Ellen Kimmel — a school nurse from Nanuet, New York
Raghuveer Mukkamalla — an IT analyst from Herndon, Virginia
Marissa Goldsmith — a web developer from Springfield, Virginia (whose 3-day cash winnings total $44,100)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marissa | $2,600 | $6,500 | $10,200 |
$13,700
2nd place: $2,000 |
$12,600
16 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| Raghuveer | $2,200 | $3,000 | $16,600 |
$5,999
3rd place: $1,000 |
$16,600
19 R, 3 W |
| Ellen | $600 | $3,200 | $13,600 |
$25,600
New champion: $25,600 |
$13,600
19 R, 2 W |
| JOHANNES BRAHMS | A DAY AT THE HORSE RACES | U.S. FLAG ETIQUETTE | NOT SO FAMOUS LAST WORDS | DO TRY THIS AT HOME | "BABY" TALK |
|
$200
[12]
As a young man, Brahms chose this as his main instrument & played it in taverns to make a living
the piano
Marissa
Raghuveer
|
$200
[6]
This Golden Palamino, "the smartest horse in the movies", noses ahead; Roy Rogers aboard
Trigger
Ellen
|
$200
[7]
The flag code specifies that a lapel flag pin is to be worn near this body part
the heart
Raghuveer
|
$200
[17]
General John Sedgwick, near Spotsylvania during this war: "They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance"
the Civil War
Marissa
Raghuveer
|
$200
[22]
When doing this task, change direction from week to week to keep the pile of the carpet upright
vacuuming
Raghuveer
|
$200
[1]
It's a period of sharp increase in the birthrate, as in the U.S. following WWII
a baby boom
Raghuveer
|
|
$400
[13]
Brahms got off to a bad start with this Hungarian composer by falling asleep during one of his concerts
Liszt
Marissa
|
$400
[8]
On the rail is this mythical horse sired by Medusa & Poseidon; he's running like he has wings!
Pegasus
Marissa
|
$400
[27]
It's the preferred way to destroy an American flag in bad condition
burning it
Raghuveer
|
$400
[18]
Alex, an African grey one of these to a researcher: "You be good. See you tomorrow. I love you"
a parrot
Ellen
|
$400
[23]
Whether its virgin or extra virgin, store it in a dark place; light as well as heat can spoil it
olive oil
Raghuveer
|
$400
[2]
After the euphoria of birth, a new mom may experience mild-to-severe depression with this "colorful" nickname
the baby blues
Ellen
|
|
$600
[14]
It's the name of the familiar Brahms composition heard here
Lullaby
Raghuveer
|
$600
[9]
& away they go... this horse that hit TV in 1956 trails early... his jockey, Gumby, has him moving as if he was made of clay!
Pokey
|
$600
[28]
In a military fold, the flag is folded twice lengthwise & then folded until this geometric shape is achieved at the finish
a triangle
Marissa
|
$600
[19]
Lady Astor, on seeing her family assembled: "Is it my" this "or am I dying?"
birthday
Marissa
|
$600
[24]
Usually found effervescing on great-grandma's nightstand, this product can also be used to clean silver teapots
denture clean
Ellen
|
$600
[3]
Nestle calls this nutty candy bar "America's Baby"
Baby Ruth
Raghuveer
|
|
$800
[15]
Brahms wrote only 4 of these compositions, including No.3 in F major
symphonies
Raghuveer
|
$800
[10]
At the far turn, it's my friend this horse now ridden by Alison Lohman, taking over for Roddy McDowall
Flicka
Marissa
|
$1,000
[30]
In the U.S., this organization's flag may be flown above the Stars and Stripes only at its NYC headquarters
the UN (the United Nations)
Ellen
|
$800
[20]
This '60s guru before dropping out for good: "Why not?"
