2012 Power Players Week game 2.From DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.
David Faber — an anchor and reporter from CNBC'sSquawk on the StreetandThe Faber Report
Dana Perino — a TV host from Fox News Channel'sThe Five
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — a Basketball Hall of Famer and all-time leading scorer from the NBA
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem | $1,400 | $1,200 | $2,400 |
$4,800
2nd place: $10,000 to the Skyhook Foundation |
$4,400
12 R, 6 W (including 1 DD) |
| Dana | $2,400 | $2,400 | $3,200 |
$0
3rd place: $10,000 to Pets2Vets (P2V) |
$3,200
10 R, 4 W |
| David | $600 | $2,800 | $14,400 |
$21,400
Winner: $50,000 to New Visions for Public Schools |
$14,400
15 R, 1 W |
| LAKERS | THEIR MAIN MUSICAL INSTRUMENT | SQUAWK ON THE STREET | THE FIVE | THE NEW YORK TIMES21st CENTURY HEADLINES |
|
$200
[1]
Locals in this Upstate New York City know it hosted the 1980 winter Olympics
Lake Placid
David
|
$200
[6]
Billy Joel
the piano
Kareem
|
$200
[13]
Genus Otus includes the screech type of this nocturnal bird
an owl
Kareem
|
$200
[8]
The 5 movie ratings in the U.S. are NC-17, R, PG, PG-13 & this one
G
Kareem
|
$200
[19]
In 2003 the headline read, "Davis Is Out, Schwarzenegger Is In by Big Margins in California" in this type of vote
a recall
Kareem
|
|
$400
[2]
Folks on the Nevada borderknow this lake took its name from the Washoe word for "Big Water"
Lake Tahoe
Kareem
|
$400
[7]
Kenny G
the saxophone
Dana
|
$400
[14]
The scarlet macaw, part of this talkative family, has beautiful plumage but an ugly squawk
parrots
David
|
$400
[9]
Including first, in which the heels are together, there are 5 basic foot positions in the classical type of this
ballet
Dana
|
$400
[20]
Howard Stern made the front page in 2004 after his "Rich Deal in Jump to" this type of radio
satellite radio
David
|
|
$600
[3]
Workers are way above average in ports such as Duluth on this Great Lake
Lake Superior
Kareem
|
$600
[15]
Yo-Yo Ma
the cello
Kareem
Dana
|
$600
[18]
It's a bird, it's a crane, & it's named for itscall
a whooping (crane)
Kareem
Dana
|
$600
[10]
Dolly Parton wrote, "Workin"' these hours, "what a way to make a livin"'
9 to 5
Dana
|
— |
|
$800
[4]
People walk like Egyptians around this lake formed by the creation of the Aswan High Dam
Lake Nasser
Kareem
|
$800
[16]
Woody Allen
the clarinet
David
|
— |
$800
[11]
"The Five Ways", a work of 13th c. philosophy, lays out 5 proofs for the existence of this being
God
|
— |
|
$1,000
[5]
U.N. office workers in Switzerland overlook this lake & have a view of the Alps
Lake Geneva
Kareem
|
$1,000
[17]
Steven Van Zandt
the guitar
David
|
— |
$1,000
[12]
Irene Hunt's novel "Across Five Aprils" takes place over the long years of this American conflict
the Civil War
Dana
|
— |
| GREAT AMERICAN WOMEN | NAME THE MOVIE | BESTSELLERS | OTHER POWER PLAYERS | SCIENCE | TRANSLATE, PLEASE |
|
$400
[10]
From 1951 to 1953 this future First Lady was an inquiring photographer for the Washington Times-Herald
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Kareem
|
$400
[1]
"Rosebud"
Citizen Kane
David
|
$400
[8]
This author's all-star team, including Jack Ryan & John Clark, was back in his 2011 bestseller "Locked On"
Tom Clancy
|
$400
[4]
Sheryl Sandberg is the C.O.O. for this website born in a Harvard dorm; its users number over 10% of the world's people
Facebook
David
|
$400
[26]
This object has 109 times the Earth's radius & is 93 million miles away from us
the Sun
Kareem
|
$400
[17]
From the Japanese, a 9 A.M. greeting:ohayo gozaimasu
good morning
Dana
|
|
$800
[11]
In 1983shemade history as the first American woman inspace
Sally Ride
|
$800
[2]
Summoning Kim Hunter: "Hey, Stella!"
Streetcar Named Desire
David
|
$800
[9]
This Michael Crichton bestseller begins with a prologue, "The Bite of the Raptor"
Jurassic Park
|
$800
[5]
Once this woman, now the Duchess of Cambridge, wears something (such as nude stockings), sales soar
Kate Middleton
|
$800
[27]
In the 1910s this German physicist developed a "counter" to detect radiation
Dr. Geiger
Kareem
|
$800
[19]
From the Italian, what you want your room to have:la vista
a view
Kareem
|
|
$1,200
[12]
In 1920 this "Round Table" wit was fired as drama critic for Vanity Fair: they said her reviews were too harsh
Dorothy Parker
|
$1,200
[3]
Sure, I'll do the impression: "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine"
Casablanca
Dana
|
$1,600
[24]
This Laura Hillenbrand best-seller is subtitled "A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption"
Unbroken
David
|
$1,200
[15]
(Warren Buffett reads the clue.) More than 90% of my wealth will eventually go to philanthropy; in 2006 I pledged $30.7 billion to this man's foundation to help make that happen
the Gates Foundation
David
|
$1,200
[28]
Making transfusions routine, biochemist Karl Landsteiner put together the A-B-O "typing" of this
blood
Kareem
|
$1,200
[20]
From the Spanish, our writers' favorite:la cerveza
beer
Dana
|
|
$1,600
[13]
This late activist in her own right was inducted posthumously into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 2011
Coretta Scott King
David
|
$1,600
[6]
Haley Joel Osment's "I see dead people"
The Sixth Sense
Dana
David
|
DD
$2,000
[23]
"The Da Vinci Code" was actually the second novel to feature symbologist Robert Langdon; this book was first
Angels and Demons
Kareem
|
$1,600
[16]
In 1978 she hosted a Baltimore chat show called "People Are Talking"; her move to Chicago ended up working out
Oprah Winfrey
Dana
|
— |
$1,600
[21]
From the French, a marine animal:la baleine
a whale
Kareem
|
|
$2,000
[14]
Her resume includes president of the American Red Cross & U.S. senator from North Carolina
Elizabeth Dole
Dana
|
$2,000
[7]
In a 1982 charmer: "I'll be right here"
E.T.
Dana
David
|
$2,000
[25]
His bestsellers include "Lincoln", "1876" & the less historical "Myra Breckinridge"
Gore Vidal
David
|
$2,000
[18]
The purported subject of "The Devil Wears Prada", this Vogue editor went to the film's premiere wearing Prada
Anna Wintour
David
|
— |
$2,000
[22]
From the Hebrew, a period of time:yom
day
Kareem
Dana
David
|
Completed in 1959, it's been variously described as a snail, a concrete tornado, even a giant wedding cake
the Guggenheim Museum