Drew Horwood game 5.
Lindsey Chismark — a business analyst from Madison Heights, Michigan
Ben Dwertman — a writer and library services assistant from Cincinnati, Ohio
Drew Horwood — a business analyst from Minneapolis, Minnesota (whose 4-day cash winnings total $70,798)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew | $800 | $5,600 | $11,800 |
$8,399
5-day champion: $79,197 |
$12,400
23 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| Ben | $1,800 | $3,600 | $5,600 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$9,600
17 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Lindsey | $3,400 | $4,400 | $7,600 |
$1,000
2nd place: $2,000 |
$7,600
8 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| THE MAIN ALCOHOLIC INGREDIENT | STATELY GEOGRAPHY | TONY WINNERS FOR BEST MUSICAL | MacARTHUR FOUNDATION FELLOWS | DOUBLE LETTER 8-LETTER WORDS | & FINALLY |
|
$200
[1]
In a mimosa
champagne
Drew
|
$200
[11]
The Sevier Desert, Starvation State Park, the Provo River
Utah
Ben
|
$200
[6]
1976:It's about Broadway itself & its hopefuls
A Chorus Line
Drew
Ben
|
$200
[16]
Benoit Rolland won $500,000, no strings attached, for his expertise in making these, used to play string instruments
bows
Drew
|
$200
[21]
Spray-painted markings or initials on a building
graffiti
Drew
|
$200
[26]
You'll find the French word for "day" in this word that signifies the end of a court session
adjournment
Ben
|
|
$400
[2]
In a Moscow mule
vodka
Drew
|
$400
[12]
Badlands National Park, the Big Sioux River
South Dakota
Ben
|
$400
[7]
2005:A very silly tale of knights & coconuts
Spamalot
Ben
|
$400
[17]
Coronagraph expert Olivier Guyon designs these instruments to look for exoplanets
telescopes
Drew
|
$400
[22]
Adjective for a stain that won't come out or a person who won't change his mind
stubborn
Drew
|
$400
[27]
The C&D in a C&D order stand for these 2 words, though either one would make the point
cease & desist
Drew
|
|
$600
[3]
In a Mexicola
tequila
Drew
|
$600
[13]
The Wheeling Heritage Trails, Blennerhassett Island
West Virginia
Drew
|
$600
[8]
1952:Anna Leonowens is one of the title pair
The King and I
Lindsey
|
$600
[18]
Nancy Rabalais studies Gulf of Mexico "dead zones", mainly caused by low levels of this
oxygen
Drew
|
$600
[23]
Don't fuhgedaboudit! Bensonhurst is one neighborhood in this NYC borough
Brooklyn
Ben
|
$600
[28]
It can refer to the preparatory motion of a baseball pitcher or the final action of any event
the wind-up
|
|
$800
[4]
In a Havana cocktail
rum
Ben
|
$800
[14]
13,147-foot Boundary Peak, Area 51 (which we can't confirm or deny)
Nevada
Drew
Ben
|
$800
[9]
1956:It concerns baseball, darn it!
