Susan Hankins — a project accountant from Downey, California
Elliott Rountree — a high school history and government teacher from Marietta, Georgia
Jean Cui — a student originally from Garden City, New York (whose 2-day cash winnings total $14,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean | $800 | $5,200 | $13,600 |
$6,401
2nd place: $2,000 |
$13,600
22 R, 4 W |
| Elliott | $1,200 | $1,200 | $3,200 |
$6,300
3rd place: $1,000 |
$5,200
6 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Susan | $1,400 | $9,600 | $14,400 |
$27,201
New champion: $27,201 |
$12,800
20 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| COLONIALISM IN AFRICA | FICTIONAL GAMES | RESTAURANT LINGO | STATES BY STATE PARKS | STUPID ANSWERS: THE BRITISH EDITION | THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MARINE CORPS |
|
$200
[1]
One of the only 2 African countries that were independent at the start of World War I
Ethiopia (or Liberia)
Elliott
|
$200
[6]
Quidditch & Wizard Chess are 2 games from this book series
Harry Potter
Jean
|
$200
[14]
French for "soup of the day"
soup du jour
Susan
|
$200
[21]
Ahupua'a O Kahana State Park
Hawaii
Jean
|
$200
[10]
A reservoir called the Queen's Basin once graced this simple green park, formerly Upper St. James's Park
Green Park
Susan
|
$200
[7]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Quantico, VA.) Immortalized in a photo, here is the actual flagraisedon this island on February 23, 1945
Iwo Jima
Jean
|
|
$400
[2]
His 1860s expedition to locate the source of the Nile lost touch with the outside world for 6 years
Dr. Livingstone
Jean
|
$400
[27]
On this show Chandler invents the card game cups so he can give money to Joey without Joey losing his pride
Friends
Jean
|
$400
[15]
This French word that means a main course on American menus can refer to an appetizer in France
entrée
Jean
|
$400
[22]
Stone Mountain State Park
Georgia
Jean
|
$400
[11]
The Garden Tower at the Tower of London was the scene of some bloody goings-on, so now it's known as this
the Bloody Tower
Jean
|
$400
[8]
The "hot" landing zone at Hill 881 South near Khe Sanh is depicted in the Gallery of this war
the Vietnam War
Jean
|
|
$600
[3]
France tenaciously tried to hold onto this African possession despite a bloody war that ended in 1962
Algeria
Jean
|
$600
[28]
Hawkeye plays double cranko, which involves poker & chess, on this TV show
M*A*S*H
Susan
|
$600
[16]
You can order items this way, "by the menu", the opposite of a combo meal
à la carte
Susan
|
$600
[23]
Lake Havasu State Park
Arizona
Susan
|
$600
[12]
Battle Abbey, built on the spot where King Harold died in the Battle of Hastings, isn't in Hastings but in this town
Battle
|
$600
[9]
(Jon of the Clue Crew reports from the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Quantico, VA.) The HRS-1, named for this Russian, was used in the first helicopter insertion of combat troops on September 20, 1951
(Igor) Sikorsky
Jean
Susan
|
|
$800
[4]
Millions died from exploitation & overwork in this large Belgian colony
The Congo
Susan
|
$800
[29]
On this show Lisa claims the game Scrabbleship, a mix of Scrabble & Battleship, makes no sense
The Simpsons
Susan
|
$800
[17]
An appetizer, literally "apart from the main"
hors d'œuvre
Susan
|
$1,000
[25]
Fort Frederick State Park
Maryland
Susan
|
$800
[20]
Originally built in 1156 & rebuilt in 1420, this inn on Mermaid Street in Rye is one of the oldest & loveliest in England
the Mermaid Inn
Susan
|
$800
[13]
The heart of the museum is this gallery, slang for a marine from a collar that was once part of the uniform
the Leatherneck Gallery
|
|
$1,000
[5]
In this 1902 novel Joseph Conrad exposed many of the horrors of colonialism in Africa
Heart of Darkness
Elliott
|
$1,000
[30]
This novel by Chris Van Allsburg about a board game was made into a Robin Williams film
Jumanji
Jean
|
$1,000
[18]
This term for a headwaiter means "master of" (short for its full name meaning "master of the house")
maître d'
Jean
|
DD
$2,000
[24]
Fall River Heritage State Park
Massachusetts
Susan
|
