Adam Holquist — an environmental engineer from Erie, Pennsylvania
Ryan McLaughlin — a study hall supervisor and retail manager from Chicago, Illinois
Salvo Candela — a university administrator from New York, New York (whose 3-day cash winnings total $66,195)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvo | $2,800 | $3,200 | $3,200 |
$6,400
2nd place: $2,000 |
$3,000
10 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Ryan | $600 | $3,200 | $19,600 |
$5,500
3rd place: $1,000 |
$19,200
25 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Adam | $3,000 | $4,600 | $16,800 |
$27,100
New champion: $27,100 |
$15,800
18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| BIG CITY SUBURBS | "BODY" LANGUAGE | THE JACK LONDON READER | CATTLE CALL | DATA STRATA | PEOPLEMOST BEAUTIFUL COVER GIRLS |
|
$200
[1]
Concord, Lowell
Boston (Massachusetts)
Ryan
|
$200
[6]
A person employed to protect an individual from physical harm
a bodyguard
Ryan
|
$200
[21]
"Valley of the Moon", one of Jack's Sonoma novels, was set in this state's Sonoma Valley
California
Salvo
Ryan
|
$200
[22]
A characteristic feature of the Angus breed is its polled head, meaning it doesn't have these
horns
Ryan
|
$200
[15]
States spend more on this general expenditure than any other--class is in session!
education
Salvo
|
$200
[7]
"Back After Baby!" In 2012, this singer & mom to Blue Ivy was hailed as the "world's most beautiful woman"
Beyoncé
Ryan
|
|
$400
[2]
Scottsdale, Mesa
Phoenix
Salvo
|
$400
[11]
A person who pries into the affairs of others
a busybody
Adam
|
$400
[30]
This title canine is severely wounded while protecting his master's home from an escaped convict
White Fang
Ryan
|
$400
[23]
Cattle are ruminants that chew this, the portion of food returned from the first stomach & chewed a 2nd time
their cud
Salvo
|
$400
[16]
There are more visitors annually from this country to the U.S. than any other, about 20 million
Canada
Adam
|
$400
[8]
This "Pretty Woman" has been named the prettiest 4 times, most recently in 2010
Julia Roberts
Ryan
|
|
$600
[3]
Livonia, Dearborn
Detroit
Salvo
|
$600
[12]
In hockey, you "throw" this to obstruct a foe's movement (harshly)
a body check
Salvo
|
$600
[29]
London's depiction of the brutality of this sport in "The Game" even shook up Gene Tunney
boxing
Adam
|
$600
[24]
(Jimmy shows us a white bovine at the Ozark Empire Fair in Springfield, Missouri.) Yielding leaner beef than conventional breeds, this hardy hybrid, featured at the Ozark Empire Fair, is a cross between the native American bison and the domestic bovine.
the beefalo
Adam
|
$600
[17]
This eastern state has the highest population density; must all be at the shore
New Jersey
Ryan
|
$600
[9]
In 1990 this "Fabulous Baker Boys" girl graced the cover of the first "most beautiful" issue
Michelle Pfeiffer
Ryan
|
|
DD
$1,000
[4]
Coral Gables, Hialeah
Miami
Salvo
|
$800
[13]
Job of one whose body subs for a lead actor in a nude scene; I was Brad Pitt's... OK, who laughed?!
