Michael O'Malley — a prosecutor from Chicago, Illinois
Nancy Gow — an IT evaluator from Oakton, Virginia
James Holst — a researcher from Ida Grove, Iowa (whose 1-day cash winnings total $24,801)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James | $4,400 | $6,800 | $6,200 |
$12,400
2nd place: $2,000 |
$10,800
18 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Nancy | $800 | $2,600 | $7,400 |
$7,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$7,400
11 R, 4 W |
| Michael | $3,200 | $7,400 | $15,200 |
$15,000
New champion: $15,000 |
$18,200
22 R, 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| BEER | ROLLING ROCK | SAM ADAMS | GUINNESS | ST. PAUL-Y GIRL | "BUD" |
|
$200
[2]
The name of this Mexican beer means "crown" in Spanish
Corona
Nancy
|
$200
[16]
This river boat queen is "rolling, rolling, rolling on the river" in a CCR song
"Proud Mary"
James
|
$200
[3]
Samuel Adams & U.S. President John Adams were related in this way
second cousins
James
Michael
|
$200
[21]
Guinness reports that the highest speed of particles expelled by one of these is 103.6 mph; bless you!
a sneeze
Michael
|
$200
[1]
In 2008 she accepted the Republican vice-presidential nomination in St. Paul
Sarah Palin
Michael
|
$200
[26]
The ones for sweetness are up front, while the bitter ones are back here
taste buds
Nancy
|
|
$400
[12]
This brand depicts the Colorado Rockies in its logo
Coors
Michael
|
$400
[17]
In 1975 this group informed us: "I wanna rock and roll all nite and party every day"
Kiss
Michael
|
$400
[8]
Upon hearing gunfire at this town on April 19, 1775, Sam Adams said, "What a glorious morning for America"
Lexington
James
Nancy
|
$400
[22]
To benefit a children's camp, Ed Jarrett built the tallest one of these, 31 feet 6 inches, at a beach resort in Maine
a sand castle
James
|
$400
[4]
Former St. Paul teacher Ann Bancroft is the first woman to reach both these extremes by land
the North and South Poles
James
|
$400
[27]
To make a show of possibly fake friendship is to act all this double-talk term
buddy-buddy
James
|
|
$600
[13]
This brand was founded in Amsterdam in 1863
Heineken
Michael
|
$600
[18]
This classic by Chuck Berry says to "tell Tchaikovsky the news"
"Roll Over Beethoven"
Nancy
|
$600
[9]
Samuel Adams helped write the anti-British narrative that gave this March 5, 1770 riot its name
The Boston Massacre
Michael
|
$600
[23]
Standing over 13 feet tall & weighing over 8,800 pounds, the world's largest ones of these are made by Michelin
(truck) tires
James
|
$800
[6]
Back in St. Paul, Charles Schulz had his heart broken by young Donna, who inspired this little "Peanuts" siren
the Little Red-Haired Girl (the Little Red-Head Girl accepted)
Michael
|
$800
[29]
iPod accessories
earbuds
Michael
|
|
$800
[14]
The "High Life" of this beer began in Milwaukee on Dec. 30, 1903
Miller
James
|
$800
[19]
She made her Top 40 debut with "I Love Rock 'n Roll"; many put another dime in the jukebox, baby: it went to No. 1
Joan Jett
James
|
$800
[10]
In 1775 Gen. Gage offered pardons to all who laid down arms except Adams & this 1st signer of the Dec. of Independence
John Hancock
Michael
|
$800
[24]
Mamma mia! The most expensive this includes pancetta, Fontina cheese & a white truffle paste, all on a thin crust
a pizza
Michael
|
DD
$1,000
[5]
St. Paul-born Joan Kroc gave her wealth to many causes, including these houses for sick kid's parents
Ronald McDonald Houses
James
|
$1,000
[28]
This person's job is to mediate between students & a university or between readers & a newspaper
an ombudsman
Michael
|
|
$1,000
[15]
In the 1880s blue silk ribbons were tied around the necks of bottles of this beer
Pabst
James
|
$1,000
[20]
The third of September was "the day that my daddy died" in this No. 1 hit by the Temptations
"Papa Was A Rollin' Stone"
Michael
|
$1,000
[11]
In June 1776 Adams was selected as Massachusetts' lone delegate to help draft this first U.S. Constitution
the Articles of Confederation
James
|
$1,000
[25]
In 2004 1,100 people, jumping over one another, took part in the largest game of this
leapfrog
Nancy
|
$1,000
[7]
Derham Hall High's Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper reached for the stars in 2006 aboard this
the Space Shuttle
Nancy
|
— |
| THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR | I DO'S & I'M DONES | COMPLETES THE PLAY TITLE | THE PILOT'S PHONETIC ALPHABET | AFRICAN ANIMALS | DOUBLE DOUBLE LETTERS |
|
$400
[26]
Of 1/2 , 1/8 & 1/16
16
Nancy
Michael
|
$400
[11]
It's another day in paradise for his ex after this Genesis drummer paid nearly $47 million to end the marriage
Phil Collins
James
|
$400
[1]
Howard Sackler's "The Great White ____"
Hope
Michael
|
$400
[6]
Huzzah! Hooray! "B" is this!
