David Moore — an operations manager from Nashville, Tennessee
Rachel Gordon — an attorney from Washington, D.C.
J Tarter-Fox — a customer service representative from Cincinnati, Ohio (whose 1-day cash winnings total $33,300)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J | $2,800 | $9,000 | $20,000 |
$1
3rd place: $1,000 |
$20,200
27 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Rachel | $1,200 | $1,800 | $6,200 |
$7,400
New champion: $7,400 |
$6,200
8 R, 1 W |
| David | $4,400 | $4,000 | $21,600 |
$3,199
2nd place: $2,000 |
$21,000
20 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| THE 5 W's | CLOTHING NAME ORIGINS | HOW 'BOUT THEM DODGERS? | HISTORY | IT'S GETTING HOT IN HERE | ALASKAN AQUATIC LIFE |
|
$200
[12]
Who:This ex-first lady whose son committed her to a private sanitarium in 1875
Mary Todd Lincoln
Rachel
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$200
[21]
This diamond-shaped pattern named for a clan's tartan is popular for socks & sweaters
argyle
J
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$200
[26]
The Dodgers departed this NYC borough for the west in 1957
Brooklyn
J
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$200
[1]
In the 11th century she was the occasionally naked in public wife of Earl Leofric
Lady Godiva
J
|
$200
[7]
Hot place in an Italian Dante title
the inferno
J
|
$200
[6]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows us a stream in Alaska.) As pink salmon near their spawning grounds, males develop hooked jaws & dorsal lumps that make them look more imposing to other males, which accounts for this whale-like nickname
humpbacks
J
|
|
$400
[13]
What:A tuxedo part worn pleats-up also called a crumb catcher
a cummerbund
Rachel
|
$400
[22]
A rounded collar in style again recently is named for this J.M. Barrie character
Peter Pan
J
|
$400
[27]
Walter Alston managed the Dodgers for 23 years; this successor, for 20
Tommy Lasorda
J
|
$400
[2]
More than 200 U.S. soldiers died at this June 1876 battle named for a river
Little Big Horn
David
|
$400
[8]
Amazon's e-reader
the Kindle
David
|
$400
[17]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew holds a sea star while scuba diving in Alaska.) Pacific sea stars lack developed eyes, but at the tip of each arm are eyespots that help distinguish light from dark with the help of these light-focusing structures found in human eyes
lenses
J
Rachel
David
|
|
$600
[14]
When:This decade when NASDAQ debuted & Pet Rocks were all the rage
the seventies
David
|
$600
[23]
A shortened form of a Spanish word gives us the name for these seatless leggings worn by cowboys
chaps
J
|
$600
[28]
This lefty with a blazing fastball led the Dodgers to 2 World Series titles in the 1960s
Sandy Koufax
J
|
$600
[3]
Her temperance newspapers included "The Smasher's Mail" & "The Hatchet"
Carrie Nation
J
|
$600
[9]
A comedy tribute that's more putdown than praise
a roast
Rachel
|
$600
[18]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew scuba dives with an octopus in Alaska.) The giant Pacific octopus has a 24-foot armspan & two horn-like papillae above each eye, which some say give it this satanic fish nickname
devilfish
J
|
|
$800
[15]
Where:This capital of the province of Ontario
Toronto
J
|
$800
[24]
The housedress named after illustrations of this "old" nursery rhyme woman is perfect for visits to the cupboard
Old Mother Hubbard
J
|
$800
[29]
Nicknamed "Mr. Clean", this Dodger first baseman made 8 straight all-star teams from 1974 to 1981
Steve Garvey
|
$800
[4]
On Aug. 7, 1964 this resolution passed in the House, 414 to zero
the Gulf of Tonkin resolution
David
|
$800
[10]
Signals that are fired off, or another word for bell-bottoms
flares
J
|
$800
[19]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows us anemone shrimp underwater in Alaska.) Stinging tentacles don't bother the anemone shrimp because the shrimp has spent hours letting his host get accustomed to him so they can have the mutualistic this type of relationship, from the Greek for life
symbiotic
J
|
|
$1,000
[16]
Why:Because free-floating collarbones make them more flexible & able to get their paws under them in time
why cats always land on their feet
J
|
$1,000
[25]
This type of neck, seen here, is named for a hooded garment worn by monks
