Ernest Niño-Murcia — a court interpreter originally from Iowa City, Iowa
Regina MacDowell — an ecclesiastic glass artist and housing counselor from Nineveh, Pennsylvania
Claudia Gray — a substitute teacher from Monrovia, California (whose 3-day cash winnings total $45,202)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claudia | $1,000 | $4,200 | $5,000 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$5,000
14 R, 3 W |
| Regina | $4,600 | $4,600 | $7,800 |
$0
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,800
15 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Ernest | $2,000 | $5,800 | $13,600 |
$11,599
New champion: $11,599 |
$16,600
19 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| SOUNDS LIKE A NOBLE GAS, MAN | INTERNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | BASEBALL ABBREVIATIONS | ROYAL RELATIVES | WHOLE SALE | RE-"TAIL" |
|
$200
[26]
Perhaps you know the Panettas, Sylvia & him
Leon
Claudia
|
$200
[1]
At about 210 miles in length, it's the longest river entirely in England
the Thames
Claudia
|
$200
[5]
E
an error
Regina
|
$200
[13]
Emperor Maximilian of Mexico was the uncle of this archduke who was assassinated in 1914
Franz Ferdinand
Claudia
Regina
|
$200
[18]
Concerning real estate on the market, FSBO stands for this
for sale by owner
Ernest
|
$200
[3]
To follow too close on the freeway
to tailgate
Regina
|
|
$400
[27]
Respond with "Glee" if you know this last name of actress Dianna, who plays Quinn
Agron
Ernest
|
$400
[2]
Now a world capital, in the 17th c. this city was moved south, closer to the Gulf of Finland
Helsinki
Regina
|
$400
[9]
RBI
runs batted in
Regina
|
$400
[14]
This queen of Egypt had an older sister named Berenice, a younger sister named Arsinoe & 2 brothers named Ptolemy
Cleopatra
Claudia
|
$400
[19]
The film "Lord of War" was inspired by Victor Bout, a notorious seller of these finally convicted in 2011
arms
Regina
|
$400
[4]
A damaged airplane falling from the sky in a spiral is in one of these
a tailspin
Ernest
|
|
$600
[28]
Especially popular in Rhodes was this chariot-riding Greek sun god later identified with Apollo
Helios
Claudia
Regina
|
$600
[10]
The Rub al-Khali is a vast desert mostly in this vast peninsular country
Saudi Arabia
Ernest
|
$600
[23]
DP
double play
Claudia
|
$600
[15]
This current king is the son of the Count of Barcelona & the grandson of Alfonso XIII
Juan Carlos
Claudia
|
$600
[20]
The first state to do so, Maine banned the sale of this in 1851 & didn't rescind the law until 1934
alcohol
Ernest
|
$600
[6]
It's a "beastly" interlocking joint where 2 pieces of wood come together seamlessly
a dovetail
Regina
|
|
$800
[29]
A manufacturer of missiles & microwaves whose name means "light of the gods"
Raytheon
Regina
|
$800
[11]
Once home to the dodo, the island nation of Mauritius is found in this ocean
the Indian Ocean
Regina
|
$800
[24]
HBP
hit by pitch
Ernest
|
$800
[16]
Ivan the Terrible's first wife, Anastasia, was a member of this family that ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917
the Romanovs
Claudia
|
$800
[21]
This Boston capital firm made a $2 mil. investment in a startup called Staples & got $13 mil. when Staples sold stock in 1989
Bain Capital
Ernest
|
$800
[7]
Miss another question & I might take out this old navy whip with 9 knotted cords
a cat-o'-nine-tail
Regina
|
|
$1,000
[30]
The London Times runs a fiendish example of this type of puzzle using wordplay rather than definitions
a cryptic crossword
|
DD
$1,000
[12]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew displays a map on the monitor.) Once claimed in its entirety by Nicaragua, this coastal region named for its indigenous people was split in 1960 by the International Court of Justice, with the northern area going to Honduras
the Mosquito Coast
Regina
|
$1,000
[25]
OBP
on-base percentage
