Paul Kursky game 5.
Autumn Haag — an archivist from Somerville, Massachusetts
Chris Vermilion — a graduate student of physics from Seattle, Washington
Paul Kursky — a copywriter from San Francisco, California (whose 4-day cash winnings total $76,611)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul | $6,800 | $9,800 | $36,400 |
$32,800
5-day champion: $109,411 |
$32,200
36 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W |
| Chris | $-200 | $-400 | $11,200 |
$0
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,200
12 R, 2 W |
| Autumn | $-1,000 | $0 | $-2,000 |
$-2,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$-1,800
4 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| BEASTLY COLLECTIVES | REAL NAMES IN SPORTS | FOOD EN ESPAÑOL | MULTIPLY BY THE CLUE'S VALUE | STAGE TALK | 12-LETTER WORDS |
|
$200
[1]
It can be a group of Girl Scouts or a group of baboons
a troop
Chris
|
$200
[6]
In 1977 I.M. Hipp ran for 254 yards against Indiana playing for this school's Cornhuskers
Nebraska
Paul
|
$200
[12]
Smile! Queso is this
cheese
Paul
|
$200
[11]
7
1400
Paul
|
$200
[19]
From the Old French for "to rake again", it's a practice performance
a rehearsal
|
$200
[22]
The person who usually answers the phone at an office
a receptionist
Chris
|
|
$400
[2]
Yo, this term for a group of elk sounds like a group of troublemaking young people
a gang
Paul
|
$400
[7]
Velvet Milkman coaches the women's golf team at Murray State University in this "Bluegrass State"
Kentucky
Paul
|
$400
[13]
Arroz is this side dish
rice
Chris
|
$400
[27]
30
12,000
Paul
|
$400
[18]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew demonstrates on stage.) To stop your movement onstage at precisely the right spot is to hit this
your mark
Paul
|
$400
[23]
Something needed before you can do something else, like a course you must take before enrolling in a more advanced one
a prerequisite
Autumn
|
|
$600
[3]
This collective term is used for a group of ants, badgers, seagulls or human settlers
a colony
Paul
|
$600
[8]
Destiny Frankenstein was a star softball shortstop as a Jayhawk at this university
Kansas
Paul
|
$600
[14]
This breakfast pairing is tocino y huevos
eggs & bacon
Paul
|
$600
[28]
700
420,000
Chris
|
$600
[17]
To be "born in" one of these suitcases means you're born into an acting family
a trunk
|
$600
[24]
I'll take a pastrami on rye from one of these shops that sell ready-to-eat foods like meats & salads
a delicatessen
Paul
|
|
$800
[4]
Gnats, flies & bees all get together in groups called these
swarms
Chris
|
$800
[9]
In 1997 God Shammgod led Providence to the Elite 8 in NCAA hoops & later played for this D.C. NBA team
the Wizards
Paul
|
$800
[15]
Papas fritas are these favorites
french fries
Paul
|
$800
[29]
.6
480
Paul
|
$800
[20]
Alliterative term for the return of actors to the stage in response to applause at a play's end
curtain call
Paul
|
$800
[25]
It's an adjective meaning cancer-causing
carcinogenic
Autumn
|
|
$1,000
[5]
A group of 2 ballplayers, pitcher & catcher, is called this; so is a group of (usually more than 2) barracuda
a battery
Autumn
|
$1,000
[10]
Brooklyn Pope was a McDonald's High School All-American before playing for this state university of New Jersey
Rutgers
Paul
|
$1,000
[16]
How cool! This dessert is helado
ice cream
Paul
|
$1,000
[30]
10,001
10,001,000
Chris
|
$1,000
[21]
A humorous interlude in a serious drama, or a Billy Crystal-hosted benefit
comic relief
Autumn
|
DD
$800
[26]
An archaeologist who specializes in the land of the pharaohs & its artifacts
an Egyptologist
Autumn
|
| CHINESE HISTORY | ACTORS' MOVIE QUOTES | YOU'RE MAKING ME ANGRY | COOKIE MONSTER REVIEW NOVEL | LUAU LUAU | WE GOTTA GO NOW |
|
$400
[18]
