Ashok Poozhikunnel game 5.Kristin Morgan game 1.
Brett Swartz — a graphic designer from Athens, Georgia
Kristin Morgan — a strategic analyst for NASA from Huntsville, Alabama
Ashok Poozhikunnel — an underwriter from Wheaton, Illinois (whose 4-day cash winnings total $69,002)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashok | $1,800 | $1,200 | $6,400 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$10,400
18 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Kristin | $1,800 | $2,800 | $9,800 |
$6,700
New champion: $6,700 |
$10,000
21 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W |
| Brett | $1,000 | $2,400 | $12,800 |
$4,800
2nd place: $2,000 |
$12,800
10 R, 0 W |
| COMPUTING | U.S. PLACE NAMES | TV NEWS | THANKS TO OUR "VET"s | ENTERTAINMENTS | SUPERSTARS OF SCIENCE |
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$200
[23]
In 2004 a U.S. law named in part for this type of unwelcome e-mail took effect to prohibit deceptive subject lines
spam
Kristin
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$200
[1]
There's a canal named this in Mesa County, Colorado, a long way from the famous one in New York State
Erie
Kristin
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$200
[16]
In 2011 Josh Elliott of ESPN became news reader for this ABC show that starts many people's day
Good Morning America
Ashok
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$200
[11]
1940s job of the legendary Rosie
a riveter
Kristin
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$200
[6]
One set of rules in this test of strength says if the grip comes apart, the 2 hands will be strapped together
arm wrestling
Kristin
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$200
[2]
He let his theory evolve for 20 years before going public in 1858
Darwin
Ashok
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$400
[25]
A set of operating rules for computer information exchange; it can also mean proper diplomatic etiquette
protocol
Kristin
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$400
[21]
The U.S. has 110 hospitals named for this helpful New Testament fella from Luke 10
the Good Samaritan
Kristin
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$400
[17]
Aaron Sorkin created Will McAvoy, anchorman with a conscience, for this HBO series
The Newsroom
Ashok
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$400
[12]
Don't do it to your neighbor's stuff, warn the 10 Commandments
covet
Kristin
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$400
[7]
Contest in which old automobiles are intentionally crashed into each other until only one is left running
demolition derby
Kristin
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$400
[3]
In the 1660s, with Cambridge closed by plague, he went home & started inventing calculus
Newton
Ashok
|
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$600
[26]
I'm sorry, contestants, it was the name of the murderous computer in "2001: A Space Odyssey"
HAL
Brett
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$600
[22]
No shortage of U.S. islands called this; there are 162 besides the one that's home to Queens & Massapequa
Long Island
Ashok
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$600
[18]
A new bio of this beloved CBS anchor says he bugged a committee room at the 1952 Republican Convention
(Walter) Cronkite
Ashok
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$600
[13]
The Sting Ray was one model of this classic transport
a Corvette
Ashok
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$600
[8]
This Olympic event is also called water ballet
synchronized swimming
Kristin
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$600
[4]
This 19th century chemist saved France's beer, wine & silk industries
Pasteur
Ashok
|
|
$800
[27]
In 1961 Les Earnest created the first program of this type, now a word processing tool, & yes, computer, his name is Les with 1 S
a spell check
Ashok
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$800
[24]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Idaho.) This Idaho ski resort was developed by the Union Pacific Railroad & named by a press agent who brought Hollywoodstarsto popularize the area
Sun Valley
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$800
[19]
In 2012 she succeeded Ann Curry as co-anchor of the "Today" show
Savannah Guthrie
Brett
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$800
[14]
Catlike critter prized for its musk
a civet
Kristin
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$800
[9]
In the '80s Photon was a chain of venues for this game inspired by "Star Wars"
laser tag
Kristin
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$800
[5]
In 1957 this Danish physicist became the first recipient of the USA's Atoms for Peace Award
(Niels) Bohr
Kristin
|
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$1,000
[28]
Win Zip is a popular tool for doing this, reducing file size to store or transfer more data
compressing
Ashok
|
DD
$4,000
[29]
Warm Springs, Georgia's airport is named for him
