Jason Parker — an electrical engineer from Spring, Texas
Elizabeth McCullough — a freelance researcher and administrative assistant from Lowell, Massachusetts
Mike Lewis — a systems engineer from Bloomington, Minnesota (whose 3-day cash winnings total $92,401)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike | $2,000 | $7,400 | $15,000 |
$10,399
4-day champion: $102,800 |
$14,000
16 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| Elizabeth | $2,000 | $4,200 | $9,800 |
$4,599
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,800
21 R, 3 W |
| Jason | $4,600 | $3,600 | $2,400 |
$2,393
3rd place: $1,000 |
$9,200
15 R, 5 W (including 2 DDs) |
| CHILDREN'S BOOKS | YOU PAID FOR THIS AD | FISH | DISENFRANCHISED | MISSION | "IM" POSSIBLE |
|
$200
[9]
The first book in the "Guardians of Childhood" series gives the back story of Nicholas St. North, aka this 5-letter name
Santa
Mike
|
$200
[20]
This government-owned body has ads boasting of "a simpler way to ship"
the Postal Service (the Post Office accepted)
Elizabeth
|
$200
[29]
No joke--this fish is also known as an anemonefish
a clownfish
Jason
|
$200
[1]
The NFL's Colts
Baltimore
Elizabeth
|
$200
[28]
In this 2012 movie CIA officer Jessica Chastain makes it her mission to track down & kill Osama bin Laden
Zero Dark Thirty
Elizabeth
|
$200
[2]
To put ornaments on a Christmas tree
trim
Elizabeth
|
|
$400
[10]
In a picture book by Janell Cannon, Verdi is a yellow one of these who can make a figure 8 & slither up trees
a snake
Mike
|
$400
[21]
The 2 words that conclude the U.S. Department of Transportation slogan "Friends don't let friends..."
drive drunk
Mike
|
$400
[30]
Thisfish bears the name of the king of beasts on land
a lionfish
Elizabeth
|
$400
[5]
The NBA's Super Sonics
Seattle
Mike
|
$400
[27]
U.S. diplomatic missions in Turkey include the embassy in Ankara & this office in Adana
a consulate
Mike
|
$400
[3]
This adjective meaning stiffly formal is often paired with "proper"
prim
Elizabeth
|
|
$600
[11]
In a classic by Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne is adopted by the Cuthberts & comes to live with them on this title farm
Green Gables
Elizabeth
|
$600
[22]
In 2012 the CDC spearheaded a new campaign against this activity with new, even more horrific images
smoking
Elizabeth
|
$600
[17]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew snorkels in the water off Baja California, Mexico.) The blackspotsat the rear of the butterflyfish act as a decoy set of these organs; they trick predators into attacking the tail rather than the head, allowing the fish a better chance to get away
eyes
Jason
|
$600
[6]
MLB's Athletics(1 of 2)
Philadelphia (or Kansas City)
Jason
|
$600
[13]
In a 1980 comedy blockbuster, this musical twosome declared, "We're on a mission from God"
the Blues Brothers
Elizabeth
|
$600
[4]
A fedora's edge
a brim
Jason
|
|
$800
[12]
Some of what this title character eats: "one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcake" & a slice of watermelon
the Very Hungry Caterpillar
Jason
|
$800
[23]
Navy ads once noted that "it's not just a job, it's" this
an adventure
Mike
|
$800
[18]
Careful--as an adult, this aquarium favorite is cannibalistic & must be separated from its young
a guppy
Elizabeth
|
$800
[7]
The NHL's Nordiques
Quebec
Jason
|
$800
[15]
This co.'s mission is "to organize the world's information & make it universally accessible & useful"
Google
Jason
|
$800
[25]
A sudden caprice or desire
whim
Mike
Jason
|
|
$1,000
[14]
In this Margery Williams classic, a boy's love helps a stuffed animal become real
The Velveteen Rabbit
Jason
|
DD
$2,000
[24]
Looking to get away? This government agency of volunteers offers up "the toughest job you'll ever love"
the Peace Corps
Mike
|
$1,000
[19]
In many ecosystems it's both the most prized gamefish& the toppredator
a bass
Elizabeth
|
$1,000
[8]
The NBA's Grizzlies
Vancouver
Mike
|
$1,000
[16]
UNOMIL was the U.N. peacekeeping mission to this West African country from 1993 to 1997
Liberia
Elizabeth
Jason
|
$1,000
[26]
It means "stopgap"; an institution might have this type of president until a new one is found
interim
Mike
|
| IF EARLY INVENTORS USED KICKSTARTER | MUSIC & LITERATURE | KEEPING UP WITH THE ANDERSONS | LANGUAGES | 14-LETTER WORDS | THE PRESIDENT BORN IN... |
|
$400
[4]
I will use the energy of Niagara Falls to carry power to Buffalo by 1896! C'mon, my coil worked! Trust me!
