Tim Gray — a law student originally from Alexandria, Virginia
Jan Zasowski — a stock trader from Chicago, Illinois
Kiran Kedlaya — a math professor originally from Boston, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $30,801)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiran | $3,200 | $3,800 | $13,400 |
$3,400
2nd place: $2,000 |
$16,600
23 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Jan | $400 | $1,800 | $22,200 |
$26,801
New champion: $26,801 |
$12,600
13 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| Tim | $4,800 | $5,800 | $11,400 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$11,400
17 R, 1 W |
| CORRUPTION JUNCTION | PARTS OF THE WHOLE | NOT SO FAST, MY FRIEND | "PUBLIC" KNOWLEDGE | THIS LANDFILL IS MY LANDFILL | GREAT COMEBACKS WITH DAN PATRICK |
|
$200
[7]
In 2009 Mayor Langford of this largest Alabama city was convicted of accepting bribes
Birmingham
Kiran
Tim
|
$200
[17]
The Hall of Columns, National Statuary Hall, the Rotunda
the Capitol
Kiran
|
$200
[8]
Overreact much, Miss Muffet? One of these of the order Araneae maxes out at 1.17 miles per hour
a spider
Tim
|
$200
[1]
www.stresscure.com offers tips on how to conquer the fear of this, which I don't have
public speaking
Tim
|
$200
[22]
Peoria City-County Landfill
Illinois
Kiran
|
$200
[26]
(Dan Patrick reads the clue from his studio.) He was given less than a 50% chance of survival after a 1996 cancer diagnosis; 3 years later, he won the 1st of 7 straight Tour de France titles
Lance Armstrong
Tim
|
|
$400
[13]
In 32 years of one-man rule, President Mobutu looted Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of this
Congo
Tim
|
$400
[18]
Card slot, deposit slot, bill presenter
an ATM
Kiran
|
$400
[9]
Proverbially, "a watched" this "never boils"
a pot
Tim
|
$400
[2]
From Latin for "clerk", it's someone who's authorized to authenticate & certify contracts
a notary public
Jan
|
$400
[23]
Okeechobee Landfill
Florida
Kiran
|
$400
[27]
(Dan Patrick reads the clue from his studio.) A year after hitting .406, this Red Sox legend left to be a fighter pilot in WWII, came back, won the Triple Crown, left to fight in the Korean War, came back & was an All-Star
Ted Williams
Kiran
|
|
$600
[14]
This former NYC fireman & his Tammany Hall cronies plundered as much as $200 million
Boss Tweed
Tim
|
$600
[19]
Grip, sight, arrow rest
a bow (a longbow)
Kiran
Jan
|
$600
[10]
Slow & steady won the race for this Aesop character
the Tortoise
Kiran
|
$600
[4]
One-word synonym for a press agent
a publicist
Tim
|
$600
[3]
Show-Me Sanitary Landfill
Missouri
Kiran
|
$600
[28]
(Dan Patrick reads the clue from his studio.) In February of 1949, this golfer known as "Bantam Ben" fractured his ribs, pelvis, collarbone & ankle in a car accident; in 1950 he won the U.S. Open
Ben Hogan
Jan
|
|
$800
[15]
As pres. of this country, Suharto practiced what the U.N. called the most extensive corruption by a modern leader
Indonesia
Kiran
|
$800
[20]
Drive wheel, magneticlid holder, cutting blade
an electric can opener
Kiran
|
$800
[11]
The unau is a type of this slow-moving mammal that hangs around in trees
a sloth
Tim
|
$800
[5]
In 2011 the President called late Congressman John Adler "a dedicated" this
a public servant
Tim
|
$800
[24]
Altamont Sanitary Landfill
California
Tim
|
$800
[29]
(Dan Patrick reads the clue from his studio.) After a 2-year layoff, this 45-year-old ex-Red Wing hit the ice for the WHA's Houston Aeros & had a 100-point season
Gordie Howe
Jan
|
|
DD
$3,200
[16]
Scandals during this president's tenure included the Whiskey Ring, the Indian Ring & the Credit Mobilier Crisis
Ulysses Grant
Kiran
|
$1,000
[21]
Treble keyboard, bass keyboard, bellows, strap
an accordion
Kiran
|
$1,000
[12]
If you're "as slow as" this product made by the open kettle method "in January"... you're pretty darn slow
molasses
Kiran
|
$1,000
[6]
Counterintuitive Brit term for Eton, Harrow or Rugby
a public school
Tim
|
$1,000
[25]
South Hadley Landfill
Massachusetts
Kiran
|
$1,000
[30]