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Ashok
|
$1,000
[20]
We're glad this CNN show hosted by Candy Crowley isn't just on once a year in January
State of the Union
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$1,000
[15]
Oy, it means to complain or someone who complains a lot
kvetch
Kristin
Brett
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$1,000
[10]
A saying in this circus activity is "the trouble is that the balls go where you throw them"
juggling
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$1,000
[30]
After discovering Uranus, he wanted to name it for King George III
(William) Herschel
Ashok
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| OUTLAWS | IN-LAWS | WORDS FOUND BEFORE BEAR | THE UNREAL McCOYS | THE LONDON STAGE | "F"OOD LOVERS |
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$400
[1]
Robert LeRoy Parker was the real name of this outlaw & colleague of the Sundance Kid
Butch Cassidy
Ashok
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$400
[21]
Oregon State basketball coach Craig Robinson, an MBA from the U. of Chicago, has this very famous brother-in-law
Barack Obama
Ashok
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$400
[14]
The Arctic has this type of "ice cap"
polar
Kristin
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$400
[28]
Nicholas Hoult & Kelsey Grammer have played Dr. Hank McCoy in films about these marvelous mutants
the X-Men
Ashok
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$400
[4]
"We Will Rock You", playing in the West End since 2002, features the music of this group
Queen
Kristin
|
$400
[7]
Skirt steak is great for this sizzling southwest treat that comes with tortillas, peppers & onions
fajitas
Kristin
|
|
$800
[2]
The FBI said the ma of these "bloody" brothers was part of the gang, but pa George was a shiftless beneficiary
the Barkers
Kristin
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$800
[22]
Agamemnon & Menelaus were both brothers & brothers-in-law: they wed sisters Clytemnestra & this Trojan beauty
Helen
Brett
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$800
[15]
4-letter word of disdain; when doubled, it's a verb meaning to dismiss
pooh
Ashok
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$800
[30]
Lauren Tewes welcomed guests aboard as cruise director Julie McCoy on this long-running ABC series
The Love Boat
Brett
|
$800
[5]
In summer 2011 Ralph Fiennes took to the stage as Prospero in this play
The Tempest
Kristin
|
$800
[8]
A popular '70s gift was a pot for this dish of melted cheese & forks to dip the bread into it
fondue
Kristin
|
|
DD
$1,400
[3]
The Younger brothers, standing, formed an outlaw alliance with these brothers, seated in the photo here
the James brothers (Jesse & Frank)
Kristin
|
$1,200
[23]
This Scot, the winner of the 2012 Indy 500, is the son-in-law of country superstar Naomi Judd
(Dario) Franchitti
Ashok
Kristin
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$1,200
[16]
The Maharishi sometimes used this word as part of his name
Yogi
Ashok
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$1,200
[26]
Captain Bill McCoy's bootlegging ship is anchored off the New Jersey coast in the first scene of this HBO series
Boardwalk Empire
Ashok
|
DD
$800
[6]
In summer 2012 this play based on a movie about 2 British athletes at the 1924 Olympics was off & running
Chariots of Fire
Kristin
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$1,200
[9]
Focaccia & naan are types of this
flatbread
Kristin
|
|
$1,600
[19]
"Bonanza" star Lorne Greene had a No. 1 hit about this outlaw, the "fastest gun in the West"
Johnny Ringo
|
$1,600
[24]
Social philosopher William Godwin was dad-in-law to this Romantic poet
Shelley
Brett
|
$1,600
[17]
This city name comes from an Illinois Native American word for the wild leek
Chicago
Ashok
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$1,600
[27]
Leonard was the first name of Dr. McCoy, made famous by this actor in the 1960s
DeForest Kelley
Brett
|
$1,600
[12]
Judi Dench bowled 'em over as Sally Bowles in this musical that began its London run in 1968
Cabaret
Brett
|
$1,600
[10]
The name of this breakfast cereal is Italian for "flour"
farina
Kristin
|
|
$2,000
[20]
Declared an outlaw by the feds, he & his "Raiders" were made an official part of the Confederate army in 1862
William Quantrill
|
$2,000
[25]
Charlie Chaplin's last father-in-law was this dramatist
Eugene O'Neill
Kristin
|
$2,000
[18]
A tough lad in 1950s England was this type of "boy"
Teddy boy
Ashok
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$2,000
[29]
In "The Bonfire of the Vanities", this Oscar winner played financial wizard Sherman McCoy
Tom Hanks
Brett
|
$2,000
[13]
A 1991 production of "Three Sisters" featured these 2 daughters of Sir Michael, & their niece Jemma
Lynn & Vanessa Redgrave
|
$2,000
[11]
Eaten raw or cooked, this fern is named for its resemblance to part of a violin
fiddleheads
Brett
|
These 2 world capitals are separated by only 250 miles of land & less than 1 degree of latitude, at 59º 17' & 59º 57' N.
Stockholm & Oslo