John Sellers — a writer from Brooklyn, New York
Emily Garber — a civil liberties lawyer from Portland, Oregon
Joey Falco — a writer from Santa Monica, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $23,999)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey | $3,000 | $4,800 | $15,000 |
$30,000
3-day champion: $53,999 |
$13,400
20 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| Emily | $-400 | $3,200 | $5,600 |
$11,155
3rd place: $1,000 |
$5,600
9 R, 2 W |
| John | $4,200 | $5,600 | $9,800 |
$15,001
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,800
13 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| A SHOWER OF APRIL | THE "IV" LEAGUE | TIME ZONE CITIES | BUY GUM! | TV DRAMAS | WHAT I MEANT TO SAY WAS... |
|
$200
[23]
On April 19, 1975 this nation launched its first satellite, Aryabhata
India
Joey
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$200
[6]
Also known as an E-1, it's the lowest rank in the U.S. Army
a private
John
|
$200
[11]
Chico, California
Pacific Time Zone
Joey
|
$200
[16]
This gum was introduced way back in 1914, but the ad campaign featuring twins didn't come for another 25 years
Doublemint
John
|
$200
[1]
This 1970s title family wasn't quite as well off as the zillionaire retail clan of the same name
the Waltons
Joey
|
$200
[9]
"We understand the importance of having the bondage between the parent & the child", said this VP from Indiana
Quayle
John
|
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$400
[27]
My dog tells me that this advocacy organization was founded in New York City on April 10, 1866
the ASPCA
Emily
|
$400
[7]
Onion relative to go with sour cream on top of your baked potato
chives
Joey
|
$400
[12]
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mountain Time Zone
Joey
|
$400
[17]
The "original" flavor of this sugarless gum was introduced nationally in 1964; it was the only flavor
Trident
John
|
$400
[2]
Timothy Olyphant plays small-town marshal Raylan Givens on this FX drama
Justified
Joey
|
$400
[10]
Before the era of Head & Shoulders, Samuel Goldwyn said, "this makes me so sore it gets my" this "up"
dandruff
Emily
John
|
|
$600
[28]
After years as a wanted man, he was arrested April 3, 1996 in a Montana cabin
the Unabomber
Joey
|
$600
[8]
Term for a horse, based on its diet
herbivore
|
$600
[13]
San Antonio, Texas
Central
John
|
$600
[18]
Vanessa Branch is a peppy British gal who exhorts you to clean up a dirty mouth "no matter what" in ads for this gum
Orbit
John
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$600
[3]
"The Mentalist" refers to phony psychic Patrick Jane, played by him
Simon Baker
Joey
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$600
[22]
An ex-speaker of the Texas House: "I cannot tell you how grateful I am; I am filled with" this; not the heat, it's the...
humidity
Emily
|
|
DD
$1,000
[29]
It speaks volumes that the U.S. government established this institution on April 24, 1800
the Library of Congress
Joey
|
$800
[20]
A type of surgery, or a college course not in your major
elective
Emily
|
$800
[14]
Nashville, Tennessee
Central
John
|
$800
[19]
The type of keyboardseenhereis nicknamed for its resemblance to this gum
chiclet
Emily
|
$800
[4]
The love triangle at the heart of this CW show involves a human girl & 2 undead brothers--awkward, indeed
The Vampire Diaries
Joey
|
$800
[24]
Boston mayor Thomas Menino, on his city's parking space woes: "it's like" this prison "around my neck"
Alcatraz
Emily
|
|
$1,000
[30]
On April 12, 1862 Union spy James Andrews led a group of men in seizing this locomotive in Georgia
The General
|
$1,000
[21]
From the Latin for "from a stream", it's the historical origin of a word
derivation
Emily
|
$1,000
[15]
Louisville, Kentucky
Eastern
John
|
$1,000
[26]
This gum with a rhyming name was originally sold for a penny a piece & had a comic strip inside the wrapper
Dubble Bubble
|
$1,000
[5]
This rapper has played a detective on "Law & Order: SVU" for more than a decade
Ice-T
John
|
$1,000
[25]
Mangling mythology, New Mexico governor Bruce King said a proposal would "open a whole box of" these women
Pandoras
John
|
| MURDER, SHE WROTE | DREAM-Y SONGS | HUMAN BODY BITS | ADVICE COLUMN SIGNATURES | GRAB IT | THE BORGIAS |
|
$400
[2]
"The Murder at the Vicarage"(1930)
Agatha Christie
Joey
|
$400
[3]
"Sweet Dreams" is on her album "I Am... Sasha Fierce"
Beyonce
Joey
|
$400
[20]
The vestibular apparatus, part of this sense organ, helps with equilibrium
the ear
Joey
|
$400
[16]
...Should I marry "Ed" or hold out for better? Signed, this word used of some voters in polls
Undecided
Emily
|
$400
[11]
Shoeless Joe Jackson's was nicknamed "Black Betsy"
his bat
Emily
|
$400
[25]
Built for the family, the Borgia Apartmentsare an important part of the heritage of this location within Rome
Vatican City
Joey
|
|
$800
[8]
"'H' is for Homicide"(1991)
Sue Grafton
Joey
|
$800
[4]
This hit by The Mamas & the Papas includes the line "I'd be safe and warm if I was in L.A."
