Joshua Brakhage game 5.
Robert Chodola — a graduate student of education from Fallbrook, California
Allison Swanberg — a pet store operations manager from Falls Church, Virginia
Joshua Brakhage — a TV news producer originally from South Coffeyville, Oklahoma (whose 4-day cash winnings total $69,611)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua | $5,400 | $11,000 | $16,800 |
$33,594
5-day champion: $103,205 |
$17,600
25 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W |
| Allison | $1,600 | $4,000 | $20,800 |
$17,300
2nd place: $2,000 |
$18,000
20 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Robert | $1,000 | $1,200 | $8,000 |
$500
3rd place: $1,000 |
$8,000
10 R, 1 W |
| MINT MARKS | RECENT BOOKS | AMERICAN KNIGHTS | THE RACE IS ON | NATURE | WE'RE PULLING 3 Gs |
|
$200
[16]
"S" is for this city where giants dwell
San Francisco
Robert
|
$200
[25]
In this man's bio: "The enterprise he started in his parents' garage became the world's most valuable company"
Steve Jobs
Joshua
|
$200
[26]
This evangelist was knighted in 2001 by the British ambassador on behalf of the queen
Billy Graham
Robert
|
$200
[1]
Held at Churchill Downs, it's popularly known as the "Run for the Roses"
the Kentucky Derby
Joshua
|
$200
[7]
Sharks can have as many as 5 rows of these, which fall out & grow back
teeth
Allison
|
$200
[6]
Many airlines now charge a fee to check any amount of this
baggage
Allison
|
|
$400
[17]
"P" is for this city, brother
Philadelphia
Allison
|
$400
[18]
You must remember Eric van Lustbader's "The Bourne Imperative" is based on a character created by this man
(Robert) Ludlum
Allison
|
$400
[27]
In 2001 the queen's list of new knights included this director of "Schindler's List"
Spielberg
Joshua
|
$400
[2]
It's held over a 3-week period in July & covers more than 2,000 miles before ending in Paris
the Tour de France
Joshua
|
$400
[8]
Theselarge North Americansnakesget their name from their habit of feeding on other snake species; long live the...
a king snake
Joshua
|
$400
[9]
Mary, Mary why you doing this to a room by putting in a hidden microphone?
bugging
Allison
|
|
$600
[22]
"CC" is for this state capital
Carson City
Joshua
|
$600
[19]
From this novel: "'I've killed him,' 'More will come,' Abe had already begun to walk away, 'Then I shall need more stakes"'
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Allison
|
$600
[28]
In 2009, 6 months before his death, this giant of Massachusetts politics got a knighthood
Teddy Kennedy
Joshua
|
$600
[3]
Held annually in Florida, it was the first NASCAR race to be televised nationally from start to finish
the Daytona 500
Joshua
|
$600
[13]
The world'slargestflower, the Rafflesia, which has no stems or leaves, is this type of plant that lives off a host
a parasite
Joshua
|
$600
[10]
Large spectacles with protective rims used to prevent eye injuries
goggles
Joshua
|
|
$800
[23]
"W" is for this home of cadets
West Point
Joshua
|
$800
[20]
In 2012 these 2 words preceded "Darker" & "Freed" on the New York Times bestseller list
Fifty Shades
Robert
|
DD
$1,000
[29]
For his "outstanding contribution to global economic stability", he was honored in 2002
Greenspan
Joshua
|
$800
[4]
This "All-American" competition was inspired by 3 boys in the 1930s racing homemade engineless cars down an incline
the Soapbox Derby
Joshua
|
$800
[14]
Growing up to two feet long, this desert dweller is the largest lizard native to the United States
a gila monster
Joshua
|
$800
[11]
2-word term for a woman who weds chiefly for financial gain; now I ain't sayin' she's one
a gold digger
Allison
|
|
$1,000
[24]
A "C" on gold coins stands for this city named for George III's queen
Charlotte
Joshua
|
$1,000
[21]
In addition to "A Feast of Crows", this novelist penned the short story collection "Songs the Dead Men Sing"
George R.R. Martin
Allison
|
$1,000
[30]
