Kara Spak game 1.
Kara Spak — a newspaper reporter from Chicago, Illinois
DJ Schepker — a Ph.D. student in business from Lenexa, Kansas
Russ Porter — a water systems engineer from Seattle, Washington (whose 1-day cash winnings total $20,001)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ | $3,000 | $4,400 | $12,000 |
$19,000
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,400
15 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| DJ | $1,000 | $3,800 | $4,800 |
$6,300
3rd place: $1,000 |
$7,800
13 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Kara | $2,800 | $6,800 | $18,000 |
$24,001
New champion: $24,001 |
$18,000
23 R, 2 W |
| MODERN FICTION | NO. 1 "LOVE" SONGS | FADS | 2-WORD SCIENCE TERMS | ALCOHOLICS EPONYMOUS | STARTS & ENDS WITH "T" |
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$200
[26]
The title of this William Styron novel refers to a devastating ultimatum given by a Nazi soldier
Sophie's Choice
Kara
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$200
[16]
Huey Lewis & Celine Dion both extolled love's potency with No. 1s titled this
"The Power Of Love"
DJ
Kara
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$200
[21]
It calls itself "the blanket with sleeves"
a Snuggie
DJ
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$200
[1]
The "SS" in ISS: Skylab & Russia's Salyut were early ones
a space station
DJ
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$200
[10]
New Orleans bartender Henry Ramos invented the Ramos Fizz, made with cream, egg whites, lime juice & this liquor
gin
Russ
DJ
Kara
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$200
[15]
A pad of writing paper, or a pill
a tablet
Kara
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$600
[29]
Sayuri tells of how she became a celebrated performer & courtesan in Japan in this tale by Arthur Golden
Memoirs of a Geisha
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$400
[7]
The Captain & Tennille took this hopeful declaration to No. 1 in 1975
"Love Will Keep Us Together"
Russ
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$400
[22]
The trademarked version of "skinny" these are "classic denim but with a high nylon/elastane content"
jeans
Russ
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$400
[2]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows parallel lines on the monitor.) These two lines are identical in length, but when opposing arrowheads are added, the bottom line appears to be longer in a classic example of this type of eye trick
an optical illusion
Russ
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$400
[11]
This Kilmarnock grocer founded his eponymous red, black & blue label Scotch whisky brand in 1820
Johnnie Walker
DJ
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$400
[17]
A run-down apartment house
a tenement
Kara
|
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$800
[28]
This veteran spy author delves into the war on terror in "A Most Wanted Man"
John le Carré
Russ
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$600
[6]
Diana Ross & the Supremes hit No. 1 in 1968 with this song about a girl who was "never meant to be"
"Love Child"
Kara
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$600
[23]
Many universities still hold charity versions of these endurance contests, a fad in the 1920s
a dance marathon
Kara
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$600
[3]
This can build up after a good hair brushing, & when you remove a wool hat, it can make your hair stand on end
static electricity
Kara
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$600
[12]
The James who gave his nickname to this Kentucky bourbon brand was actually the founder's great-grandson
Jim Beam
DJ
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$600
[18]
A doodad, or a small piece of jewelry
a trinket
Kara
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$1,000
[27]
Murdered by her neighbor, Susie Salmon tells her story from heaven in this Alice Sebold bestseller
The Lovely Bones
Kara
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$800
[5]
The O'Jays asked the whole world to join in & board this in 1973
"Love Train"
Kara
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$800
[24]
Jade, Yasmin, Cloe & Sasha are these dollz
Bratz
Kara
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$800
[8]
It occurs around June 21 when the sun is at its northernmost position
summer solstice
Russ
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$800
[13]
The real first name of the maker of this Tenn. whiskey was Jasper, but a "Jasper & Coke" just doesn't sound right
Jack Daniels
DJ
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$800
[19]
A great stream, as of water or lava
a torrent
Russ
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$1,000
[4]
1970 No. 1 public service announcement from the Jackson 5: "Stop!" this "may be your own"
"The Love You Save May Be Your Own"
Kara
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$1,000
[25]
This Bandai "digital pet" was hot in the '90s
Tamagotchi
DJ
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DD
$1,600
[9]
Easily seen below the equator, the constellation Crux is popularly known by this name
the Southern Cross
Russ
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$1,000
[14]
