Preston Nicholson — a pre-law program director and attorney originally from Hominy, Oklahoma
Cindy Conaway — a professor of media studies from Saratoga Springs, New York
Brandon Libby — an actor and Phillie Phanstormer from Mount Ephraim, New Jersey (whose 1-day cash winnings total $19,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon | $-200 | $1,800 | $6,200 |
$12,400
2-day champion: $31,600 |
$6,200
14 R, 5 W |
| Cindy | $1,400 | $3,000 | $11,100 |
$6,100
3rd place: $1,000 |
$14,600
16 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Preston | $1,800 | $3,000 | $14,800 |
$7,399
2nd place: $2,000 |
$14,200
16 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W |
| STATE LICENSE PLATE SLOGANS | WORDS THAT SHOULD RHYME | FROM PAGE TO SCREEN | MAKING CONNECTIONS | GLUTEN-FREE FOODS | FLOAT SAM & JET SAM |
|
$200
[1]
"Sweet home..."
Alabama
Preston
|
$200
[11]
A sand-trapped pastime & Little Red Riding Hood's nemesis
golf & wolf
Cindy
|
$200
[2]
This animated 2001 movie about a green ogre was based on a William Steig story
Shrek
Cindy
|
$200
[16]
This country's longest bridge at 8 miles connects New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island
Canada
Brandon
|
$200
[30]
There's an octet of veggies in this alphanumeric brand's vegetable juice, but no gluten
V-8
Cindy
|
$200
[21]
In 1613 British Admiral Samuel Argall sailed up the Potomac & captured this Indian woman
Pocahontas
Preston
|
|
$400
[7]
"The Empire State..."
New York
Preston
|
$400
[12]
A direction on a map & what proverbially is wasted on the young
south & youth
Cindy
|
$400
[3]
This beloved novel was made into a film yet again in 2011, this time with Michael Fassbender as Mr. Rochester
Jane Eyre
Preston
|
$400
[17]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew ties some rope together) All things are relative with this type of knot, also called a lubber's knot
a granny knot
Cindy
|
$400
[29]
This classic canned meat from Hormel that debuted in 1937 has no gluten
Spam
Brandon
|
$400
[25]
Air Force vet Sam Johnson, ranked in 2011 as most conservative congressman, spent 7 years as a P.O.W. in this city
Hanoi
Brandon
|
|
$600
[8]
"Sportsman's Paradise"
Louisiana
|
$600
[13]
A type of beer & another word for a bet
lager & wager
Brandon
|
$600
[4]
He played an attorney in both "A Time To Kill" & "The Lincoln Lawyer", both based on bestsellers
(Matthew) McConaughey
Cindy
|
$600
[18]
The body's connective tissue includes these connecting bone to bone, like the transverse carpal one
ligaments
Brandon
|
$600
[28]
In the U.S., this soda is gluten free, as its Vanilla Zero version
Coca-Cola
Brandon
|
$800
[22]
U.S. Army pilot Sam Gemar flew on 3 Space Shuttle missions, starting with this alphabetically first craft
Atlantis
|
|
$800
[9]
"Greatest Snow On Earth"
Utah
Cindy
|
$800
[14]
A billfold & a wooden hammer
a wallet & a mallet
Cindy
|
$800
[5]
This 2010 film about trapped hiker Aron Ralston was based in part on his memoir "Between A Rock And A Hard Place"
127 Hours
Brandon
Preston
|
$800
[19]
A baby who hasn't yet got the hang of breast-feeding is said to have problems doing this
latching on (or positioning)
|
$800
[27]
Don't despair:gluten-free candies from Nestle include the Butterfinger bar & these chocolate-covered peanuts
Goobers
Brandon
|
DD
$1,000
[23]
From 1937 to 1940 Samuel Eliot Morison researched a 450th anniversary bio by retracing this man's voyages
Christopher Columbus
Preston
|
|
$1,000
[10]
"Unbridled Spirit"
Kentucky
|
$1,000
[15]
Not sharp & a cow's mate
dull & bull
Brandon
|
$1,000
[6]
"Blade Runner" & "The Adjustment Bureau" were based on works by this writer
Philip K. Dick
Brandon
|
$1,000
[20]
In "Sixteen Candles" the geek predicts, "Me and her will" do this, the connection of a computer & an outside entity
interface
Brandon
Cindy
|
$1,000
[26]
This yogurt brand, known in France as "The Little Flower" has many gluten-free flavors, including strawberry kiwi
Yoplait
|
$1,000
[24]
Capt. Samuel Hood of the Zealous helped Nelson win the 1798 battle of this river, also called the Battle of Aboukir Bay
the Nile
|
| LAKES & RIVERS | COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | POETS & POETRY | THIS & THAT | "AND" | ROCK & ROLL |
|
$400
[27]
The name of Mille Lacs, a lake in this state, means "1,000 lakes"; sounds like an undercount
Minnesota
Preston
|
$400
[3]
Bill Clinton was elected freshman & sophomore class president at this D.C. school but lost his bid for student body pres.
