Matt MacGregor — a poker room supervisor from Westminster, Colorado
Ginny Bartlett — a parish administrator from Bath, Maine
Elizabeth Galoozis — a reference librarian from Cambridge, Massachusetts (whose 2-day cash winnings total $38,801)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | $4,000 | $6,400 | $16,200 |
$9,599
2nd place: $2,000 |
$19,200
21 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Ginny | $400 | $1,200 | $8,000 |
$16,000
New champion: $16,000 |
$8,000
12 R, 2 W |
| Matt | $1,200 | $6,200 | $11,400 |
$6,599
3rd place: $1,000 |
$12,000
18 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| "NORTH"ERN GEOGRAPHY | BEHIND THE SCENES | U.S. COMMEMORATIVE COINS | LIBROS EN ESPAÑOL | SUITE TALK | INSTRUMENTAL WORDS |
|
$200
[9]
The geographical center of North America is near the town of Rugby in this state
North Dakota
Ginny
Matt
|
$200
[8]
Charlton Heston is on amoped, not a chariot, during a break in the filming of this epic
Ben-Hur
Ginny
|
$200
[26]
"125th Anniversary of the Light Bulb" is on the reverse of the coin honoring him
Edison
Elizabeth
|
$200
[1]
Ernest Hemingway:"Adios a las Armas"
A Farewell to Arms
Matt
|
$200
[21]
How suite it is at the Iberville Suites, in the French Quarter of this city
New Orleans
Ginny
|
$200
[6]
Nero knows that wasting time is sometimes referred to as doing this "around"
fiddling
Elizabeth
|
|
$400
[10]
In 1878-79 Baron Nordenskjold became the first to traverse this route along Europe & Asia's Arctic coast
the Northeast Passage
Elizabeth
|
$400
[17]
He's the directorseenherein 1975
Spielberg
Ginny
|
$400
[27]
A 2001 commemorative depicting this animal was based on the design of a nickel that was produced 1913-1938
the buffalo
Matt
|
$400
[2]
Harper Lee:"Matar un Ruiseñor"
To Kill a Mockingbird
Matt
|
$400
[22]
The Harlequin Suite at this city's Dorchester Hotel goes for 5,400 pounds a day (that's about $9,000!)
London
Elizabeth
|
$400
[7]
Instrumental name for the style of glasses Buddy Holly is wearing here
hornrims
Ginny
|
|
$600
[11]
Its highest peak is Slieve Donard, which rises 2,796 feet in the Mourne Mountains of County Down
Northern Ireland
Matt
|
$600
[18]
On these tof "Confidential Agent", Charles Boyer & Humphrey Bogart play chess, as this actress looks on
Lauren Bacall
Ginny
|
$800
[29]
A coin honoring the Marine Corps' 230th anniversary features this motto of the Corps on the reverse
Semper fi
Matt
|
$600
[3]
Stephenie Meyer:"Luna Nueva"
New Moon
Matt
|
$600
[23]
This 2-named NYC hotel that dates to 1893 offers 900-square-foot luxury suites that overlook Park Avenue
the Waldorf Astoria
Ginny
|
$600
[14]
2-word term for one who gives a kidney or lung
an organ donor
Elizabeth
|
|
$800
[12]
In 1968 vast oil reserves were found in this Alaskan coastal region between the Arctic Ocean & Brooks Range
the North Slope
Matt
|
$800
[19]
Seen here in 1955 director Nicholas Ray instructs these two young stars in the finer points of rebellion
James Dean & Natalie Wood
Elizabeth
|
$1,000
[30]
A silver dollar commemorating desegregation in education showed Central High in this city on the reverse
Little Rock
Elizabeth
|
$800
[4]
Stephen King:"La Milla Verde"
The Green Mile
Elizabeth
|
$800
[24]
This 2-named NYC hotel offers a 1,900-square-foot Central Park Suite, overlooking Central Park, natch
the Ritz-Carlton
Matt
|
$800
[15]
A glass of champagne to you if you know that this term can also refer to a furrow or groove on a column
a flute
Elizabeth
|
|
$1,000
[13]
In 1876 the people of this Minnesota city, now home to Carleton College, foiled a raid by Jesse James & his cohorts
Northfield
Elizabeth
|
$1,000
[20]
James Coburn, James Garner & Steve McQueen are seenhereduring a break in the filming of this movie
The Great Escape
Ginny
|
DD
$2,000
[28]
1992 commemorative coins honored the quincentennial of his greatest achievement
