Corinth Matéra — a high school English teacher from Minneapolis, Minnesota
Doug Meyer — an editor originally from Cambridge, Massachusetts
Daniel Granof — an associate producer originally from Bethesda, Maryland (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,300)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel | $3,000 | $8,700 | $14,200 |
$18,100
2-day champion: $27,400 |
$15,800
28 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 1 DD) |
| Doug | $2,600 | $2,400 | $9,000 |
$14,000
2nd place: $2,000 |
$10,000
14 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Corinth | $800 | $2,200 | $2,600 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$2,600
6 R, 3 W |
| PUBLISHERS WEEKLYFICTION BESTSELLERS | NASCAR GEOGRAPHY | OH, WITTY WOMAN | COFFEE TALK | C'MON, YOU HAD TO EXPECT NEBRASKA | "DEAD" RECKONING |
|
$200
[23]
"It" was No. 1 for him in '86
Stephen King
Daniel
|
$200
[14]
Daytona International Speedway
Florida
Doug
|
$200
[16]
Lucille Ball once quipped, "The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly and lie about" this
your age
Daniel
|
$200
[11]
The name of this coffee-growing Indonesian island is also slang for coffee
Java
Daniel
|
$200
[6]
In 1867 the city known as Lancaster was renamed this to honor a fallen leader
Lincoln
Daniel
|
$200
[1]
In poker, it's aces & 8s
the dead man's hand
Doug
|
|
$400
[24]
Though written by Joe Klein, 1996's "Primary Colors" was originally credited to this 1-named author
Anonymous
Daniel
|
$400
[15]
Infineon Raceway in Sonoma
California
Daniel
|
$400
[17]
Funny lady Roseanne used to joke that she wouldn't do this chore "'til Sears makes one you can ride on"
Vacuum
Daniel
Doug
|
$400
[12]
The Swiss water process is a way to remove this from coffee
caffeine
Doug
|
$400
[7]
Born in Omaha on May 19, 1925, his Muslim name was El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz
Malcolm X
Daniel
|
$400
[2]
Alliterative 2-word term for a father who doesn't pay child support
a deadbeat dad
Doug
|
|
$600
[25]
Hope it was worth it; in 1989 his "Satanic Verses" made the Top 10
Salman Rushdie
Daniel
|
$600
[28]
Nazareth Speedway, Pocono Raceway
Pennsylvania
Daniel
|
$600
[18]
This country singer said, "I was the first woman to burn my bra--it took the fire department 4 days to put it out"
Dolly Parton
Corinth
|
$600
[13]
The beans of the coffee plant are found inside the part seen here which has this fruity name
the coffee cherry (or berry)
|
$600
[8]
Officially "The Tree Planters' State" in 1895, in 1945 it became this "State" to honor the U. of Nebraska athletic teams
the Cornhusker State
Daniel
|
$600
[3]
The most famous of these may have formed the library of a Jewish community that lived from about 150 B.C. to 70 A.D.
the Dead Sea Scrolls
Doug
|
|
$800
[26]
In a busy 1997, this queen of romantic novels hit the list with "The Ghost", "The Ranch", & "Special Delivery"
Danielle Steel
Daniel
|
$800
[29]
Talladega Superspeedway
Alabama
Doug
Corinth
|
$800
[19]
Erma Bombeck advised, "Before you try to keep up with" them, "be sure they're not trying to keep up with you"
the Joneses
Daniel
|
$800
[21]
Carlos Sanchez, a Columbian coffee farmer, has portrayed this advertising icon since 1969
Juan Valdez
Daniel
|
$800
[9]
Nebraska is the only state in the nation with this type of legislature meaning "one-chamber"
unicameral
Corinth
|
$800
[4]
A 1988 Treat Williams film, or a race in which 2 competitors finish in a tie (regardless of the temperature)
a dead heat
Doug
|
|
$1,000
[27]
In 1970 he told a "Love Story", then came back 7 years later to tell "Oliver's Story"
Erich Segal
Daniel
|
$1,000
[30]
Watkins Glen International
New York
Doug
|
DD
$1,100
[20]
1893-born wit who reportedly said, "The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue"
Dorothy Parker
Daniel
|
$1,000
[22]
One type of this salad plant is roasted & used as a coffee substitute, particularly in Louisiana
chicory
Daniel
|
$1,000
[10]
Serving the state as a U.S. Congressman in the early 1890s, he "Scoped" out 3 runs at the presidency
