Evan Nolan — a contract attorney from Winchester, Massachusetts
Mary Harris — a knitting store owner from Seattle, Washington
Michelle LaLonde — a law librarian from Novi, Michigan (whose 1-day cash winnings total $18,500)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle | $400 | $3,200 | $8,800 |
$3,300
2nd place: $2,000 |
$7,600
10 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| Mary | $2,400 | $3,800 | $7,400 |
$5,900
New champion: $5,900 |
$7,400
17 R, 5 W |
| Evan | $1,600 | $4,600 | $2,200 |
$11
3rd place: $1,000 |
$5,400
12 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| THEY WROTE FORENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA | WILL SMITH MOVIES | WHAT MAKES IT GO? | A SINGLE TREE | ENDS WITH "W" | COWBOY TALK |
|
$200
[1]
Marie Curie's 1926 entry on this element said one could use it to make luminous paints to use in watches
radium
Evan
|
$200
[8]
2007:"My name is Robert Neville. I'm a survivor living in New York City... If there's anybody out there..."
I Am Legend
Mary
|
$200
[21]
(Kelly of the Clue crew points at the rear area of a remote-control inflated shark toy floating around her.) Just like the real thing, our helium-filled shark is propelled by the side-to-side movement of this rear appendage, also called the caudal fin
a tailfin
Evan
|
$200
[4]
Sequoia National Park has the General Grant tree & a 255-footer named for this man, Grant's boss
Lincoln
Michelle
|
$200
[9]
Lacking intellectual depth, or one end of a pool
shallow
Michelle
|
$1,000
[26]
It's the money used to finance a miner's activities
a grubstake
Mary
|
|
$400
[2]
Almost half of his 1926 entry on conjuring was about himself, mentioning such tricks as the milk-can escape
Houdini
Mary
|
$400
[15]
1997:"When do I get my own flashy, little memory messer-upper thing?"
Men in Black
Michelle
|
$400
[22]
This device propels a traditional pogo stick
a spring
Evan
|
$400
[5]
The bald cypress named for this Aztec ruler is known for its massive trunk, seenherein an example in Mexico
Montezuma
Evan
|
$400
[11]
An area of grazable grassland; it's found before "lark"
a meadow
Evan
|
DD
$1,600
[27]
As a verb, it meant to shoot someone; as a noun it referred to a rectangular bar of chewing tobacco
plug
Michelle
|
|
$600
[3]
Carl Sagan took on this vast topic, with thoughts on the "intelligent" type "beyond the solar system"
life
Mary
|
$600
[18]
1996:"Welcome to Earth!"
Independence Day
Evan
|
$600
[23]
The Navy's USS Defender has 4 engines of this type, so look for the green handle at the pump when filling her up
Diesel
Mary
|
$600
[6]
The company named for this "rocky" golf course south of San Francisco has trademarked "Lone Cypress"
Pebble Beach
Evan
|
$600
[12]
Rendered fat used in making soap or candles
tallow
Mary
|
— |
|
$800
[16]
The article on ventriloquism for the 1958 edition was penned by this man, not Charlie McCarthy
(Edgar) Bergen
Mary
|
$800
[19]
2005:"Lean in, place your hand on the small of her back, say it in her ear like a secret. But watch your hand placement"
Hitch
Evan
|
$800
[24]
Disneyland's monorail runs on this type of power; let's have a parade!
