Sarah Whitaker — a dean's assistant originally from Jackson, Michigan
Bert Rubini — a chemistry professor from St. Petersburg, Florida
Jesse Cuevas — a corporate lawyer originally from Leawood, Kansas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $24,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse | $1,200 | $7,600 | $22,400 |
$27,600
2-day champion: $51,600 |
$16,800
27 R (including 3 DDs), 6 W |
| Bert | $2,400 | $3,600 | $13,200 |
$26,390
2nd place: $2,000 |
$13,200
16 R, 1 W |
| Sarah | $2,200 | $2,400 | $8,400 |
$9,001
3rd place: $1,000 |
$8,400
9 R, 1 W |
| STATES' SECOND-LARGEST CITIES | SITCOM MOMS | POLL-POURRI | THE NUMBER OF YEARS FROM... | SUV NAMES | ABBREVIATED JOBS & DEPTS. |
|
$200
[7]
Wyoming: it's named for a military hero, not a "friendly ghost"
Casper
Jesse
|
$200
[6]
In the '60s Mary Tyler Moore played sitcom mom Laura Petrie on this series
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Bert
|
$200
[8]
As of 2010, almost 30% of U.S. households can be reached only on these, perhaps skewing pollsters' samples
cell phones
Jesse
|
$200
[22]
The end of the G.H.W. Bush presidency to the start of the G.W. Bush presidency
8 years
Bert
|
$200
[1]
A Subaru, or a remote inland area of Australia
Outback
Jesse
|
$200
[14]
In a courtroom:D.A.
district attorney
Jesse
|
|
$400
[10]
Florida: more than 1/3 of its population is of Cuban origin
Miami
Bert
|
$400
[16]
As Carol on this series, Florence Henderson was mom to a whole lot of kids
The Brady Bunch
Sarah
|
$400
[30]
In 1963 he got the AAPOR Award, the highest bestowed by the American Association for Public Opinion Research
(George) Gallup
Jesse
Bert
|
$400
[27]
New Year's Day 5 B.C. to New Year's Day 5 A.D.
9
Jesse
Bert
Sarah
|
$400
[3]
Ford models have included the Excursion & this, a type of excursion, perhaps for exploration
Expedition
Jesse
|
$400
[23]
Your family doctor:GP
general practitioner
Jesse
|
|
$600
[11]
Virginia: home to a naval shipyard
Norfolk
Jesse
|
$600
[17]
"Everybody Loves" this Emmy-winning actress who now plays mom Frankie on "The Middle"
Patricia Heaton
Sarah
|
$600
[20]
Polling partnerships include CBS News with The New York Times & ABC News with this Graham family paper
The Washington Post
|
$600
[24]
Lindbergh's most famous flight to the first manned moon landing
42
Jesse
|
$600
[2]
This tree can be 350 feet tall: that's 344 feet taller than the Toyota SUV of the same name
a Sequoia
Jesse
|
$600
[28]
At a large company:HR
human resources
Jesse
|
|
$800
[12]
South Dakota: it's a "quick town"
Rapid City
Jesse
|
$800
[18]
Bonnie Franklin played mom to MacKenzie Phillips & Valerie Bertinelli on this long-running sitcom
One Day at a Time
|
$800
[9]
This term for a poll or vote by a limited sample is derived from what you toss in the air to check the wind
a straw poll
Bert
|
$800
[25]
The signing of the Declaration of Independence to Lincoln giving the Gettysburg Address
87
Jesse
|
$800
[4]
Chevrolet named an SUV for this, one of 2 times of year when the sun is directly above the equator
Equinox
Jesse
|
$800
[15]
He or she will rub you the right way:LMT
licensed massage therapist
Sarah
|
|
$1,000
[13]
Kentucky: named for a Revolutionary War battle
Lexington
Bert
|
$1,000
[19]
From 2001 to 2007 this country singer played mom to Cheyenne, Kyra & Jake on her own WB sitcom
Reba McEntire
Jesse
|
$1,000
[21]
Alliterative term for mudslinging in the guise of a survey, as in "will Senator X's puppy-kicking affect your vote?"
