Nick Leggatt — a teacher from Dallas, Texas
Herbie Tinsley — a quality control analyst originally from Youngstown, Ohio
Gail Flemmons — a history teacher from Clinton, Mississippi (whose 1-day cash winnings total $26,001)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gail | $2,000 | $5,000 | $10,200 |
$20,398
2-day champion: $46,399 |
$10,000
17 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Herbie | $1,600 | $2,000 | $12,000 |
$10,400
2nd place: $2,000 |
$10,000
15 R (including 1 DD), 5 W |
| Nick | $3,600 | $6,600 | $14,200 |
$4,199
3rd place: $1,000 |
$16,200
21 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| BIBLICAL QUOTES | ROCK FORMATIONS | FASHIONABLE COMMON BONDS | FUNDRAISING | DELAWARE | THE "FIRST" STATE |
|
$200
[1]
She commanded Samson, "Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth"
Delilah
Nick
|
$200
[26]
Kurt Cobain & Krist Novoselic met through Buzz Osborne, leader of the Melvins, & found freedom as this group in 1987
Nirvana
Herbie
|
$200
[6]
Hobble, wrap, micro mini
skirt
Herbie
|
$200
[21]
Keep a big donor's gifts flowing: put him on this "of directors" or "of governors"
board
Nick
|
$200
[16]
Home to a major U.S. Air Force base, this capital was founded in 1683
Dover
Herbie
|
$200
[11]
In 1887 Joseph Conrad gained literary material sailing as this on a ship bound for Java
first mate
Gail
|
|
$400
[2]
This disciple wouldn't believe Jesus' resurrection until he saw "in his hands the print of the nails"
Thomas
Nick
|
$400
[27]
This Jimmy Page foursome first played together as part of the session group on P.J. Proby's "Three Week Hero"
Led Zeppelin
Nick
|
$400
[7]
Action, kid, opera
gloves
Gail
Nick
|
$400
[22]
This service's code says donors to a 501 (c)(3) organization can generally take a tax deduction
the IRS
Gail
|
$400
[17]
Delaware has this many representatives in the U.S. House
1
Gail
|
$400
[12]
Ryan Howard's day job with the Phillies
first baseman
Herbie
|
|
$600
[3]
In Exodus Moses & Aaron inform pharaoh that the lord has this very strong 4-word suggestion
"Let my people go"
Gail
|
$600
[28]
Jack wed Meg & took her name, & in 1997 formed this band on a lark, with him on bass & her on drums
The White Stripes
Herbie
Nick
|
$600
[8]
Puritan, Peter Pan, choir-boy
collars
Gail
|
$600
[23]
Chilly alliterative term for phoning someone to ask for money without any prior notice
cold call
Gail
|
$600
[18]
Designated in 1999, the tiger swallowtail is Delaware's official one of these insects
butterfly
Herbie
|
$600
[13]
In 1975 Donald Johanson found a group of 13 hominid fossils he dubbed this, like the Nixons or Trumans
the first family
Gail
|
|
DD
$1,000
[4]
Herod thought that Jesus was this man "whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead"
John the Baptist
Gail
|
$800
[29]
This punk group was the brainchild of entrepreneur Malcolm McLaren, who asked John Lydon to be its lead singer
The Sex Pistols
Nick
|
$800
[9]
French, Cuban, wedge
heels
Gail
Nick
|
$800
[24]
Donations in the form of equipment or time instead of money are called "in" this 4-letter word
in kind
Gail
|
$800
[19]
Nicknamed "Pete", this former gov. of Delaware once worked in the chemical co. his ancestors founded in 1802
du Pont
Gail
|
$800
[14]
This nuclear capability is designed to completely knock out an enemy's ability to respond to your attack
first strike
Gail
Nick
|
|
$1,000
[5]
In Proverbs this king writes, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge"
Solomon
Nick
|
$1,000
[30]
This Southern California group was originally assembled as a backup band for Linda Ronstadt
The Eagles
Nick
|
$1,000
[10]
Hobo, envelope, beaded
purses
Gail
|
$1,000
[25]
In fundraising DM stands for this mail, which aims to scare up new donors
direct mail
|
$1,000
[20]
Sailing under a Dutch flag, this English navigator & explorer discovered Delaware in 1609
Henry Hudson
|
$1,000
[15]
In a symphony orchestra, the leader of this group serves as concertmaster
first violin
Herbie
|
| BASIC SCIENCE | REAL TO REEL | THROUGH THE 1800s WITH SARAH POLK | BULL | THERE ARE SOME STRINGS ATTACHED | COMMON ABBREVIATIONS |
