James Ruchala — an ethnomusicologist from Ararat, North Carolina
Kendra Anspaugh — a community college instructor from New Orleans, Louisiana
Ann Thurlow — an aspiring novelist and retired salesperson from Mendham, New Jersey (whose 1-day cash winnings total $26,805)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann | $1,800 | $3,200 | $1,600 |
$1,600
3rd place: $1,000 |
$1,600
12 R, 6 W |
| Kendra | $1,800 | $6,600 | $34,800 |
$34,300
New champion: $34,300 |
$22,600
24 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W |
| James | $3,400 | $8,400 | $17,600 |
$18,000
2nd place: $2,000 |
$16,600
22 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| PHILATELY PHUN | PORTMANTEAU WORDS | WHAT THE DICKENS? | POTENT POTABLES | IT'S NOT THE MIAMI HEAT | IT'S THE HUMILITY |
|
$200
[12]
Between 1840 & 1902 all British postage stamps had a picture of her
Queen Victoria
Kendra
|
$200
[11]
This 9-letter word for a procession of cars is often used to refer to that of the U.S. president
a motorcade
James
|
$200
[1]
"Enormous Anticipations"
Great Expectations
Ann
James
|
$200
[6]
Vodka, triple sec & lime juice go into this drink named for a suicide pilot
a kamikaze
Ann
|
$200
[26]
With LeBron in 2009-10, this team went 61-21; without LBJ the following season, 19-63
the Cleveland Cavaliers
James
|
$200
[21]
This Indian wrote, "I have nothing new to teach the world; truth and nonviolence are as old as the hills"
Gandhi
Ann
|
|
$400
[13]
In 1847 Ben Franklin was on the front of one of the first U.S. stamps to have this on the back
adhesive
James
|
$400
[15]
It's the trademark name for the device used by police to measure a driver's alcohol intake
a Breathalyzer
Ann
|
$400
[2]
"Some Story Regarding Multiple Metropolises"
A Tale of Two Cities
James
|
$400
[7]
In a play on a book title, it's the liquor that precedes mockingbird in the name of a cocktail
tequila
James
|
$400
[27]
For signing Gail Goodrich, the Jazz ended up conveying the very first pick of the 1979 draft to this team, who got Magic Johnson
the Los Angeles Lakers
Kendra
|
$400
[22]
This British scientist born in 1642 said he was only a boy finding pretty shells beside "the great ocean of truth"
Sir Isaac Newton
James
|
|
$600
[14]
A 2002 stamp of this early 20th century performer featured chains that could only be seen with a special lens
(Harry) Houdini
Ann
|
$600
[16]
It's the code of online social behavior
netiquette
James
|
$600
[3]
"Holiday Song"
A Christmas Carol
Ann
James
|
$600
[8]
To make a brantini, stir together brandy, gin & a dash of the dry type of this
vermouth
Kendra
|
$600
[28]
In every year but 1 between 1959 & '69, the rest of the NBA was green with envy because this was your NBA championship team
the Boston Celtics
Ann
|
$600
[23]
Salvatore Giunta, the first living recipient of this medal for actions in Afghanistan, calls himself a mediocre soldier
the Congressional Medal of Honor
Ann
|
|
$800
[17]
In 2007 Portugal issued a stamp made of this stopper material, 1/100 of an inch thick
cork
Kendra
|
$800
[19]
It's the smallest element of an image on a computer monitor
a pixel
Kendra
|
$800
[4]
"An Ancient Odds & Ends Boutique"
The Old Curiosity Shop
James
|
$800
[9]
For a greyhound, combine 1 1/2 ounces of gin with 5 ounces of this
grapefruit juice
James
|
$800
[29]
The website of this team that joined the NBA in 1966 has a section titled "the team that Mike built"
the Chicago Bulls
Kendra
|
$800
[24]
The 21st century English version of mass includes "Lord, I am not" this "that you should enter under my roof"
worthy
James
|
|
$1,000
[18]
Whoops! The 2010 Forever stamp featuring the Statue of Liberty is actually from a photo of the replica in this city
Las Vegas
Kendra
|
$1,000
[20]
This word refers to the visible path in the wake of an aircraft
a contrail
James
|
$1,000
[5]
"Tough Days"
Hard Times
Kendra
|
$1,000
[10]
A 7 & 7 cocktail gets its name from these 2 ingredients
Seagram's 7 & 7 Up
Ann
|
$1,000
[30]
Named when "Jurassic Park" was big, it's the only NBA team not based in the United States
the Toronto Raptors
Kendra
|
DD
$2,000
[25]
In 2011 this politician said he didn't deserve the honor of having the Wilmington, Del. train station named after him
Joe Biden
James
|
| THE LONELY ISLAND | SONG OF THE SOUTH | HALOGENS | GRHYME TYME | TRUTH SEEKERS | RAILROADING 101 |
