(Sofia: We've got some boxing clues that'll knock you out, coming up onJeopardy!)
Marianne Henderson — a retired communications executive from Merry Point, Virginia
Ron Banks — a singer and actor from Costa Mesa, California
Jeff Kuhn — an attorney from Fairport, New York (whose 3-day cash winnings total $48,702)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff | $1,800 | $2,400 | $6,800 |
$2,800
2nd place: $2,000 |
$6,800
12 R, 4 W |
| Ron | $1,600 | $4,000 | $14,800 |
$300
3rd place: $1,000 |
$15,400
23 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 1 DD) |
| Marianne | $600 | $6,600 | $15,800 |
$13,801
New champion: $13,801 |
$15,800
16 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| PUERTO RICO | QUOTABLE MOVIES | SUITS ME JUST FINE | THINGS THAT HAPPENED | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | ENDS IN "CH" |
|
$200
[26]
80% of this molasses-based potent potable consumed in the U.S. is imported from Puerto Rico
rum
Ron
|
$200
[1]
1941:"Rosebud..."
Citizen Kane
Ron
|
$200
[17]
Britney, Christina & Justin were part of the Mickey Mouse one
Club
Jeff
|
$200
[11]
In 622 Muhammad fled this city; in 630 he came back with 10,000 followers & captured it
Mecca
Ron
|
$200
[6]
In the 1940s Borden's came up with this companion for Elsie to be the symbol for its new white glue
Elmer
Ron
|
$200
[16]
It can be a king, a queen or a butterfly
monarch
Jeff
|
|
$400
[27]
In 1917 the Second Organic Act, also called the Jones Act, gave this to Puerto Ricans
citizenship
Jeff
Marianne
|
$400
[2]
2001:"Good evening, Clarice! Just like old times"
Hannibal
Jeff
Ron
|
$400
[18]
Chambers Dictionary says its "sense as a baseball infield area appeared...in 1875"
diamond
Ron
|
$400
[12]
The opening of this in 1869 cut 4,000 miles & weeks of sailing off trips
the Suez Canal
Ron
|
$400
[7]
His first appearance on the cover of Mad was in 1956 as a write-in candidate for president
Alfred E. Neuman
Jeff
Ron
|
$400
[22]
Dishes cooked a la Florentine contain this vegetable
spinach
Marianne
|
|
$600
[28]
Now a popular tourist attraction, El Morro Fortress was built by the Spaniards to guard this city's bay
San Juan
Jeff
|
$600
[3]
1960:"No novocaine...it dulls the senses"
Little Shop of Horrors
|
$600
[19]
Kasper Gutman tells him, "By gad, sir, you're a character"
Sam Spade
|
$600
[13]
Einhard's "Life of" this Frankish ruler says he almost doubled the size of the realm his father Pepin left him
Charlemagne
Ron
|
$600
[8]
In 1957 the New York Evening Enquirer expanded its scope & renamed itself this
the National Enquirer
Marianne
|
$600
[23]
Nationality that can precede auction, oven & treat
Dutch
Marianne
|
|
$800
[29]
In 1509 he became Puerto Rico's first governor; 4 years later he sailed for Florida
Ponce de Leon
Marianne
|
$800
[4]
1967:"Mrs. Robinson, do you think we could say a few words to each other first this time?"
The Graduate
Ron
|
$800
[20]
It gets a 10 on the standard Mohs scale
diamond
Marianne
|
DD
$1,000
[14]
It was under this czar that Russia went on the Julian calendar used in the West; he liked Western stuff
Peter the Great
Ron
|
$800
[9]
Unhappy with the quality of these, Dr. Amar Bose designed his own & formed a company to sell them
speakers
Jeff
|
$800
[24]
It's what Canadians call Bigfoot, eh?
Sasquatch
Ron
|
|
$1,000
[30]
In June musicians take part in a festival honoring this cellist who lived there the last 17 years of his life
(Pablo) Casals
Marianne
|
$1,000
[5]
1989:"Where does he get those wonderful toys?"
