IBM Challenge mini-documentary: "Why Jeopardy!?"
Sally O'Rourke — a freelance copywriter originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Justin Braganza — a grocery store clerk from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Dan Jensen — a restaurant manager from Reston, Virginia (whose 3-day cash winnings total $58,203)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan | $2,200 | $2,800 | $12,400 |
$14,601
3rd place: $1,000 |
$12,400
17 R, 2 W |
| Justin | $1,400 | $1,600 | $16,800 |
$25,300
2nd place: $2,000 |
$13,200
17 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W |
| Sally | $1,800 | $8,600 | $19,000 |
$33,601
New champion: $33,601 |
$17,400
21 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| THE QUOTABLE BEN FRANKLIN | YOU GO TO DA BOX | DANCE ORIGINS | WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? | MAKE IT "SO" | A SEEDY CATEGORY |
|
$200
[16]
"Early to bed & early to rise, makes a man" these 3 things
healthy, wealthy & wise
Sally
|
$200
[1]
A hockey player who attempts to draw a penalty by deliberately falling gets this Greg Louganis-related penalty
diving
Dan
|
$200
[26]
Flamenco
Spain
Justin
|
$200
[6]
Having a royal license was usually the only difference between privateers & these plundering sailors
a pirate
Dan
|
$200
[11]
Slang for "angry", it is also a type of "subject" that might make you angry
sore
Dan
|
$200
[21]
Sushi is sometimes crusted with both the black & white variety of these
sesame seeds
Sally
|
|
$600
[18]
These "and visitors stink after three days"
fish
Dan
|
$400
[2]
Intentionally shooting the puck out of the rink results in this 3-word penalty
delay of game
Justin
|
$400
[27]
Habanera
Cuba
Justin
|
$400
[7]
It's the difference between the market value of a property & the amount owed on it
equity
Justin
|
$400
[12]
You get up on this improvised platform to deliver a political harangue
a soapbox
Sally
|
$400
[22]
Weighing up to 50 pounds the world's largest seed, as picturedhereis the double variety of this palm fruit
a coconut
Sally
|
|
$800
[19]
"Little strokes fell" these
great oaks
Sally
|
$600
[3]
Swinging your hockey stick at an opponent is this 2-minute penalty
slashing
Justin
|
$600
[28]
Gavotte
France
Justin
|
$600
[8]
The difference between Freud & this Swiss man, ending their friendship, was in how much to stress sexuality
(Karl) Jung
Sally
|
$600
[13]
The law officer of the U.S. government just below the Attorney General
a Solicitor General
Justin
|
$600
[23]
These seeds from a gourd are also called pepitas
pumpkin seeds
Sally
|
|
$1,000
[20]
An ounce of prevention is worth" this
a pound of cure
Sally
|
$800
[4]
It'sthe 7-letter hockey penalty committed here & I can assure you: it's not a victimless crime
hooking
Dan
Justin
|
$800
[29]
Tarantella
Italy
Sally
|
$800
[9]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew stands before some paints)When creating paint colors, adding black produces a shade, adding gray forms a tone, adding white creates this form of the original color, from the Latin for "to dye"
a tint
Sally
|
$800
[14]
An utterance by a person talking to himself, like Hamlet
a soliloquy
Dan
|
$800
[24]
Havarti cheese from Denmark is often flavored with these seeds also found in rye bread
caraway seeds
Sally
|
|
DD
$2,000
[17]
"Three may keep a secret, if two of them are" this
dead
Sally
|
$1,000
[5]
Taking the stick between your 2 hands to hit an opponent with the shaft gets you 2 min for this hyphenated call
cross-checking
|
$1,000
[30]
Lambada
Brazil
|
$1,000
[10]
