Margaret Murphy — an assistant housing manager from Davenport, Iowa
Michael Rose — a labor relations journalist from Washington, D.C.
Dan Jensen — a restaurant manager from Reston, Virginia (whose 2-day cash winnings total $40,202)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan | $0 | $4,000 | $16,800 |
$18,001
3-day champion: $58,203 |
$20,200
26 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Michael | $2,000 | $4,600 | $9,000 |
$15,599
2nd place: $2,000 |
$13,000
21 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Margaret | $0 | $2,200 | $4,200 |
$5,400
3rd place: $1,000 |
$4,200
4 R, 0 W |
| ITALIAN ART & ARTISTS | I'M YOUR LOCAL SPORTS GUY | CONDIMENTIA | LAUNDRY DETERGENT | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES | THE "CAR" POOL |
|
$200
[1]
Begun in 1503, it's been called "the most famous portrait in art history"
the Mona Lisa
Dan
|
$200
[6]
Whether I reported on Carlos Santana (the catcher, not the guitarist) or a pre-Heat-ed LeBron, I loved it at this city's WEWS
Cleveland
Michael
|
$200
[7]
This word once referred to a mushroom puree more often than to the familiar tomato version
catsup
Dan
|
$200
[26]
Gladness, or a shout of encouragement
Cheer
Dan
Margaret
|
$200
[18]
On March 2 Texas celebrates its independence from this country
Mexico
Dan
|
$200
[13]
Lions & tigers & bears, oh, my, are all this type of mammal--they eat meat
carnivorous
Michael
|
|
$400
[2]
Michelangelo's scenes on the Sistine Chapel ceiling include this pair's "temptation and expulsion"
Adam & Eve
Dan
|
$400
[8]
At Dallas' KTVT, I was all over this QB's 2009 breakup with Jessica Simpson
Tony Romo
Dan
|
$400
[12]
Made from the seeds of a flowering plant, Plochman's & Gulden's are types of this
mustard
Dan
|
$400
[27]
3-letter adjective for the Beatles
Fab
|
$400
[19]
Quebec's Fete Nationale is June 24, the feast day of this herald of Jesus
St. John the Baptist (St. Jean Baptiste)
Dan
|
$400
[14]
It's what Kelly is doing here
cartwheel
Dan
|
|
$600
[3]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a painting.) In a painting by Piero della Francesca, as Jesus is being baptized you see a dove descend upon him, representing this part of the trinity
the Holy Spirit
Michael
|
$600
[9]
I was at New York City's WABC in 1977 when this ever-quotable man said that he was "the straw that stirs the drink" for the Yankees
Reggie Jackson
Dan
|
$600
[23]
Wilbur Scoville developed a test to gauge the perceived potency of these, found in condiments
hot peppers (chili peppers)
Michael
|
$600
[28]
3-letter word meaning "the whole of"
All
Michael
|
$600
[20]
In 2008 this holiday began "late", sundown on Dec. 21; how come no one said, "Christmas is early this year"?
Hanukkah
Michael
|
$800
[16]
It's No. 6 on the periodic table
carbon
Dan
|
|
$800
[4]
In his "Purgatorio", this poet mentions that painter Giotto di Bondone "is all the rage today"
Dante
Dan
|
$800
[10]
Though WLS-TV did not exist, I covered Babe Ruth's called shot in the 1932 series in this park's "friendly confines"; I'm old
Wrigley Field
Dan
|
$800
[24]
In Kashmir, locals enjoy a type of this relish made with walnuts, yogurt & pomegranate seeds
chutney
Michael
|
$800
[29]
Ebb or neap, for example
Tide
Dan
|
$800
[21]
Administrative professionals day was originally called this day, for the person who filed & took dictation
Secretary's Day
Dan
|
$1,000
[17]
14-letter adjective meaning pertaining to the heart & blood vessels
cardiovascular
Margaret
|
|
$1,000
[5]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a painting.) Caravaggio's gypsy woman isn't just holding the man's hand, she's reading hispalm, giving the painting this title
The Fortune Teller
|
$1,000
[11]
Covering this player for Detroit's WDIV was an adventure
