Rebecca Dixon — a graduate student and musician from Vancouver, Washington
Matt Perez — a knowledge base coordinator from Wayne, Michigan
James Poulos — a grad student and writer from Arlington, Virginia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $7,600)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James | $2,200 | $6,000 | $9,200 |
$101
3rd place: $1,000 |
$9,200
17 R, 4 W |
| Matt | $400 | $0 | $14,200 |
$7,100
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,600
17 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| Rebecca | $3,200 | $7,600 | $16,800 |
$28,402
New champion: $28,402 |
$15,200
18 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS | THE SONGS OF BRIAN WILSON | KIDDY LIT | DOG CATCHING | SAUDI ARABIA | 10-LETTER "W"ORDS |
|
$200
[3]
Bob Dylan often plays one of these, also called a mouth organ
harmonica
James
|
$200
[22]
One of Wilson's Beach Boys classics asks this girl to "help, help me" to get another girl "out of my heart"
Rhonda
Rebecca
|
$200
[16]
The first version of this story had no "mad tea party" or "pig and pepper" chapters; later ones did
Alice in Wonderland
Matt
|
$200
[17]
By going from gym to gym, he learned to box erratically
boxer (in box er ratically)
James
|
$200
[2]
Don't mess around in Saudi Arabia; this isn't just on the flag but is also used to implement capital punishment
sword
Rebecca
|
$200
[11]
Redball seedless & sugar baby are types of this fruit
watermelon
James
Rebecca
|
|
$400
[7]
Originally plucked, then later bowed, the crwth was a lyre originating in this country
Wales
Matt
|
$400
[27]
"I'm picking up" these, "she's giving me excitations"
"Good Vibrations"
James
|
$400
[23]
In Britain this simian created by H.A. Rey is called Zozo
Curious George
Rebecca
|
$400
[18]
Suitable encyclopedias include Britannica, Collier's & World Book
collie (in Collie r's)
Matt
|
$400
[1]
The majority of Saudis belong to the Wahhabi sect of this branch of Islam
Sunni
James
|
$400
[12]
In a song Jimi Hendrix was "all along" this structure
watchtower
Matt
|
|
$600
[8]
Its 6 strings are traditionally tuned to E-A-D-G-B-E
guitar
James
|
$600
[28]
Title that precedes "If we were older, then we wouldn't have to wait so long"
"Wouldn't It Be Nice"
Rebecca
|
$800
[25]
Katherine Paterson's book about rivalrous twins, like a certain pair in Genesis, is called him "Have I Loved"
Jacob
|
$600
[19]
"It's a strange world"--thus Kyle MacLachlan spoke in "Blue Velvet"
husky (in t hus Ky le)
James
|
$600
[4]
This TV show was banned in Saudi Arabia in 1979 because the presence of Miss Piggy violated religious laws
The Muppet Show
James
|
$600
[13]
A shy person at a dance or party
wallflower
Matt
|
|
$800
[9]
Fashioned from empty oil containers during WWII, it's Trinidad & Tobago's national instrument
steel drum
James
|
$800
[29]
Wilson wrote, "I have watched you on the shore, standing by the ocean's roar, do you love me, do you" this lass
"Surfer Girl"
James
|
$1,000
[26]
"Thunderhead" was a sequel to this 1941 Mary O'Hara novel about Ken McMcMcughlinnd his colt
My Friend Flicka
Matt
|
$800
[20]
Christmas tiffs are the worst, but there's always time to make up before New Year's
mastiff (in Christ mas tiff s)
James
|
$800
[5]
This British explorer made a secret trip to Mecca in 1853 & also "acted" as translator of the "Arabian Nights"
(Richard Francis) Burton
James
|
$800
[14]
Rembrandt & Winslow Homer were both known for this type of painting involving dissolved pigments
watercolor
Rebecca
|
|
$1,000
[10]
Pablo Casals said that this instrument "is like a beautiful woman who has not grown older but younger with time"
cello
James
Rebecca
|
$1,000
[30]
"There's a world where I can go and tell my secrets to", it's here
"In My Room"
Rebecca
|
DD
$2,200
[24]
This 9-year-old redhead is an orphan who lives in Villekulla Cottage "at the end of a little Swedish town"
Pippi Longstocking
Rebecca
|
$1,000
[21]
Little Johnny was in a very elite club Eagle Scouts longed to join
beagle (in clu b Eagle )
James
|
$1,000
[6]
You can treat this man like royalty in Saudi Arabia; he's the current king
Abdullah
Matt
|
$1,000
[15]
From the German, it's a strong desire to travel
wanderlust
Rebecca
|
