Richard Hansen — a graduate student from Reno, Nevada
Michael Ellis — a law clerk for a federal judge from Hilliard, Ohio
Judy Arginteanu — a freelance writer and editor from Minneapolis, Minnesota (whose 2-day cash winnings total $28,300)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judy | $600 | $1,600 | $3,200 |
$4,702
3rd place: $1,000 |
$7,200
8 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Michael | $1,600 | $4,400 | $12,900 |
$16,401
New champion: $16,401 |
$12,400
16 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Richard | $3,800 | $7,000 | $8,200 |
$12,901
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,600
24 R, 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| 3-LETTER WORDS | WRITTEN IN THE STARS | BREAKING BAD | SHARED COLLEGE SPORTS NICKNAMES | LAS VEGAS | QUOTH THE POLITICIAN |
|
$200
[17]
This finished border on a garment is made by folding an edge under & stitching it down
a hem
Richard
|
$200
[20]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew presents the clue.) The constellation of this mythic hero depicts him kneeling & swinging his club, while his left foot rests on the head of the dragon he slayed
Hercules
|
$200
[29]
If you've busted your scaphoid, radius & ulna, you've broken bones in this limb
the arm
Michael
|
$200
[30]
Troy &USC
the Trojans
Richard
|
$200
[14]
The Cirque du Soleil production "Love" is a Las Vegas show featuring the music of this band
the Beatles
Michael
|
$200
[1]
In 2010 she asked, "A year later... how's that hopey/ changey stuff workin' out for ya?"
Sarah Palin
Richard
|
|
$400
[15]
This climbing vine is known to cover the walls of older college buildings
ivy
Michael
|
$400
[21]
Canis Major, said to represent the dog of this hunter, is at the heel of his constellation
Orion
Richard
|
$400
[28]
On June 17, 1972 some "plumbers" got into hot water for breaking into this office complex
the Watergate
Richard
|
$400
[11]
Missouri &Clemson
the Tigers
Richard
|
$400
[13]
The sailing ships the Song & the Bull battle it out in Siren's Cove at this casino
Treasure Island
Richard
|
$400
[2]
This man's "answer which I will give to President Roosevelt" was "give us the tools and we will finish the job"
Winston Churchill
Richard
|
|
$600
[16]
A sharp, stinging quality, as of frosty air, or a small amount of liquor
a nip
Richard
|
$600
[22]
This constellation depicts a youth pouring water from a jar into the mouth of piscis austrinus, the southern fish
Aquarius
Richard
|
$600
[27]
"Black's Law Dictionary" says breach of promise is "the violation of one's word... especially a promise to" do this
marry
|
$600
[8]
Western Michigan &Boise State
the Broncos
Richard
|
$600
[12]
This actor's character on the TV show "Vegas" is named for & based on longtime Vegas sheriff Ralph Lamb
Dennis Quaid
Richard
|
$600
[3]
At the 2012 DNC he quoted his mom: "Joey, bravery resides in every heart, and the time will come when it must be summoned"
Joe Biden
Judy
|
|
$800
[18]
A narrow bed made of canvas on a collapsible frame
a cot
Richard
|
$800
[23]
This constellation of the zodiac represents a fish-tailed goat
Capricorn
Michael
|
$800
[25]
Germany broke the Munich Agreement of 1938 in March of 1939 by seizing the rest of this country that no longer exists
Czechoslovakia
Michael
|
$800
[9]
Bowling Green &Air Force
the Falcons
Michael
Richard
|
$800
[7]
In 1946 El Rancho Vegas started a tradition with this type of meal service, chuck wagon-style
a buffet
Michael
|
$800
[4]
In 1983 Labour politician Neil kinnock said, if this woman wins, "I warn you not to fall ill ...not to grow old"
Margaret Thatcher
Richard
|
|
$1,000
[19]
It's the possessive form of thou
thy
Richard
|
$1,000
[24]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew presents the clue.) Spica, the brightest star in Virgo, means "ear of grain", which she's holding, & explains why the constellation is identified as this Greek agriculture goddess, Persephone's mother
Demeter
Michael
Richard
|
$1,000
[26]
A loved one's death may cause this, described as a medical syndrome in 1991 & called Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
