Keith Whitener game 8.Paul Nelson game 1.
Paul Nelson — a Senate staff aide originally from Iowa City, Iowa
Ariane Helou — a graduate student of literature from Santa Cruz, California
Keith Whitener — a research chemist originally from Charlotte, North Carolina (whose 7-day cash winnings total $147,597)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith | $1,200 | $3,000 | $16,300 |
$4,599
3rd place: $1,000 |
$11,600
17 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Ariane | $2,400 | $2,400 | $10,000 |
$10,000
2nd place: $2,000 |
$10,000
10 R, 1 W |
| Paul | $4,400 | $7,800 | $14,000 |
$14,000
New champion: $14,000 |
$9,800
23 R (including 1 DD), 6 W |
| PYRAMIDS | WORDS THAT SHOULD RHYME | TRIOS | CROSBY | STILLS | NOSH |
|
$200
[19]
The pyramid built for Cestius around 12 B.C. still stands as part of the Aurelian Wall in this city
Rome
Paul
|
$200
[1]
An explosive device &a hair accessory
bomb & comb
|
$200
[28]
In First Corinthians, St. Paul described the 3 greatest virtues as faith, hope & this
love (or charity)
Paul
|
$200
[16]
Each December Bing Crosby makes our days merry & bright with this song that charted for him 6 different times
"White Christmas"
Paul
|
$200
[11]
It's the year this still photograph was taken
1945
Paul
|
$200
[10]
For your bagel Kraft's Philadelphia brand makes schmears of this in brick, soft & whipped forms
cream cheese
Paul
|
|
$400
[30]
One of the world's largest pyramids is the Great Pyramid of Cholula near the city of Puebla in this country
Mexico
Keith
|
$400
[2]
A subtle clue &16 fluid ounces
hint & pint
Keith
|
$400
[29]
In a nursery rhyme, the "three men in a tub" are the butcher, the baker & him
the candlestick maker
Paul
|
$400
[17]
Crosby was a big fan of this Pittsburgh baseball team &, in fact, was a part owner
the Pirates
Keith
|
$400
[12]
He's the politicianseenhereat a General Dynamics plant
(Michael) Dukakis
Paul
|
$400
[6]
orville.com calls it "the super snack"
popcorn
Paul
|
|
$600
[25]
This San Francisco building's largest floor, the 5th, has 21,025 square feet; its smallest, the 48th, has 2,025 square feet
the Transamerica Building
Keith
|
$600
[3]
Your spot on the plane &perspiration
seat & sweat
Paul
|
$600
[27]
Gaspar, Melchior & Balthasar are the traditional names of these travelers
the magi
Paul
|
$600
[22]
In 1940 Crosby hit the road in the first of several "road" films co-starring Dorothy Lamour & this funnyman
Bob Hope
Keith
|
$600
[15]
The quiet, yet harrowing lunch documentedheretook place in this city in 1932
New York City
Paul
|
$600
[9]
Go easy on these nuts grown in Hawaii; a 1-ounce serving contains 21 grams of fat
macadamias
Ariane
|
|
$800
[24]
The Great Pyramid of Khufu, better known by this Greek name, is about 750 feet long on each base
Cheops
Keith
|
$800
[4]
Virginally pure &a Hindu social class
chaste & caste
Ariane
|
$800
[20]
The third of his 3 laws of motion is that for every action there is an equal & opposite reaction
(Isaac) Newton
Paul
|
DD
$1,000
[26]
The answer to this TV question of the 1980s was Kristin Shepard, played by Bing's daughter Mary
"Who shot J.R. Ewing?"
