Ask Alex #20: Car.
Cindy Wassouf — an underwriter from New Hartford, Connecticut
Baltazar Pinedo — a bilingual language development specialist from Modesto, California
Andrew Schwartz — an independent filmmaker from Miami, Florida (whose 2-day cash winnings total $31,988)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew | $2,400 | $4,400 | $4,800 |
$1
3rd place: $1,000 |
$8,800
13 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Baltazar | $400 | $5,400 | $13,800 |
$800
New champion: $800 |
$14,800
23 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Cindy | $2,600 | $2,800 | $12,000 |
$100
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,200
14 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| THAT'S HISTORIC | TOON TUNES | POTPOURRI | COP TALK | "UTTER" YOUR RESPONSE | BODIES OF WATER |
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$200
[16]
In 1938, 75 years after the historic battle, survivors met for the last time at this site in Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
Baltazar
|
$200
[1]
1994:"Circle Of Life" performed by Carmen Twillie
The Lion King
Andrew
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$200
[6]
Dentist who helped out the Earps at the O.K. Corral
Doc Holliday
Cindy
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$200
[26]
"ADW" stands for assault with this
a deadly weapon
Cindy
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$200
[11]
It's where your mind is if you take an innocent remark in a sexual sense
the gutter
Andrew
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$200
[21]
Its greatest known depth, 36,201 feet in the Mariana Trench, is the greatest depth found in any ocean
the Pacific
Baltazar
|
|
$400
[17]
Following a military victory in 34 B.C., she dressed up as Isis & he dressed up as Dionysus
Mark Antony & Cleopatra
Baltazar
|
$400
[2]
1995:"You've Got A Friend In Me" performed by Randy Newman
Toy Story
Cindy
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$400
[7]
Astrologically, January begins with this sign & ends with Aquarius
Capricorn
Cindy
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$400
[27]
Put out an APB! ("APB" meaning this)
an all-points bulletin
Andrew
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$400
[12]
For Steak de Burgo, an Iowa favorite, this is mixed with garlic & spooned over meat
butter
Andrew
|
$400
[22]
Saginaw Bay, on the eastern coast of Michigan, is an inlet of this Great Lake
Lake Huron
Baltazar
|
|
$600
[18]
In this medieval social system, vassals received land from lords in exchange for services
the feudal system
Andrew
|
$600
[3]
1955:"The Siamese Cat Song" performed by Peggy Lee
Lady and the Tramp
Baltazar
|
$600
[8]
This system was introduced in U.S. autos in 1978 to help keep control when stopping
antilock brakes (ABS)
Cindy
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$600
[28]
What we call the bomb squad is also the "EOD", this "ordnance disposal"
explosive (explosives accepted)
Baltazar
|
$600
[13]
Why, I never--that is the--the most--I won't even--you can't mean--(etc.)
stutter (or sputter)
Baltazar
|
$600
[23]
General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge, one of the world's longest, spans this Venezuelan lake
Maracaibo
Baltazar
|
|
$800
[19]
The Egyptians were the first to use special tools to make rope from this reed
papyrus
Baltazar
|
$800
[4]
1968:"March Of The Meanies" performed as an instrumental
Yellow Submarine
Andrew
Baltazar
|
$800
[9]
This type of horse race began as a contest toward a church tower
the steeplechase
|
$800
[29]
"NTA" is notice to do this, as in court for a traffic ticket
appear
Baltazar
|
$800
[14]
The rapid, vibrating motion of wings & flags
flutter
Andrew
|
DD
$1,000
[24]
This strait connects the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea
the Hellespont (or the Dardanelles)
Baltazar
|
|
$1,000
[20]
His 1844 manuscripts said private property caused man to work for himself instead of for the species
Karl Marx
Baltazar
|
$1,000
[5]
1986:"Somewhere Out There" performed by Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram
An American Tail
