Katherine Philbin — a homemaker from Bedford, New Hampshire
Steven Maio — a family law attorney from Corning, New York
Francis Lansangan — a military analyst from Virginia Beach, Virginia (whose 2-day cash winnings total $40,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis | $3,200 | $12,200 | $23,400 |
$38,401
3-day champion: $78,401 |
$21,200
31 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Steven | $2,600 | $4,000 | $19,200 |
$38,200
2nd place: $2,000 |
$14,400
14 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Katherine | $1,800 | $1,600 | $12,800 |
$25,595
3rd place: $1,000 |
$10,400
13 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| THE FIRST SUPPER | OBSESSIONS | GEMS & JEWELRY | HORSE BREED NAMES | ENDS IN DOUBLE E | CHARACTERS IN MOVIES |
|
$200
[7]
The menu for his 1865 inaugural banquet included terrapin stew & quail
Abraham Lincoln
Steven
|
$200
[6]
Delia Bacon was obsessed with the idea that other Elizabethans wrote the works attributed to this man
Shakespeare
Francis
|
$200
[5]
On Nov. 10, 1958 New York City jeweler Harry Winston donated this great blue stone to the Smithsonian
the Hope Diamond
Francis
|
$200
[1]
The Jutland horse is named for this country's Jutland Peninsula, where it has been bred for centuries
Denmark
Francis
|
$200
[3]
A 25th anniversary is a "silver" this
jubilee
Francis
|
$200
[22]
This animated feline is "the most daring swashbuckler, ladies man and all-around coolest cat"
Puss in Boots
Katherine
|
|
$400
[17]
His 1957 inauguration included a "minority dinner" featuring gefilte fish, minestrone soup & Greek salad
Eisenhower
Francis
|
$400
[27]
This British missionary was obsessed with finding the headwaters of the Nile but died in 1873 with no luck
Livingstone
Francis
|
$400
[11]
In 1893 Kokichi Mikimoto developed a process to create these "cultured" gems
pearls
Francis
|
$400
[2]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew holds the bridle of a Budweiser Clydesdale at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery in St. Louis, MO.) Descendants of the great Flemish horse, which could pull a ton or more walking at 5 miles per hour, the Clydesdales were named for a major river in this country
Scotland
Steven
|
$400
[4]
This word for a man's wig comes from the French for "tuft"
a toupee
Katherine
|
$400
[23]
This character's 3 husbands were played by Rand Brooks, Carroll Nye & Clark Gable
Scarlett O'Hara
Katherine
|
|
$600
[18]
Guests at his inaugural parties downed some 40 million jelly beans
Reagan
Steven
|
$600
[28]
In 1674 Anton van Leeuwenhoek's obsession with lenses paid off; he discovered these, from the Latin for "first animal"
protozoa
Steven
|
$600
[12]
The Chinese call it the "jewel of heaven" & believe it protects against accidents
jade
Francis
|
$600
[15]
"Real" in the name of the alter-real means this; it was bred for the Portuguese court
royal
Katherine
|
$600
[8]
Ah, yes, hello, my dear, my little this bird of the titmouse family
chickadee
Francis
|
$600
[24]
In this title role, Ellen Page says, "I'm already pregnant, so what other kind of shenanigans could I get into"
Juno
Francis
|
|
$800
[19]
This bachelor president's inaugural guests were served 400 gallons of oysters & 60 mutton saddles
Buchanan
Francis
|
$800
[29]
This African-American composer was so obsessed with his opera "Treemonisha" that he suffered a breakdown in 1911
(Scott) Joplin
Francis
|
$800
[13]
Check out the bejeweledhead coveringof this living woman
Queen Elizabeth II
Francis
|
$800
[16]
The name of this horse of the American plains comes from a Spanish word meaning "stray"
the mustang
Steven
Katherine
|
$800
[9]
Let me rock you, Kubla Khan, with this type of authoritative & formal order
a decree
Katherine
|
$1,000
[26]
This Bogart character exclaims in court, "Ah, but the strawberries! That's... that's where I had them"
Captain Queeg
Francis
|
|
$1,000
[20]
Instead of an elaborate meal, this southerner served peanuts & pretzels
Jimmy Carter
Francis
|
$1,000
[30]
Cato the Elder's obsession with the threat offered by this city led in part to the Third Punic War
Carthage
