Sarah Olson — a chemist from Saint Paul, Minnesota
Anthony Fox — an account executive from Arlington Heights, Illinois
Tom Toal — an orthopedic surgeon from Lake Oswego, Oregon (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom | $3,800 | $5,400 | $9,800 |
$1,800
3rd place: $1,000 |
$9,800
15 R, 1 W |
| Anthony | $2,600 | $4,600 | $18,800 |
$15,800
New champion: $15,800 |
$21,400
24 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Sarah | $1,400 | $5,000 | $10,800 |
$1,800
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,000
14 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| O GODS | ROBIN WILLIAMS MOVIES | BELOW THE BELT | TRANSPORTATION | DOUBLE "G"s | WEBSITES |
|
$200
[7]
Opochtli was a left-handed god of tools in the religion of this people aka the Mexica
the Aztecs
Sarah
|
$200
[26]
1992: As the voice of the Genie
Aladdin
Sarah
|
$200
[4]
The dried leaves of the Raffia palm are often used to make these traditional hula garments
skirts
Tom
|
$200
[14]
Locomotives built for the Panama Canal were called these; they took jobs from hybrid animals that towed barges elsewhere
mules
Anthony
|
$200
[1]
In the Harry Potter novels, they're your average non-magical humans
muggles
Sarah
|
$200
[21]
The website incorporated a double helix into its logo on the 50th anniversary of understanding DNA
Google
Sarah
|
|
$400
[8]
The Celtic god Ogmios, who carried a bow & a club, is identified with this similarly armed Roman muscleman
Hercules
Sarah
|
$400
[27]
2006: Robin as Teddy Roosevelt, who comes to the aid of a security guard
Night at the Museum
Tom
|
$400
[5]
"Stubbies" is Aussie slang for this type of pants
shorts
Tom
|
$400
[15]
In 1922 Warren Harding said that this "gauges the speed of our present-day life. It long ago ran down simple living"
the automobile
Tom
Anthony
|
$400
[2]
This style of music has been described as fusing "Motown soul to Caribbean rhythm & political sensibilities"
reggae
Tom
|
$400
[22]
Yodel Anecdotal is the name of this website's corporate blog
Yahoo!
Tom
|
|
$600
[9]
Ogoun is the god of fire in this Haitian religion derived from an African word meaning "deity"
Voodoo
Tom
|
$600
[28]
1997: As absent-minded professor Philip Brainard, who invents a rubber-like substance
Flubber
Anthony
|
$600
[6]
These men's shoes that share their name with a British university are also known as Balmorals
Oxfords
Sarah
|
$600
[16]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew gives the clue from a raft in Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.) I am in the Galapagos coming to the shore in a Zodiac raft; the Zodiac gained popularity when this French oceanographer used it to go where the Calypso couldn't
(Jacques) Cousteau
Sarah
|
$600
[3]
Not just a tangible lump of gold or such, it can also be a small bit of wisdom or information
a nugget
Anthony
|
$600
[23]
You can keep up with the "Jeopardy!" clue crew on this social networking site
Facebook
Sarah
|
|
$800
[10]
Omoikane is the god of wisdom in this indigenous Japanese religion
Shinto
Anthony
|
$800
[29]
1993: Robin was Daniel Hillard, who disguised himself as a housekeeper
Mrs. Doubtfire
Anthony
|
$800
[17]
Shakespeare used this term derived from the German to speak to a man's stockings, not a garden device
hose
Anthony
|
$800
[19]
The Precedent is a model of this small sporting vehicle that also moves people around retirement villages
a golf cart
Anthony
|
$800
[12]
A cluster of people, or more commonly, a flock of geese
a gaggle
Tom
|
$800
[24]
There's Craigslist & her list named for Ms. Hicks, who was frustrated when trying to find a good contractor
Angie's List
Tom
|
|
DD
$1,400
[11]
His steed Sleipnir had 8 legs & could really gallop across the sky
Odin
Anthony
|
$1,000
[30]
2009: Robin & John Travolta have to take care of 7-year-old twins
Old Dogs
|
$1,000
[18]
Houdini had an easy time getting out of these pants parts the Brits call "turn-ups"
cuffs
Anthony
|
$1,000
[20]
The Taiping, one of these fast 19th century ships, is seen here
a clipper
Sarah
|
$1,000
[13]
