Anne Raybon — a teacher's assistant and school bus driver from Asheville, North Carolina
Doug Lloyd — a law student from Charlton, Massachusetts
Bing Huo — a mechanical engineer from Sunnyvale, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $15,801)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bing | $600 | $6,000 | $18,000 |
$1,599
2nd place: $2,000 |
$13,000
20 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W |
| Doug | $3,200 | $5,000 | $16,200 |
$12,400
New champion: $12,400 |
$16,200
16 R, 2 W |
| Anne | $400 | $4,800 | $17,200 |
$999
3rd place: $1,000 |
$13,200
18 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| ANAGRAMMED EUROPE | HOBBITS' OTHER ROLES | TRANSPORTATION | THE 20th FIRST ANNUAL IG NOBEL PRIZE | PAUL REVERE | THE "BRITISH" ARE COMING |
|
$200
[5]
I'd like to visit this national capital, solo
Oslo
Bing
|
$200
[1]
Sean Astin (Sam) played this title guy, the last player carried off the field by his Notre Dame teammates
Rudy
Bing
|
$200
[16]
By passenger traffic, this London airport is Europe's busiest
Heathrow
Anne
|
$200
[21]
In public health: "for determining by experiment that microbes cling to" scientists who grow these, like ZZ Top
beards
Anne
|
$200
[26]
In 1773 Paul Revere donned native garb & participated in this protest
the Boston Tea Party
Bing
|
$200
[9]
It's the oldest continuously run championship in golf
the British Open
Anne
|
|
$400
[7]
I've visited this capital more than once
Rome
Bing
|
$400
[2]
Dominic Monaghan (Merry) found the part of Charlie on this ABC drama
Lost
Anne
|
$400
[17]
This mode of transportation can be traced back to a motorized toboggan built by Carl Eliason in 1924
a snowmobile
Doug
|
$400
[22]
Peace: "for confirming the widely held belief that" this audible outburst relieves pain
cursing
Anne
|
$600
[28]
Paul Revere's ride to warn the colonists of coming British troops took place in April of this year
1775
Anne
|
$400
[10]
2-word term for the rapid U.S. popularity of bands like the Rolling Stones in the 1960s
the British Invasion
Bing
Doug
|
|
$600
[8]
I saw a heron wading in this river
the Rhone
|
$600
[3]
Billy Boyd (Pippin) served as Russell Crowe's coxswain in this period piece
Master and Commander
|
$600
[18]
The Ion, L300 & Vue were popular models of this now-retired GM automobile
Saturn
Doug
|
$600
[23]
Medicine: finding that this breathing disorder "can be treated with a roller-coaster ride"; Advair is more traditional
asthma
Bing
|
$800
[29]
At his own request Revere was court-martialed & acquitted over the 1779 Penobscot expedition into this present state
Maine
Doug
|
$600
[13]
It borders Montana & Idaho
British Columbia
Anne
|
|
$800
[11]
Do cooks broil meat or braise it in this country?
Serbia
Doug
|
$800
[4]
You may remember that Ian Holm (Bilbo) portrayed the complicated android Ash in this Ridley Scott film
Alien
Bing
Anne
|
$800
[19]
Thisvehicle is seen in 19th-century Japan, the time & place it was invented
a rickshaw
Bing
|
$800
[24]
Engineering: "for perfecting a method to collect whale snot, using a remote-control" this (probably not a Black Hawk)
a helicopter
Bing
|
$1,000
[30]
Revere's father, who came to America as a child, was one of these French Protestants
a Huguenot
Anne
|
$800
[14]
Is it hot in here? Measure these, BTUs
British thermal units
Doug
|
|
$1,000
[12]
I wish someone would erect a statue of me on this island
Crete
Doug
|
$1,000
[6]
Mickey Rourke finds a dastardly way to kill Elijah Wood (Frodo) in this "urban" movie
Sin City
Doug
|
$1,000
[20]
This doorless 4-wheeled buggy had a variety of tops including parasol, extension &, of course, fringed
a surrey
Anne
|
$1,000
[25]
Physics: showing that on icy paths, "people slip and fall less often if they wear" these over their shoes (under's OK, too)
socks
Anne
