2009 CelebrityJeopardy!From CES in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Elizabeth Perkins — an actress fromBigandWeeds
Tom Bergeron — an Emmy Award-winning host fromDancing with the Stars
Aisha Tyler — a comedienne, host and actress fromTalk Soup,Friends,The 5th WheelandGhost Whisperer
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aisha | $2,200 | $2,600 | $19,400 |
$28,401
Winner: $50,000 to the International Rescue Committee and Doctors Without Borders |
$15,800
22 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| Tom | $600 | $1,800 | $7,400 |
$14,800
3rd place: $25,000 to the Muscular Dystrophy Association |
$7,400
7 R, 0 W |
| Elizabeth | $3,400 | $7,000 | $14,200 |
$19,500
2nd place: $25,000 to the New England Learning Center for Women in Transition |
$14,200
19 R, 1 W |
| NAME THE CAPITAL CITY | HOLLYWOOD NON-SQUARES | THEATRE | WEEDS | BEER | BALLS OF FURY |
|
$200
[4]
Mexico
Mexico City
Elizabeth
|
$200
[14]
This HBO series is loosely based on Mark Wahlberg's Hollywood experiences; if only my life were as exciting
Entourage
Elizabeth
|
$200
[9]
In a Shaw play, she tells Caesar, "You must not be disrespectful to me, or the Sphinx will let the Romans eat you"
Cleopatra
Aisha
|
$200
[22]
A common type of this plains plant is the Russian thistle--let's go drifting along with the tumblin'these
tumbleweed
Tom
|
$200
[10]
This popular American beer used croaking frogs in a 1995 Super Bowl commercial
Budweiser
Aisha
|
$200
[1]
An old military projectile, or a dive made with hands grasping knees
a cannonball
Aisha
|
|
$400
[5]
France
Paris
Aisha
|
$400
[15]
This heiress said, "Having a nightclub in your house really helps for having a party"; that's hot
Paris Hilton
Aisha
|
$400
[12]
Meryl Streep has suspicions about Philip Seymour Hoffman in the film adaptation of this Pulitzer Prize winner
Doubt
Elizabeth
|
$400
[25]
Your lawn grass is always greener without this "roaring" yellow wildflower, Taraxacum officinale
a dandelion
Elizabeth
|
$400
[11]
On this 1950s-set sitcom, these 2 young & wacky title women worked at the Shotz Brewery
Laverne & Shirley
Elizabeth
|
$400
[2]
There's a legume in this word for a pitch hurled at a batter's head
the beanball
|
|
$600
[6]
Poland
Warsaw
Elizabeth
|
$600
[19]
With ex-girlfriends like Lindsay Lohan & Mandy Moore, Wilmer Valderrama has come a long way since playing Fez on this sitcom
That '70s Show
Elizabeth
|
$600
[13]
Stockard Channing sang "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" in the 2008 revival of this musical
Pal Joey
Tom
|
$600
[26]
Many low-growing herbs are common weeds called these, a term also used for a kind of tropical banana
plantains
|
$600
[16]
This popular Irish beer bears the name of a classic Irish stringed musical instrument
Harp
Aisha
|
$600
[3]
In football a mighty kickoff into this area may result in a touchback
the end zone
Elizabeth
|
|
$800
[7]
The Philippines
Manila
Aisha
|
$800
[20]
An on-the-town Mischa Barton got more time to pose for paparazzi after she left this teen soap in 2006
The O.C.
