Buddy Wright game 1.
Alexandra Helprin — an art history graduate student from New York, New York
Buddy Wright — an operations engineer from Fort Worth, Texas
Randall Johnson — an enologist from Seattle, Washington (whose 2-day cash winnings total $18,400)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randall | $3,400 | $5,200 | $13,600 |
$3,600
3rd place: $1,000 |
$13,200
18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Buddy | $3,400 | $7,400 | $14,400 |
$27,201
New champion: $27,201 |
$15,200
21 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Alexandra | $800 | $3,000 | $13,400 |
$26,400
2nd place: $2,000 |
$13,400
12 R, 1 W |
| WHERE THERE'S A WILL SHAKESPEARE | SPORTS EQUIPMENT | AT THE DRUGSTORE | THE COUGAR | IN A MUSICAL MOOD | PLAYING BY "EAR" |
|
$200
[3]
Shakespeare survived this deadly scourge that killed more than 30,000 in London alone in 1603
the bubonic plague
Randall
|
$200
[1]
When rollerblading, wear safety gear, including knee & elbow pads & one of these, required for motorcyclists
a helmet
Randall
|
$200
[8]
It's the "nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, sleep better to feel better medicine"
NyQuil
Buddy
|
$200
[26]
In 2008 police shot a 125-lb. cougar running loose on this toddlin' town's north side
Chicago
Buddy
|
$200
[21]
A barcarole is a traditional song of a gondolier of this city
Venice
Buddy
|
$200
[16]
Long pointed rod used as a weapon
a spear
Buddy
|
|
$400
[4]
Shakespeare was spelled more than 14 different ways & there are only 6 or 7 known specimens of this
his signature
Buddy
|
$400
[2]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Trek Bicycle Corporation in Wisconsin.) Trek Bikes has a place of honor for one of the first of these bikes, made by Gary Fisher, who took to the hills after being kicked out of bike racing for having long hair
mountain bikes
Alexandra
|
$400
[9]
No need to be embarrassed by this condition--try Selsun Blue or Sebulex on aisle 5
dandruff
Alexandra
|
$400
[27]
The primary habitat of the subspecies Felis concolor azteca includes parts of the U.S. & this country
Mexico
Randall
|
$400
[22]
Squeezebox is another name for this instrument
an accordion
Buddy
|
$400
[17]
The Martian one lasts 687 days
a year
Buddy
|
|
$600
[5]
Term for a resident of a certain English town, or a person who thinks Shakespeare really did write "Hamlet", etc.
Stratfordian
|
$600
[13]
It can be a type of shoe or a type of golf club for lofting the ball, especially out of sand traps
a wedge
Randall
|
$600
[10]
Big bright smiles for this brand of Whitestrips that first hit shelves nationally in 2001
Crest
Randall
|
$600
[28]
The cougar's range overlaps with that of this slightly larger central & South American cousin
the jaguar
Alexandra
|
$600
[23]
"What Do We Do With The Drunken Sailor?" is a popular one of these maritime work songs
a chanty
Buddy
|
$600
[18]
To char the surface of meat on a grill
to sear
Randall
|
|
DD
$1,000
[6]
Right on, Willy! The phrase "right on" appears in Act III of this Shakespeare play that takes place in 44 B.C.