(Nikola) Tesla
Elizabeth
|
$400
[27]
Many forgotten composers set Schiller's "Ode To Joy" to music before this man showed how in his 9th symphony
Beethoven
Jason
|
$400
[17]
His syndicated talk show allowed viewers at home to interact "Live" via Skype, Twitter, text & email
(Anderson) Cooper
Elizabeth
|
$400
[12]
Ethiopia's official language, Amharic, is the world's second most-widely spoken Semitic language; this is first
Arabic
Elizabeth
|
$400
[3]
To breathe abnormally fast & deep, as from anxiety
hyperventilate
Elizabeth
|
$400
[22]
Kapi'olani Maternity & Gynecological Hospital
Obama
Elizabeth
|
|
$800
[5]
Invest in my 1888 adding machine! Bonus--my same-named grandson eventually writes "Naked Lunch" & will autograph it
(William) Burroughs
Jason
|
$1,200
[1]
This former 10,000 Maniacs frontwoman sings e. e. cummings & other poets on the album "Leave Your Sleep"
(Natalie) Merchant
Jason
|
$800
[18]
Known for his light concert music, Leroy Anderson featured this non-musical instrument in the piece heard here
a typewriter
Jason
|
$800
[13]
More people speak this language than any other that uses the Cyrillic alphabet
Russian
Mike
|
$800
[6]
Not much to be done about these "differences", often the basis for a divorce
irreconcilable
Elizabeth
|
$800
[23]
The Truman administration(1 of 2)
(Bill) Clinton (or George W. Bush)
Mike
|
|
$1,200
[7]
OK, my 1839 screw propeller for steamboats was a few months late at the patent office, but help me fire up my 1862 machine gun
Gatling
Mike
|
$2,000
[28]
Heard here is Ralph Vaughan Williams' fitting music to accompany this Aristophanes play
The Wasps
|
$1,200
[19]
He co-wrote & directed the quirky films "The Royal Tenenbaums" & "Moonrise Kingdom"
Wes Anderson
Elizabeth
|
$1,200
[14]
Spanish, Dutch & Belarusian are all part of this family of languages; Estonian isn't
Indo-European
Elizabeth
Jason
|
$1,200
[9]
It's the belief that all conduct should be directed toward achieving the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people
utilitarianism
Elizabeth
|
$1,200
[24]
New Hampshire
Pierce
Mike
|
|
$1,600
[8]
I'm more than just an elevator guy! In 1857 I patented a steam plow! In 1868, a bake oven! Gimme some money, please!
(Elisha) Otis
Jason
|
DD
$4,800
[2]
The novel on which this movie musical was based was by Phil Stong, whose grandfather ran the swine division at the Iowa one
State Fair
Jason
|
$1,600
[20]
He was the first baseball manager to win the World Series in both the American & National Leagues
Sparky Anderson
Jason
|
DD
$2,000
[15]
This language's many dialects include Bergen, Telemark & Helgeland
Norwegian
Jason
|
$1,600
[10]
An eye doctor uses this hand-held device to peer into the eye & examine its structures, especially the retina
ophthalmoscope
Elizabeth
|
$1,600
[25]
Sinking Spring Farm, about 20 miles south of Fort Knox
Lincoln
Mike
|
| — | — |
$2,000
[21]
It's affirmative--Jon Anderson sang lead on this group's "Owner Of A Lonely Heart"
Yes
Mike
|
$2,000
[16]
When the Philippines became independent in 1946, this was the official language; it's now called Filipino
Tagalog
Elizabeth
|
$2,000
[11]
Adjective for the most typical example or the essence of something in its purest form
quintessential
Elizabeth
Jason
|
$2,000
[26]
The middle of World War I
JFK
|
Reflecting a long friendship dating to a 1962 film they did together, Brock Peters gave the eulogy at this star's 2003 funeral
Gregory Peck