Bobby Goldstein — a database administrator from Arlington, Massachusetts
Deepa Iyengar — an artist from Los Angeles, California
Beth Graham — a library public relations manager from San Antonio, Texas (whose 2-day cash winnings total $36,401)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beth | $0 | $800 | $5,000 |
$1,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$6,000
9 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Deepa | $4,600 | $8,400 | $15,600 |
$10,001
2nd place: $2,000 |
$13,000
22 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W |
| Bobby | $3,600 | $6,000 | $18,800 |
$31,201
New champion: $31,201 |
$18,800
24 R, 3 W |
| DRAGONS | TV CHARACTERS | ELLIS ISLAND | ISMs | OLD TESTAMENT WHO'S WHO | 7-LETTER WORDS |
|
$200
[1]
From ancient times, the dragon was the symbol of this country's imperial family & adorned its flag until 1911
China
Deepa
|
$200
[11]
Detective who chomps on half-smoked cigars & always wears a rumpled, stained raincoat
Columbo
Bobby
|
$200
[26]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew) On January 1, 1892 Annie Moore, a 15-year-old lass from this country, was the first immigrant processed at Ellis Island
Ireland
Deepa
|
$200
[6]
The belief in the need to secure rights & opportunities for women equal to those of men
feminism
Deepa
|
$200
[15]
He stood 6 cubits & a span & had a spear whose "head weighed six hundred shekels of iron"
Goliath
Bobby
|
$200
[17]
People "thick as" these are close or tight & you may want to hold on to your wallet
thieves
Bobby
|
|
$400
[2]
In this novel, Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf & 13 dwarves reclaim Lonely Mountain & its riches from the dragon Smaug
The Hobbit
Bobby
|
$400
[12]
A shoe salesman who lives on Jeopardy Lane, he escapes the rigors of married life by going to The Jiggly Room
Al Bundy
Bobby
|
$400
[27]
In 1965 LBJ made Ellis Island part of this landmark's national monument
the Statue of Liberty
Deepa
|
$400
[7]
Late 19th century movement that characterizes the work seen here
Impressionism
Deepa
|
$400
[22]
Daniel 12:1 says that this archangel is a caretaker of the Jewish people
Michael
Beth
Deepa
|
$400
[18]
Hostess snack food seen here split in half
cupcake
Beth
Deepa
Bobby
|
|
$600
[3]
In this 2001 animated feature, an ogre rescues the princess Fiona from a firebreathing dragon
Shrek
Deepa
|
$600
[13]
Lovable taxi mechanic from an undetermined east European country; thank you very much
Latka Gravas
Bobby
|
$800
[29]
As the entryway to America, Ellis Island was nicknamed the "Golden" this
Door
Beth
Deepa
|
$600
[8]
News gathering & reporting; the University of Missouri had the USA's first school of it
journalism
Deepa
|
$600
[23]
In Genesis 17:4, God promised to make him "a father of many nations"
Abraham
Deepa
|
$600
[19]
If you can't handle the predominant sugar in milk, you're intolerant of this
lactose
Bobby
|
|
$800
[4]
Jason & the Argonauts recovered this after Medea put the dragon who guarded it to sleep
the Golden Fleece
Bobby
|
$800
[14]
Believing herself a widow, she works as a spy for the British government with her partner Major John Steed
Emma Peel
Deepa
|
$1,000
[30]
This former Chrysler chairman led the campaign to restore Ellis Island, which had fallen into disrepair
Lee Iacocca
Deepa
|
$800
[9]
The name of this severe, sometimes fatal form of food poisoning comes from the Latin for "sausage"
botulism
Deepa
|
$800
[24]
"And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham and" him
Japheth
Deepa
|
$800
[20]
When a Buddhist achieves this, no more reincarnations
Nirvana
Deepa
|
|
$1,000
[5]
This Scandinavian prince rid the Danes of the monster Grendel; 50 years later he was killed by a dragon
Beowulf
Deepa
|
$1,000
[16]
Former Frisco police detective, now a P.I. afraid of the dark, heights, crowds & milk
Monk
Bobby
|
DD
$1,600
[28]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew) This comic was born in England; he arrived at Ellis Island in 1908 as a 4-year-old named Leslie
Bob Hope
Deepa
|
$1,000
[10]
A division of a group into mutually antagonistic factions, like the Catholic Church in 1054
schism
Bobby
|
$1,000
[25]
After the Israelites passed through the Red Sea, this sister of Moses led the women in song & dance
Miriam
