Seyi Fayanju — an environmental advocate from New York, New York
Leigh Rosenecker — a stay-at-home mom from Morgantown, West Virginia
Jove Graham — a biomedical engineer from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $34,401)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jove | $1,600 | $7,000 | $13,800 |
$1,001
3rd place: $1,000 |
$13,800
19 R, 1 W |
| Leigh | $2,000 | $3,800 | $15,000 |
$26,398
New champion: $26,398 |
$12,200
13 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| Seyi | $3,000 | $8,000 | $26,400 |
$22,799
2nd place: $2,000 |
$15,200
20 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| HISTORICAL OPERAS | CELEBRITY CARDS | ANAGRAMMED SHAKESPEARE CHARACTERS | STOP! | HAMMER TIME | U CAN'T TOUCH THIS |
|
$200
[1]
Yuri Shaporin's 1925 opera "The Decembrists" was set in this country 100 years earlier
Russia
Seyi
|
$200
[11]
This Jim Carrey character had a follow-up film subtitled "When Nature Calls"
Ace Ventura
Seyi
|
$200
[16]
He's troubled:HALT ME
Hamlet
Leigh
|
$200
[6]
In May 1998 the Justice Dept. & 20 states charged Microsoft with violation of these laws designed to stop monopolies
antitrust
Seyi
|
$200
[21]
This African-American folklore laborer: "Before I let that steam drill beat me down I'll die with my hammer in my hand"
John Henry
Jove
|
$200
[26]
U can't touch this: it's far away, its diameter is 865,000 miles & the part of it we can see is 10,000 degrees
the sun
Jove
|
|
$400
[2]
1977's "Royal Hunt of the Sun" tells the story of the Spaniards' 16th century conquest of this empire
the Inca Empire
Seyi
|
$400
[12]
This Rob Schneider character had a follow-up film subtitled "European Gigolo"
Deuce Bigalow
Jove
|
$400
[17]
Jealous jerk:HELL TOO
Othello
Jove
|
$400
[7]
Around 1900 in Kansas, she wanted folks to stop drinking, so she began taking a hatchet to local saloons
Carrie Nation
Seyi
|
$400
[22]
Known for its cephalofoil, this fierce fish can grow 20 feet long
a hammerhead shark
Seyi
|
$400
[27]
Good luck, boy-o, gettin' yer hands on one o' these folklore fairies; the word derives from old Irish fer "little body"
a leprechaun
Jove
|
|
$600
[3]
In Act 3 of an 1846 Verdi opera, this "Scourge of God" is stabbed to death by his lover Odabella
Attila (the Hun)
Jove
Seyi
|
$600
[13]
Her roles include Motormouth Maybelle in "Hairspray" & Matron Mama Morton in "Chicago"
Queen Latifah
Leigh
|
$600
[18]
Magic man:PROPOSER
Prospero
Leigh
|
$600
[8]
In the early 1790s Haydn stopped in Bonn, Germany & met this young musical genius who would become Haydn's pupil
Beethoven
Leigh
|
$800
[24]
House majority whip from 1995 to 2003, this Texas Republican was known as "The Hammer"
Tom DeLay
Jove
|
$600
[28]
U can't touch this lunar lander Neil Armstrong used; it was released & crashed back into the moon
the Eagle
Jove
|
|
$800
[4]
Thea Musgrave's opera about her, "Harriet, a Woman Called Moses", has 2 acts: "From Bondage" & "To Freedom"
Harriet Tubman
Jove
|
$800
[14]
Matt Stone's writing & producing partner, he's the voice of Eric Cartman
Trey Parker
Leigh
|
$800
[19]
Demented dad:LINK RAGE
King Lear
Seyi
|
$800
[9]
In the 1960s the French military stopped using this fortified line of defense named for a war minister
Maginot
Seyi
|
$1,000
[25]
This tough guy private detective was the main character in the 1952 novel "Kiss Me, Deadly"
Mike Hammer
Jove
|
$800
[29]
Touching the bottom of the Challenger Deep in this trench SW of Guam? Nuh uh--it's 35,840 feet below the surface
the Mariana Trench
Jove
|
|
$1,000
[5]
Except for a concert version, Massenet's opera of this 11th c. Castilian hero wasn't staged from 1902 to 1999
El Cid
Seyi
|
$1,000
[15]
Thisstar of "Sin City" & "The Spirit" was named after the Bionic Woman
Jaime King
|
$1,000
[20]
Venice disguiser:AIR TOP
Portia
Leigh
|
$1,000
[10]
On Nov. 5, 1605 he wanted to blow up Parliament to stop the persecution of Roman Catholics in England
Guy Fawkes
Jove
|
DD
$3,800
[23]
Countless hammers have swung since this org.'s founding in 1976, helping to house more than 1.5 million people
Habitat for Humanity
Seyi
|
$1,000
[30]
This, Pu-239, has a half-life of 24,100 years; yours would be a lot shorter if you touched it
plutonium