Bravo
Michael
|
$400
[21]
Unlike rabbits, the Crawshay's this digs no burrow & lies in a depression--in the ground, not in its mood
a hare
|
$400
[16]
It means occurring every year
annually
James
Michael
|
|
$800
[27]
Of 1/3 & 1/4
12
James
Nancy
|
$800
[12]
Now that they're married, people have started calling them Bey-Z
Beyoncé & Jay-Z
Nancy
|
$800
[2]
Jason Miller's "That Championship ____"
Season
James
|
$800
[7]
Hello... ello...ello... ello...ello... "E" is this
Echo
Nancy
|
$800
[22]
The 5-inch African Goliath one of these is classified as a scarab
a beetle
James
|
$800
[17]
Working out with these items seenherewon't make you more foolish--it will tone you up
dumbbells
Michael
|
|
$1,200
[28]
Of 1/3 ,1/5 & 1/10
30
James
|
$1,200
[13]
Being blonde & beautiful wasn't enough to save the 4th marriage of this supermodel, Billy Joel's ex
Christie Brinkley
Michael
|
$1,200
[3]
Luigi Pirandello's "Six Characters in Search of ____"
an Author
Michael
|
$1,200
[8]
Hey, loverboy! "R" is this & "J" is this
Romeo & Juliet
James
|
$1,200
[23]
Here, this largest African bovid considers its next move; killing lions is not unusual
a Cape Buffalo
James
Nancy
Michael
|
$1,200
[18]
The third one A.D. began January 1, 2001
millennium
Michael
|
|
$1,600
[29]
Of 1/2 ,1/4, 1/5 & 1/10
20
Nancy
|
$1,600
[14]
Acclaimed for "Away From Her", this "Demon Seed" actress married after 28 years of "dating" her new hubby
Julie Christie
|
$1,600
[4]
Oscar Wilde's "A Woman of No ____"
Importance
Nancy
|
$1,600
[9]
"Q" is this province, eh
Quebec
James
|
$2,000
[25]
Certain birds of Africa are called these for the way they intertwine materials to make nests like the one seen here
weaverbirds
Nancy
|
$1,600
[19]
The indoor version of this sport debuted at the Olympics in 1964; the beach type debuted in 1996
volleyball
Michael
|
|
$2,000
[30]
Of 1/6,1/8,1/12 & 1/24
24
Nancy
|
$2,000
[15]
She & Sean Penn said "I do" in 1996 & decided they weren't quite done in 2008
Robin Wright
Michael
|
$2,000
[5]
Rob Becker's "Defending the ____"
Caveman
Michael
|
$2,000
[10]
"T" isn't tiger, but "G" is this
Golf
Michael
|
DD
$5,000
[24]
These animals, including the vervet type, spend a lot of their day looking through each other's fur
a monkey
James
|
DD
$3,000
[20]
It's a drinking fountain on a ship, or just plain old gossip or rumor
scuttlebutt
Michael
|
AKA "Chant de guerre pour l'armee du Rhin", it was banned by Napoleon, Louis XVIII & Napoleon III
"La Marseillaise"