Gary Gambino — a refinery planning manager from Oregon, Ohio
Laura Hughes — a mom from New Market, Maryland
Jessica Trudeau — a graduate student and swim coach from Barrington, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $34,401)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica | $1,200 | $3,800 | $10,600 |
$10,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$14,600
16 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Laura | $2,200 | $2,600 | $13,800 |
$27,500
New champion: $27,500 |
$11,400
12 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| Gary | $4,400 | $10,000 | $18,400 |
$9,199
3rd place: $1,000 |
$18,000
27 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| BIBLICAL WHO SAID IT? | TV NUMBERS | STAMP IT OUT | YOU DA BOMB! | SCRAMBLED STATE CAPITALS | 5-LETTER THE BETTER |
|
$200
[26]
"Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters"
God
Gary
|
$200
[7]
"Adam ____"
12
Laura
|
$200
[16]
Of the first 4 classic films (all from 1939) honored with U.S. stamps in 1990, the only one that was a musical
The Wizard of Oz
Jessica
|
$200
[21]
Detonated by contact, it can be an explosive buried underground or floated at sea
a mine
Gary
|
$200
[2]
OAK PET
Topeka
Jessica
Gary
|
$200
[1]
Figuratively, one of these "of cards" is shaky & could collapse at any moment
a house
Gary
|
|
$400
[27]
"Intreat the Lord, that he may take away the frogs from me"
the Pharaoh
Gary
|
$400
[8]
"____ Tree Hill"
One
Jessica
|
$400
[17]
A 2009 stamp honoring the 50th anniversary of its statehood featured a dogsledder
Alaska
Laura
|
$400
[22]
2-word name for an explosive charge detonated underwater against submarines
a depth charge
Gary
|
$400
[3]
HEN ALE
Helena
Gary
|
$400
[12]
Standard command to Fido to go get that stick
fetch
Laura
|
|
$800
[29]
"Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails... and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe"
Thomas
Jessica
|
$600
[9]
"My ____ Dads"
Two
Gary
|
$600
[18]
A stamp commemorating this poet includes a scene from his poem "Paul Revere's Ride"
Longfellow
Jessica
|
$600
[23]
It's a homemade bomb consisting of a gasoline-filled bottle ignited by a rag stuck in the bottle's neck
a Molotov cocktail
Gary
|
$600
[4]
RIB SMACK
Bismarck
Gary
|
$600
[13]
Zodiacal sign for late March & early April
Aries
Laura
|
|
DD
$1,000
[28]
"Take me up. and cast me forth into the sea", for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you"
Jonah
Gary
|
$800
[10]
"____ Hours Mystery"
48
Gary
|
$800
[19]
18th-century French playing cards inspired the look of the "Love" stamp seen here with these card names
the king & queen of hearts
Jessica
|
$800
[24]
4-letter name for a medium-range Soviet-era missile originally designed to carry a nuclear warhead
Scud
Jessica
Gary
|
$800
[5]
SPIDER FLING
Springfield
Gary
|
$800
[14]
To mount a picture, or to contrive evidence to make an innocent person look guilty
frame
Gary
|
|
$1,000
[30]
"But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the Passover"
Pilate
Gary
|
$1,000
[11]
"Jon & Kate Plus ____"
Ei8ht
Jessica
|
$1,000
[20]
A 76-cent stamp recognized Edward Trudeau, a phthisiologist, one who studies this wasting lung disease
tuberculosis
Jessica
|
$1,000
[25]
SAM stands for this type of missile
a surface-to-air missile
Gary
|
$1,000
[6]
HAIR GEL
Raleigh
|
$1,000
[15]
This 5-letter term comes from a Red Sea port in Yemen where coffee was exported
mocha
Laura
|
| EUROPEAN LEADERS | "C"ULINARY CROSSWORD CLUES | WEIRD CRITTERS | WORDS AND THEIR MEANINGS | REWRITINGHAMLET | GET THEE TO A RUNNER-Y |
|
$400
[8]
Prime Minister Berisha called the 2008 membership invitation to Albania by this alliance "a miracle"
NATO
Jessica
Gary
|
$400
[6]
Naples-born stuffed pizza(7)
a calzone
Jessica
|
$400
[1]
A living fossil of the deep, the goblin variety of this fish is seen here
the shark
Laura
|
$400
[16]
This is the indentation on the bottom of a wine bottle, or a kick on fourth down in football
a punt
Gary
|
$400
[21]
Fair one, thy dad had thee repel my letters & deny me access to thee... but a restraining order? What is uppeth with that?
