Robert Niles — an Internet editor from Pasadena, California
Kathleen Ellis — a registered nurse from Red Oak, Texas
Jeff Lovingood — a middle school teacher from Jacksonville, North Carolina (whose 2-day cash winnings total $15,800)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff | $600 | $1,400 | $1,700 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$2,400
8 R, 4 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Kathleen | $3,600 | $5,600 | $12,000 |
$18,001
New champion: $18,001 |
$12,000
17 R, 1 W |
| Robert | $1,400 | $4,400 | $9,000 |
$12,001
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,200
20 R (including 1 DD), 6 W |
| AEROSMITH | U.S. CITY NICKNAMES | MEDICINE | "W"HO, "W"HAT OR "W"HERE | IN A PICKLE | HOMOPHONES |
|
$200
[1]
In an interview, this Aerosmith frontman said, "Your kids never think of you as a rock god"
Steven Tyler
Kathleen
|
$200
[3]
Gerald Ford cut his teeth in this Nebraska city, "The Steak Capital of the World"
Omaha
Robert
|
$200
[2]
He worked on an anti-influenza vaccine in the 1940s which led to an inactivated polio vaccine in 1952
Dr. Jonas Salk
Robert
|
$200
[17]
A sight of lamentation, it's believed to have been part of the Second Temple
the Wailing Wall
Kathleen
|
$200
[15]
To make your standard pickle, pickle this veggie
cucumber
Kathleen
|
$200
[25]
Took a plane, or part of a chimney
flew/flue
Kathleen
|
|
$400
[12]
In 1986 rappers Run-D.M.C. remade this 1976 Aerosmith song
"Walk This Way"
Jeff
|
DD
$200
[5]
This U.S. city, not the Russian one it's named for, is "The Shuffleboard Capital of the World"
St. Petersburg
Jeff
|
$400
[8]
He founded a clinic with his 2 sons & was active in organizing the Minnesota Territory in the 1850s & 1860s
William Mayo
Robert
|
$400
[18]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports) This currency was once also used as jewelry
wampum
Kathleen
|
$400
[16]
This pickle maker introduced its spokesstork in 1974
Vlasic
Robert
|
$400
[26]
Moved to & fro, or leather finished with a soft nap
swayed/suede
Jeff
|
|
$600
[13]
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing", Aerosmith's first No. 1 hit, was from this movie
Armageddon
Robert
|
$400
[4]
Huntington Beach in California is nicknamed this "City", something for Jan & Dean to sing about
"Surf City"
Jeff
|
$600
[9]
Use of this test developed by a Greek-born U.S. physician has reduced the death rate from cancer of the cervix
Pap smear
Kathleen
|
$600
[19]
This "Good Gray" poet was criticized in the 19th century for his controversial subject matter
Walt Whitman
Kathleen
|
$600
[22]
Common name of Anethum graveolens, a plant in the parsley family used in a popular pickle
dill
Kathleen
|
$600
[28]
The smallest amount, or rented out for a long term
least/leased
Jeff
|
|
$800
[14]
Aerosmith covered "Come Together" in this 1978 movie that starred Peter Frampton & The Bee Gees
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Kathleen
Robert
|
$800
[6]
Hats off to Zachary Taylor, who grew up in this "Derbytown"
Louisville
Robert
|
$800
[10]
Legionnaire's disease, a severe form of this disease, can be passed through water-cooled air conditioning
pneumonia
Kathleen
|
$800
[20]
"Down Under" denizen displayed here
wallaby
Robert
|
$800
[23]
In 1900 this company built the first electric advertising sign in New York City, a 40-foot-long pickle
H.J. Heinz
|
$800
[29]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Belize Zoo) It can be a gradual decrease in sickness, or this mammal right here
taper/tapir
Robert
|
|
$1,000
[27]
This 1987 hit says, "She had the body of a Venus, Lord imagine my surprise"
"Dude (Looks Like a Lady)"
Robert
|
$1,000
[7]
This Montana city is known as "The Electric City"; must be those hydroelectric power generators
Great Falls
|
$1,000
[11]
This infection of the intestines is caused by a bacterium called Salmonella typhi
typhoid fever