a broken heart
Judy
|
$1,000
[10]
McNeese &Wyoming
the Cowboys
Michael
|
$1,000
[6]
The Bellagio once housed this man's multi-million-dollar art collection
Steve Wynn
Richard
|
DD
$1,400
[5]
He said, "since they whose duty it was to wield the sword of France have let it fall... I have taken up the broken blade"
Charles de Gaulle
Richard
|
| AMERICAN NOVELS | ANIMATED CHARACTERS | IT'S NATIONAL PARK WEEK | MUSIC & HISTORY | "SAFE" | SOUND |
|
$400
[1]
In John Grisham's comic novel "Skipping" this holiday, Luther & Nora Krank try to avoid the holiday chaos & frenzy
Christmas
Michael
|
$400
[6]
Chuck Jones' golden rule for this rascally rabbit was that he must always be provoked
Bugs Bunny
Judy
|
$400
[15]
You can't celebrate National Park Week without mentioning this oldest nationalpark
Yellowstone
Richard
|
$400
[9]
"Belgium Put the Kibosh on the Kaiser" was made popular during this war
World War I
Richard
|
$400
[14]
Private bank box for your valuables
a safety deposit box
Richard
|
$400
[22]
In London in 2012 a gold medal in this sport went to Jike Zhang
table tennis (or ping pong)
Richard
|
|
$800
[2]
This Pat Conroy novel tells the story of Tom Wingo, his twin sister Savannah & their violent South Carolina family
Prince of Tides
Judy
|
$800
[7]
On Fox he runs a burger joint that tries to lure customers with grand re-re-re-openings
Bob Belcher
Michael
|
$800
[16]
You can "trace" a path through this 444-mile parkway in Tennessee, Alabama & Mississippi
the Natchez Trace Parkway
Michael
Richard
|
$800
[21]
It was composed in one night during the French Revolution as a marching song for French troops
"La Marseillaise"
Michael
|
$800
[13]
Medicaid & social security are described as part of this to help the non-rich
a safety net
Richard
|
$800
[23]
Rhyming term for the 1959 drink container invention heard here
a pop top
Michael
|
|
$1,200
[3]
This 1961 Irving Stone novel is subtitled "A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo"
The Agony & the Ecstasy
Judy
|
$1,200
[8]
Tennyson is the last name of this kid--10 for short
Ben
|
$1,200
[17]
Here's Angel's Landing in this end-of-the-alphabet Utah park
Zion
Michael
|
$1,200
[18]
Rhyme along as "Young Edmund bid his eyes adieu... the drummer boy of" this 1815 battle
Waterloo
Michael
|
$1,200
[12]
It's very important to flex your fingers before this act of breaking into a vault
safecracking
Judy
|
$1,200
[24]
Black oxfords are often turned into these, worn here
tap dance shoes
Richard
|
|
$1,600
[4]
This 1851 novel begins, "Halfway down a by-street of one of our New England towns stands a rusty wooden house"
The House of the Seven Gables
Richard
|
$1,600
[29]
Last name of auto racer Penelope, who faced "perils"
Pitstop
Judy
|
$1,600
[27]
St. Louis' Jefferson National Expansion Memorial includes this landmark that cost $13 million to build
the Gateway Arch
Judy
|
$1,600
[19]
"He saw that his conspiracy would soon be brought to light" are lyrics in "The Ballad of" this executed British major
"John Andre"
Michael
Richard
|
$1,600
[10]
This government commission, the CPSC, makes sure the cribs & power tools we buy won't kill us
the Consumer Product Safety Commission
Richard
|
$1,600
[25]
Chefs make sure to do this regularly
sharpen their knives
Michael
|
|
$2,000
[5]
His books "Little Children" & "Election" have been made into movies
Tom Perrotta
|
$2,000
[30]
The name of this young scientist on "Felix the Cat" has become slang for an egghead or nerd
Poindexter
|
DD
$4,000
[28]
Appropriately, Apollo 14 astronauts trained at the Idaho monument with this four-word name
Craters of the Moon
Judy
|
DD
$2,500
[20]
This character from a minstrel show song lent his name to segregation laws enacted after Reconstruction
Jim Crow
Michael
|
$2,000
[11]
The right or guarantee of unmolested passage through a region or country
safe conduct
|
$2,000
[26]
Invented in 1919, it's controlled with the hands
a theremin
Judy
|
Her nomination in 1987 was the first Best Actress nomination for a science fiction film
Sigourney Weaver