Gerard Coletta — a library assistant from Braintree, Massachusetts
Claudia Kasvin — a high school English tutor from Cincinnati, Ohio
Anthony Fox — an account executive from Arlington Heights, Illinois (whose 2-day cash winnings total $25,800)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony | $3,400 | $6,000 | $16,600 |
$13,599
3-day champion: $39,399 |
$15,200
22 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Claudia | $3,000 | $4,900 | $7,600 |
$4,598
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,600
15 R, 5 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Gerard | $800 | $600 | $9,800 |
$1
3rd place: $1,000 |
$9,800
11 R, 1 W |
| CHILDREN'S LITERATURE | ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN | WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE | NOW WE ARE SIX | CURIOUS | GEORGE |
|
$200
[10]
A publisher bet him that he couldn't write a book using 50 or fewer words; the result was "Green Eggs and Ham"
Dr. Seuss
Gerard
|
$200
[19]
Popular with nutritionists, the brown type of this is intentionally left unmilled
rice
Anthony
Gerard
|
$200
[1]
The split-jawed type of this constricting snake is native to the islands of Mauritius
a boa
Anthony
|
$200
[6]
Enacted in 1791, it guarantees the right to a trial by jury
the Sixth Amendment
Anthony
Gerard
|
$200
[13]
SpongeBob tells Gary, "Curiosity salted the snail", a play on this feline proverb
Curiosity killed the cat
Anthony
|
$200
[26]
This late Yankees owner said, "Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing"
George Steinbrenner
Anthony
|
|
$400
[12]
Sketches written for Punch became his first novel, "Lovers in London"; Winnie-the-Pooh came 21 years later
(A.A.) Milne
Anthony
|
$400
[20]
In 1900 this co. introduced the Brownie camera, making photography accessible to the masses
Kodak
Anthony
|
$400
[2]
The Amur tiger, aka this tiger, ranges from southeastern Russia to northern China
the Siberian tiger
Anthony
|
$400
[7]
Of the 6 prophets of Islam, Muhammad was the last & this early biblical guy was the first
Adam
Gerard
|
$400
[14]
"Curiosity" was shortened to this word for an unusual artifact
a curio
Anthony
|
$400
[27]
He got 3 Oscar nominations in one year, winning for his supporting role in "Syriana"
(George) Clooney
Anthony
|
|
$600
[16]
An out-of-control dog meets his match in John Grogan's him "and the Kittens"
Marley
Anthony
|
$600
[21]
John Brown's raid on the federal arsenal in this town made him a martyr to the antislavery cause
Harpers Ferry
Claudia
|
$600
[3]
Indonesia's the place to see this ape whose name comes from Malaysian for "person of the forest"
an orangutan
Claudia
|
$600
[8]
It's the sixth letter in the Greek alphabet, & it's similar to the last letter in ours
zeta
Anthony
|
$600
[15]
To look into what's none of your business, or to open a paint can
to pry
Claudia
|
— |
|
$800
[24]
David McKee's stories of this patchwork elephant subtly convey the message that it's OK to be different
Elmer
|
$800
[22]
The Cobb salad was invented at this Hollywood restaurant named for a hat
the Brown Derby
Anthony
|
$800
[4]
Go deep (though not 20,000 leagues) to find Architeuthis dux, this rarely seen cephalopod
the giant squid
Anthony
|
$800
[9]
The 6 schools of Hindu philosophy include Mimamsa, Vedanta & this one, usually associated with serene exercise
Yoga
Claudia
|
$800
[17]
Spider-Man's alter ego Peter could be called this 2-word phrase meaning a busybody
a nosy parker
Claudia
|
— |
|
$1,000
[25]
As well as kids' books, this 19th century author wrote "Examples in Arithmetic" & other math textbooks
Lewis Carroll
Claudia
|
$1,000
[23]
The Cortland variety of these brown very slowly after they're cut, making them a good choice for garnishes
apples
Claudia
|
$1,000
[5]
We have good hope you can tell us this alternate name for the African buffalo (it lives in Africa, by the way)
the Cape buffalo
Anthony
|
$1,000
[11]
A sexangle is another name for this geometric figure, from the Greek for "six"
a hexagon
Claudia
|
DD
$1,500
[18]
