Marion Baumgarten — a human resources evaluator from River Forest, Illinois
Galen Benshoof — a project manager in health care from Seattle, Washington
Jessamine Price — a graduate student in creative writing from Greenbelt, Maryland (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,201)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessamine | $1,600 | $3,200 | $10,800 |
$10,001
2-day champion: $19,202 |
$10,800
19 R, 3 W |
| Galen | $1,600 | $2,800 | $15,400 |
$9,199
2nd place: $2,000 |
$14,000
16 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Marion | $4,800 | $11,000 | $9,800 |
$1
3rd place: $1,000 |
$8,400
16 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| '90s FILM QUOTES | GRAVE MATTERS | FRUITS & VEGETABLES | SALE | THE 7 "C"s | THE CHEROKEE NATION |
|
$200
[1]
"Mama says stupid is as stupid does"
Forrest Gump
Jessamine
|
$200
[6]
This father of psychoanalysis (& of Anna) was cremated; his ashes are in a Greek vase at a London cemetery
(Sigmund) Freud
Jessamine
|
$200
[11]
This stone fruit is fuzzier if bought by the roadside; supermarket varieties are mechanically brushed
peaches
Marion
|
$200
[16]
In 2011 the iconic "subway dress" she wore in "The Seven Year Itch" sold at auction for $4.6 million
(Marilyn) Monroe
Jessamine
|
$200
[21]
To us, it's the last train car; the Brits think of it as a ship's kitchen
a caboose
Galen
|
$800
[27]
At the start of this 9-year war, the Cherokee allied with the British; many of their rivals sided with the French
the French and Indian War
Jessamine
|
|
$400
[2]
"I'm sorry that I didn't build you a stronger ship, young Rose"
Titanic
Galen
|
$400
[7]
This Confederate leader's grave notes his service in the U.S. Senate & calls him a "defender of the Constitution"
Jefferson Davis
Marion
|
$400
[12]
The Delicious apple was originally called this, after the nickname of Iowa, where its developer lived
the Hawkeye
Jessamine
|
$400
[17]
A Honus Wagner one of these sold for $451,000 in 1991, $1.27 million in 2000 & $2.35 million in 2007
baseball card
Galen
Marion
|
$400
[22]
This word can refer to all utensils for serving & eating food, not just knives
cutlery
Jessamine
|
$1,000
[28]
This man is seen here with the Cherokee syllabary he invented in 1821
Sequoyah
Marion
|
|
$600
[3]
"We're not worthy! We're not worthy!"
Wayne's World
Galen
|
$600
[8]
Calamity Jane asked to be buried next to him, & is, at Mount Moriah cemetery in Deadwood, South Dakota
Wild Bill Hickok
Galen
|
$600
[13]
Edward Lear rhymed it with "mince"; if he'd eaten it raw, he might have used "wince"
quince
Marion
|
$600
[18]
In 2008 Perrier-Jouet put on sale 100 limited-edition 12-bottle box sets of this for 50,000 euros (that's over $70,000)
champagne
|
$600
[23]
The pit of the wild cherry contains substances that yield this poison
cyanide
Jessamine
Galen
|
DD
$2,000
[26]
In the 1830s the Cherokee were expelled from the Southeast & forcibly relocated to what's now this state
Oklahoma
Marion
|
|
$800
[4]
"Shut up, just shut up. You had me at 'hello'"
Jerry Maguire
Jessamine
|
$800
[9]
This sculpture at his grave shows him emerging out of the ground, maybe on a journey from the center of the Earth
Jules Verne
Marion
|
$800
[14]
The world record holder among these cucumber-like summer squashes was almost 6' long & weighed 65 pounds
zucchini
Marion
|
$800
[19]
After paying $3.9 million for a Guarneri one of these, a Russian lawyer got Pinchas Zukerman to demonstrate it
a violin
Marion
|
$800
[24]
Dyson says its vacuums use this whirling technology
cyclone
Jessamine
|
— |
|
$1,000
[5]
"Let us have pirates, clowns and a happy ending, or we shall send you back to Stratford to your wife"
Shakespeare in Love
Jessamine
|
$1,000
[10]
(Alex delivers the clue from Jerusalem.) This Nobel Peace Prize winner asked to be buried not on Mount Herzl with other Israeli leaders, but here on the Mount of Olives with his old comrades in Israel's fight for statehood
(Menachem) Begin
Marion
|
$1,000
[15]
George Washington Carver developed 118 products from this tuber related to the morning glory
sweet potatoes
Jessamine
