2013 Tournament of Champions final game 1.
Keith Whitener — a research chemist originally from Charlotte, North Carolina
Kristin Morgan — a strategic analyst for NASA from Huntsville, Alabama
Colby Burnett — a high school world history teacher from Chicago, Illinois
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colby | $1,600 | $4,000 | $21,200 | $22,200 |
$21,200
24 R, 2 W |
| Kristin | $1,000 | $2,400 | $6,400 | $400 |
$6,400
12 R, 3 W |
| Keith | $1,400 | $4,800 | $7,400 | $4,800 |
$13,600
18 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 2 DDs) |
| NAME THE BIBLE BOOK | UMBRELLA POTPOURRI | END "SHIP" | 3 LAST WORDS | VARIETYSLANGUAGE | NELSON MANDELA |
|
$200
[6]
"And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed"
Genesis
Colby
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$200
[16]
This umbrella-wielding Batman foe made his comic book debut in 1941 in Detective Comics No. 58
the Penguin
Kristin
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$200
[29]
It's the classic combat game from Hasbro; D-6... miss?! Are you kidding me?!
Battleship
Colby
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$200
[2]
The 1939 song "Over The Rainbow"
(why oh) why can't I?
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$200
[3]
In the pages of Variety, a tenpercenter is one of these representatives
an agent
Kristin
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$200
[1]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Robben Island.) During his long imprisonment here on Robben Island, Nelson Mandela began secretly writing his autobiography, aptly titled "Long Walk to" this
Freedom
Kristin
|
|
$400
[7]
"The lord is my shepherd; I shall not want"
Psalms
Colby
|
$400
[17]
The sun is out, so the light umbrellas carriedhereare known by this word
parasol
Keith
|
$400
[30]
The wooing of one person by another, like "Eddie's father"
courtship
Colby
|
$400
[5]
The Pledge of Allegiance
justice for all
Keith
|
$400
[4]
Abbreviated B.O., it can be boffo, socko or even whammo
box office
|
$400
[13]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Lesedi Cultural Village, South Africa.) In a Xhosa village like this one, the man we know as Nelson Mandela was first called Madiba, referring to this extended family group
a clan
Kristin
Keith
|
|
$600
[8]
"And he saith unto me, seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand"
Revelation
Kristin
|
$600
[21]
In 2007 her "Umbrella" was named MTV's Monster Single of the Year
Rihanna
Colby
|
$600
[24]
The main vessel of a line, or the best or most important of a group
a flagship
Keith
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$600
[28]
The original "Star Trek" opening monologue
has gone before
Colby
|
$600
[9]
Of "Major Crimes", "Guys with Kids" or "The Bachelor", the TV show Variety would call a laffer
Guys with Kids
Kristin
|
$600
[25]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Robben Island.) Mandela did 13 years of hard labor here in the quarry, suffering eye damage caused by the sun's reflection off the rock, while chipping away with picks & shovels to get to this four-letter residue, also known as calcium oxide
lime
Keith
|
|
$1,000
[12]
"And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons"
Jonah
Colby
|
$800
[22]
In 2011, his last full year as French president, he got a Kevlar-coated umbrella as part of his protection
Nicolas Sarkozy
Colby
Kristin
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$800
[15]
The building seenhereis a house of this
worship
Kristin
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$800
[19]
"America the Beautiful"
to shining sea
Keith
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$800
[10]
Colorful term meaning a studio go-ahead to make a movie
a green-light
Keith
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$800
[26]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Cape Town, South Africa.) When Mandela walked out of prison, he set off a celebration here in Cape Town & all of South Africa, but he asked the international community to keep pressure on South Africa's regime by not abandoning these punitive economic measures
sanctions
Colby
|
|
DD
$1,200
[11]
(The "first" part) "But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn"
I Corinthians
Keith
|
$1,000
[23]
This insurance company lost its umbrella logo when it merged with Citicorp in 1998 but later purchased it back
Travelers
Kristin
|
$1,000
[14]
The Gates Millennium is one of these; study hard!
