Tobias Harris — a graduate student in political science originally from Lincolnwood, Illinois
Chris O. Cook — a college English teacher from Brooklyn, New York
Mike Lewis — a systems engineer from Bloomington, Minnesota (whose 2-day cash winnings total $62,800)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike | $1,400 | $5,200 | $19,600 |
$29,601
3-day champion: $92,401 |
$17,400
23 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| Chris | $2,800 | $6,800 | $10,400 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$10,400
17 R, 2 W |
| Tobias | $4,400 | $6,200 | $14,800 |
$29,599
2nd place: $2,000 |
$15,000
18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| WHO ORDERED THE CHINESE FOOD? | QUOTATIONS IN AMERICAN HISTORY | MIDDLE "C" | STAR TREK | FEDERATION | CLING-ONS |
|
$200
[16]
This dumpling with a rhyming name might be steamed & served with duck sauce
wonton
Chris
|
$200
[4]
In a 1784 letter Ben Franklin called this national symbol "a bird of bad moral character"
the bald eagle
Tobias
|
$200
[21]
In cards, you can get blackjack with a face card & this
an ace
Mike
|
$200
[1]
In this "Trek" role both Karl Urban & DeForest Kelley could have said, "Jim, I'm a doctor, not a game show response!"
"Bones" McCoy
Chris
|
$200
[9]
The first "A" in IAAF once stood for this, but the world of track got more professional
Amateur
Tobias
|
$200
[24]
The work of Harry Coover, 1917-2011, led to the adhesive known as "The Original Super" this
Glue
Mike
|
|
$400
[22]
If you order a "mein" dish, whether lo or chow, you'll get this carb; it's what "mein" means
noodle
Mike
|
$400
[5]
Wyatt Earp reportedly called him "a loyal friend... a dentist whom necessity had made a gambler"
Doc Holliday
Chris
|
$400
[18]
In the movies it was Tarzan's garment of choice
a loincloth
Chris
|
$400
[2]
This deadly "Trek" enemy race was Bjorn to say what became their catchphrase: "Resistance is futile"
the Borg
Chris
|
$400
[10]
Jamaica, Barbados & Dominica were all part of the federation named for this "directional" archipelago
the West Indies
Mike
|
$400
[25]
You can buy a kit to attach your Garmin GPS to the dashboard with this type of cup
suction
Mike
|
|
$600
[23]
These so-called "nuts" that make a crispy sound are actually marsh vegetables
water chestnuts
Chris
|
$600
[6]
Stepping down as speaker in 1998, this Republican said, "I'm not willing to preside over people who are cannibals"
Gingrich
Chris
|
$600
[17]
I'm in the mood for this pasta dish, stuffed with cheese & baked in a tomato sauce
manicotti
Mike
|
$600
[3]
A decades-old mystery was solved in the 2009 movie when her first name was found to be Nyota, Swahili for "star"
Uhura
Tobias
|
$600
[13]
This "Federation of America" was started by Margaret Sanger, whose mother died at 50 after 18 pregnancies
the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (the Birth Control Federation of America)
Chris
Tobias
|
$600
[26]
MacGyver once made a plane with bamboo & "lots of" this sticky grayish product
duct tape
Mike
|
|
$800
[29]
Yes, we have dishes made with cloud ears & wood ears, types of these
mushrooms
Tobias
|
$800
[7]
No. 35 of these 1780s essays says, "the most productive system of finance will always be the least burdensome"
The Federalist Papers
Chris
|
$800
[19]
In geometry it describes a triangle with 2 equal sides
isosceles
Chris
|
$800
[11]
As Guinan, this actress got a good "View" of the Enterprise while tending bar
Whoopi Goldberg
Chris
|
$800
[14]
The USA's most powerful union in the late 1800s, it merged in the 1950s with one of its splinter groups
the AFL (American Federation of Labor)
Tobias
|
$1,000
[28]
A system introduced to model railroading in 1950 used these to keep the wheels on the track
magnets
Chris
|
|
$1,000
[30]
Horsey sauce is at Arby's; Chinese restaurants serve this similar-sounding soybean paste also called Peking sauce
hoisin sauce
Tobias
|
$1,000
[8]
During the Battle of Manila Bay, this commodore told his captain, "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley"
(George) Dewey
Chris
Tobias
|
$1,000
[20]
The Seven Seas, Steven Spielberg's luxury one of these, includes an infinity pool, a helipad & an indoor cinema
a yacht
Chris
|
$1,000