Kathleen
|
$1,000
[21]
This Texas radio station's call letters spell out the name of the city it's in
WACO
Kathleen
|
$1,000
[24]
This noted pickle dealer of 15th century Seville has 2 continents named for him
Amerigo Vespucci
Jeff
Kathleen
|
— |
| EROS MYTH | CONSTELLATIONS | A COMPENDIUM OF CLUES | THE "LAST" PICTURE SHOW | NAPOLEON'S RESUME | LETTER PERFECT |
|
$400
[19]
In the epic "Argonautica", Eros' arrow makes Medea fall in love with this man
Jason
Jeff
|
$400
[16]
The 3 Pyramids at Giza are aligned almost exactly as the main stars in this hunter's belt
Orion
Robert
|
$400
[6]
A Hostess plant in Memphis turns out 150 to 180 loaves of this bread every minute
Wonder Bread
Robert
|
$400
[3]
This 1987 movie chronicled the life of Chinese ruler Pu Yi
The Last Emperor
Jeff
|
$400
[1]
Education:This type of career school at Brienne & at Paris
military school
Jeff
|
$400
[15]
A version of this English letter is the last letter in the Greek alphabet
O (omega)
Robert
|
|
$800
[20]
In Greek myth Eros was the son of this love & beauty goddess by any of several godly fathers
Aphrodite
Kathleen
|
$800
[17]
The ancients thought that this constellation resembled a man pouring a stream of water from a jar
Aquarius
Jeff
|
$800
[11]
The normal human body has 20 deciduous ones of these
teeth
Robert
|
$800
[7]
Released in 1989, it's the "last" Indiana Jones feature so far
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Robert
|
DD
$500
[18]
Experience:Lieutenant Colonel in the National Guard of this island; worked to keep it part of France
Corsica
Jeff
|
$800
[29]
It's Michael J. Fox' real middle initial, but he thought it sounded too Canadian
A
Robert
|
|
$1,200
[21]
The Romans called Eros Cupid or this, which they also put after "Omnia Vincit"
Amor
|
$1,200
[24]
The name of Antares, this arachnid's main star, means "Rival of Mars" because of its red color
Scorpius (Scorpio)
Jeff
Kathleen
Robert
|
$1,200
[12]
To compete with Snapple, Minute Maid introduced this drink line in 1994
Fruitopia
Kathleen
|
$1,200
[8]
Bruce Willis & Damon Wayans investigate a murder & corruption in the NFL in this 1991 flick
The Last Boy Scout
Robert
|
$800
[2]
Awards & Honors:Consecrated emperor December 2, 1804 by the man in this post
pope
Robert
|
DD
$1,000
[30]
The queen of England signs her name Elizabeth this
R (for Regina)
Robert
|
|
$1,600
[22]
Like Lady Liberty, Eros often carries one of these, but his aims to enslave you to desire
torch
Kathleen
|
$1,600
[25]
It's the faintest constellation in the Zodiac; those born under it were born between June 21 & July 22
Cancer
Robert
|
$1,600
[13]
In "The Caballero's Way" O. Henry created this partner of Pancho as a scruffy bandit
The Cisco Kid
Robert
|
$1,600
[9]
Linda Fiorentino leaves her husband & makes off with his cash in this 1994 thriller
The Last Seduction
|
$1,200
[4]
Objective:To paralyze this country by blockade through the "Continental System"
England
Robert
|
$1,600
[28]
A "baby" one may be worn by a young woman as well as an infant
T
|
|
$2,000
[23]
Hesiod listed Eros as one of the primordial deities along with Gaia & this amorphous, messy one
Chaos
|
$2,000
[26]
2 stars in the Big Dipper's bowl point to the North Star; 2 others point to this constellation of the swan
Cygnus
Robert
|
$2,000
[14]
This first president of Kenya took his last name from a Kikuyu word for a beaded belt he wore
Jomo Kenyatta
|
$2,000
[10]
Who could forget Cybill Shepherd & Burt Reynolds in this 1975 Bogdanovich film, a tribute to the old musicals
At Long Last Love
Robert
|
$1,600
[5]
References:This Reign of Terror leader & his brother Augustin
Robespierre
Kathleen
|
$2,000
[27]
Developed in the early 1970s, it's the main programming language of the Unix operating system
C
Robert
|
In this 3-part work, the main character encounters Nimrod, Ulysses, Muhammad & Thomas Aquinas
"The Divine Comedy"