Elizabeth
|
$800
[23]
Sutton Foster was Broadway's "Thoroughly Modern Millie" before playing Princess Fiona in this musical
Shrek
Elizabeth
|
— |
$800
[17]
Bob Marley's ghost could tell you that Red Stripe is a beer from this Caribbean country
Jamaica
Aisha
|
— |
|
$1,000
[8]
Peru
Lima
Elizabeth
|
$1,000
[21]
This celebutante has had romances with DJ AM & with rocker Joel Madden
Nicole Richie
Aisha
|
$1,000
[24]
Tom Stoppard's drama "The Coast of" this ideal place was ideal indeed, winning the 2007 Tony for Best Play
Utopia
Elizabeth
|
— |
$1,000
[18]
The 2 words that precede "Less Filling" in slogans for Miller lite
"Tastes Great" ("Great Taste" accepted)
Tom
|
— |
| OTHER FAMOUS TYLERS | ARTISTS' CHOICE | HE SAID, SHE SAID | DANCING WITH THE STARS | THE ENVIRONMENT | 9-LETTER POTPOURRI |
|
$400
[13]
In 1983 Bonnie Tyler hit No. 1 singing, "Nothing I can do, a total eclipse of" this body part
the heart
Aisha
|
$400
[11]
Renaissance artist:Rembrandt, Botticelli or Van Gogh
Botticelli
Aisha
Tom
Elizabeth
|
$400
[20]
This spiritual leader of Tibet has said, "My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness"
the Dalai Lama
Aisha
|
$400
[1]
The star Polaris is also known by this directional name
the North Star
Elizabeth
|
$400
[6]
Change these in your house to new more efficient ones that use 1/4 the energy & actually produce more illumination
light bulbs
Aisha
|
$400
[26]
You won't see Edyta Sliwinska performing this, done by Southwest Indians in August to bring precipitation
a rain dance
Elizabeth
|
|
$1,200
[15]
He wrote, directed & starred in "Madea's Family Reunion"; he also had a "House of Payne"
Tyler Perry
Tom
|
$800
[12]
Cubist:Picasso, Pollock or Pellegrini
Picasso
Aisha
|
$800
[21]
In 2008 we learned from Sarah Palin that "The difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull" is this
lipstick
Elizabeth
|
$800
[2]
Castor and Pollux are the two brightest stars in this twinnedconstellationthat's also a sign of the zodiac
Gemini
Aisha
|
$800
[7]
Be wise with this kitchen appliance by putting it on energy-saver mode & making sure the door seals properly
a refrigerator
Aisha
|
— |
|
$1,600
[16]
This Food Network chef hosted "Food 911" & "How to Boil Water"
Tyler Florence
|
$1,200
[17]
Surrealist:Dali, Delacroix or Van Dyck
Dali
Elizabeth
|
$1,200
[22]
Sorry Beatles fans, he said he has "too much to do, so no more fan mail...& no objects to be signed"
Ringo Starr
Aisha
|
$1,200
[3]
The cluster of stars known as the Pleiades is also called the "Seven" these family members
Sisters
Aisha
|
$1,200
[8]
Buy this kind of food, from the Latin for "instrumental", that's pesticide-free & often locally grown
organic
Elizabeth
|
— |
|
$2,000
[25]
This 1988 William Hurt & Geena Davis film about a writer of travel guides was based on a novel by Anne Tyler
The Accidental Tourist
Tom
|
$1,600
[18]
Pop artist:Degas, Munch or Lichtenstein
Lichtenstein
Aisha
|
$1,600
[23]
This "In Cold Blood" author said, "Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the yard & shot it"
Truman Capote
Aisha
|
$1,600
[4]
The 2 brightest stars in the nearby constellation Centaurus are Beta Centauri & this one
Alpha Centauri
Aisha
|
$1,600
[9]
In 2004 the EPA certified the Ford Escape as something that sounds contradictory, the first hybrid this
SUV
Elizabeth
|
— |
|
DD
$4,000
[14]
This daughter of Aerosmith's lead singer played Arwen in "The Lord of the Rings"
Liv Tyler
Aisha
|
$2,000
[19]
Post-impressionist:Goya, Gauguin or Gainsborough
Gauguin
Aisha
Elizabeth
|
$2,000
[24]
Shequipped, "In France cooking is a serious art form and a national sport"
Julia Child
Aisha
|
DD
$2,400
[5]
Alnilam, Mintaka & Altinak are the 3 stars in his belt
Orion
Aisha
|
$2,000
[10]
Your carbon one isn't made with your shoe but your lifestyle; calculate it at www.nature.org
your footprint
Tom
|
— |
Much of this 2001 movie remake was filmed at the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas
Ocean's Eleven