First game consolation prizes sponsored. Sponsor's name appears on podiums under prize totals at conclusion of game. (Sponsorship does not appear on reruns.)
Ellen Mizio — a forensics researcher from Tampa, Florida
Matt Douma — a standardized test scorer from Minneapolis, Minnesota
Amit Kurlekar — an attorney from Oakland, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $16,801)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amit | $2,400 | $4,400 | $14,000 |
$11,999
2nd place: $2,000 |
$14,200
18 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| Matt | $-1,400 | $2,800 | $8,000 |
$14,100
New champion: $14,100 |
$8,000
13 R, 2 W |
| Ellen | $600 | $2,000 | $4,800 |
$800
3rd place: $1,000 |
$6,800
12 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| NOTIONS | 50 YEARS AGO--1961 | ALL IN THE FAMILY | ALSO A ZODIAC SYMBOL | FORBES' RICHEST PEOPLE 2011 | TV CATCHPHRASES |
|
$200
[26]
His notion that the Sun was the center of the solar system was published in 1543
Copernicus
Ellen
|
$200
[2]
That's a Cuban soldier standing on a U.S. B-26 in the aftermath of this failed April 1961 operation
the Bay of Pigs
Amit
|
$200
[8]
This symbol of the United States is derived from 2 earlier symbolic folklore figures--Brother Jonathan & Yankee Doodle
Uncle Sam
Ellen
|
$200
[21]
In a beloved children's tale, Ferdinand is one of these
a bull
Ellen
|
$200
[16]
In 2011 he was no longer the world's richest person--only because he gave $28 billion to his foundation
(Bill) Gates
Amit
|
$200
[1]
"Will you accept this rose?"
The Bachelor
Matt
|
|
$400
[27]
In the shade of apple trees with William Stukeley, he said it was just like when the notion of gravity came to him
Newton
Matt
|
$600
[4]
The 23rd Amendment, giving these people the right to vote, was ratified March 29, 1961
citizens of Washington, D.C.
Amit
Matt
|
$400
[9]
In 1970 Quaker introduced this woman's Complete Pancake & Waffle Mix
Aunt Jemima
Amit
|
$400
[22]
Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen, Robin & Maurice Gibb
twins
Amit
|
$400
[17]
The bulk of the holdings of No. 10, Christy Walton, the world's richest woman, are in this company
Walmart
Matt
|
$400
[7]
"Sit on it"
Happy Days
Ellen
|
|
$600
[28]
In this theory Truman thought a nation's fall to communism would cause neighboring nations to follow suit
the domino theory
Amit
|
$800
[5]
This Nazi captured in Argentina was sentenced to death in Jerusalem on December 15
Eichmann
Ellen
|
$600
[10]
Hey Michael, this Mario Puzo novel was published in 1969
The Godfather
Amit
|
$600
[23]
Microsoft recommends that your computer have at least 1 gigabyte of this to run Windows 7
RAM
Matt
|
$600
[18]
This Omahan, third on the list, said, "The asset I most value, aside from health, is... friends"
Warren Buffett
Matt
|
$600
[13]
"Here it is, your moment of zen"
The Daily Show
Matt
|
| — |
DD
$1,000
[3]
Peter Benenson's 1961 news article "The Forgotten Prisoners" is considered the birth of this organization
Amnesty International
Amit
|
$800
[11]
After a starving dog faked his own death, this nursery rhyme woman "went to the alehouse to get him some beer"
Old Mother Hubbard
Amit
|
$800
[24]
William Tell proved himself an able one of these
an archer
Amit
|
$800
[19]
Big in conservative politics, Charles & David are brothers with this last name & are ranked 18 & 19
Koch
Matt
|
$800
[14]
"Suit up!"