William Jennings Bryan
Daniel
|
$1,000
[5]
Anatomical term for an expert marksman, or something used to tighten shrouds & stays
a deadeye
|
| SPACE TECHNOLOGY | AT THE MOVIES | ARTISTS | MUSIC ODDS & ENDS | "N" THE KNOW | DEAD RECKONING |
|
$400
[19]
On Aug. 10, 1966 NASA launched a probe to take high-resolution photos of landing sites here
the moon
Daniel
|
$400
[9]
Apollo Creed & Ivan Drago duke it out in Vegas early in the fourth film in this series
Rocky
Doug
|
$400
[1]
Many of his works are also known by their Tahitian names, such as "Ia Orana Maria" & "Ta Matete"
Gauguin
Daniel
|
$400
[2]
One of the greatest tenors ever, he made his last appearance at the Met December 24, 1920
Enrico Caruso
Corinth
|
$400
[14]
Derived from Yiddish, it means to snack, or the snack itself
nosh
Daniel
|
$400
[26]
Upon this man's 1485 death, Henry Tudor became king as Henry VII
Richard III
Doug
|
|
$800
[20]
The Orlan, worn by cosmonauts, is an extravehicular mobility unit, more often called by this alliterative 2-word term
a space suit
|
$800
[10]
Sarah Michelle Gellar plays a nurse with a curse in this 2004 film based on a Japanese one
The Grudge
Daniel
|
$800
[5]
This 17th-century Flemish artist brought women to vivid life in paintings like the one seen here
Rubens
Daniel
Corinth
|
$800
[3]
In Schubert's "Great" symphony, the 3 players blowing these must be careful not to bonk the musician in front
trombones
Daniel
|
$800
[15]
This long sought-after route was finally traversed between 1903 & 1906 by Roald Amundsen
the Northwest Passage
Daniel
|
$800
[27]
News of this Revolutionary writer's June 8, 1809 death could've filled more than just a pamphlet
Thomas Paine
Doug
|
|
$1,200
[21]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reads from the Johnson Space Center in Houston.) Themanned maneuvering unitwas used to repair the Solar Max satellite on a 1984 flight of this
the Space Shuttle
Corinth
|
$1,200
[11]
In a 2002 film Josh Hartnett vows to stay celibate for this title length of time
40 Days and 40 Nights
Daniel
|
DD
$1,000
[8]
In a 1909 still life he included a section of his earlier painting "La Danse"
(Henri) Matisse
Doug
|
$1,200
[4]
In 1798, back from his time in London, this Austrian-born composer wrote the "Lord Nelson Mass"
Haydn
Daniel
Doug
Corinth
|
$1,200
[16]
It's the French word we use for a slight or delicate difference in color or meaning
nuance
Corinth
|
$1,200
[28]
On Nov. 9, 1970 this world leader passed away after a heart attack, one year after resigning his presidency
de Gaulle
Daniel
|
|
$1,600
[24]
The last 2 Salyut stations had a port on each end for this spacecraft-linking activity
docking
Daniel
|
DD
$1,700
[12]
The name of this 1973 Martin Scorsese movie set in Little Italy can refer to any tough Urban area
Mean Streets
Daniel
|
$1,200
[6]
This painter's riffs on the comics include "Look, Mickey!", in which Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck are fishing
(Roy) Lichtenstein
Doug
Corinth
|
$1,600
[22]
The "Napoleon Sonata" by this 19th century violin virtuoso was written to be played on one string
Paganini
Daniel
|
$1,600
[17]
One of these fuzzy regions in space might say "pardon my dust"; it's nothing more than dust & gases
a nebula
Daniel
|
— |
|
$2,000
[25]
It's the 4-letter term for the viewing assembly seenhereof the Mars rover; a ship might have more than one
mast
|
$2,000
[13]
One of the creepiest performances in a Hitchcock film is his as Bruno in "Strangers on a Train"
Robert Walker
|
$1,600
[7]
His 1814 work "Tres de Mayo", or "The Third of May", depicts a French firing squad shooting Spanish citizens in Madrid
Goya
Doug
|
$2,000
[23]
John Philip Sousa played in this French "Can-Can" composer's orchestra during a U.S. tour
Offenbach
Daniel
|
$2,000
[18]
In the novel "1984", it's the official language of Oceania
Newspeak
Daniel
|
— |
One of its official license plates bears the motto "Taxation without Representation"
Washington, D.C.