Polly Ruf — a zoo docent from Chesterfield, Missouri
Chris Clayton — an agribusiness finance attorney from Denver, Colorado
Adam Marshall — a student of government originally from Bethesda, Maryland (whose 1-day cash winnings total $26,600)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | $3,400 | $4,400 | $21,200 |
$25,200
2-day champion: $51,800 |
$22,200
26 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Chris | $2,200 | $2,600 | $8,200 |
$11,601
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,200
12 R, 2 W |
| Polly | $2,800 | $6,200 | $5,800 |
$10,800
3rd place: $1,000 |
$5,800
11 R, 2 W |
| "H"EALTH & MEDICINE | ON MY DOG'S iPOD | LESSER-KNOWN NAMES | THE INTERNET | OUT OF JAIL | LA CATEGORIEJEOPARDY! |
|
$200
[11]
It's an allergy to the pollen of certain plants, like ragweed
hay fever
Adam
|
$200
[1]
The first song my dog downloaded was "Atomic Dog" by this funky member of Parliament
George Clinton
Polly
|
$200
[16]
Manny Rosenfeld, Moe Strauss & Jack Jackson co-founded this company in 1921
the Pep Boys
Chris
|
$200
[26]
To make a purchase on this department store's website, you click the "Add to Brown Bag" button
Bloomingdales
Chris
|
$200
[6]
Arrested in 1902 & exiled to Siberia, this future dictator was freed in 1917, after the czar's overthrow
Stalin
Adam
|
$200
[21]
Les reponses idiots
STUPID ANSWERS
Adam
|
|
$400
[12]
It's the medical term for high blood pressure
hypertension
Adam
|
$400
[2]
My dog can't help it--he salivates every time he listens to the disco classic "Ring My" this
"Bell"
Polly
|
$600
[18]
Lorraine Collett posed for the cover of this raisin company's box in 1915; in 1974 she gave the company the red bonnet
Sun-Maid
Adam
|
$400
[27]
loc.gov is the website for this place, home to about 745 miles of bookshelves
the Library of Congress
Chris
|
$400
[7]
Actress being arrestedherein Cleveland in 1970 with suspicious pills later revealed to be just vitamins
Jane Fonda
Polly
|
$400
[22]
Les potables virils
POTENT POTABLES
Adam
|
|
$600
[13]
(Here's Jimmy.) Collectively, the biceps femoris, semitendinosus & semimembranosus muscles are called this, which flexes & rotates the hip & knee joints
the hamstring muscles
|
$600
[3]
For inspiration, my dog listens to "Bark At The Moon", the title track of a 1983 album by this metal man
Ozzy Osbourne
Chris
|
$800
[19]
John Pistole is the administrator of this government body, which oversees the Federal Air Marshal Service
the TSA
Adam
|
$600
[28]
eBay acquired this purchasing service company in 2002
PayPal
Polly
|
$600
[8]
After about a year of incarceration, hewas let out of jail in Poland in November of 1982
(Lech) Walesa
Adam
|
$600
[23]
Lacs et fleuves
LAKES & RIVERS
|
|
$800
[14]
Anemia can be caused by red blood cells that are deficient in this pigment
hemoglobin
Chris
|
$800
[4]
My dog really sinks his teeth into the George Thorogood classic "Bad To" this
"The Bone"
Polly
|
DD
$1,000
[17]
The teensy "JF" at the base of Washington's neck on the obverse of this belongs to John Flanagan, its sculptor
the quarter
Adam
|
— |
$800
[9]
In 1971, President Nixon commuted this labor leader's 13-year jail sentence, & he was released
Jimmy Hoffa
Chris
|
$800
[24]
Avant et apres
BEFORE & AFTER
Polly
|
|
$1,000
[15]
It's the surgical removal of the uterus
hysterectomy
Adam
|
$1,000
[5]
My dog loves the upbeat chorus of this Grammy-winning song by the Baha Men
"Who Let The Dogs Out"
Polly
|
$1,000
[20]
Maurice Wilkins shared the 1962 Nobel Prize with these 2 guys for determining the structure of DNA
Watson & Crick
Polly
|
— |
$1,000
[10]
Thisformer professor & L.S.D. advocate escaped from a California jail in September of 1970 & lived on the run for years
(Timothy) Leary
Adam
|
$1,000
[25]
Ces fichus Etrusques
THOSE DARN ETRUSCANS
Polly
|
| LAKES & RIVERS | MOVIES BY INITIALS | 19th CENTURY AMERICAN LIT | INCLUDES A PAPAL NAME | GIMME 5 | "O" YES! |
|
$400
[9]
Windermere is the biggest lake in this country's Lake District
England
Polly
|
$400
[18]
2010, with animated Vikings: "H.T.T.Y.D."
