Greg Bentley — a law clerk from Pikeville, Kentucky
Cathy Guiles — a copy editor originally from Baltimore, Maryland
Melanie Spratford — a caterer from Chicago, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $19,201)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie | $0 | $1,800 | $6,200 |
$6,200
2nd place: $2,000 |
$6,200
8 R, 0 W |
| Cathy | $3,000 | $6,000 | $13,600 |
$14,600
New champion: $14,600 |
$13,600
19 R, 1 W |
| Greg | $1,800 | $4,600 | $13,600 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$10,600
17 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| FLIGHT | A BLANK EXPRESSION | HOME ICE | SIR WALTER SCOTT | NATURAL SELECTION | GOD DID IT! |
|
$200
[1]
A report detailing an airplane's route, or the title of a 2005 Jodie Foster thriller
flight plan
Cathy
|
$200
[16]
It happened when I arrived in Hollywood: I came, I saw, I ___-ed
I conquered
Greg
|
$200
[6]
Madison Square Garden
the (New York) Rangers
Greg
|
$200
[26]
Sir Walter Scott was born in 1771 in this city
Edinburgh
Cathy
|
$200
[21]
Vegetarians take note: Organic Valley's Omega-3 Milk is infused with kosher oil from these creatures
fish
Cathy
|
$200
[11]
In Genesis 19, God got a tad angry with Sodom & rained on it fire & this, an old word for sulfur
brimstone
Greg
|
|
$400
[2]
A pipe dream is also alliteratively called a flight of this
flight of fancy
Cathy
|
$400
[17]
Important trio of possibilities at the races: win, place or ___
show
Greg
|
$400
[7]
Mellon Arena
the Pittsburgh Penguins
Greg
|
$400
[27]
This noble outlaw helps King Richard I rescue the title knight in Scott's "Ivanhoe"
Robin Hood
|
$400
[22]
Endangered Species Chocolate makes a bar flavored with these colorful antioxidant-rich berries of the genus Vaccinium
blueberries
|
$400
[12]
In Genesis 9, God blessed this man & his sons & told them to be fruitful & multiply
Noah
Cathy
Greg
|
|
$600
[3]
The Red Baron commanded a unit called the "flying" this, for its brightly colored planes
the Flying Circus
|
$600
[18]
Everything I need: wine, ___ & song
women
Greg
|
$600
[8]
Joe Louis Arena
the Detroit Red Wings
Cathy
Greg
|
$600
[28]
In 1813 Sir Walter wrote a letter complimenting this American on his "History of New York"
Washington Irving
|
$600
[23]
Sweetgrass Natural Fibers specializes in "eco fashion" made from hemp, cotton & this tall grass
bamboo
Greg
|
$600
[13]
In Exodus 3, God told Moses, who was standing on holy ground, to take off these
his shoes
Cathy
|
|
$800
[4]
AKA the acute stress response, the name of this reflex contains 2 basic options one faces when threatened
fight-or-flight
Cathy
|
$800
[19]
Describes me if Angelina Jolie ever needs any help: ready, ___ & able
willing
Melanie
|
$800
[9]
Scotiabank Saddledome
the Calgary Flames
Greg
|
$800
[30]
Jedediah Cleishbotham, Capt. Clutterbuck & Malachi Malagrowther were all these of Sir Walter Scott
pseudonyms
Cathy
|
$800
[24]
EVO's Wild Cravings Red Meat Formula Biscuits are high-protein, grain-free treats for these
dogs
Cathy
|
$800
[14]
In Genesis 2:21, God helped himself to one of these from Adam
the rib
Greg
|
|
$1,000
[5]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew sits in a Qantas flight simulator in Sydney, Australia.) The four forces that act on a plane in flight include lift, gravity, & drag; by pushing these levers forward, we're increasing this fourth force that counteracts drag
thrust
|
$1,000
[20]
The "Jeopardy!" office on tape days: blood, toil, tears & ___
sweat
Cathy
|
$1,000
[10]
TD Banknorth Garden
the Boston Bruins
Greg
|
$1,000
[29]
Scott's novel "Kenilworth" contains the scene involving a mud puddle, a cloak & these 2 personages
Sir Walter Raleigh & Queen Elizabeth I
Greg
|
$1,000
[25]
Clothing optional: "Bear" this granola says it's "100% pure and natural"