cowl
Rachel
|
$1,000
[30]
Thiscloser with a record for consecutive saves hurt his eye playing hockey, hence thespecs
Eric Gagne
|
DD
$1,200
[5]
He redesigned more than 50 of the 87 churches lost in London's Great Fire
Christopher Wren
David
|
$1,000
[11]
British flashlight
a torch
David
|
$1,000
[20]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows us a jellyfish swimming in Alaska.) Arctic Lion's Mane Jellyfish can be 120 feet long, impressive due to the fact they only live for about a year, most of its time in the fully developed stage named for this serpent headed Greek woman
Medusa
J
|
| THE 5 "W"s | NEWSPAPERS | IN THEIR 20s | FLAVOR OF THE MONTH | BRIDGES | JANE AUSTEN IN POP CULTURE |
|
$400
[16]
About 2 feet is the maximum depth for this type of pool
a wading pool
J
|
DD
$200
[27]
The "ticker" was announced in the Feb. 26, 1897 issue of this publication
The Wall Street Journal
J
|
$400
[21]
In 1978 Bill Gates & Paul Allen were in their 20s when this company they founded exceeded $1 million in sales
Microsoft
J
|
$400
[1]
Related to the ancient scarab, it's also called the May beetle, but we think that's a bit premature
a June bug
Rachel
|
$400
[6]
Opened in 1849, the Chain Bridge over this river was the first to link Buda & Pest
the Danube
David
|
$400
[8]
Helen Fielding reworked "Pride & Prejudice" & used the name Mr. Darcy for this novel & its 2001 film
Bridget Jones's Diary
David
|
|
$800
[17]
If you hitch one of these "to a star", you've got ambition
a wagon
Rachel
|
$400
[30]
This Philadelphia paper is nicknamed "Inky"
the Philadelphia Inquirer
David
|
$800
[22]
Picasso & Braque were in their 20s when they began developing this art style together
cubism
David
|
$800
[2]
Thanks to the old style calendar of this country, its "February Revolution" began on March 8, 1917 (to us)
Russia
J
|
$800
[7]
This Australian city's Harbour Bridge is nicknamed the "Coat Hanger"
Sydney
J
|
$800
[9]
2 sisters go broke & move to East L.A. in the rhymingly titled fiim "From Prada to" this, based on "Sense & Sensibility"
Nada
J
|
|
$1,200
[18]
To whip to a froth, or the tool used to do so
a whisk
J
|
$800
[29]
The slogan of this Baltimore paper is "Light for All"
the Baltimore Sun
David
|
$1,200
[23]
T.S. Eliot was 26 when this "Love Song" of his was published in Poetry magazine
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
David
|
$1,200
[3]
Term for an unexpected voter-swaying event just before a presidential election
an October surprise
David
|
$1,200
[13]
A bridge in Cambridge that crosses the river Cam is named for Venice's bridge of these
Sighs
David
|
$1,200
[10]
As if! This movie starring Alicia Silverstone was based on "Emma"
Clueless
Rachel
|
|
$1,600
[19]
Habeas corpus or certiorari
a writ
J
|
$1,600
[26]
The late Roger Ebert was the chief film critic of this Midwest paper for more than 40 years
the Chicago Sun-Times
J
|
$1,600
[24]
Lawyer to both Claus von Bulow & O.J. Simpson, he was appointed to the faculty of the Harvard law school at age 25
Alan Dershowitz
David
|
DD
$2,000
[4]
The most infamous event of 44 B.C. occurred on this day
the Ides of March
David
|
$1,600
[14]
The oldest existing bridge built over the river Seine in Paris, it opened in 1607 & means "new bridge"
the Pont Neuf
David
|
$1,600
[11]
Giant lobsters & rampaging octopi threaten the Dashwood sisters in the book "Sense and Sensibility and" these
Sea Monsters
J
|
|
$2,000
[20]
You know, you've got a point--this one formed in your hairline
a widow's peak
J
|
$2,000
[28]
Call 303-893-TIPS to reach an investigative reporter at this Post
The Denver Post
Rachel
|
$2,000
[25]
In 1778, at age 22, he was made a Major & commanded 3 troops of cavalry, earning his nickname
Light-Horse Harry Lee
|
$2,000
[5]
In 1987 this African-American playwright swung for the "Fences" & won a Pulitzer
August Wilson
David
|
$2,000
[15]
The triple bridge gives visitors a choice of how to enter Old Town in Ljubljana in this former Yugoslav republic
Slovenia
David
|
$2,000
[12]
She played a pre-fame Jane Austen in the 2007 film "Becoming Jane"
Anne Hathaway
David
|
In August 2012 the Telegraph of London ran the headline "Paralympics 2012:" he "opens ceremony with a 'Big Bang'"
Stephen Hawking