Dave Belote game 6.
Sarah Weinschenk — a middle school Latin teacher from San Luis Obispo, California
Jove Graham — a biomedical engineer from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Dave Belote — the base commander from Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas (whose 5-day cash winnings total $134,801)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave | $2,200 | $3,800 | $17,200 |
$25,999
2nd place: $2,000 |
$12,800
19 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W |
| Jove | $3,400 | $6,600 | $17,800 |
$34,401
New champion: $34,401 |
$15,400
22 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Sarah | $600 | $200 | $4,200 |
$200
3rd place: $1,000 |
$4,200
10 R, 3 W |
| THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR | ANIMAL SONGS | CELEBRATED ON HIS BIRTHDAY | GOOD AS GOLD | MISSOURI | THE "SHOW" ME STATE |
|
$200
[1]
This general eventually won the Civil War, toppling the elected Spanish government
Franco
Dave
|
$200
[6]
Elvis Presley:"You ain't never caught a rabbit"
"Hound Dog"
Sarah
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$200
[19]
Cat in the Hat Day, March 2
Dr. Seuss
Jove
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$200
[11]
Term for the strings of tubular shell beads used by Native Americans in lieu of money
wampum
Sarah
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$200
[24]
Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk!It's Missouri's U.S. postal abbreviation
MO
Dave
Sarah
|
$200
[14]
A Vegas chorus line dancer
a showgirl
Sarah
|
|
$400
[2]
These 2 Axis powers backed & supplied the rebel Fascist revolt
Germany & Italy
Dave
|
$400
[7]
The Beatles:"Goo goo g'joob"
"I Am The Walrus"
Jove
|
$400
[20]
Take a Walk on the Moon Day, August 5
Neil Armstrong
Dave
|
$400
[12]
Dating to the 600s B.C., the first Western coins were made of electrum, an alloy of gold & 20 percent this stuff
silver
|
$400
[25]
Check it out! His presidential library is in Independence, Missouri
Harry Truman
Jove
|
$400
[15]
A river steamer equipped with a theater & an acting troupe
a showboat
Jove
|
|
$600
[3]
Supporters of the government were known as Loyalists or as these, also an American political party
Republicans
|
$600
[8]
Elton John:"Me and Suzie had so much fun, holding hands and skimming stones"
"Crocodile Rock"
Jove
|
$800
[22]
Gravity Day, December 25
Isaac Newton
Jove
|
$600
[13]
The earliest coins of ancient Britain were made of speculum, this alloy containing 20 percent tin
bronze
|
$600
[26]
Here's the scoop: popularized at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, it's Missouri's state dessert
the ice cream cone
Jove
Sarah
|
$600
[16]
A minor attraction that is part of a larger one, like at a circus or carnival
a sideshow
Jove
|
|
$800
[4]
The Civil War ended in March 1939 when Fascist forces finally succeeded in taking this city
Madrid
Dave
|
$800
[9]
Harry Chapin:"Little Boy Blue and the Man in the Moon. When ya comin' home, dad?"
"Cat's In The Cradle"
Dave
|
$1,000
[23]
National Handwriting Day, January 23
John Hancock
Sarah
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$800
[29]
"Pecuniary" comes from this language's pecu, meaning "herd", as livestock were long used as a means of exchange
Latin
Sarah
|
$800
[27]
The seat of Greene County, Springfield, Missouri is found in the foothills of these mountains
the Ozarks
Dave
|
$800
[17]
"Level" term for a series of entertainments presented at a nightclub
a floor show
Jove
|
|
$1,000
[5]
Many areas were indiscriminately bombed & destroyed, like this town seen in a famous 1937 painting
Guernica
Jove
|
$1,000
[10]
The Tokens:"Wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh, in the jungle, the mighty jungle"
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Jove
|
DD
$1,600
[21]
Thesaurus Day, January 18
(Peter) Roget
Dave
|
$1,000
[30]
Large stone disks were once used as money on the Yap Islands, part of the Federated States of this "tiny" country
Micronesia
Dave
|
$1,000
[28]
This "saintly" Missouri city was the eastern terminus of the Pony Express
St. Joseph
Dave
|
$1,000
[18]
Bring Grandma's old piece of junk to this highest-rated PBS TV show & find out if it's really worth $1 million
Antiques Roadshow
Dave
Jove
Sarah
|
| HULL OF FAME | THE FUNNYMAN WHO PLAYED... | MUSEUMS | ALPHABETIC HOMOPHONES | ROMAN NUMERAL MATH | GALAPAGOS WILDLIFE |
|
$400
[11]
It was during this war against the British that naval captain James Lawrence said, "Don't give up the ship"
the War of 1812
Jove
|
$400
[17]
God in "Oh, God!"
