Emily Bryk — an elementary school science teacher from Brooklyn, New York
David Hoskins — a guybrarian from Jackson, Mississippi
Brandon Hathaway — a mechanical engineer from Augusta, Georgia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $17,800)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon | $3,000 | $4,800 | $13,600 |
$7,600
2-day champion: $25,400 |
$13,200
19 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| David | $2,200 | $3,800 | $7,400 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$7,400
14 R, 3 W |
| Emily | $2,600 | $4,400 | $17,000 |
$6,799
2nd place: $2,000 |
$14,800
19 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| BOTANY | TIME ZONING | WHERE'S THAT DARN TRAIN? | 7-"L"ETTER WORDS | ROUNDING THE BASES | FUN AT THE BALLPARK |
|
$200
[12]
From the Latin for "cap", the pileus is the circular cap on one of these fungi
a mushroom
Emily
|
$200
[16]
This country has the most time zones, 11
Russia
David
|
$200
[1]
Its stopping distance is exactly 1 of these, so if the engineer sees you tied to the tracks 5,281' away, you're fine
a mile
Brandon
|
$200
[5]
To mock or ridicule; there's a "National" & a "Harvard" one
lampoon
Emily
|
$200
[21]
The U.S. Navy officially began construction of its base at this Oahu locale on Nov. 11, 1909
Pearl Harbor
David
|
$200
[11]
In 1976 Chicago Cub Rick Monday prevented 2 people from burning this in the outfield, making him a hero coast to coast
the American flag
Emily
|
|
$400
[13]
A xerophyte is a plant adapted to living in places where there is a shortage of this
water
Emily
|
$400
[17]
On a map of time zones, you might find "+1 day" to the left of this & "-1 day" to the right of it
the international date line
David
|
$400
[2]
On a 1,000-yard hill it made it 9/10 of the way up & slid back to the bottom; it has traversed this much ground
1800 yards
Brandon
|
$400
[7]
Jack Sprat could tell you it means having the lowest amount of fat
leanest
Brandon
David
|
$400
[22]
U.S. Army bases in this country include Camp Victory / al-Nasr & Camp Taji
Iraq
Emily
|
$400
[27]
Selling this for just 10 cents a cup at a game in Cleveland in 1974 led to a riot that ended the game in a forfeit
beer
Brandon
|
|
$600
[14]
Field peas usually have reddish-purple blossoms; garden peas have blossoms mostly of this color
white
Brandon
|
$600
[18]
Hawaii is sometimes coupled with the name of a time zone with these islands far to the north
the Aleutians
David
Emily
|
$600
[3]
The original 50-day repair estimate has been exceeded by 50%, so it's been in the repair yard this long now
75 days
David
|
$600
[8]
The direction which the wind is blowing
leeward
Brandon
|
$800
[25]
Edwards Air Force Base in this state is home to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center
California
Brandon
|
$600
[28]
A 1976 game in Cincinnati between the Giants & the Reds was stopped for 30 minutes when players were attacked by these
bees
Brandon
David
|
|
$800
[15]
Southern or giant cane can reach heights of 20 feet & is a type of this tall grass
bamboo
Brandon
|
$800
[20]
It's the largest country in the world to have only one time zone
China
Brandon
Emily
|
$800
[4]
Going 60 mph, it's on a 2-hour run from Pottsville to Scottsville; at Knottsville, 3/4 of the way there, it's gone this far
90 miles
Emily
|
$800
[9]
Old word for chronic pain in the lower back
lumbago
Emily
|
DD
$1,000
[24]
On Sept. 11, 2001 this plane secretly touched down at Nebraska's Offutt Air Force Base
Air Force One
Brandon
|
$800
[30]
This peach of a Detroit Tiger was fined $50 in 1912 for going into the stands after a fan who insulted him
(Ty) Cobb
David
|
|
$1,000
[19]
Petunias belong to this scientific family, as do tomatoes and bell peppers
nightshades
Brandon
|
$1,000
[23]
The Navy & civil aviation use this "time" named for the largest ethnic group in South Africa
Zulu
Brandon
|
$1,000
[6]
Yesterday it chugged the 5-mile diameter of the island: today it's doing this, 15.71 miles
the circumference
David
|
$1,000
[10]
