Joshua Weiss — a Ph.D. candidate in English literature from Chicago, Illinois
Becky Henderson — a library media specialist from Baldwin City, Kansas
J.R. Lind — a newspaper reporter from Murfreesboro, Tennessee (whose 1-day cash winnings total $28,401)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.R. | $1,800 | $2,400 | $15,200 |
$24,400
2-day champion: $52,801 |
$14,800
23 R (including 1 DD), 6 W |
| Becky | $-1,000 | $800 | $2,800 |
$2,800
3rd place: $1,000 |
$2,800
9 R, 3 W |
| Joshua | $4,000 | $9,800 | $18,200 |
$5,999
2nd place: $2,000 |
$17,800
22 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| LITERARY DEDICATIONS | MORE THAN ONE MEANING | EXTRAVAGANT EDIBLES | CRIME & PUNISHMENT | ALTHING | YOU MAKE MY "HEART" SING |
|
$200
[6]
She dedicated the murder mystery "Hallowe'en Party" to fellow Brit P.G. Wodehouse
Agatha Christie
J.R.
|
$200
[15]
A pet sound, or a tree covering
bark
J.R.
|
$200
[7]
It's the roe of a sturgeon from the Black Sea
caviar
J.R.
|
$200
[1]
"I am a fugitive from" this group of convicts hooked together doing manual labor outside
a chain gang
J.R.
|
$200
[18]
Formed in 930 A.D., the Althing of this country is one of the oldest legislative assemblies in the world
Iceland
J.R.
|
$200
[22]
"I Was The One" was the flip side of this song, Elvis' first No. 1 single
"Heartbreak Hotel"
J.R.
|
|
$400
[12]
E.E. Cummings "dedicated" his book "No Thanks" to the publishers who rejected it & to this woman who paid to print it
his mother
J.R.
|
$400
[16]
A Greek god, or a shallow metal cooking vessel
Pan
Joshua
|
$400
[8]
Dogs are trained to find the white or Piedmont variety of this fungus
a truffle
J.R.
|
$400
[2]
It's a legal document empowering investigators to look through premises for evidence
a search warrant
J.R.
|
$400
[20]
There are this many members of the Althing--they'll always fall one short of filling an entire checkerboard
sixty-three
Joshua
|
$400
[23]
"Fairy tales can come true, it can happen to you, if you're" this
"Young At Heart"
Joshua
|
|
DD
$600
[13]
Herman Melville dedicated "Moby Dick" to this fellow author & mentor
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Joshua
|
$600
[17]
A thick variety of blanket, or a Kabul native
an afghan
Joshua
|
$600
[9]
This type of highly prized Japanese beef comes from cows that are massaged & fed beer
Kobe beef
J.R.
|
$600
[3]
Pal, you've got no chance at trial; take this reduction of charges in exchange for admitting guilt to a lesser offense
a plea bargain
Joshua
|
$600
[21]
This position that has the country's real power (& the cabinet) is appointed by the president with the Althing's approval
the prime minister
Joshua
|
$600
[24]
You can tell Billy Ray Cyrus' "lips to tell my fingertips", but don't tell this title organ; it "might blow up and kill this man"
his "Achy Breaky Heart"
Joshua
|
|
$800
[14]
This "Lonesome Dove" author dedicated his novel "The Desert Rose" "To Lesley, for the use of her goat"
Larry McMurtry
Joshua
|
$800
[19]
A female swan, or a writing instrument
a pen
Joshua
|
$800
[10]
The livers of geese that are overfed & underexercised are used to make this pate substance
foie gras
J.R.
|
$800
[4]
This type of "walk" is slang for parading an apprehended criminal before the media
a perp walk
J.R.
|
$800
[25]
In 1874 the king of this nearby Scandinavian country vested the Althing with legislative power in internal affairs
Denmark
J.R.