A Latin word for "to ask" gave us this adjective meaning curious for knowledge
inquisitive
Claudia
|
— |
| OPRAH GETS HISTORICAL | DENZEL WASHINGTON FILMS | A WOMAN'S PLACE IS IN THE HOUSE | WEAPONRY | THE NEXT BIBLE BOOK, ALPHABETICALLY | FOOD WORDS & PHRASES |
|
$400
[3]
(Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) I would have loved to have gone with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on a visit to the jail in this city where in 1963 he wrote one of his most eloquent statements of resistance without violence
Birmingham
Gerard
|
$400
[23]
Tom Hanks' Pennsylvania lawyer
Philadelphia
Anthony
|
$400
[1]
In 1983 Barbara Boxer punched in as a congresswoman from this state
California
Anthony
|
$400
[2]
An 1897 officer's knife, aka this, had a corkscrew & second blade; no one's neutral when holding one
a Swiss Army knife
Claudia
|
$400
[14]
Galatians
Genesis
Gerard
|
$400
[18]
Idiomatically, the stick is the coercion while this vegetable is the reward
the carrot
Claudia
|
|
$800
[10]
(Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) I'll need an interpreter to interview this amazing woman--& the audience would go wild when her teacher Anne Sullivan comes onstage
Helen Keller
Gerard
|
$800
[24]
A member of the 54th regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Glory
Claudia
|
$800
[4]
In 1978 she was elected to the house from N.Y.'s Ninth District; in 1984 she was not elected vice president
Geraldine Ferraro
Claudia
|
$800
[6]
A spray used in self-defense, or a spiked, club-like item to do even more damage
a mace
Anthony
|
DD
$500
[29]
John 3
Jonah
Claudia
|
$800
[19]
2 basic foods are joined together in this adjective for a type of pickle or for a basic need
bread & butter
Anthony
|
|
$1,200
[11]
(Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) My first question to him: I know Mrs. Simpson was the woman you loved, but was it worth it giving up the crown?
Edward VIII
Claudia
Gerard
|
$1,200
[25]
A NYC subway dispatcher
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
|
$1,200
[5]
She gently drifted down from Maine to D.C. in 1979; she's in the Senate now
(Olympia) Snowe
Anthony
|
$1,200
[7]
This sword from some royal tales is said to derive from Caladbolg, a weapon of Irish legend
Excalibur
Claudia
Gerard
|
$800
[15]
Proverbs
Psalms
Anthony
|
$1,200
[20]
A person who wears tight jeans that cause flab to spill out over the waistband is said to have this
a muffin top
Anthony
|
|
$1,600
[12]
(Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) I'd have a lot of questions for this 15th century teen girl, like "When did you first hear voices telling you to drive the English out of France?"
Joan of Arc
Gerard
|
$1,600
[26]
A man who has memorized the Bible
The Book of Eli
Claudia
|
$1,600
[8]
In 2002 this Florida Secretary of State published "Center of the Storm" & was elected to Congress
Katherine Harris
Gerard
|
$1,600
[16]
It's an alphanumeric Soviet assault rifle with a cyclic firing rate of 600 rounds per minute
an AK-47
Claudia
|
$1,200
[28]
Exodus
Ezekiel
|
$2,000
[22]
This 1928 Republican campaign slogan originated with a hope that Henry IV had for French peasants
"A chicken in every pot"
Claudia
|
|
$2,000
[13]
(Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) I'd ask this Polish-American patriot, for whom my home town is named, about the time he tried to sell his estates & use the money to free Thomas Jefferson's slaves
Thaddeus Kosciuszko
|
$2,000
[27]
A Mexico City bodyguard looking for revenge
Man on Fire
|
$2,000
[9]
Former Rep. Debbie Stabenow took a stab & is now a U.S. senator from this state
Michigan
Claudia
Gerard
|
$2,000
[17]
This flat, angular bomber the Air Force unveiled in 1988 can really fly under the radar--or through it
a Stealth Bomber (B-2)
Anthony
|
— |
DD
$3,000
[21]
California car buyers are protected by the Tanner Consumer Protection Act, known by this alliterative name
the Lemon Law
Anthony
|
This author whose 1st name is also an English word meaning a saying or motto was the 1st president of the Soviet writers' union
Maxim Gorky