Twyla Dignan — a domestic goddess from West Linn, Oregon
Dean Flagg — a contracts assistant from Los Angeles, California
Sara Garnett — a graduate student of zoology originally from Okemos, Michigan (whose 1-day cash winnings total $25,601)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sara | $2,200 | $4,000 | $16,800 |
$27,801
2-day champion: $53,402 |
$16,800
19 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Dean | $4,600 | $6,000 | $13,900 |
$26,400
2nd place: $2,000 |
$18,400
21 R, 2 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Twyla | $1,000 | $2,400 | $8,400 |
$8,400
3rd place: $1,000 |
$8,400
13 R, 1 W |
| YOU KNOW, THE MOVIE WHERE... | SHAKESPEARE | ON WHAT CONTINENT? | CHEW, CHEW | TRAINS | "WEE"! |
|
$200
[6]
Julie Andrews sings about how "the hills are alive"
The Sound of Music
Dean
|
$200
[1]
Shakespeare wrote a spoiler in the prologue of this play: "A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life"
Romeo and Juliet
Sara
|
$200
[11]
The Serengeti Plain
Africa
Twyla
|
$200
[12]
This chewy snack is meat that has been cut thin & dried; Native Americans added berries to it to make pemmican
jerky
Twyla
|
$200
[21]
1940s Big Boys were the largest locomotives ever in regular service powered by this, soon replaced by diesel
coal (or steam)
Sara
|
$200
[26]
To shed tears
weep
Twyla
|
|
$400
[7]
Samuel L. Jackson asks, "What does Marsellus Wallace look like?" & is not pleased with the response
Pulp Fiction
Dean
|
$400
[2]
This play is set in part in Padua, home to a single girl named Katherina
The Taming of the Shrew
Sara
|
$400
[14]
The Great Victoria Desert
Australia
Sara
|
$400
[13]
Kaiser Wilhelm II & Albert Einstein were fans of these chewy "ursine" sweets
gummy bears
Sara
|
$400
[22]
In 1956 one of these railway systems was built in Houston, Texas; Disney's came 3 years later
monorail
Dean
|
$400
[27]
It's an event at which hot dogs are cooked, though it sounds like they're being made fun of by comedians
weenie roast
Dean
|
|
$600
[8]
Rosie Perez is amazing on "Jeopardy!" (but we really wouldn't take "Mt. Suvius") & oh yes, basketball is played
White Men Can't Jump
Twyla
|
$600
[3]
Prince Hal says to him, "Thou art so fat-witted with drinking of old sack"
Falstaff
Dean
|
$600
[15]
Fundy National Park
North America
Dean
|
$600
[17]
Fannie Farmer's 1896 recipe for these chewy little baked treats didn't include chocolate; that came later
brownies
Twyla
|
$600
[23]
This car once served as the conductor's office on a freight train but is now rarely seen
caboose
Dean
|
$600
[28]
Snouted cotton boll eater
weevil
Sara
|
|
$800
[9]
Jonah Hill crunched the numbers & got an Oscar nomination
Moneyball
Sara
|
$800
[4]
The hilarity of this Shakespeare play involves 2 sets of twin brothers & lots of mistaken identity
The Comedy of Errors
Dean
|
$800
[16]
Marie Byrd Land
Antarctica
Sara
Twyla
|
$800
[18]
It's said an ocean wave drenched a candy stand on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, giving rise to this chewy confection
salt water taffy
Sara
|
$1,000
[25]
Conceived by Czar Alexander III, it was completed in 1916 & stretches from Moscow to Vladivostok
Trans-Siberian Railroad
Dean
|
$800
[29]
2-word term for a reservist who fulfills his or her military obligation on Saturdays & Sundays
weekend warrior
Twyla
|
|
$1,000
[10]
Jennifer Aniston's in love with that guy... need a bit more? OK. The guy is TV reporter Jim Carrey
Bruce Almighty
Dean
|
$1,000
[5]
Her dad Brabantio dies of grief over her marriage to Othello
Desdemona
Dean
|
$1,000
[19]
Mount Ararat
Asia
Sara
Twyla
|
$1,000
[20]
How about some nice, chewy squid? it sounds more appetizing when you order it by this Italian name
calamari
Dean
|
DD
$2,000
[24]
Chartered in 1859, the RR we know by the names of these 3 places didn't get to the New Mexico capital until 1880
