Jennifer Hill — a Korean studies program coordinator from Washington, D.C.
Rony Josaphat — a master's student of television from North Miami, Florida
Vito Cortese — a software engineer and Italian translator from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $21,685)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vito | $5,000 | $9,000 | $23,800 |
$26,800
2-day champion: $48,485 |
$22,600
27 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| Rony | $2,200 | $4,000 | $13,200 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$11,200
13 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| Jennifer | $2,400 | $5,400 | $8,200 |
$1
2nd place: $2,000 |
$12,200
16 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| 20th CENTURY HISTORY | OPRAH'S GUESTS | TOP SELLER IN THE U.S. | COMPLETE THE BIBLE QUOTE | SAY THE MAGIC WORDS | SILLY RHYMES |
|
$200
[24]
The British shortened this term to "bolshie", which also came to mean stubborn & uncooperative
bolshevik
Vito
|
$200
[12]
(Oprah Winfrey reads the clue.) After tossing a hat into the air for a 1997 show, an homage to one of my heroes, this inspiration turned the world on with her smile & thrilled me by joining me onstage
Mary Tyler Moore
Vito
|
$200
[20]
Baby food:This brand that has a Nature Select 2nd Foods line
Gerber
Vito
|
$200
[11]
"She brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in ____ clothes"
swaddling
Jennifer
|
$200
[6]
Scholars don't know the origin of this magic word; one theory is that it comes from Hebrew berakah, "blessing"
abracadabra
Vito
|
$200
[1]
Having decorative ruffles
frilly
Rony
|
|
$400
[25]
Around 1950 3 Southeast Asian states were given some autonomy, ending the union known as French this
Indochina
Jennifer
|
$400
[13]
(Oprah Winfrey reads the clue.) In a 1997 show, I got to live out one of my wildest fantasies by singing "Simply the Best" with this music icon who real name is Anna Mae Bullock
Tina Turner
Vito
|
$400
[21]
Ground coffee:This brand that's the best part of wakin' up
Folgers
Vito
|
$400
[15]
"For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own ____"
soul
Jennifer
|
$400
[7]
This term for a magician comes from Middle English for "wise"
wizard
Rony
|
$400
[2]
Composed of crags
hilly
Jennifer
|
|
$600
[26]
Support from laborers called descamisados, "shirtless ones", brought him to power in Argentina in 1946
Juan Peron
Vito
|
$600
[14]
(Oprah Winfrey reads the clue.) When I interviewed this actor, I got to tell him what it meant to me as a young girl to see an African American walk into the Academy Awards & take home the Best Actor prize
(Sidney) Poitier
Jennifer
|
$600
[22]
Dry cat food:This "mix"
Meow Mix
Vito
|
$600
[16]
"But when I became a man, I put away ____ things"
childish
Rony
|
$600
[8]
Gol-lee! When Billy Batson spoke this word, he became Captain Marvel
shazam
Vito
|
$600
[3]
Its mother is a dam
a filly
Vito
|
|
$800
[27]
The 1992 Olympics in this Spanish city were the first boycott-free summer games in 20 years
Barcelona
Rony
|
$800
[19]
(Oprah Winfrey reads the clue.) This movie icon said to me his food company "started as a joke & just got out of control" & then hesaid "the terrible thing is it's outgrossing all my films"
Paul Newman
Jennifer
|
$800
[23]
Soft drink:Regular & low calorie
Coca-Cola
Jennifer
|
$800
[17]
"Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained ____ unawares"
angels
|
$1,000
[10]
The first part of this 2-word term used to make something transform comes from Italian for "soon"
presto chango
Rony
|
$800
[4]
In Spanish it's frio
chilly
Jennifer
|
|
$1,000
[28]
The Nazis may have contrived the February 1933 burning of this parliament building, giving them more control
the Reichstag
Vito
|
$1,000
[29]
(Oprah Winfrey reads the clue.) I don't often get nervous before an interview, but the night before sitting down with this supreme female Motown talent, I've cried in my bathtub so I wouldn't break down on camera
Diana Ross
Jennifer
|
$1,000
[30]
Alkaline batteries:This brand's Coppertop