Cindy
|
$1,000
[10]
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for the Nazi invasion of this nation
Russia
Baltazar
|
$1,000
[30]
A federal officer who mentions local LEOs isn't referencing the zodiac, but these officers
law enforcement officers
Andrew
|
$1,000
[15]
Your mind & your desk can both suffer from this state of disorder
clutter
Baltazar
|
$1,000
[25]
This strait connects the Sea of Marmara with the Black Sea
the Bosporus
Baltazar
|
| POETRY IN EARLY AMERICA | HISTORY A LA JACK BAUER | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | FLOWER NAMES | CROSSWORD CLUES "O" | BODIES IN WATER |
|
$400
[26]
William Bradford wrote of this Massachusetts city, "Thou now art grown / To be a great and wealthy town"
Boston
Baltazar
|
$400
[21]
It's Jan. 3, 1990; tell the president I have this Panamanian leader in custody & am transporting him to Miami
Manuel Noriega
Baltazar
|
$400
[1]
This company inadvertently reenergized its brand by introducing a new formula that flopped in 79 days
Coca-Cola
Andrew
|
$400
[16]
Very simply, it was named for Dr. Alexander Garden
a gardenia
Cindy
|
$400
[6]
Sign said to portend future(4)
omen
Cindy
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$400
[11]
This swimmer's 8 medals (6 gold) at the 2004 Olympics aren't as well remembered as the 8 he won at the 2008 games
Michael Phelps
Baltazar
|
|
$800
[27]
Ben Franklin ventured into verse for this alter ego's song of his plain country wife Joan
Poor Richard
Andrew
|
$800
[22]
It's 1485 & this king is down! Repeat! This king is down! Henry VII has now become the first Tudor king! Please advise!
Richard III
|
$800
[2]
This Japanese car company is the only one that makes gas, Diesel & rotary internal combustion engines
Mazda
Baltazar
|
$800
[17]
This giant of a state flower gets its name from the direction it likes to face during the day
a sunflower
Andrew
|
$800
[7]
Egg(4)
ovum
Cindy
|
$800
[12]
This swimmer did okay at the 1968 Olympics, winning 2 gold medals; he did better in 1972, winning 7, all record setters
Mark Spitz
Cindy
|
|
DD
$4,000
[28]
An anonymous poet addressed this man as "great patron of the sailing crew / Who gav'st us weed to smoke and chew"
Sir Walter Raleigh
Andrew
|
$1,200
[23]
Mercader is going after Trotsky on Aug. 20, 1940! I need the site! In Coyoacan, in this country? I'll be there in 20!
Mexico
Baltazar
|
$1,200
[3]
Catherine Zeta-Jones did ads for this telecom firm, the first to offer cell service on both sides of the Atlantic
T-Mobile
Baltazar
|
$1,200
[18]
Referring to the shape of their leaves, the name of these flowers seenheremeans "small sword"
gladiola
Cindy
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$1,200
[8]
The English horn is a large one(4)
oboe
Baltazar
|
$1,600
[14]
This Olympian isseenheregetting ready to do his thing
Greg Louganis
Cindy
|
| — |
$1,600
[24]
Redeploy! The April 1, 1939 mission is scrubbed! Repeat, scrubbed! The U.S. just recognized his Spanish rebel government!
Franco
Baltazar
|
$1,600
[4]
This company had a thinnovation with its "Air" computer
Apple
Baltazar
|
$1,600
[19]
Papaver somniferum is the scientific name for this flower, known since ancient times
the opium poppy
Andrew
|
$1,600
[9]
Abierto--that's Spanish(4)
open
Baltazar
|
DD
$2,000
[13]
She's the first American woman to win 4 Olympic gold medals in swimming, winning 3 in 1988 & 1 in 1992
Janet Evans
Cindy
|
| — |
$2,000
[25]
Chloe, I need a Jan. 24, year 41 location on this Roman emperor, aka "Little Boot"... cancel that; he's dead
Caligula
Andrew
|
$2,000
[5]
This corporation has a library of more than 5,000 characters, including Dr. Strange
Marvel Comics (or Marvel Entertainment)
Andrew
Baltazar
|
$2,000
[20]
It shares its name with the Greek goddess of the rainbow
iris
Cindy
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$2,000
[10]
Iroquois nation(6)
Oneida
|
$2,000
[15]
This Olympic gold medalist traded in her swim goggles for hosting duties on "Figure It Out" & "NBA Inside Stuff"
Summer Sanders
|
Last name of the father & son actors who have played 2 different real U.S. presidents, one on film & one on TV
Brolin