Alyssa Morgan — a museum collections manager from Pasadena, California
Jen Fick — a records manager from Bethesda, Maryland
Nora Corrigan — an English professor from Columbus, Mississippi (whose 1-day cash winnings total $27,201)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nora | $3,200 | $5,400 | $15,000 |
$1,999
3rd place: $1,000 |
$13,800
18 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| Jen | $2,600 | $4,200 | $14,000 |
$9,300
New champion: $9,300 |
$12,600
17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Alyssa | $400 | $1,400 | $4,600 |
$3,200
2nd place: $2,000 |
$4,600
7 R, 1 W |
| THIS IS CNN | NFL QBs OFF THE FIELD | MIDDLE NAMING | PARENTING | SAINTS ON THE MAP | "PEACE", BRO |
|
$200
[16]
(I'm Bill Schneider.) I'm in CNN's Washington, D.C. bureau, one of 37 bureaus including Bangkok & Buenos Aires, but the network's heart & headquarters is still in this city
Atlanta, Georgia
Alyssa
|
$200
[18]
He was the king of Mardi Gras' 2010 Bacchus parade & would likely be elected king of Louisiana, if he wanted
Drew Brees
Jen
|
$200
[1]
Anthem author Scott
Francis Scott Key
Nora
|
$200
[23]
Between 1999 & 2007 this educational practice went up nearly 75% & kids don't even have to get out of their jammies
home schooling
Jen
|
$200
[6]
The Russian czar founded this city in 1703 as his "window on Europe"
St. Petersburg
Nora
|
$200
[11]
The first volunteers in this U.S. government humanitarian force went to Ghana & Tanzania in 1961
the Peace Corps
Nora
|
|
$400
[17]
In 2010, this senior political correspondent began as anchor of the Sunday show "State of the Union"
Candy Crowley
|
$400
[19]
In a Sears ad this Vikings QB (it still seems odd to say that) couldn't make up his mind about buying a TV
Brett Favre
Jen
|
$400
[2]
Civil War general Tecumseh
William Tecumseh Sherman
Alyssa
|
$400
[24]
As the first line of defense against germs, make sure your kids do this frequently, & not just before a meal
wash their hands
Alyssa
|
$400
[7]
Once Scotland's ecclesiastical capital, this city is also a golfing mecca
St. Andrews
Nora
|
$400
[12]
The band Boston titled a song this 3-word term for absence of mental stress
"Peace Of Mind"
Nora
Jen
|
|
$600
[28]
This event that began in January 1991 brought worldwide attention to CNN
the (First) Gulf War
Nora
|
$600
[20]
In a mock "United Way" ad, this Colts QB berated kids on a football field & showed them how to break into a car
Peyton Manning
Jen
|
$600
[3]
Inventor Graham
Alexander Graham Bell
Jen
|
$600
[25]
To perform this on kids aged 1 through 8, it's 2 breaths & 30 one-handed compressions per cycle
CPR
Nora
|
$800
[9]
This gulf of the Atlantic is between Newfoundland & the Canadian mainland
St. Lawrence
Nora
|
$600
[13]
In 1913 the recipient was Belgium's Henri la Fontaine; in 1914, '15 & '16 it wasn't awarded
the Nobel Peace Prize
Jen
|
|
$800
[29]
(I'm Wolf Blitzer.) On June 1, 1980, when an all-news channel was a far-out idea, CNN was launched & this man's name was the first one a news anchor spoke on CNN
Jimmy Carter
|
$800
[21]
"My face takes enough abuse", said this Falcon as he hawked the Gillette Fusion razor in an ad
Matt Ryan
|
$800
[4]
Tennis champ Jean
Billie Jean King
Jen
|
$800
[26]
Melanie Bazarte subtitled her "Parenting 101" book "Because Kids Don't Come With" these
Instructions
Jen
Alyssa
|
DD
$1,000
[8]
At the 2009 Tour de France, Alberto Contador won a stage including the Alpine passes named for this St.; he also won a dog
St. Bernard
Nora
|
$800
[14]
This nickname for North Dakota refers to a real property found on its international border
the Peace Garden State
|
|
$1,000
[30]
(I'm Suzanne Malveaux.) Hurrican Katrina brought CNN its 10th of these prestigious electronic media awards named for a banker who never saw TV
the Peabody Awards
|
$1,000
[22]
Carrie Underwood denied her song "Cowboy Casanova" was about this Dallas QB (& ex-boyfriend)
Tony Romo
Jen
|
$1,000
[5]
Convicted assassin Earl
James Earl Ray
Nora
|
$1,000
[27]
