Mark Pudlow — a teachers' union spokesman from Havana, Florida
Sara Lichterman — a web editor from Arlington, Virginia
Carl Bradshaw — a financial manager from St. Louis, Missouri (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,599)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl | $4,600 | $7,200 | $8,400 |
$6,300
2-day champion: $17,899 |
$8,000
18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Sara | $2,000 | $3,400 | $10,200 |
$2,200
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,400
14 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Mark | $0 | $3,600 | $10,400 |
$399
3rd place: $1,000 |
$10,400
11 R, 1 W |
| MARCH 4th! | OPRAH'S FIRSTS | A REPORTER'S BASIC QUESTIONS | TECH-KNOW | WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE | CROSSWORD CLUES "H" |
|
$200
[14]
1902: This organization is founded in Chicago to promote safe roads; it still helps drivers today
AAA
Carl
|
$200
[21]
(Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) For a 2005 show on age-defying things for women, I had this part of my body "stabbed" with a special gun; I was told the 2 clicks would hurt "a little", yeah, right!
ear
|
$200
[23]
In a Dr. Seuss title, Horton hears him
a Who
Sara
|
$200
[7]
This Apple product that was rolled out in 2010 has a 9.7-inch screen & is 1/2 inch thick
the iPad
Carl
|
$200
[1]
Under the Hernando De Soto Bridge in Memphis:this river
the Mississippi
Carl
|
$200
[5]
A Japanese-style grill(7)
hibachi
Carl
|
|
$400
[15]
1789: This document goes into effect
the Constitution
Sara
|
$400
[22]
(Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) In 2005 I said Wisteria Lane "seems like such a nice quiet street where nothing much ever happens" when I guest starred as a new neighbor on this show
Desperate Housewives
Mark
|
$400
[27]
This word found on most lightbulbs is the unit of power equivalent to one joule per second
a watt
Carl
|
$400
[8]
Hereyou can clearly see the logo of this hi-def format for home theaters in 1080p
Blu-ray
Carl
|
$400
[2]
Beneath the Bay Bridge in Maryland:this bay
the Chesapeake
Carl
|
$400
[11]
A plant eater(9)
herbivore
Carl
|
|
$600
[18]
1845: He is inaugurated as the 11th president
Polk
Mark
|
$600
[24]
(Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) In 1994, 8 years after I vowed to do it, I ran a full one of these--the Marine Corps one in D.C.; it took me 4:29:15, but I did it!
a marathon
Carl
|
$600
[28]
This word precedes "in the course of human events"
when
Carl
|
$600
[9]
smugmug.com lets you share these & back them up
pictures (or photographs)
Carl
|
$800
[4]
Beneath the Rialto Bridge in Venice:this busy waterway
the Grand Canal
Sara
|
$600
[13]
A fraud or a fake(4)
hoax
|
|
$800
[19]
1933: 5 years before the Anschluss, Prime Minister Dollfuss dissolves this nation's parliament
Austria
Mark
|
$800
[25]
(Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) In 2002 I worked the drivethrough at this fast food chain; a customer (who turned out to be my own lawyer!) complained about the slow service, then drove around & got a big surprise, "I'm lovin' it!"
McDonald's
Carl
|
$800
[29]
The first word that's missing from the song title "Have All The Flowers Gone"
where
Mark
|
$800
[10]
Copying info from a computer to a CD is called burning; doing the reverse is this other destructive term
ripping
Sara
|
DD
$1,000
[3]
Under the Petofi Bridge in Budapest:this river
the Danube
Carl
|
$800
[16]
A pagan(7)
heathen
Carl
Sara
|
|
$1,000
[20]
1887: When Benz is still a competitor, this man unveils his first car
(Gottlieb) Daimler
Sara
|
$1,000
[26]
(Oprah Winfrey gives the clue.) In 2003 I learned to "let go of my feet" when I "flew" in the harness this "Titanic" singer used in her $95 million theatre at Caesars in Las Vegas
Celine Dion
Sara
|
$1,000
[30]
It's what the doctor was asked during the illness of sewing machine inventor Elias
how (or, really, "How is Howe?")
