Leland Graham III — a research specialist and project coordinator from Rock Hill, South Carolina
Maria Borga — an economist from Washington, D.C.
Jorge Rivero — a contamination control technician from Sunrise, Florida (whose 1-day cash winnings total $18,100)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge | $200 | $1,200 | $2,400 |
$1,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$3,600
10 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Maria | $0 | $2,800 | $10,000 |
$19,900
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,600
11 R, 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| Leland G. | $3,000 | $5,400 | $19,800 |
$25,000
New champion: $25,000 |
$17,400
26 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| U.S. CAPITALS OF THE WORLD | NON-MEMORABLE MOVIE QUOTES | MIRRORS | TO "SUR" | WITH LOVE | THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE |
|
$200
[6]
Overactors & others flock to Smithfield, Va., the capital of this, processing millions of lbs. of it every year
ham
Jorge
|
$200
[1]
(1939)Ray Bolger:"Oh, no!"
The Wizard of Oz
Jorge
|
$200
[21]
A small car, or a small mirrored case in a handbag
a compact
Jorge
|
$200
[16]
Buoyant plank for wave riding
a surfboard
Leland G.
|
$200
[26]
Little babycakes, I give you a giant one of these stones with the highest refractive index of any natural gemstone
a diamond
Maria
|
$200
[11]
(Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. gives the clue.) In a recent essay, I cited the election of Barack Obama as one of the 4 "transformative moments" in African-American history; this 1863 event was the first
the Emancipation Proclamation
Leland G.
|
|
$400
[7]
Anthony, a city straddling Texas & New Mexico, celebrates only once every 4 years as this "Capital of the World"
Leap Year
Leland G.
|
$400
[2]
(1971)Richard Roundtree: "Hey, baby"
Shaft
Jorge
|
$400
[22]
A 2001 experiment found not just primates but these aquatic mammals recognize themselves in mirrors
dolphins
Leland G.
|
$400
[17]
An extra fee for a special service
a surcharge
Leland G.
|
$400
[27]
My darling, only the best of this potent potable for you, like a fine extra brut Bollinger
champagne
Leland G.
|
$400
[12]
(Dr. Gates gives the clue.) In the "African American National Biography" series, which I co-edited with Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, the second entry is a profile of this baseball great
Hank Aaron
Leland G.
|
|
$600
[8]
Kansas City, Missouri & this Tennessee city both claim the tangy title "Barbecue Capital of the World"
Memphis
Leland G.
|
$600
[3]
(1977)Carrie Fisher: "What?!"
Star Wars
Jorge
Leland G.
|
$600
[23]
The "Car Talk" guys recommend pulling up next to a line of parked cars to adjust this
side view mirrors
Leland G.
|
$600
[18]
An excess or overabundant supply
a surplus
Jorge
|
$600
[28]
Yes, my yummy sugar pie, tonight we escape to Nassau, the capital of this country
The Bahamas
Leland G.
|
$600
[13]
(Dr. Gates gives the clue.) My ancestor, Revolutionary War soldier John Redman, was one of an estimated 5,000 black soldiers in this army, the first regular U.S. fighting force
the Continental Army
Maria
|
|
$800
[9]
It's Crystal City, Texas vs. Alma, Arkansas for this title--they even have Popeye statues to back their claim
spinach
Leland G.
|
$800
[4]
(1978)Olivia Newton-John: "The cameraman?"
Grease
Leland G.
|
$800
[24]
A shaving mirror is usually this curved type
a concave mirror
Jorge
Maria
|
$800
[19]
The Brits call a doctor's office this
a surgery
Maria
Leland G.
|
$800
[29]
Yes, my flower, I match your intoxicating scent with a gift of this perfume introduced in France in 1921
Chanel No. 5
Leland G.
|
$1,000
[15]
(Dr. Gates gives the clue.) In 2003, I published "The Trials of" this woman, a book about America's first black poet & her encounters with the Founding Fathers
Phillis Wheatley
|
|
$1,000
[10]
Thanks to John Deere, this Illinois city is the "Plow Capital of the World"
Moline
|
$1,000
[5]
(1984)F. Murray Abraham, "Hmmm?"
