IBM Challenge mini-documentary: "Why Jeopardy!?"
Johnny Marigliano — a pizza maker originally from Brooklyn, New York
Jean Dupon — a college chemistry instructor from San Carlos, California
Eureka Nutt — a paralegal from Canoga Park, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $18,801)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka | $1,000 | $2,800 | $17,600 |
$19,900
2-day champion: $38,701 |
$17,200
19 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Jean | $0 | $900 | $3,700 |
$1,700
3rd place: $1,000 |
$4,200
14 R, 7 W (including 1 DD) |
| Johnny | $2,200 | $3,600 | $7,600 |
$7,800
2nd place: $2,000 |
$7,600
17 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| GOOD GNUS | THE MUSIC OF CANADA | CHILI PEPPERS | TREBEKS IN ART HISTORY | THE STATE OF EVERYTHING | VOCABULARY |
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$200
[22]
This alternate name for a gnu is from the Afrikaans for "wild animal"
wildebeest
Johnny
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$200
[1]
You oughta know Flea & Dave Navarro played on this Ottawa singer's "You Oughta Know"
Alanis Morissette
Eureka
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$200
[4]
Chipotles are dried & smoked types of these chilis
jalapeños
Johnny
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$200
[7]
An anonymousancestorof mine appears in one of thepaintingsin Niaux, this type of place
a cave
Johnny
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$200
[9]
Its state beverage:orange juice
Florida
Jean
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$200
[11]
Trace back the Greek roots & you'll find that heliolatry is the worship of this
the Sun
Jean
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$400
[23]
The spotted type of this canine is one of the gnu's principal predators
the hyena
Eureka
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$400
[2]
This country star from Windsor sang "The Woman In Me (Needs The Man In You)" & "(If You're Not In It For Love) I'm Outta Here!"
Shania Twain
Eureka
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$400
[5]
These fruit-named peppers are sometimes confused with hotter, yellow wax chilis
banana peppers
Eureka
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$400
[8]
Uncle Al's head got a little swelled around 1508 after doing atestfor this artist
Michelangelo
Johnny
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$400
[10]
Its state vegetable:the Walla Walla sweet onion
Washington
Johnny
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$400
[12]
Latin gets its name from "Latium", a region of this country
Italy
Jean
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DD
$500
[28]
Gnus are one of the main sights for those on safari in this Tanzanian national park established in 1951
the Serengeti National Park
Jean
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$600
[3]
We'll give you more than 5 cents if you know this Alberta band hit No. 1 in 2001 with "How You Remind Me"
Nickelback
Johnny
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$600
[25]
Often used in cajun recipes, this chili pepper is also known as a bird pepper, ginnie pepper or finger chili
cayenne
Johnny
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$600
[16]
Around 1600, distant cousin Aristotlesat in for acardinalfor this Spanish artist
El Greco
Johnny
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$600
[19]
Its state tree:the kukui, also known as the candlenut
Hawaii
Eureka
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$600
[13]
Nimbus can refer to a cloud or to one of these seen around someone's head in art
a halo
Johnny
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$600
[26]
In this language a gnu is known as a nyumbu
Swahili
Jean
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$800
[6]
This Ontario rocker ruled the '80s with hits like "Cuts Like A Knife"
Bryan Adams
Johnny
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— |
$800
[17]
There's good old Adelberg Trebek, but this Dutchman just used al as amodelfor 1654's "Jan Six"
Rembrandt
Eureka
Johnny
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$800
[21]
Its state dance:the two-step
Texas
Johnny
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$800
[14]
To musicians in a jam session, this edible item means to improvise in an idle, careless way & may precede "around"
noodle
Jean
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$800
[27]
The 2 main species of gnu bear the names of these 2 colors that sound like how an angry gnu could leave you
black & blue
Jean
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$1,000
[20]
This "Fly By Night" power trio formed in Toronto in 1968; Neil Peart joined in '74 (cue the drum solo)
Rush
Eureka
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— |
$1,000
[18]
Oh, Cousin Alain, you had no business in this man's "Impression, Sunrise"--probably why you didn't make thefinal cut
(Claude) Monet
Jean
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$1,000
[24]
Its state reptile:the diamondback terrapin
Maryland
Eureka
Jean
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$1,000
[15]
This word meaning "violently frenzied" is likely derived from ursine pelts worn by Old Norse warriors
berserk
Johnny
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| ON THE AFRICAN MAP | SUE GRAFTON'S ALPHABET MYSTERIES | THE JOY OF 6-LETTER WORDS | U.S. GRANT | MY MICHELLE | LET'S GET LOUD |
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$400
[8]
The Blue & White Nile meet near this Sudanese city whose name means "elephant's trunk"
Khartoum
Johnny
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$400
[1]
Here's the proof:"E is for..."
