2009-2010 Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational semifinal game 3.
Cheech Marin — an actor, comedian, director, writer and musician fromLost
Jane Kaczmarek — a TV, film and Broadway actress fromMalcolm in the MiddleandRaising the Bar
Neil Patrick Harris — an actor fromHow I Met Your Mother
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil | $1,800 | $3,800 | $12,000 |
$24,000
2nd place: an additional $50,000 to Food On Foot |
$9,400
17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Jane | $1,600 | $3,800 | $15,200 |
$16,201
3rd place: an additional $50,000 to Clothes Off Our Back |
$11,400
15 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Cheech | $3,200 | $7,000 | $16,200 |
$31,200
Finalist |
$16,200
18 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| STATE THE STATE | ELVIS LYRICS | DOLLARS & NONSENSE | MIDDLE NAME, PLEASE | PICKLES | "V" LIKE 7-LETTER WORDS |
|
$200
[21]
State that's home to the Alfred P. Sloan Museum, featuring the Buick Automotive Gallery
Michigan
Neil
Jane
|
$200
[5]
"Well it's one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, now go, cat, go, but don't you step on my..."
"Blue Suede Shoes"
Jane
|
$200
[26]
The Alaskan island of Gravina, pop. 50, was to be one end of what was called this "to no where", price tag $320 million
bridge to nowhere
Cheech
|
$200
[9]
Of President Stephen Cleveland
Grover
Cheech
|
$200
[12]
In a nursery rhyme "Peter Piper picked a peck" (about 8 quarts) of these "pickled" items
peppers
Neil
|
$200
[1]
Crayolas & Band-Aids come in this kind of pack that gives you lots of choice
variety
Neil
|
|
$400
[22]
This state has parishes like Jefferson Davis, Jackson & Union... wait, Union?
Louisiana
Jane
|
$400
[6]
"Well, since my baby left me, well I found a new place to dwell, well it's down at the end of lonely street"
"Heartbreak Hotel"
Neil
|
$400
[27]
"Baby you're a rich man", but divorcing Heather Mills reportedly cost this musician $50 million
Paul McCartney
Neil
|
$400
[17]
Of former First Lady Eleanor Carter
Rosalynn
Jane
|
$400
[13]
This member of the parsley family with a 4-letter name is a main flavoring agent in pickles
dill
Jane
|
$400
[2]
A person who preys ruthlessly upon others, or Anne Rice's Lestat
vampire
Neil
|
|
$600
[23]
It's the only state that ends with a "G"
Wyoming
|
$600
[8]
"Everybody in the whole cell block was dancin' to the..."
"Jailhouse Rock"
Neil
|
$600
[28]
In Feb. 2010 this huge insurance co. we all bailed out said it would pay as much as $100 million in employee bonuses
AIG
Jane
|
$600
[18]
Of comedy playwright Marvin Simon
Neil
Neil
|
$600
[14]
The national dish of South Korea, it's pickled cabbage, radishes, other vegetables & spices
kimchi
Cheech
|
$600
[3]
You're like this scavenging bird seen here
vulture
Cheech
|
|
$800
[24]
This state's official bird, the cactus wren, likes to build its nest in the saguaro cactus
Arizona
Cheech
|
$800
[10]
"My hands are shaky and my knees are weak, I can't seem to stand on my own two feet"
"All Shook Up"
|
$800
[29]
Architect Julia Morgan's records on this California castle show it cost under $10 million, even with 41 fireplaces
San Simeon (or the Hearst Castle)
Cheech
|
$800
[19]
Of late NASCAR driver Ralph Earnhardt
Dale
Neil
|
$800
[15]
Eaten between different servings of sushi, gari is a thinly sliced, pickled variety of this herb
ginger
Neil
|
$800
[4]
After it dries, this leaves a hard, glossy coating on wood
varnish
Neil
Cheech
|
|
DD
$1,000
[25]
The flag of this state features a Seminole woman scattering flowers
Florida
Cheech
|
$1,000
[11]
"And his mama cries, 'cause if there's one thing that she don't need it's another hungry mouth to feed"