Timothy Leary
Ellen
|
$800
[25]
When doing this to your tie, like Burt Lancaster in "Atlantic City", put a piece of cardboard inside it
ironing
Ellen
|
$800
[4]
In 1957 couturier Balenciaga featured dresses with this infantile name
baby doll
Marissa
|
|
$1,000
[16]
Brahms spent much of his creative life in Vienna, but was born in this port, today the second-largest city in Germany
Hamburg
Raghuveer
|
$1,000
[11]
On the outside is this "Toy Story 2" horse from the Pixar stables, riding like the wind
Bullseye
|
DD
$1,500
[29]
On this holiday, the flag is displayed at half staff until noon & then at full staff until sunset
Memorial Day
Marissa
|
$1,000
[21]
This troubled chess master: "Nothing is as healing as the human touch"
(Bobby) Fischer
Marissa
|
$1,000
[26]
You can replace a broken window pane yourself, but prime the wood before applying this, also called glazing compound
putty
Raghuveer
Ellen
|
$1,000
[5]
We only have eyes for this primate seen here
a bush baby
|
| ISLAND NATIONS | TV CHARACTERS | FLY ME WITH BALLOONS | MED. ABBREV. | 20th CENTURY FACES | BABY TALK |
|
$400
[1]
In 2006 a sign language became this country's third official language along with English & Maori
New Zealand
Marissa
|
$400
[17]
This CONTROL agent's shoe phone is on exhibit at the CIA's SPY-Fi Museum
Maxwell Smart
Ellen
|
$400
[16]
When Joe Kittinger jumped from a balloon at 102,800', he used 2 of these on the way down & still reached 614 mph
parachutes
Ellen
|
$400
[8]
The medical specialty ENT stands for these 3 body parts
ear, nose and throat
Raghuveer
|
$400
[6]
In 1927 the wealth of this notorious person seenherewas estimated at around $100 million
Al Capone
Raghuveer
|
$400
[22]
Besides being a bed for a baby, it can mean a slang term for a home
a crib
Ellen
|
|
$800
[2]
This African nation consists of the world's fourth-largest island & a bunch of tiny ones
Madagascar
Raghuveer
|
$800
[18]
This "Mary Tyler Moore Show" anchorman was said to be based on 2 L.A. anchors: George Putnam & Jerry Dunphy
Ted Baxter
Ellen
|
$800
[27]
In 1978, 3 men set a record flight duration of 137 hours in The Double Eagle II balloon, which used this gas
helium
Marissa
|
$800
[10]
Chronic bronchitis is part of COPD, which stands for chronic obstructive this disease
pulmonary
Ellen
|
$800
[7]
In WWI, this future first lady worked for the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society
Eleanor Roosevelt
Ellen
|
$800
[23]
The support for a handset of a phone, or a baby's bed on rockers
a cradle
Ellen
|
|
$1,200
[3]
2 main islands, a large one that's home to about 95% of the population & a smaller one, make up this country
Trinidad & Tobago
Raghuveer
|
$1,200
[19]
On "Lost" this character told Jack, "I've looked into the eye of the island, and what I saw was beautiful"
(John) Locke
Marissa
|
$1,600
[29]
The first to cross the Atlantic in a hot air balloon were Per Lindstrand & this airline & record mogul
(Richard) Branson
Raghuveer
|
$1,200
[11]
FBS is short for fasting this, to check for diabetes, for example
blood sugar
Ellen
|
$1,200
[9]
In 1951thisreclusive and not so prolific author rocketed to a fame that he didn't particularly want
J.D. Salinger
Ellen
|
$1,200
[24]
For a rectangle, one is A=bh; or Similac, for example
formula
Marissa
|
|
$1,600
[4]
It's where the mambo originated
Cuba
Raghuveer
|
$1,600
[20]
On "Cheers" we saw only the feet of this character's wife Vera, & once we saw her pie-covered face
Norm
Marissa
|
$2,000
[30]
The oddly shaped balloon seenherewas part of a collection belonging to this publisher who died in 1990
Malcolm Forbes
Ellen
|
$1,600
[12]
Those with arthritis appreciate NSAIDs, the abbreviation for these drugs
non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs
Ellen
|
$1,600
[14]
Hehad a bitter clash with Stalin over the defense of the city of Tsaritsin; Stalin would have the last word
Leon Trotsky
Raghuveer
|
$2,000
[26]
Your most fashionable clothes are your "best" this & "tucker"
bib
Raghuveer
|
|
$2,000
[5]
About 60 miles south of Sicily is this island nation that was formerly a British colony
Malta
Raghuveer
Ellen
|
$2,000
[21]
An 8-foot bronze statue of this '50s TV character stands in front of NYC's Midtown Port Authority bus terminal
Ralph Kramden
Ellen
|
DD
$5,000
[28]
The first manned untethered hot air balloon ride covered 5.5 miles over this capital
Paris
Marissa
|
$2,000
[13]
(Dr. Oz gives the clue.) Doctor slang can be confusing to patients, like "cabbage" for CABG, this operation done in case of atherosclerosis
coronary artery bypass graft
|
$2,000
[15]
Please appease me & name this world leader seen here
(Neville) Chamberlain
Raghuveer
|
DD
$3,500
[25]
One who brings peace, or this object that soothes baby, from the Latin for "peace"
a pacifier
Marissa
|
"You have no right to expect me to send you back to Kansas" appears in a 1900 novel & in an epigraph to this 1995 novel
Wicked