Joon Pahk game 8.
Leigh Wishner — an antique textile and costume specialist from the Bronx, New York
Katie Proctor — a stay-at-home mom from Hendersonville, North Carolina
Joon Pahk — a college physics teacher from Somerville, Massachusetts (whose 7-day cash winnings total $199,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joon | $3,600 | $6,400 | $13,200 |
$17,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$13,200
22 R, 4 W |
| Katie | $1,600 | $3,600 | $17,600 |
$26,401
New champion: $26,401 |
$17,600
20 R, 1 W |
| Leigh | $-200 | $1,200 | $5,600 |
$11,200
3rd place: $1,000 |
$6,600
12 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| BUCHANAN, JAMES BUCHANAN | SHAPES & SIZES | DISNEYLAND SONGS | "GOOD" PEOPLE | WORLD OF WORDS | CHILDHOOD HEALTH |
|
$200
[1]
Still the only president from this state, Buchanan died near Lancaster in 1868
Pennsylvania
Leigh
|
$200
[2]
The largest one of these Egyptian structures contains about 2.3 million blocks
a pyramid
Katie
|
$200
[13]
"Yo ho, yo ho..."
Pirates of the Caribbean
Katie
|
$200
[7]
For his role in "Jerry Maguire", the American Comedy Awards named him Funniest Supporting Actor
Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Joon
|
$200
[12]
This pastime is Japanese for "empty orchestra"
karaoke
Katie
|
$200
[20]
(Dr. Oz delivers the clue.) To combat childhood obesity, which has tripled in the last 30 years, in 2010 she launched a program to get kids to eat better & exercise more; it's called "Let's Move"
Michelle Obama
Joon
Katie
|
|
$400
[3]
Edward, one of James' brothers, married a sister of this "Camptown Races" composer
(Stephen) Foster
Joon
|
$400
[23]
Usual adjective referring to the size of 8 1/2 x 14" paper
legal
Joon
|
$400
[14]
"It's a world of laughter, a world of tears..."
It's a Small World
Katie
|
$400
[8]
Named for Benjamin Franklin, this businessman opened the Akron Rubber Works in March 1871
B.F. Goodrich
Joon
|
$400
[16]
From the French for "clear seeing", it's a form of ESP
clairvoyance
Katie
|
$400
[27]
(Dr. Oz delivers the clue.) An old-fashioned way to bring down fever is applying a vinegar solution--acid draws out heat & is specially effective on the feet, which have a high concentration of these glands
sweat glands
Joon
|
|
$600
[4]
Buchanan became a Jacksonian Democrat after this party that he belonged to dissolved
the Federalist Party
Joon
Katie
|
$600
[24]
Sizes of poodle include standard, miniature, toy, tiny toy & this "drinking vessel" size
teacup
Katie
|
$600
[15]
"Grim, grinning ghosts come out to socialize..."
The Haunted Mansion
Leigh
|
$600
[9]
It just isn't Sunday morning withoutthisCBS newscaster
(Charles) Osgood
Joon
|
$600
[17]
Literally meaning "superior one", it's Tibetan for a Buddhist monk of Tibet or Mongolia
lama
Joon
|
$600
[28]
(Dr. Oz delivers the clue.) Body fat affects the ability to use insulin, so bad eating habits among youth may be why more & more kids are diagnosed not with the type 1 or juvenile kind of this but the type 2 or adult-onset variety
diabetes
Joon
|
|
$800
[5]
Buchanan's dreams of the presidency were postponed when this New Hampshire man was nominated instead of him in 1852
Pierce
Joon
|
$800
[25]
Longer but narrower than a king-sized bed is this state's "king"
California
Leigh
|
$800
[21]
"A Heffalump & Woozle is very confusel..."'