In 2009 this NYC landmark celebrated its 50th anniv. with an exhibition on its designer, Frank Lloyd Wright
the Guggenheim museum
Tom
|
$1,000
[25]
Its name sounds like a sharp cry, but this website offers reviews by real people of local businesses & restaurants
Yelp
Sarah
|
| WEST POINT ALUMNI | WHAT'S ON YOUR iPOD? | BLUE BOOKS | CITIES' LEADING NEWSPAPERS | FROM THE GREEK | WEB SITES |
|
$400
[15]
In 1962 he "return"ed to West Point to give an emotional speech on "Duty, Honor, Country"
Douglas MacArthur
Anthony
|
$400
[4]
(Jane Curtin gives the clue.) I'm never "Kind of Blue" when my iPod's playing the album of that title by this great trumpeter, also featuring John Coltrane
Miles Davis
Tom
|
$400
[8]
Appropriately, James Patterson followed up "Roses are Red" with this next Alex Cross mystery
Violets are Blue
Sarah
|
$400
[16]
Houston (also San Francisco)
The Chronicle
Anthony
|
$400
[2]
From the Greek for "fear" or "panic", it's an irrational fear of some particular object or situation
a phobia
Anthony
|
$400
[24]
This deadly spider is found in most parts of the world, including Australia, where it is called the Redback
the Black Widow
Anthony
|
|
$800
[19]
In 2010 this class of '74 man was named Commander of U.S. & NATO forces in Afghanistan
(David) Petraeus
Anthony
|
$800
[5]
(Cheech Marin gives the clue.) It sounded weird & then it sounded great when this Led Zeppelin legend teamed up with bluegrass star Alison Krauss on the album "Raising Sand"
Robert Plant
Anthony
|
$800
[9]
In a classic children's book, a girl lives for years by herself on this title island
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Sarah
|
$800
[14]
Cleveland, Ohio
The Plain Dealer
Tom
|
$800
[3]
This 10-letter term used by doctors for any number of skin inflammations is from the Greek word for "skin"
dermatitis
Tom
|
$800
[25]
Common in the U.S., this venomous Brown Spider is named for its habit of living in undisturbed locales, like attics
the brown recluse
Anthony
|
|
$1,200
[21]
This Virginian graduated second in his class in 1829 but quit the U.S. Army in 1861
(Robert E.) Lee
Anthony
|
$1,200
[6]
(Pat Sajak gives the clue.) I enjoy the music & the message of this electropop band that got its name from a French fashion magazine--because, you know, people are people
Depeche Mode
Anthony
|
$1,600
[22]
This gun-loving rocker has a "manifesto" called "Ted, White, and Blue"
Ted Nugent
Anthony
|
$1,200
[1]
Charlotte, North Carolina
The Observer
Anthony
|
$1,200
[11]
Hold on to your shorts--this building for exercises & playing sports is from the Greek for "to train naked"
a gymnasium
Anthony
|
$1,200
[26]
Named for a predatory mammal, these spiders of the family Lycosidae are found north of the Arctic Circle
the Wolf spider
Anthony
|
| — |
$1,600
[7]
(Charles Shaughnessy gives the clue.) If you want to know why I love this "Homicidal" Vegas rock band, look on "Mr. Brightside"
The Killers
Sarah
|
$2,000
[23]
"A Pair of Blue Eyes" is one of this author's "Wessex novels"
Thomas Hardy
|
$1,600
[17]
Indianapolis
The Star
Tom
|
$2,000
[13]
The name of this month may derive from that of the Greek goddess of love
April
Anthony
|
$1,600
[27]
Common in tropical regions, this spider constructs burrows lined with silk & spins a hinged barrier at the entrance
the Trapdoor spider
Anthony
|
| — |
$2,000
[20]
(Doug Savant gives the clue.) If my voice sounds smokier than usual, I've been listening to the music of this troubadour, also an actor in movies like "Down by Law"
Tom Waits
Tom
|
DD
$3,000
[10]
This astronomer penned "Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space"
Carl Sagan
Sarah
|
$2,000
[18]
Portland (the one in Multnomah County)
The Oregonian
Tom
|
DD
$3,000
[12]
This pardon, especially for political offenses against government, is from a Greek word for "forgetting"
an amnesty
Anthony
|
$2,000
[28]
Found in North & South America, this spider is named for the shape of the web seen here
the funnel-web spider (funnel spider accepted)
Anthony
|
In 1790 the USA's 1st law governing this protection gave it a term of 14 years; today it can extend well over a century
copyright