|
$400
[17]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew holds up a sugar cube.) At sea level, at 32 degrees Fahrenheit, 1 cubic centimeter of air, the size of a sugar cube, contains45 billion billionof these, from the Latin for "little mass"
a molecule
Gail
Herbie
|
$400
[2]
This 1984 movie recounted the friendship of an American journalist & a translator in war-torn Cambodia
The Killing Fields
Gail
|
$400
[18]
Born in 1803 in Tennessee, Sarah later attended school in this state due east, husband James' birthplace
North Carolina
Herbie
|
$400
[1]
John Travolta & Debra Winger demonstrated the fine art of riding a mechanical bull at Gilley's in this 1980 film
Urban Cowboy
Nick
|
$400
[12]
This instrument heardherereminds me of something; hmm...I'm starting to remember
a harp
Herbie
|
$400
[3]
All things considered, NPR is this popular listening place
National Public Radio
Nick
|
|
$800
[24]
The name of this green pigment found in plants is partly from the Greek for "green"
chlorophyll
Nick
|
$800
[4]
In "Changeling" she plays a mom who takes on the LAPD after her son disappears & a different boy is returned to her
Angelina Jolie
Herbie
|
$800
[19]
In the 1840s First Lady Sarah, seeing James enter rooms unnoticed, made this song a regular feature of his entrances
"Hail To The Chief"
Gail
|
$800
[25]
This energy drink was originally developed by a Thai businessman in 1962 & sold under the name Krating Daeng
Red Bull
Nick
|
$800
[13]
This guitar family member's circular body is covered in front with tightly stretched plastic or parchment
a banjo
Nick
|
$800
[8]
Plan for your golden years by putting money in an IRA, one of these
an individual retirement account
Gail
|
|
$1,200
[23]
Newton's first law, about bodies at rest & in motion, is also called the law of this
the law of inertia
Herbie
|
$1,200
[5]
African captives revolt aboard their slave ship & then have to stand trial in this movie based on an 1839 event
Amistad
Herbie
|
$1,200
[20]
During the Civil War, Mrs. Polk's Tennessee home had this official status & both Union & CSA leaders visited
neutrality
Herbie
|
$1,200
[26]
In 1996 Standing Rock College of Fort Yates, N.D., a Native American school, changed its name to this for a Sioux chief
Sitting Bull (College)
Nick
|
$1,200
[14]
George Harrison enjoyed this instrument seen here
a sitar
Nick
|
$1,200
[9]
A PAC, one of these, might help your electoral chances
a political action committee
Gail
|
|
$1,600
[22]
Graphite is a soft form of this element
carbon
Herbie
Nick
|
$1,600
[6]
In this 1990 movie Robin Williams played a doctor who roused a group of patients out of their catatonic states
Awakenings
Nick
|
$1,600
[29]
In 1877 Sarah got the first one of these ever hooked up in Nashville
a telephone
Herbie
|
$1,600
[27]
In 1923 James Cummings & Earl McLeod designed the first one of these using a Model T frame & a wooden blade
a bulldozer
Herbie
|
$1,600
[15]
On this pre-piano item played by Lurch on TV, the strings are plucked by points connected with the keys
a harpsichord
Gail
|
$1,600
[10]
Yes, sir! A PFC is one of these in the military
a private first class
Herbie
|
|
DD
$4,000
[21]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a graph on the monitor.) Symbolized lambda, the total distance covered by one complete cycle of oscillation from peak to peak or trough to trough is called this
a wavelength
Herbie
|
$2,000
[7]
In this movie Meryl Streep as Aussie mom Lindy Chamberlain exclaimed, "The dingo's got my baby!"
A Cry In The Dark
|
$2,000
[30]
In 1888 Mrs. Polk pushed a button in Nashville & these came on at the Cincinnati Centennial Expo
the lights
Nick
|
DD
$2,000
[28]
"Bull City", this place's nickname, is derived from a product sold by American Tobacco
Durham
Nick
|
$2,000
[16]
It ain't slang for money, dough or cashola, but it is the instrument seen here
a lute
Herbie
|
$2,000
[11]
To a home viewer, a DVD is one of these
a digital video disc
Nick
|
He was also the U.S.'s best-paid sportswriter, with stories of people like Chicago O'Brien & Jack the Bookie
Damon Runyon