Margaret Minett-Longdon — a healthcare worker from Winnebago, Illinois
Brendan O'Connor — an Internet security engineer from San Francisco, California
Erik Dresner — an Internet marketer from Elmhurst, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $22,401)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik | $2,400 | $1,600 | $2,000 |
$4,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$4,400
12 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Brendan | $600 | $5,600 | $8,800 |
$11,201
New champion: $11,201 |
$8,800
16 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Margaret | $-400 | $0 | $5,600 |
$8,800
2nd place: $2,000 |
$7,600
9 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| THE STOCK MARKET | BULLS & BEARS | A VOWEL OF SILENCE | WE GOVERNED THAT STATE | ROCKTOBER | LIFE ON THE MEKONG |
|
$200
[8]
London stock exchange prices are mainly quoted in this currency
the pound sterling
Brendan
Margaret
|
$200
[1]
The Pleiades & the Hyades, both galactic clusters, can be found in this constellation
Taurus
Erik
Margaret
|
$200
[13]
Silent U:To estimate--yours "is as good as mine"
guess
Margaret
|
$200
[18]
Pat Brown, Pete Wilson
California
Margaret
|
$200
[20]
These punks changed rock forever with the October 1977 release of their album "Never Mind the Bollocks"
the Sex Pistols
Erik
|
$200
[6]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reads with two cart-yoked ungulates from Vietnam.) As in many parts of the world, male bovines are used as draft animals & called by this general term; they may not look very fast, but a race run between these animals is an annual Mekong Delta event
oxen
|
|
$400
[9]
Sony Corporation has the code 6758 on this foreign exchange
the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Brendan
|
$400
[2]
This Muppet fancies himself a stand-up comic & often concludes his jokes by saying, "Wocka, wocka"
Fozzie Bear
Brendan
|
$400
[14]
Silent E:The bright, blinding reflection of sun shining on ice
glare
Erik
|
$400
[19]
Jacques Villere, Pierre Auguste Charles Bourguignon Derbigny
Louisiana
Brendan
|
$400
[21]
On October 1, 2011 this KISS bassist married his longtime squeeze Shannon Tweed
Gene Simmons
Erik
|
$400
[7]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from a fish farm facility in Vietnam.) One of the world's largest freshwater aquaculture industries is Mekong River farming for this fish; at over 600 pounds, the giant type may be the largest fish ever caught in freshwater
the catfish
Brendan
|
|
$600
[10]
"ED" is the symbol of this, the longest-listed NYSE stock
Consolidated Edison
|
$600
[3]
Bedtime, Birthday & Funshine were among the first 10 of these characters created in 1981 by American Greetings
Care Bears
Erik
|
$600
[15]
Silent A:it precedes "eagle" in an acrobatic type of ski jump
spread
Brendan
|
— |
$600
[22]
On Oct. 15, 1988 reggae topped the U.S. charts courtesy of this band's rendition of "Red Red Wine"
UB40
Erik
|
$600
[25]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from a workshop where women work bundles of wood.) A key part of Mekong's life & economy is this type of palm that's best known for making wicker-like furniture; there may be a boom coming as scientists have found a way to make it into artificial bone
rattan
Brendan
|
|
$800
[11]
eBay is listed on this New York-based stock exchange
NASDAQ
Erik
|
$800
[4]
This literary bear reached London from "darkest Peru"
Paddington Bear
Erik
|
$800
[16]
Silent O:A group of folks, or the name of a magazine
people
Brendan
|
— |
$800
[23]
On Oct. 20, 1977 Ronnie Van Zant & Steve Gaines of this Southern rock band died in a plane crash
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Brendan
|
$800
[26]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from a boat in Cambodia.) The many elaborate houseboats we see along the shores of the Mekong are painted blue in honor of Indra, the god of thunder & rain in this religion
