Morgan Saxby — a research associate from Charlottesville, Virginia
Marv Peña — a video game lawyer from Redwood City, California
Karla Ruksys — an administrative assistant from Mount Ephraim, New Jersey (whose 1-day cash winnings total $30,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karla | $2,800 | $5,000 | $16,200 |
$24,500
2nd place: $2,000 |
$17,400
15 R, 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| Marv | $3,200 | $7,200 | $10,000 |
$3,500
3rd place: $1,000 |
$10,000
14 R, 0 W |
| Morgan | $1,200 | $4,200 | $24,400 |
$32,401
New champion: $32,401 |
$17,800
26 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| PRESIDENTIAL PASTIMES | REALITY TV | THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION | THE NOVEL'S FIRST DRAFT? | SOUNDS | HETERONYMS |
|
$200
[1]
Jimmy Carter liked to grab his flies & do some of this in Hunting Creek, near Camp David
fishing
Morgan
|
$200
[3]
After she was jilted by "The Bachelor", Melissa Rycroft waltzed her way into the finals on this show
Dancing with the Stars
Karla
|
$200
[11]
In 1946 author & chef James Beard became the first to do cooking instruction using this medium
television
Marv
|
$200
[15]
Darcy thought, dodged a bullet! That Bennet family was nuts! Elizabeth was cute, but I've got money, single life's not so bad!
Pride and Prejudice
Morgan
|
$200
[21]
You'll hear it after a coach signals for a timeout in water polo
a whistle
Morgan
|
$200
[26]
To plant seed, or a female hog
sow [soh/sow]
Morgan
|
|
$400
[2]
John Quincy Adams loved to "rack 'em up" after buying the first one of these for the White House
a pool table
Marv
|
$400
[4]
In 2009 Danny Cahill dropped 239 lbs. to claim this title & win the show's $250,000 grand prize
The Biggest Loser
Morgan
|
$400
[12]
You can have a great meal at James' townhouse on W. 12th St. in this NYC area; James won't be there, though
Greenwich Village
Marv
Morgan
|
$400
[16]
"Y'know, Arthur", Hester said, "Roger's gonna be home soon. & I think having an affair in this town is a bad, bad idea"
The Scarlet Letter
Morgan
|
$400
[22]
Heard in battle in the 1860s, it has been variously transcribed as seen here
a rebel yell
Karla
|
$400
[27]
A metallic element, or to guide the way
lead [led/leed]
Morgan
|
|
$800
[6]
President Clinton not only enjoyed listening to music but playing this instrument as well, even on TV
the saxophone
Karla
|
$600
[8]
Ashton Kutcher co-created this series that paired up hotties & nerds
Beauty and the Geek
Marv
|
$600
[13]
James Beard foundation scholarships send budding chefs to this type of school, from the Latin for "kitchen"
a culinary school
Marv
|
$600
[17]
Holden couldn't wait to tell Phoebe he'd passed all his school exams with honors, his faith in humanity was never stronger!
Catcher in the Rye
Marv
|
$600
[23]
This this this went the trolley in "Meet Me In St. Louis"
"clang clang clang"
Marv
|
$600
[28]
A task, or to show a movie on a screen
project [PRAH-jekt/proh-JEKT]
|
|
DD
$1,000
[5]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew strolls through the gardens at Monticello, Virginia.) For Thomas Jefferson, gardeningwas a welcome retreat from political life, & never more so than in 1807 when he suffered from migraines & stress due to this former vice president's treason trial
Aaron Burr
Morgan
|
$800
[9]
Their TV show bios call Kim the bomb-shell, Kourtney the unassuming firecracker & Khloe the voice of reason
the Kardashians
Karla
|
$800
[14]
The foundation's celebrity chef tour also brings along a master this, so you don't get too thirsty
a sommelier
Morgan
|
$800
[19]
"With the first pick in the NFL draft, the Chicago Bears select...Lennie!" George beamed. Now they could buy 200 rabbit farms!
Of Mice and Men
Morgan
|
$800
[24]
The name of this Southwest Airlines computer application represents the seatbelt-sign-is-off sound
ding!
Marv
|
$800
[29]
To allow, or a document allowing something
permit [per-MIT/PER-mit]
Karla
|
|
$1,000
[7]
He enjoyed gambling on the ponies; he also bred racehorses at his Hermitage home
Andrew Jackson
Karla
Morgan
|
$1,000
[10]
This "American Idoler" enjoyed another 15 minutes of fame as a contestant on "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!"
