 'behind the ears"
wet
Marc
|
$200
[26]
Scouts take note, this activity permitted
hiking
Marc
|
$200
[1]
"Spills" of this are bad for shore birds but good for a species of fly whose larvae feed in them
oil
Marc
|
$200
[6]
"Fool to Cry" was a Top 10 hit for this group in '76, which must have given them "Satisfaction"
The Rolling Stones
Valerie
|
|
$400
[9]
Jesus asked this disciple to follow him as he sat in his tax office
Matthew
Valerie
|
$400
[22]
A white silhouette of this bovine of the plains adorns Wyoming's flag
bison
Marc
|
$400
[17]
2 bucks to win on Dances-A-Lot in the 7th, for example
bet
Marc
|
$400
[27]
Ahoy!, signal ahead; this kind of signal
lighthouse
Noah
|
$400
[2]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew scubadiving) A stretched & twisted polyp forms the coral seen here, named for this human body part
brain
Marc
|
$400
[8]
This swivel-hipped legend released "A Fool Such as I" in 1959 & just plain "Fool" in '73
Elvis Presley
Marc
|
|
$600
[10]
In writing to the Ephesians, he called himself "An Apostle of Jesus Christ by the Will of God"
Paul
Marc
Valerie
|
$600
[23]
The flags of Mississippi & Georgia each display this many stars
13
|
$600
[18]
In '60s Top 40 songs it preceded "Back", "Ready" & "Together"
Get
Noah
|
$600
[28]
Bring extra batteries, this kind of exploring ahead
cave exploring
Noah
|
$600
[3]
Charles Darwin clocked the speed of these animals at 4 miles a day
Galapagos tortoises
Marc
Noah
Valerie
|
$600
[13]
"Foolish Pride" gave him a Top 40 hit in 1986, without any help from John Oates
Daryl Hall
Marc
|
|
$800
[11]
The book of Proverbs is "The Proverbs of" this man, "The Son of David, King of Israel"
Solomon
Marc
|
$800
[24]
South Carolina's original state flag of 1776 didn't feature this tree; it was added in 1861
palmetto
Valerie
|
$800
[19]
Term for the goal in hockey, soccer or lacrosse
net
Noah
|
$800
[29]
"Station" yourself for these forest folks headquartered up ahead
rangers
Noah
|
$800
[4]
Some coots have a shield, an extension of this up the forehead, purpose dubious
bill
Noah
|
$800
[14]
In 1991 this sexy Welshman sang "Fool For Rock 'N' Roll" on his "Carrying a Torch" album
Tom Jones
Marc
|
|
$1,000
[12]
He asked God, "Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee?"
Job
Noah
|
DD
$1,200
[25]
This state's flag features the sun symbol of the Zia Pueblo Indians in crimson on a field of gold
New Mexico
Valerie
|
$1,000
[20]
As a verb, it can mean to rent or lease
let
Noah
|
$1,000
[30]
This specific mountaineering activity permitted here
rock climbing
Valerie
|
$1,000
[5]
This part of the dodder, a parasitic plant, rots away once the dodder penetrates the other plant's stem
root
|
$1,000
[15]
"A Fool in Love" was the first big hit for this couple known for their stormy marriage & their "Revue"
Ike & Tina Turner
Marc
Noah
|
| THE THREE | STOOGES | LARRY | "MO" | CURLY | HEMP |
|
$400
[6]
The three largest countries in the world in area
Russia, Canada & China
Marc
Noah
|
$400
[16]
Rivalry between Lords Lucan & Cardigan aided the miscommunication leading to this disastrous Oct. 1854 "Charge"
Charge of the Light Brigade
Marc
|
$400
[11]
In this rock band, Larry Mullen, Jr. plays drums; The Edge plays lead guitar
U2
Marc
|
$400
[21]
A drawbridge crosses it
moat
Noah
|
$400
[23]
These wispy clouds take their name from the Latin for "curl" of hair
cirrus
Marc
|
$400
[1]
The 42-line versions of the Bible he printed around 1450 were printed on hemp paper
Johannes Gutenberg
Noah
|
|
$800
[7]
The three largest Hawaiian islands
Hawaii, Maui & Oahu
Marc
|
$800
[17]
Hafizullah Amin's failure to appease traditional & ethnic leaders of this nation led to the Soviet invasion in 1979
Afghanistan
Marc
|
$800
[12]
On a hilarious sitcom on HBO, he played befuddled talk show host Larry Sanders
Garry Shandling
Marc
|
$800
[22]
It's the "moving" municipality about 55 miles west of Pensacola, Florida
Mobile, Alabama
|
$800
[24]
Called Curly as a youth, this Sioux chief led the attack on Custer at Little Big Horn
Crazy Horse
Noah
Valerie
|
$800
[2]
During her reign from 1837 to 1901, this queen used hemp for a variety of medicinal purposes
Queen Victoria
Noah
|
|
$1,600
[9]
The three countries closest to Antarctica
Argentina, Chile & New Zealand
Marc
Noah
|
$1,600
[19]
This French emperor's leadership in the Franco-Prussian War led to the fall of Paris & the 2nd Republic
Napoleon III
Valerie
|
$1,200
[13]
Larry Hovis co-starred as Sergeant Carter on this World War II-set sitcom
Hogan's Heroes
Noah
|
$1,200
[28]
He's the influential Italian artist whose unique work is seen here
Amedeo Modigliani
Marc
Noah
|
$1,200
[25]
In mythology, Athena changed the beautiful curls of this maiden into hissing serpents
Medusa
Marc
Noah
|
$1,200
[3]
Tradition tells us how this spiritual leader survived on one hemp seed a day during his 6 steps of asceticism
Buddha
Marc
|
|
DD
$2,000
[8]
The three countries that border Mexico
United States, Guatemala & Belize
Noah
|
$2,000
[20]
The mass attack of heavily-laden English knights into a marsh led to Scottish victory in this 1314 battle
Bannockburn
Valerie
|
$1,600
[14]
Larry O'Brien was the longtime commisioner of this pro sport
basketball (NBA)
|
$1,600
[29]
A former Soviet republic, its capital city is Kishinev
Moldova
Valerie
|
$1,600
[26]
Curly, Belgian & escarole are 3 types of this salad green
endive
Marc
|
$1,600
[4]
Often made of hemp, this garment was traditionally paired with ashes as morning attire
sackcloth
Noah
|
|
$2,000
[10]
They're Pittsburgh's "Three Rivers"
Allegheny, Monongahela & Ohio
Valerie
|
DD
$3,000
[18]
General Henri Navarre's failure to recognize a fully mobilized Viet Minh led to the fall of this hamlet in May 1954
Dien Bien Phu
Marc
|
$2,000
[15]
His books that made it to the screen include "Terms of Endearment" & "Lonesome Dove"
Larry McMurtry
Noah
|
— |
$2,000
[27]
The baron cuts off one of Belinda's curls in this poem by Alexander Pope
"The Rape of the Lock"
Noah
|
$2,000
[5]
In 1941 this pioneering auto manufacturer made a car from resin-stiffened hemp fiber
Henry Ford
Valerie
|
In 2002 State Dept. spokesman Richard Boucher called it "The first new nation of the new millennium"
East Timor