This American who helped find the double helix of DNA was double tapped
Watson
Joshua
Robert
|
$1,000
[5]
A world famous yacht race takes place annually from Sydney to this capital of Tasmania
Hobart
|
$1,000
[15]
In trees such as pines & firs, the seeds form in these
cones
Joshua
|
$1,000
[12]
Alton Brown's recipe for this Christmastime beverage includes Bourbon
eggnog
Robert
|
| MINT MARKS | THE ARTIST | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES | THE 1940s | HONORARY ACADEMY AWARDS | "E"-OGRAPHY |
|
$400
[24]
The tins that house these mints are repurposed to hold all sorts of curious things
Altoids
Joshua
|
$400
[1]
The influence of Toulouse-Lautrec & Gauguin can be seen in this Norwegian's "The Scream"
(Edvard) Munch
Allison
|
$400
[6]
This Jewish drinking toast means "to life"
l'chaim
Joshua
|
$400
[11]
In 1949 Moscow set up a council for economic mutual assistance to rival this "plan" of U.S. aid to Europe
the Marshall plan
Robert
|
$400
[19]
2001:To this "actor, director, producer, creator of Sundance"
Robert Redford
Joshua
|
$400
[16]
A country in South America
Ecuador
Joshua
|
|
$800
[27]
Looking at itslogoyou can almost hear the name of the Swiss minty cough drops echo through the Alps
Ricola
Allison
|
$800
[2]
His 1883-84 "Une Baignade, Asnières" is seen here. Get the pointillism?
Seurat
Robert
|
$800
[7]
This Latin motto of the U.S. Marine Corps means "always faithful"
semper fidelis
Allison
|
DD
$600
[14]
In 1948 Ilona Elek retained her Olympic fencing title--pretty impressive as the previous title was in this year
1936
Joshua
|
$800
[22]
1927:"To Warner Bros. for producing" this movie, "the pioneer outstanding talking picture"
The Jazz Singer
Allison
|
$800
[17]
The bard called it "this scepter'd isle"
England
Allison
|
|
$1,200
[28]
Thesealliterative breath fresheners are "less than 2 calories permint"
Tic-Tacs
Robert
|
$1,200
[3]
Artist Jan Brueghel was the son & the brother of artists with this first name
Pieter
Robert
|
$1,200
[8]
ABBA can thank the Italians for this phrase used to express surprise, sorrow, happiness, you name it
Mamma Mia
Allison
|
$800
[12]
Seems odd, but in the 1940s this man's act with Charlie McCarthy was a smash on radio
Edgar Bergen
Joshua
|
$1,600
[25]
1948:Give a hand & a foot to this iconic theater owner "who raised the standard of exhibition of motion pictures"
Sid Grauman
|
$1,200
[18]
Uganda city of commando raid fame
Entebbe
|
|
$1,600
[29]
It'salways time for one of these British mint chocolates
an After Eight
Robert
|
$1,600
[4]
Some of his paintings include "Jew in Green" & "The Praying Jew" (also called "The Rabbi of Vitebsk")
(Marc) Chagall
Allison
Robert
|
$1,600
[9]
In Japanese konbanwa means "good evening"; this means "good afternoon"
konnichiwa
Allison
|
$1,200
[13]
Created in 1942, this "project" was commanded by general Leslie Groves
the Manhattan Project
Joshua
|
$2,000
[26]
1989:To this Asian director who has "influenced filmmakers throughout the world"
(Akira) Kurosawa
Allison
|
$1,600
[20]
Cape Columbia on this island is Canada's northernmost point
Ellesmere
Joshua
|
|
$2,000
[30]
Thesemints have round containers; talk to her about that if you can't think of anything to say
Icebreakers
Allison
|
$2,000
[5]
This impressionist's "Le Moulin de la Galette" shows ordinary people in an open-air dance hall
Renoir
Allison
|
$2,000
[10]
German word for a political union, like the one that joined Germany & Austria in 1938
Anschluss
|
$2,000
[15]
Hesubbed in conducting the New York Philharmonic in November of 1943 and shot to fame
Leonard Bernstein
|
DD
$4,000
[23]
1966:To Yakima Canutt "for achievements as" one of these & "for developing safety devices to protect" them
a stuntman
Allison
|
$2,000
[21]
Title Kentucky city of an Orlando Bloom movie
Elizabethtown
Allison
|
In the 1940s an anemometer aided Antarctic experiments that 1st determined this measurement heard in weather reports
wind chill