Molly Newman — a writer and trivia hostess from Portland, Oregon
Kirby Burnett — a poker dealer from Prior Lake, Minnesota
Bob Powell — a network administrator from Fort Walton Beach, Florida (whose 1-day cash winnings total $4,800)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob | $2,000 | $4,400 | $17,200 |
$799
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,400
15 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| Kirby | $600 | $3,600 | $15,600 |
$27,600
New champion: $27,600 |
$13,200
19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Molly | $4,400 | $8,000 | $16,400 |
$2
3rd place: $1,000 |
$16,400
20 R, 3 W |
| COUNTRY GROUPS | CONSTELLATION TRANSLATION | DOMINO'S PIZZA | THAT'S TREASON! | 2-LETTER WORDS | THE ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT |
|
$200
[24]
The "Lady" in this group that won 5 2010 ACM Awards is Hillary Scott, daughter of country singer Linda Davis
Lady Antebellum
Kirby
|
$200
[1]
Twins
Gemini
Kirby
|
$200
[11]
The Meatzza feast has ham, beef, Italian sausage & slices of this Italian salami
pepperoni
Kirby
|
$200
[12]
Accused of incest as well as treason, she was guillotined Oct. 16, 1793
Marie Antoinette
Kirby
Molly
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$200
[2]
This mystical word used in mantras contains 3 sounds, but in English it's 2 letters
om
Kirby
|
$200
[19]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from a ship's bridge.) Norway has continuous daylight from mid-May to July, giving it this 5-word nickname it shares with Alaska
Land of the Midnight Sun
Bob
|
|
$400
[25]
Randy Owen fronted this "stately" group whose hits include "Christmas in Dixie" & "Born Country"
Alabama
Kirby
|
$400
[7]
Big bear
Ursa Major
Bob
|
$400
[14]
An American Legends pizza made with 6 different cheeses is named for this state
Wisconsin
Bob
|
$400
[13]
He tried to surrender West Point, a key to the Hudson River Valley
Benedict Arnold
Molly
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$400
[3]
It often follows "in" to mean "concerning"
re
Kirby
|
$600
[21]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue.) In Svalbard as well as Norway, you'll find many of these spectacular inlets; the Norwegian term for them is derived from a word meaning "to pass through"
fjords
Molly
|
|
$600
[26]
This country group stays in motion with hits like "I'm Movin' On" & "Life Is A Highway"
Rascal Flatts
Molly
|
$600
[8]
Ram
Aries
Kirby
Molly
|
$600
[15]
Domino's has pasta in a bread bowl, including this "Spring" style with veggies
primavera
Bob
|
$600
[16]
This English plot blew up in the faces of the plotters, many executed for treason in 1606
the Gunpowder Plot
Kirby
|
$600
[4]
Supernatural elements appear in kiri, a play in this Japanese form
no
Bob
|
$800
[22]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue.) Some define the boundary of the Arctic as the southern limit of the icy region with this, perennially frozen subsoil
permafrost
Molly
|
|
$800
[27]
In 1981 they burned up the pop & country charts singing, "My heart's on fire, Elvira"
The Oak Ridge Boys
Molly
|
$800
[9]
Scales
Libra
Molly
|
$800
[29]
How about an oven baked sandwich, like this one that refers to a place in Pennsylvania
a Philly cheesesteak
Molly
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$800
[17]
It was treason when Roman naval commander Claudius threw these creatures used for augury into the sea
chickens
Kirby
|
$800
[5]
It's Latin for "and" , Y'al.
