Marlene Lein — an attorney from Hooksett, New Hampshire
Eric Margelefsky — a graduate student originally from Toledo, Ohio
Mike Bober — a political fundraiser from Arlington, Virginia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $1,201)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike | $800 | $3,200 | $18,600 |
$24,401
2-day champion: $25,602 |
$17,200
24 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Eric | $2,000 | $2,800 | $2,000 |
$1,500
3rd place: $1,000 |
$2,800
14 R, 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Marlene | $1,200 | $2,400 | $12,200 |
$5,699
2nd place: $2,000 |
$10,400
10 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE | EMMY-WINNING ROLES | GEE, YOU SMELL TERRIFIC | 2004NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLERS | POPULATIONS | TO "EACH" HIS OWN |
|
$200
[4]
The male platypus has a spur on its heel connected to a gland that delivers a type of this
poison
Eric
|
$200
[1]
For 2000-2001:James Gandolfini
Tony Soprano
Mike
|
$200
[14]
"Forget your troubles, come on get" this fragance from Clinique with a hint of citrus & a wealth of flowers
Happy
Mike
|
$200
[20]
This "Simple Life"r's "Confessions of an Heiress" made the list
Paris Hilton
Eric
|
$200
[9]
In both area & population, this continent is the largest
Asia
Eric
|
$200
[23]
It can precede "of contract", "of faith", "of promise" or "of trust"
breach
Marlene
|
|
$400
[5]
Brought to Australia c. 3000 B.C., this canine is the continent's largest hunting mammal, besides man
the dingo
Eric
|
$400
[2]
For 1976-77:Lindsay Wagner
the Bionic Woman (Jaime Sommers)
Marlene
|
$400
[17]
Hats off, cowboys, to Coty, which makes both "Lady" and manly versions of this cologne
Stetson
Mike
|
$400
[21]
Lots of people forked over $35 to read this autobiography of Bill Clinton
My Life
Eric
|
$400
[10]
The Earth's population hit this landmark figure around 1800
one billion
Eric
|
$400
[24]
Try to convince someone who's already on yours side & you're doing this "to the choir"
preach
Eric
|
|
$600
[6]
This furry cutie spends most of its daylight hours sleeping in the fork of a eucalyptus tree
a koala bear
Mike
|
$600
[3]
For 1960-61:Raymond Burr
Perry Mason
Eric
|
$600
[18]
This classic men's cologne shares its name with a musketeer
Aramis
Mike
|
$600
[22]
In book 10, "The Slippery Slope", this author's Baudelaire siblings are at it again
Lemony Snicket
|
DD
$800
[11]
This New England state has the smallest population of any state east of the Mississippi River
Vermont
Eric
|
$600
[25]
To challenge the credibility of a witness, or to accuse a public official of misconduct in office
impeach
Mike
|
|
$800
[7]
North Australia is a habitat of the saltwater species of this reptile that has reached 30 feet in length
a crocodile
Marlene
|
$800
[15]
For 1983-84:John Ritter
Jack Tripper
Mike
|
$800
[19]
In 1973 Revlon launched this top-selling perfume reportedly named for one of the company's founders
Charlie
|
$800
[30]
"Today" we'll tell you this in "Skywriting" this TV personality told of her struggle with bipolar disorder
Jane Pauley
Mike
|
$800
[12]
About 1/3 of this Himalayan monarchy's population is Nepalese; most of the rest is of Tibetan ancestry
Bhutan
|
$800
[26]
A person who lives by gathering saleable articles of jetsam, refuse & the like from the seashore
beachcomber
Eric
|
|
$1,000
[8]
The long-beaked species of this monotreme lives in New Guinea; the short-beaked lives in Australia
an echidna
Mike
Eric
|
$1,000
[16]
For 1967-68:Werner Klemperer
Colonel Klink
Mike
Marlene
|
$1,000
[28]
This earthy scent from Demeter is described as "a nice potting soil mixed with the citrus smell of fresh grass"
Dirt
|
$1,000
[29]
This former presidential candidate & TV commentator made the list with "Where the Right Went Wrong"
Patrick Buchanan
Eric
|
$1,000
[13]
The population of Saudi Arabia is about 90 percent this branch of Islam
Sunni
|
$1,000
[27]
This 11-letter adjective can mean untrustworthy or hazardous
treacherous
Mike
|
