Christopher Short game 7.
Tim Kresowik — a urology resident from Iowa City, Iowa
Heather Timberlake — a new mom from Miami, Florida
Christopher Short — a pub trivia editor from Crawfordsville, Indiana (whose 6-day cash winnings total $94,752)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher | $1,400 | $6,800 | $9,600 |
$11,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,600
18 R, 3 W |
| Heather | $600 | $3,200 | $6,200 |
$10,200
3rd place: $1,000 |
$8,400
14 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Tim | $4,400 | $5,000 | $13,400 |
$19,201
New champion: $19,201 |
$12,000
18 R (including 1 DD), 5 W |
| RIVER CITY | HOMER (SIMPSON)'S ODYSSEY | MEASURE THIS! | EASY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | NAVY SEALS | ENDS IN "SS" |
|
$200
[6]
Cologne, Germany
the Rhine
Tim
|
$200
[16]
It's the maiden name of the gal Homer married in Shotgun Pete's wedding chapel & of the gal JFK married in Newport
Bouvier
Heather
|
$200
[21]
Contrary to its name, this signature cowboy accessory would actually hold about 96 ounces
a ten-gallon hat
Christopher
|
$200
[11]
The presence of this letter chromosome determines that a zygote will develop into a male
Y
Christopher
|
$200
[26]
This wrestler & Minnesota governor served on a SEAL underwater demolition team in the Vietnam era
Jesse Ventura
Tim
|
$200
[1]
Proverbially speaking, it's what "cleanliness is next to"
godliness
Heather
|
|
$400
[7]
Basel, Switzerland
the Rhine
Tim
|
$400
[17]
In "The Homer They Fall", after learning he can withstand any blow to the head, Homer becomes a pro one of these
a boxer
Heather
|
$400
[22]
Used by junks & schooners alike, it's about 1.15 miles
a nautical mile
Christopher
|
$400
[12]
Early studies focused on finding the structure not of carbs & fat but of this compound, collagen being one example
protein
Christopher
|
$400
[27]
U.S. special operations commander Eric T. Olson is the first SEAL to achieve 4-star status as one of these
an admiral
Heather
|
$400
[2]
Place your bets! Each May Baltimore's Pimlico Track hosts this Triple Crown race
the Preakness
Tim
|
|
$600
[8]
Strasbourg, France
the Rhine
Tim
|
$600
[18]
Homer's dislikes include his boss (Mr. Burns), yard work & his next-door neighbor, this man
Ned Flanders
Christopher
|
$600
[23]
Due to drying & planing, the piece of lumber known by this name is actually 1 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches
a two-by-four
Heather
|
$600
[13]
These one-celled organisms that may cause disease also produce the "snipping" enzymes that create recombinant DNA
bacteria
Tim
|
$600
[28]
SEAL Christopher Cassidy completed training as one of these in 2006; he was a mission specialist on STS-127
an astronaut
Christopher
Tim
|
$600
[3]
It describes any invertebrate animal, or a person lacking courage
spineless
Heather
|
|
$800
[9]
Arnhem, Netherlands
the Rhine
Christopher
|
$800
[19]
Homer's official bio says he's earned "the distinction of being the longest-term entry-level employee" here
the Springfield nuclear plant
Christopher
|
$800
[24]
Bring your hoe! This unit of land is equal to 43,560 square feet
an acre
Christopher
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$1,000
[15]
Linus Pauling used X-ray crystallography to study the patterns of keratin in this body part
hair
Heather
|
$800
[29]
As a SEAL team leader in Vietnam, this Nebraska senator earned the Medal of Honor
Bob Kerrey
|
$800
[4]
From the Greek for "bottomless", it's an immeasurably deep chasm or void
an abyss
Heather
|
|
$1,000
[10]
Vienna, Austria
the Danube
Tim
|
$1,000
[20]
Homer's hippie mom abandoned him, so he was raised by a non-hippie dad named this
Abe
Christopher
|
$1,000
[25]
In a blood pressure reading such as 115/75, the numbers represent these of mercury
millimeters
Tim
|
DD
$2,200
[14]
This process is benign when it replicates DNA segments, but makes people nervous when it replicates mammals
cloning
Tim
|
$1,000
[30]
SEAL John Gay survived a firefight in this Somali capital after a bullet deflected off the knife he wore
Mogadishu
Christopher
|
$1,000
[5]
After you stuff a turkey, you might do this to it, meaning tie up the wings & legs for easier cooking & a nice appearance
truss
Heather
Tim
|
| ANCIENT EGYPT | TITLE ROLE PLAYING | AMENDMENT HIGHLIGHTS | BLUE LITERATURE | "EU" FIRST | I'M NEXT! |
|
$400
[26]
The Egyptians were the first known civilization to power boats using these, probably large leafy fronds on the bow
sails
Christopher
Tim
|
$400
[16]
"Lawrence of Arabia"
(Peter) O'Toole
Tim
|
$400
[1]
"Congress shall make no law"
the 1st
Christopher
|
$400
[3]
In this detective's 1892 "Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle", the carbuncle was a blue garnet hidden in a goose
Sherlock Holmes
Tim
|
$400
[2]
It's from the Greek for "well spoken"; Bindi Irwin gave a moving one for her dad
a eulogy
Tim
|
$400
[21]
Secretaries of State:Madeleine Albright, Colin Powell...
