Katie Clair — an international student coordinator from Broad Brook, Connecticut
Erica Mines — a high school English teacher originally from Washington, D.C.
Mike Malaier — an attorney from Tacoma, Washington (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,100)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike | $600 | $-400 | $-2,800 |
$-2,800
3rd place: $1,000 |
$-2,800
5 R, 4 W |
| Erica | $2,400 | $4,200 | $15,000 |
$18,000
New champion: $18,000 |
$17,800
19 R, 2 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Katie | $2,200 | $3,400 | $8,500 |
$1,500
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,600
16 R (including 1 DD), 6 W |
| DINING OUT IN NEW YORK | 3-LETTER WORDS | APPLE PIE | A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER | THE CALIFORNIANS | ONSATURDAY NIGHT LIVE |
|
$200
[3]
You'll find Wo Hop & Hop Kee on Mott Street, the heart of this area
Chinatown
Mike
|
$200
[8]
Morning moisture on the ground
dew
Erica
|
$200
[1]
After his final battle, this legendary king was conveyed to Avalon, the "Island of Apples"
Arthur
Katie
|
$200
[16]
Some of the great sights of Giza are the pyramids & my van on the bank of this river
the Nile
Katie
|
$200
[13]
In 2010 the Cali Hall of Fame inducted this Facebook dude, even though he's totally from New York for reals
Mark Zuckerberg
Erica
|
$200
[2]
The uniquely coiffed Ed Grimley, played by this man, had a bit of an unhealthy fixation about Pat Sajak, I must say
Martin Short
|
|
$400
[4]
We suspect vodka lovers more than tea aficionados gravitate to this restaurant dating back to 1927
the Russian Tea Room
Katie
|
$400
[9]
Tree "blood"
sap
Mike
|
$400
[22]
In 1952 Nina Ricci used apple-shaped glass bottles to launch Fille d'Eve, a type of this product
perfume
Mike
|
$400
[17]
I drove on the left to park my van beside this river, right near the U.K.'s Houses of Parliament
the Thames
Katie
|
$400
[14]
Shyah! This Chief Justice known for his "Commission" spoke for the court in Brown v. Board of Education, y'know?
(Earl) Warren
Erica
|
$400
[27]
In 2009, as "Weekend Update" anchor, he reported the birth of a 19.2-pound baby; "My only question is, a baby what?"
Seth Meyers
Katie
|
|
$600
[5]
Enjoy the Raw Bar at the Oyster Bar, an institution at this transportation hub since 1913
Grand Central Station
Katie
|
$600
[10]
Captain's book to record events aboard ship
log
Erica
|
$600
[26]
This humorist's 1924 book "The Illiterate Digest" says, "I tell you folks, all politics is applesauce"
Will Rogers
Katie
|
$600
[18]
Darned van broke down for good on River Road in Baton Rouge, beside this river
the Mississippi
Mike
|
DD
$800
[15]
Yo! (As in Yosemite!) This bro established a gnarly photography dept. at the Cali School of Fine Arts in 1946
Ansel Adams
Erica
|
— |
|
$800
[6]
Sammy's Roumanian Steakhouse has pitchers of this liquid fat; the word can also mean "sentimentality"
schmaltz
|
$800
[11]
A large tub for holding liquids such as dye
vat
Erica
|
$800
[25]
This city, home to Kansas State University, is nicknamed "The Little Apple"
Manhattan
Katie
|
$800
[20]
Everyone remember where we parked! The van's in Al Qurnah, Iraq, where this 1,700-mile-long river joins the Tigris!
the Euphrates
Erica
|
$800
[19]
Whoa! This guy moved to Cali in 1852, got a near-monopoly in its railroads & founded a university? Nice!
