Randall Johnson — an enologist from Seattle, Washington
Gabe Hernandez — a content coordinator from North Hollywood, California
Kathy Kenny — a high school math teacher from Park Ridge, New Jersey (whose 1-day cash winnings total $18,201)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathy | $4,000 | $7,200 | $8,000 |
$1,199
2nd place: $2,000 |
$10,000
16 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Gabe | $6,000 | $9,000 | $7,400 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$6,400
18 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Randall | $0 | $2,800 | $10,800 |
$5,599
New champion: $5,599 |
$10,400
10 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| 1990s BESTSELLERS | INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO | THE 19th FIRST ANNUAL IG NOBEL PRIZE | ALSO A CANDY BAR | NUCLEAR WEAPONS 101 | OFF THE ____ |
|
$200
[16]
In 1990 "Four Past Midnight" hit the bestseller lists for this horrormeister
Stephen King
Kathy
|
$200
[21]
(James Lipton delivers the clue.)Hetold us, as a struggling actor, he used the pay phone at Pioneer Chicken as his office, before he got "Family Ties"
Michael J. Fox
Kathy
|
$200
[26]
A physics prize was awarded for analytically determining why women in this condition don't tip over
pregnancy
Gabe
|
$200
[1]
This 1844 novel is set during the time of Louis XIII
The Three Musketeers
Gabe
|
$200
[11]
The only wartime use of nuclear weapons occurred in this year
1945
Gabe
|
$200
[6]
A Michael Jackson album title is "Off" this
the Wall
Gabe
|
|
$400
[17]
This ex-president scored big in 1990 with his autobiography "An American Life"
Ronald Reagan
Randall
|
$400
[22]
(James Lipton delivers the clue.) For his pants-less slide in "Risky Business", he said he put wax on the floor to the center of the shot, then dust to help him stop
Tom Cruise
Kathy
|
$400
[27]
A 2009 veterinary medicine prize was given for showing cows who have names give more of this than nameless ones
milk
Gabe
|
$400
[2]
The diameter of this is about 100,000 light-years, but it doesn't have a malt-flavored nougat center
a Milky Way
Kathy
|
$400
[12]
The Manhattan project to develop nuclear weapons first tested them at Alamogordo in this state
New Mexico
Kathy
|
$400
[7]
An uncommon shop on an untraveled street is "off" this well-worn road
the beaten path
Gabe
|
|
$600
[18]
It's an open & shut case: his "Runaway Jury" was the bestselling hardback fiction work of 1996
John Grisham
Randall
|
$600
[23]
(James Lipton delivers the clue.)Hesaid he loved his show's early scripts, because "Mulder is a complete failure... he's never solved a case. Ever"
David Duchovny
Kathy
|
$600
[28]
A team from Mexico won in chem for creating diamonds from this Jalisco liquor distilled from fermented mash of an agave
tequila
Gabe
|
$600
[3]
More than one elevated ground area for baseball pitchers
Mounds
Kathy
|
$600
[13]
You might seek "shelter" from this, radioactive particles that descend through the atmosphere
fallout
Gabe
|
$600
[8]
"Off the" this, also one of the writers of the 4 Gospels, means inaccurate
the mark
Kathy
|
|
$800
[19]
In 1998 his novel "Rainbow Six" became another in his long line of military bestsellers
Tom Clancy
Gabe
|
$800
[24]
(James Lipton delivers the clue.) He recounted how he himself named his "Gladiator" character; "Narcissus" just wouldn't work
Russell Crowe
Randall
|
$800
[29]
A doctor won for cracking his left knuckles, but not his right, for 60 years to test a rumored cause of this disease
arthritis
Kathy
|
$800
[4]
Laughs in an indecorous or disrespectful manner
Snickers
Gabe
|
$800
[14]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew shows an atomic animation on the monitor.) A neutron is used to split the nucleus of an atom, releasing energy in this type of nuclear bomb process
fission
Gabe
|
$800
[9]
"Off" this can mean exceedingly cool, or emitting an annoying noise--hang up already!
