2012 Power Players Week game 1.From DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.
Robert Gibbs — a former press secretary from the Obama White House
Lizzie O'Leary — an aviation and regulation correspondent from CNN
Chris Matthews — a TV host fromHardballandThe Chris Matthews Show
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris | $1,500 | $3,900 | $4,600 |
$2,300
3rd place: $10,000 to La Salle College High School |
$4,200
13 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W |
| Lizzie | $400 | $3,600 | $14,000 |
$4,200
2nd place: $10,000 to 826DC |
$14,000
17 R, 2 W |
| Robert | $3,400 | $4,400 | $12,800 |
$5,600
Winner: $50,000 to the Pine Hills Literacy Project |
$12,800
16 R, 1 W |
| HARDBALL | THE NEW YORK TIMESCROSSWORD CLUES "E" | SECRETARY'S DAY | MY WEEK WITH MARYLAND | YOGA | PRESS BRIEFING |
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$200
[5]
In August 2011 this shortstop surpassed Mickey Mantle for most career games played as a Yankee
Derek Jeter
Lizzie
Robert
|
$200
[16]
"At ____, soldier!"(4)
ease
Chris
|
$200
[1]
Tom Ridge
the Department of Homeland Security
Robert
|
$200
[17]
On Monday I visited the Maryland Science Center in this city's Inner Harbor
Baltimore
Lizzie
|
$200
[13]
Using your focus & calm in all situations is called taking yoga "off" this rolled item
the mat
Lizzie
|
$200
[11]
The Press-Ewing was an early seismograph, recording waves from these events
an earthquake
Robert
|
|
$400
[7]
In the first Hall of Fame vote in 1936, this Tiger was named on 222 of the 226 ballots
Ty Cobb
|
$1,000
[20]
Hard, glossy finish(6)
enamel
Robert
|
$400
[2]
Lawrence Summers
the Treasury Department
Chris
|
$800
[22]
Thursday's plan was a lock: the historical park named for the Chesapeake & Ohio one of these man-made waterways
a canal
Chris
|
$400
[14]
Of "squatting water buffalo", "one-legged king pigeon" or "happy dancing goat", the one that's a real yoga position
pigeon
Lizzie
|
$400
[12]
If you're readying your Bodum Kenya press pot, you're about to enjoy this beverage
coffee
Lizzie
|
|
$600
[8]
This Washington Nationals pitcher entered 2012 with 92 career innings pitched & 116 strikeouts
Stephen Strasburg
Lizzie
|
— |
DD
$500
[4]
Dean Acheson
Secretary of State
Chris
|
— |
$600
[15]
This 4-letter Hindi word is used to mean a specialized expert; it can also be your yogi or teacher
a guru
Chris
|
$800
[21]
Johannes Gutenberg invented a moveable-type one of these in 15th century Germany
printing press
Chris
|
|
$800
[9]
This Oriole shortstop never missed an inning in the first 908 games of his 2,632-game appearance streak
Cal Ripken
Robert
|
— |
$600
[3]
In 2001, Norman Mineta, seen here, motored over from Commerce to this post
the Department of Transportation
Chris
|
— |
$1,000
[18]
A guiding principle in yoga is ahimsa, this pacifistic practice advanced by Mahatma Gandhi
non-violence
Lizzie
|
$1,000
[19]
Dressing men "to an Ivy League standard" has been this company's goal since 1902
J. Press
Lizzie
|
|
$1,000
[10]
In 1968 this St. Louis Cardinal had an E.R.A. of 1.12, the lowest since 1914
Bob Gibson
Robert
|
— |
$1,000
[6]
Hazel O'Leary
the Department of Energy
Robert
|
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| "POWER" PLAYERS | LAW & ORDER | 6-LETTER WORLD CAPITALS | MILITARY OPERATIONS | COMPOSERS | ACT LIKE A JOURNALIST |
|
$400
[2]
It's what you exercise when you decide against having chocolate cake
willpower
Lizzie
|
$400
[11]
The person accused by the state
the defendant
Robert
|
$400
[16]
Twiggy remembers that in the '60s this city was "swinging"
London
Chris
|
$400
[19]
Operation Frequent Wind, the largest helicopter evacuation, removed Americans from this country in 1975
South Vietnam
Chris
|
$400
[24]
Works like the one you'rehearingmade Scott Joplin the king of this style
ragtime
Chris
|
$400
[1]
This funny guy played the title newsman in "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy"
Will Ferrell
Robert
|
|
$800
[7]
A device such as an electric drill & no, you can't borrow one of mine
a power tool
Lizzie
|
$800
[12]
A U.S.D.C. is one of these, charged with the jurisdiction of a specific region
a district court
Chris
Lizzie
|
$800
[17]
St. Basil's Cathedral is there
Moscow
Chris
|
$800
[20]
An operation to chop down a tree in the Korean DMZ was nicknamed for this mythical lumberjack
Paul Bunyan
Robert
|
$800
[25]
Because of his reddish hair, this Italian "Four Seasons" composer was called "The Red Priest"
Vivaldi
Robert
|
$800
[3]
He was Carl Bernstein in "All the President's Men"
Dustin Hoffman
Lizzie
|
|
$1,200
[8]
A John Lennon hit, or an anti-establishment slogan
power to the people
Robert
|
$1,200
[13]
This "rule" is a court order banning all parties involved in a case from discussing it publicly
a gag rule
Lizzie
|
$1,200
[18]
Keanu Reeves was born in this Lebanese capital
Beirut
Robert
|
$1,200
[21]
Operation Eagle Claw was a failed 1980 attempt to rescue American hostages in this country
Iran
Robert
|
$1,200
[26]
We'll give you a Strauss test--not related to Johann, he composed a 1915 "Alpine Symphony"
Richard Strauss
Chris
Robert
|
$1,200
[4]
Al Pacino plays a "60 Minutes" producer working with tobacco company employee Russell Crowe in this movie
The Insider
Lizzie
|
|
$1,600
[9]
This 1973 act requires the president to consult with Congress about deploying troops abroad
the War Powers Act
Robert
|
$1,600
[14]
Florida & other states have enacted these laws that say citizens have no duty to retreat from a threat
stand your ground
Chris
|
— |
$1,600
[22]
Neptune Spear was the code name for the operation that killed this terrorist in 2011
Osama bin Laden
Lizzie
|
DD
$2,300
[27]
Put on your cap & gown & name this Edward Elgar composition
"Pomp And Circumstance" ("The Land Of Hope And Glory" accepted)
Chris
|
$1,600
[5]
He was Mikael Blomkvist in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
Daniel Craig
Lizzie
|
|
$2,000
[10]
Full name of the U2 pilot shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960
Francis Gary Powers
Chris
Lizzie
|
$2,000
[15]
In 1986 the Supreme Court ruled that the "hostile environment" type of this can be sex discrimination
sexual harassment
Chris
Lizzie
|
— |
$2,000
[23]
One objective of 1989's Operation Just Cause in Panama was to capture this dictator
Noriega
Robert
|
— |
$2,000
[6]
As Kimberly Wells, she exposed wrongdoing at a nuclear power plant in "The China Syndrome"
Jane Fonda
Lizzie
|
This performer is the only person to win an Emmy, the Mark Twain Prize & the Spingarn Medal
Bill Cosby