Ophelia
Jessica
|
$400
[23]
At the 1936 Summer Olympics, he ran a record 20.7 seconds in the 200 Meters
Jesse Owens
Gary
|
|
$800
[9]
Starting in 1981 this Socialist served 2 7-year terms as president of France
Mitterrand
Laura
Gary
|
$800
[7]
Beluga's the most expensive type of it(6)
caviar
Gary
|
$800
[2]
Found in Argentina, the pink fairy species of this armored animal reaches only a length of about 5 inches
an armadillo
Jessica
|
$800
[17]
This word for underwear also refers to parts of a dresser; the word denotes something moved by pulling
drawers
Gary
|
$800
[22]
Zounds! I saw thee not behind that arras! Denmark needeth a new minister to the king! My bad!
Polonius
Gary
|
$800
[24]
This horse took the 1973 Preakness by 2 1/2 lengths; he ran away with the Belmont by an unreal 31
Secretariat
Jessica
|
|
$1,200
[10]
Yulia Tymoshenkowas a leader of the Orange Revolution in this former SSR & became one of its leaders
Ukraine
Gary
|
$1,200
[13]
Oblong, twisty doughnut(7)
a cruller
Laura
|
$1,200
[3]
The long beak variety of this egg layer is found in New Guinea
an echidna
Laura
|
$1,200
[18]
As well as a summary of account, it can be an explosive noise, as from a rifle
a report
Gary
|
$1,200
[25]
Though I did say of thee "Frailty, thy name is woman", Mother, I hope thou acceptest my wedding gift from Pottery Barn
Gertrude
Jessica
|
$1,200
[28]
This man said, "Lou Brock was the symbol of great base stealing, but today I am the greatest of all time"
Rickey Henderson
|
|
$1,600
[11]
The Rolling Stones' "Angie" was played at rallies for this current female leader
Angela Merkel
Gary
|
$1,600
[15]
"Darling" Mandarin orange relative(10)
Clementine
Laura
|
$2,000
[5]
Related to seahorses, this critter bears the name of a mythological beast
a seadragon
Laura
|
$1,600
[19]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Netherlands.) The spinning blades on a windmill are called these, & they work on the same principle as those on a boat
sails
Gary
|
$1,600
[26]
'Tis okay ye killed Dad & wed Mom--thou said thy "offence is rank, it smells to heaven", but I'm a live & let live kind of guy
Claudius
|
$1,600
[29]
The NFL's career rushing TD leader with 164, this ex-Cowboy also was the "Dancing With The Stars" champ in '06
Emmitt Smith
Jessica
|
|
$2,000
[12]
Thelettershould give you a clue to the name of this Spanish prime minister reelected in 2008
Zapatero
Jessica
|
$2,000
[14]
Raisin-like fruit named for a Greek port(7)
currant
|
DD
$4,000
[4]
This word applied to many types of itty-bitty critters is the species of marmoset seen here
the pygmy
Laura
|
$2,000
[20]
The first use of this term in print was by Raymond Chandler; the second word plays on the wordinvestigator
a private eye
Jessica
|
$2,000
[27]
You "two-school-fellows, whom I will trust as I will adders fanged" ...Aw, I ain't mad atcha! Giveth me hugs!
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Jessica
|
DD
$4,000
[30]
At his death, this Oregon runner & movie bio subject held every U.S. record from 2,000 to 10,000 meters & 2 to 6 miles
Steve Prefontaine
Jessica
|
Some say the Dark Ages began when Byzantine Emperor Justinian closed this city's school of philosophy in 529 A.D.
Athens