Lane Galloway — a software development director from Seattle, Washington
Annette Meier — a high school science teacher from Nederland, Texas
Dan Smith — a student from Chicago, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $33,601)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan | $1,800 | $6,600 | $16,200 |
$20,399
2-day champion: $54,000 |
$16,200
19 R, 1 W |
| Annette | $0 | $1,600 | $6,000 |
$12,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$6,000
7 R, 1 W |
| Lane | $1,000 | $1,600 | $13,600 |
$16,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$13,800
23 R (including 1 DD), 8 W (including 2 DDs) |
| MEDICAL MILESTONES | GET INTO GERE | COATS OF ARMS | NIGHTLY NEWS WORDS | LITERARY CROSSWORD CLUES "L" | MNOW YOUR MNEMONICS |
|
$200
[16]
Louise Brown, the first human conceived by in vitro fertilization, is better known as the 1st this "baby"
test tube baby
Lane
|
$200
[21]
Richard Gere was lawyer Billy Flynn, who gets his clients acquitted with a little "Razzle Dazzle", in this musical film
Chicago
Lane
|
$200
[26]
On Guyana's coat of arms, a white shield is bordered by 2 of these felines, the largest cat in the New World
the jaguar
Lane
|
$200
[9]
I found this "animal" market is characterized by falling prices for securities (now I need to learn what that means)
a bear
Lane
|
$200
[1]
"Title" for Conrad's Jim(4)
Lord
Lane
|
$200
[4]
"Roy G. Biv" is a mnemonic for the 7 colors of this
the rainbow (or spectrum)
Dan
|
|
$400
[17]
In 1853 Charles Gerhardt buffered salicylic acid, creating acetylsalicylic acid, later marketed as this
aspirin
Lane
|
$400
[22]
Gere romanced Debra Winger while attending Navy flight school in this favorite from 1982
An Officer and a Gentleman
Lane
|
$400
[27]
Due to a strong Viking element in its history, the Isle of Man has this black bird on its shield along with a falcon
a raven
Dan
|
$400
[10]
Yes, I was picturing the sceneherebefore I found this term meant an ex-CEO's sweet benefits
a golden parachute
Lane
|
$400
[2]
Instrument "of Orpheus" in a Robertson Davies title(4)
a Lyre
Dan
|
$400
[5]
"India's big, but Africa's bigger, the same as their" these animals, "easy to figure"
elephants
Dan
|
|
$600
[18]
In the 1950s Peter Safar developed this emergency procedure to maintain airway, breathing & circulation
CPR
Annette
Lane
|
$600
[23]
The tagline for this 1980 movie in which Gere played a male escort was "His business is pleasure!"
American Gigolo
Lane
|
$600
[28]
The center of Armenia's coat of arms features this mountain, its national symbol; oh, & there's a boat on its peak
Mount Ararat
Lane
|
$600
[11]
It means a trip to work (like I do on a scooter) or to make a penalty less severe (like Bush did to a guy named Scooter)
commute
Lane
|
$600
[3]
Title adjective for Fitzgerald's "Tycoon"(4)
Last
Annette
Lane
|
$600
[6]
"R'n'B" will help you remember how to set up these pieces from left to right on a chessboard
rooks, bishops & knights
Annette
Lane
|
|
$800
[19]
In the 1940s Pearl Kendrick helped develop the DTP vaccine providing protection against this, tetanus & pertussis
diphtheria
Dan
|
$800
[24]
Hoping to recapture the success of "Pretty Woman", this 1999 rom-com reteamed Richard & Julia Roberts
Runaway Bride
Dan
|
$800
[29]
The region of Transylvania is represented on this nation's coat of arms by an eagle & 7 towers
Romania
Dan
|
$800
[12]
I already knew this word meant dog doctor or ex-war soldier; who knew it meant to check for validity?
