Boomie Aglietti — a writer for TV and stage from Los Angeles, California
Gina Bernal — a romance novel editor from Cambridge, Massachusetts
Chuck Rezac — a cattle ranch hand from Emmett, Kansas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $25,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck | $200 | $4,000 | $2,000 |
$63
2nd place: $2,000 |
$1,400
9 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| Gina | $2,800 | $5,200 | $8,400 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$8,400
13 R, 2 W |
| Boomie | $2,200 | $6,400 | $25,600 |
$34,399
New champion: $34,399 |
$26,400
29 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| PRIME MINISTERS | TITLE ANIMALS OF KIDS' BOOKS | "BLIND" LEADING THE BLIND | LONG LIVE THE COMPANY | WORLD OF WONDERS | GETTING DEFENSIVE |
|
$200
[6]
Prior to becoming Britain's prime minister in 2007, he was Chancellor of the Exchequer
(Gordon) Brown
Boomie
|
$200
[1]
E.B. White:"The Trumpet of the ____"
Swan
Gina
|
$200
[8]
A social engagement with someone you've never met in person
a blind date
Boomie
|
$200
[15]
This company started by selling starch, soap & candles in 1806; it merged with Palmolive in 1928
Colgate
Chuck
|
$200
[26]
This iconic landmark near the Champ de Mars has 1,665 steps
the Eiffel Tower
Boomie
|
$200
[20]
Baltimore Orioles defensive wizard Brooks Robinson won 16 straight gold these from 1960 to 1975
gloves
Boomie
|
|
$400
[7]
This country's prime minister Nouri al-Maliki helped draft its new Constitution
Iraq
Gina
Boomie
|
$400
[2]
A classic from 1940:"Pat the ____"
Bunny
Gina
|
$400
[9]
These slatted window shades are named for an Italian city
Venetian blinds
Chuck
|
$400
[16]
This oldest clothing retailer in the U.S. formed in 1818; the grandchildren, all brothers, took over in 1850
Brooks Brothers
Gina
|
$400
[25]
The versatile building seenhereis the Monte Carlo this & Opera House
Casino
Gina
|
$400
[27]
Featherweight Willie Pep was so brilliant on defense, he once won a round by deliberately not doing this
punching
Boomie
|
|
$600
[13]
A devastating stroke in 2006 ended his tenure as prime minister of Israel
(Ariel) Sharon
Boomie
|
$600
[3]
A lesson on sharing:"The Rainbow ____"
Fish
Chuck
|
$600
[10]
"L'amore e cieco" is this familiar proverb in Italian
love is blind
Boomie
|
$600
[17]
In 1810 the Connecticut General Assembly passed an act incorporating this insurance company with a city's name
Hartford
Chuck
|
$600
[22]
The 38-bedroom, 60,645-square-foot "Casa Grande" is the main house of this California "Castle"
Hearst Castle
Boomie
|
$600
[28]
Paolo Maldini could tell you that in this sport guarding an opponent closely is called marking him
soccer
Gina
|
|
$800
[14]
Hassanal Bolkiah is the Minister of Finance & Defense, Prime Minister & Sultan of this country
Brunei
Gina
Boomie
|
$800
[4]
Dr. Seuss tweaks the alphabet book tradition:"On Beyond ____"
Zebra
|
$800
[11]
This affliction, a problem for drivers, is also called nyctalopia
night blindness
Boomie
|
$800
[18]
In 1842 this juice company started out by selling apple cider as well as vinegar in New York
Mott's
Chuck
|
$800
[23]
Until 1954 it was the tallest structure in the world
the Empire State Building
Chuck
|
$800
[29]
Mark Eaton had 3,064 of these in his NBA career, with Kareem, Magic, Bird & Jordan among his victims
blocks
Boomie
|
|
$1,000
[21]
At the funeral seen here, one of the mourners was this future prime minister, paying respects to his mother
Rajiv Gandhi
Boomie
|
$1,000
[5]
Arnold Lobel:"Days with ____ and ____"(2 different amphibians)
Frog & Toad
Chuck
Gina
|
$1,000
[12]
Shannon Hoon fronted this alternative rock band
Blind Melon
Boomie
|
DD
$1,600
[19]
This company started in 1833 selling mollusk exoskeletons; it switched to selling oil for lamps in the 1890s
Shell
Chuck
|
$1,000
[24]
12-20 feet high to keep the barbarians at bay, it ran 73 miles from Wallsend in the east to Bowness in the west
Hadrian's Wall
Gina
|
$1,000
[30]
