Srikanth Sivashankaran — a test prep instructor originally from Cleveland, Ohio
Emily Heaney — a freelance costume designer from White Bear Lake, Minnesota
James Erwin — a writer from Des Moines, Iowa (whose 2-day cash winnings total $22,598)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James | $2,400 | $3,000 | $15,400 |
$400
3rd place: $1,000 |
$15,400
24 R, 6 W |
| Emily | $3,600 | $2,800 | $17,200 |
$2,200
New champion: $2,200 |
$16,400
21 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| Srikanth | $400 | $500 | $2,900 |
$2,199
2nd place: $2,000 |
$3,200
8 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| SHAKESPEARE QUOTES | WHO PLAYED 'EM? | BEN & JERRY'S FLAVORS | CLASSICAL WORKS' OTHER NAMES | AS "IF"! | WHATEVER! |
|
$200
[6]
"In truth, fair Montague, I am too fond"
Romeo and Juliet
James
|
$200
[11]
2008:Sister Aloysius, who has doubt
Meryl Streep
Emily
|
$200
[19]
The U.K. was treated to "Bohemian Raspberry", a flavor in honor of this band
Queen
Emily
|
$200
[16]
Schubert's symphony No. 8 in B minor is called this because only 2 movements were composed
the "Unfinished Symphony"
James
|
$200
[1]
You may be "set" this way, lacking direction or floating without control
adrift
James
|
$200
[25]
The logo of this Twinkie maker includes a heart--maybe representing the love with which Twinkies are made
Hostess
Emily
|
|
$400
[7]
"Kiss me, Kate, we will be married o' Sunday"
The Taming of the Shrew
James
|
$400
[12]
2008:Walt Kowalski, owner of a '72 Gran Torino
Clint Eastwood
Emily
|
$400
[20]
The caffeinated "From Russia with Buzz" mixed liqueur & ice cream both flavored like this (with espresso fudge chips!)
coffee
James
Emily
|
$400
[17]
It wasn't until 9 years after Beethoven's death that his piano sonata in C-sharp minor got this nickname
the "Moonlight Sonata"
Emily
|
$400
[2]
Bull Shannon was this type of officer on '80s TV's "Night Court"
a bailiff
Srikanth
|
$400
[26]
In March 2003 this religious leader published a book of poetry called "Roman Triptych" that was released in Italian & Polish
John Paul II
James
|
|
$600
[8]
"If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh?"
The Merchant of Venice
Emily
|
$600
[13]
2009:Rebecca Bloomwood, a real shopaholic
Isla Fisher
Emily
|
DD
$500
[22]
In a syrupy nod to Ben & Jerry's home state, "The Full Vermonty" was this flavor ice cream with caramel & pecans
maple
Srikanth
|
$600
[18]
Schumann wrote his Symphony No. 1 in B flat, better known as this, in the winter, not the season of its nickname
the "Spring Symphony"
|
$600
[3]
Any building, especially a large or imposing one
an edifice
James
|
$600
[24]
The Middle English for "knife" gives us the name of this activity, a form of woodcarving
whittling
James
|
|
$800
[9]
"Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once"
Julius Caesar
James
Emily
Srikanth
|
$800
[14]
2008:The wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson
Mickey Rourke
Srikanth
|
$600
[21]
The acronymic flavor SNAFU stands for this fruity flavor "Naturally All Fudged Up"
strawberry
Srikanth
|
$800
[29]
It's the planetary nickname of Mozart's last symphony, No. 41 in C major
the "Jupiter Symphony"
James
|
$800
[4]
To make a god of
deify
James
|
$800
[27]
For a spot on Oprah, Crayola made a special crayon of her favorite hue & called it this, also a movie title
The Color Purple
Emily
|
|
$1,000
[10]
"I am that merry wanderer of the night, I jest to Oberon, and make him smile"
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Emily
|
$1,000
[15]
2008:Weapons manufacturer Tony Stark
Robert Downey, Jr.