Evidence
Eureka
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$400
[3]
It's the top, or a meeting of heads of state
a summit
Eureka
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$400
[14]
In April 1861, a week after this fort fell, Grant wrote, "There are but two parties now, traitors and patriots"
Fort Sumter
Johnny
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$400
[12]
Her Secret Service code name is Renaissance
Michelle Obama
Eureka
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$400
[2]
Step right up for this beastly term for the person outside a carnival who loudly entices potential customers
a barker
Jean
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$800
[9]
Ras Ben Sakka in this country is the northernmost point in Africa
Tunisia
Jean
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$800
[23]
A strong current:"U is for..."
Undertow
Jean
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$800
[15]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew bangs on his bongos.) Bongos are generally tuned this 8-toned diatonic interval apart
an octave
Jean
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$1,600
[28]
In 1862 General Simon Buckner surrendered to Grant; 23 years later he provided this service at Grant's funeral
a pallbearer
Eureka
Jean
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$800
[13]
Between 1998 & 2005, she won the U.S. figure skating championship 8 consecutive times
Michelle Kwan
Johnny
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$800
[4]
In John 11, Jesus "cried out with a loud voice" & commanded this dead man to "come forth"
Lazarus
Eureka
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$1,200
[10]
Africa is connected to Asia via this isthmus
the Suez
Jean
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$1,200
[24]
Make a killing:"H is for..."
Homicide
Eureka
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$1,200
[16]
This French word for "truth" is often found after "cinema"
verite
Eureka
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$2,000
[27]
Grant served under generals Zachary Taylor & Winfield Scott during this war & was promoted for bravery twice
the Mexican-American War
Jean
Johnny
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$1,200
[17]
In 2002, at age 12, she became the youngest golfer ever to qualify for an LPGA event
Michelle Wie
Jean
Johnny
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$1,200
[5]
Heimdall, a son of this Norse god, is destined to blow his horn at the end of time to wake the gods
Odin
Eureka
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$1,600
[11]
On old maps the African country of Ghana was known as this coast
the Gold Coast
Eureka
Jean
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$1,600
[25]
Make an objective decision:"J is for..."
Judgment
Jean
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DD
$2,000
[20]
It can mean both narrow-minded & also nearsighted
myopic
Eureka
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— |
$1,600
[18]
She made the very first cover of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 1990 & then again in 1999
Michelle Pfeiffer
Jean
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$1,600
[6]
Seen & heard here, it's the loudest insect on the planet
a cicada
Johnny
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$2,000
[22]
If you want to go from "A" to "Z" you can travel from this "A" country to Zambia next door
Angola
Jean
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$2,000
[26]
Full of evil intent:"M is for..."
Malice
Johnny
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$2,000
[21]
The "truth" is it was the Communist Party's newspaper in the USSR
Pravda
Eureka
|
— |
$2,000
[19]
In 2005 she & her "Brokeback Mountain" co-star Heath Ledger had a daughter, Matilda
Michelle Williams
Eureka
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DD
$2,000
[7]
For the common man or not, it's a loud, musical flourish of trumpets
a fanfare
Johnny
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As 2 different characters, she is the first actress to win lead acting Emmys in both the drama & comedy categories
Edie Falco