Clare O'Keeffe — an editorial assistant from Hyannisport, Massachusetts
Henok Kebede — a musician from Wheaton, Maryland
Alyssa McRae — a gift card production designer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $20,401)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyssa | $2,400 | $3,600 | $12,600 |
$22,600
2-day champion: $43,001 |
$13,600
16 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Henok | $1,800 | $4,600 | $9,800 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$9,800
17 R, 2 W |
| Clare | $0 | $3,200 | $13,900 |
$1,900
2nd place: $2,000 |
$16,400
20 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| TO THE LIGHTHOUSE | SONG TITLES' MISSING BEGINNINGS | THE FROG ROLLS IN | DOT-COM DOOM | GET OUTTA MY DREAMS | GET INTO MY CZAR |
|
$200
[9]
Tortugas Harbor Light, Alligator Reef Light
Florida
Alyssa
|
$200
[17]
"Mountain High Enough" &"Way To Treat A Lady"
"Ain't No"
Alyssa
|
$200
[8]
Frogs belong to the order Anura, meaning without this body part, something they had only as tadpoles
tails
Clare
|
$200
[16]
The rapid inflation & collapse of the dot-com sector was a classic one of these boom & bust cycles, like the South Sea one
bubble
Henok
Clare
|
$200
[6]
I get a faraway look in my eye when I think of holding this job, like Javier Perez de Cuellar & U Thant
Secretary-General of the United Nations
|
$200
[1]
"Czar" is derived from this last name of a Roman leader
Caesar
Henok
|
|
$400
[12]
Fire Island Light, Buffalo Light
New York
Henok
|
$400
[18]
"Lane","Lover" &"For Your Thoughts"
"Penny"
Alyssa
|
$400
[10]
In song, Jeremiah was one of these frogs seen here
a bullfrog
Alyssa
|
$400
[27]
In January 2000 17 dot-coms each paid $2 million to run 30-second ads during this event; the following year, only 3 did
the Super Bowl
Henok
|
$400
[7]
I dream of exploring this Hawaii national park whose name refers in part to Kilauea
Volcanoes National Park
|
$400
[2]
In the 1550s this awful guy had no beef with the Stroganov family, who sponsored western Siberia's conquest
Ivan the Terrible
Clare
|
|
$600
[13]
Superior Harbor Light, Kenosha Light
Wisconsin
Henok
|
$600
[19]
"Best For Last" &"Last Dance For Me"
"Save The"
Alyssa
Clare
|
$600
[11]
Like ducks, true frogs, which also spend a lot of time in water, have this type of feet
webbed
Clare
|
$600
[28]
The dot-com boom was busting by 2000, when 240 were delisted from this giant securities exchange
NASDAQ
Alyssa
|
$600
[24]
My desire to buy a near-vowelless animal would come true with no A, E, I, O or U in this wildcat; down, kitty!
a lynx
Henok
|
$600
[3]
In a treaty with the Turks in the 1680s, Fyodor III wasn't too chicken to hang onto this present Ukrainian capital
Kiev
Henok
|
|
$800
[14]
New London Harbor Light, Stamford Harbor Light
Connecticut
Alyssa
|
$800
[20]
"When September Ends" &"Before You Go-Go"
"Wake Me Up"
Clare
|
$800
[22]
In 2008 this California county held its 80th annual Frog Jumping Contest
Calaveras
Alyssa
|
$800
[29]
The release of adverse findings of fact in the case U.S. v. this company helped spur the dot-com bust
Microsoft
Clare
|
$800
[25]
Representing this state in Congress, like Niki Tsongas & Barney Frank, would be a dream come true
Massachusetts
Henok
|
$800
[4]
Alexander I, from this family's line of rulers, was in charge in the overture year of 1812
the Romanovs
Henok
|
|
$1,000
[15]
Morris Island Light, Hilton Head Light
South Carolina
Alyssa
|
$1,000
[21]
"Sunshine" &"Broken Glass"
"Walking On"
Alyssa
Clare
|
DD
$1,200
[23]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a radiograph of a frog on the monitor.) A frog's hind legs have a humanlike femur, but unlike humans, their singleshin boneis these two bones fused together
the tibia & the fibula
Alyssa
|
$1,000
[30]
Failed dot-coms are humorously referred to both as "dotbombs" & "dot" this, like a mound of fertilizer
dot-composts
|
$1,000
[26]
My dream of finishing the 13 chapters of this Sun Tzu work will happen, & then I will crush all my enemies!
