Joel Pool game 7.
Daphne Moulton — a finance administrator from Lakeville, Massachusetts
Richard Block — an editor and writer from Diamond Bar, California
Joel Pool — a real estate developer from Oakland, California (whose 6-day cash winnings total $116,800)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel | $2,800 | $2,800 | $3,200 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$3,200
13 R (including 1 DD), 5 W |
| Richard | $2,400 | $4,600 | $13,800 |
$12,001
New champion: $12,001 |
$13,800
22 R, 3 W |
| Daphne | $600 | $800 | $6,000 |
$2,000
2nd place: $2,000 |
$6,400
10 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| ANNUAL EVENTS | PSYCHOLOGY | READINGS FROM 1984 | ORG. ABBREV. | COMIC BOOKS | "OW"! "OOF"! "ACK"! |
|
$200
[22]
A 1971 law moved this observance to the fourth Monday in October; in 1978 it moved back to its November date
Veterans Day
Daphne
|
$200
[17]
French for "already seen", it's the feeling that you've experienced something before
deja-vu
Richard
|
$200
[13]
Intrigued by a news story about a mutiny aboard a Soviet frigate, Tom Clancy wrote this novel
The Hunt for Red October
Richard
|
$200
[6]
Helping to keep our streets safer:MADD
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Richard
|
$200
[1]
"Barry Allen" wouldn't be as catchy a DC Comics title as this hero, "The Fastest Man Alive"
the Flash
Joel
|
$200
[9]
They're available for a reasonable $250 at Sajak's House o' Letters
vowels
Richard
|
|
$400
[16]
Each autumn this state capital plays host to the World Dairy Expo
Madison
Richard
|
$400
[18]
Symptoms of this syndrome named for a French physician may include facial tics & compulsive cursing
Tourette's
Richard
|
$400
[14]
"Wired" covered "the short life and fast times" of this "SNL" comedian who died in 1982
(John) Belushi
Joel
|
$400
[7]
Speaking economically since Jan. 1, 1995:WTO
the World Trade Organization
Daphne
|
$400
[2]
Hey, bub! Marvel says this character's weight without adamantium skeleton is 195 lbs.; with, 300
Wolverine
Joel
|
$400
[10]
A portable drill operated by compressed air used to bust up pavement
a jackhammer
Joel
|
|
$600
[23]
Guacamole isn't as popular there as it is in the U.S. on the same day, but the Netherlands' liberation day is on this date
May 5th
Richard
|
$600
[19]
The id is driven by this alliterative "principle" of immediate gratification
the pleasure principle
Richard
|
$600
[24]
To answer charges of misogyny, he wrote about middle-aged women in "The Witches of Eastwick"
John Updike
Richard
|
DD
$400
[8]
"Fighting for air" (medically):ALA
the American Lung Association
Daphne
|
$600
[3]
The 1962 cover of the first issue of this irradiated guy asked, "Is he man or monster or... is he both?"