Jove
|
| ORGANIZATIONS | PITCHING THE PERFECT GAME | STATE CAPITAL NICKNAMES | FRUIT BOWL | URBAN DICTIONARY | INSIDE A B-17 |
|
$400
[12]
On June 15, 2009 President Obama addressed this group to try to get them to scrub in & agree to health care reform
the AMA (the American Medical Association)
Seyi
|
$400
[17]
On May 5, 1904 he pitched the first perfect game in A.L. history; no wonder that big pitching award is named for him
Cy Young
Jove
|
$400
[2]
"The City of Paul Revere"
Boston
Seyi
|
$400
[1]
Fiesta, Gala, Rome Beauty
apples
Jove
|
$400
[7]
The playoff type of this isn't just for athletes; It's also "grown by male college students during... finals week"
a beard
Seyi
|
$400
[26]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from inside a B-17.) Because of its heavy defensive armament, including .50 calibermachine guns, the B-17 was dubbed the "Flying" this; Nazi propaganda tried to change that to "Flying Coffin"
Fortress
Seyi
|
|
$800
[13]
"We are their voice" is the motto of this 5-letter group, the first animal protection organization in the United States
the ASPCA
Jove
|
$800
[22]
On May 18, 2004 it was no runs, no hits, no errors when this 6'10'' Arizona "Big Unit" baffled the Braves
Randy Johnson
Jove
|
$800
[3]
"The Big Heart of Texas"
Austin
Leigh
|
$800
[18]
Cardinal, Catawba, Concord
grapes
Seyi
|
$800
[8]
It's one way to make use of an unwanted present; a usage example begins, "Grandma gave me a horrible sweater"
regifting
Leigh
|
$800
[27]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from outside a B-17.) One of the B-17's keytargetswas Schweinfurt, a manufacturing center for BBs, not air rifle pellets, but these round items vital to the German war effort
ball bearings
Leigh
|
|
$1,200
[14]
Garrison Keillor would be proud of this denomination's "Services in America", helping 6 mil. people a year
the Lutheran Church
Leigh
|
$1,200
[23]
On May 8, 1968 Catfish Hunter was unhittable for this Charlie Finley-owned team
the Oakland A's
|
$1,200
[4]
"The Green Mountain City"
Montpelier
Seyi
|
$1,200
[19]
Sweetheart, Kansas Sweet, Rainier
cherries
Leigh
|
$1,200
[9]
"Love and affection shared by two straight males" is this type of affair
a bromance
Seyi
|
$1,200
[28]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from inside a B-17.) I'm at the station used by this crew member, who would carry the mission flight plan on rice paper, so he could eat it if he had to bail out over enemy territory
the navigator
Jove
|
|
$1,600
[15]
The veterans group for this Cold War alliance's military forces is based in New Brunswick
NATO
Jove
|
$1,600
[24]
You gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em; on July 28, 1994 this Texas Ranger with a familiar name did
Kenny Rogers
Leigh
|
$1,600
[5]
"The Queen of the Golden Empire"
Sacramento
Seyi
|
$1,600
[20]
Burbank, Santa Rosa, Green Gage
plums
|
$1,600
[10]
Title of a dy-no-mite '70s sitcom, it's said ironically about something not all that fun & "often used in a repetitive manner"
good times
Jove
|
$1,600
[29]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from inside a B-17.) One of the great poems of World War II is about the death of a gunner in this turret named for its shape; crewmen routinely flew 12-hour missions crammed in here
the ball turret
|
|
$2,000
[16]
This society for conservative & libertarian lawyers has the name of an early U.S. political party
the Federalist Society
Seyi
|
$2,000
[25]
This "Husky" White Sox lefty was perfect against Tampa Bay on July 23, 2009
Mark Buehrle
|
DD
$10,000
[6]
"The Bluegrass Capital"
Frankfort
Seyi
|
DD
$4,800
[21]
Sugarloaf, Red Spanish, Hilo
pineapples
Leigh
|
$2,000
[11]
Rhyming with "juiced", it's "to lose one's job because of one's blog", coined by blogger Heather Armstrong
dooced
|
$2,000
[30]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from inside a B-17.) The bombardier took aim through this top-secret bombsight that was said to be able to drop a bomb in a pickle barrel from 18,000 feet
the Norden bombsight
|
The Billboard Book of No. 1 Hits says this song brought mail from history teachers who hailed it as an educational aid
"We Didn't Start The Fire" (by Billy Joel)