Hinduism
Brendan
|
|
DD
$2,400
[12]
The world's fourth-largest public company according to Forbes, it is traded in Amsterdam
Royal Dutch Shell (Shell Oil)
Erik
|
$1,000
[5]
In the late 1960s this Chicago Bulls mascot became the first mascot to roam the sidelines of an NBA game
Benny the Bull
|
$1,000
[17]
Silent I:This liquid precedes "up" when you add more power
juice
Brendan
|
— |
$1,000
[24]
Booing heard during his Oct. 15, 1971 performance at MSG inspired this ex-teen idol to write the song "Garden Party"
Ricky Nelson
|
$1,000
[27]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from a temple courtyard in Cambodia.) Originally built to house the earthly remains of the Buddha & his associates, these commemorative monuments that house relics or saintly remains can be seen all along the Mekong
stupas
|
| LIKE A VESTAL VIRGIN | TV ATTORNEYS | JACQUES OF ALL TRADES | SHERLOCK HOLMES STORIES | SNAG A RAM WITH ANAGRAMS | "A" THERE |
|
$400
[12]
The vestal virgins were Roman priestesses in service of Vesta, goddess of this, the floor of a fireplace
a hearth
Brendan
|
$400
[6]
Alan Shore, played by James Spader, left "The Practice" to practice law for Crane, Poole & Schmidt on this series
Boston Legal
Erik
|
$400
[18]
He was president of France from 1995 to 2007
Jacques Chirac
Erik
|
$400
[8]
This "in Scarlet"
Study
Margaret
|
$400
[10]
This annual event "TRIMS CASH"
Christmas
Erik
|
$400
[1]
You'll find Disneyland between this city's Ball Road & Katella Avenue
Anaheim
Margaret
|
|
$800
[13]
The Vestalia Festival ended when the temple was swept; the sweepings were often cast into this river
the Tiber
Margaret
|
$800
[7]
For 16 seasons he played Executive Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy on "Law & Order"
Waterson
Margaret
|
$800
[22]
In 1973 he founded a nonprofit society dedicated to marine conservation
Jacques Cousteau
Brendan
|
$800
[9]
"A Scandal in" this European kingdom
"Bohemia"
|
$800
[11]
"TESTIMONY INDICATES A FAKE" anagrams out to "a case of mistaken" this
identity
Brendan
|
$800
[2]
In 1550 the Spanish founded a settlement at the site of what's now this "Riviera of Mexico"
Acapulco
Brendan
|
|
$1,200
[14]
We wonder if a funny thing happened to the virgins on the way to this temple-filled area where they lived
the Forum
Brendan
|
— |
$1,200
[23]
A statue of this French missionary who hooked up with Jolliet represents Wisconsin in the U.S. Capitol
Marquette
Margaret
|
$1,200
[17]
This "League" of gingers
"the Red-Headed League"
Brendan
|
$1,200
[19]
"HEY DOG, RUN!" appropriately anagrams to this breed
greyhound
|
$1,200
[3]
Ethiopian Empress Taitu gave this city a name meaning "new flower"
Addis Ababa
Erik
Brendan
|
|
DD
$1,600
[15]
The Vestal virgins received the wills of dignitaries, like this man who died in 30 B.C. & requested to be buried in Egypt
Mark Antony
Brendan
|
— |
$1,600
[24]
Last name of French papermaking brothers Jacques & Joseph, who pioneered the hot air balloon
Montgolfier
|
$1,600
[26]
"The Adventure of"these menseen in a cipher from the story
"the Dancing Men"
|
$1,600
[20]
Runway star who "ELUDES ROMP"
supermodel
|
$1,600
[4]
This New Zealand city lies on an isthmus between Waitemata & Manukau Harbors
Auckland
Margaret
|
|
$2,000
[16]
So as not to spill their blood, vestal non-virgins were killed this way, which Poe called a "ghastly extreme of agony"
burying them alive
Erik
Margaret
|
— |
$2,000
[25]
A musical revue of this singer-songwriter's works was called this man "Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris"
Jacques Brel
|
$2,000
[27]
This many "Orange Pips"
"Five"
|
$2,000
[21]
There "IS NO AMITY" in this word, a feeling of strong dislike
animosity
Margaret
|
DD
$2,000
[5]
From the Arabic for "the islands", this African city is capital of a country with a similar name
Algiers
Margaret
|
In 1890 he captained the stern-wheeler Roi des Belges on a voyage down the Congo River
Joseph Conrad