Christopher Columbus
Matt
|
$1,000
[5]
Khaled Hosseini:"Cometas en el Cielo" (not a literal translation)
The Kite Runner
Elizabeth
|
$1,000
[25]
Queen Elizabeth II stayed in the Ahwahnee's Mary Curry Tresider Suite when she visited this Calif. national park
Yosemite
Matt
|
$1,000
[16]
It comes before "vine" in the common name of Campsis radicans
trumpet
|
| "G" IN THE GOOD BOOK | WRITTEN COMMUNICATION | MIXED DRINKS | WORLD WAR I | THE CENTRAL POWERS | THE ALLOYS |
|
$400
[1]
From the Latin for "nation", this word refers to a non-Jew
a gentile
Elizabeth
|
$400
[2]
IMing, 4 short
instant messaging
Ginny
|
$400
[26]
Here's a twist, sometimes it's dry:AIR MINT
martini
Matt
|
$400
[8]
On April 6, 1917 the U.S. declared war on Germany, but war wasn't declared on this dual monarchy until December
Austria-Hungary
Matt
|
$400
[14]
Tony La Russa managed this National League Central Division team to the 2006 World Series title
the Cardinals
Matt
|
$400
[13]
Duralumin is over 90% this
aluminum
Ginny
|
|
$800
[3]
In Luke 2, "The child grew", and" this "of God was upon him"
grace
Elizabeth
|
$800
[4]
Medium of classic communications like Robert Benchley's from Venice: "STREETS FULL OF WATER PLEASE ADVISE"
a telegram
Elizabeth
|
$800
[27]
Beg, "borough" or steal to get one:THAT MANNA
Manhattan
Elizabeth
|
$800
[9]
In 1915 the Allies failed by land & by sea to win control of this strait between the Aegean & the Sea of Marmara
the Dardanelles
Elizabeth
|
$800
[22]
In the 2008-09 season, this team from the NBA's Central Division went 66-16
Cavaliers
Matt
|
$800
[15]
Auto pioneer Elwood Haynes also invented an alloy he called stellite because it shone like this
a star
Matt
|
|
$1,200
[10]
"Balm"-y region in present-day Jordan
Gilead
Elizabeth
|
$1,600
[6]
Under NCAA rules a "letter of" this commits a student-athlete to a school for one year
intent
|
$1,200
[28]
Tequila time:TIARA GRAM
margarita
Elizabeth
|
$1,200
[16]
Some gift! Nashville's Rotary Club gave this sergeant & hero a home, but he got saddled with the mortgage
Sergeant York
Ginny
|
$1,600
[24]
At a retirement ceremony, this team gave Reggie Miller thanks, esteem & a $250,000 Bentley
the (Indiana) Pacers
Elizabeth
|
$1,200
[19]
6-letter name of a silver-gray alloy popular for tankards
pewter
Ginny
|
|
$1,600
[11]
You've got a lot of this, a symbol of bitterness sometimes paired with wormwood
gall
Elizabeth
|
$2,000
[7]
In a "Post No Bills" sign on a wall, bills is short for these, promoting upcoming events
handbills
Ginny
|
$1,600
[29]
What a tool:REVS RID CREW
screwdriver
Elizabeth
|
$1,600
[17]
As a result of the war, Germany had to give North Schleswig to this nation
Denmark
Matt
|
DD
$2,000
[23]
They're the favorite team of the U.S. president; Harold Baines is his favorite player
(Chicago) White Sox
Matt
|
$1,600
[20]
Make your own artwork at London's church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields & its center for these rubbings
brass
Ginny
|
|
$2,000
[12]
The ninth book of the New Testament is Paul's letter to them
the Galatians
Matt
|
DD
$3,000
[5]
On June 27, 2007, the Senate Judiciary Committee sent these demanding documents to the White House
subpoenas
Elizabeth
|
$2,000
[30]
It's also a glossy mag:PLATONIC MOOS
cosmopolitan
Elizabeth
|
$2,000
[18]
In the 1916 battle of this French fortress city, France had more than half a million casualties
Verdun
|
$2,000
[25]
The last season for the AFC's Central Division was 2001 & this team with Kordell Stewart at QB won it
the Pittsburgh Steelers
Matt
|
$2,000
[21]
Take a hunk of permalloy, wrap a wire around it, send current through the wire & the hunk becomes one of these
an electromagnet
Matt
|
Though called "the most hapless of monarchs", this king is in the title of Shakespeare's only trilogy
Henry VI