This popular spiced rum is named for a buccaneer who terrorized the Caribbean & ended up a governor of Jamaica
Captain Morgan
DJ
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$1,000
[20]
In a right triangle, it's the ratio of the side opposite an acute angle to the side adjacent to the angle
the tangent
Russ
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| ONE HOT TOWN | MYTHOLOGICAL MASHUPS | MNEMONICS | REBEL YELL | EYES WITHOUT A FACE | BILLY IDLE |
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$400
[2]
On June 29, 1994 no one was laughin' in Laughlin in this state; 125° temps had everyone rollin' snake eyes
Nevada
Kara
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$400
[26]
Pasiphae was the mom of this Greek creature of myth, & that's half-bull
the Minotaur
Kara
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$400
[1]
"HOMES" is a mnemonic for these, which border the U.S. & Canada
the Great Lakes
Kara
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$400
[16]
Hey, hey we're the Naxalites, a Maoist rebel group with origins in the Bengal region of this country
India
DJ
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$400
[25]
Kim Carnes would knowwe've got this actress's eyes
Bette Davis
Kara
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$400
[11]
Thanks to George, he had plenty of off time between his 5 stints as manager of the New York Yankees
Billy Martin
Russ
|
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$800
[3]
On Aug. 2, 1975 it was wicked hot in New Bedford in this state--1070! I nearly keeled ovah in the yahd!
Massachusetts
DJ
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$800
[27]
Here's a riddle: what in Egyptian myth has the head of a man (or a ram or falcon) & the body of a lion? This
the sphinx
Kara
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$800
[12]
Remember this out-of-this-world group with "My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Noodles"
the planets
DJ
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$800
[17]
Da! As separatists fighting a rebel war in this Russian region, we've often fought in its capital, Grozny
Chechnya
DJ
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$800
[22]
The eyes of this"Ugly Betty" co-star are seen here
(Vanessa) Williams
Kara
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$800
[7]
He's been idle ever since his July 14, 1881 run-in with Pat Garrett
Billy the Kid
Russ
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$1,200
[4]
If it's July, "by the time you get to" this state capital founded in 1870, you'll be sweatin'; it averages 930
Phoenix
Russ
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$1,200
[28]
A man/horse is this, of course, of course; Hercules shot one with a poisoned arrow
a centaur
Russ
Kara
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$1,200
[13]
Biology has "Kind Pigs Care Only For Good Slop", standing for kingdom, phylum, class, then this
order
Russ
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$1,600
[19]
It's Zapatista time! We formed our peasants' rebel group of that name in this southernmost Mexican state
Chiapas
Kara
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$1,200
[21]
We'd have breakfast at Tiffany's with heranytime
Audrey Hepburn
DJ
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$1,200
[8]
This evangelist retired from public life following a last crusade in 2005
Billy Graham
Russ
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$1,600
[5]
It was a balmy 1230in this California desert resort city in 1995; 40 years earlier, Lucy Ricardo met Rock Hudson there
Palm Springs
DJ
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$1,600
[14]
It helps to remember the notation for this system: "Lucy Can't Drink Milk"
Roman numerals
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$2,000
[20]
Aye! The rebellion I led in the colonies in 1676 at one time took over the House of Burgesses
Nathaniel Bacon
Russ
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$1,600
[23]
Yo! He's the actor seen here
(Sylvester) Stallone
DJ
Kara
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$1,600
[9]
Hestayed busy in the late '70s, but he didn't get up to much after his brother left office
Billy Carter
Russ
|
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$2,000
[6]
We're not sure it was a happy 4th of July in 1911 in Nashua in this state; 1060tempers a celebration
New Hampshire
Kara
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$2,000
[15]
"Seems Like Mata Hari Picked Her Targets Carefully" gets you to this list that Antipater of Sidon came up with
the Seven Wonders of the World
Kara
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DD
$3,000
[18]
Si, gringo! It was me, Sandino who led the fight against American troops in this Central American nation in 1927
Nicaragua
DJ
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$2,000
[24]
Seen here, this actress had me at "Chicago"
Renée Zellweger
Kara
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$2,000
[10]
This army aviator & air power advocate resigned from the service after his 1925 court-martial
Billy Mitchell
Russ
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A line in this 1863 poem mentions "The eighteenth of April, in seventy-five"
"Paul Revere's Ride"