Marie Braden — a customer service representative from Tempe, Arizona
Ricky Kreitner — a student of philosophy from Wayne, New Jersey
Jesse Cuevas — a corporate lawyer originally from Leawood, Kansas (whose 3-day cash winnings total $65,981)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse | $3,400 | $5,600 | $12,400 |
$1,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,200
21 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| Ricky | $200 | $2,200 | $3,400 |
$1
3rd place: $1,000 |
$7,400
10 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Marie | $2,200 | $2,800 | $14,800 |
$24,800
New champion: $24,800 |
$14,800
14 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| U.S. MAGAZINES | CAR & DRIVER | "BON" APPETIT | TIME | READER'S DIGEST | ARMCHAIR GENERAL |
|
$200
[24]
No. 1 in circulation:This retirees' organization's bulletin
AARP
Jesse
|
$200
[26]
In this 1983 film Tom Cruise's dad's Porsche ends up in Lake Michigan
Risky Business
Jesse
|
$200
[4]
These drums are held between the knees & played with the fingers
the bongos
Jesse
|
$200
[16]
180 minutes after noon
3 PM
Jesse
|
$200
[1]
Jake Barnes, Lady Brett & friends go to Spain; Lady Brett has an affair with a bullfighter, then returns to her fiance
The Sun Also Rises
Jesse
|
$200
[19]
If I'd been there in 1862, I'd have given a drink to this general who beat the rebels at Shiloh
Grant
Jesse
|
|
$400
[23]
No. 15:For the athletically inclined or those who dig chicks in thongs
Sports Illustrated
Jesse
|
$400
[27]
Burt Reynolds drives a Trans Am from Georgia to Texas & back in this 1977 romp
Smokey and the Bandit
Ricky
|
$400
[10]
These are lit in celebration on Guy Fawkes night
bonfires
Jesse
Ricky
|
$400
[25]
360 seconds before 2:00 am
1:54 AM
Jesse
|
$400
[2]
Genius architect Howard Roark struggles to maintain his integrity in the face of mediocrity for some 700 pages
The Fountainhead
Jesse
|
$400
[20]
I'm all for youth, but can you believe this guy led an army to victory over the Thracians in 340 B.C. at age 16
Alexander the Great
Jesse
Ricky
|
|
$600
[7]
No. 20:This one lets you know when to tune in to Johnny & me
TV Guide
Marie
|
$600
[28]
Marty McFly went "Back to the Future" in this make of car
a DeLorean
Jesse
|
$600
[11]
This Latin phrase literally means "with good faith"
bona fides
Ricky
|
$600
[13]
13 half hours after 6:30 PM
1 AM
Jesse
|
$600
[3]
Stephen Dedalus' childhood, school days & early manhood, when he decides to leave Dublin for Paris to become a writer
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Marie
|
$600
[14]
This Mexican general let himself be surprised at the battle of San Jacinto, ensuring Texas independence
Santa Anna
Jesse
Ricky
Marie
|
|
$800
[8]
No. 4:Helping people improve dwellings & yards
Better Homes and Gardens
Jesse
|
— |
$800
[12]
These salt flats are in Tooele county, Utah
Bonneville Salt Flats
Jesse
|
$1,000
[18]
1,800 seconds before 8:11 AM
7:41 AM
Ricky
|
$800
[5]
Lucy Honeychurch & her chaperon get the wrong room in Florence; Lucy falls for George, gets engaged to Cecil, weds George
A Room with a View
|
$800
[21]
I gotta hand it to Gen. Gebhard von Blucher, 72 years old, commanding the Prussian troops at this June 1815 battle
Waterloo
Ricky
|
|
$1,000
[9]
No. 10:This driving & travelers' club's Westways
AAA
Marie
|
— |
$1,000
[15]
Thisdistinctive predator is seen here
bonnethead shark
Jesse
|
DD
$2,000
[17]
4 dozen minutes after 3:15 PM
4:03 PM
Jesse
|
$1,000
[6]
Clyde Griffiths gets Roberta pregnant, falls in love with rich girl Sondra, lets Roberta drown, is executed
An American Tragedy
|
$1,000
[22]
This field marshal wasn't so bloody hot; his Operation Market Garden in 1944 resulted in a British disaster
Bernard Law Montgomery
|
| COUNTRY CLUBS | ALL IN A DAY'S "WORK" | HALLOWEEN-POURRI | BIBLE BOOK NAMES | INTERNATIONAL SPORTS TROPHIES | CHAMBER MUSIC |
|
$400
[16]