Marion
|
$1,000
[20]
In 2011 a Patek Philippe one of these set a record when it went for $3.6 million at a Geneva auction
a watch
Marion
|
$1,000
[25]
A diamond's cost is based on the 4 C's: carat weight, cut, color & this, of which flawless is one example
clarity
Marion
|
— |
| LITERARY CHARACTER RAP SHEET | ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE SCHOOLS | A VERY BRIGHT RESPONSE | SENATE MAJORITY LEADERS | IT'S GREEK TO SOMEBODY | SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE |
|
$400
[7]
You could charge this Seuss feline with breaking & entering, willful destruction of property & animal (fish) cruelty
The Cat In The Hat
Jessamine
|
$400
[13]
Its founder Thomas Jefferson didn't want to grant degrees, as they were "artificial embellishments"
the University of Virginia
Marion
|
$400
[2]
To spontaneously take a liking to a person is to take this bright word to him
a shine
Jessamine
|
$400
[1]
He's held the job since 2007
Harry Reid
Jessamine
|
$400
[14]
Of something incomprehensible, we say "it's Greek to me"; the Greeks say it's Arabic or this language of Yunnan
Chinese
Jessamine
|
$400
[23]
He's the current "Weekend Update" anchorman
Seth Meyers
Galen
|
|
$800
[8]
Though innocent, this 19th century title tot gets popped for pickpocketing Mr. Brownlow
Oliver Twist
Galen
Marion
|
$800
[19]
Its fight song says you're "a hell of a engineer" at this school that opened in 1888
Georgia Tech
Galen
Marion
|
$800
[3]
It's what the boy is holding; judging from the flag in the background, it just might be the 4th of July
a sparkler
Jessamine
|
$800
[9]
This Texas Democrat was leader from 1955 to 1961
LBJ
Galen
|
$800
[15]
Arabic speakers point the finger at this language of more than 400 million Indians
Hindi
Jessamine
Marion
|
$800
[24]
(Chevy Chase reads the clue from the set of Community.) I was taken hostage by killer bees led by Elliot Gould in a sketch where this "SNL" producer appeared on-camera for the first time
Lorne Michaels
Galen
Marion
|
| — |
$1,200
[20]
Here I am, rock you like a Hurricane from this university in Coral Gables
the University of Miami
Galen
|
$1,200
[4]
A well-known father & son's acting name, or brightness on a surface
Sheen
Jessamine
|
$1,600
[11]
2001 to 2003 was the reign of this South Dakotan
(Tom) Daschle
Galen
|
$1,200
[16]
To the Finns & the French, the standard of difficulty is this Pentateuch tongue
Hebrew
Jessamine
|
$1,200
[25]
"Lazy Sunday" is one of many "Digital" these from the mind of Andy Samberg
a Digital Short
Galen
|
| — |
$1,600
[21]
This school in Chapel Hill was the first state university to accept students, on February 12, 1795
the University of North Carolina
Galen
|
$1,600
[5]
Really a beetle, this "worm" is the subject of a poem by Wordsworth
a glow worm
Jessamine
|
$2,000
[12]
His leadership periods from 1977 to 1981 & 1987 to 1989 were a tiny fraction of his service
Sen. Robert Byrd
|
$1,600
[17]
To Romanian speakers, what's tough is this language of the empire they split from in 1877
Turkish
Jessamine
Marion
|
$1,600
[26]
As Fernando, this performer popularized the phrase "You look mahvelous"
Billy Crystal
|
| — |
$2,000
[22]
Seminal Seminoles from this university follow its motto: Vires, Artes, Mores--strength, skill, character
Florida State
Galen
|
$2,000
[6]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew holds a Budweiser Clydesdale at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery in St. Louis, MO.) To qualify for a hitch, a Budweiser Clydesdale must be a bay gelding, 6 feet at the shoulder, have four white stockinged feet & a white one of these fiery facial markings
a blaze
Jessamine
|
DD
$2,600
[10]
In 1996 he left the Senate to focus on his run for president
Bob Dole
Galen
|
$2,000
[18]
Speakers of this scorn another invented tongue, saying "Estas Volapuk al mi", "It's all Volapuk to me"
Esperanto
Galen
|
$2,000
[27]
Daughter of Chris, she's the first second-generation cast member
Abby Elliott
|
An entertainer born in 1888 whose original first name was Adolph was one of the best-known players of this instrument
the harp