et
Molly
|
$1,000
[23]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Svalbard Islands in Norway.) After Antarctica & Greenland, many consider Nordaustland in Svalbard to be covered with the third-largest in volume of this form of slow-moving glacier
an ice cap
|
|
$1,000
[28]
In 2001 these guys from Texas were No. 1 on the country charts with "I'm Already There"
Lonestar
Molly
|
$1,000
[10]
Dragon (not "Athenian statesman")
Draco
Molly
|
$1,000
[30]
For dessert, Domino's has "stix" sprinkled with sugar & this spice
cinnamon
Molly
|
$1,000
[18]
Abdullah Ocalan was convicted for trying to found a Kurdish state in the southeast part of this country
Turkey
Kirby
|
$1,000
[6]
"To say or utter" is one of the American Heritage Dictionary's many definitions for this word--ask any teen
go
Molly
|
DD
$2,200
[20]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue.) Lappish language gives us the name of this treeless environment, some of which is so dry, it's called the Arctic desert
tundra
Bob
|
| COUNTRY GROUPS | PICTURE THE "S" | CAN I HAVE A MOMENT? | REAL PEOPLE IN NOVELS | TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER | SCIENCE-FICTION TV |
|
$400
[21]
This organization was formed in April 1949 to counter the Soviet Union
NATO
Bob
|
$400
[16]
Thistype of image is used to observe fetal growth
a sonogram
Molly
|
$400
[11]
Oprah calls instants of realization these moments; actress Ginnifer Goodwin had one that made her become a vegan
an Aha! Moment
Bob
Kirby
Molly
|
$400
[1]
In "Gatsby's Girl" Caroline Preston fictionalized the romance of Ginevra King & this writer during his Princeton days
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Molly
|
$400
[6]
To have a casual conversation is to "shoot" this
the breeze
Kirby
|
$400
[26]
Episodes in this anthology included "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" & "To Serve Man"
The Twilight Zone
Bob
|
|
$800
[22]
The PIIGS countries are European nations carrying heavy debt; the P & S are these southern neighbors
Portugal & Spain
Bob
|
$800
[17]
Mixologists know the name of this stick seen here
a swizzle stick
Kirby
|
$800
[12]
A driveway moment is when your car idles as Robert Siegel wraps up a fascinating story on this radio network
NPR
Bob
|
$800
[2]
The title of Nancy Horan's historical novel "Loving Frank" refers to this creator of Taliesin
Frank Lloyd Wright
Molly
|
$800
[7]
To survive a difficult situation is to "weather" this
the storm
Kirby
|
$800
[27]
This Steven Spielberg-produced alien invasion series on TNT features Noah Wyle as a resistance fighter
Falling Skies
Bob
|
|
$1,200
[23]
In 1945 Iraq became a founding member of this regional association of sovereign states
the Arab League
Molly
|
$1,200
[18]
Thisgiant species of arid regions lends its name to a national park
a saguaro cactus
Molly
|
$1,200
[13]
The Webby Awards' top Internet moments for 2000-2009 include Twitter's role in this country's 2009 election protests
Iran
Bob
|
$1,200
[3]
The title of Jerry Stahl's "I, Fatty" refers to this comedian who narrates it
Fatty Arbuckle
Kirby
|
$1,200
[8]
When you show somebody up or get attention that is due others, you "steal" their this
their thunder
Bob
|
$1,200
[28]
In this series the Robinsons were headed to a distant star on the Jupiter II until Dr. Smith got in the way
Lost in Space
Molly
|
|
$1,600
[24]
MENA is a somewhat vague acronym for the countries of the "Middle East &" here
North Africa
Kirby
|
$1,600
[19]
Members of this special military unit are seen here
the Swiss Guard
Molly
|
$1,600
[14]
"Old Bloomsbury" is a section in "Moments of Being", a collection of reminiscences by this writer
Virginia Woolf
Kirby
|
$2,000
[5]
Hilary Mantel won the Man Booker Prize for "Wolf Hall", told from the perspective of this advisor to Henry VIII
Thomas Cromwell
Kirby
|
$2,000
[10]
When you're down & out, you're said to be "in" this belt of calm, light winds near the equator
the doldrums
Kirby
|
$1,600
[29]
They're not fraternity members, they're an elite team of mental superstars led by David Strathairn on Syfy
Alphas
|
|
$2,000
[25]
It's a common 3-syllable acronym for the Low Countries
Benelux
Kirby
|
$2,000
[20]
The 19th century passage, "an old" this, in which my father had kept his private papers, refers to a desk like the one here
a secretary
Bob
|
$2,000
[15]
3-word phrase for a decisive instant; Arthur Koestler defined it as "the sudden emergence of a new insight"
a moment of truth
|
DD
$4,000
[4]
The novel "The Paris Wife" is narrated by Hadley Richardson, this writer's first wife
(Ernest) Hemingway
Kirby
|
DD
$5,600
[9]
It's the 5-word phrase associated with the logo seen here
"When it rains, it pours"
Bob
|
$2,000
[30]
This show about a very old time lord from the planet Gallifrey debuted on the BBC in 1963
Doctor Who
Molly
|
This volunteer group was born in May 1898 near the bar in San Antonio's Menger Hotel; it existed for just 133 days
the Rough Riders