James
|
$1,000
[23]
Ben & Jerry's calls this rhymer "our flavorful flashback to the 1960s"; groovy, man
Wavy Gravy
Emily
Srikanth
|
$1,000
[30]
Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 in C major is better known by this name, the city under Nazi siege while he wrote it
the "Leningrad Symphony"
James
Emily
|
$1,000
[5]
It's the only U.S. state that fits the category
California
|
$1,000
[28]
Not iron but this reddish-brown element catalyzes the formation of hemoglobin in humans
copper
|
| HEAD SOUTH FROM | EMMY HISTORY | SHEER CHAOS | THE 9th CENTURY | EN-COMPASSING | SECOND LETTER "X" |
|
$400
[3]
...some parts of this country, & you'll be in Canada
the United States
James
Srikanth
|
$400
[13]
The 1953 awards were the first to feature Best Situation Comedy; the Academy really liked this show that year
I Love Lucy
Emily
|
$400
[17]
Edward Lorenz, the father of chaos theory, posited that an insect's flapping wings could alter this, far away
air currents (or the wind or the weather)
James
|
$400
[8]
Around 841 the Vikings established a settlement at this Irish city on the River Liffey
Dublin
James
|
$400
[25]
The only compass point in a Steinbeck novel title
east
James
|
$400
[1]
Cruises along the Mexican Riviera frequently include a stop in this resort city 150 miles from Acapulco
Ixtapa
Emily
|
|
$800
[4]
...this 16,000-square-mile country & it's hello, Belgium
the Netherlands
James
|
$800
[14]
She was nominated for an Emmy every year from 1985 to 1996 for "Murder, She Wrote" but never won
Angela Lansbury
Emily
|
$800
[18]
In a 1926 letter this physicist wrote that he was convinced God "does not throw dice"
Einstein
James
|
$800
[9]
This English king known as "the Great" succeeded his brother Ethelred in 871 & ruled for 28 years
Alfred
James
|
$800
[26]
This airline's specialty craft include the Shamu, Lone Star One & Arizona One
Southwest
Srikanth
|
$800
[2]
According to Malory, the name of this legendary sword means "cut-steel"
Excalibur
James
|
|
$1,200
[5]
...this country & you may enter Jordan or Iraq
Syria
James
Srikanth
|
$1,200
[15]
A toast to Woody Harrelson, who won for Best Supporting Actor in 1989 for his work on this show
Cheers
Emily
|
DD
$1,000
[20]
What Bush accused Gore of using, it's an actual branch of mathematics that acknowledges imprecision
fuzzy math
Emily
|
$1,200
[10]
In 813 this aged Holy Roman Emperor crowned his son Louis the Pious co-emperor
Charlemagne
James
|
$1,200
[27]
Hebron is a city in this territory named for its location on the Jordan River
the West Bank
Emily
|
$1,200
[22]
It's a universally accepted principle or rule
an axiom
James
|
|
$1,600
[6]
...this country to enter Croatia, Serbia or Romania
Hungary
James
|
$1,600
[16]
Hug it out! In 2006 Jeremy Piven won Best Supporting Actor for this HBO comedy
Entourage
James
|
$1,200
[19]
Researchers at UCLA used chaos theory to help predict one of these that struck Central California in 2003
an earthquake
Emily
|
$1,600
[11]
The University of al-Karaouine in this Moroccan city known for its hats was founded in 859 & is the world's oldest
Fez
Emily
|
$2,000
[30]
Its nickname is the "Peace Garden State"
North Dakota
Emily
|
$1,600
[23]
In 1972 the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey became this corporation
Exxon
Emily
|
|
$2,000
[7]
...this country & you might find yourself in Paraguay, Argentina or Chile
Bolivia
James
Srikanth
|
$2,000
[29]
Bradley Whitford & Stockard Channing won acting Emmys for this drama
The West Wing
Srikanth
|
$2,000
[21]
Frank Knight introduced the idea of this into economics in 1921; Heisenberg did it in physics a few years later
uncertainty
James
|
$2,000
[12]
Wat a city! In the late 9th century Yasovarman I made this the capital of the Khmer Empire
Angkor
James
|
DD
$3,000
[28]
Henry Hudson died looking for it
the Northwest Passage
Emily
|
$2,000
[24]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a diagram of a winding river on the monitor.) Due to erosion, large river bends called meandersloop together& are eventually cut off from the rest of the river, becoming this type of U-shaped lake
an oxbow
James
|
Now referring to a scapegoat, this term originated as someone designated as a "proxy for correction"
a whipping boy