the hook
Gabe
|
|
$1,000
[20]
This "metallic" woman had 3 bestsellers in the top 10 for 1997: "The Ghost", "The Ranch" & "Special Delivery"
Danielle Steel
Gabe
|
$1,000
[25]
(James Lipton delivers the clue.)Heshared with us how the role of Tony Soprano may have driven him, ironically, to the psychiatrist's office
James Gandolfini
Kathy
|
$1,000
[30]
A math prize to this African country's reserve bank, for giving folks the chance to use big numbers like 100 trillion
Zimbabwe
Randall
|
$1,000
[5]
In 1977 Diane Keaton went "Looking for" him; he wasn't so delicious
Mr. Goodbar
Kathy
|
DD
$2,000
[15]
Abbreviated B.R., it's the distance from the point of impact that will be affected when a nuclear explosion occurs
blast radius
Gabe
|
$1,000
[10]
Hippies & survivalists may be "off" this, meaning living so as to not require electricity
the grid
Kathy
|
| DOG BREEDS | GOLDEN RETRIEVERS | CHOW | GREAT DANES | LABRADOR | HUSKY |
|
$400
[1]
The Staffordshire type of this was formerly called the pit bull
a terrier
Gabe
|
$400
[12]
Winning in Seoul & Los Angeles, he was the last American to win gold in the men's 10-meter platform dive
(Greg) Louganis
Kathy
|
$400
[5]
Quite simply, frijoles negros are these
black beans
Gabe
|
$400
[4]
This Texan of Danish heritage, Dukakis' running mate, also served as treasury secretary under Clinton
Lloyd Bentsen
Kathy
|
$400
[22]
Just as in Norway, Labrador's coast is broken with many bays & these long, narrow inlets
fjords
Randall
|
$400
[18]
This synonym for husky is also a brand of trash bags & paper plates
hefty
Gabe
|
|
$800
[2]
The Viszla is a Hungarian version of this & should be told it's being impolite & to at least use an open hand
pointer
|
$800
[13]
Glenn Eller targeted the gold when he won the double trap in this sport in Beijing
double trap shooting
Gabe
|
$800
[6]
Chow down on a traditional Reuben sandwich, sauerkraut & Swiss cheese atop this deli meat
corned beef
Randall
|
$800
[17]
A successful 11th c. invader of Britain was this Dane whose name sounds like that of a Notre Dame coach
Canute
|
$800
[23]
In 2005 these native people created a regional government called Nunatsiavut to preserve their culture
the Inuit
Gabe
|
$800
[19]
A dry, dark beer from Guinness, or what you might become if you drink too many
stout
Kathy
|
|
$1,200
[3]
This hunting hound is the state dog of Virginia
the foxhound
Kathy
Gabe
|
$1,200
[14]
In 2002, Jim Shea took the gold in this event that gets its name because of the sled's "bony" appearance
skeleton
Randall
|
$1,200
[7]
Chicken is popularly prepared this way, Italian for "hunter's style", with mushrooms, onions & tomatoes
cacciatore
|
— |
$1,200
[24]
In 1965 the Hamilton River, Labrador's longest, was renamed this after a late British prime minister
Churchill
|
$1,600
[21]
A term for a conservative Republican of the late 1800s, it also means strong & sturdy
stalwart
|
|
$1,600
[10]
Marie Antoinette loved this breed whose name is derived from the fact that its ears looked like a butterfly
papillon
Kathy
|
$1,600
[15]
In 1960 Abebe Bikila became the first black African gold medalist when he won this event--barefoot!
the marathon
Randall
|
DD
$2,000
[8]
This Provencal vegetable melange typically includes eggplant, zucchini & tomatoes, not rodents
ratatouille
Randall
|
— |
$1,600
[25]
Found on the coast, opalescent specimens of a feldspar known as labradorite are sold under this "lunar" name
moonstone
Kathy
Gabe
|
DD
$2,000
[20]
From the Latin for "oaken" & "strong", this word is used to describe a rich, strong cup of coffee
robust
Kathy
|
|
$2,000
[11]
The Cavalier King Charles spaniel is in this AKC group
toy
|
$2,000
[16]
In 2008 Sue Bird helped the U.S. win its fourth straight Olympic gold medal in this sport
basketball
Randall
|
$2,000
[9]
This special roast is made by tying 2 rib roasts together in a circle
crown roast
|
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He's the only president sworn in on a Catholic missal; it wasn't his
Lyndon Baines Johnson