Deanna Easter — a culinary student from Morehead City, North Carolina
Tony Jonick — a publisher and house dad from Oakland, California
Ben Kesling — a student from Lexington, Kentucky (whose 1-day cash winnings total $7,600)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben | $1,400 | $3,000 | $17,500 |
$17,000
2-day champion: $24,600 |
$16,600
29 R (including 2 DDs), 8 W |
| Tony | $0 | $1,800 | $3,400 |
$5,800
3rd place: $1,000 |
$5,400
10 R, 7 W (including 1 DD) |
| Deanna | $2,800 | $3,000 | $3,400 |
$6,800
2nd place: $2,000 |
$3,400
7 R, 2 W |
| INVENTIVE MINDS | BIOGRAPHY | THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT, MAN! | MOTTOES | NOT A POPE | STARTS WITH A PRONOUN |
|
$200
[6]
This peanut guy devised some 118 byproducts for the sweet potato
George Washington Carver
Tony
|
$200
[1]
Shewas one of the last stars in the studio system"The tobacco farmer's daughter from North Carolina was awed and intimidated by the luxury of the MGM system."
Ava Gardner
Ben
Tony
|
$200
[15]
It's borders are the Atlantic Ocean to the south & west & Spain to the north & east
Portugal
Ben
Deanna
|
$200
[2]
This international sports competition's motto is "Faster, higher, stronger"
the Olympics
Ben
|
$200
[25]
Urban VII, Julius II, Irving III
Irving III
Ben
|
$200
[17]
The laying on of hands is a key part of the practice of "faith" this
healing
Ben
|
|
$400
[7]
Around 1930 William Lear invented one of these for the car, marketed under the name Motorola
a radio
Tony
Deanna
|
$400
[8]
She's made countless moviegoers exclaim, "Che bella""With 36 films to her credit, the 21-year-old actress soon overtook Gina Lollobrigida as Italy's reigning box office princess."
Sophia Loren
Ben
|
$400
[19]
India to the north, east & west & Burma to the southeast
Bangladesh
Tony
|
$400
[3]
You've got security with "My word is my bond", the motto of this London financial institution
the London Stock Exchange
Ben
Tony
|
$600
[28]
Romanus I, Julius I, Caesar III
Caesar III
Ben
|
$400
[18]
In this job, at a wedding, you'll be called upon to ask, "Friend of the bride or groom?"
usher
Deanna
|
|
$800
[13]
In 1948, Rene Bussoz sold the USA's first Aqua Lung, invented by this Frenchman
Cousteau
Ben
|
$600
[10]
For the exact years of the Reagan administration, thewomanseenherestarred on this show"When I came to Hollywood and they gave me the glamor treatment, I learned how to do it quite well."
Dynasty
Deanna
|
$600
[20]
Colombia to the north, Peru to the west, Paraguay to the south & the Atlantic Ocean to the east
Brazil
Ben
Tony
|
$600
[4]
"All power to the people" was the motto of this African-American political organization of the 1960s
the Black Panthers
Ben
|
$800
[27]
Stephen IX, John XXIV, Clement VIII
John XXIV
Ben
Deanna
|
$600
[22]
One who interlaces cloth, or an African bird that interlaces grass to make its elaborate nest
a weaver
Ben
|
|
DD
$1,000
[9]
He's on the 4th floor in the Inventors Hall of Fame for his "improvement in hoisting apparatus"
(Elisha) Otis
Ben
|
$800
[11]
She's the enduring actressseen here"The 30-year-old had gone from a sheltered life with her family straight into a marriage and a fast-paced career."
Susan Sarandon
Deanna
|
$800
[21]
Syria to the north & east, Israel to the south & the Mediterranean Sea to the west
Lebanon
Ben
Deanna
|
$800
[5]
"Honi soit qui mal y pense" (Evil to him who evil thinks) is the motto of this British Chivalric order
Order of the Garter (or Knights of the Garter)
Tony
|
$1,000
[26]
Dominicus I, Honorius I, Innocent I
Dominicus I
Ben
|
$800
[23]
It can mean transparently thin, or perfectly vertical, like a cliff
sheer
|
|
$1,000
[14]
30 years after inventing an instant camera, he invented Polavision, instant movies
Edwin Land
Ben
Tony
|
$1,000
[12]
Director seenherediscussing his movie "10""The most I liked about it was that everybody predicted it would be a major flop."
