Joshua Simmons — a cook from Little Rock, Arkansas
Rayma Haas — a reading tutor from Seattle, Washington
Rob Groves — a classics lecturer from Los Angeles, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $22,500)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob | $2,800 | $4,200 | $10,200 |
$19,201
2-day champion: $41,701 |
$8,800
16 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| Rayma | $1,200 | $2,400 | $11,600 |
$12,200
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,600
13 R, 3 W |
| Joshua | $2,000 | $3,200 | $9,600 |
$200
3rd place: $1,000 |
$11,600
16 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| PAN AM | COMPOUND WORDS | LESSER-KNOWN NAMES | RAISING THE BAR | SKYSCRAPERS | SONGS BY THE WOMEN OF COUNTRY |
|
$200
[11]
Pan Am flew Vietnam War servicemen to their destinations for R&R, short for this & recreation
rest
Rayma
|
$200
[1]
The clavichord & the harpsichord are 2 early examples of this type of musical instrument
a keyboard
Rob
Rayma
|
$200
[16]
Jonathan Ive, Apple's design chief, is credited with the look of this music player introduced in 2001
an iPod
Joshua
|
$200
[3]
A '70s song asks "if you like" these fruity cocktails "and getting caught in the rain" (it's stuck in my head now too)
piña coladas
Rob
|
$200
[17]
This city has 5 buildings higher than its Space Needle, the Columbia Center being the tallest
Seattle
Rob
|
$200
[26]
The Judds:"Love Can Build A ____"
Bridge
Rob
|
|
$400
[12]
In 1948 he quit his Pan Am pilot job & moved to L.A., where he used his aeronautical knowledge to create "Star Trek"
(Gene) Roddenberry
Joshua
|
$400
[2]
Motorcyclist Evel Knievel is called this on his tombstone & by the Smithsonian
a daredevil
Joshua
|
$400
[18]
Sort of the British Amelia Earhart, Amy Johnson disappeared over this river's estuary, not too far from home
the Thames
Rayma
|
$400
[4]
Franciscus Sylvius is credited with inventing this type of liquor while trying to improve the medicinal qualities of juniper
gin
Joshua
|
$400
[22]
In 1930 this art deco building at 405 Lexington Avenue in New York City became the world's first to exceed 1,000 feet
the Chrysler Building
Rayma
Joshua
|
$400
[27]
Patsy Cline:"I Fall To ____"
Pieces
Rob
|
|
$600
[13]
In 1963 Pan Am flew Jim Whittaker to Calcutta on his way to becoming the first American to achieve this lofty feat
climbing Mt. Everest
Rob
|
$600
[8]
A buildup, as of munitions or weapons, amassed for future use, or to accumulate those weapons for future use
a stockpile
Rayma
|
$600
[19]
Sen. Robert Wagner sponsored the act that established this, the NLRB for short
the National Labor Relations Board
Rob
|
$600
[5]
For 2012 Tap Tap was recognized for Miami's best of this Cuban cocktail of rum with muddled sugar & mint
a mojito
Rayma
|
$600
[23]
The Taipei 101 has 2 of these that can travel 3,314 feet per minute
an elevator
Joshua
|
$600
[28]
Miranda Lambert:"The ____ That Built Me"
House
|
|
DD
$1,000
[14]
Pan Am founder Juan Trippe called many of his planes these, evoking the fast but lavish sailing ships of the 1800s
a clipper
Rob
|
$800
[9]
This word was coined in the 1800s for a pattern of movement by Aborigines; today Aussies use it for any trip
a walkabout
Joshua
|
$800
[20]
George Archer joined this man's company in 1903; the "Midland" comes from a linseed products company
John Daniels
Rayma
|
$800
[6]
Try a fuzzy navel--orange juice & the peach flavor of this type of liqueur
schnapps
Rob
|
$800
[24]
You can look over the Las Vegas Strip from the observation deck at the 869-foot level on this building
the Stratosphere Tower
|
$800
[29]
Chely Wright:"The Bumper Of My ____"
SUV
|
|
$1,000
[15]
Before Air Force One, Pan Am took this man on the first presidential flight, to the Casablanca conference
Roosevelt
Rayma
|
$1,000
[10]
In biology, Medusa refers to a stage in the life cycle of one of these invertebrates
a jellyfish
|
$1,000
[21]
Parasitologist Sir Patrick Manson founded this field of medicine named for a particular climate