|
$1,000
[21]
This word is German for "violinist"; that makes the late Boston Pops conductor Arthur Violinist
Fiedler
Bobby
|
| RULERS | THE CABINET | PAPER CLIPS | HALIFAX ME | STAPLES CENTER | FILE UNDER "C" |
|
$400
[3]
In 1478 the Spanish Inquisition was established under the reign of these 2 rulers
Ferdinand & Isabella
Beth
Deepa
|
$400
[6]
Dang, this department's Risk Management Agency insures more than 100 crops
Agriculture
Bobby
|
$400
[11]
The Times, Jan. 25, 1965: this man "Dies"; "the Greatest Englishman of His Time"
Winston Churchill
Bobby
|
$400
[21]
Canada's first adhesive one of these, the 3-penny beaver, was designed by a Haligonian, Sir Sandford Fleming
(postage) stamp
Beth
|
$400
[2]
He accepted his party's nomination for the presidency at the Staples Center August 17, 2000
(Al) Gore
Deepa
Bobby
|
$400
[1]
A ploy used to prod somebody into compliant behavior is known as this "and stick"
carrot and stick
Bobby
|
|
$800
[4]
By 1519 he ruled over an empire of more than 5 million in central & southern Mexico
Montezuma
Deepa
|
$800
[7]
It was created by Congress to "foster, promote and develop the welfare of the wage earners of the United States"
the Department of Labor
Bobby
|
$800
[12]
New York Times, November 10, 1965: "Power Failure Snarls Northeast; 800,000 are Caught in" these in the city
Subways
Bobby
|
$800
[24]
In use Monday-Friday 8-6, the yellow-capped ones are 5 hours max, green 2 hours, silver 1 hour & red 30 min.
parking meters
Beth
|
$800
[18]
(I'm Derek Fisher) One highlight of the Lakers' first game at Staples Center was my alley-oop pass to this big guy who scored 28 points
Shaquille O'Neal
Beth
Deepa
|
$800
[19]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew) The Eurocopter EC130 B4 has great visibility because this transparent part of the aircraft is enlarged
the canopy
Beth
|
|
$1,200
[5]
Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev is the current ruler of this Himalayan kingdom
Nepal
Bobby
|
$1,200
[8]
Robert F. Kennedy served as JFK's campaign manager in 1960; JFK rewarded him by appointing him to this cabinet post
Attorney General
Bobby
|
$1,200
[13]
The Onion, Aug. 20, 1998: "Clinton Chastises Hillary for Failure to Produce Male" this
(an) Heir
Bobby
|
DD
$1,000
[28]
The Anna Leonowens Gallery is named for the teacher who taught this country's king a thing or two
Siam
Beth
|
$1,200
[25]
On Oct. 17, 1999, when Staples was the newest area born in the U.S.A., it opened with a concert by this man & his band
(Bruce) Springsteen
Beth
|
$1,200
[20]
No, this one of the 3 major types of soil has not changed its name to Ali
clay
Bobby
|
|
$2,000
[16]
Nicknamed "The Hammer", this ruler of the Franks was the grandfather of Charlemagne
Charles Martel
Deepa
|
$1,600
[9]
Among the several agencies administered by the Department of Transportation is this one that certifies pilots
the Federal Aviation Administration
Deepa
|
$1,600
[14]
San Francisco Chronicle, July 25, 2003: "California's First-Ever Statewide" one of these "Will Be Held Oct. 7"
Recall
Deepa
|
$1,600
[29]
This warning device in Peggy's Cove is one of the most photographed in North America
the lighthouse
Bobby
|
$1,600
[26]
In 1999 it went by truck from Paramount, Ca. to 11th St. where a specially licensed driver drove it into the arena
the Zamboni
|
$1,600
[22]
He's given us a lot to fill a "B.S." category: "Bitter Sweet", "Blithe Spirit"...
(Noel) Coward
Beth
|
|
DD
$3,200
[15]
On April 11, 1689 she & her Dutch husband were crowned joint sovereigns of England at Westminster Abbey
Mary II
Deepa
|
$2,000
[10]
Bill Clinton's first Treasury secretary was this Texan who had served as Michael Dukakis' running mate in 1988
Lloyd Bentsen
Bobby
|
$2,000
[17]
This trade paper, September 2, 2003: "Pricey Tix Pump Pallid Pix"
Variety
Bobby
|
— |
$2,000
[27]
J-Lo & J-Smits were hosts on the September 13, 2000 inaugural telecast of these music awards from the Staples Center
the Latin Grammy Awards
Beth
Deepa
Bobby
|
$2,000
[23]
Shedable chitinous exoskeletons are features of this class of creatures that includes crabs & crayfish
crustaceans
Bobby
|
Named for the region in Uganda where it was discovered in 1937, it was first detected in the U.S. in 1999
West Nile Virus (or West Nile Fever)