Steven
|
$1,000
[14]
From Latin for "thread", this style of jewelry is made by twisting fine wires of precious metals into patterns
filigree
Steven
|
$1,000
[21]
This breed takes its name from a city in Slovenia that was home to the Austrian imperial stud
Lipizzaner
Francis
|
$1,000
[10]
French term for an evening party, perhaps a musical one
a soirée
Steven
|
DD
$3,000
[25]
When Winona Ryder whispers, "Hold me", this Johnny Depp title character replies, "I can't"
Edward Scissorhands
Francis
|
| RADIO FACES | ASIA | SCIENCE-Y 3-LETTER WORDS | AS I RECALL | SARAH TONE IN... | CHARACTER IN JAMES FENIMORE COOPER |
|
$400
[13]
He's seenherea decade before his most famous broadcasts
Churchill
Francis
|
$400
[5]
It's the northernmost country in Asia
Russia
Francis
Katherine
|
$400
[26]
It's short for the room or building where experiments are done
a lab
Francis
|
$400
[21]
In 2008 the USDA ordered the recall of 143 million pounds of this meat, though most of it had already been eaten
beef
Francis
Katherine
|
$400
[3]
"Going Through The Motions" from the "Buffy" musical episode
Sarah Michelle Gellar
|
$400
[1]
First & last name of the scout who's Cooper's most famous creation
Natty Bumppo
Katherine
|
|
$800
[14]
Radio nickname of Howard Stern producer & on-air personality Gary Dell'Abate
Baba Booey
Francis
|
$800
[9]
The popular sport muay thai is a type of this martial art
kickboxing
Katherine
|
$800
[27]
It's the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea
ebb
Francis
|
$800
[22]
In 2010 Legacy propane infrared plaque heaters were recalled due to the chance of poisoning by this odorless gas
carbon monoxide
Francis
|
$800
[4]
"Building A Mystery" & a TV ad for British Columbia tourism
Sarah McLachlan
Francis
|
$800
[2]
"The troops and rangers call me" this title, "inasmuch as I have never been known to miss one end of the trail"
Pathfinder
Steven
|
|
$1,200
[15]
If you're happier listening to this NPR program not knowing what Michele Norrislooks like, cover your eyes
All Things Considered
Francis
|
$1,200
[10]
The modern cooking style called this landlocked country's "barbecue" was invented in Taiwan
Mongolian
Katherine
|
$1,200
[28]
Sn is the chemical symbol for this
tin
Steven
|
$1,200
[23]
Oops! DePuy Orthopedics had to recall defective implants for this 3-letter joint
the hip
Katherine
|
$1,200
[6]
A song to Jimmy Kimmel about Matt Damon
Sarah Silverman
Francis
|
$1,600
[19]
In "The Last of the Mohicans", he's Chingachgook's friend with a name out of "M*A*S*H"
Hawkeye
Francis
Steven
|
|
$1,600
[16]
This Southerner who announced Brooklyn Dodgers games gave fans folksy expressions like "the catbird seat"
Red Barber
Steven
|
$2,000
[12]
Get high in the Himalayas in Thimphu, this nation's capital
Bhutan
Francis
|
$1,600
[29]
This unit of illumination shares its name with an old brand of soap & detergent
lux
|
$1,600
[24]
A 2009 recall covered millions of window coverings, including Roman shades & roll-up these
blinds
Francis
|
$1,600
[7]
"All I Ask Of You", by her onetime husband Andrew Lloyd Webber
Sarah Brightman
Katherine
|
$2,000
[20]
In the tale "The Pioneers", it's 1793 & this hunter named for his apparel has spent 50 years in the wilderness
Leatherstocking
Francis
Katherine
|
|
$2,000
[17]
Thisdisc jockey is often credited with coining the term "rock 'n' roll"
Alan Freed
Steven
|
DD
$4,000
[11]
The only U.S. mint ever outside the continental U.S. was opened in 1920 in this Asian country, then a U.S. colony
the Philippines
Katherine
|
$2,000
[30]
These 2 similarly spelled words mean a span of time longer than an era & an electrically charged atom
an eon & an ion
Francis
|
$2,000
[25]
Millions of these made from 1995 to 2007 for kids were recalled; the MTV show of the same name is still safe
cribs
Steven
|
$2,000
[8]
Standardslike "Lover Man" & "Misty"
Sarah Vaughan
Francis
|
DD
$6,000
[18]
Fittingly, the title character of this 1841 novel dines on venison in Chapter 1
the Deerslayer
Steven
|
Geraldine Doyle, who in 1942 took a job at a Michigan metal factory, helped inspire the look & job of this iconic character
Rosie the Riveter