Duracell
Vito
|
$1,000
[18]
"For unto you is born this day in the city of ___ a saviour"
David
Rony
|
DD
$2,000
[9]
This 2-word term originated in an old tale as a way to get into a locked cave
open sesame
Vito
|
$1,000
[5]
2-word rhyming term meaning in a disorganized or unplanned way
willy-nilly
Vito
|
| DESERTS | MANLY HITMAKERS | ENERGY | TIME FOR A HAIRCUT | PROSE | "CON"s |
|
$400
[6]
The Libyan desert is actually the northeastern portion of this much larger desert
the Sahara
Jennifer
|
$400
[1]
1966:"Nowhere Man"
The Beatles
Vito
|
$400
[11]
An electron on a higher than normal energy level is said to be this, like a "Price is Right" contestant
excited
Rony
|
$400
[30]
Lucille Ball popularized the short, curly style named for this dog breed
a poodle
Rony
|
$400
[17]
The Joads suffer loads of hardships as migrant farm workers in this classic
The Grapes of Wrath
Jennifer
|
$400
[12]
This water-loving South American snake that kills by constricting comes in 3 types: green, yellow & dark-spotted
an anaconda
Vito
|
|
$800
[7]
To find the last remaining bactrian camels in the wild, you'll have to travel to this Mongolian desert
the Gobi
Vito
|
$800
[2]
1974:"Piano Man"
Billy Joel
Vito
|
$800
[20]
Of renewable energy sources, this type produces the USA's most electricity
hydroelectric
Vito
|
$800
[29]
This haircut named for a guy who died in 44 B.C. is a short cut for a man, with longer bangs
a Caesar
Jennifer
|
$800
[18]
More than one of the sons wished Fyodor dead in this Dostoyevsky novel: the crime is patricide
The Brothers Karamazov
Vito
|
$800
[13]
This 6-letter term means having a surface that is curved or rounded outward
convex
Rony
|
|
$1,200
[8]
The name of this desert comes from a Tswana word meaning "great thirst" or "waterless place"
the Kalahari
Vito
|
$1,200
[3]
1979 remake of the Sam & Dave hit:"Soul Man"
The Blues Brothers
Vito
|
$1,200
[21]
In karate you might focus your energy with a kiai, which often produces one of these sounds
a shout (or yell)
Rony
|
$1,200
[24]
A short, layered women's cut is named for this elfin sprite
a pixie
Jennifer
|
$1,200
[19]
"I beheld the wretch--the miserable monster whom I had created" is a line in this classic
Frankenstein
Rony
|
$1,200
[14]
Bellow out the name of this instrument see here
a concertina
Vito
|
|
$1,600
[9]
Joseph Ives used some artistry to give a brilliantly colored section of Arizona this name
the Painted Desert
Vito
|
$1,600
[4]
1970: "Solitary Man"
Neil Diamond
Vito
|
$2,000
[23]
Exploring for this type of energy that utilizes the earth's heat can cause small earthquakes
geothermal
Vito
|
$1,600
[28]
An alteration of the name and the style of a punk haircut, itretains the hair on the sides
a faux hawk
Rony
|
$1,600
[25]
This 1929 novel follows 4 German youths into WWI; the silence is permanent for 3 of them
All Quiet on the Western Front
Jennifer
|
$1,600
[15]
This type of always dissatisfied person is the title of a 1604 play by John Marston
The Malcontent
Jennifer
|
|
$2,000
[10]
This desert ranges almost as far north as Albuquerque & as far south as Mexico's state of Zacatecas
the Chihuahuan (or the Sonoran)
Vito
|
$2,000
[5]
2001: "Superman (It's Not Easy)"
Five For Fighting
Jennifer
|
DD
$3,600
[22]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew demonstrates.) When 1-pound steel spheres are smashed together, enough heat is generated to burn a hole in paper, illustrating the conversion of this type of energy into heat energy
mechanical (kinetic accepted)
Rony
|
$2,000
[27]
Any style that takes a woman's long hair & piles it atop the head is known by this 4-letter word
an updo
|
DD
$4,000
[26]
The name of this Rabelais character comes from words meaning "all" & "thirsty"
Pantagruel
Jennifer
|
$2,000
[16]
Latin gives us this verb meaning "to depart suddenly & secretly, as to avoid capture"
to abscond
Jennifer
|
His grave notes his 1842 West Point graduation, his time at Ft. Sumter, Gettysburg & 2nd Bull Run, but does not mention sports
Abner Doubleday