Rebecca Rider game 4.
Lisa Sotir Ozkan — an attorney from Arlington, Virginia
Shawn Townsend — a part-time docent from Brentwood, Tennessee
Rebecca Rider — an office supply sales assistant from Fresh Meadows, New York (whose 3-day cash winnings total $80,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca | $3,800 | $7,000 | $19,400 |
$6,400
4-day champion: $86,600 |
$17,200
22 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| Shawn | $200 | $1,800 | $4,800 |
$800
2nd place: $2,000 |
$7,800
9 R, 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| Lisa | $2,000 | $5,200 | $15,600 |
$599
3rd place: $1,000 |
$15,600
16 R, 0 W |
| THENATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ATLASSHRUGGED | "AND" BOOKS FOR SHORT | REALITY HITS YOU HARD, BRO | ACTOR FACTOR | WORDS THAT START WITH PREPOSITIONS | CARE FOR SOME WINE? |
|
$200
[13]
The Atlas' map of cellphone use by country has a "no data" blank space for this French territory in South America
French Guiana
|
$200
[1]
Tolstoy:"W. and P."
War and Peace
Shawn
|
$200
[18]
Rough May 2012 for this bank whose name ends in "Chase", chasing after a $2 billion or so loss it ran up
J.P. Morgan Chase
Rebecca
|
$200
[26]
He's the first James Bond born after the start of the film series
Daniel Craig
Rebecca
|
$200
[6]
The part of your salary deducted by an employer & paid to the government
withholding
Lisa
|
$200
[11]
In types of wine, it precedes blanc, franc & of course sauvignon
cabernet
Lisa
|
|
$400
[14]
Though the Atlas says, "This body of water is referred to by some as the Arabian Gulf", it's "commonly known as" this
the Persian Gulf
Rebecca
|
$400
[2]
Dan Brown:"A. & D."
Angels & Demons
Rebecca
|
$400
[19]
In 1972, when you get just 17 electoral votes, reality says if you wanna live in a White House, go to a paint store
George McGovern
Shawn
|
$400
[27]
This late actor had a daughter named Matilda with Michelle Williams
Heath Ledger
Shawn
|
$400
[7]
Cheese for a Frenchman
fromage
Rebecca
|
$400
[12]
"Anchorman" Ron knows that this French wine-producing area includes the Cote d'Or
Burgundy
Rebecca
|
|
$600
[15]
The Atlas can't quite define this, but projects that by 2025 the world will have 447 of them of 10 million-plus people each
cities
Lisa
|
$600
[3]
Jonathan Safran Foer:"E.L. and I.C."
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
|
$600
[20]
Carel Fabritius, nice job on "AViewin Delft" in this country; bummer about the powder explosion there that killed you
the Netherlands
|
$600
[28]
He played news producer Fred Friendly in "Good Night, and Good Luck."
George Clooney
|
$600
[8]
The acceptance of reservations in excess of the number that can be accommodated
overbooking
Rebecca
|
$600
[25]
Some Australian Shiraz has aromas of this tree, so you might have to cut your koala off after a few glasses
eucalyptus
Lisa
|
|
$800
[16]
The U.N. doesn't recognize Morocco's control over a disputed part of this desert, but the Atlas does
the Sahara
Rebecca
|
$800
[4]
D.H. Lawrence:"S. and L."
Sons and Lovers
Rebecca
|
$800
[21]
When the French realize you're a dancing double agent during WWI, Oct. 15, 1917 will be a bad day, female bro
Mata Hari
Lisa
|
$800
[29]
He directed "Argo" as well as starring in it as Tony Mendez
Ben Affleck
Lisa
|
$800
[9]
The care & raising of young children
upbringing
Rebecca
|
$800
[24]
This 17th century "champagne" monk came up with many wine production practices still in use, like low yields for better quality
Dom Pérignon
Shawn
|
|
DD
$2,000
[17]
Of this disputed region, the Atlas says, "Some places show the Albanian name with the Serbian name in parentheses"
Kosovo
Rebecca
|
$1,000
[5]