This smallest landlocked South American country is the only one with different emblems on the front & back of its flag
Paraguay
Dan
Justin
|
$1,000
[15]
It means a temporary stay or visit, & that's the "Truth"
sojourn
Dan
|
$1,000
[25]
You might say the black oil type of these is for the birds, since it's the most popular food used in feeders
sunflower seeds
Justin
|
| WORLD HISTORY | BRAND LOGOS | BODY COUNT | SIGNIFICANT OLD BOOKS | HETERONYMS | A CD CATEGORY |
|
$400
[1]
In 896 Prince Arpad led the Magyar people over the Carpathians & entered this land, their permanent home
Hungary
Dan
|
$400
[2]
A snack: a sailor boy & his dog Bingo
Cracker Jack
Dan
|
$400
[20]
Chambers of the heart squared
16
Justin
|
$400
[14]
Dating from the 5th century B.C., this Asian philosopher's "Analects"
Confucius
Dan
|
$400
[26]
Nearby, or to shut
close [clohs/clohz]
Sally
|
$400
[9]
The song "Tears in Heaven", a moving tribute to his late son, is featured on his "Unplugged" CD
Eric Clapton
Justin
|
|
$1,200
[8]
In 1816 Shaka became leader of this African people & embarked on a program of conquest
Zulu
Dan
|
$800
[3]
Dried fruit products: a brunette girl in a red bonnet holding a basket of grapes
Sun-Maid
Dan
|
$800
[21]
Usual number of ribs divided by 8
3
Sally
|
$800
[15]
This ancient Greek playwright's comedies, which include "The Frogs"
Aristophanes
Sally
|
$800
[27]
A fish, or a low, deep voice
bass [bass/base]
Sally
|
$800
[10]
A year & a half after its release, her debut album "The Fame" was still in the Billboard Top 10
Lady Gaga
Sally
|
|
$1,600
[18]
Richard I negotiated a treaty with this Saracen, allowing Christian pilgrims to enter Jerusalem freely
Saladin
Justin
|
$1,200
[4]
Corn oil & other vegetable oils: an ear of corn
Mazola
Dan
|
$1,200
[22]
Pairs of chromosomes times 2
46
Dan
Justin
|
$1,200
[16]
This German's 18th century coming of age classic "The Sorrows of Young Werther"
Goethe
Sally
|
$1,200
[28]
A flaw, or to switch sides
defect [DEE-fekt/di-FEKT]
Justin
|
$1,200
[11]
In 2010, 40 years after he died, this "Purple Haze" rocker was back on the charts with "Valleys of Neptune"
Jimi Hendrix
Dan
|
|
$2,000
[19]
In 1669 this loose confederation of North German cities met for the last time
the Hanseatic League
Justin
|
$1,600
[5]
A motel chain: Sleepy Bear
Travelodge
Dan
|
$1,600
[23]
Permanent teeth divided by 2 then multiplied by 10
160
Justin
Sally
|
$1,600
[17]
Greek historian & soldier Thucydides' firsthand account "The History of" this peninsular war
the Peloponnesian War
Dan
|
$2,000
[30]
As one syllable: grumpy; as 2 syllables: a motorized bicycle
moped [MOPED/MO-ped]
Sally
|
$1,600
[12]
The deluxe edition of his "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" includes a bonus disc of a 1975 concert
Elton John
Sally
|
|
DD
$3,000
[7]
Effective January 1, 1948, Italy's new constitution outlawed this political party
the Fascist Party
Justin
|
$2,000
[6]
Crisps: a man's face with a bushy mustache, parted bangs & a red bow tie
Pringles
Justin
|
$2,000
[25]
Number of bones in the average adult human body plus zero
206
Dan
|
$2,000
[24]
This Swiss-French writer's 18th century political covenant "The Social Contract"
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Justin
|
DD
$3,000
[29]
Nobly distinguished, or a month
august [aw-GUST]/August [AW-gust]
Justin
|
$2,000
[13]
This title of a Grammy-winning Springsteen album includes the name of the "Grapes of Wrath" protagonist
The Ghost of Tom Joad
Sally
|
In 1950 he answered a Time magazine article on him, & a common criticism, with a telegram reading, "No chaos damn it"
Jackson Pollock