[12]
Transporter accidents will happen! Tuvok & Neelix merged into one being called "Tuvix" on this "Trek" incarnation
Voyager
Mike
|
$1,000
[15]
Abu Dhabi is one of 7 emirates that make up this federation
the UAE (United Arab Emirates)
Tobias
|
DD
$2,600
[27]
George de Mestral invented this material after analyzing the hook-shaped burrs left on his pants after a walk
Velcro
Mike
|
| ON POSTAGE STAMPS | PHILOSOPHY | CHARACTERS IN THE BROADWAY PLAY | "ART", FOR ART'S SAKE | IT'S SECRET, DON'T TELL ANYONE | THE GOLDEN GLOBES: BEST DIRECTOR |
|
$400
[13]
The stamp seenherehonoring this author was issued in 1989 in Key West, Florida
Hemingway
Mike
|
$400
[4]
Empiricism believes all knowledge comes from this, which William Blake wrote "Songs of"
experience
Chris
|
$400
[18]
Pay attention to Linda & Biff Loman
Death of a Salesman
Mike
|
$400
[22]
"Oe'r" these "we watched" the Star-Spangled Banner as it was "so gallantly streaming"
ramparts
Mike
|
$400
[1]
Photography with UV or infrared light can reveal this alliterative writing fluid
invisible ink
Mike
|
$400
[11]
2007:"The Departed"
Martin Scorsese
Tobias
|
|
$800
[14]
In 1965 it was full steam ahead for this steamboat designer honored on a stamp for his 200th birthday
(Robert) Fulton
Mike
|
$800
[5]
Scholasticism is a term for the philosophies coming out of these, as opposed to out of the church
universities
Tobias
|
$800
[19]
Otto Frank & Mr. van Daan, who live in dark times
The Diary of Anne Frank
Mike
|
$800
[23]
Although many types of this edible plant are popular in Europe, the globe variety is mostly grown in the United States
the artichoke
Tobias
|
$800
[2]
The People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs, a Soviet secret police force begun in 1934, led to this agency's 1954 birth
KGB
Mike
|
$800
[30]
2001:"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"
(Ang) Lee
Mike
|
|
$1,200
[15]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a stamp on the monitor.) A 1952 stamp honored this hero's 1777 arrival in America; notice the flag here
(Marquis de) Lafayette
Tobias
|
DD
$1,000
[6]
It's a matter of taste whether to spell this study of beauty with 2 vowels at the start
aestheticism
Tobias
|
$1,200
[10]
Salieri & the Emperor of Austria were music to our ears
Amadeus
Mike
|
$1,200
[24]
Large-caliber weaponry operated by crews, such as cannons, howitzers & missile launchers
artillery
Chris
|
$1,200
[3]
A March 31, 1920 L.A. Times headline said, this adorable actress "and Douglas Fairbanks Are Secretly Married"
Mary Pickford
Tobias
|
$1,200
[29]
1986:"Prizzi's Honor" (also 1949 for "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre")
Huston
Mike
|
|
$1,600
[16]
This Swedish diplomat who helped save tens of thousands of Jews during WWII was featured on a 1983 Israeli stamp
(Raoul) Wallenberg
Tobias
|
$1,600
[7]
Metaphysics studies the real nature of things; meta-these studies the language used in talk of morality
ethics
Mike
|
DD
$2,000
[20]
James & Kate Keller, who need one
The Miracle Worker
Mike
|
$1,600
[25]
Do come to my eco-friendly loft for cheese described by this 9-letter adjective, meaning with craft & by hand
artisanal
Mike
Tobias
|
$1,600
[8]
In the Book of Judges, this anti-Israelite people found out the secret of Samson's power by bribing Delilah
Philistines
Mike
|
$1,600
[28]
2011:"The Social Network"
David Fincher
Mike
|
|
$2,000
[17]
In 2012, this cool jazz man was featured on the stamp seen here
Miles Davis
Tobias
|
$2,000
[12]
Plato & Aristotle gave this word for a teacher the meaning "one who quibbles & argues deviously"
sophist
|
$2,000
[21]
Maggie, Gooper & Big Mama prowl around the stage
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Mike
Chris
Tobias
|
$2,000
[26]
In ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, this figure encloses characters that represent the name of a sovereign
a cartouche
Chris
|
$2,000
[9]
Alan Turing led a secret code-breaking group that figured out this "puzzling" German encryption device
Enigma (machine)
Chris
|
$2,000
[27]
1974:"The Exorcist"
William Friedkin
|
This 1920s plaything still made today got its name in tribute to 2 famous men of the day: Marconi & Lindbergh
the Radio Flyer