tropical
Rob
|
$1,000
[7]
This clear Italian anise-flavored liqueur is usually served with 3 or 4 coffee beans floating in it
sambuca
|
$1,000
[25]
Formerly the world's tallest skyscrapers, the Petronas Towersrise high in this Asian capital city
Kuala Lumpur
Rob
Rayma
|
$1,000
[30]
The Dixie Chicks:"____ Take Me Away"
Cowboy
|
| ALL ABOUT AUTHORS | DIRTY 4-LETTER WORDS | EDICTS | AFRICAN CAPITALS | "WEDDING" MOVIES | QUASI-RELATED PAIRS |
|
$400
[1]
On Dec. 1, 1859 he was laid to rest at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
(Washington) Irving
Joshua
|
$400
[4]
In 1905 Dr. H.A. des Voeux coined this word for the air pollution created by the Industrial Revolution
smog
Rob
|
$400
[16]
The Edict of Worms was issued by the Holy Roman Emperor in 1521 to ban the writings of this man & label him a heretic
(Martin) Luther
Joshua
|
$400
[2]
During WWII Algiers was for a time provisional capital of this European country
France
Rob
|
$400
[18]
1998:Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore
The Wedding Singer
Joshua
|
$400
[26]
A horse-like chess piece & Latin for "of God", found after "opus"
knight & dei
|
|
$800
[12]
Former adman Jack Finney wrote this novel to which Hollywood added "Invasion of"
The Body Snatchers
Rob
|
$800
[5]
An area of soggy, muddy ground, it's sometimes paired with muck
mire
|
$800
[17]
The Edicts of Ashoka issued in 3rd century B.C. India spread the teachings of this religious leader
Buddha
Rayma
|
$1,200
[9]
The Garesa Palace in this Somali capital was built for the representative of the Sultan of Zanzibar
Mogadishu
Rayma
|
$800
[21]
1997:Dermot Mulroney, Julia Roberts
My Best Friend's Wedding
Rayma
|
$800
[27]
Elemental component & overhanging roof edge
atom & eave
|
|
$1,200
[13]
At Walt Disney's request, in 1945 this "Brave New World" author did some preliminary work on "Alice in Wonderland"
(Aldous) Huxley
Rob
|
$1,200
[6]
In 1961 sen. Robert Byrd opined that many novels "seem to be deliberately loaded with" this word for obscene material
"smut"
Joshua
|
$1,200
[19]
The Edict of Milan granting religious freedom in the Roman Empire was issued in 313 by Licinius & this ruler in the east
Constantine (the Great)
Rob
Joshua
|
$1,600
[10]
Once the capital of an Ethiopian province, Asmara is now the capital of this country
Eritrea
Joshua
|
$1,200
[22]
1994:Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths
Muriel's Wedding
|
$1,200
[28]
Hidden storage place & early Spacek role
a cache & Carrie
Rayma
|
|
DD
$2,000
[7]
A narrator in this French author's multivolume work says, "The materials of my work consisted of my own past"
Marcel Proust
Joshua
|
$1,600
[14]
Chimney sweeps know this word for fine black particles resulting from incomplete combustion
soot
Joshua
|
$1,600
[20]
In 2009 Muslim leaders agreed to a charter on these religious edicts, discouraging the ones that call for bloodshed
fatwas
Rayma
|
DD
$2,000
[3]
Located about 1,000 miles south of Cairo, it rose on the site of an Egyptian army camp in 1821
Khartoum
Rob
|
$1,600
[23]
1994:Rowan Atkinson, Andie MacDowell
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Rayma
|
$1,600
[29]
A trucker's long trip & cereal grasses made into meal
haul & oats
|
|
$2,000
[8]
Hewas born in Czechoslovakia but moved to England; his play "Rock 'N' Roll" is set in both places
(Tom) Stoppard
Joshua
|
$2,000
[15]
A trademarked degreasing solvent gave us this word for a thick greasy substance
gunk
Joshua
|
$2,000
[25]
Louis XIV's Edict of Fontainebleau revoked this 1598 edict & ordered the destruction of Huguenot churches
the Edict of Nantes
Joshua
|
$2,000
[11]
Peanut oil refining was once a key industry in this capital of Senegal
Dakar
Rayma
|
$2,000
[24]
2005:Rachel McAdams, Isla Fisher
Wedding Crashers
Joshua
|
— |
This U.S. ceremonial song was written in 1811 about the head of a Scottish clan, not an American leader
"Hail to the Chief"