2009-2010 Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational semifinal game 2.
Charles Shaughnessy — an actor fromMad Men
Isaac Mizrahi — a fashion designer and TV personality from the QVC Network
Michael McKean — a Grammy winner, Oscar nominee and multi-talented performer fromHairsprayandThe Pajama Game
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael | $3,200 | $6,800 | $19,600 |
$37,100
Finalist |
$18,800
24 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Isaac | $1,000 | $7,000 | $14,600 |
$28,600
2nd place: an additional $75,000 to Good Shepherd Services |
$12,600
16 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Charles | $2,000 | $4,400 | $18,000 |
$16,399
3rd place: an additional $50,000 to the 1736 Family Crisis Center |
$15,600
17 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| ASTRONOMY & ASTROLOGY | "M" & EMMYS | THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE | PROVERBIALLY SPEAKING | GET A WHIFF OF THIS | POTPOURRI |
|
$200
[16]
The International Astronomical Union said in 2006 that this object was really part of the Kuiper Belt, not a true planet
Pluto
Michael
|
$200
[1]
Oui! This legendary mime picked up a 1955 Emmy for Best Specialty Act
Marcel Marceau
Isaac
|
$200
[18]
Colorado's Front Range is the eastern edge of these mountains
the Rockies
Michael
|
$200
[11]
"Laughter is the best" this
medicine
Isaac
|
$200
[22]
Elizabeth Taylor has a perfume called white these
diamonds
Charles
|
$200
[6]
Though it has 3 initials in its name, this telecom giant gets only one for its stock symbol--"T"
AT&T
Michael
Isaac
|
|
$400
[17]
Astrologically, houses that lie in the west are called occidental; houses that lie in the east, this
oriental
Charles
|
$400
[2]
In 2005 & 2006 Tony Shaloub won Emmys for this starring role
Monk
Michael
|
$400
[27]
The tourist haven of St. Barthelemy, aka St. Bart's, is a little piece of France in this sea
the Caribbean Sea
Isaac
|
$400
[12]
These 2 things "are soon parted"
a fool & his money
Michael
|
$400
[23]
"What begins here never ends", say ads for this Calvin Klein fragrance
Eternity
Isaac
|
$400
[7]
In 2010 it became the first Scandinavian band to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
ABBA
Charles
|
|
$600
[19]
This second-largest planet takes almost 30 years for one solar revolution
Saturn
Michael
|
$600
[3]
In the '90s it was as good as it gets for Helen Hunt who bagged 4 Emmys for this sitcom
Mad About You
Michael
|
$600
[28]
The water kamudi is another name for this giant constricting snake of South America
the anaconda
Michael
|
$600
[13]
One of these "is worth a thousand words"
a picture
Charles
|
$600
[24]
Acqua di Gio is by this Italian designer
Armani
Isaac
|
$600
[8]
This first permanent English settlement in America was named for a British king
Jamestown
Michael
|
|
$800
[20]
The mute signs, so called because they represent silent creatures, are Cancer, Scorpio & this water sign
Pisces
Isaac
|
$800
[4]
"Upstairs, Downstairs", part of this PBS anthology series, won 3 Emmys for outstanding drama series
Masterpiece Theatre
Isaac
|
$800
[29]
Canada's Ungava Peninsulais on the east side of this immense bay
the Hudson Bay
Charles
|
$800
[14]
"A watched pot never" does this
boils
Michael
|
$800
[25]
Do you want to smell like this brand, maker of men's & women's fragrances as well as that pocket knife?