How to Train Your Dragon
Chris
|
$400
[2]
In 1853 Harriet Beecher Stowe published "A Key to" this novel, with facts & figures to back up its accuracy
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Chris
|
$400
[1]
This frozen citrus mall favorite was first served in 1928 & now has a line of premium fruit smoothies
Orange Julius
Adam
|
$400
[26]
x 16
80
Chris
|
$400
[16]
Reliable park attraction seen here
Old Faithful
Chris
|
|
$800
[10]
Africa's Lake Victoria lies in 3 countries: Tanzania, Kenya & this one
Uganda
|
$800
[19]
2008, starring Robert Downey Jr.: "I.M."
Iron Man
Adam
|
$800
[5]
"The Fair God" by Lew Wallace tells of the conquest of Mexico by this explorer
(Hernando) Cortes
Adam
|
$800
[3]
"Oh Yes I Am" this, just like in the title of a 1983 Billy Joel album & song
an innocent man
Adam
|
DD
$600
[29]
x the number of degrees in a circle
1800
Adam
|
$800
[17]
His song "Caribbean Queen" sailed to No. 1 in 1984
Billy Ocean
Polly
|
|
$1,200
[11]
The western half of Lake Balkhash in this largest "stan" is freshwater; the eastern half is saltwater
Kazakhstan
Adam
|
$1,200
[20]
2010, set in the animated land of Far, Far Away: "S.F.A."
Shrek Forever After
Chris
|
$1,200
[6]
In an 1863 story by Edward Everett Hale, army officer Philip Nolan becomes "The Man Without" this
a Country
Adam
|
$1,200
[4]
An homage to Charles Schulz, the project named for this character helps needy kids by "providing security through blankets"
Linus
Polly
|
$800
[27]
Cubed
125
Adam
Chris
|
$1,200
[23]
You definitely wanted to be on the good side of this god when you went to the other side
Osiris
Adam
|
|
$1,600
[12]
In 1973 Syrians completed Tabka Dam, one of the world's largest on this river they call al Furat
the Euphrates
Adam
|
$1,600
[21]
2007, actually about religion & oil: "T.W.B.B."
There Will Be Blood
Chris
|
$1,600
[7]
Chapter 1 of this Hawthorne novel is titled "The Old Pyncheon Family"
The House of the Seven Gables
|
$1,600
[14]
Founded in 1970, the name of this "lifestyle-specific" hipster store means "city clothiers"
Urban Outfitters
Adam
|
$1,200
[28]
x the equivalent of the Roman numeral XX
100
Adam
|
$1,600
[24]
It's an Italian word for a rule enforcing silence
omerta
Adam
|
|
$2,000
[13]
This German river rises in the Czech Republic, where it's known as the Labe
the Elbe
Adam
Polly
|
$2,000
[22]
2005, Edward R. Murrow versus Joe McCarthy: "G.N.A.G.L."
Good Night and Good Luck
Adam
|
$2,000
[8]
In 1876 Mark Twain collaborated on a play, "Ah Sin", with this author of "The Luck of Roaring Camp"
Bret Harte
Adam
|
DD
$3,000
[15]
Meaning "not merciful", it's a 9-letter word for harsh weather
inclement
Adam
|
$2,000
[30]
x the square root of 121
55
Chris
|
$2,000
[25]
Thisendangered giraffe relative is more at home in the rainforest than on the open plain
okapi
Adam
|
The last time the University of Michigan retired a football number was in 1994, in honor of this center who graduated in 1935
Gerald Ford