Amadeus
Maria
|
$1,000
[25]
In the 18th c. James Short cut the distortion with the first truly parabolic & elliptical mirrors for these
telescopes
Maria
|
$1,000
[20]
Close observation of someone by the police
surveillance
Jorge
|
$1,000
[30]
For you, my sweet, a classic Silver Shadow II luxury car from this make of auto
Rolls-Royce
Leland G.
|
DD
$1,600
[14]
(Dr. Gates gives the clue.) I direct a research institute at Harvard University named for this author of "The Souls of Black Folk", black America's leading public intellectual through most of his long life, 1868-1963
W.E.B. Du Bois
Maria
|
| SCIENCE | ON THE STAGE | SAMUEL JOHNSON | NOT TO BE CONFUSED | LIGHTLY SCRAMBLED EGGHEADS | THE USED "-AR" SALESMAN |
|
$400
[1]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew discusses earthquakes.) The hypocenter is where an earthquake originates. The point on the surface, vertically above the hypocenter, is known as this
the epicenter
Leland G.
|
$400
[23]
Katie Holmes made her Broadway debut in a 2008 revival of this playwright's "All My Sons"
Arthur Miller
|
$400
[21]
Johnson's first major poem was called this, like the city he loved
"London"
Leland G.
|
$400
[11]
A hammock is something you lie in; this North Atlantic food fish is Melanogrammus aeglefinus
haddock
Leland G.
|
$400
[16]
Psychologist & theorist of archetypes:CARL J. GUN
Jung
Leland G.
|
$400
[6]
Our hollow body this sounds just as good as an Ibanez--why pay more for a big name?
a guitar
Jorge
|
|
$800
[2]
Termed "The Last Sorcerer" in a recent biography, in 1705 he became the first scientist to be knighted for his work
Isaac Newton
Leland G.
|
$800
[24]
Christian Slater returned to B'way in a 2005 revival of this Tennessee Williams play about shattered illusions
The Glass Menagerie
Leland G.
|
$800
[22]
Samuel was proud of compiling one of these on his own in 9 years, a task that took the French Academy 50
a dictionary
Maria
Leland G.
|
$800
[12]
Anchor Steam is a beer; Angkor Wat is a temple complex in this country
Cambodia
Leland G.
|
$800
[17]
15th c. philosopher:CUSA OF NICHOLAS
Nicholas of Cusa
|
$800
[7]
A little old lady only blew this ram's horn on high holidays, so it's in great condition
a shofar
Jorge
|
|
$1,200
[3]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew presents the clue.) Because of the intense magnetic fields that block heat from the core, these solar phenomena can be thousands of degrees cooler than the surrounding surface
sunspots
Jorge
|
— |
$1,200
[25]
Gems like "Much may be made of a Scotchman if he be caught young" were recorded by this Scottish-born biographer
(James) Boswell
Leland G.
|
$1,200
[13]
The term "sonata" originally meant a piece was to be played, as opposed to this term, for a piece that was to be sung
cantata
Leland G.
|
$1,200
[18]
Scottish-born author of "On Heroes":THOMAS LYRE CAL
Carlyle
Leland G.
|
$1,200
[8]
Got one of these, patented in 1858 and used for canning? Isn't she a beauty?
a Mason jar
Maria
|
|
DD
$1,200
[4]
From the Latin for "about a day", these body rhythms govern cycles of wakefulness & sleep
circadian rhythms
Jorge
|
— |
DD
$4,000
[26]
Johnson was a staunch Tory, or supporter of the king, & referred to foes in this party as "dogs"
the Whigs
Leland G.
|
$1,600
[14]
The Willamette River runs through Eugene, Oregon; this title Pushkin character is a sort of Russian Don Juan
Eugene Onegin
Maria
|
$1,600
[19]
Linguist who says the U.S. is a brutal imperialist state: Mona Chomsky
Noam Chomsky
Leland G.
|
$1,600
[9]
I know I said you could have this steel reinforcing material for $3,800, but sorry, my boss says no less than $5,000
rebar
Maria
|
|
$2,000
[5]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents the clue.) Carbon, one of the most common elements, has been discovered in 60-atom configurations called these, named for an architect
buckyballs (fullerenes)
Maria
|
— | — |
$2,000
[15]
Alar means "winglike"; the basis of this culture medium is the product of certain seaweeds
agar
Jorge
|
$2,000
[20]
Pre-Socratic "all is one" thinker:RAPMENIDES
Parmenides
Leland G.
|
$2,000
[10]
This Aussie bird with a 10-letter name is the most popular caged parakeet, so it doesn't have a lot of miles on it
a budgerigar
Jorge
|
It's the only Major League Baseball team name whose first 4 letters match the first 4 letters of its city
the Philadelphia Phillies