a scholarship
Kristin
Keith
|
$1,000
[18]
"'Twas the Night Before Christmas"
(to all) a good night
Keith
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$1,000
[20]
Like Washington Irving, Variety calls New York City this (no "city" at the end)
Gotham
Kristin
|
$1,000
[27]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Pretoria, South Africa.) Here at the union buildings at his inauguration on May 10, 1994, Mandela graciously called this man, his predecessor & the president who freed him, "one of the greatest reformers, one of the greatest sons of" South Africa
Frederik Willem de Klerk
Colby
|
| HUGO AWARDS FOR SCIENCE FICTION | 1990s MUSIC | WORLD PLACE NAMES | FUNNY THINGS PEOPLE SAY | A BUNCH OF STUFF | A BINDER FULL OF WOMEN |
|
$400
[23]
This Orwell novel that says, "Four legs good, two legs bad"
Animal Farm
Keith
|
$400
[12]
I've lost track of how many times I've found myself in my car singing "MMMBop" by this trio
Hanson
Keith
|
$400
[3]
The "K" in the name of this over 28,000-foot peak stands for the Karakoram range
K2
Colby
|
$400
[1]
"There is only one position for an artist anywhere: and that is, upright", said this Welsh poet (who often wasn't)
Dylan Thomas
Kristin
|
$400
[18]
According to USDA dietary guidelines, at least half of what you eat from this food group should be "whole"
grains
Kristin
|
$400
[13]
She'sthe 111th justice of the Supreme Court
Sonia Sotomayor
Keith
|
|
$800
[26]
Daniel Keyes' "Flowers for" this lab mouse
Algernon
Colby
|
$800
[11]
This Gary, Indiana-born woman had 18 Top 40 hits in the '90s, including "Escapade"
Janet Jackson
Colby
|
$800
[4]
Welcoming freed slaves to the land of their ancestors, this country's name is from the Latin word for "free"
Liberia
Keith
|
$800
[2]
Gossips agree with Amanda Lear's line "I hate to spread" these, "but what else can one do with them?"
rumors
Keith
|
$800
[19]
Another term for a pioneer, it's also a member of Portland's NBA team
a trailblazer
Colby
|
$800
[14]
In 2012, this Berliner topped Forbes list of the 100 most powerful women for the second year in a row
(Angela) Merkel
Colby
|
|
$1,200
[27]
J.K. Rowling for "Harry Potter and" this burning vessel
the Goblet of Fire
Kristin
|
$1,200
[10]
"My conversation has run dry, that's what's going on, nothing's fine I'm" this Natalie Imbruglia adjective
torn
Colby
|
$1,200
[5]
Famous for its Running of the Bulls, this city was founded by & named for Roman general Pompey
Pamplona
Colby
|
$1,200
[29]
This quintessential NYC filmmaker: "Some guy hit my fender & I told him, 'Be fruitful & multiply', but not in those words"
(Woody) Allen
Colby
|
$1,200
[20]
In 2012 this 1972 presidential candidate passed away at age 90 in South Dakota
(George) McGovern
Colby
|
$1,200
[15]
Smile and say cheese for this woman, who's usually behind the camera, photographing famous folks
Annie Leibovitz
Keith
|
|
$1,600
[30]
To the short story "I Have No Mouth, and I Must" do this
Scream
Colby
|
$1,600
[9]
"Ants Marching" & "Satellite" were '90s signature tunes from this group
DMB (Dave Matthews Band)
Colby
|
$1,600
[6]
As you might guess, India derives its name from this river
the Indus River
Keith
|
$1,600
[28]
Charles de Gaulle asked, "How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of" this food?
cheese
Colby
|
$1,600
[21]
It's the 16-letter word for a 150th anniversary
a sesquicentennial
Colby
|
$1,600
[16]
For her work with charities and the Special Olympics, shestill rates a perfect 10
Nadia Comăneci
Colby
|
|
DD
$2,000
[24]
Damon Knight for this short story (or is it the title of a cookbook?)
"To Serve Man"
Keith
|
$2,000
[8]
The "Bee Girl" was at the center of Blind Melon's video for this song
"No Rain"
Keith
|
DD
$5,000
[7]
The Arabic name of this biblical town means "house of meat"; the Hebrew name--"house of bread"
Bethlehem
Keith
|
$2,000
[25]
"We expected a better play", said a heckler in 1927 to this witty Brit about "Sirocco"; said he: "I expected better manners"
(Noël) Coward
Colby
|
$2,000
[22]
This painter's "The Garden of Earthly Delights" is over 7 feet tall & over 12 feet long
(Hieronymus) Bosch
Colby
|
$2,000
[17]
The stage name of this silent-screen vamp was an anagram of "ARAB DEATH"
Theda Bara
Kristin
Keith
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In 1925 she visited a floating theater docked in North Carolina to research her next novel
(Edna) Ferber