In 2010 Boston unveiled a statue of this 1970s Bruins defenseman
(Bobby) Orr
Boomie
|
| MARS NEEDS CONTESTANTS | MOVIE STAR FILMOGRAPHIES | CAPES | THERE'S A WORD FOR THAT | CHAMBER MUSIC | GETTING DEFENSIVE |
|
$400
[6]
Colonization of Mars may take some doin', as the content of this in Mars' atmosphere is 0.13%, compared with 21% on Earth
oxygen
Boomie
|
$400
[10]
"Hoffa" &"Chinatown"
(Jack) Nicholson
Boomie
|
$400
[1]
Cape Sable, the USA's southernmost mainland point, lies within this Florida national park
the Everglades
Boomie
|
$400
[15]
Somniloquism is doing this in one's sleep; it could get you in trouble
talking
Boomie
|
$400
[7]
Though pianists like Rubinstein might protest, Brahms' 2-player opus 78 is known as this instrument's sonata
violin
Gina
|
DD
$800
[25]
One form of justification for a bad act is having had these, proverbially the asphalt on the way to hell
good intentions
Boomie
|
|
$800
[26]
On Dec. 2, 1971 this country landed its Mars 3 on the planet's surface; sadly, a planetwide dust storm killed it after 20 seconds
Russia
|
$800
[11]
"Proof of Life" &"3:10 to Yuma"
Russell Crowe
Gina
Boomie
|
$800
[2]
In 1623 this Massachusetts cape was named for the then-queen of England
Cape Ann
Chuck
Gina
|
$800
[16]
Eremology is the study of these, like the Gobi
deserts
Boomie
|
$800
[8]
Bela Bartok wrote a trio called "Rhapsody" for this woodwind whose sound opens "Rhapsody In Blue"
clarinet
|
$1,200
[22]
To refuse to admit error or cooperate with an inquiry is to do this, also a Civil War nickname
stonewall
Gina
|
|
DD
$1,600
[14]
In 2003 the United States launched two Martian rovers--Opportunity & this, whose work is seen here
Spirit
Boomie
|
$1,200
[12]
"Devil in a Blue Dress" &"John Q"
Denzel Washington
Gina
|
$1,200
[3]
In 1938 the German ship Admiral Karpfanger was mysteriously lost off this Chilean cape
Cape Horn
Boomie
|
$1,200
[17]
We could call this vocabulary category (one of our favorites) TETRAGRAMS
FOUR-LETTER WORDS
Chuck
|
$1,200
[9]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew stands in a practice room with a string quartet at the Juilliard School in New York.) In a tragic moment in Smetana's quartet titled "From My Life" a high note depicts the ringing that preceded this affliction, a terror for composers
deafness
Gina
|
$1,600
[24]
In November 1973 Richard Nixon said, "People have got to know whether or not their president is a" this. "Well, I'm not"
a crook
Boomie
|
|
$1,600
[27]
In 1877 an American astronomer discovered these 2 tiny moons & named them for the sons of Ares
Phobos & Deimos
Chuck
|
$1,600
[13]
"A Mighty Heart" &"Salt"
(Angelina) Jolie
Boomie
|
$1,600
[4]
The entrance to this Australian bay near Sydney is guarded by Cape Banks & Cape Solander
Botany Bay
Boomie
|
$1,600
[18]
An agelast is someone who never does this, not aloud, not even last; how sad
laugh
Boomie
|
$1,600
[20]
He intended his wife Clara to play his piano quintet, but when she fell ill, he found not a bad substitute in Felix Mendelssohn
(Robert) Schumann
Boomie
|
— |
|
$2,000
[28]
This tallest volcano on Mars rises about 16 miles above the plains, majestic enough for Greek gods
Olympus Mons
Boomie
|
$2,000
[23]
"Destry Rides Again " &"Harvey "
(Jimmy) Stewart
Boomie
|
$2,000
[5]
Cape Spartel, 6 miles west of Tangier, is the point where the Atlantic Ocean & this strait meet
Gibraltar
Boomie
|
$2,000
[19]
In math you get a difference by subtracting the subtrahend from this number
the minuend
Chuck
|
$2,000
[21]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew stands on stage as a string quartet plays the piece described in the clue at the Julliard School in New York.) Opus 33 No. 2 by Haydn, who created the modern string quartet, tricks you with multiple endings; he couldn't resist a good one of these, the nickname of the piece
"The Joke"
Chuck
|
— |
A 50th anniversary edition of this fictionalized biography featured the painting seenhereon its cover
Lust for Life