Winnie the Pooh
Katie
|
$800
[10]
In 1934 this jazz clarinetist formed his first big band, featuring drummer Gene Krupa & Bunny Berigan on trumpet
Benny Goodman
Joon
|
$800
[18]
The 1980s program of reforms in the USSR included this, Russian for "restructuring"
perestroika
Leigh
|
$800
[29]
(Dr. Oz delivers the clue.) Dust can trigger an immune response in the lungs, leading to an attack of this breathing disorder from which 9.6% of American children now suffer
asthma
Leigh
|
|
$1,000
[6]
Buchanan, 65 at his inauguration, had the youngest veep ever, this 36-year-old from Kentucky
John C. Breckinridge
|
$1,000
[26]
Geometric term for a concave mirror that focuses light or an antenna that focuses signals
a parabola
Leigh
|
$1,000
[22]
"Never smile at a crocodile"
Peter Pan
Joon
|
$1,000
[11]
In 1995 she won a Pulitzer Prize for History for "No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt"
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Joon
Leigh
|
$1,000
[19]
Probably the one Icelandic word everybody knows is this one for a spewing hot spring
a geyser
Leigh
|
DD
$1,000
[30]
(Dr. Oz delivers the clue.) Kids will feel full & maintain energy if they eat 7 to 10 grams each morning of this part of a balanced diet; it doesn't have to be in cereal--1 pear alone has 5 grams
fiber
Leigh
|
| NATIONAL ANTHEMS | SHOW BIZ ROOMIES | CENTURY OF THE CRIME | WOODS | SAY CHEESE! | GETTING YOUR "DUE" |
|
$400
[6]
Egyptians ask in song, "How can one count the blessings of" this river "for mankind"
the Nile
Leigh
|
$400
[21]
Must've been quite a party when Kiefer Sutherland & this "Iron Man" roomed together in Hollywood
Robert Downey Jr.
Katie
|
$400
[8]
The kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart
the 21st century
Joon
Katie
|
$400
[26]
Created by this author, Mirkwood was originally called Greenwood until Sauron's shadow fell on it
Tolkien
Katie
|
$400
[1]
This "homey" type of cheese comes in small, medium & large curd options
cottage cheese
Joon
|
$400
[16]
Ash & pomace are examples of this, from the Latin for "stay behind"
residue
Joon
|
|
DD
$500
[7]
Vatican City's anthem says, "O noble Rome, you are the seat of" this apostle, "whose blood was shed in Rome"
Peter
Leigh
|
$800
[22]
Dustin Hoffman shared NYC digs with both Robert Duvall & this "French Connection" star
Gene Hackman
Leigh
|
$800
[9]
The great Brinks robbery
the 20th century
Leigh
|
$800
[27]
The boy & his dad must move off the title thoroughfare & duck into the woods for safety in this Cormac McCarthy novel
The Road
Joon
|
$800
[2]
Comical Dutch farmers know that this cheese is made backwards
edam
Joon
|
$800
[17]
A reporter first used "boilermaker" to describe a winning football team from this university in 1891, & the name stuck
Purdue
Katie
|
|
$1,200
[13]
This country's anthem says, "Thy name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sind, Gujarat and Maratha"
India
Katie
|
$1,200
[23]
Robin Williams & this Superman lived together while studying at Juilliard
Christopher Reeve
Katie
Leigh
|
DD
$1,500
[10]
The assassination of Jean-Paul Marat
the 18th century
Leigh
|
$1,200
[28]
This "American Buffalo" playwright returned to nature with his 1977 play "The Woods"
Mamet
Joon
|
$1,200
[3]
This country's manchego is so named because the sheep that originally made it grazed on La Mancha's plains
Spain
Katie
|
$1,200
[18]
Dvorak wrote the "Moravian" these for soprano & contralto voices
duets
Joon
|
|
$1,600
[14]
In 2006 "A Man's A Man For A' That" lost a vote to "Flower Of" this British land as a possible future national anthem
Scotland
Joon
|
$1,600
[24]
It's a sure thing Jeremy Piven roomed with this "High Fidelity" star after growing up with him in Chicago
(John) Cusack
Katie
|
$1,600
[11]
Brutus earns an et tu from Julius Caesar
the 1st century B.C.
Joon
|
$1,600
[29]
The boy in this Shel Silverstein book gathers the title character's leaves & plays "King of the Forest"
The Giving Tree
Joon
|
$1,600
[4]
Fromagerie Bel produces thelittle wheelscalled Mini this, also a nickname for a type of telecom company
Babybel
Leigh
|
$1,600
[19]
To overcome, like a police officer does to a perp
subdue
Katie
|
|
$2,000
[15]
It's the "land of Baluch, & Uzbeks, Pashtoons & Hazaras, Turkmen & Tajiks with Arabs & Gojars"
Afghanistan
|
$2,000
[25]
In the '80s, Frances McDormand & this "Saving Grace" gal shared space in the Bronx
Holly Hunter
|
$2,000
[12]
The murder of Thomas a Becket
the 12th century
Joon
Katie
|
$2,000
[30]
When Macbeth heard this wood "began to move" upon him, he probably turned a whiter shade of pale
Birnam Wood
Joon
|
$2,000
[5]
The name of this gratable Italian hard cheese begins with a continent's name
asiago
Katie
|
$2,000
[20]
This alliterative legal term refers to the care a prudent person would exercise in evaluating business risks
due diligence
Katie
|
The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, home to the largest permanent collection of her works, is in this state capital
Santa Fe