Julia Brown — an architect from Hollywood, California
Jesse Achtenberg — a documentary filmmaker from Washington, D.C.
Amy Tyszkiewicz — a Ph.D. student in chemical biology from Sayreville, New Jersey (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy | $4,000 | $7,200 | $11,200 |
$21,200
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,800
14 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Jesse | $200 | $1,200 | $12,600 |
$25,200
New champion: $25,200 |
$13,200
18 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W |
| Julia | $2,400 | $6,400 | $14,400 |
$3,400
3rd place: $1,000 |
$14,400
22 R, 0 W |
| MESSAGE IN A BATTLE | STATE OF PLAY | HAIR-Y SITUATION | HEY THERE, MUSCLES | YOUR WEAPON OF CHOICE | MORE THAN ONE MEANING |
|
$200
[16]
Cornwallis surrendered on this Virginia peninsula in 1781; message to George III: Game over
Yorktown
Jesse
|
$200
[12]
Bears, Bulls, Cubs
Illinois
Julia
|
$200
[6]
Hair gathered into a round coil at the nape of the neck is this 3-letter style but please, hold the sesame seeds
a bun
Amy
|
$200
[11]
Too many 6-packs will kill your 6-pack of these sheetlike muscles attached to the ribs above & the pelvic bones below
the abs
Julia
|
$200
[21]
In September of 2009 a would-be burglar met up fatally with a resident wielding this Japanese warriors' sword
a samurai sword
Julia
|
$200
[1]
If a prisoner has done this, he's either got new acne or he's escaped
broken out
Julia
|
|
$400
[17]
3 legions were massacred in the 9 A.D battle of the Teutoburg Forest; message to this empire: Don't cross the Rhine!
the Roman Empire
Amy
|
$400
[13]
Angels, Chargers, Warriors
California
Jesse
|
$400
[7]
Lennox Lewis, Lenny Kravitz & Bob Marley all sported this "fearsome" long-haired style
dreads (or dreadlocks)
Julia
|
$400
[18]
Shaped like a dome, this large muscle separates the chest from the belly; take a deep breath!
the diaphragm
Julia
|
$400
[26]
Named for the French town of its origins, this steel weapon is attached to a gun's muzzle for hand-to-hand combat
a bayonet
Julia
|
$400
[2]
If Granny asks for these, they could be her eyepieces or the tumblers for her gin
glasses
Amy
|
|
$600
[14]
The Viet Cong launched a major offensive on this lunar festival in 1968; message to LBJ: Hell, no!
Tet
Jesse
|
$600
[19]
Broncos, Nuggets, Rockies
Colorado
Julia
|
$600
[8]
Named after an 18th century French marquise, this style has a man's hair brushed up high from the forehead
a pompadour
Amy
|
$800
[24]
With a Latin name, this outermost muscle of the... ahem... rear helps with the extension of the thigh
the gluteus maximus
Julia
|
$600
[27]
The M26 Pershing & the M4 Sherman are types of this war vehicle
a tank
Julia
|
$600
[3]
It can mean a TV show prototype or someone who steers a boat
a pilot
Julia
|
|
$800
[15]
The English crushed the Highland clans at Culloden Moor in 1746; message to this would-be king: Stop pretending!
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Jesse
|
$800
[20]
Timberwolves, Vikings, Wild
Minnesota
Amy
|
$800
[9]
It's said that this cut once favored by Billy Ray Cyrus is "business in the front, party in the back"
a mullet
Amy
|
$1,000
[25]
You use this broad, flat muscle to raise your shoulders; it's the daring young man on the non-flying...
the trapezius
Julia
|
$800
[28]
Remember, the knife seenherewas named for this Alamo man
(James) Bowie
Jesse
|
$800
[4]
3-word phrase meaning "Stop that right now!" or "Medically excise that thing from my body"
Cut it out!
Julia
|
|
$1,000
[29]
On "Black Thursday" 1943, the U.S. lost 60 of these bombers on a single raid; message: Need escort fighters!
