Ruth Robbins — a stay-at-home mom from Jacksonville, North Carolina
Sarah Curtis — a mechanical and electrical drafter from Oceanside, California
Beau Henson — a test prep teacher and actor originally from Mt. Carmel, Illinois (whose 3-day cash winnings total $51,203)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beau | $3,200 | $2,600 | $11,300 |
$8,599
2nd place: $2,000 |
$13,000
23 R (including 2 DDs), 7 W (including 1 DD) |
| Sarah | $1,200 | $2,600 | $7,000 |
$14,000
New champion: $14,000 |
$7,000
11 R, 2 W |
| Ruth | $1,200 | $2,800 | $5,200 |
$1
3rd place: $1,000 |
$5,200
7 R, 1 W |
| WILD CATS | HERBS & SPICES | NOTEABLE NAMES | SOLVE FOR "EX" | IT'S ALL RELATIVE | RECORD BREAKERS |
|
$200
[5]
The prophet Jeremiah asked if this cat could change his spots
the leopard
Sarah
|
$200
[18]
Its seeds contain 2.5 to 4.5% cumaldehyde, an essential oil
cumin
Beau
|
$200
[15]
His "Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect" were a hit with simple folks & critics alike
(Rabbie) Burns
Beau
|
$200
[1]
Pregnant
expecting
Beau
|
$200
[11]
It's a pendular timepiece with a case as tall as or taller than a person
a grandfather clock
Ruth
|
$200
[25]
Bret Melson broke a record when he pulled off this feat on a 448-yard par 4
a hole-in-one
Beau
|
|
$400
[6]
Once spread across 1/2 of Asia, the Asian lion is now confined to the Gir Forest in this country's Gujarat State
India
Beau
|
$400
[19]
Classic pesto is made with garlic, pine nuts & this royal herb
basil
Sarah
|
$400
[16]
Brownell was the middle name of this sufferin' suffragette
Susan B. Anthony
Beau
|
$400
[4]
The IRS is pleased to say that the value of each personal one of these has risen to $3,700
an exemption
|
$400
[12]
In 1917 he founded Boys Town near Omaha, open to boys of all races & religions
Father Flanagan
|
$400
[26]
In 2010 the Cincinnati Reds' Aroldis Chapman set this unofficial record with 105 miles per hour
the fastest fastball
Sarah
|
|
$600
[7]
While running, this fastest cat takes strides covering about 22 feet each, the same distance as a racehorse's
a cheetah
Beau
|
$600
[20]
This spice is in one of Connecticut's nicknames
nutmeg
|
$600
[17]
He dedicated his autobiography to his "beloved wife Betty" Shabazz & to their children
Malcolm X
Sarah
|
$600
[2]
Fair market value for the owners of the little store of the route of our highway;2-4-6-8!Who do we this?
expropriate
|
$600
[13]
This first novel by Theodore Dreiser tells of a young woman's rise to become a successful Broadway actress
Sister Carrie
Beau
|
$600
[27]
It's not the glamour event it was, but anyway El Guerrouj ran it in 3:43.13 in 1999, breaking Morceli's record
the mile
|
|
$800
[8]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows photographs of two cats on a monitor.) To distinguish between two North American cats, remember that them ountain lionis mainly one color with a very long tail, while this cat is spotted with a short tail
a bobcat
Beau
|
$800
[21]
Coriander is also called Chinese parsley or this
cilantro
Ruth
|
$800
[23]
"Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien"--"no, I don't regret anything"--was a trademark chanson of this woman
Edith Piaf
Beau
|
$800
[3]
As well as meaning "lovely", this adjective can mean "perceptive & discriminating" & precede "taste"
exquisite
Beau
|
$800
[14]
A 1952 study of tales collected under this fictional name noted 8 whippings & 2 unlawful imprisonments
Mother Goose
|
$800
[28]
Naturally, John Stockton's record-breaking 9,922nd assist came on a pass to this man
(Karl) Malone
Beau
Ruth
|
|
DD
$1,000
[9]
The cougar has the Guinness record for most other names in English, over 40, including this 4-letter name
puma
Beau
|
$1,000
[22]
If you've got sprig fever, cook with this pungent herb, since ancient Greek times thought to boost memory