(Leland) Stanford
Katie
|
— |
|
$1,000
[7]
Robert De Niro co-owns this grill named for the neighborhood it's in
the Tribeca Grill
Katie
|
$1,000
[12]
A hip-hop greeting, or to eat the evening meal
sup
Erica
|
$1,000
[23]
In this musical Conrad visits his fans in Sweet Apple, Ohio
Bye Bye Birdie
Erica
|
$1,000
[21]
Unlike Mr. Knievel, the van doesn't try to jump this river that forms part of the boundary between Idaho & Oregon
the Snake
Mike
Katie
|
$1,000
[24]
Like, for sure not a native, this "father of the H-bomb" totally helped create Lawrence Livermore Lab at UC Berkeley
Edward Teller
Mike
Katie
|
— |
| AMERICAN POETS & POETRY | FIRST FEMALE LEADERS | WORLD OF DANCE | LOOK IN THE CABINET | FIRST MUSIC, THEN A MOVIE | "Y"s UP! |
|
$400
[10]
This beat poet's most famous poem begins, "I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness"
(Allen) Ginsberg
Katie
|
$400
[1]
Prime minister Indira Gandhi(1966)
India
Katie
|
$400
[17]
In a Hanukkah song, this dance rhymes with "menorah"
the horah
Erica
|
$400
[20]
The Judiciary Act of 1789 created this Cabinet job
the Attorney General
Erica
|
$400
[11]
1966: Percy Sledge1994: Starring Meg Ryan
When a Man Loves a Woman
Katie
|
$400
[5]
Downward facing dog is a basic position in this discipline
yoga
Katie
|
|
$800
[23]
Poe wrote, "For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams of" this beautiful maiden
Annabel Lee
Erica
|
$800
[2]
Chancellor Angela Merkel(2005)
Germany
Erica
|
$800
[27]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew joins some dancers in Lesedi Cultural Village in South Africa.) The dance they're doing is a tribute & prayer to Modadji, the queen of this; legend says she lives in a lush green area in the midst of arid desert
the rain
Katie
|
$800
[19]
In 1981 the Maritime Administration was transferred from Commerce to this Cabinet department
Transportation
Katie
|
$800
[12]
1977: Heatwave1997: With Heather Graham as Rollergirl
Boogie Nights
Mike
|
$800
[6]
It's an 8-letter word for the Christmas season
Yuletide
Erica
|
|
$1,200
[24]
"Candy is Dandy" is a collection of this humorist's best poetry
Ogden Nash
|
$1,200
[3]
Prime Minister Kim Campbell(1993)
Canada
Mike
|
$1,200
[28]
Cole Porter told us what happens "When they begin" this Caribbean dance
the beguine
|
$1,200
[15]
The first Cabinet secretary in the line of presidential succession
the Secretary of State
Erica
|
$1,200
[21]
1981: The Psychedelic Furs1986: Duckie, you're the one
Pretty in Pink
Erica
|
$1,200
[7]
Breed of the cute couple seen here
Yorkshire terriers
Katie
|
|
$1,600
[25]
A Maya Angelou poem says this creature "sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still"
the caged bird
Erica
|
$1,600
[4]
President Tarja Halonen(2000)
Finland
Katie
|
— |
$1,600
[16]
A total of 3 people have held this new Cabinet position
Homeland Security
Katie
|
$1,600
[22]
1968: The Rolling Stones1986: Whoopi Goldberg made espionage funny
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Erica
|
DD
$1,500
[8]
The saffron scourge is an old name for this infectious disease
yellow fever
Katie
|
|
DD
$2,000
[26]
Title vessel referred to in the line, "Oh, better that her shattered hulk should sink beneath the wave"
the U.S.S. Constitution ("Old Ironsides")
Erica
|
$2,000
[13]
President Violeta Chamorro(1990)
Nicaragua
Mike
|
— |
$2,000
[18]
At the time of its establishment in 1849, this Cabinet dept. was also known as the Home Department
the Interior
Erica
|
$2,000
[14]
1969: Led Zeppelin1993: An ensemble including Matthew McConaughey
Dazed and Confused
|
$2,000
[9]
In a sonnet Milton called time "the subtle thief of" this
youth
Erica
|
On February 22, 1918 Warren Harding said it is good to drink "at the fountains of wisdom inherited from" this alliterative group
the Founding Fathers