(Dan Patrick reads the clue from his studio.) In 1974 this Dodger pitcher tore his ulnar collateral ligament & his career looked like it was over; he had the surgery now named for him & won 164 more games
Tommy John
Jan
|
| EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY | HELP ME, FONDA | WEATHER | 4-LETTER SCRABBLE WORDS | CLASSICAL MUSIC | THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE NUNS |
|
$400
[21]
Egyptians weren't happy with Hapi, the god of this river, when floods wiped out their mud-brick homes
the Nile
Kiran
|
$400
[4]
As "Young Mr." him, Henry Fonda romances Ann Rutledge
Lincoln
Tim
|
$400
[27]
In June 2003 a record one of these, 18.75 in. around, dropped in on Aurora, Nebraska
a hailstone
Kiran
|
$400
[26]
Often preceding "& kin", it's one's friends & neighbors
kith
Tim
|
$400
[29]
When Mendelssohn died, Eduard Marxsen wrote, "A master of the art is gone; a greater arises in" this "Lullaby" composer
Brahms
Kiran
|
$800
[28]
Mother Teresa adopted Indian citizenship & donned this Indian garment as her habit
a sari
Kiran
|
|
$800
[24]
A lotus represented Upper Egypt; this reed plant was a symbol of Lower Egypt
papyrus
Kiran
|
$800
[5]
Jane Fonda helps Michael Douglas uncover hazards at a nuclear power plant in this 1979 blockbuster
The China Syndrome
Tim
|
$800
[25]
The most destructive part of a hurricane is the "wall" surrounding this central area of the storm
the eye
Kiran
|
$800
[18]
Instead of with a "P-H", there's an alternate 4-letter spelling of this Greek pastry dough
filo
Kiran
|
$800
[23]
From 1892 to 1895 this Czech served as Director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York City
Dvorák
Jan
|
$1,200
[9]
Saint Therese isseenherein her habit of this order whose name comes from a mountain range in Israel
Carmelite
Jan
|
|
$1,600
[14]
In old Egypt this cross shaped like a "T" with a loop at the top was a symbol of life
the ankh
Kiran
|
$1,200
[1]
In this 1969 film Peter Fonda helps a young Jack Nicholson loosen up
Easy Rider
Tim
|
$1,600
[16]
Still a scientific mystery, the ball type of this appears as a glowing sphere & has sometimes been seen in houses
lightning
Tim
|
$1,200
[6]
Here's a little test--if you're lucky enough to play this as the opening word, you'll score 44 points
quiz
Jan
|
$1,200
[22]
It's the title of the Massenet piece you'rehearing; it might help you in the calm Buddhist practice of the same name
"Méditation"
Tim
|
$1,600
[10]
She wore a postulant's habit when secretly married to Abelard; she later took vows & was a nun at Argenteuil
Héloise
Jan
|
|
$2,000
[15]
This "City of the Sun" was home to the cult of the sun god Ra
Heliopolis
Jan
|
$1,600
[2]
In this 1967 film based on a Neil Simon play, Jane Fonda helps Robert Redford loosen up
Barefoot in the Park
|
$2,000
[17]
Invented by French scientist Lucien Vidie in 1843, this type of barometer uses a metal capsule instead of mercury
an aneroid barometer
|
$1,600
[7]
With double Fs you might play this word meaning full of uncertainty
iffy
Kiran
|
$1,600
[20]
Donizetti's operas "Anna Bolena", "Maria Stuarda" & "Roberto Devereux" are known as "The Three" these women
Queens
Jan
|
$2,000
[11]
Rubensportrayed Archduchess Isabellain the habit of the sisters of this poor saint
Saint Clare
|
|
DD
$4,200
[13]
This tome was a collection of spells, charms & magical formulas for the deceased to use in the afterlife
Book of the Dead
Jan
|
$2,000
[3]
In the third film in this series, Bridget Fonda helps Andy Garcia to... relax; then he saves her from assassins
Godfather
|
DD
$7,800
[12]
Meteorologist Vilhelm Bjerknes popularized this 5-letter term for the place where warm & cold air masses meet
front
Jan
|
$2,000
[8]
You'll use up 3 vowels playing this word that means toward the side of a ship that's sheltered from the wind
alee
Jan
|
$2,000
[19]
This Spaniard who transcribed Bach for the guitar gave his first public recital in Granada in 1909
(Andrés) Segovia
Kiran
Jan
|
— |
On Nov. 17, 1871 Union vets dismayed by soldiers' lack of proficiency in one skill formed this organization
the National Rifle Association