Ernest
|
$1,000
[17]
On Oct. 24, 1537, just 12 days after her son Edward was born, this wife of Henry VIII died
Jane Seymour
Regina
|
$1,000
[22]
Martin Luther was not amused by the sale of these absolutions from sin, from the Latin for "remission"
indulgences
Claudia
|
$1,000
[8]
Type of nag bet on in "Camptown Races"
bobtail
Ernest
|
| HOLLYWOOD FAMILY VALUES | PRODUCT NAMES | BORN & DIED: AUTHORS EDITION | FATS & OILS | PEACE | EVERY OTHER LETTER |
|
$400
[1]
Jennifer Carpenter & Michael C. Hall, who play siblings on this TV show, were for a time a married couple offscreen
Dexter
Claudia
|
$400
[11]
Lip balms & such:Burt's ____
Bees
Claudia
|
$400
[6]
Born & died in New York (1819-1891), wrote a whale of a tale in between
Herman Melville
Claudia
|
$400
[16]
Many states once banned the sale of the yellow form of this butter substitute, but all state bans were lifted by 1967
margarine
Claudia
|
$400
[21]
In 1749 author Henry Fielding became this "of the peace", protecting Westminster & Middlesex from criminal gangs
a justice
Ernest
|
$400
[26]
"P_A_R_E" down your expenses to buy a little house on this tract of grassland
prairie
Claudia
|
|
$800
[2]
Lauren Graham admitted on the "Today" show that she's dating Peter Krause, her TV brother on this NBC show
Parenthood
|
$800
[12]
Puddings & other desserts:Kozy ____
Shack
Regina
Ernest
|
$800
[7]
Born September 1897 in Mississippi, was in Byhalia, Mississippi July 6, 1962 as he lay dying
Faulkner
Ernest
|
$800
[17]
The name of this fat rendered from hogs is from the Latin for "bacon fat"
lard
Ernest
|
$800
[22]
In "The City of God" this church father from Hippo aimed to bring the peace of the heavenly order down to earth
Saint Augustine
Regina
|
$800
[27]
This big black cat "_A_T_E_" monkeys, snakes & goats as part of its diet
panther
Ernest
|
|
$1,200
[3]
Maybe Matthew Broderick kept calling & kept calling until this on-screen sis from "Ferris Bueller" (finally) dated him
Jennifer Grey
Claudia
Ernest
|
$1,200
[13]
Jeans:____ for All Mankind
7
Ernest
|
$1,200
[8]
Born in Moscow November 11, 1821, gave "Notes From the Underground", headed underground February 9, 1881
Dostoyevsky
Claudia
Ernest
|
$1,200
[18]
AKA groundnut oil, it absorbs almost no flavor from food, so you can cook a variety of foods in it together
peanut oil
Regina
|
$1,200
[23]
These Northerners who wanted peace with the Confederacy are portrayedherein a cartoon
Copperheads
|
$1,200
[28]
Let's "H_I_T" the bar & do this, meaning to lift, a few beers
hoist
Claudia
|
|
$1,600
[4]
Offscreen husband & wife Will Arnett & Amy Poehler played creepy ice-skating sibs in this Will Ferrell flick
Blades of Glory
Ernest
|
$1,600
[14]
Bags & storage for devices:____ Logic
Case
Ernest
|
$1,600
[9]
Let out his first "Howl" June 3, 1926, might have said, "I'm really Beat" April 5, 1997
(Allen) Ginsberg
Ernest
|
$1,600
[19]
This hard, white fat found around the kidneys of cattle & sheep is often melted down to form tallow to make candles
suet
|
$1,600
[24]
The Woman's Peace Party began in 1915 after this Chicago feminist organized a 3-day peace meeting
Jane Addams
|
— |
|
$2,000
[5]
He went full Oedipal when he dated his mom from the TV movie about "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble"
John Travolta
Regina
|
$2,000
[15]
Power tools:____ Cable
Porter
Regina
|
DD
$3,000
[10]
Born 1894, became Hellman's man in 1930, case solved for good 1961
Dashiell Hammett
Ernest
|
DD
$2,000
[20]
Fats consist mainly of these compounds, defined as 1 glycerol molecule & 3 molecules of fatty acids
triglyceride
Regina
|
$2,000
[25]
It's been the capital of German East Africa & Tanganyika, & its name means "abode of peace" in Arabic
Dar es Salaam
Ernest
|
— |
Between January 1, 1841 & December 31, 1850 the U.S. had this many presidents, the most in a 10-year period
6