a body double
Adam
|
$800
[28]
In the short story "To Build" this, a newcomer to the Yukon struggles to keep warm in the frigid weather
a Fire
Ryan
|
$800
[25]
"Hol"-y cow! In the U.S. this black & white dairy cattle breed produces 9/10 of the milk supply
Holstein
Salvo
|
$800
[19]
This U.K. legislative body consists of 646 life peers & fewer than 100 hereditary peers
the House of Lords
Ryan
|
$800
[10]
Storm in the "X-Men" movies, she reigned as the cover girl in 2003
Halle Berry
Adam
|
|
$1,000
[5]
Coronado, Chula Vista
San Diego
Ryan
|
$1,000
[14]
A protective protein aka immunoglobulin
an antibody
Adam
|
$1,000
[27]
After his master John Thornton is murdered at the end of this novel, Buck abandons civilization to lead a wolf pack
Call of the Wild
Ryan
|
$1,000
[26]
The Hereford breed was introduced to the U.S. in 1817 by this politician, who imported it to his home in Kentucky
Henry Clay
Salvo
|
$1,000
[20]
These 2 positions, in the Army & Navy, are both rated O-10 & both top out in pay at more than $19,000 a month
general & admiral
|
$1,000
[18]
She was probably "Up All Night" after making the cover of the 2009 issue
Christina Applegate
Ryan
|
| BALLET | CONFUSING WORD PAIRS | PLAYING PRESIDENT | MEXICAN HISTORY | DEFENSE ABBREV. | PRETTY COLORS |
|
$400
[22]
In a ballet this title body of water was formed from the tears of Odette's grieving mother
Swan Lake
Ryan
|
$400
[6]
Spelled one way, it means unmoving; spelled another, it's paper for writing letters
stationary/stationery
Adam
|
$400
[12]
Josiah Bartlet on "The West Wing"
Martin Sheen
Adam
|
$400
[20]
The serendipitous sighting of seepage helped Weetman Pearson become the pioneer of this industry in Mexico
oil
Adam
|
$400
[11]
GZ:This place you don't want to be near after an atomic blast
ground zero
Ryan
|
$400
[1]
Completes the name of colossal canine Clifford, who celebrated his 50th birthday in 2012
the Big Red Dog
Salvo
|
|
$800
[24]
I'da love to have seen Ida Rubinstein play this queen swathed like a mummy who was then unwrapped
Cleopatra
|
$800
[7]
Starting with "a", it means to change; with "e", it's a result
affect/effect
Adam
|
$800
[14]
Teddy Roosevelt in "Night at the Museum"
Robin Williams
Ryan
|
$800
[23]
Many innocents have died in a war between the Sinaloa & Zetas, 2 of the drug gangs called by this economic term
cartels
Adam
|
$800
[13]
SDI:This system, aka Star Wars, intended to protect the U.S. from Soviet missiles
the Strategic Defense Initiative
Ryan
|
$800
[2]
A narrative poem of over 2,500 lines from around 1375 had Sir Gawain going up against this colorful fellow
the Green Knight
Ryan
|
|
$1,200
[25]
In the prologue to this 1869 ballet, the title hero dons a washbowl as a helmet & sets out for adventure
Don Quixote
Ryan
|
$1,200
[8]
Vain, v-a-i-n, refers to vanity; the one spelled v-a-n-e is short for this device
a weathervane
Ryan
|
$1,200
[15]
"Nixon" in a 1996 Oscar-nominated role
Anthony Hopkins
Ryan
|
$1,200
[26]
Political separation of this pair was achieved by the war of the reform from 1858 to 1861
church and state
Ryan
|
$1,200
[18]
MAD:This, severely damaging both sides in a nuclear war (that's why supposedly no one will start one)
mutual assured destruction
Ryan
|
$1,200
[3]
These "men" were founded in Ulster in 1795 to maintain "the Protestant Constitution"
the Orangemen
Adam
|
|
DD
$2,000
[29]
4 Indian ballerinas were featured in "Four Moons", a 1967 ballet commemorating the 60th anniversary of its statehood
Oklahoma
Ryan
|
$1,600
[9]
Depending on how you spell it, it can be a preface to a book or mean rather bold
foreword/forward
Adam
|
$1,600
[16]
Andrew Shepherd in 1995's "The American President"
Michael Douglas
Ryan
|
$1,600
[27]
Appointed in 1535, Antonio de Mendoza governed Mexico as the first viceroy of this 2-word place
New Spain
Ryan
|
$1,600
[19]
APC:These, like the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle
armored personnel carriers
Salvo
|
$1,600
[4]
Feminine name for a cocktail made with gin, grenadine & egg white
a Pink Lady
Adam
|
|
$2,000
[30]
In this Stravinsky ballet, the puppets are controlled by an evil magician known as Charlatan
Petrushka
Adam
|
$2,000
[10]
Ending with the same 6 letters, one means implied, the other, fully & clearly expressed (like certain movie scenes)
implicit and explicit
Adam
|
$2,000
[17]
JFK opposite Katie Holmes as Jackie in the miniseries "The Kennedys"
Greg Kinnear
Ryan
|
$2,000
[28]
"Don Fidel" Velazquez led the CTM, this type of group that worked with the PRI party to maintain each other's power
a trade union
Salvo
|
DD
$3,000
[21]
NPT:This type of treaty that aims to stop the spread of weapons
a non-proliferation treaty
Adam
|
$2,000
[5]
Mitch Miller had a No. 1 hit with this "Lone Star" standard
"The Yellow Rose Of Texas"
Adam
|
Winner of Best Play in 1949, it's the only play to win the Best Revival Tony 3 different times
Death of a Salesman