| NON-MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS | FROM PAGE TO SCREEN | IN THE CABINET | EMINENT VICTORIANS | 3 "T"s | CALLIGRAPHY |
|
$400
[21]
Mercury and aneroid are the 2 main types of this instrument that's used to measure atmospheric pressure
barometer
Matt
|
$400
[11]
This 2009 film was based on a book subtitled "America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933–34"
Public Enemies
Matt
|
$400
[16]
Interior Secretary Albert Fall took a fall in this 1920s scandal
Teapot Dome
James
|
$400
[1]
In 1859 she wrote the short book "Notes on Nursing", instructing housewives in nursing care
Florence Nightingale
Matt
|
$400
[26]
On a standard e-mail, a JPEG or PDF file is likely carried as one of these
attachment
Rebecca
|
$400
[6]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew does some calligraphy.) The line that connects the two vertical lines in an "H" is called one of these, just like the beam a football crosses over for a field goal
crossbar
Matt
|
|
$800
[22]
It's the optical instrument you'd look through to see the type of image seen here
kaleidoscope
James
|
$800
[12]
His novel "Angels & Demons" was fodder for the big screen in 2009
Dan Brown
Rebecca
|
$800
[17]
Virginia lawyer Edmund Randolph was the first in this Cabinet post
Attorney General
James
Rebecca
|
$800
[2]
This inventor of antiseptic surgery helped found the British Institute of Preventive Medicine
(Joseph) Lister
Matt
|
$800
[27]
To reveal someone else's misdeed
tattletale
Rebecca
|
$1,200
[8]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew does some calligraphy.) A thin, fine stroke is called one of these; you don't have to worry about it receding
hairline
James
|
|
$1,200
[23]
The sand in this simple device runs from the top bulb to the bottom in 60 minutes' time
hourglass
Matt
|
$1,200
[13]
This 2009 film is based in part on the memoir "My Life in France", in which the author masters the art of French cooking
Julie and Julia
Matt
|
$1,200
[18]
Woodrow Wilson put William B. Wilson to work as the Secretary of this
Labor
Matt
|
$1,200
[3]
In 1849 this Scottish explorer crossed the Kalahari Desert & became the first European to see Lake Ngami
Livingstone
Matt
|
$1,200
[28]
If you're going "full" this, you're moving at top speed
throttle
Rebecca
|
$1,600
[9]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew does some calligraphy.) When graphing a word in calligraphy, the bottom line is called one of these, like something Jose Reyes might run down
baseline
|
|
$1,600
[24]
You really hope this instrument doesn't get ticked off
Geiger counter
James
|
$1,600
[14]
A Jodi Picoult novel was the basis for this 2009 weepie in which Abigail Breslin has a sibling dying from cancer
My Sister's Keeper
Rebecca
|
$2,000
[20]
Clinton's Interior Secretary was this alliteratively-named man from Arizona
Bruce Babbitt
James
|
$1,600
[4]
Some have said that this Victorian poet's career may be divided into 2 parts: before & after "In Memoriam"
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
|
$1,600
[29]
Descriptive word for a flag or dress, torn & hanging
tatters
Rebecca
|
DD
$2,000
[7]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew does some calligraphy.) A nonstructural embellishment at the end of a calligraphic letter is called one of these, from the Latin for "flower"
flourish
Matt
|
|
$2,000
[25]
You get an "A" if you know that pilots use this basic cockpit instrument to measure their elevation
altimeter
Matt
|
$2,000
[15]
Rachel McAdams is the titular spouse in the 2009 film based on this novel by Audrey Niffenegger
The Time Traveler's Wife
Rebecca
|
DD
$5,000
[19]
In the '90s Federico Pena served as Secy. of Transportation & then Secy. of this (which he must have lots of)
Energy
Matt
|
$2,000
[5]
After founding the London Police Force in 1829, he served as British prime minister on 2 separate occasions
Robert Peel
Matt
|
$2,000
[30]
Tennessee Williams' was "Rose"
Tattoo
|
$2,000
[10]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew does some calligraphy.) A small stroke that begins or ends a letter is called one of these; you may have seen them on your computer's font list
serif
James
|
This Frenchman once said, "I will astonish Paris with an apple"--hereare a few of them
Paul Cézanne