Megan Cornell — a stay-at-home mom from Grand Rapids, Michigan
Bob Kennedy — a college linguistics instructor from Santa Barbara, California
George Tsuji — a software engineer from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (whose 1-day cash winnings total $20,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George | $600 | $4,800 | $8,800 |
$11,500
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,800
16 R, 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| Bob | $-200 | $3,000 | $11,800 |
$17,700
New champion: $17,700 |
$13,800
17 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Megan | $3,400 | $3,600 | $1,000 |
$1,990
3rd place: $1,000 |
$6,000
13 R, 5 W (including 1 DD) |
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|
$200
[20]
1948:"The Clothed & the Living"
The Naked and the Dead
George
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$200
[15]
Rampage was the name of an actor in this film; Faceman was the name of a character
The A-Team
George
|
$200
[1]
beeradvocate.com offers a history of this autumn celebration, begun in 1810
Oktoberfest
George
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$200
[6]
Keep pieces of this in special flannel bags that are infused with particles of this to stop the pieces from tarnishing
silver
Megan
|
$200
[11]
In 1863 this president declared a national day of Thanksgiving to be held in November
Lincoln
George
|
$200
[25]
In the last episode of "Family Matters", this character & Laura became engaged
Urkel
Megan
|
|
$400
[21]
1978:"The Sit"
The Stand
Megan
|
$400
[16]
This character took on "the World"--his new girlfriend's 7 evil ex-boyfriends, to be more specific
(Scott) Pilgrim
George
|
$400
[2]
Google Coors, cold & window & find out about the packaging that shows these mountains blue
the Rockies
George
|
$400
[7]
To keep a picnic table pest-free, spray with water mixed with the oil from this plant; take note of its color
lavender
Megan
|
$400
[12]
This department store's beloved Thanksgiving Day parade has been floating through New York City since 1924
Macy's
Megan
|
$400
[26]
From the Old English for "dark", this adjective can mean gloomy or unclear
murky
Bob
|
|
$600
[22]
1946:"None of the Queen's Gals"
All The King's Men
George
|
$600
[17]
Nicolas Cage was magic as Balthazar, but as this film's title indicates, he needed a little help
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
|
$800
[4]
Google "keg" & you'll discover that one can hold 58.67 of these metric units
liters
Megan
|
$600
[8]
For spots on this soft leather, blot with white vinegar & use a shoe brush to rework the nap
suede
Megan
|
$600
[13]
Traditionally used to make Thanksgiving pies, this gourd is rich in vitamin A
a pumpkin
Bob
|
$600
[27]
The intro to radio's "The Shadow" told us that evil does this in the hearts of men
lurk
Megan
|
|
$800
[23]
1988:"The Godly Prose"
The Satanic Verses
Bob
|
$800
[18]
One line sums up this film: "Release the kraken!" (we certainly saw it enough in the trailers!)
Clash of the Titans
George
|
DD
$1,000
[3]
Google links to the site for this American beer that's sponsoring a Long Shot American Homebrew Contest
Samuel Adams
George
|
$800
[9]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shakes things up.) Adding rice to a saltshaker does two things: the rice knocks apart salt lumps duringshaking, &this carbohydrate of the rice, C6H10O5, absorbs moisture, so the salt won't clump
starch
Bob
|
$800
[14]
One of the 2 NFL teams that traditionally hold games on Thanksgiving Day
the Detroit Lions (or the Dallas Cowboys)
George
|
$800
[28]
This political wit who goes by 2 initials says, "God is a Republican and Santa... is a Democrat"
P.J. O'Rourke
|
|
$1,000
[24]
1st century A.D.:"Intersecting Deaths"
Parallel Lives
George
|
$1,000
[19]
Variety said this Sly Stallone pic had enough pyrotechnic displays to alter the planet's orbit
The Expendables