George Burns
Dave
|
$400
[2]
This NYC borough's museum created such a "Sensation" that Mayor Giuliani tried to cut off its funding
the Brooklyn Museum
Sarah
|
$400
[1]
In song it's "a drink with jam and bread"
tea
Jove
|
$400
[15]
III cubed
XXVII
Dave
Sarah
|
$400
[26]
(Alex reports from the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.) Many giant tortoise subspecies in the Galapagos are named for the islands on which they are found, like these beauties here on this fertile island whose name is Spanish for "holy cross"
Santa Cruz
Sarah
|
|
$800
[12]
More than 1,000 feet long, the USS John F. Kennedy is one of these large ships
an aircraft carrier
Dave
|
$800
[18]
African prince Akeem in "Coming to America"
Eddie Murphy
Jove
|
$800
[7]
State where you'll find the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture & the International UFO Museum & Research Center
New Mexico
Dave
|
$800
[3]
To a TV actor it's this type of card with the dialogue written on it
a cue
Jove
|
$800
[22]
The square root of LXIV
VIII
Jove
|
$800
[27]
(Alex reports from the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.) The largest animal in the island lives in a harem--1 bull, about 30 cows & their babies; now, often mistaken for seals, they have external ears, which means they are these creatures
sea lions
Dave
|
|
$1,200
[13]
In 1983 the ship called the Rainbow this tried to get evidence of the Soviets making illegal use of whale meat
Warrior
Dave
|
$1,200
[19]
George Banks, the "Father of the Bride" in the 1991 remake
Steve Martin
Jove
|
$1,200
[8]
Famed architect Philip Johnson called this man's Bilbao Museum "the greatest building of our time"
Frank Gehry
Dave
Jove
|
$1,200
[4]
A yes vote
aye
Dave
|
$1,200
[23]
VI squared
XXXVI
Jove
|
$1,200
[28]
(Alex reports from the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.) One of three varieties found in the Galapagos, the blue-footed type of this bird really stands out against the drab rocks
booby
Jove
|
|
$1,600
[14]
An ancient province that included Portugal shares its name with this ship torpedoed in 1915
Lusitania
Jove
|
$1,600
[20]
Popeye in the 1980 film
Robin Williams
Jove
|
$1,600
[9]
When you visit the Chinese city Hohhot, see cultural relics at the museum devoted to Inner this region
Mongolia
Dave
|
$2,000
[6]
It follows Tappan in a New York State place name
Zee
Sarah
|
$1,600
[24]
LII plus XV
LXVII
Jove
Sarah
|
$2,000
[30]
(Alex reports from the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.) The keel of the breastbone, where strong wing muscles would attach, is reduced on the flightless one of these; with no predators, in an isolated environment, it has become earthbound
the cormorant
|
|
$2,000
[16]
Made famous in a 1975 John Denver song & in documentaries, it was originally a minesweeper built for the Royal Navy
Jacques Cousteau's Calypso
|
$2,000
[21]
Chester Lee, a girl's soccer coach in "Ladybugs"
Rodney Dangerfield
|
$2,000
[10]
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center & the Great Lakes Science Center are in this state
Ohio
Dave
|
DD
$5,000
[5]
Now prized for cabinetwork, this tree's wood was used by British archers in the Middle Ages for longbows
yew
Dave
|
$2,000
[25]
XL times V
CC
Dave
|
DD
$4,000
[29]
(Alex reports from the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.) Contending with cold water & hot land, the Galapagos penguin is the only species to occur north of this line, the midpoint of the Tropics
the equator
Jove
|
His collection of books suffered disastrous fires at the home called Shadwell in 1770 & at the Library of Congress in 1851
Thomas Jefferson