|
DD
$3,000
[27]
Revere also made glasses & surgical instruments, but his artistry in this material was the focus of his professional life
silver
Bing
|
$1,000
[15]
Tortola is one of the 4 main islands of this U.K. territory in the eastern Caribbean
the British Virgin Islands
Bing
|
| AROUND THE LITERARY WORLD | BEGINS & ENDS WITH A VOWEL | MATH FORMULAS | SAN FRANCISCO ATTRACTIONS | BUSINESS LETTERS | I'M GONNA HURL |
|
$400
[22]
Johann Wyss edited & completed his father's book about this "Swiss Family"
the Robinson family
Anne
|
$400
[6]
Aloha! It's the instrument heard here
ukulele
Bing
|
$400
[11]
A formula used for cubes is V = e3, in which "V" is this
volume
Doug
|
$400
[1]
This attraction is home to Pier 39 & some 900 California sea lions
Fisherman's Wharf
Bing
Doug
|
$400
[17]
When incorporated in 1885, AT&T stood for this
American Telephone & Telegraph
Doug
|
$400
[16]
In 2010 Roy Halladay of this team threw 2 no-hitters--one in the regular season & one in the postseason
the Philadelphia Phillies
Bing
|
|
$800
[23]
A woman learns of family secrets back in China in this author's 2001 novel "The Bonesetter's Daughter"
Amy Tan
Anne
|
$800
[7]
In pop culture this hot word follows "Disco" & "The Towering"
Inferno
Anne
|
$800
[12]
In degrees, the sum of the interior these in a polygon equals 180(n-2)
angles
Bing
|
$800
[2]
Take a scenic 1.75-mile walk across this landmark completed in 1937
the Golden Gate Bridge
Bing
|
$800
[18]
The "F" in FTD stands for these retailers who formed the delivery service in 1910
Florists
Bing
|
$800
[27]
This Stanford quarterback was out of this as the Heisman Trophy runner-up in 2010 & 2011
(Andrew) Luck
Bing
|
|
$1,200
[24]
The "Mabinogion" is a collection of Celtic tales & lore from this United Kingdom country
Wales
Bing
Doug
Anne
|
$1,200
[8]
This Australian bird can run (not fly) nearly 30 mph
an emu
Doug
|
$1,200
[13]
For a parallelogram, use A = bh--"A" for this
area
Bing
|
$1,200
[3]
This home of the 49ers was built for $24.6 million in '59
Candlestick Park
Bing
|
$1,200
[19]
MSN, which went online in 1995, stands for this
Microsoft Network
Bing
|
$1,200
[28]
Forms of this field event, in which a 16-pound object is hurled, were once practiced at festivals honoring Thor
a hammer (throw)
Doug
Anne
|
|
$1,600
[25]
One of the first epics in Spanish literature was "The Poem of" this hero, from around 1140
El Cid
Anne
|
$1,600
[9]
Quick! Give me this 8-letter remedy for the effects of a poison
an antidote
Anne
|
$1,600
[14]
In D = rt, "r" is rate, "t" is time & "D" is this
distance
Doug
|
$2,000
[5]
A stretch of this street featuring 8 hairpin turns was created in 1922 by engineers with a fiendish streak
Lombard Street
Doug
|
$1,600
[20]
Since its inception in 1986, QVC has offered customers quality, value & this, right from their homes
convenience
Doug
|
$1,600
[29]
Jan Zelezny holds the world record in this field event with a throw of almost 325 feet
javelin
Anne
|
|
$2,000
[26]
This Frenchman dedicated his book of poems "Les Fleurs du mal" to his friend & fellow poet Theophile Gautier
Charles Baudelaire
|
$2,000
[10]
A large group or chain of islands, like the Malay
an archipelago
Bing
|
$2,000
[15]
For a rectangle P = 2l+2w, "P" being short for this
the perimeter
Doug
|
DD
$4,000
[4]
Frommer's says this intersection "retains much of the hippie-Bohemian culture of its heyday"
Haight-Ashbury
Bing
|
$2,000
[21]
For all your weight loss & bodybuilding supplements there's GNC, the "GN" being this
General Nutrition
Anne
|
DD
$6,000
[30]
Wearing a kilt, is mandatory in the Highland Games event called "tossing" this, often a 17-foot-long fir pole
a caber
Anne
|
His widow Maria Elena & actor Gary Busey were on hand when his star was dedicated outside Capitol Records in 2011
Buddy Holly