Sanjaya
Marv
|
$1,000
[18]
The national advisory board includes this Austrian-born chef, involved with the foundation from early days
Wolfgang Puck
Marv
|
$1,000
[20]
"We're saved!" Piggy exclaimed to Ralph. "Looking back", Simon said, "We probably shouldn't have eaten Jack"
Lord of the Flies
Morgan
|
$1,000
[25]
Term for the sound you'll hear if you use gas with too low an octane number
a ping
Marv
|
$1,000
[30]
An early schoolbook, or a preparatory coat of paint
primer [PRIHM-er/PRY-mer]
Karla
|
| CLASSICAL COMPOSERS | HOMAGES TOSTAR WARS | GET OUTTA TOWN! | THE TUDORS | GREAT MEN OF MEDICINE | WE GOT THE "BEA" |
|
$400
[1]
The 46 chorales in his "Little Organ Book" were written for various feast days of the church year
(Johann Sebastian) Bach
Morgan
|
$400
[21]
In this film Marty tells George McFly that he is Darth Vader, "an extraterrestrial from the planet Vulcan"
Back to the Future
Morgan
|
$400
[16]
If you're in this Roman town Aug. 24, 79 A.D.
Pompeii
Morgan
|
$400
[20]
This Irish-born actor returns for a fourth season as top Tudor Henry VIII
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Marv
|
$400
[4]
"Feeding your Baby and Child" was the 1955 follow-up to his more famous 1946 book
(Benjamin) Spock
Morgan
|
$400
[11]
Comfy informal "chair" you might find in a dorm room
a beanbag chair
Morgan
|
|
$800
[2]
While with George Sand on Majorca, he began showing symptoms of what is believed to be tuberculosis
Chopin
Karla
|
$800
[22]
The beginning of this 1984 movie finds the title character poisoned at club Obi Wan in 1935 Shanghai
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Marv
|
$1,200
[18]
If you're in this capital of Nova Scotia Dec. 6, 1917; that ship full of ammo in the harbor is about to go boom
Halifax
Morgan
|
$800
[27]
Henry VIII is told this son of his is "a strong and healthy boy"; he became king & died at 15
Edward VI
Morgan
|
$800
[7]
Before his rivalry with Jonas Salk, he developed a vaccine for dengue fever while in the army during WWII
(Albert) Sabin
Karla
|
$800
[12]
Dover or Waikiki
beaches
Morgan
|
|
DD
$1,200
[3]
Many of this 19th c. composer's great works were written in a small cabin on the edge of a fjord at Lofthus
Edvard Grieg
Karla
|
$1,200
[23]
Pizza the Hutt is a character in this Mel Brooks "Star Wars" parody
Spaceballs
Morgan
|
$1,600
[19]
If you're in this Pennsylvania town May 31, 1889; that dam's not gonna hold
Johnstown
Morgan
|
$1,200
[28]
The king is quite smitten with this fifth Mrs. Henry VIII, but dark times are in store
(Catherine) Howard
Morgan
|
$1,200
[8]
He once said, "On Saturday, I was a surgeon in South Africa, very little known. On Monday I was world renowned"
Christiaan Barnard
Karla
|
$1,200
[13]
Shining brightly, like a big smile
beaming
Morgan
|
|
$1,600
[5]
This French composer's "The Carnival of the Animals" was written to make fun of some friends
Saint-Saëns
Morgan
|
$1,600
[24]
Kevin Smith's movie "Jay and Silent Bob" do this features a lightsaber battle with Mark Hamill
Strike Back
Marv
|
$2,000
[26]
If you're in this Phoenician city in 146 B.C.; the Romans are coming, & they say it must be destroyed
Carthage
Karla
|
$1,600
[29]
We're out of wives as Katherine Parr is played by her, acting royalty, the younger daughter of Vanessa Redgrave
Joely Richardson
Karla
|
$1,600
[9]
In 1616 he began lecturing on the circulation of blood; his book on the subject didn't come out until 1628
(William) Harvey
Morgan
|
$1,600
[14]
A signal fire
a beacon
Morgan
|
|
$2,000
[6]
This composer of Armenian heritage won a 1959 Lenin prize for his ballet "Spartacus"
Khachaturian
Karla
|
$2,000
[25]
Kitchen appliances are starships in this '70s parody short with characters like Ham Salad & Fluke Starbucker
Hardware Wars
|
DD
$7,000
[17]
If it's March 1, 1910 in Wellington, Washington, high in the Cascades; one of these is on its way & it's a doozy
an avalanche
Morgan
|
$2,000
[30]
That's the earl of this putting the moves on a fine lady; note his collar with the fringe on top
Surrey
|
$2,000
[10]
Last name of clinic founders Karl & William, whose writings helped mold attitudes toward mental illness
Menninger
Karla
|
$2,000
[15]
Glass vessel used in science experiments
a beaker
Karla
|
One of Goya's few portraits of a foreigner was of this Englishman painted in 1812
the Duke of Wellington