Keith
|
$800
[13]
Hewent first on the mission alphabetically
Aldrin
Keith
Paul
|
$800
[7]
For something fruity, try Jamba Juice's Mega Mango or Peach Perfection one of these
a smoothie
Paul
|
|
$1,000
[18]
Tenerife in this Spanish island group is home to a mysterious group of step pyramids
the Canary Islands
Ariane
|
$1,000
[5]
Ancient Roman legislative body &calm in manner
Senate & sedate
Ariane
|
$1,000
[21]
Crassus, Pompey & Caesar, collectively
the triumvirate
Paul
|
$1,000
[23]
Crosby won a 1944 Oscar for his role as singing priest Father O'Malley in this film
Going My Way
Ariane
|
$1,000
[14]
Sharbat Gula is the name behind the face that graced this periodical in 1985
National Geographic
Paul
|
$1,000
[8]
This chocolate hazelnut spread from Ferrero makes for a good nosh on toast & as a dip for apple slices
Nutella
Paul
|
| GEORGIAS ON MY MIND | WHO'S THAT GIRL DIRECTOR? | 19th CENTURY AMERICA | ENDS WITH 2 VOWELS | SCIENCE "C" STUFF | EUROPEAN LITERATURE |
|
$400
[28]
The town of Georgia in this state sits between Lake Champlain & the Green Mountains
Vermont
Keith
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$400
[27]
"You've Got Mail" &"Sleepless in Seattle"(she also wrote both)
Nora Ephron
|
$400
[29]
In an 1875 ceremony at St. Patrick's, Archbishop John McCloskey became the first in the U.S. to achieve this position
Cardinal
Ariane
|
$400
[12]
It's what a reindeer is called in North America
a caribou
Keith
|
$400
[3]
A basic component of bones, this metallic element is also used to make plaster, alloys & cement
calcium
Paul
|
$800
[11]
Between 1933 & 1943 Germany's Thomas Mann wrote a series of 4 novels about this Old Testament figure "and his brothers"
Joseph
Paul
|
|
$800
[25]
The Golden Age of Medieval Georgia ended with the 13th century onslaughts of these Asiatic invaders
the Mongols
Keith
|
$800
[22]
"The Hurt Locker"
Kathryn Bigelow
Keith
Paul
|
$800
[26]
In the 1812 election, President Madison defeated this man, the nephew of his first Veep George Clinton
DeWitt Clinton
|
$800
[14]
In the names of tasty Morningstar Farms products, this word precedes "corn dogs" & "burgers"
veggie
Keith
|
$1,200
[6]
Body talk:a discussion of the ascending this:it extends upward on the right side of the abdominal cavity: get it?
the colon
Paul
|
$1,200
[10]
This author's "Vanity Fair" has been subtitled "Pen and Pencil Sketches of English Society"
Thackeray
Ariane
|
|
$1,200
[24]
The Georgia Strait separates this 290-mile-long island from Canada's western mainland
Vancouver
Keith
Paul
|
$1,200
[21]
2009's roller derby flick "Whip It", in which she played Shashley Simpson
Drew Barrymore
Ariane
|
$1,600
[15]
In 1872 this party had its first natl. convention & nominated James Black for Pres.; we assume no booze was served
the Prohibition Party
Paul
|
$1,200
[9]
In 1998 Kia Motors was acquired by this largest South Korean automaker
Hyundai
Keith
Ariane
Paul
|
$1,600
[4]
It's the most recent era of geologic time, from about 65 million years ago to the present
the Cenozoic
Keith
|
$1,600
[2]
After years of mourning the loss of this Guy De Maupassant title object, Mathilde Loisel discovers it was a fake
a necklace
Keith
|
|
$1,600
[17]
Possession of South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic is disputed by these 2 nations
Argentina & the U.K.
Keith
|
$1,600
[20]
In her directorial debut, 2011's "In the Land of Blood and Honey"
Angelina Jolie
Ariane
|
$2,000
[16]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Fort Abraham Lincoln in Mandan, North Dakota.) In 1876, Lt. Col. George Custer left his home here at Fort Abraham Lincoln in the Dakota Territory with this regiment & led them into a battle from which they'd never return
the 7th Cavalry
|
$1,600
[8]
It's the 1-word name for the receptacle seen here
a cornucopia
Paul
|
$2,000
[5]
(Alex Trebek stands by railroad tracks.) I love the smell of this in the morning; it's a distillation of coal & wood tar, & for years & years, it has been the main preservative for wooden railroad ties (don't say napalm)
creosote
Paul
|
$2,000
[1]
The continuation of "Orlando innamorato" is this Ariosto work in which Orlando goes mad
Orlando furioso
Ariane
|
|
$2,000
[18]
The U.S. state of Georgia claims its 1818 boundary with this neighbor to the northwest is literally off by a mile
Tennessee
Keith
Paul
|
$2,000
[19]
"Clueless" &"Fast Times at Ridgemont High"
Amy Heckerling
Keith
|
DD
$6,900
[23]
On March 1, 1803 it became the 17th state & the first created from the Northwest Territory
Ohio
Keith
|
$2,000
[13]
Japanese for "teacher" or "master", it's what karate kids call their instructor
sensei
Paul
|
DD
$5,000
[7]
This pigment comes in different letter types; the C version is found in algae
chlorophyll
Paul
|
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The team known as these since 1895 plays its home games on top of the Hayward Seismic Fault
the Cal Golden Bears