2009-2010 Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational quarterfinal game 5.
Doug Savant — an actor fromDesperate Housewives
Elizabeth Perkins — an actress fromWeeds
Pat Sajak — a game show host fromWheel of Fortune
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat | $5,400 | $13,800 | $32,400 |
$55,300
Winner: $55,300 to Vietnam Veterans of America |
$26,400
30 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| Elizabeth | $400 | $2,200 | $27,600 |
$0
3rd place: $25,000 to the Doug Turner Memorial Scholarship Fund |
$15,400
17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Doug | $1,600 | $1,600 | $4,800 |
$9,499
2nd place: $25,000 to St. Vincent Meals on Wheels |
$4,800
7 R, 0 W |
| U.S. MOUNTAINS | NUTS LANDING | PEOPLESTYLE WATCH | STARTING A LEGAL HOME BUSINESS | PSYCHO101 | YOU ONLY NEED TO BUY 1 VOWEL |
|
$200
[24]
Camelback Mountain is a prominent landmark in the metropolitan area of this Arizona capital
Phoenix
Elizabeth
|
$200
[11]
A butter made from this nut (really a legume) was developed in 1890 & promoted as a health food at the 1904 World's Fair
a peanut
Pat
|
$200
[18]
Sienna Miller made the winner's circle in a metallic gown by this designer, YSL for short
Yves Saint Laurent
Elizabeth
|
$200
[13]
You might want to start with the S.B.A., this government administration
Small Business Administration
Pat
Elizabeth
|
$200
[1]
As it would have been too gory in color, this director opted to shoot "Psycho" in black & white
Alfred Hitchcock
Elizabeth
|
$200
[6]
It means shining & precedes "-eyed & bushy-tailed"
bright
Elizabeth
Doug
|
|
$400
[26]
North America's most visited mountain is this "Peak" near Colorado Springs
Pikes
Pat
|
$400
[12]
These nuts, chopped, are traditionally part of Waldorf salad, like the one you can dine on at the Waldorf
walnuts
Doug
|
$400
[19]
People noted this color of royalty; Vanessa Hudgens rocked it in a Dior dress & Brian Atwood shoes
purple
Elizabeth
|
$400
[14]
When a great idea hits you, protect yourself by getting a copyright, a patent or one of these registered product symbols
a trademark
Doug
|
$400
[2]
A knife plunging into a melon was used to create the sound of the stabbing in this motel room amenity
the shower
Pat
|
$400
[7]
When both people pay for dinner on a date, they go this nationality (& home alone, probably)
Dutch
Pat
|
|
$600
[27]
Seen here in the background, this highest peak in North America was named for a U.S. president
Mount McKinley
Pat
|
$800
[22]
Cyanide is said to have the odor of bitter these
almonds
Pat
|
$600
[20]
People gave a first look at Nicole Richie's signature maternity line for a store called "A Pea in the" this
Pod
Pat
|
$600
[15]
Instead of buying equipment, you can arrange this type of long-term rental & write some of it off on your taxes
a lease
Doug
|
$600
[3]
This actress beat out Shirley Jones for the female lead in "Psycho", but Shirley beat her for the Oscar
Janet Leigh
Elizabeth
|
$600
[8]
A rough cabin or shanty; in song, the "love" this "is a little old place where we can get together"
shack
Pat
|
| — |
$1,000
[23]
The shell of this kidney-shaped nut contains a caustic oil (the nut is related to poison ivy)
a cashew
Pat
|
$1,000
[25]
Feeling fierce? Try an animal print dress by Dolce & this designer partner
Gabbana
Pat
|
$800
[16]
From the Latin for "that which is found", it's a detailed list of all your goods in stock for sale
an inventory
Pat
|
$800
[4]
In a memorable line, Anthony Perkins says, "A boy's best friend is" this person
his mother
Pat
|
$800
[9]
A quick search of a person for concealed weapons
frisk
Pat
|
| — |
DD
$3,200
[21]
The name of this nut can also mean a stale joke or a reddish-brown horse
a chestnut
Pat
|
— |
$1,000
[17]
After you make your millions, do this "watery" act to your assets, meaning to convert them all to cash
liquidate
Elizabeth
|
$1,000
[5]
The role of Marion's boyfriend Sam was played by this actor, later a U.S. ambassador to Mexico
John Gavin
Pat
|
$1,000