During his travels Marco Polo saw "Jasper and Chalcedony", this type of stone the Chinese carve into jewelry
jade
Paul
|
$400
[11]
2006:"We have to put a barrier between us & the snakes"
(Samuel) Jackson
Chris
|
$400
[6]
A word meaning to make someone angry, or the last name of Al Michaels' former broadcast partner
madden
Paul
|
$400
[1]
Me enjoy this author's Kinsey Millhone mystery "C is for Corpse"; C really for cookie, but me like book anyway
Sue Grafton
Autumn
|
$400
[13]
Wear one of these garlands to the luau; the haku type is worn on the head
a lei
Paul
|
$400
[23]
Air pollution is damaging the marble facade of this mausoleum in Agra
the Taj Mahal
Paul
|
|
$800
[19]
Around 1766 B.C. the Shang kingdom arose along the valley of this river, also known as the Huang He
the Yellow River
Paul
|
$800
[12]
1984:"Wax on, right hand. Wax off, left hand. Wax on, wax off"
(Pat) Morita
Paul
|
$800
[7]
A synonym for "bile", or what an annoying person does to you
gall
|
$800
[2]
Me laugh reading about boy going from Mississippi to Memphis in "The Reivers" by him--you hear me? Me say "Mississippi"
William Faulkner
|
$800
[14]
You've got to massage the fish when making lomi this; use the sockeye type
salmon
Paul
Autumn
|
$1,200
[25]
Check out this, an Australian marine park since 1975, before the coral is destroyed
the Great Barrier Reef
Paul
|
|
$1,200
[20]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) In October 1934, the Red Army retreated from Jiangxi; a year later, after crossing 18 mountain ranges, they arrived in Shaanxi, in a journey that's been called this
the Long March
Chris
|
$1,200
[28]
1998:"The Dude abides" & "This rug... it really tied the room together"
Jeff Bridges
Paul
|
$1,200
[8]
It's spelled the same way as an aromatic substance you burn, but with a different stress
incense
Paul
|
$1,200
[3]
Me only able to eat 47 cookies after peruse this author's "The Silence of the Lambs"; me haunted by imagery
(Thomas) Harris
Chris
|
$1,200
[15]
Poke, a common appetizer at many luaus, can be made with this fish that has a 3-letter Hawaiian name
ahi
Paul
|
$1,600
[26]
Head to this island east of Sumatra to see the orangutans before they become extinct
Borneo
Paul
|
|
$1,600
[21]
In March 1839 the Chinese seized over 20,000 chests of this from British merchants in Guangzhou, causing war
opium
Chris
Autumn
|
$1,600
[29]
1997:"You make me want to be a better man"
Nicholson
Paul
|
$1,600
[9]
From Latin for "call forth", it's to make someone angry enough to lash out
provoke
Chris
|
$1,600
[4]
Me repulsed by Julien, amoral hero of this Stendhal novel; colors in title would be good for cookies
The Red and the Black
Chris
|
$1,600
[16]
Get your guests in the tropical mood with a Blue Hawaii made blue with this liqueur
curaçao
Paul
|
DD
$2,000
[24]
The lion population is dwindling; get to this nation's Kruger National Park to see them
South Africa
Paul
|
|
$2,000
[22]
In 1887 the Protocol of Lisbon confirmed that this colony was a free port under the control of Portugal
Macao
Paul
|
DD
$5,000
[30]
1995:"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist"
Kevin Spacey
Paul
|
$2,000
[10]
In Scrabble words, "irk" has face value of 7; this 3-letter synonym, 13
vex
Chris
|
$2,000
[5]
Me devour books by this creator of modern western novel; 1915 work "Lone Star Ranger" psychologically compelling
(Zane) Grey
Chris
|
$2,000
[17]
For dessert, try haupia, a coconut-flavored this, though it's not made by Jell-O
pudding
Paul
|
$2,000
[27]
Climate change & deforestation are threats to Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve in this Central American nation
Costa Rica
Paul
|
Besides Frank & Nancy Sinatra, they're the only other father & daughter who each had No. 1 solo hits
Pat & Debby Boone