Naked
Melanie
|
DD
$1,000
[15]
In Exodus 3, God promised to smite this land "with all my wonders"; in Exodus 7, he did
Egypt
Greg
|
| THIS PLACE IS DUELSVILLE | BALLET | PLAYING FOR CHANGE | HEY HEY HEY, IT'S PHAT ALBERT! | DOUBLE "L" | PUBLISHER, PAIR-ISH |
|
$400
[8]
In 1781 Emperor Joseph II staged a piano duel between Mozart & Muzio Clementi in this city
Vienna
Cathy
|
$400
[6]
In this ballet a little girl named Clara meets the Sugar Plum Fairy in the Kingdom of Sweets
The Nutcracker
Melanie
|
$400
[18]
This song title from the '80s precedes "25 for Haiti" in a 2010 project featuring 80 recording artists
"We Are The World"
Greg
|
$400
[23]
In 2011 Prince Albert of this principality wed ex-Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock of South Africa
Monaco
Cathy
|
$400
[1]
Combatants shoot pellets of colored gel at each other in this game
paintball
Melanie
|
$400
[9]
The publisher Simon & him is part of CBS
Schuster
Greg
|
|
$800
[10]
Green Park & Covent Garden were once favored dueling spots in this city
London
Cathy
|
DD
$400
[27]
A young prince is saved by a magic feather in this 1910 Stravinsky ballet
The Firebird
Greg
|
$800
[19]
Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp & Neil Young organized the first of these heartland benefits in 1985
Farm Aid
Melanie
|
$800
[24]
Like Newt Gingrich & Thomas Foley, Carl Albert held this leadership position, from 1971 to 1977
Speaker of the House
Cathy
|
$800
[2]
The name of these flowers seenherefits them perfectly
bluebells
Melanie
|
$800
[14]
Louisa May Alcott & James Patterson were published by Little, this
Brown
Melanie
|
|
$1,200
[11]
Pushkin fought his fatal duel in this city, just 34 years after it was founded
Saint Petersburg
|
$800
[7]
Hershy Kay provided the orchestrations of this man's music for the 1958 ballet "Stars and Stripes"
(John Philip) Sousa
Greg
|
$1,200
[20]
Dozens of rock stars have played the Secret Policeman's Balls to benefit this human rights organization, A.I.
Amnesty International
Melanie
|
$1,200
[25]
This microbiologist worked on cancer & developed the oral polio vaccine
(Albert) Sabin
Greg
|
$1,200
[3]
It's another name for a tadpole
a polliwog
|
$1,200
[15]
A Random House imprint combines this small fowl with Dell
Bantam Books
|
|
$1,600
[12]
In 2008 Bobby Fischer died in this island city, site of his 1972 chess duel with Boris Spassky
Reykjavik
|
$1,600
[30]
In the 1920s Uday Shankar, Ravi's brother, choreographed "Radha-Krishna" for this Russian ballerina
Pavlova
Greg
|
$1,600
[21]
The organization "Rock" this sponsored a 2008 "Ballot Bash" & a 2011 "Democracy Day" with "Glee" star Darren Criss
the Vote
Cathy
|
$2,000
[28]
In 1942 this Frenchman wrote, "There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide"
Albert Camus
Cathy
|
$1,600
[4]
It's the lumberjack term for when politicians vote for each other's bills
logrolling
|
$1,600
[16]
A big name in textbooks is Prentice this
Hall
Cathy
|
|
$2,000
[13]
The book "War of the Rats" tells of a sniper duel during the winter 1942-43 battle for this Russian city
Stalingrad
|
$2,000
[29]
In 1944 this conductor composed the music for "Fancy Free", Jerome Robbins' first ballet
Leonard Bernstein
|
$2,000
[22]
The Clash & The Who headlined the 1979 Concerts for Kampuchea, benefits for victims in this war-torn country
Cambodia
Cathy
|
DD
$5,000
[26]
This man used his $33,000 in Nobel Prize money to expand the hospital he built & to establish a leper colony
(Albert) Schweitzer
Greg
|
$2,000
[5]
Prince Charles is the duke of it
Cornwall
Cathy
|
$2,000
[17]
Young readers enjoy books from Grosset & him
Dunlap
|
At his death in January 2010, he was called "the Garbo of letters, famous for not wanting to be famous"
J.D. Salinger