electricity
Michelle
|
$800
[7]
In a Japanese forest of mighty cedars, you can rest on one that didn't endure, called Wilson's this
Stump
|
$800
[13]
Adjective for an unhealthy yellow complexion
sallow
Mary
|
— |
|
$1,000
[17]
Sir Walter Scott wrote that this refers to "the laws, rules and customs by which" knighthood "was governed"
chivalry
Evan
|
$1,000
[20]
2004:"I think you murdered him because he was teaching you to simulate emotions"
I, Robot
Mary
|
$1,000
[25]
This rocket named for the color of Alabama rock lifted the first U.S. satellite into space
the Redstone rocket
|
$1,000
[10]
Connecticut has the Charter this; France has the Chapel this, with a room for prayer inside
Oak
Mary
|
$1,000
[14]
A large sea wave
billow
|
— |
| PIG LATIN LATIN | NUMERICAL TITLES | CELEBRITY NAMES | I'VE GOT 2 TICKETS TO PARADISE | PACK YOUR BAGS | WE'LL LEAVE TONIGHT |
|
$400
[6]
Anthropologists consider each modern human a wise man, as he's Omohay...
Apienssay
Michelle
Mary
|
$400
[7]
Jules Verne:5
Five Weeks in a Balloon
|
$400
[12]
Since his real last name was Jenkins, Elizabeth Taylor could have been Mrs. Jenkins twice
Richard Burton
Mary
|
$400
[17]
The name of this West Indies island comes from an Arawak word for "land of wood & water", mon
Jamaica
Mary
|
$400
[1]
The devil may wear it, but he better have $1,495 if he wants a leather flap shoulder bag made by this company
Prada
Mary
|
$400
[22]
822 aircraft with parachutists & gliders hit the skies during the night preceding this June 6, 1944 event
the storming of the beach of Normandy (D-Day)
Michelle
|
| — |
$800
[8]
Stephen Covey:7
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Mary
|
$800
[13]
This real first name of Mia Hamm is also the first name of an actress-granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway
Mariel
Mary
Evan
|
$800
[18]
This state's record low is 12 degrees; its January average is a balmy 68
Hawaii
Michelle
|
$800
[2]
She's the "DK" in DKNY, maker of a croco leather large tote
Donna Karan
Evan
|
$1,200
[25]
In October 2006 Patti Smith presided over the last night at this iconic rock club where she began her career
CBGB's
Michelle
|
| — |
$1,200
[9]
Luigi Pirandello:6
Six Characters in Search of an Author
Evan
|
$1,200
[14]
The actor born Craig Bruderlin changed his name to James this; his son Josh uses the name as well
Brolin
Mary
|
$1,200
[19]
"Dive" into this Mexican port & resort city on the Pacific coast officially founded by Spaniards in 1550
Acapulco
Mary
|
$1,200
[3]
Last name of Ivanka, who has a line of satchels & purses; we understand dad's in NYC real estate
Trump
Mary
|
DD
$2,000
[24]
On June 20, 1791 she influenced her husband to flee Paris; too bad his picture was on the nation's paper money
Marie Antoinette
Michelle
|
| — |
$1,600
[10]
Reginald Rose:12
12 Angry Men
|
$1,600
[15]
After an appearance with Lou Ferrigno, Terry Bollea took this new name for his wrestling career
Hulk Hogan
Evan
|
$1,600
[20]
Cannes is a chief city in this region, the eastern end of the Mediterranean coast of France, named for its blue sky & sea
the Côte d'Azur
Michelle
|
$1,600
[4]
Seen here is an old commercial that showed the durability of luggage from this national brand
American Tourister
Mary
Evan
|
$2,000
[23]
On Oct. 15, 1946, the night his execution was ordered, this No. 2 Nazi took a 1-way trip via poison in his Nuremberg cell
Hermann Göring
|
| — |
$2,000
[11]
John O'Hara:8
BUtterfield 8
|
DD
$3,200
[16]
He got his name in utero after he kicked his pregnant mom as she was looking at a da Vinci painting
Leonardo DiCaprio
Evan
|
$2,000
[21]
This island is spelled with a double "A" if you're talking about the Dutch part, with beaches like Guana Bay
Saint Martin
Mary
|
$2,000
[5]
This company with a biblical hero in its name makes the Tote-a-Ton duffle
Samsonite
Mary
Evan
|
— |
For 2010 & 2011, it's gotten more visitors than any other single museum in the U.S.
the National Air & Space Museum