Meg Slachetka — a Congressional staffer originally from Hackettstown, New Jersey
Peter Bonilla — a nonprofit administrator from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fred Beukema — a structural engineer from Minneapolis, Minnesota (whose 2-day cash winnings total $49,800)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred | $2,600 | $4,800 | $10,800 |
$19,601
3-day champion: $69,401 |
$10,800
13 R, 1 W |
| Peter | $1,000 | $3,800 | $11,400 |
$1,199
3rd place: $1,000 |
$12,800
18 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| Meg | $2,400 | $3,400 | $9,800 |
$18,200
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,800
16 R, 2 W |
| MOUNTAINS | BROADWAY MUSICAL ADJECTIVES | MEDICATIONS | MARCH | IN LIKE A LION | OUT LIKE A "LAM" |
|
$200
[6]
The name of this Alp, the highest in Western Europe, means "white mountain"
Mont Blanc
Peter
|
$200
[1]
"The ___ Mermaid"
Little
Peter
|
$200
[26]
Pneumonia may be treated with oral antibiotics, but if you're hospitalized, you'll get the drugs this way
intravenously
Peter
|
$200
[16]
Touching off the "War of the Oranges", Spain declared war on this neighbor on March 2, 1801
Portugal
Meg
|
$200
[21]
Lion dances are entertainment during this country's New Year's Day celebrations--in 2009, January 26
China
Meg
|
$200
[11]
A formal public statement, like the one Abraham Lincoln made in early 1863
a proclamation
Peter
|
|
$400
[7]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.) As you can see on therelief globe, this volcano that takes up over half of the Big Islandrisesover 6 miles from the sea floor
Mauna Loa
Fred
|
$400
[2]
"The ___ Molly Brown"
Unsinkable
Meg
|
$400
[27]
Several Excedrin products are for headache relief; another has the name of this body part that may ache
the back
Peter
|
$400
[17]
In a runup to the revolution, deadly food riots broke out in this Russian city on March 8, 1917
St. Petersburg
Meg
|
$400
[22]
After a kill, members of a pride crowd around the meat, trying to get this proverbial portion
the lion's share
Peter
|
$400
[12]
Adjective meaning alluring or beautiful, like a movie star
glamorous
Meg
|
|
$600
[8]
The name of this mountain range of Northeast New York comes from an Iroquois term meaning "eater of tree bark"
the Adirondack (Mountains)
Peter
|
$600
[3]
"Joseph and the ___ Technicolor Dreamcoat"
Amazing
Fred
|
$600
[28]
Enteric pills don't dissolve in the stomach, which they might injure, but in this organ for which enteric is the adjective
the intestine
Meg
|
$600
[18]
One of the first radio broadcasts of music took place March 5, 1907 when this opera overture was broadcast
the William Tell Overture
Meg
|
$600
[23]
For the stage there are kids' versions & a 1913 adult version of the story of this guy & a grateful lion
Androcles
Fred
|
$600
[13]
Mythologically, these terrestrial amphibians were supposed to live in fire
salamanders
Fred
|
|
$800
[9]
This "colorful" eastern range of the Appalachians stretches from Pennsylvania to Georgia
the Blue Ridge Mountains
Peter
|
$800
[4]
"___ Face"or"___ Girl"
Funny
Meg
|
$800
[29]
It's the term for a disinfectant often applied topically, like Bactine
an antiseptic
|
$800
[19]
On March 14, 1558 Ferdinand I assumed this "holy" title, the first to do so without being crowned by a pope
Holy Roman Emperor
Peter
|
$800
[24]
Lionsgate is a producer of these
films
Fred
|
$800
[14]
"Fiery" adjective used for statements that arouse angry action or rebellion
inflammatory
Meg
|
|
DD
$1,000
[10]
At 13,665 feet, Mount Toubkal is the highest peak in this range in Africa
the Atlas Mountains
Peter
|
$1,000
[5]
"The ___ Chaperone"
Drowsy
Fred
|
$1,000
[30]
Amiodarone stabilizes a heartbeat undergoing this, specifically tachycardia
arrhythmia
Fred
|
$1,000
[20]
Not a good sign: on March 11, 1824 this govt. bureau abbreviated B.I.A. began as a part of the War Department