| MARCH MADNESS | WHAT A BROADWAY CHARACTER! | ALSO A BODY PART | & NEVER THE TWAINS SHALL MEET | CRIME | THE THINGS YOU SAY! |
|
$400
[19]
March 29, 1792:King Gustav III of this nation is assassinated at a masquerade ball
Sweden
Marlene
|
$400
[2]
The verdict is in: a dozen unnamed & notably indignant jurors gave this drama its title
Twelve Angry Men
Mike
|
$400
[24]
An inlet or cove, or to equip with weapons
arm
Mike
|
$400
[14]
Shania Twain was born on Aug. 28, 1965 in Windsor, Canada; Mark Twain, on Nov. 30, 1835 in this state
Missouri
Mike
|
$400
[1]
Of first, second or third degree, murder by poison usually falls under this designation
first degree
Mike
|
$400
[7]
It's what you do when casually offering "a hint" or "a name", hoping someone picks it up
drop
Mike
|
|
$800
[20]
March 5, 1770:British troops gun down 5 American colonists in the event that would become known as this
the Boston Massacre
Eric
|
$800
[3]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the set of the Majestic Theatre, New York.) The Phantom of the Opera calls Christine a little viper when she does this to him here in his underground lair
unmasks him
Mike
|
$800
[25]
One of the stretches in a relay race
a leg
Mike
|
$800
[15]
Shania's given name is Eilleen Regina Edwards; Mark's was this (including his middle name)
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Mike
|
$800
[9]
Since 1993, rape by this person has been a crime in all 50 states; it isn't one in most other countries
a husband (or spouse)
Marlene
|
$800
[8]
Powerful people may be surrounded by these "men" named for the syllable they often utter
yes men
Eric
|
|
$1,200
[21]
March 16, 1935:Hitler orders Germany to rearm itself in violation of this treaty
the Treaty of Versailles
Marlene
|
$1,200
[4]
Yikes! A flame device that uses liquid butane is part of this "Beauty and the Beast" character's costume
Lumiere
Mike
Eric
|
$1,200
[26]
A card game participant, as in "Sir Nigel, we need a fourth" one "at whist"
hand
Eric
|
$1,200
[16]
Mark first visited this city in 1872; in 1999 Shania played the Prince's Trust concert in Hyde Park there
London
Marlene
|
$1,600
[11]
In 2004 the U.S. government announced the first capital prosecution in a case involving smuggling these
immigrants (into the U.S.)
Eric
|
$1,200
[13]
It's a 5-letter archaic word for "the truth"; a "sayer" of it speaks truth about the future
sooth
Eric
|
|
$1,600
[22]
March 28, 1854:The U.K. & France declare war on Russia, beginning this war
the Crimean War
Mike
|
$1,600
[5]
This musical features vaudeville cutie Baby June, who, in real life, grew up to be actress June Havoc
Gypsy
Mike
|
$1,600
[29]
10 penny, 16 penny or 20 penny, for example
a nail
Mike
|
$1,600
[17]
In 1870 Mark married the lovely Olivia Langdon; in 1993 Shania wed this adorable "mutt"
Robert "Mutt" Lange
|
$2,000
[12]
It's a form of extortion or blackmail under the guise of keeping you or your business safe
protection
Mike
|
$2,000
[27]
Solipsism says that the self is the only reality; this -ism is a general term for a verbal impropriety
solecism
Eric
|
|
$2,000
[23]
March 1967:She, Joseph Stalin's last surviving child, asks for asylum at the U.S. embassy in New Delhi
Svetlana Stalin
Marlene
|
$2,000
[6]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the set of the Gershwin Theatre, New York.) The name "Elphaba", the leading character in "Wicked", is derived from the initials of this famous author
L. Frank Baum
Mike
|
$2,000
[28]
To tease, or a primary vein of a leaf
a rib
Mike
Marlene
|
$2,000
[18]
Shania's self-titled debut went gold in 1996; in 1873 Mark's first novel had this "golden"-sounding title
The Gilded Age
|
DD
$3,000
[10]
Two-word name for the crime seenherein a Goya painting, or an informal term for overcharging
highway robbery
Marlene
|
DD
$3,000
[30]
"Make a clean breast" & "go to pot" are in the "American Heritage Dictionary of" these, which give ESL students fits
idioms
Mike
|
The first name of this man born February 15, 1564 was derived from his parents' surname, a common Tuscan habit at that time
Galileo Galilei