The Art of War
Henok
|
$1,000
[5]
Subject of a Pushkin drama, he had himself elected czar in 1598 by the Zemskiy Sobor, a kind of parliament
Boris Godunov
Henok
Clare
|
| THIS AMERICAN LIFE | "M.J." | COLD CALLS | SHOP 'TIL YOU DROP | 3 CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR | SELF-CONTRADICTORY WORDS |
|
$400
[11]
Takes first "Sure Shot" at life Aug. 13, 1860, should have been NRA poster girl, gets holstered Nov. 3, 1926
Annie Oakley
Clare
|
$400
[6]
He led his brothers to 4 Billboard No. 1 hits
Michael Jackson
Clare
|
$400
[16]
North of this line, each year has a day without sunrise & a day without sunset
the Arctic Circle
Clare
|
$400
[21]
This store is one of the largest employers in the U.S. & Canada & is the largest in Mexico
Wal-Mart
Alyssa
|
$400
[1]
Wilkins Micawber, Samuel Pickwick, Bob Cratchit
Charles Dickens
Clare
|
$400
[26]
To hit something; in baseball, it's when you miss hitting something
a strike
Henok
|
|
$800
[12]
First edition May 31, 1819, waxes poetic, is under leaves & grass March 26, 1892
Walt Whitman
Alyssa
|
$800
[7]
In 1994 this singer led his band to 2 Grammy Awards, one for the album "Voodoo Lounge"
Mick Jagger
Henok
|
$800
[17]
Snow appears white because of the large number of surfaces that do this to light
reflect it
Henok
|
$800
[22]
The trendy Brass Plum section has now been shortened to BP in this Seattle-based department store
Nordstrom
Alyssa
|
$800
[2]
Marko Ramius, John Kelly (aka Mr. Clark), Jack Ryan
Tom Clancy
Henok
|
$800
[27]
A written order to a bank to pay a sum of money, or a bill showing the amount owed
a check
Henok
|
|
$1,200
[13]
Written into history June 14, 1811, cries uncle with "Cabin" tale, is history July 1, 1896
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Alyssa
|
$1,200
[8]
He led the Lakers to 5 NBA Championships in the '80s
Magic Johnson
Clare
|
$1,200
[18]
The first day of the year when ice in rivers & harbors loosens is called this, also a term for an easing of hostility
thaw
Clare
|
$1,200
[23]
This electronics store wants to be female-friendly & now has Magnolia Stores, which have a living room feel
Best Buy
Clare
|
$1,200
[3]
Annie Wilkes, John Coffey, Carrie White
Stephen King
Clare
|
$1,200
[28]
It's to put to death legally, or to start, as in a computer program
execute
Clare
|
|
$1,600
[14]
Born Dec. 29, 1808, becomes 17th president, gets ultimate impeachment July 31, 1875
Andrew Johnson
Alyssa
|
$1,600
[9]
This Queen of Gospel Music was brought up in a pious family & refused to sing anything but religious songs
Mahalia Jackson
Henok
Clare
|
$1,600
[19]
The shape of a snowflake is determined by 2 things in the cloud it's formed in: the moisture content & this
the temperature
Clare
|
$1,600
[24]
One of California's first surf shops in a mall, this "sunny" company sells Bullhead & Tilt brands
Pacific Sunwear
Clare
|
$1,600
[4]
Artur Sammler, Eugene H. Henderson, Augie March
(Saul) Bellow
Henok
|
$1,600
[29]
This word means tied up, or on your way to a place
bound
Henok
|
|
DD
$2,200
[15]
Born Christmas 1821, becomes angel on Civil War battlefields, becomes angel April 12, 1912
Clara Barton
Alyssa
|
$2,000
[10]
This creator of Beavis & Butthead wrote & directed "Office Space"
Mike Judge
Clare
|
$2,000
[20]
11-letter process in which ice turns to vapor without melting
sublimation
Clare
|
$2,000
[25]
Whether you're at Ruehl, Hollister or Gilly Hicks, you're shopping at this century-old company
Abercrombie & Fitch
Alyssa
|
$2,000
[5]
Roger Chillingworth, Ethan Brand, Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon
Nathaniel Hawthorne
|
DD
$2,500
[30]
A fastener to secure something; or it could be to bend, warp & give way suddenly with heat or pressure
buckle
Clare
|
This man whose titles include Baron Greenwich is, like his wife, a great-great-grandchild of Queen Victoria
Prince Philip