rosemary
|
$1,000
[24]
This Chinese president graduated from medical college in 1892
Dr. Sun Yat-sen
Sarah
|
$1,000
[10]
If the murderer had blood type A, finding that a suspect has type O is this kind of evidence
exculpatory (exclusionary also accepted)
Sarah
Ruth
|
— |
$1,000
[29]
In 2006 with San Diego, he broke Shaun Alexander's year-old NFL record of 28 TDs in a season
LaDainian Tomlinson
Sarah
|
| POE'S PROSE | 17th CENTURY SCIENCE | KROSSWORD KLUES "K" | MICHAEL AT THE MIKE | LANGUAGES OF SOUTH AMERICA | RECORD DESTROYERS |
|
$400
[8]
A watch-like ticking below the floor causes a man to confess to the murder of an old man in this story
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
Ruth
|
$400
[16]
In 1603, Hieronymus Fabricius noted that these in the legs have valves that control blood flow
veins
Sarah
|
$400
[9]
Material for lighting a fire (8)
kindling
Sarah
|
$400
[21]
He originated the title role in the London stage production of "Phantom of the Opera"
Michael Crawford
Beau
Ruth
|
$400
[11]
This Romance language, not Spanish, is the most commonly spoken language in the city of Cayenne
French
Sarah
|
$400
[26]
During this war the British burned some of our records, but not our declaration of war--it was found in 1939
the War of 1812
Beau
Ruth
|
|
$800
[7]
In "The Premature" this, the narrator equips his tomb with various "escape" devices
Burial
Beau
|
$800
[17]
Native Americans have used this malaria treatment from the cinchona tree for years before it reached Europe in 1642
quinine
Beau
|
$800
[10]
Garlicky Polish sausage (8)
kielbasa
Beau
|
$800
[22]
This keyboardist employed his husky baritone for the Doobie Brothers on hits like "Takin' It To The Streets"
Michael McDonald
Beau
|
$800
[12]
Fluminense, which is spoken in Rio de Janeiro, is a dialect of this official language of Brazil
Portuguese
Beau
|
$800
[27]
FOIA requests for files on Rosa Parks & Walter Cronkite came up empty, as this agency said it had destroyed those
the FBI
Sarah
|
|
$1,200
[1]
Prince Prospero & 1,000 knights & dames retired to a castle to escape a fatal pestilence in this story
"The Masque of the Red Death"
Beau
|
$1,200
[18]
Using data from Tycho Brahe, Kepler surmised that the planets' orbits are these shapes, not circles
ellipses
Beau
|
$1,200
[4]
"Lethal" wet blanket (7)
killjoy
|
$1,600
[24]
Seen here, he's hit it big with jazzy takes on old standards
Michael Bublé
Sarah
|
$1,600
[14]
The Rapa Nui language spoken on this island also has a few hundred speakers on the Chilean mainland
Easter Island
Sarah
|
— |
|
$1,600
[2]
In this story, 2 friends & a servant go on a hunt for Captain Kidd's buried treasure
"The Gold Bug"
Beau
|
$1,600
[19]
Though "nature abhors" this, Robert Boyle was able to create one using a pump
a vacuum
Beau
|
$1,600
[5]
Small hawk AKA a windhover (7)
kestrel
Beau
|
DD
$2,000
[23]
In 2011 this singer said of his band's breakup, "We have to thank all the people who helped us... for these 31 years"
Michael Stipe
Beau
|
$2,000
[15]
It's thought that the Inca learned this language after conquering the tribes at Cuzco
Quechua
Beau
|
— |
|
$2,000
[3]
The final line in this Poe story is "The inquisition was in the hands of its enemies"
"The Pit and the Pendulum"
|
$2,000
[20]
This mathematician came up with his "last theorem" in 1637; it wasn't proved until 1995
Fermat
Beau
|
$2,000
[6]
Synagogue mourner's prayer (7)
kaddish
Beau
|
$2,000
[25]
His 1991 album "Time, Love & Tenderness" topped the charts & spawned the hit "Love Is A Wonderful Thing"
(Michael) Bolton
Ruth
|
DD
$2,500
[13]
With 1.5 million speakers, Italian is this country's second-most spoken language; Arabic is third & German is fourth
Argentina
Beau
|
— |
More VPs have been from this state than any other, including 2 20th century VPs who were its governor
New York