Ken Jennings game 41.
Laura Gustafson — an information manager from Acton, Massachusetts
Adam Meyer — a college professor from Nashville, Tennessee
Ken Jennings — a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah (whose 40-day cash winnings total $1,353,461)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken | $7,200 | $16,400 | $33,600 |
$27,200
41-day champion: $1,380,661 |
$26,400
40 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W |
| Adam | $800 | $1,600 | $8,800 |
$8,800
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,800
9 R, 0 W |
| Laura | $1,000 | $1,000 | $3,200 |
$200
3rd place: $1,000 |
$4,200
4 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD | SHORTWAVE | SMALL TOWN FOLKS | MICRONESIA | A "TINY" CATEGORY | MY NEWT |
|
$200
[16]
It was the wolf's reply to Red's comment, "Grandmother, what large eyes you have"
the better to see you with
Ken
|
$200
[26]
The shortwave band begins at about 1700 these units abbreviated k Hz; below that you're in AM territory
kilohertz
Ken
|
$200
[21]
This popcorn magnate burst into the world on July 16, 1907 in Brazil, Indiana
Orville Redenbacher
Ken
|
$200
[11]
The only native mammal in Micronesia is this flying one
a bat
Ken
|
$200
[2]
Probably the most famous ukulele player to have a top 40 hit, his name came from a Charles Dickens character
Tiny Tim
Ken
|
$200
[1]
My newt, seen here, gets offended when people call it a lizard--it's obviously one of these amphibians
a salamander
Adam
|
|
$400
[17]
In the 1934 Disney cartoon "The Big Bad Wolf", this trio warns Red about the wolf waiting at Grandma's house
the Three Little Pigs
Ken
|
$400
[27]
Mainly funded by the CIA, this broadcasting operation began transmitting behind the Iron Curtain in 1949
Radio Free Europe
Ken
|
$400
[22]
As a player, this man led tiny Williston, N.D. High to the state basketball championships
Phil Jackson
Ken
|
$400
[12]
In the 1950s Enewetak & this atoll consisted the Pacific proving ground of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Bikini Atoll
Ken
|
$400
[7]
Leon Prober composed this Don Ho standard
"Tiny Bubbles"
Ken
|
$400
[3]
When my newt developed this pair of organs, it was ready to start living on land & be called an eft
lungs
Ken
|
|
$600
[18]
In the Grimms' version, this character was added to save Red's life after the wolf had devoured her
the woodsman
Ken
|
$600
[28]
One book calls this 12-letter word the "arch-enemy of shortwave listeners"; I just call it annoying
interference
Ken
|
$800
[24]
This bandleader whose hit is heardheregrew up in the small towns of Clarinda, Iowa; Tryon, Neb.; & Grant City, Mo.
Glenn Miller
Adam
|
$600
[13]
The name Micronesia comes from 2 Greek words, micro & nesos, which mean this
small island
Ken
|
$600
[8]
1980s Boston Celtics standout Nate
"Tiny" Archibald
Adam
|
$600
[4]
My newt takes pride in how carefully female newts attach these individually to aquatic plants
her eggs
Ken
|
|
$800
[19]
"Lil' Red Riding Hood" was a No. 2 hit in 1966 for Sam the Sham & this group
The Pharaohs
Ken
|
$800
[29]
This service that broadcasts from Abuja & Lagos has a name reflecting that of the USA's official radio service
Voice of Nigeria
Ken
|
$1,000
[25]
From Dublin, Mich. this actor & Verizon spokesman first used a phone when he won a college scholarship
James Earl Jones
Ken
|
$800
[14]
In Agana, the capital of this U.S. territory, you can visit Latte Stone Park & see stone pillars from a prehistoric people
Guam
Ken
|
$800
[9]
This TV show featured younger versions of classic Warner Bros. animated characters
Tiny Toon Adventures ( Tiny Toons accepted)
Ken
|
$800
[5]
It's no fun for my newt to hug his European cousin named for these bumps attributed to toads
warts
Ken
|
|
$1,000
[20]
"Little Red Riding Hood" was first written as "Le Petit Chaperon Rouge" in 1697 by this French fairy tale compiler
Charles Perrault
Ken
|
$1,000
[30]
To catch the BBC at 1700 UTC, or Universal Time Coordinated, tune in at this morning hour Pacific Standard time
9:00 AM
|
DD
$4,200
[23]
Last name of Cecile, Yvonne, Annette, Emelie, & Marie, born May 28, 1934 in the village of Callendar, Ontario
Dionne
Ken
|
$1,000
[15]
Most of the Caroline Islands are now a part of this independent country known as FSM for short
the Federated States of Micronesia
Laura
|
$1,000
[10]
In the Oscar-nominated song, the 3 words that follow "Thumbelina, Thumbelina..."