|
$400
[1]
This island--some 1,200 miles from the west coast of Africa--was used for Napoleon's final exile because of its remoteness
St. Helena
Ann
James
|
$400
[2]
The Band:"The Night They Drove ____ ____ Down"
Old Dixie
James
|
$400
[12]
Halogen elements produce these compounds, like the "table" kind
salts
James
|
$400
[25]
Unsightly mark on internet "Report"er Matt
a Drudge smudge
Ann
Kendra
|
$400
[20]
The founder of this religion is said to have set forth its doctrine of the "Four Noble Truths"
Buddhism
Kendra
|
$400
[11]
(Alex delivers the clue sitting alongside some railroad tracks.) It can be narrow or standard, but in railroading, this term always refers to the distancebetween the railsof the track; standard is 56-1/2 inches
gauge
Kendra
|
|
$800
[7]
A language that's a mix of Tahitian & 18th century English is official on this remote island, home to the Bounty mutineers
Pitcairn Island
Kendra
|
$800
[3]
James Taylor:"____ In My Mind"
Carolina
Ann
|
$800
[13]
As this halogen, atomic number 17, kills bacteria, it's used to purify drinking & pool water
chlorine
Ann
|
$800
[26]
Wet ground for Wynonna or Ashley
Judd mud
James
|
$800
[21]
This "meaty" 17th c. English thinker's "Essays, Civil and Moral" begins with his essay "Of Truth"
Francis Bacon
Kendra
James
|
$800
[14]
(Alex delivers the clue from atop a water tank.) Because water is crucial to a steam locomotive, the train would have to stop about every 100 miles or so to take on water from a tank through this device, which has the same name as a bird
a crane
|
|
$1,600
[9]
Though it's over 5,000 miles away, Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean is officially a department of this country
France
Kendra
|
$1,200
[4]
Johnny Horton:"Battle Of ____ ____"
New Orleans
Kendra
|
$1,200
[17]
It combines with other elements more readily than any other element & reduces tooth decay
fluorine
Ann
Kendra
|
$1,200
[27]
Goop on a mallard
duck muck
Kendra
|
$1,200
[22]
In his "Genealogy of Morals", this 19th c. German philosopher wrote that "The will to truth requires a critique"
(Friedrich) Nietzsche
Ann
Kendra
James
|
$1,200
[15]
(Alex delivers the clue in front of a train engine.) If you don't have a rail loop line, the best way to get the engine to reverse direction is on one of these; fortunately, Frostburg has one
a turntable
Ann
James
|
|
$2,000
[10]
Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas was the setting for the fourth season of "Survivor" & for this author's "Typee"
Herman Melville
James
|
$1,600
[5]
Patti Page:"____ Waltz"
Tennessee
Kendra
|
$2,000
[19]
A reddish liquid, this halogen is often used to make sedatives & was once used to make EDB, an additive in lead gasoline
bromine
Kendra
|
$1,600
[28]
The principal splotch that fell on your pristine pants
the main stain
Ann
|
$1,600
[23]
In "Summa Theologica", he defined truth as "the conformity of the intellect and thing"
Thomas Aquinas
Kendra
|
$1,600
[16]
(Alex delivers the clue riding a train on the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad.) Around 1900, locomotives got so big, no fireman could keep up with this job, so a mechanical feeder was used, but I prefer to do it the old-fashioned way
stoking
Kendra
|
|
DD
$5,000
[8]
The name given to these islands when they were annexed by the U.S. in 1867 reflected their position between America & Asia
the Midway Islands
Kendra
|
$2,000
[6]
Stevie Ray Vaughan:"____ Flood"
Texas
Kendra
James
|
DD
$10,000
[18]
All isotopes of astatine, the heaviest halogen, are this, which is why they have half-lives
radioactive
Kendra
|
$2,000
[29]
The rich clay-laden earth from the "eternal city"
Rome loam
Ann
|
$2,000
[24]
In "Philosophical Fragments", this 19th c. Great Dane discussed the difference between objective & subjective truth
Kierkegaard
Kendra
|
$2,000
[30]
(Alex delivers the clue from aboard a train on the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad.) The engine's working a little harder now because we're going up a 2.8% one of these; you'd call it a slope or an incline; railroaders call it this
a grade
Kendra
|
The title of this 1981 Pulitzer Prize winner comes from a Jonathan Swift line about how lesser minds unite to oppose genius
A Confederacy of Dunces (by John Kennedy Toole)