Greece joined this military alliance in 1952, Bulgaria in 2004, though they're far from the body of water in its name
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Ricky
|
$400
[18]
An interconnected group of TV stations that broadcast the same programming
a network
Marie
|
$400
[7]
In a TV special, the Peanuts gang celebrates Halloween while Linus awaits a visit from this mythic figure
the Great Pumpkin
Jesse
Ricky
|
$400
[1]
7 letters:Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks
Genesis
Ricky
|
$1,200
[3]
In 2010 this country won its 17th Swaythling Cup in men's team table tennis
China
Ricky
|
$1,200
[14]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew stands with a string quartet at the Juilliard School in New York.) His "American Quartet" was written in a Czech community in Iowa soon after his "New World Symphony"; some hear black spirituals in the melodies
(Antonin) Dvorak
Jesse
|
|
$800
[17]
Most everybody was invited to join this post-WWI club founded in 1919, but the U.S. turned down a membership
the League of Nations
Marie
|
$800
[19]
An estimate based on little or no information
guesswork
Jesse
Marie
|
$800
[10]
2010 marks the 60th anniversary of this UNICEF program that collects donations in the box seenherefor kids worldwide
Trick or Treat
|
$800
[2]
4 letters:Of a drama, of contrition, of mercy
Acts
Jesse
|
$1,600
[8]
This international team tennis trophy is also called "Dwight's Pot"
the Davis Cup
Jesse
|
$1,600
[15]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew stands with a string quartet at the Julliard School in New York.) One of Beethoven's best-known works would be the "Bridgetower Sonata" if Ludwig & violinist Bridgetower hadn't quarreled over a girl; instead, it's this sonata
the Kreutzer Sonata
Marie
|
|
$1,600
[24]
This not-very-exclusive club founded in 1995 has 153 members (& they weren't too welcome in Seattle)
the World Trade Organization
Jesse
|
$1,200
[20]
Timepiece mechanism that's a synonym for efficiency
clockwork
Marie
|
$1,200
[11]
In the Hercule Poirot mystery "Halloween Party", a girl is drowned in a tub of water meant for this Halloween activity
bobbing for apples
Marie
|
$1,200
[4]
10 letters: OMG! We learned Amy was Fabio's long-lost sister! & that's the only item we uncovered! The sole singular one!
Revelation
|
$2,000
[9]
The Calcutta Cup, given to rugby teams since 1879, has an elephant on top & is made from melted coins of this currency
rupees
Marie
|
$2,000
[26]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew stands with a string quartet at the Julliard School in New York.) At Toscanini's request, this composer transcribed part of his "Opus 11 Quartet", & it became his most famous work, the "Adagio for Strings"
(Samuel) Barber
Marie
|
|
$2,000
[25]
The 8-member club formed by this treaty shutskied its doors in 1991
the Warsaw Pact
Ricky
|
$1,600
[21]
2-word phrase for a set of values based on diligence; it often follows "Protestant"
a work ethic
Ricky
|
$1,600
[12]
"Halloween" is short for "All Hallows' Eve" as it's the night before this holiday once called All Hallows' Day
(All) Saint's Day
Marie
|
$1,600
[5]
12 letters: Why?! Why didn't I buy Microsoft when it hit the market in 1986?! & wearing that Speedo?! What was I thinking?!
Lamentations
Marie
|
— | — |
|
DD
$4,000
[23]
Members of this club formed in 1993 include Latvia, Lithuania & Luxembourg--sorry, Libya, you're not invited
the European Union
Ricky
|
$2,000
[22]
An embankment constructed as a fortification
an earthwork
|
$2,000
[13]
Halloween's origins are in Samhain, a festival celebrated by these people of ancient Britain & Ireland
the Celts
Jesse
|
DD
$2,000
[6]
6 letters:Learned Hand, Joseph Crater (once "the most missingest man in America")
Judges
Marie
|
— | — |
Topping the charts on Oct. 20, 1962, this novelty song is the only No. 1 hit to have the word "electrodes" in the lyrics
"The Monster Mash"