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Dean
|
$1,000
[30]
Mason was the first name of this parson & Washington biographer
Weems
|
| THE SPAIN! THE SPAIN! | TV VILLAINS | CLASSICAL MUSIC | PARTY HOPPING | YOU'VE GOT A DEAL | RHYMING DICTIONARY |
|
$400
[26]
In the 1960s Spain wanted a piece of this rock, but the locals voted to keep British control
the Rock of Gibraltar
Sara
|
$400
[6]
Despite his evil intent, it's hard not to feel bad for this Warner Bros. Road Runner pursuer
Wile E. Coyote
Sara
|
$400
[11]
This Strauss composition made its debut in Vienna in February 1867
"The Blue Danube" waltz
Twyla
|
$400
[1]
This current mayor of New York has switched from Democrat to Republican to independent
(Michael) Bloomberg
Twyla
|
$400
[21]
Citicorp & Travelers Group combined in 1998, forming this entity--makes sense
Citigroup
Dean
|
$400
[12]
Not lasting, like a legal type of insanity
temporary
Dean
|
|
$800
[27]
Hewas criticized in 2012 for going on an elephant hunt during tough financial times
Juan Carlos
|
$800
[7]
On "Smallville", Michael Rosenbaum played this friend but eventual nemesis of Clark Kent
Lex Luthor
Sara
|
$800
[17]
Some doubt that Bach wrote "Variations" for this man to play; he was 14 when the Bach work was published
Goldberg
Sara
|
$800
[2]
A Democrat as mayor, Norm Coleman switched parties & became a Republican senator from this state
Minnesota
|
$800
[22]
Ingersoll-Rand cooled down with a $10 bil. purchase of Trane, which has installed this in the Kremlin, the Skydome & La Scala
air conditioning
Dean
|
$800
[13]
Background information or criticism; a sports analyst provides the "color" type
commentary
Twyla
|
|
$1,200
[28]
A young Julio Iglesias played some goal for the junior squad of this soccer team from Spain's capital
Real Madrid
Dean
|
$1,200
[8]
Ellen Barkin plays a bigoted granny on this "New" NBC comedy
The New Normal
Dean
|
$1,200
[18]
In 1952 (not 1752) Elliott Carter composed a sonata for flute, oboe, cello & this keyboard instrument
harpsichord
Dean
|
$1,200
[3]
Loretta Sanchez became a Democrat & beat Bob Dornan to become a congresswoman from this state
California
Twyla
|
$1,200
[23]
In 2011 AT&T announced a $39 billion acquisition of this mobile device firm with a cute spokesbrunette
T-Mobile
Sara
|
$1,200
[14]
A militant engaged in overthrowing the government; you'll know him by his wild hair & the smoking bomb he carries
revolutionary
Dean
|
|
$1,600
[29]
In 1508 this Spanish explorer settled Puerto Rico & was later named its governor
Ponce de León
|
$1,600
[9]
Morena Baccarinplayed Anna, the leader of the reptilian aliens on this ABC series
V
Twyla
|
$1,600
[19]
This Mallarme poem about a day in myth-land inspired a Debussy "Prelude" to it
"The Afternoon of a Faun"
Sara
|
$1,600
[4]
The secretary of the Navy under Reagan, Jim Webb was a Democrat when this state sent him to the Senate
Virginia
Sara
|
$1,600
[24]
Hedge fund investor Eddie Lampert arranged the 2005 marriage of Sears & this retailer
K-Mart
|
$1,600
[15]
It's seen here, extra close up
a dromedary
Twyla
|
|
DD
$2,500
[30]
After uniting their hearts, Ferdinand & Isabella united these 2 Spanish kingdoms in 1479
Castile & Aragon
Dean
|
$2,000
[10]
The wife of "The Mentalist" was among the victims of this "colorful" serial killer
Red John
Sara
|
$2,000
[20]
It's a piece in one movement, often based on folk melodies; Liszt wrote 19 "Hungarian" ones
rhapsody
Sara
|
DD
$2,000
[5]
This late Pennsylvanian, once a Democrat, was elected to the Senate for the GOP, then switched back in 2009
(Arlen) Specter
Sara
|
$2,000
[25]
In 2010 the Justice Dept. approved the merger of Ticketmaster & this company, the biggest concert promoter
Live Nation
Dean
|
$2,000
[16]
In song, "It's a long way" to this small southern Irish town
Tipperary
Dean
|
In 2006 it was moved to a new list that includes Ceres & Eris
Pluto