"Tiny Little Thing"
Ken
|
$1,000
[6]
My newt wonders why newts aren't a Japanese delicacy like this fish that secretes the same poison
blowfish (or fugu)
Ken
|
| TALL BUILDINGS | SPORTS GIANTS | HEAPING PORTIONS | LOTS OF SPACE | THE VAST & THE FURIOUS | BIG WORDS |
|
$400
[21]
If a chunk of this New England city's Travelers Tower falls on you, we're confident they're insured
Hartford, Connecticut
Ken
Laura
|
$400
[3]
In 1946, Elmore Morgenthaler was the first NBA player with this physical distinction
being 7 feet tall
Ken
|
$400
[1]
This "male" brand of frozen dinners contains more than 1 pound of food; the XXL line has 1 1/2 pounds
Hungry-Man
Ken
|
$400
[7]
NASA has 134 of these & has no current plan to hire more
astronauts
Ken
|
$400
[26]
The shortest "war" in history, 45 minutes, occured in 1896 between Zanzibar & naval forces of this vast empire
the British Empire
Ken
|
$400
[16]
A person who fought against slavery, like John Brown, was termed this 12-letter word
abolitionist
Ken
|
|
$800
[22]
Manhattan's Lever Househelped usher in the era of the building style known as a box of this material
glass
Ken
|
$800
[12]
Through 2003 this pitcher now with Arizona had 3,871 strikeouts in 3,122 innings
Randy Johnson
Ken
|
$800
[2]
The Overtons named this restaurant for a certain dessert; it's known for its large menu & giant portions
Cheesecake Factory
Ken
Adam
Laura
|
$800
[8]
On August 27, 2003 this planet reached its closest point to Earth in nearly 60,000 years
Mars
Ken
|
$800
[27]
This nation of 200 million has fought small independence movements like those in Aceh & East Timor
Indonesia
Adam
|
$800
[17]
This instrument, often attached to an inflatable cuff, is used to measure blood pressure
a sphygmomanometer
Ken
Adam
|
|
$1,200
[23]
You might expect decor by Michelangelo at the over 500-foot towers with this name in Dallas & Detroit
Renaissance
Ken
|
$1,200
[13]
North-of-the-border star athlete seen here
Vince Carter
Adam
|
DD
$1,000
[6]
This bottle size named for one of the Magi is the equivalent of 16 standard bottles of wine
Balthazar
Laura
|
$1,200
[9]
In 1965, Belyayev just had to sit there while his partner Leonov became the first to do this
walk in space
Ken
|
— |
$1,200
[18]
This 11-letter word for "sleight of hand" is from the French for "light of hand"
legerdemain
Ken
|
|
$1,600
[24]
The Jin Mao Building, China's tallest, is in this commercial center in the east of the country
Shanghai
Ken
|
$1,600
[14]
Known as "Tooz", he played defensive line for the Raiders & played Tonda in the film "Caveman"
John Matuszak
Adam
|
$1,200
[4]
A 32-ounce soft drink at 7-Eleven has this trademarked name
Big Gulp
Ken
|
$1,600
[10]
In 1945 this "Space Odyssey" author suggested a space-based telecommunication system
Arthur Clarke
Ken
|
— |
$1,600
[19]
This adjective refers to a 150th anniversary
sesquicentennial
Ken
|
|
$2,000
[25]
This establishment, seen here, isn't in Asia, but in Atlantic City
the Taj Mahal
Adam
|
$2,000
[15]
(I'm Hall of Famer Dan Hampton.) My Hall of Fame biography mentions this beastly nickname that came from my first name & my fierce attitude
"Danimal"
|
$1,600
[5]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew points to three stacks of different-sized paper cups in a Starbucks in Seattle, Washington.) At Starbucks, tall is only 12 ounces, grande is 16 ounces & this, Italian for 20, is 20 ounces
venti
Laura
|
$2,000
[11]
Try & come up with this name of the Apollo 15 command module or the shuttle first launched in 1992
Endeavor
Ken
|
— |
DD
$5,600
[20]
28-letter term for opposition to the withdrawal of state support, as for the Anglican church
antidisestablishmentarianism
Ken
|
In the '20s the alleged spirit powers of Margery caused a rift between these 2 men, a magician & a writer
Harry Houdini & Sir Arthur Conan Doyle