"In The Ghetto"
Cheech
|
$1,000
[30]
In 1971 Clifford Irving got $750,000 for presenting the bogus autobiography of this eccentric man
Howard Hughes
Cheech
|
$1,000
[20]
Of British PM Arthur Chamberlain
Neville Chamberlain
Jane
|
$1,000
[16]
This Pittsburgh-based food businessman was known as the "pickle king"
H.J. Heinz
|
$1,000
[7]
It means boldly courageous or brave, as in a comic strip prince
valiant
Jane
|
| THAT'S HOT! | MOVIE TITLE FILL IN THE BLANK | AT THE ZOO | WHAT ARE YOU, YELLOW? | MAYORS | RHYME TIME |
|
$400
[6]
This country's record high is 114 at Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan in 1937
Canada
Cheech
|
$400
[1]
"The _____ Bride" & "The _____ and the Frog"
Princess
Neil
|
$400
[11]
You can see how this tallest animal is most vulnerable when drinking, as it has to splay its legs & lower its head
the giraffe
Neil
|
$400
[25]
It wouldn't be Easter without these marshmallow treats
Peeps
Neil
|
$400
[26]
We're pretty sure it wasn't his singing that got him elected mayor of Palm Springs, California in 1988
Sonny Bono
Cheech
|
$400
[12]
The main burglar
the chief thief
|
|
$800
[7]
In 1974 the temp reached a balmy 59 at Vanda Station on this continent (hey, that's hot for there)
Antarctica
Jane
|
$800
[2]
" _____ " & " ____ in the Air"
Up
Jane
Cheech
|
$800
[17]
Wow! It's a spiny-tailed iguana, one of these that holds the 21 mph reptile land speed record
a lizard
|
$800
[24]
The name of this flower seenherereflects its color & its shape
a buttercup
|
$800
[27]
Before representing California in the Senate, she was mayor of San Francisco
Dianne Feinstein
Jane
|
$1,200
[14]
An immobilizer used by the police (don't taze me, bro!)
a stun gun
Jane
|
|
$1,200
[8]
The water in Frying Pan Lake in this country near Australia gets up to about 130 degrees
New Zealand
Cheech
|
$1,200
[3]
"A Serious _____ " & "A Single _____ "
Man
Neil
Jane
|
$1,200
[18]
Let's go look at the lorikeets in this structure, from the Latin for "bird"
aviary
Cheech
|
$1,200
[21]
In identifying the butterfly seen here, the name of this fierce animal comes before "swallowtail"
tiger
Cheech
|
$1,600
[29]
Dave Bing, this city's new mayor, wants to revive the innovative spirit of Henry Ford & Berry Gordy
Detroit
Jane
|
$1,600
[15]
A very low-alcohol lager
near beer
Neil
|
|
$1,600
[9]
Tirat Tsvi in what's now this country hit 129 in 1942
Israel
|
$1,600
[4]
"The _____ Victoria" & " _____ Guns"
Young
Jane
|
$1,600
[19]
Can't hear you--maybe we should continue our conversation away from the howler type of this
monkey
Neil
|
$1,600
[22]
Archaeologist & physician Harry Mera designed this state'sflag
New Mexico
Neil
|
$2,000
[30]
The son of Italian immigrants, he served in the House of Representatives before becoming NYC's mayor in 1934
LaGuardia
Cheech
|
$2,000
[16]
In December 2001 U.S. forces thought Osama bin Laden was in this region of Afghanistan
Tora Bora
Jane
|
|
$2,000
[10]
The Pacific islands' top temp was a 1912 reading of 108 at Tuguegarao in this island nation
the Philippines
|
$2,000
[5]
"The Last _____ " & "The _____ Agent"
Station
|
$2,000
[20]
The sun type is the smallest of these carnivores, with the males only 130 lbs.--still looks mean, though
bears
Cheech
|
$2,000
[23]
Seen here is the yellowtail type of this fish, not the familiar red type
the snapper
Jane
|
DD
$5,000
[28]
In the 1800s, Josiah Quincy, his son & grandson all served as the mayor of this capital
Boston
Jane
|
DD
$3,400
[13]
A radio personality who provokes & pushes the limits of decency
a shock jock
Neil
|
During the making of this classic, sets from "King Kong" & "The Garden of Allah" were intentionally burned down
Gone with the Wind