George
Megan
|
$1,000
[5]
A Google hit for this Pottsville, Penn. beer that sounds like a panda reveals that it's America's oldest brewery
Yuengling
Bob
Megan
|
$1,000
[10]
To get lipstick out of washable clothing, dab the stain with the isopropyl type of this
alcohol
Bob
|
$1,000
[29]
Since 1957 this country has been celebrating Thanksgiving on the second Monday in October
Canada
Bob
|
$1,000
[30]
Known for their courage & ferocity, these Nepalese soldiers have been a part of the British army for 200 years
Gurkhas
Bob
|
| TEXT MESSAGES | JAZZ & BLUES NICKNAMES | PAINT NO STOPPING US NOW | HERBS & SPICES | ANYONE FROM TENNESSEE? | "GAME", "SET", "MATCH" |
|
$400
[10]
A 1912 telegram:This "we are sinking fast.Passengers are being put into boats"
the Titanic
Bob
|
$400
[1]
John Birks Gillespie
"Dizzy"
Bob
|
$400
[15]
It's said this Spaniard who painted "Three Musicians" in 1921 paid for some meals by doodling on napkins
Picasso
Bob
|
$400
[23]
Mentha piperita is peppermint; this is Mentha spicata
spearmint
George
Megan
|
$400
[18]
For his actions during the invasion of the Philippines in 1945, Sgt. Raymond Cooley of Dunlap received this high award
the Medal of Honor
Bob
|
$400
[5]
In earlier times, it was someone who arranged marriages for others
a matchmaker
George
|
|
$800
[11]
From this city, Robert Benchley sent the witty wire "Streets full of water. Please advise"
Venice
|
$800
[2]
Armando Anthony Corea
"Chick"
George
|
$800
[16]
Toulouse-Lautrec had some dance hall days at this hangout that opened in 1889 in Montmartre
the Moulin Rouge
George
|
$800
[24]
Cilantro comes from this plant whose name is derived from koris, meaning "bug"; they emit a similar odor
coriander
Bob
|
$800
[19]
From 1827 to 1831 & 1833 to 1835, this frontiersman represented Tennessee in Congress
Davy Crockett
Bob
Megan
|
$800
[6]
An area where a group of colonists live together
a settlement
Bob
|
|
$1,200
[12]
In 1897, hearing his obituary had been published, he cabled that the report of his death was an exaggeration
Mark Twain
Bob
|
$1,200
[3]
McKinley Morganfield
"Muddy Waters"
|
$1,200
[28]
"A Fair Wind", an 1876 work by this U.S. painter, shows a catboat at sea bearing the name Gloucester; d'oh!
(Winslow) Homer
Megan
|
$1,200
[25]
These grayish-blue seeds used to garnish the tops of breads & pastries are so tiny that 900,000 equal a pound
poppy seeds
Megan
|
$1,200
[20]
During the Civil War, this Tennessee native fought for the North & delivered his "Damn the torpedoes!" line
Admiral Farragut
Megan
|
$1,200
[7]
A wildlife minder on an animal preserve
a gamekeeper
Megan
|
|
$1,600
[13]
A historic message from them began, "Success. Four flights Thursday morning"
the Wright Brothers
George
|
$1,600
[4]
Leon Beiderbecke
"Bix"
|
$2,000
[30]
Known for his regionalism, this Missouri muralist taught Jackson Pollock at NYC's Art Students League
Thomas Hart Benton
|
$1,600
[26]
This nutmeg spice has an aroma reminiscent of cinnamon & pepper
mace
|
$1,600
[21]
Adolph S. Ochs, who started in newspapers in Knoxville, adopted this motto for The New York Times
"All the news that's fit to print"
Bob
|
$1,600
[8]
A rooster bred for fighting
a gamecock
Bob
|
|
$2,000
[14]
Edward Teller notified this New Mexico lab site about the first successful H-bomb test with "It's a boy"
Los Alamos
Bob
|
$2,000
[17]
Jean Reinhardt
"Django"
|
DD
$5,000
[29]
Paintings by this man include 1913's "Paris Through the Window" & 1914's "Over Vitebsk"
Marc Chagall
Megan
|
$2,000
[27]
Once called Indian saffron because of its yellow color, it's used to color cheese & butter
turmeric
Megan
|
DD
$2,000
[22]
Running with Adlai Stevenson in 1956, this Tennessee Democrat was a candidate for vice president
Estes Kefauver
Bob
|
$2,000
[9]
Type of golf scoring measured by holes won, not strokes
match play
Bob
|
This American breed was named for its ability to race a distance of 1,320 feet
quarter horse