F. Scott Fitzgerald:"T.B. and D."
The Beautiful and Damned
|
$1,000
[22]
2008 got heavy for you, bro, when foes in Pakistan's parliament said they'd impeach you--time to quit as president
Pervez Musharraf
|
$1,000
[30]
Greg on "Dharma & Greg" & Hotch on "Criminal Minds", he was born the same day as Tom Cruise
Thomas Gibson
|
$1,000
[10]
A webcam or a car radio may be this type of accessory, bought later than the original device
aftermarket
Lisa
|
$1,000
[23]
80 million bottles is a decent year for this wine that dropped "spumante" from its name in the '90s
Asti
Lisa
|
| 20th CENTURY SENATORS | GOOD & BAD MUSIC | DISEASES NAMED FOR PEOPLE | YES "SUR" | WHO MAKES THAT? | PONCE DE LEON & FLORIDA |
|
$400
[1]
In 1951 this Texan became the Democratic whip; 10 years later he presided over the Senate as vice president
Lyndon B. Johnson
Rebecca
|
$400
[17]
Jim Croce hit No. 1 with a song about this title guy, "the baddest man in the whole damn town"
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
Shawn
|
$400
[16]
A British physician first described this disease in 1817 in "An Essay on Shaking Palsy"
Parkinson's disease
|
$400
[6]
Breaking sea swell
surf
Rebecca
|
$400
[11]
The $215 LeBron 9 Limited iD shoe
Nike
Lisa
|
$400
[23]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows us an image of Ponce de Leon and a map of part of Florida.) Ponce de Leon is remembered on April 2, 2013, celebrated as the sighting of Florida's historic coast; he wasbetween Cape Canaveral &this city, Florida's oldest, which wasn't founded until 52 years later
St. Augustine
Shawn
|
|
$1,200
[3]
South Carolina sent him to the Senate as a write-in candidate; he served almost 50 years
Strom Thurmond
Rebecca
|
$800
[18]
This trio's song "Good Riddance" is subtitled "Time Of Your Life"
Green Day
Rebecca
|
$800
[22]
Dr. Hashimoto examined tissue samples & goiters to discover the disease now named for him that affects this gland
thyroid
|
$800
[7]
The 2007 influx of 20,000 more U.S. troops into Iraq
surge
Rebecca
|
$800
[12]
The Mach3 razor
Gillette
Rebecca
|
$800
[24]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew shows us a map of the Florida peninsula with additional markings.) While sailing along the Florida coast, Ponce discovered a current so strong that it forced his ships backwards; later mapped by Benjamin Franklin, this ocean current flows from the Florida Straits to the Grand Banks
the Gulf Stream
Lisa
|
|
$1,600
[4]
In 1994 this man won a 6th full term when he defeated Mitt Romney
Ted Kennedy
Shawn
|
$1,200
[19]
Whatcha gonna do? This reggae song was the theme to the TV show "Cops"
"Bad Boys"
Lisa
|
$1,600
[29]
Cushing's disease is caused by a tumor of this gland that sits on the underside of the brain
the pituitary
Lisa
|
$1,200
[8]
People get it from their fathers, usually
surname
Lisa
|
$1,200
[13]
The Escalade Hybrid
Cadillac
Lisa
|
$1,200
[25]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows us the map of Ponce's travels further south on the Florida coast.) In need of fresh water, Ponce & his crew filled their barrels from springs on this island, just off the coast of what is now Miami
Key Biscayne
|
|
DD
$2,000
[2]
Shortly after the 1954 elections, the Senate voted 67-22 to condemn him for conduct "contrary to Senate traditions"
(Joseph) McCarthy
Rebecca
|
$1,600
[20]
"Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang samples this Chic No. 1 hit from 1979
"Good Times"
|
$2,000
[30]
About 1 in 25 Ashkenazi Jews is a carrier of this disease named for a British physician & an American neurologist
Tay-Sachs disease
Lisa
|
$1,600
[9]
Churlish
surly
Rebecca
|
$1,600
[14]
The official Major League baseball, & lots of gloves, too
Rawlings
Rebecca
Shawn
|
$1,600
[26]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows us the map of Ponce de Leon's travels further around the southern tip of Florida.) Around May of 1513, Ponce reached the area near Sanibel Island, which he named for this Castilian queen
Isabella
|
|
$2,000
[5]
This Kansan twice served as majority leader, from 1985 to '87 & 1995 to '96
Bob Dole
Lisa
|
$2,000
[21]
Still "Pure Country", in 2011 he had a hit with "Here For A Good Time", the title track of his 39th album
George Strait
Rebecca
|
DD
$3,000
[28]
The section of lymph node seenhereis showing this uncommon cancer of the lymphatic system
Hodgkin's (disease)
Shawn
|
$2,000
[10]
To conjecture
surmise
Rebecca
|
$2,000
[15]
A box of 24 medium soft lead No. 2s, "the world's best pencil"
(Dixon) Ticonderoga
Rebecca
|
$2,000
[27]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows us the map of Ponce de Leon's continuing voyage past the south end of Florida.) On June 21st, 1513 Ponce de Leon's ships arrived in this small island group where his men, needing food, caught the large turtles that gave the islands their name
the Dry Tortugas
Shawn
|
This author who passed away in 2012 quipped, "For those who haven't read the books, I am known best for my hair preparations"
Gore Vidal