the Hulk
Joel
|
$600
[11]
A-yup, it means ridiculous or silly, as in the name of a Disney dog
goofy
Daphne
|
| — |
$800
[20]
Noun for feeling as shown by facial expression or body language; it may be "flat" in people with schizophrenia
affect
Richard
|
— |
$800
[25]
For those who've served:VFW
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Richard
|
$800
[4]
In 201 I "Superman's Pal", this bow-tie-wearing wannabe reporter, had to survive attacks by Codename: Assassin
(Jimmy) Olsen
Joel
|
$800
[12]
A box top can act as this hyphenated 3-word phrase used to claim a rebate
proof-of-purchase
Richard
|
| — |
$1,000
[21]
When one abandons adult behaviors for more childlike patterns, he is exhibiting this defense mechanism
regression
Richard
|
— |
$1,000
[26]
We'll save its co-star, the AFL, for another day:CIO
Congress of Industrial Organizations
|
$1,000
[5]
The debut issue of this Marvel group including Thor & Iron Man cost 12 cents in 1963; a mint copy today can fetch $15,000
the Avengers
Joel
|
$1,000
[15]
An iron ring for securing the wrist or ankle
a shackle
Joel
Richard
|
| KNIGHT WEAR | 13-LETTER WORDS | RUBBER | CABLE DRAMAS | VIRTUOSI | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT |
|
$400
[16]
Throw down & tell us this name for the armored glove that protected a knight's hand
the gauntlet
Richard
|
$400
[11]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew stirs packing peanuts into a clear liquid.) Packing peanuts made from corn & potato starch could one day replace Styrofoam & reduce landfill waste, because unlike Styrofoam, these peanuts are this, meaning they are readily decomposable
biodegradable
Daphne
|
$400
[10]
Neil Armstrong secured his gear with these made by Alliance Rubber Co., which makes 1.2 million miles of them a year
rubber bands
Richard
|
$400
[1]
Please refer to this actor as "Boss", his title role on a Chicago-set drama
Kelsey Grammer
Daphne
|
$400
[23]
Pablo Sarasate owned one of these famed violins he called "El Rojo", which he never played in public
a Stradivarius
Richard
|
$400
[4]
Farm security & home economics are among the concerns of the House Committee on this, founded in 1820
Agriculture
Joel
|
|
$800
[17]
To do something all the way is to do it to this, the handle of a sword
the hilt
Joel
|
$800
[13]
Worldly wise, like the "Lady" in a Duke Ellington song
sophisticated
Daphne
|
$800
[15]
During WWII the Soviet Union & the U.S. experimented with latex from this lawn weed to produce rubber
dandelion
Daphne
|
$800
[2]
CIA officer Claire Danes suspects that a U.S. marine sergeant is working for al Qaeda on this Showtime drama
Homeland
Daphne
|
$800
[24]
Classical guitarist Julian Bream also led a revival of this Renaissance instrument
the lute
Richard
|
$800
[5]
Federal accountants may be hung over on October 1, the first day of this year
the fiscal year
Richard
|
|
$1,200
[27]
It's not dinnerware, it's the type of armor that superseded chain mail in 14th century Europe
plate
Richard
|
$1,200
[14]
This oily liquid explosive is used in the production of blasting gel
nitroglycerin
Joel
Richard
|
$1,200
[18]
Rubber-soled shoes were first mass-marketed with this now-familiar name by U.S. Rubber around 1916
sneakers
Joel
Richard
|
$1,200
[3]
The Starz series about this title swordsman has subtitles like "Blood and Sand" & "Gods of the Arena"
Spartacus
Joel
|
$1,200
[25]
Maurice Andre plays a special 4-valve version of this brass instrument
the trumpet
Richard
|
$1,200
[6]
Chicago has 50 wards, each represented by one of these elected officials
an alderman
Joel
Daphne
|
| — |
$1,600
[21]
A domesticated cat with black & red markings is referred to by this "turtle" name
a tortoiseshell
Daphne
|
DD
$1,600
[19]
In 1853 this American wrote about his vulcanization discovery in "Gum Elastic and its Varieties"
Goodyear
Joel
|
$1,600
[8]
Profession of the TNT title duo Franklin & Bash
attorneys
Joel
|
$1,600
[26]
This Belfast-born flute master can be heard on the "Lord of the Rings" film soundtrack
(James) Galway
Daphne
|
$1,600
[7]
(Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presents the clue.) According to a 1792 law, a presidential resignation is addressed to the Secretary of State; Richard Nixon's resignation became effective only when this man initialed it
Henry Kissinger
Daphne
|
| — |
$2,000
[22]
Meaning "immeasurably small", it comes from a word meaning "immeasurably large"
infinitesimal
Joel
Richard
|
$2,000
[20]
In 1770 this oxygen discoverer noticed that rubber could be used to rub out pencil marks, thus giving it its name
Joseph Priestley
Joel
|
$2,000
[12]
This AMC series details the construction of the first Transcontinental Railroad
Hell on Wheels
|
— |
$2,000
[9]
Of these 874 federal government jobs, 85 are vacant, some for over 5 years
judgeships
Richard
|
A letter in this mystery says, "We are going... to Luxor and Assuan by steamer, and perhaps on to Khartoum"
Death on the Nile