From the Latin for "to read", it's a reading desk with a slanted top in a church
lectern
David
|
$1,000
[26]
Fort Riley, Kansas was named after Major General Bennett Riley, who led the first military escort along this trail
the Santa Fe Trail
Brandon
|
$1,000
[29]
In a 1983 game the presence of this substance on George Brett's bat caused controversy at Yankee Stadium
pine tar
|
| TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC | PICTURE THE ROLLING STONES HIT | JUST BE-CLAUSE | FASHION DESIGNERS | WHAT HAPPENS IN DEGAS, STAYS IN DEGAS | "AIRE" TIME |
|
$400
[7]
"Pitcairn's Island" is the second sequel to this historical novel about a rebellious crew
Mutiny on the Bounty
Brandon
|
$400
[3]
A colorful No. 1hit
"Paint It, Black"
Brandon
|
$400
[13]
A clause blaming the British govt. for slavery in America was deleted shortly before this document's signing
the Declaration of Independence
Emily
|
$400
[17]
Alexis Mabille uses this essential part of men's formal wear as a trademark, putting it on models' chests & ankles
a bow-tie
Brandon
Emily
|
$400
[27]
The 1900 Degas oil painting seenhereis called "Dancers at" this practice rail
a barre
Emily
|
$400
[1]
This disease was identified in 1976 after 200 people became ill with pneumonia at a convention in Philadelphia
Legionnaire's disease
David
|
|
$800
[9]
He took home a Pulitzer for his "Tales of the South Pacific"
(James) Michener
David
|
$800
[4]
It's some thing Mick Jagger will never be
"Beast Of Burden"
Brandon
|
$800
[25]
She originated the clause in the Red Cross constitution that provides for relief in calamities other than war
(Clara) Barton
David
|
$1,200
[18]
Seen here, he's an author, actor & TV host, as well as creative director for Liz Claiborne
(Isaac) Mizrahi
David
|
$1,600
[28]
"J'Accuse" Degas of engaging with modernity & aligning himself with the Goncourts & this "Grog Shop" novelist
Émile Zola
|
$800
[2]
In 1971 Mobutu Sese Seko changed the name of his country to the Republic of this
Zaire
Brandon
|
|
$1,200
[14]
She wrote the classic anthropology text "Coming of Age in Samoa"
(Margaret) Mead
Emily
|
$1,200
[5]
In 1971, The Rolling Stones, & in 2009, Susan Boyle rode the charts with this song
"Wild Horses"
David
|
$1,200
[24]
"The Commerce Clause under Marshall, Taney and Waite" was penned by this "hot dog" of a Supreme Court-er
(Felix) Frankfurter
Brandon
|
$1,600
[20]
Lose 1 letter from "suit" and get this eclectic Chinese-American designer
(Anna) Sui
Emily
|
$2,000
[26]
Before Leroy Neiman, Degas went sports artist with "Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen" this person
a jockey
Brandon
|
$1,200
[10]
The Physiocrats, 18th c. French economists, were in favor of this, the government staying out of economic affairs
laissez-faire government
David
|
|
$1,600
[15]
His first novel was "Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life"
(Herman) Melville
Emily
|
$1,600
[6]
How sweet thesound
"Brown Sugar"
Emily
|
$1,600
[21]
This 2-word clause in the 14th Amendment was cited in Brown v. Board of Education & Bush v. Gore
the equal protection clause
Emily
|
DD
$2,000
[23]
Giorgio Armani puts on fashion shows at his palazzo on Via Borgonuovo in this northern Italian city
Milan
Emily
|
— |
$1,600
[11]
Incorporated in 1872, this Wisconsin city is on the Chippewa River
Eau Claire
Brandon
|
|
DD
$3,000
[16]
After moving to the South Seas, he wrote the 1892 South Seas-set adventure story "The Beach of Falesa"
Robert Louis Stevenson
Emily
|
$2,000
[8]
Go ahead, take agamble
"Tumbling Dice"
David
|
$2,000
[22]
Each signatory agrees to give the other the same treatment given to any 3rd party in this contract clause abbrev. MFN
most favored nation
|
$2,000
[19]
This Palm Beach designer of bright prints got started when she needed clothes that hid fruit juice stains
Lilly Pulitzer
Emily
|
— |
$2,000
[12]
In the 1930s this appliance division of GM began using a new gas--Freon 12
Frigidaire
Brandon
|
The coelacanth & the ivory-billed woodpecker are sometimes referred to as this biblical man "species"
Lazarus