the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Peter
|
$1,000
[25]
A tradition of this African country is that rulers were often called "Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah"
Ethiopia
Fred
Meg
|
$1,000
[15]
This jawless eel-like fish feeds on other fish by sucking their blood
the lamprey
|
| THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS | MOVIE TITLE TRANSLATIONS | OBSCURE NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHORS | TELLING THE MECHANIC | HALF A MYTHICAL PAIR | "P.D." QUEUE |
|
$400
[14]
A host of sacred writings are in the Scrolls, including a commentary about this psalm writer
(King) David
Meg
|
$400
[1]
In Spain, this Woody Harrelson film was "White Men Don't Know How To Stick It In"
White Men Can't Jump
Peter
|
$400
[11]
6 of the first 9 winners wore these; Giosuè Carducci's was the bristliest & pointiest
beards
|
$400
[26]
After I start my car, it makes this noise--the name of the movie jalopy seen here
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Fred
|
$400
[19]
He abducted Helen
Paris
Fred
|
$400
[6]
This Latin term refers to a daily allowance for living expenses while traveling
per diem
Meg
|
|
$800
[15]
The Scrolls were found by a shepherd boy in this year, 2 years after the end of a major war
1947
Peter
|
$800
[2]
In Mexico, Ben Affleck & Jennifer Lopez were in "A Dangerous Relationship", not this U.S. title
Gigli
Peter
|
DD
$1,000
[12]
Like William Inge, Gao Xingjian wrote a play with this transport venue as its title, but his helped win him a Nobel Prize
a bus stop
Peter
|
$800
[27]
When I turn the key, I hear cock-a-leekie... cock-a-leekie... which is a soup from this country
Scotland
|
$800
[20]
This commoner fell in love with Isolde
Tristan
Peter
|
$800
[7]
Term for land owned by the government, or a work of art not under copyright
public domain
Peter
|
|
$1,200
[16]
The Scrolls are written in Hebrew, Aramaic & this classical language
Greek
Fred
|
$1,200
[3]
In Hong Kong this Will Smith movie is "Superhero Always Stand By You Whenever or Wherever You Need Help"
Hancock
Fred
|
$1,200
[13]
Writers from Norway, Sweden & Denmark had already won; in 1939 it was the turn of someone from this country
Finland
Meg
|
$1,200
[28]
The rhyming term for the boots seen here; driving on a flat tire sounded like it
mukluk
Fred
|
$1,200
[21]
She deserted Troilus for Diomedes
Cressida
Meg
|
DD
$1,000
[9]
Type Cleveland P.D. into Google & you'll get hits for the police department & this newspaper
The Plain Dealer
Peter
|
|
$1,600
[17]
The Scrolls reveal a rich & diversified literary tradition amongst the Jews of this ordinal temple period
the Second Temple Period
Meg
|
$1,600
[4]
In Latvia, this recent Patrick Dempsey film was titled "I Am In Love With The Bride Too"
Made Of Honor
Meg
|
$1,600
[24]
Only Dag Hammarskjold & Erik Karlfeldt have been awarded a Nobel Prize this way; it's not allowed anyore
posthumously
Fred
|
$1,600
[29]
Every few seconds I hear Pahrump, Pahrump, Pahrump... which is a town in Nye County in this state
Nevada
Meg
|
$1,600
[22]
Psyche was loved by him, the love god
Eros (or Cupid)
Meg
|
$1,200
[8]
This 4th quarter defensive strategy that tries to stop big offensive gains can get groans from fans
the prevent defense
|
|
$2,000
[18]
Most scholars believe the Dead Sea Scrolls were written by this religious community of apocalyptic Jews
the Essenes
|
$2,000
[5]
In Latin America this 2008 horror remake was titled "Bloody Graduation Night"
Prom Night
|
$2,000
[25]
The Asian travels of 1944 winner Johannes Jensen got him dubbed Denmark's this British writer who won in 1907
Rudyard Kipling
|
— |
$2,000
[23]
Leander swam the Hellespont to visit her
Hero
Peter
|
$2,000
[10]
This 2-step dance music is often played at bullfights
paso doble
|
It was first designed as "Egypt carrying the light to Asia", & its original intended site was Port Said in 1869
the Statue of Liberty