a push poll
|
DD
$3,000
[26]
The end of World War I to the beginning of World War II in Europe
21
Jesse
|
$1,000
[5]
A Nissan SUV shares the name of this robotic spacecraft that landed on Mars July 4, 1997
Pathfinder
Sarah
|
$1,000
[29]
Makes big money decisions:CFO
chief financial officer
Bert
|
| AMERICAN HISTORY | FILMOGRAPHIES | KNIGHTS OF THE DICTIONARY? | MYTHICAL TOOLS & ACCESSORIES | ECO-FRIENDLY VAMPIRES | BET YOU DIDN'T SEE THAT ONE COMING |
|
$400
[22]
By 1942 FDR had appointed 7 new men to this body: it took a while, but he got the packing he had wanted
the Supreme Court
Jesse
|
$400
[12]
"Eat, Pray, Love" &"Mona Lisa Smile"
Julia Roberts
Bert
|
$400
[1]
This knight eats only the cut of beef from directly in front of the round
sirloin
Bert
|
$400
[13]
Triton, son of this Greek god, stilled the waves by blowing on a conch
Poseidon
Sarah
|
$400
[14]
The vampires hope for great things from the "clean" type of this, generator of half of the USA's electricity
coal
Jesse
|
$400
[19]
In 1839 he spilled a mix of rubber & sulfur onto a hot stove & to his surprise, the mix didn't melt--we never "tire" of him
Goodyear
Jesse
|
|
$800
[23]
Congress adopted this document in 1777, but it was not fully ratified by the states for another 4 years
the Articles of Confederation
Jesse
Bert
|
$800
[8]
"Shutter Island" &"Revolutionary Road"
Leonardo DiCaprio
Jesse
|
$800
[2]
He's the knight who guards the outer boundary of a circle
circumference
Sarah
|
$800
[16]
The weapon of choice of this Norse god, which created lightning, is seen here
Thor
Bert
|
$800
[28]
Instead of driving, the E.V.s stay green by working from home via computer & fax--this 13-letter term
telecommuting
Jesse
|
$800
[26]
This "Player Piano" novelist said, "history is merely a list of surprises, it can only prepare us to be surprised again"
Vonnegut
Bert
|
|
$1,200
[6]
Slaves, molasses & rum were exchanged in the 3 arms of the colonial practice known as this "trade"
the triangle trade
Jesse
|
$1,200
[9]
"Enchanted" &"Thelma & Louise"
Susan Sarandon
|
$1,200
[3]
This knight wields his razor-sharp knife in the operating room
surgeon
Sarah
|
$1,200
[15]
Aphrodite had this garment that aroused passion, perhaps by firming & flattering her shape
a girdle
Jesse
Bert
|
$1,200
[29]
The fanged ones diligently recycle No. 1 (PETE) & No. 2 (HDPE) types of this
plastic
Jesse
|
$1,200
[27]
In 1950 this general & head of the U.N. military force led a surprise landing behind enemy lines at the Korean port of Inchon
MacArthur
Jesse
|
|
$2,000
[18]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents the clue on a map.) The Oregon Trail started at Independence, Missouri & crossed the Great Plains by following this river
the North Platte River
Jesse
|
$1,600
[10]
"Che" &"The Wolfman"
Benicio del Toro
Jesse
|
$1,600
[4]
The addiction research council warned him that alcoholism leads to this disease, but did he listen?
cirrhosis
Bert
|
$1,600
[17]
The thyrsus, an ivy-covered staff, was an attribute of this god who inspired wild festivities
Bacchus (or Dionysus)
Sarah
|
$1,600
[24]
E.V.s suck up this 4-letter renewable energy source; its worldwide kinetic energy is said to be 11 quadrillion kW-hours per year
wind
Bert
|
DD
$2,800
[20]
In 1533 this Spaniard got a healthy ransom for Atahualpa but surprise! executed the Incan ruler anyway
(Francisco) Pizarro
Jesse
|
|
DD
$4,000
[7]
"Our flag still waves proudly from the walls", William B. Travis said of it, "I shall never surrender or retreat"
the Alamo
Jesse
|
$2,000
[11]
"Twilight" (2008) &"The Runaways"
Kristen Stewart
Sarah
|
$2,000
[5]
He's burying his armor, weapons, a cache of food & a supply of batteries to get ready for some huge disaster
survivalist
Jesse
|
$2,000
[21]
He used his mirror shield to keep from turning to stone as he battled Medusa
Perseus
Bert
|
$2,000
[25]
Eating (& drinking) only what's grown within 100 miles, the vampires are these, a word coined by Jessica Prentice
locavores
Jesse
|
— |
Stieg Larsson created the girl with the dragon tattoo by imagining this fictional Swedish girl as an adult
Pippi Longstocking