Damn Yankees
Lindsey
|
$800
[19]
David Finkel wrote a book on being embedded with a U.S. battalion in this world capital
Baghdad
Drew
|
$800
[24]
To begin an activity
to commence
Drew
|
$800
[29]
"Yours faithfully" at the end of a letter is an example of a "complimentary" one of these
close
|
|
$1,000
[5]
In a T & T, this brand of gin
Tanqueray
Lindsey
|
$1,000
[15]
The Red River region, Geronimo's grave
Oklahoma
Ben
|
DD
$1,000
[10]
1949:Based on a Shakespearean romantic comedy
Kiss Me, Kate
Lindsey
|
$1,000
[20]
Some may find it tough to swallow the award to Sarkis Mazmanian; he studies bacteria in the G.I. tract, short for this
gastrointestinal
Lindsey
|
$1,000
[25]
In 1900 the LZ-1, the first airship of this type, topped out at about 17 miles per hour
a zeppelin
Ben
|
$1,000
[30]
There's nothing lower case about this 2-word term for the death penalty
capital punishment
Drew
|
| OFF TO A "GOOD" START | THE HITTITES | NEWSPAPER MOGULS | COLORFUL QUOTES | 3-NAMED ACTRESSES | WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY |
|
$400
[26]
In Italian, this phrase you wish someone is "buona fortuna"
good luck
Ben
|
$400
[1]
The Hittite military redesigned these vehicles so they could carry 3 men instead of 2
chariots
Drew
|
$400
[7]
In 2012 he said it was "a big move" to split News Corp. into entertainment (cha-ching) & print (not so much)
Murdoch
Drew
|
$400
[21]
Samuel Butler:"'Twas Presbyterian true ____"
blue
Ben
|
$400
[2]
In 2010 this "Seinfeld" veteran returned to NBC to briefly take over the role of Liz Lemon on a live "30 Rock"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Drew
|
$400
[16]
Who:The guy who ran the Soviet Union from the 1920s to 1953
Stalin
Drew
|
|
$800
[27]
This 2-word trucker's salutation became associated with CB radio
good buddy
|
$800
[12]
Around 1400 B.C. the Hittites began working with this metal that's softer than bronze, helping to usher in its "Age"
iron
Drew
Ben
|
$800
[8]
Known as "Lady Pub", Katharine Graham gained control of this paper upon the death of her husband in 1963
The Washington Post
Ben
|
$800
[22]
Tennyson:"Nature, ____ in tooth and claw"
red
Drew
|
$800
[3]
She was Oscar-nominated for a 1980 movie, won a 1980 Tony Award & has been known to turn the world on with her smile
Mary Tyler Moore
Ben
|
$800
[17]
When:Mother's Day, this day each year
the 2nd Sunday in May
Lindsey
|
|
$1,200
[28]
In the name of this religious observance, "good" means "holy", not "positive"
Good Friday
Ben
|
DD
$1,000
[14]
Most knowledge of the Hittites comes from clay tablets with writing in this wedge-shaped system
cuneiform
Drew
|
$1,600
[10]
This New York World publisher's 1911 will established the Columbia University School of Journalism
Pulitzer
Ben
|
$1,200
[23]
Henry Ford on customers' Model T options:"Any color--so long as it's ____"
black
Lindsey
|
$1,200
[4]
Fittingly, this Welsh beauty played Catherine the Great in a 1996 TV movie
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Lindsey
|
$1,200
[18]
Where:The body of water surrounding the Canary Islands
the Atlantic Ocean
Drew
|
|
$1,600
[29]
By reading poetry & such pursuits, Charlie the Tuna is always trying to show Star-Kist he has this
good taste
Drew
|
$1,200
[13]
Hattusa, the Hittite capital from around 1650 B.C., was just east of this present-day Turkish capital
Ankara
Drew
|
$2,000
[11]
In 1896 he bought The New York Times for $75,000 & created its slogan "All the news that's fit to print"
Adolph Ochs
Drew
Ben
|
$1,600
[24]
T.S. Eliot:"Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach? I shall wear ____ flannel trousers and walk upon the beach"
white
|
$1,600
[5]
In 2012 she came out of the "Weeds" after being its star for all 8 seasons
Mary Louise Parker
Drew
|
$1,600
[19]
What:Illinois' stateamphibian, the eastern tiger variety of this
salamander
Ben
|
|
$2,000
[30]
Given by eager home buyers, it's also called an earnest money deposit
a good-faith deposit
|
$2,000
[15]
In the Old Testament, David had this Hittite killed in battle so he could marry his wife Bathsheba
Uriah (the Hittite)
|
DD
$4,000
[9]
In 1894 this man whose company later partnered with Roy Howard founded the USA's 1st major newspaper chain
(Edward) Scripps
Ben
|
$2,000
[25]
e.e. cummings:"All in ____ went my love riding on a great horse of gold into the silver dawn"
green
|
$2,000
[6]
She's played roles from Ridgemont High innocent Stacy to "Revenge" mom Kara
Jennifer Jason Leigh
|
$2,000
[20]
Why:Because it was filled with flammable gas that was ignited by electricity, said the report of August 1937
the Hindenburg
Ben
|
Fittingly, this Thomas Hardy character is introduced near the Pure Drop Inn
Tess of the d'Urbervilles