Swiss Army
Isaac
|
$800
[9]
In the 1960s flight attendants from this U.S. airline wore Gay '90s & Russian Cossack costumes
Alaska Airlines
Michael
|
|
$1,000
[21]
Your zodiac sign, as in "Hey baby, what's your sign?" is also called your this heavenly body sign
a sun sign
Michael
|
$1,000
[5]
If you do a little snooping, you'll find that Bruce Willis won in 1987 for this series
Moonlighting
Charles
|
$1,000
[30]
U.Va. is in Charlottesville; UBA, founded in 1821, is in this South American city
the University of Buenos Aires
Charles
|
$1,000
[15]
"In the land of the blind", this hyphenated person "is king"
the one-eyed man
Michael
|
DD
$3,000
[26]
YSL introduced this perfume in 1977--it's addictive
Opium
Isaac
|
$1,000
[10]
Barry Manilow was born in Brooklyn; Michael Dukakis was born in this Massachusetts town
Brookline
Michael
|
| AMERICAN DRAMATISTS | DIRECTORS' FIRST FEATURES | 50th ANNIVERSARIES | NAME THE JAMES | FORBES' RICHEST PEOPLE | FROM THE YIDDI"SCH" |
|
$400
[1]
About ex-wife Marilyn Monroe, this playwright said, "I took her as a serious actress before I ever met her"
Arthur Miller
Michael
|
$400
[2]
"Sixteen Candles"(1984)
John Hughes
Charles
|
$400
[11]
50 years ago this trademarked material heardherestarted making opening packages a lot more fun
Bubble Wrap
Isaac
|
$400
[12]
...who partnered with Nathaniel Currier in a printmaking firm
(James) Ives
Michael
|
$400
[21]
Worth $53.5 billion, Carlos Slim, owner of Telmex, became the first person from this country to top the Forbes list
Mexico
Charles
|
$400
[23]
The nose
the schnoz
Michael
|
|
$800
[3]
Thislongtime love of Dashiell Hammett was the inspiration for Nora Charles in Hammett's "Thin Man" series
Lillian Hellman
Isaac
|
$800
[7]
"The 40-Year-Old Virgin"(2005)
Judd Apatow
Charles
|
$800
[13]
Ears, tails, & all, the first of these swinging clubs opened in Chicago Feb. 29, 1960
the Playboy Club
Isaac
|
$800
[17]
...who was shot during an assassination attempt on President Reagan
James Brady
Charles
|
$800
[22]
His net worth jumped by $13 billion, but he slipped to No. 2 in part because of his charitable donations
(Bill) Gates
Michael
|
$800
[24]
To converse with the aim of gaining an advantage or making a connection
schmooze
Charles
|
|
$1,200
[4]
This "Oleanna" playwright also wrote the movie "Wag the Dog"
David Mamet
Charles
|
$1,200
[8]
"American Beauty"(1999)
Sam Mendes
Michael
|
$1,200
[14]
"Try To Remember" Liza, Glenn Close & Kristin Chenoweth have all played Luisa in this show that opened off-Broadway in 1960
The Fantasticks
Isaac
|
$1,200
[18]
...who was the commander of the Royal Society's 1768 expedition to Tahiti to observe the transit of Venus
James Cook
Charles
|
$1,200
[28]
Last year's No. 2, this Nebraskan dropped to No. 3 with a mere $47 billion
Warren Buffett
|
$1,200
[25]
A routine that's a standard part of a comedian's repertoire
a schtick
Isaac
|
|
$1,600
[5]
He wrote a 10-play cycle of the black experience, each covering a decade; "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" was set in the '20s
(August) Wilson
Michael
|
$1,600
[9]
"The Maltese Falcon"(1941)
Huston
Isaac
|
$1,600
[15]
Where were you on Jan. 2, 1960 when this senator announced his candidacy for president?
(John F.) Kennedy
Isaac
|
$2,000
[20]
...who made literary films like "Howard's End" with Ismail Merchant
James Ivory
Charles
|
$1,600
[29]
"Spider-Man" mogul Isaac Perlmutter made the list after making $400 million selling this comic company to Disney
Marvel
Michael
|
$1,600
[26]
Mazel is luck; this word sometimes paired with "schlemiel" refers to a luckless failure
a schlamazel
Michael
|
|
$2,000
[6]
In an attempt to write a hit to finance the Group Theatre, he wrote "Golden Boy" in 1937
Clifford Odets
Michael
|
$2,000
[10]
"Mondo Trasho"(1969)
John Waters
Michael
|
$2,000
[16]
Sometimes called a cartel, this organization was set up in 1960 by 5 oil-rich nations
OPEC
Charles
|
DD
$4,000
[19]
...who, for the 1992 election, coined the phrase "It's the economy, stupid"
James Carville
Charles
|
DD
$2,800
[30]
The appropriately named Li Ka-shing is the richest man from this island territory that changed hands in 1997
Hong Kong
Michael
|
$2,000
[27]
"The whole" this is the Yiddish-derived version of another culture's "the whole enchilada"
the whole schmear
Michael
|
In 1953 it became the only state whose official song was written for a Broadway musical
Oklahoma