Blake Edwards
Ben
Deanna
|
$1,000
[29]
Thailand to the west, Laos to the north & Vietnam to the east
Cambodia
Ben
|
$1,000
[16]
Strangely, "Blood & fire" is the motto of this Christian charitable organization
the Salvation Army
Ben
|
— |
$1,000
[24]
It's a printed-out schedule or outline of one's travel plans
an itinerary
Tony
|
| LITERATURE | WHO PLAYED 'EM | MY MUMMY DONE TOLD ME | CONGRESSIONAL MISDEMEANORS | I READ THE NEWS TODAY | OH, "BOY" |
|
$400
[3]
"Tai-Pan" was a "Novel of Hong Kong" by James Clavell, & this was his 1975 "Novel of Japan"
Shogun
Ben
|
$400
[21]
2003 & 2004:The bride who's trying to kill Bill
Uma Thurman
Ben
|
$400
[26]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Cairo, Egypt.) Ironically, this organ was considered of minor importance, crudely removed through the nose & often not preserved
the brain
Deanna
|
$400
[11]
In 1954 this Wisconsin senator was condemned for insulting other senators & obstructing investigations
(Joe) McCarthy
Ben
|
$400
[16]
This "Post" is one of Israel's largest English-language daily newspapers
(the) Jerusalem ( Post )
Ben
|
$400
[1]
It was founded by Baden-Powell in 1907
the Boy Scouts
Ben
|
|
$800
[4]
In Pierre Boulle's "Planet of the Apes", Zira & Cornelius are this species of ape
chimpanzees
Tony
|
$800
[22]
2004:Monster hunter Dr. Gabriel Van Helsing
(Hugh) Jackman
Tony
|
$800
[27]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Cairo, Egypt.) Among the many amulets placed within the linen wrappings of a mummy was this symbol of life
an ankh
Ben
|
$800
[12]
This former House Speaker was reprimanded in 1997 for misuse of tax-exempt funds & submitting false information
Newt Gingrich
Ben
|
$800
[17]
Political theorist Nikolai Bukharin edited this "truthful" Soviet newspaper from 1917 to 1929
Pravda
Ben
|
$800
[2]
In this 2002 film, single guy Hugh Grant's life is changed by a 12-year old
About a Boy
Tony
|
|
$1,200
[5]
Milan Kundera's "Immortality" read in this, its original language, may be unbearably light reading
Czech
Ben
|
$1,200
[23]
2004:Cady Heron, who loves & hates the "Mean Girls" at her high school
Lohan
Ben
|
$1,200
[28]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Cairo, Egypt.) These stone coffins, like the ones built for Tutankhamen, were the final resting places of mummies
sarcophagi
Ben
|
$1,200
[13]
In 1811 Senator Thomas Pickering was censured for reading aloud from secret documents about this purchase
(the) Louisiana (Purchase)
Ben
|
$1,200
[18]
(Hi, I'm Al Sparks.) In 1987 I was named "Funniest Teenager in Chicago" by this newspaper for which Roger Ebert works
the Chicago Sun-Times
Tony
|
$1,200
[8]
Viiolinist-turned-boxer Joe Bonaparte dies in a car crash at the end of this tragic Odets play
Golden Boy
|
|
$1,600
[6]
Goethe called him Faust; Marlowe dubbed him this
Dr. Faustus
Ben
|
$1,600
[24]
2004:Sirius Black, the prisioner of Azkaban
Gary Oldman
Tony
|
$1,600
[29]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Cairo, Egypt.) Named for a lesser-known Greek hero, these containers were used to store the removed viscera of the mummified
canopic jars
|
$2,000
[15]
Senator Benjamin Tappan was censured in 1844 for leaking information about the annexation of this to the Union
Texas
Ben
|
DD
$2,000
[19]
At the time JFK was shot, Jack Ruby was placing some ads in this "morning" publication
The Dallas Morning News
Tony
|
$1,600
[9]
This law states that at a constant temp., the volume of a gas in inversely proportional to the pressure
Boyle's (law)
Ben
|
|
$2,000
[7]
Completes the title of Eldridge Cleaver's 1968 memoir "Soul on..."
Ice
Ben
Tony
|
$2,000
[25]
1999 & 2002:Mini-Me
Verne Troyer
|
— |
DD
$2,100
[14]
In 1921 Congress censured Rep. Thomas Blanton for inserting "obscene matter" into this publication
the Congressional Record
Ben
|
$2,000
[20]
Florida's highest circulation newspaper is this Gulf Coast city's Times, with about 350,000 daily copies sold
St. Petersburg
|
$2,000
[10]
The Marine Corps' "Black Sheep" squadron was commanded this famed major
Pappy Boyington
Tony
|
In Act II of this musical, an election victory is announced "on the balcony of the Casa Rosada"
Evita