Julius Caesar
Buddy
|
$800
[14]
Also called a birdie, it's the object that's struck back & forth in a game of badminton
a shuttlecock
Randall
|
$800
[11]
Like Dramamine, Bonine is designed to prevent nausea & dizziness caused by this
motion sickness
Buddy
|
$800
[29]
The cougar is also called the mountain lion, the panther, the catamount & this, like a track shoe
the puma
Alexandra
|
$800
[24]
To sing in this "chapel" style is to sing without instrumental backing
a cappella
Alexandra
|
$800
[19]
8-letter word for what you do when you eavesdrop
overhear
Randall
|
|
$1,000
[7]
In 1957 this giant of theater started staging Shakespeare in Central Park
Joseph Papp
|
$1,000
[15]
This brand makes bats & racquets too, but since the movie "Cast Away" came out, it may be best known for volleyballs
Wilson
Buddy
|
$1,000
[12]
According to its logo, this brand of medicated powders has been "healing since 1908"
Gold Bond
Randall
|
$1,000
[30]
The only large population of cougars in the southeastern U.S. is in this state, where they're called panthers
Florida
Randall
Buddy
|
$1,000
[25]
This paired musical instrument heardhereis popular throughout Asia & the Middle East
the tabla
Randall
|
$1,000
[20]
Behind in payments or late fulfilling a duty
in arrears
Buddy
|
| AROUND THE WORLD | MOVIE TITLE OBJECTS | MY ART WILL GO ON | NICE SAUSAGE! | SUPREME COURTSHIP | "C" HERE |
|
$400
[8]
This country is part of the U.K., but not part of Great Britain
Northern Ireland
Buddy
|
$400
[6]
"Soylent Green"
people (or food)
Randall
|
$400
[1]
1890s paintings by him include "Melancholy", "Jealousy" & "The Scream"; maybe it's just me, but I'm sensing a theme
(Edvard) Munch
Randall
|
$400
[11]
As its name implies, Bockwurst is traditionally served in Germany with this beverage
(Bock) beer
Buddy
|
$400
[26]
She married John in 1952, 29 years before Reagan appointed her to the Supreme Court
(Sandra Day) O'Connor
Buddy
|
$400
[21]
It's the main stimulant in coffee & tea
caffeine
Buddy
|
|
$800
[9]
Surprisingly, this mountainous Western European country didn't fully grant women the right to vote until 1971
Switzerland
Randall
|
$800
[7]
"Silver Streak"
a train
|
$800
[2]
This caricaturist added a number to his signature to show how many times he wove his daughter Nina's name into a piece
Al Hirschfeld
Alexandra
|
$800
[12]
Genoa salami is traditionally studded with white these 3-syllable spices, while cotto gets the black type
peppercorns
Randall
|
$800
[30]
He married Virginia Lamp in 1987; in 1991, he was hit by Hurricane Anita... Hill
Clarence Thomas
Alexandra
|
$800
[22]
To move along making loud noises, or to drink a glass of liquid quickly
to chug
Randall
|
|
$1,200
[10]
Of the 5 largest countries in area, the one in South America
Brazil
Buddy
|
$1,200
[15]
"Fat Man & Little Boy"
atomic bombs
Randall
|
$1,200
[3]
In 1921 this "Nude Descending a Staircase" artist put out 1 issue of New York Dada magazine with Man Ray
Duchamp
Alexandra
|
$1,200
[18]
Boudin is a type of Cajun sausage stuffed with pork & this grain
rice
Buddy
|
DD
$1,000
[29]
He wed Marion Stearns in 1946, 8 years after he led he NFL in rushing
Byron "Whizzer" White
Buddy
|
$1,200
[23]
The illegal taking of someone else's land that he has already staked out
claimjump
Buddy
|
|
$1,600
[13]
Until 2001 this tiny country used the French franc & the Spanish peseta, but today uses the euro
Andorra
Alexandra
|
DD
$2,000
[16]
"The Pink Panther"
a diamond
Randall
|
$1,600
[4]
His delft touch with a brush makes subjects like 1663's "Woman in Blue Reading a Letter" compelling
Vermeer
Alexandra
|
$1,600
[19]
This large Italian sausage gets its name because it was seasoned with myrtle berries
mortadella
|
$1,600
[28]
He married Mary Ambler in 1783, 20 years before deciding Marbury v. Madison
Marshall
Buddy
|
$1,600
[24]
This 17th century form of Italian popular theater was marked by stock characters & familiar plots
commedia dell'arte
|
|
$2,000
[14]
This West Coast African country with a Portuguese name was, like Liberia, founded as a nation for freed slaves
Sierra Leone
|
$2,000
[17]
"Serenity"
a spaceship
Randall
|
$2,000
[5]
The work by this Dutch artist isseen here; maybe it's for the best he didn't become an architect, as he first intended
(M.C.) Escher
Alexandra
|
$2,000
[20]
This sausage sounds like a big deal, & in France it's known as fromage de tete
headcheese
Alexandra
|
$2,000
[27]
This chief justice & diplomat married the daughter of William Livingston, the first post-Revolutionary gov. of New Jersey
John Jay
Buddy
|
$2,000
[25]
A snake & an experimental art movement founded in 1948 share this name
cobra
Alexandra
|
In August 1971 on the Moon's surface, an astronaut repeated a famous experiment & declared that this man "was correct"
Galileo