B-17
Amy
Jesse
|
$1,000
[22]
Bobcats, Hurricanes, Panthers
North Carolina
Amy
|
$1,000
[10]
In the '60s this British "founder of modern hairdressing" devised a new look with the "five point" haircut
Vidal Sassoon
Amy
|
DD
$2,000
[23]
The name of this arm muscle comes from the Latin for "two-headed"
the biceps
Amy
|
$1,000
[30]
Is this a 6-letter short, swordlike weapon with a pointed blade, used for stabbing, which "I see before me?" Yep!
dagger
Jesse
|
$1,000
[5]
If your friend tells you this happened, she might have been robbed, gotten delayed or needed help standing
she got held up
Amy
|
| MASSAGE IN A BOTTLE | BIBLICAL BIG SCREEN | WHERE AM I? | THE NAACP SPINGARN MEDAL WINNERS | NAME THE SHAKESPEARE PLAY | THE "POST" CATEGORY |
|
$400
[20]
Your massage oil may contain this vitamin, aka alpha-tocopherol; it's thought to promote wound healing
vitamin E
Amy
|
$400
[25]
Richard Harris played this murderous character from Genesis in 1966's "The Bible: In the Beginning"
Cain
Jesse
|
$400
[6]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from an estate.) I'm at this Virginia residence that definitely is entitled to put up a "George Washington slept here" sign
Mount Vernon
Julia
|
$400
[30]
In 1991 this then-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff added another medal to his collection
Colin Powell
Julia
|
$400
[5]
"Let not thy nurse lie with thee in thy chamber: take thou this vial..."
Romeo and Juliet
Julia
|
$400
[9]
To defer
to postpone
Amy
|
|
$800
[21]
It's the fat extracted from the beans used to make chocolate; turns out it softens & lubricates the skin
cocoa butter
Jesse
|
$800
[14]
Pop singer Yvonne Elliman played Mary Magdalene in this 1973 musical film
Jesus Christ Superstar
Julia
|
$800
[7]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from near a metal gateway.) I'm on the campus of this university in the Bay Area, where 1960s student activism sparked the Free Speech Movement
Berkeley
Julia
|
$800
[26]
In 1977 this author went back to his "Roots" & won the Spingarn
Alex Haley
Julia
|
$800
[4]
"Though Birnam Wood be come to Dunsinane, and thou opposed, being of no woman born, yet I will try the last"
Macbeth
Jesse
|
$800
[10]
It serves as a cancellation of a stamp & indicates the place & date of mailing
a postmark
Jesse
|
|
$1,200
[22]
Many massage oils have the scent of this purplish plant, the "herb of love" that's a member of the mint family
lavender
Julia
|
$1,200
[11]
One of the "Greatest" Bible epics, it has Max von Sydow as Jesus & David McCallum as Judas
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Jesse
|
$1,200
[8]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew sits amongst boxes of crayons.) I'm at the Crayola factory in this state's city of Easton, part of an industrial complex with Allentown & Bethlehem
Pennsylvania
Amy
|
$1,200
[27]
This 1946 winner was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1967
Thurgood Marshall
Jesse
|
DD
$1,000
[2]
"You all did see that on the Lupercal, I thrice presented him a kingly crown"
Julius Caesar
Jesse
|
$1,200
[15]
It's the type of bed seen here
a four-poster bed
Jesse
|
|
$1,600
[23]
Essence of this, which Thomas More called "the herb sacred to remembrance", is used as a scent in massage oils
rosemary
|
$1,600
[12]
More known for his gangster roles, this actor played the weaselly Dathan in "The Ten Commandments"
Edward G. Robinson
Jesse
|
$1,600
[18]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from amongst rocket fuel tanks.) Kennedy Space Center is in Florida; I'm in this state, at NASA's White Sands test facility
New Mexico
Jesse
|
$1,600
[28]
Born Marguerite Johnson, this poet won the medal in 1994
Maya Angelou
Julia
|
$1,200
[1]
"I will in Cassio's lodging lose this napkin and let him find it, trifles... are to the jealous confirmations strong"
Othello
Jesse
|
$1,600
[16]
This 12-letter adjective means "after a meal"
postprandial
Julia
|
|
$2,000
[24]
If your massage oil is scented, it may also be used for this, the use of fragrance to help with mood or behavior
aromatherapy
Jesse
|
DD
$2,000
[13]
Harvey Keitel played the role of Judas Iscariot in this controversial 1988 film
The Last Temptation of Christ
Jesse
|
$2,000
[19]
(Kelly reports from a USMC base with some parked helicopters.) I'm at this United States Marine Corps base, an area that was visited by the Spanish 40 years before Jamestown was founded
Quantico
Jesse
|
$2,000
[29]
This civil rights leader won in 1963, the year of his murder; his wife Myrlie won in '98
(Medgar) Evers
Amy
|
$2,000
[3]
"I am all the subjects that you have... here you sty me, in this hard rock, whiles you do keep from me the rest o' the island"
The Tempest
Jesse
|
$2,000
[17]
PCW, a recycling term, stands for this
post-consumer waste
Jesse
|
Since the 1100s Dunmow, England has rewarded newlyweds who go a year & a day without arguing by letting them "bring home" this
the bacon