How I Met Your Mother
Matt
|
| — |
$1,000
[6]
In April he orbited the Earth once
Yuri Gagarin
Matt
|
$1,000
[12]
He did his great missionary work after going to Hawaii in 1863 as a substitute for the ailing Father Pamphile
Father Damien
|
$1,000
[25]
Chevre is cheese made from its milk
a goat
Ellen
|
$1,000
[20]
$23.3 billion gets Sheldon Adelson to No. 16; his $1.9 billion Palazzo resort opened in this city in 2007
Las Vegas
|
$1,000
[15]
"God'll get you for that, Walter"
Maude
|
| NOTIONS | MOVIE TITLE SONGS | LOOK WHAT THE CAT SCAN DRAGGED IN | "PSYCH"! | U.S. BIRTHPLACES | A VISIT TO THE MET |
|
$400
[21]
Collectors of these proverbially "cute" items from the notions counter should get a copy of "The Big Book of" them
buttons
|
$400
[11]
1980:Dolly Parton
"9 To 5"
Ellen
|
$400
[3]
CAT scans use this type of electromagnetic radiation, albeit at low doses
X-rays
|
$400
[1]
Motivational directional term meaning to prepare for an activity by getting excited
psych up
Amit
|
$400
[14]
Noted for its zoo, this city 15 miles north of Tijuana is often called the "Birthplace of California"
San Diego
Matt
|
$400
[23]
(Alex reports from the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center.) The 2011-2012 Metropolitan Opera season opens with world-famous soprano Anna Netrebko starring as this ill-fated wife of Henry VIII
Anne Boleyn
Ellen
|
|
$800
[22]
Until about the 15th century, these had no eyes
needles
|
$800
[12]
1973:Paul McCartney and Wings
"Live And Let Die"
|
$800
[4]
OK, Mom, you can stay while we give Timmy his CAT scan, but for safety wear an apron usually made from this metal
lead
Amit
|
$800
[2]
A type of far out 1960s music, or the class of drugs that inspired it
psychedelic
Matt
|
$800
[15]
This fort is the "Birthplace of the Star-Spangled Banner"
(Fort) McHenry
Amit
|
$800
[24]
(Alex reports from the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center.) Since 1971 James Levine has conducted at the Met for nearly 2500 operatic performances, earning him this Italian title bestowed on conductors
maestro
Matt
|
|
$1,200
[26]
The curling type of this is sold on spools & adds flair to gift wrapping
ribbon
Ellen
|
$1,200
[13]
1992:Boy George
"The Crying Game"
|
$1,200
[8]
The scan process may include injecting you with contrast, a type of this 3-letter liquid similar to ink
dye
Amit
|
$1,200
[5]
In 1896 Sigmund Freud coined this term for how he treated patients for mental illness
psychoanalysis
Matt
Ellen
|
$1,200
[16]
This Ohio city that was home to the Wright Brothers is considered the "Birthplace of Aviation"
Dayton
Ellen
|
$1,200
[25]
(Alex reports from the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center.) In the 2011-2012 season, the Met is using new modernized staging to present all four operas in this composer's "Ring" cycle
Wagner
Ellen
|
|
DD
$2,000
[27]
This sewing item has a capacity of about 1 cubic centimeter
a thimble
Ellen
|
$1,600
[19]
1985:Oingo Boingo
"Weird Science"
Ellen
|
DD
$1,200
[10]
CAT stands for computerized this tomography, because it moves across the body's transverse plane
axial
Amit
|
$1,600
[6]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew moves a tin can across the table with his mind.) It's the rare ability that special effects will help me exhibit here
psychokinesis
Amit
|
$1,600
[17]
For its early cotton mill, Pawtucket in this state is the birthplace of "the Amer. Industrial Revolution"
Rhode Island
Amit
|
$1,600
[28]
(Alex reports from the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center.) Renee Fleming is rehearsing "Armida", a lesser-known Rossini work, which for a great soprano can be considered this, a French expression meaning "turn of strength"
tour de force
Amit
|
|
$2,000
[30]
For a puberty ritual, a girl in Ghana wears kente cloth & may be adorned with 50 pounds of these
beads
Matt
Ellen
|
$2,000
[20]
2006:Cobra Starship (that figures)
"Snakes On A Plane"
Ellen
|
$1,600
[9]
Excuse me, madame, it's time to use the CAT scan to measure your bone mineral density to see if you have this 12-letter condition
osteoporosis
Amit
|
$2,000
[7]
Jacob Moreno developed this technique in which people act out their problems for an audience
psychodrama
|
$2,000
[18]
This Massachusetts city is the "Birthplace of Basketball"
Springfield
Amit
|
$2,000
[29]
(Placido Domingo presents the clue from the stage at the Met.) I've sung the role of Pinkerton many times & in 2011 at the Met I will conduct this opera in which Pinkerton sings the following:
Madame Butterfly
|
In medieval times, an act of bravery got you dubbed a knight & won you a pair of golden these
spurs