Georgetown
Cindy
|
$400
[4]
In the 1380s this English poetry pioneer dedicated his verse romance "Troilus and Criseyde" to fellow poet John Gower
Geoffrey Chaucer
|
$400
[18]
Greek myth says the goddess Eris not getting an invite to Peleus & Thetis' wedding feast helped lead to this war
the Trojan War
Preston
|
$400
[6]
Developed by the Open Handset Alliance, this platform brings "internet-style innovation... to mobile phones"
Android
|
$400
[1]
Chrissie Hynde of this group said she wasn't trying to set an example, "I just wanted to play guitar in a rock & roll band"
The Pretenders
Brandon
|
|
$800
[29]
Major ports on this river include Yaroslavl, Nizhny Novgorod & Rybinsk
the Volga
Cindy
|
$800
[14]
This university was founded in Ithaca, New York in 1865; today, other campuses are in NYC & Qatar
Cornell
Brandon
|
$800
[5]
Southey wrote, "His coat was red, and his breeches were blue, and there was a hole where his tail came through"
the devil
|
$800
[19]
From 1877 to 1901 she also held the title of Empress of India
Queen Victoria
Preston
|
$800
[7]
Adjective meaning having both male & female characteristics
androgynous
Brandon
|
$800
[2]
Dave Grohl recorded this band's 1995 debut album by himself, but has lots of help on 2011's "Wasting Light"
the Foo Fighters
Brandon
Preston
|
|
$1,200
[25]
Crack open a Brazil nut & tell us of your time as a captain on the Rio Madeira, a major tributary of this river
the Amazon
Brandon
|
$1,200
[15]
Geeks can hoop! (Eventually!) In 2007 the men at this Pasadena university snapped an 11-year, 207-game losing streak
Caltech
Preston
|
$1,200
[24]
Robert Louis Stevenson's green thumb produced the classic "A Child's" this "Of Verses"
Garden
Preston
|
$1,200
[20]
Prince Borghese was victorious in a 1907 Beijing to Paris race using these; winning time, 61 days
automobiles
Brandon
|
$1,200
[8]
Name of the symbol seen in all the category titles on the board except "AND"
an ampersand
Cindy
|
$1,200
[9]
Paul Simonon is smashing his bass on the cover of this group's "London Calling"
The Clash
Brandon
|
|
DD
$1,800
[28]
This long river with a short name rises in the Cottian Alps & empties into the Adriatic
the Po
Preston
|
$1,600
[16]
Ernest Rutherford was working at this Montreal university when he explained how radioactivity works
McGill
Preston
|
$2,000
[23]
As a poet, this author of the prose work "Decameron" made the rhyme scheme ottava rima standard in Italian
Boccaccio
Cindy
|
$1,600
[21]
This 1831 literary title character preferred single gypsy women & was a tough guy to buy shirts for
Quasimodo
Cindy
|
$1,600
[12]
This spicy sausage is a jambalaya staple
andouille
Preston
|
$1,600
[10]
Fans offer Thanksgiving for Dolores O'Riordan, lead singer of this band with the hit "Linger"
The Cranberries
Cindy
|
| — |
$2,000
[17]
In 1900 the founder of this Houston university was suffocated by his valet & a lawyer out to steal his fortune
Rice
Preston
|
DD
$3,500
[22]
Rhyme entered European poetry in the Middle Ages in part from this language in use in the region of Al Andalus in Spain
Arabic
Cindy
|
$2,000
[26]
In names of cat breeds, this "kingly" word follows Devon & Cornish
Rex
Cindy
|
$2,000
[13]
One of a pair of metal stands for holding logs in a fireplace
andirons
Cindy
|
$2,000
[11]
A song by the Bonzo Dog Band gave this "I Will Possess Your Heart" group its grisly name
Death Cab for Cutie
Brandon
|
The traditional inaugural lunch for this president & V.P. featured boiled stuffed lobster & prime ribs of beef au jus
JFK & LBJ