Ken Jennings game 42.
Todd Perkins — a private school administrator from Vacaville, California
Amy Helmes — a writer originally from Cincinnati, Ohio
Ken Jennings — a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah (whose 41-day cash winnings total $1,380,661)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken | $4,800 | $8,100 | $28,400 |
$21,800
42-day champion: $1,402,461 |
$33,400
42 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Amy | $600 | $400 | $5,200 |
$5,200
3rd place: $1,000 |
$5,200
6 R, 1 W |
| Todd | $600 | $3,000 | $9,400 |
$8,399
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,400
9 R, 0 W |
| EUROPEAN CAPITALS | PRO FOOTBALL | PLANT THE EVIDENCE | ROYAL HOUSES | THE COIN BOX | "M"-BRACE ME |
|
$200
[1]
Among its numerous city squares are Ledise, known for its cafes, & Rembrandt, known for its cabarets
Amsterdam
Ken
Todd
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$200
[27]
This city’s Superdome has been just super, hosting 6 Super Bowls, more than any other site
New Orleans
Ken
|
$200
[16]
This desert plant that looks part cactus, part tree bears the name of the man chosen by Moses to be his successor
a Joshua Tree
Ken
|
$200
[6]
George I’s father was elector of this, hence its turnover into a house name
Hanover
Ken
|
$200
[11]
You’ll find this 4-word motto on all U.S. coins
In God We Trust
Ken
|
$200
[21]
In a Sondheim musical, it’s how “We Roll Along”
"Merrily"
Amy
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|
$400
[2]
In Russian this Lithuanian capital is called Vilna
Vilnius
Ken
|
$400
[28]
In 1960 Paul Hornung set the NFL season record for scoring with 176 points: he had 15 TDs, 41 PATs & 15 of these
Field Goals (FGs)
Ken
|
$400
[17]
The lantana is valued as a plant for its ability to attract hummingbirds and these flutterers
butterflies
Ken
|
$400
[7]
This dynasty’s last 3 monarchs, including Mary I, died childless
Tudor
Todd
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$400
[12]
Sales of the 2000 Leif Ericson millennium coin funded a student exchange between the U.S. & this island country
Iceland
Amy
Todd
|
$400
[22]
1 of these equals 39.97 inches
meter
Ken
|
|
$600
[3]
This city’s best-known thoroughfare is Trakt Krolewski, or Royal Way
Warsaw
Amy
|
$600
[29]
After 41 seasons in the same city, this NFL team moved to Pontiac, Michigan in 1975
Detroit Lions
Ken
|
$600
[18]
A genus of herbs was named for this ex-governor Clinton, not Bill
DeWitt Clinton
Ken
|
$600
[8]
As a member of this house, it sounds like James I could have starred in “Harvey”
Stuart
Ken
|
$600
[13]
On the back of the euro issued by this country you’ll find a Celtic harp
Ireland
Ken
|
$600
[23]
This place is a tomb: a big one!
mausoleum
Ken
|
|
$800
[4]
This capital lies on the Attica Plain surrounded by mountains including Parnes & Hymettus
Athens
Ken
|
$800
[26]
Vince Lombardi has the highest winning percentage of any NFL coach in history: this “MNF” announcer is a close second
John Madden
Ken
|
$800
[19]
Fenugreek, whose seeds are roasted & ground to make spice, is this type of plant, like peas & beans
Legume
Ken
|
$800
[9]
It could be called the house of Citrus sinensis
Orange
Ken
|
$1,000
[15]
People are just mad for the Loonie, the nickname for this country’s one-dollar coin
Canada
Ken
|
$800
[24]
In 1943 Adolf Galland said after his first ride in this German jet, “It felt as if angels were pushing”
Messerschmitt
Ken
|
|
$1,000
[5]
In the 15th century, Henry the Navigator founded St. Mary’s Chapel in Belem, now a part of this European capital
Lisbon
Ken
|
$1,000
[30]
(I’m Hall of Fame running back John Riggins.) In 1983 I rushed for a then record 24 TDs; the Redskins offensive line who opened holes for me had this nickname
Hogs
Ken
Todd
|
$1,000
[20]
Most of the oregano sold in the U.S. is made from the dried leaves of this plant
marjoram
|
$1,000
[10]
This Shakespeare play sounds like it’s about the better halves of George V & George VI
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Ken
|
DD
$2,100
[14]
For luck on his 1961 space flight, Gus Grissom took along some of these dimes last produced in 1945.