Becky
Joshua
|
$800
[28]
In 1982 Neil Diamond wanted to "turn on" this, "let it shine wherever you go"
"The Heartlight"
Joshua
|
|
$1,000
[26]
He dedicated his epic poem "Adonais" to fellow romantic poet John Keats
Percy Shelley
Joshua
|
$1,000
[27]
A fake bravado in poker, or a cliff face
a bluff
J.R.
|
$1,000
[11]
This most expensive spice in the world is used as the dye for the robes of Buddhist priests
saffron
Joshua
|
$1,000
[5]
It's the illegal enticing of a suspect into committing a crime; that's my story & I'm sticking to it
entrapment
Becky
Joshua
|
$1,000
[29]
The Althing had an upper & lower house until 1991; now it's this type of legislature, meaning "one chamber"
unicameral
Joshua
|
$1,000
[30]
This Springsteen song begins, "Got a wife and kids in Baltimore, Jack"
"Hungry Heart"
Becky
|
| CHESS | MOVIE NUMBER, PLEASE | FLIGHTLESS BIRDS | WORDS FROM RELIGION | THE COUNTRY WHERE YOU'D FIND | DOUBLE "C" |
|
$400
[9]
It's the traditional non-verbal way to signal that you resign
turning over your king
Becky
|
$400
[6]
Joanne Woodward won an Oscar for it:"The ____ Faces of Eve"
Three
Becky
|
$400
[14]
This flightless bird of Africa uses its wings as rudders to help it change direction while running
the ostrich
Becky
|
$400
[1]
This religion is translated as "way of the Kami"
Shinto
J.R.
|
$400
[16]
...the Wieliczka Salt Mine
Poland
J.R.
|
$400
[19]
Some Native Americans decorated these shoes with porcupine quills, others with beads
moccasins
Becky
|
|
$800
[10]
These have the same value as bishops, but you can force mate with only a king & 2 bishops, not with a king & 2 these
knights
Becky
Joshua
|
$800
[7]
Starring Zac Efron & Matthew Perry:"____ Again"
17
J.R.
Joshua
|
$800
[15]
A rail found on Inaccessible Island near Tristan da Cunha in this ocean is the smallest living flightless bird
the Atlantic Ocean
J.R.
|
$800
[2]
5-letter word for the set of books that have authority in a religion & no, you can't fire it off
canon
J.R.
|
$800
[17]
...the Mosque of Quba & the Mosque of the two Qiblahs
Saudi Arabia
J.R.
Joshua
|
$800
[20]
The name of this squash comes from the Italian for "gourd"
zucchini
J.R.
|
|
$1,200
[11]
Losing a bishop but capturing a rook is called "winning" this type of trade, also a term for a swap of hostages
an exchange
J.R.
|
$1,200
[8]
Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Naomi Watts:"____ Grams"
21
J.R.
Joshua
|
$1,200
[30]
A grebe named for this lake is endangered because it's often caught in nets by Peruvian & Bolivian fishermen
Lake Titicaca
Becky
|
$1,200
[3]
Latitudinarianism is a synonym for this broad-minded view, from the Latin for "to bear"
tolerance
|
$1,200
[18]
...the Marienplatz
Germany
Joshua
|
$1,200
[23]
From the Latin for "yield", it means to die or yield to an overpowering desire
succumb
Joshua
|
|
$1,600
[12]
The departure of both queens is the traditional point at which this final phase of the battle begins
the endgame
J.R.
|
$1,600
[25]
Sandra Bullock as a journalist who ends up in rehab:"____ Days"
28
|
$1,600
[29]
The rudimentary wings of this national bird of Australia are useless for flying, but it is an excellent swimmer
the emu
J.R.
Becky
|
DD
$2,000
[4]
4-letter title for the caliph or successor to Muhammad; it's now used of several Islamic leaders
imam
J.R.
|
$1,600
[21]
...the longest bridge over water in the world
the United States
|
DD
$2,000
[24]
From the name of an ancient Roman festival, it now refers to any riotous or drunken festivity
bacchanal
Joshua
|
|
$2,000
[13]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows off his moves on the monitor.) In this classic chess opening, after white plays e4, to fight for the center, black plays c5 in this 8-letter defense named for a Mediterranean island
the Sicilian defense
Joshua
|
$2,000
[26]
Co-written by Nikki Reed, one of its young tongue-studded stars:"____"
Thirteen
J.R.
|
$2,000
[28]
Now endangered, New Zealand's kakapo is the only flightless & nocturnal species of this bird in the family Psittacidae
the parrot
Becky
|
$2,000
[5]
Lao-Tzu referred to this 3-letter word as "the unproduced producer of all that is"
Tao
Becky
|
$2,000
[22]
...Central America's Bridge of the Americas
Panama
J.R.
|
$2,000
[27]
This London street runs from Hyde Park corner in the west to a "circus", or intersection, in the east
Piccadilly
J.R.
|
Low- & high-pressure systems & tropical moisture set the stage for a 1991 nor'easter nicknamed these 2 words
"Perfect Storm"