Mark
|
$1,000
[12]
Seen here is an icon for this 3-letter service that feeds you updates on your favorite web sites
RSS
Carl
|
$1,000
[6]
Beneath the Vasco da Gama Bridge in Lisbon:this river
the Tagus
|
$1,000
[17]
Excessive arrogance or pride(6)
hubris
Carl
|
| THE HUMAN BODY | AUTHORS | LATIN LOVER NEEDED | ART & MUSIC | THESE BOOTS | MADE FOR WALKEN |
|
$400
[18]
Just below the adrenal glands, these bean-shaped organs are each about the size of a large bar of soap
the kidneys
Carl
|
$400
[1]
This Garp creator also wrote the children's book "A Sound Like Someone Trying Not to Make a Sound"
(John) Irving
Mark
|
$400
[16]
"Against", as in a lawsuit
versus
Carl
Sara
|
$400
[6]
Over 4,500 years old, a seated lyre player from the Cyclades is an early treasure of this country's art
Greece
Sara
|
$400
[23]
"Don't forget" these waterproof boots worn over the shoes is one of Gwyneth Paltrow's tips for visiting London
galoshes
Carl
Sara
|
$400
[11]
1977:Duane Hall, a brother
Annie Hall
Sara
|
|
$800
[26]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows an anatomical diagram on the monitor.) The mammalian tubes named for Italian anatomist Gabriel Fallopius connects the ovaries to the upper part of this organ
the uterus
Carl
|
$800
[2]
She followed up "Eat, Pray, Love" with a book on marriage called "Committed"
(Elizabeth) Gilbert
Sara
|
$800
[17]
"For the time being", like a senator presiding over the Senate
pro tem.
Mark
|
$800
[7]
Vermeer's "Music Lesson" shows a chaste young lady at the keyboard instrument fittingly called this
a virginal
|
$1,200
[29]
Following a day on the slopes, warm up your tootsies in a pair of these boots whose French name says what they're for
après-ski boots
|
$800
[12]
1999:Hessian Horseman, an antagonist
Sleepy Hollow
|
|
$1,200
[19]
Appropriately, the name of this blood vessel means "great artery"
aorta
Sara
|
$1,200
[3]
On his 1950 death, this man who looked into the future was called "The Wintry Conscience of a Generation"
George Orwell
|
$1,600
[21]
"Elsewhere"--in English, it's an excuse
alibi
Sara
|
$1,200
[8]
Thispianist & composer was painted by Delacroix in the 1830s, the decade when he became a force in Paris
Frédéric Chopin
|
$1,600
[28]
Yupik for "bearded seal" gives us the name of these soft boots worn by Eskimos
mukluks
Mark
|
$1,600
[14]
2002:Frank Abagnale, a father
Catch Me If You Can
Sara
|
|
$1,600
[24]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows an anatomical animation on the monitor.) The joint in your neck that allows you to move your head from side to side is classified as this type, which rotates around a central axis
a pivot joint
|
$1,600
[4]
His greatest novel was a commercial flop, so he supported his family with stories like "Bartleby the Scrivener"
(Herman) Melville
Sara
Mark
|
$2,000
[22]
"By the fact itself"
ipso facto
Mark
|
$1,600
[9]
Pictures by artist Victor Hartmann inspired Mussorgsky's "Pictures at" one of these
an Exhibition
Mark
|
$2,000
[27]
Boots from this brand, whose logo is seen here, were worn by soldiers on both sides of the American Civil War
Frye
|
$2,000
[15]
1989:Whitley Strieber, an abductee?
Communion
|
|
$2,000
[25]
Broca's speech area is in the frontal lobe of this largest portion of the brain
the cerebrum
|
$2,000
[5]
A Pulitzer for "American Pastoral" is one of the honors bestowed on this Newarker
(Philip) Roth
Mark
|
DD
$2,500
[20]
"By each head", in a country
per capita
Sara
|
$2,000
[10]
This patron saint of music has often been depicted in art, as here in a work of around 1600
Saint Cecilia
|
— |
DD
$2,500
[13]
2007:Wilbur Turnblad, a father
Hairspray
Sara
|
In 1919, barely 20 years after its discovery, it was the world's most expensive substance at $3 million an ounce
radium