[10]
We bet you're "itching" to say it means to withdraw an entry from a race
scratch
Pat
|
| ARTS NEWS 2009 | BACKING BANDS | REMEMBERING TED KENNEDY | I'M A "STAR" | VICTORIAN NOVELISTS | WHEELS OF MISFORTUNE |
|
$400
[16]
Rocco Landesman, a producer of Broadway's "The Producers", was named to chair this federal arts organization
the NEA
Pat
|
$400
[1]
Early in his career, he "walked the line" with the Tennessee Two
Johnny Cash
Pat
|
$400
[18]
The third longest-serving senator in history, Kennedy represented this state for 47 years
Massachusetts
Elizabeth
|
$400
[6]
It's a nickname for the U.S. flag
"Stars and Stripes"
Pat
Doug
|
$400
[24]
He wrote "Oliver Twist" against the background of the Poor Law of 1834, which ended the supplemental dole to the poor
Dickens
|
$400
[11]
Ford proclaimed the 1957 launch date of this car "E-Day"; let's say sales were disappointing
the Edsel
Pat
|
|
$800
[17]
"Mucho Gustavo", said L.A. music lovers as 28-year-old conductor Gustavo Dudamel took over this orchestra
the L.A. Philharmonic
Pat
Elizabeth
|
$1,200
[3]
This "Soul Brother Number One" was backed by the Famous Flames & the JBs
James Brown
Pat
|
$800
[19]
Destined for a political career, Ted Kennedy was born Feb. 22, 1932, the 200th anniv. of this president's birth
George Washington
Pat
|
$800
[7]
These fruit chews by Wrigley are advertised as "a pack of contradictions"
Starbursts
Elizabeth
|
$800
[25]
While creating Alice in Wonderland, he was serving as a math lecturer
Lewis Carroll
Elizabeth
|
$800
[12]
If you want to see GM's revolutionary EV1, watch the documentary "Who Killed" this type of "Car"
the electric car
Doug
|
|
$1,200
[21]
In London Oscar winner Rachel Weisz took on this iconic stage role in "A Streetcar Named Desire"
Blanche DuBois
Elizabeth
|
$1,600
[4]
This backing band includes saxophonist Clarence Clemons & guitarist Steve Van Zandt
The E Street Band
Elizabeth
|
$1,200
[20]
This governor said Uncle Teddy was "a liberal icon, a warrior for the less fortunate... the rock of his family"
Arnold Schwarzenegger
|
$1,200
[8]
This multiple-armed marine animal is harmful to oyster beds but tough to eradicate, since it can regenerate body parts
a starfish
Elizabeth
|
$1,200
[28]
He followed up "Treasure Island" with a volume of children's poetry, "A Child's Garden of Verses"
Robert Louis Stevenson
Elizabeth
|
$1,200
[13]
The attempt to change the car world by this mandidn't quite work out
(John) DeLorean
Pat
|
|
$1,600
[22]
Children in Belfast made a 22,500-square-foot artwork using this juvenile type of painting
finger painting
Elizabeth
|
$2,000
[5]
He's worked with both The Attractions & The Imposters
Elvis Costello
Doug
|
$2,000
[26]
After a funeral mass in Boston, Ted was laid to rest near John & Bobby at this cemetery
Arlington
Elizabeth
|
$1,600
[10]
Both Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson won Golden Globe awards for their roles in this 1976 musical remake
A Star Is Born
Pat
|
$2,000
[27]
"The Land Beyond the Forest", a book on Eastern European folklore, was one of his influences in writing "Dracula"
(Bram) Stoker
Pat
|
$1,600
[14]
On film Jeff Bridges played this man whose 1940s car venture was crushed by Detroit
Tucker
Pat
|
|
$2,000
[23]
To honor the 400th anniv. of Hudson sailing to NYC from this Dutch city, Vermeer's "The Milkmaid" took the same trip
Amsterdam
Pat
|
DD
$4,200
[2]
The Jordanaires have been called "the sound behind the King" for their work with him
Elvis Presley
Pat
|
DD
$13,800
[29]
Kennedy called this the cause of his life & was hoping to see a reform bill passed before he died
health care
Elizabeth
|
$2,000
[9]
Meaning "ill-fated" & usually paired with "lovers", this term was used by Shakespeare in his prologue to "Romeo and Juliet"
star-crossed
Pat
|
— |
$2,000
[15]
In 2008, an assembly line in Serbia produced the last of these, which never caught on in North America
the Yugo
Pat
|
Created in 1950, he finally hit a home run on March 30, 1993
Charlie Brown