Batman
Jeff
|
$1,000
[21]
It's a synonym for core or center
heart
Marianne
|
$1,000
[15]
He was the junker, or landowner, whom Prussia's Wilhelm I chose to be his prime minister in 1862
(Otto von) Bismarck
Marianne
|
$1,000
[10]
Milan company known for its tires & sexy calendars
Pirelli
Ron
|
$1,000
[25]
Derived from Yiddish, it means to complain, with a little whining thrown in for good measure
kvetch
Ron
|
| ELEMENT"S" | AMERICAN SONGS | NAMES IN STATES | BOXING | LOSING, LOSING, & MORE LOSING | THAT'S THE STORY OF MY LIFE |
|
$400
[13]
The Comstock Lode on Mt. Davidson in western Nevada was the richest find of this element in the U.S.
silver
Jeff
Ron
|
$400
[6]
In 1986 Johnny Cash recorded a religious song called this, the opposite of his nickname
"The Man in White"
Jeff
|
$400
[8]
Friar with an everlasting name in the Bluegrass State
Tuck
Marianne
|
$400
[1]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew at Gleason's Gym in New York City) This great champ who trained at Gleason's Gym invented the "Rope-a-dope" technique to tire his opponents
Muhammad Ali
Jeff
|
$400
[26]
For losing 3 pairs of these, the 3 Little Kittens temporarily lost pie privileges in a Mother Goose rhyme
their mittens
Ron
|
$400
[21]
A thespian:"Kate Remembered"
Katharine Hepburn
Marianne
|
|
$800
[14]
Baking soda, salt & lye all contain this element
sodium
Ron
|
$800
[7]
(Hi, I'm Richie McDonald) They say this is good news, but not in my band Lonestar's No. 1 song with this title
"No News"
Jeff
|
$800
[9]
Trumpeter Armstrong, who could be found in a gulf state
Louis (from "Louisiana")
Jeff
|
$800
[2]
After a knockdown during a match, the standing boxer must retire to one of these
a neutral corner
Jeff
|
$800
[27]
This football team from New York state lost 4 straight Super Bowls
the Buffalo Bills
Jeff
|
$800
[22]
A comedienne:"Ball of Fire"
Lucille Ball
Marianne
|
|
$1,200
[15]
Plants absorb its isotope 90 generated by nuclear fallout
strontium
Ron
|
$1,200
[18]
The song "On the Beach at" this place, which became a stateside standard, was first published in Honolulu in 1915
Waikiki
Ron
|
$1,200
[10]
The Woolf is at the door as this stately name
Virginia
Ron
|
$1,200
[3]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew) From the Middle English for "thrust", it's a term used for practice fighting
sparring
Ron
|
$1,200
[28]
1 of the 3 losing numbers on a first roll in craps
2, 3, or 12
Ron
|
$1,200
[23]
An athlete:"It's Not About the Bike"
Lance Armstrong
Ron
|
|
$1,600
[16]
Element No. 16, it's used in vulcanization
sulphur
Ron
Marianne
|
$1,600
[19]
Undistinguished congressman Joseph Hopkinson is remembered for writing "Hail" this, now the VP's intro music
Columbia
|
$1,600
[11]
The Everglades & this first name of "Tank Girl" Petty are found in the Sunshine State
Lori (from "Florida")
Jeff
Ron
|
$1,600
[4]
By setting many of the rules still used today, the 8th Marquess of this turned boxing from fisticuffs into an art form
Queensberry
Ron
|
DD
$2,000
[29]
In Genesis he loses one garment to his brothers & another to Potiphar's wife
Joseph
Ron
|
$1,600
[24]
A president:"Fortunate Son"
George W. Bush
|
|
DD
$2,000
[17]
It was named for the moon as it was found with tellurium which was named for the Earth
selenium
Marianne
|
$2,000
[20]
In this 1938 song the title line is followed by "Where you're terrific if you're even good"
"Hooray for Hollywood"
|
$2,000
[12]
German actress & drama coach Hagen who's been hangin' around a Western state
Uta (from "Utah")
Ron
|
$2,000
[5]
(Cheryl) The subject of the film "Raging Bull", this Gleason's Gym trainee held the middleweight title from 1949 to 1951
Jake LaMotta
Ron
|
$2,000
[30]
It's an atom that can become electrically charged by losing one or more electrons
ion
Marianne
|
$2,000
[25]
An impresario:"The Colonel"
(Tom) Parker
Marianne
|
Of the genus Phascolarctos, it's 23-33" tall with a stout gray or brown body, a big round nose & strong claws
a koala