vet
Lane
|
DD
$1,000
[14]
"Wayside Inn" tale spinner(10)
Longfellow
Lane
|
$800
[7]
"MMVENUSJ" is a mnemonic for the size of these, from smallest to largest (it recently lost its "P")
the planets
Dan
|
|
$1,000
[20]
In 1866 Dr. Thomas Allbutt was all brain when he invented a 6-inch one of these; safer fluids have replaced mercury
a thermometer
Dan
|
$1,000
[25]
Diane Lane cheats on hubby Richard Gere with French hottie Olivier Martinez in this 2002 thriller
Unfaithful
|
$1,000
[30]
Its national coat of arms features Montevideo Hill with a fortress on top symbolizing strength
Uruguay
Dan
Lane
|
$1,000
[13]
A Marxist stage before communism, this is government control over the economy; I thought it meant friendliness
socialism
|
$1,000
[15]
The White Queen's "floral" daughter in "Through the Looking-Glass"(4)
Lily
Annette
|
$1,000
[8]
"The squaw on the hippopotamus is equal to the sum of the squaws on the other 2 sides" is for this guy's theorem
Pythagoras
Lane
|
| COMPOSERS | BODY OF MUSIC | ARTY FACTS | IT HAPPENED IN VIRGINIA | RATED "R" | FOR GEOGRAPHIC VIOLENCE |
|
$400
[1]
Vaughan Williams composed his "Old Hundredth Psalm Tune" for her 1953 coronation
Elizabeth II
Lane
|
$400
[6]
In a Rolling Stones song, "a Siamese cat of a girl" was "Under" this
"Under My Thumb"
|
$400
[10]
The art of murals was revived by Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco & David Alfaro Siqueiros of this country
Mexico
Dan
|
$400
[21]
Dominator, the longest "floorless" one of these in the world, opened at Kings Dominion in 2008
a roller coaster
Dan
|
$400
[15]
To steal livestock, especially cattle
to rustle
Annette
|
$400
[26]
Both sides suffered more than 20,000 casualties at this July 1-3, 1863 battle
Gettysburg
Dan
|
|
$800
[2]
He composed the familiar piece of music heard here
Debussy
Lane
|
$800
[7]
In The Who's song "Pinball Wizard", the title gamer has "such a supple" this
wrist
Dan
Annette
|
$800
[11]
Toothy smiles were rare before Elisabeth-Louise Vigee-LeBrun, who was famous for her portraits of this French queen
Marie Antoinette
Lane
|
$800
[22]
(Jon of the Clue Crew reports from Williamsburg.) In 1946these2 leaders who had been instrumental in ending WWII relaxed over drinks here at the Williamsburg Inn
Eisenhower & Churchill
Dan
|
$800
[16]
A building for locomotive repair, or a big, wide boxing punch
a roundhouse
Lane
|
$800
[27]
1,000 British & 450 Americans were killed or wounded at the June 1775 battle at this elevated Mass. place
Bunker Hill
Lane
|
|
$1,200
[3]
Nicknamed "Papa", he was the "Father of the Symphony", having written 104 of them
Haydn
Lane
|
$1,200
[8]
Steve Perry of Journey came to us with these, "nothing to hide, believe what I say"
"Open Arms"
Dan
|
$1,600
[13]
2 panels of the Ghent altarpiece by these brothers, Jan & Hubert, were stolen in 1934; only one has been recovered
van Eyck
Annette
|
$1,200
[23]
On Sept. 17, 2008--Constitution Day--folks celebrated the architectural restoration of Montpelier, the home of this pres.
James Madison
Lane
|
$1,200
[17]
Proverbially, when you cross this Italian river, you've taken an irrevocable step
the Rubicon
Lane
|
$1,200
[28]
On June 28, 1914 Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in this city, later the host of the 1984 Winter Olympics
Sarajevo
Lane
|
|
$1,600
[4]
Each of his "Four Seasons" is accompanied by a poem that he presumably wrote as well
Vivaldi
Annette
|
$1,600
[9]
In a 1975 hit the rock group America just couldn't "live without" this tressed girl
"Sister Golden Hair"
|
$2,000
[14]
This -ism used for the work of mid-16th c. artists like Pontormo & Tintoretto was originally derogatory
mannerism
Dan
|
$1,600
[24]
In 2006 a replica of the Godspeed embarked on an 80-day sail before returning to her home berth in this settlement
Jamestown
Dan
|
DD
$2,000
[18]
Tom Wolfe placed this word before "chic" to describe patronage of extremists by famous people
radical
Lane
|
$1,600
[29]
In March 1954 it was 50,000 Viet Minh vs. 13,000 French soldiers at the base built around this 3-word village
Dien Bien Phu
Dan
|
|
$2,000
[5]
After visiting a gypsy encampment, he composed a series of rhapsodies including the one heard here
Franz Liszt
Lane
|
$2,000
[20]
Fats Waller chimes that he's "mad at you, 'cause" these are "too big"
your feet
|
DD
$4,000
[12]
In art, the goddess Diana is usually represented holding this weapon
a bow and arrow
Lane
|
$2,000
[25]
In 1990 he took office as the USA's first elected African-American governor; in 2005 he became mayor of Richmond
(Douglas) Wilder
Lane
|
$2,000
[19]
It means having no pity or compassion, or perhaps arriving without "the Babe"
ruthless
Dan
|
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In 1945 Mr. & Mrs. Shoen founded it after no one locally would rent them a trailer for their move from L.A. to Portland
U-Haul