$1,000
[26]
In 1987 Her Royal Highness Princess Anne was given a new title: the Princess this
Princess Royal
Jean
|
$1,000
[19]
(Jon of the Clue Crew reports from the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Quantico, VA.) An aircraft key to Marine history is the AV-8Bjump jet, known by this 7-letter name; it can carry Sidewinders & laser-guided bombs
the Harrier
Susan
|
| FUNNY LADIES IN SHAKESPEARE | TEAM PLAYERS | THE NEW YORK TIMESCOLUMNISTS | WHAT'S THE MARTYR WITH YOU? | RECENT SPACE NEWS | YOU TUBA |
|
$400
[10]
Wealthy Portia, her gentlewoman, Nerissa & religiously conflicted Jessica
The Merchant of Venice
Susan
|
$400
[1]
Larry Bird,1979-92
the (Boston) Celtics
Jean
Susan
|
$400
[3]
(I'm Roger Cohen.) In November 2008 I urged the new president-elect to close this place where to date out of 770 detained, only 23 have been charged
Guantanamo
Jean
|
$400
[2]
Witnesses to the 1431 death of this "Maid of Orleans" feared they had witnessed the martyrdom of a saint
Joan of Arc
Jean
|
$400
[22]
4 observatories spanning 4 continents have joined forces to create a radio one of these to look into space
a telescope
Elliott
|
$400
[21]
The word "tuba" comes from the Latin for this other brass wind instrument
trumpet
|
|
$800
[17]
Queen of the Amazons Hippolyta & Queen of the Fairies Titania
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Jean
|
$800
[5]
Babe Ruth,1914-19; that's pre-Yankees, guys
the (Boston) Red Sox
Jean
|
$800
[4]
(I'm Frank Rich.) I transitioned from theater critic to critic of the Bush Admin., as in my book subtitled "The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to" this 2005 natural disaster
Hurricane Katrina
Susan
|
$800
[11]
Name associated with a priest martyred on Feb. 14 around 269 A.D.
Valentine
Jean
|
DD
$1,200
[26]
In 2008 this country reached the Moon with its Chandrayaan-1 impact probe
India
Susan
|
$1,200
[24]
This composer had 2 tubas designed to his specification for use in the "Ring" cycle
Wagner
Jean
|
|
$1,200
[18]
Those joyful schemers mistress Alice Ford & mistress Margaret Page
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Jean
|
$1,200
[7]
Meadowlark Lemon,1954-78
the Globetrotters
Susan
|
$1,200
[6]
(I'm Gail Collins.) In 2008 I wrote that Dean Barkley did well in this state's Senate race with a basic platform of "1) Not crazy 2) Not Norm Coleman and 3) Not Al Franken"
Minnesota
Susan
|
$1,200
[14]
In 1170 King Henry II asked to be rid of this "meddlesome priest"; 4 knights obliged
Thomas à Becket
Susan
|
$1,200
[23]
This country used its NIGCOMSAT-1 to help provide Internet access to its rural areas
Nigeria
Susan
|
— |
|
$1,600
[19]
Beatrice, Hero & her gentlewomen Margaret & Ursula
Much Ado About Nothing
Jean
Elliott
|
$1,600
[8]
Earl Campbell,1978-84
the Houston Oilers
Elliott
|
$1,600
[12]
(I'm Charles Blow.) As the Time's visual op-ed columnist I used a U.S. oil productiongraphshowing that McCain's plan to do this, baby, this wouldn't help us much
drill
Jean
|
$1,600
[15]
When the French Revolution began in 1789, he painted its leaders & martyrs; "The Death of Marat" is an example
(Jacques-Louis) David
Elliott
|
$1,600
[25]
Of the 2 of these, NASA said Opportunity was "looking great", but Spirit had "dirty solar panels"
the Mars rovers
Susan
|
— |
|
$2,000
[20]
The 2 beloveds Julia & Silvia
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Jean
|
$2,000
[9]
Maurice "The Rocket" Richard,1942-60
the Montreal Canadiens
|
$2,000
[13]
(I'm Nicholas Kristof.) In 2008 I wrote that Obama's most difficult international test could be this Asian "country with 170 million people and up to 60 nuclear weapons (which) may be collapsing"
Pakistan
Jean
|
DD
$2,000
[16]
This man whose feast day is Dec. 26 was the 1st Christian martyr; his story is told in the Acts of the Apostles
Saint Stephen
Elliott
|
$2,000
[27]
NASA was agog at images of this planet's unique auroral features sent by Cassini in 2008
Saturn
Elliott
Susan
|
— |
In 2008 doctors said that, aptly, this Bee Gees song provides an ideal beat to follow
"Stayin' Alive"