(Condoleezza) Rice
Christopher
|
|
$800
[27]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map of Egypt on the monitor.) Egypt originally hugged the Nile River, but over the next 1,200 years, it gradually grew to cover an area reaching as far north as this river by the 1400s B.C.
the Euphrates
Heather
Tim
|
$800
[17]
"Turner & Hooch" (just Turner, please)
(Tom) Hanks
Christopher
|
$800
[8]
"A well regulated militia, being necessary"
the 2nd Amendment
Heather
|
$800
[4]
Created by Charles Perrault, this fairy tale villain who killed 6 wives may be based on real murderer Gilles de Rais
Bluebeard
Heather
Tim
|
$800
[12]
Traditionally they guarded the harem
eunuchs
Christopher
|
$800
[22]
Years in the Chinese calendar:Dog, pig...(a smaller critter)
rat
Christopher
|
|
$1,200
[28]
During the Old Kingdom, Egyptians would paint their eyelids this color using malachite, an oxide of copper
green
Christopher
Heather
|
$1,200
[18]
"Fantastic Mr. Fox"
(George) Clooney
Christopher
|
$1,600
[10]
"Nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted"
the 8th
Tim
|
$1,200
[5]
4 years after "The Red Badge of Courage", he wrote "The Blue Hotel", considered one of his finest short stories
Stephen Crane
Heather
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$1,200
[13]
It's another name for Holy Communion in the Catholic church
Eucharist
Tim
|
$1,200
[23]
Presidents:Van Buren, Harrison...
Tyler
Heather
|
|
$1,600
[29]
A Greek scholar named Callimachus wrote a bibliographical survey of the authors of the books held here
the Alexandrian Library
Heather
|
$1,600
[19]
"Peggy Sue Got Married"
Kathleen Turner
|
DD
$2,000
[9]
"Nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself"
the 5th Amendment
Heather
|
$2,000
[7]
Elizabeth Kata wrote the novel this "of Blue" on which a 1965 Sidney Poitier movie was based
A Patch
|
$1,600
[14]
Surveyors named this city in northeastern Ohio for a mathematician
Euclid
Tim
|
$1,600
[24]
U.N. Secretaries-General:Javier Perez de Cuellar, Boutros Boutros-Ghali...
Kofi Annan
Tim
|
|
$2,000
[30]
In some cases you could buy this guide for the departed "off the rack" & have a scribe fill in your name
the Egyptian Book of the Dead
|
$2,000
[20]
"Mary Reilly"
Julia Roberts
|
$2,000
[11]
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude"
the 13th
Tim
|
DD
$3,000
[6]
In this 1908 romance by Henry de Vere Stacpoole, a pair of 8-year old cousins are marooned on a tropical island
The Blue Lagoon
Heather
|
$2,000
[15]
It's the brass instrument heard here
a euphonium
Christopher
|
$2,000
[25]
Popes:Pius XII, John XXIII...
Paul VI
Christopher
Heather
Tim
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Of the nations with adjectives in their common names, only this Western Hemisphere one bears the name of a religious order
the Dominican Republic