Parents who hover too much over their kids have come to be called this type of parents, after a certain aircraft
helicopter parents
Nora
|
$1,000
[10]
Robert Ford shot & killed Jesse James in this Missouri city
St. Joseph
Nora
|
$1,000
[15]
Of the genus spathiphyllum, these white, fragrant flowers are often cultivated as ornamentals
the peace lilly
Jen
|
| LITERARY FIRST LINES | FUN WITHAMERICAN IDOLNAMES | COUNTRY BY BEER | NEW TO THEOED | ANTARCTIC WILDLIFE | 15 MINUTES OF FAME |
|
$400
[3]
"You don't know about me, without you have read a book by the name of 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'"
Huckleberry Finn
Jen
|
$400
[21]
A sorcerer's apprentice? No, it's this stage star, reality TV star & winner of season 3
Fantasia Barrino
Alyssa
|
$400
[8]
Dos Equis
Mexico
Jen
|
$400
[13]
"Monstrous" term for a woman obsessed with planning her wedding
a bridezilla
Alyssa
|
$400
[1]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew floats near a floe in Antarctica.) This seal here--the only type that eats warm-blooded animals--is named after a big cat due to the dark spots on its coat
the leopard seal
Jen
|
$1,600
[27]
Introducing the world to the word "palimony", Michelle Triola sued this actor for support in 1979
Lee Marvin
|
|
$800
[4]
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a... fortune must be in want of a wife"
Pride and Prejudice
Nora
|
$800
[22]
This winner of season 8 sounds like he has 2 first names
Kris Allen
|
$800
[9]
Kirin
Japan
Nora
|
$800
[17]
Absence of activity on an EEG or EKG is indicated by this on a screen
a flatline
Alyssa
|
$800
[2]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew goes hunting for killer whales in Antarctica.) One of the most spectacular features of the male orca, or killer whale, is this stabilizing fin; from the Latin for "of the back", it can be 6 feet in height
the dorsal fin
Nora
|
$2,000
[26]
As a result of this 1980 FBI sting operation, Michael Myers became the first house member to be expelled in over 100 years
ABSCAM
|
|
$1,600
[6]
"As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed...into a gigantic insect"
Metamorphosis
Nora
|
$1,200
[23]
Although he was a bartender before winning season 7, his name makes him sound more like a chef
David Cook
|
$1,200
[10]
Victoria Bitter
Australia
Jen
|
$1,200
[18]
Seinfeldian term for someone who passes a present on to another recipient
a regifter
Jen
|
$1,200
[14]
(Lisa Trotter reports from Antarctica.) Frigid Antarctic water is full of dissolved oxygen; it circulates through ice fish so they don't need this oxygen-carrying pigment, making them nearly colorless
hemoglobin
Jen
|
— |
|
DD
$2,000
[5]
"To the red country and part of the gray country of Oklahoma, the last rains came gently"
The Grapes of Wrath
Nora
|
$1,600
[24]
"I wonder" if this country cutie from season 5 enjoys making her own dills
Kellie Pickler
|
$1,600
[11]
Carlsberg
Denmark
Nora
|
$1,600
[19]
"Global" term for the online journal environment
the blogosphere
Alyssa
|
$2,000
[16]
(Tom Ritchie reports from Antarctica.) The stubby bill & white eye ring are ways to recognize this penguin species that French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville named after his wife
the Adelie penguin
Jen
|
— |
|
$2,000
[7]
"In the town there were two mutes and they were always together"
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Nora
|
$2,000
[25]
You might say this season 6 winner is so electrifying that she gives off discharges
Jordin Sparks
|
$2,000
[12]
Grolsch
the Netherlands
|
$2,000
[20]
Latin-flavored dance music blending reggae & hip-hop
reggaeton
|
DD
$3,000
[15]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Antarctica.) The Antarctic is home to several species of petrels, named perhaps because their habit of flying close to the water's surface is reminiscent of this apostle, who tried to walk on water with Jesus
Peter
Jen
|
— |
An aid to the faithful since the 13th century, one standard version has parts arranged in groups of 1, 3 or 10
the rosary