"California Dreamin'"
Joey
|
$800
[21]
Sounding like something to tie up meat, it's a powerful group of muscles that helps straighten the hip
hamstring
|
$800
[17]
...nothing seems to ease my gloom & despair. Signed, this word from the Latin spondere
Despondent
Emily
|
$800
[12]
This type of hammer has a hemispherical head & is used in working with metal
a ball-peen hammer
Emily
|
$800
[26]
The first Borgia to become pope was Calixtus III, whose first Papal Act in 1455 was to try to recover this city from the Turks
Istanbul
John
|
|
$1,200
[1]
"Murder in the White House"--a president's daughter would know(1980)
Margaret Truman
|
$1,200
[5]
"Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years" from this one of the "Desperate Housewives" includes "Dreamin'"
Vanessa Williams
|
$1,200
[22]
A mass of nerve fibers, the pons is part of this, extending between the cerebral hemispheres & the spinal cord
the brain stem
|
$1,200
[18]
...I need a way to control my rage. Signed, this word for "angry" that contains an aromatic substance
Incensed
|
$1,200
[13]
A nighttime procession of Edinburghians carrying these begins the annual Hogmanay Festival
torches
Joey
John
|
$1,200
[27]
As Pope Alexander VI, Rodrigo Borgiafought the invasion of Italy by King Charles VIII of this country; plague helped
France
|
|
$1,600
[9]
"Flash and Bones" (featuring Temperance Brennan)(2011)
Kathy Reichs
|
$1,600
[6]
In 2010 she sang, "I'ma get your heart racing in my skin-tight jeans, be your teenage dream tonight"
Katy Perry
Joey
|
$2,000
[24]
Named for one of Napoleon's field surgeons, the Lisfranc joint can be found in this body part
the foot
|
$1,600
[19]
...can you help me conquer my desire & get my life back? Signed, this term for one "owned" by Satan
Possessed
Joey
|
$1,600
[14]
When a congressman becomes unruly, the Sergeant at Arms could grab thisto restore order
a mace
|
$1,600
[28]
Lucrezia Borgia was married 3 times, the first at age 13 to a son of the Sforzas, a powerful clan of this Lombard city
Milan
John
|
|
$2,000
[10]
"The Talented Mr. Ripley"(1955)
Patricia Highsmith
|
$2,000
[7]
This 1976 Gary Wright title, "I believe you can get me through the night"
"Dream Weaver"
Joey
|
DD
$3,000
[23]
This gland secretes digestive enzymes & glucagon
the pancreas
Joey
|
— |
$2,000
[15]
Made of bamboo, the shinai is the fencing foil of this 2-handed style of Japanese fencing
kendo
|
DD
$3,000
[29]
Sibling to Lucrezia & Cesare & equally treacherous, Juan Borgia was murdered in 1497, his body found in this river
the Tiber
John
|
The OED traces these 2 parallel terms to an October 30, 2000 "Today" show discussion of an electoral map
red state & blue state