Dennis Rodman
Michael
|
$1,000
[25]
Sure, salsa verde has jalapenos & cilantro, but most of the "verde" comes from these
tomatillos
Margaret
|
$1,000
[30]
Philip III, king of France 1270-1285, was nicknamed this, another word for "brazen"
Bold
Dan
|
$1,000
[22]
This holiday is also called La Fheile Padraig
St. Patrick's Day
Dan
|
DD
$4,200
[15]
The Panteo Nacional in this city is the final resting place of Simon Bolivar
Caracas
Dan
|
| MONUMENTS & MEMORIALS | PLAYING HIMSELF | SCENE OF THE CRIME | THOSE ANIMALS FRIGHTEN ME! | A RIVER RUNS BETWEEN THEM | 6-SYLLABLE WORDS |
|
$400
[1]
The National Vietnam Veteran's Art Museumin Chicago displays 58,000 of these identifiers in memory of those killed
dogtags
Dan
|
$400
[16]
In "The Man with Two Brains", this creator of "Jeopardy!" played himself (& turned out to be "the elevator killer")
Merv Griffin
Michael
|
$400
[21]
On Jan. 17, 1950 robbers made off with $2.7 mil. from the Brinks Building near this city's Charlestown bridge
Boston
Michael
|
$400
[11]
Taurophobia
bulls
Dan
|
$400
[2]
France & Germany
the Rhine
Michael
|
$400
[26]
Grolier is an online one
an encyclopedia
Michael
|
|
$800
[5]
A white marble museum commemorating Queen Victoria stands in Kolkata in this country
India
Dan
|
$800
[17]
On "Arrested Development", this man seenhereplayed himself & four identical brothers with different personalities
Andy Richter
Dan
|
$800
[22]
JFK was shot as his motorcade passed through this outdoor plaza, "the front door of Dallas"
Dealey Plaza
Michael
|
$800
[12]
Herpetophobia
reptiles (or snakes)
Dan
|
$800
[3]
Thailand & Laos
the Mekong
Michael
|
$800
[27]
Legerdemain or sleight of hand
prestidigitation
Dan
Michael
|
|
$1,200
[6]
The Scottish National Monument, started in 1826 and still unfinished, is modeled on this ancient building
the Parthenon
Dan
|
$1,200
[18]
This game show host landed 8 straight hard jabs before a right cross sent Happy Gilmore into a water hazard
Bob Barker
Michael
|
$1,200
[23]
$1 billion was stolen from this city's central bank March 18, 2003, shortly before U.S. bombing began
Baghdad
Michael
|
$1,600
[14]
Vermiphobia
worms
Dan
Michael
|
$1,200
[4]
Poland & Germany
the Oder
Michael
|
$1,200
[28]
From the Latin for "cannot grasp" comes this word meaning "impossible to understand"
incomprehensible
Michael
|
|
$1,600
[7]
Following a name change, Taiwan's Democracy Memorial Hall once again bears this leader's name
Chiang Kai-Shek
Michael
|
$1,600
[19]
The movie could've been called "Being Steven Seagal" if this actor hadn't said yes to Spike Jonze for the 1999 film
John Malkovich
Michael
|
$1,600
[24]
The final conviction in the 1963 bombing of this city's 16th St. Baptist Church didn't come for nearly 40 years
Birmingham
Michael
|
DD
$2,000
[13]
Hippophobia (don't say hippos)
horses
Dan
|
$1,600
[9]
Venezuela & Colombia
the Orinoco
Dan
|
$1,600
[29]
In 2006 the U.S. Army & the Marine Corps released a new field manual for this word, dealing with rebellion
counterinsurgency
|
|
$2,000
[8]
The statueherecommemorates Colonel Seth Warner's role at the Battle of Bennington during this war
the Revolutionary War
Michael
|
$2,000
[20]
As the 2008 film was called "JCVD", it would've been hard for anyone but this Belgian to play the title role
Jean Claude van Damme
Margaret
|
$2,000
[25]
An assassin fired 2 shots into William McKinley at the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in this city
Buffalo
Dan
|
$2,000
[15]
Ailurophobia
cats
Dan
|
$2,000
[10]
China & North Korea
the Yalu River
|
DD
$4,000
[30]
Meaning "before the flood", this word refers to something or someone very old
antediluvian
Michael
|
One tale of its origin says that the blind seer Tiresias separated 2 snakes with his staff
the caduceus