Mercury dimes (or winged liberty dimes)
Ken
|
$1,000
[25]
This state’s university has its main campus in College Park
Maryland
Ken
Todd
|
| DR. SEUSS MEETS THE BARD, REDUX | CHARADES | 19th CENTURY WOMEN | CONTRACTIONS | JAMES | BOND, COMMON BOND |
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$400
[6]
"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ear; I must say something you've just got to hear!"
Julius Caesar
Ken
|
$400
[16]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew.) 1980s TV show, 2 words:
Dance Fever
Ken
|
$400
[1]
At her husband James' inauguration party in 1813, she served ice cream
Dolley Madison
Ken
|
$400
[21]
New York pedestrian traffic signs that used to include this contraction are being replaced by an upheld hand
don't
Ken
|
$400
[30]
According to Forbes, this actor who died in a 1955 car crash still managed to earn $5 million in 2003
James Dean
Ken
|
$400
[11]
Fan, form, poison pen
letters
Ken
|
|
$800
[7]
"Life's... full of sound and fury, why must we always hurry, hurry, hurry?"
Macbeth
Ken
|
$800
[17]
(Sofia of the Clue Crew.) 1986 Meryl Streep movie, one word:
Heartburn
Amy
|
$800
[2]
His mother, Marie-Letizia, seen here, had special status as Madame Mare
Napoleon
Ken
|
$800
[22]
Contraction in the title of thefollowing
I'll
Amy
|
$800
[29]
This captain set out on his third voyage in 1776, one from which he'd never return
James Cook
Ken
|
$800
[12]
Wing, Brazil, litchi
nuts
Ken
|
|
$1,200
[8]
"Once more unto the breach, but first allow me to eat this peach"
Henry V
Todd
|
$1,200
[18]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew.) A James Bond movie, three words:
Diamonds Are Forever
Todd
|
$1,200
[3]
Known as "The Peerless Lady Wingshot", She was with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show for 17 years
Annie Oakley
Ken
|
$1,200
[23]
The American Heritage Dict. says this nonstandard contraction was attacked in the 19th C. "for being a vulgarism"
ain't
Amy
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$1,200
[28]
He came up with a copier machine & a clothes dryer as well as a famous engine
James Watt
Ken
|
$1,200
[13]
Lots, gavel, bidders
auctions
Ken
|
|
$1,600
[9]
"Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! I haven't been this cold in weeks!"
King Lear
Ken
|
$1,600
[19]
(Sofia of the Clue Crew.) An Elton John classic, four words:
"Candle In The Wind"
Ken
|
$2,000
[5]
Early on, she was a disciple of Dr. Phineas Quimby & wrote that he "heals as never man healed since Christ"
Mary Baker Eddy
Ken
|
$1,600
[24]
It's the contraction that often begins a toast, like one in "Casablanca"
here's
Ken
|
$1,600
[27]
Richard Wright helped this "Go Tell It On The Mountain" man win a literary fellowship
James Baldwin
Ken
|
$2,000
[15]
Dean Martin, William Clark, Lamb Chop
partners of someone named Lewis
Ken
|
|
$2,000
[10]
"If you tickle us, do we not laugh? Let's take a ride on that green giraffe!"
The Merchant of Venice
Ken
|
$2,000
[20]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew.) A 1960 John Updike book, two words:
Rabbit, Run
Amy
|
DD
$4,500
[4]
The Atlantic Monthly paid her $5 in 1862 for her "Hymn"
Julia Ward Howe
Ken
|
$2,000
[25]
If you're unable, use "can't", if you would rather not, use this word that rhymes with "can't"
shan't
Todd
|
$2,000
[26]
Federalist turned Democrat Chief of State seen here
James Buchanan
Todd
|
DD
$5,800
[14]
Corsets, collars, executions
things that have stays
Ken
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2 of the 3 men who went from being either a U.S. senator or congressman directly to the presidency
(2 of) Kennedy, Garfield, and Harding