Ben Ingram game 1.
Jacob Laux — an administrative assistant from Rancho Santa Margarita, California
Ben Ingram — an IT consultant originally from Florence, South Carolina
Sonrisa Cooper — a project assistant from Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $4,400)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonrisa | $1,200 | $5,800 | $8,600 |
$12,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,600
16 R, 3 W |
| Ben | $5,400 | $8,000 | $20,600 |
$20,629
New champion: $20,629 |
$18,400
23 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W |
| Jacob | $200 | $1,800 | $2,000 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$5,400
9 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| ARMED FORCES RADIO WITH PAT SAJAK | PAINTERS' MONOGRAMS | VERTICAL LANDMARKS | CELEBRITY PALS | THE "RIGHT" | OF SPRINGS |
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$200
[6]
Hosting "Dawn Buster" for AFVN during the war, I opened with these 3 words made famous by DJ Adrian Cronauer
Good morning, Vietnam!
Ben
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$200
[1]
He made a fine post-impressionism on us: VVG
van Gogh
Sonrisa
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$200
[3]
This 605-foot Seattle landmark opened on the first day of the 1962 World's Fair
the Space Needle
Sonrisa
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$200
[5]
Posh Spice said, "Mr. Snoopy, you're not taking my husband out", but this man & Snoop Dogg became buddies anyway
(David) Beckham
Ben
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$200
[12]
Position played by Hank Aaron & Babe Ruth
right field
Ben
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$200
[10]
Spring hinges are used on these mosquito-foiling doors
a screen door
Jacob
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$400
[23]
In 1940 regularly scheduled military broadcasting began in Central America's PCZ, or this zone
the Panama Canal Zone
Sonrisa
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$400
[2]
She was never too old to paint: really AMRM, but known as GM
Grandma Moses
Ben
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$400
[4]
In 2001 it reopened after its foundation was stabilized & straightened about 15 inches to prevent collapse
the Leaning Tower of Pisa
Sonrisa
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$400
[15]
In 2009 Jon Bon Jovi got his pal, this Patriots head coach, to take the stage & belt out "Wanted Dead or Alive"
Bill Belichick
Sonrisa
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$400
[13]
The lack of a dorsal fin characterizes this member of the balaenidae family
a right whale
Ben
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$400
[11]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew delivers the clue.) Hooke's law says that a springwill go back to its original state when force is removed so long as we don't exceed this limit...also an adjectivefor your flexible waistband
elastic
Ben
|
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$600
[27]
Specialist Kristen King became a star among soldiers with her "Country Convoy" show from inside this zone in Baghdad
the Green Zone
Ben
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$600
[16]
To call him, just put your lips together & blow: JW
(James) Whistler
Ben
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$600
[7]
In 2009 this city's 60-story John Hancock Tower sold for $660 million in a foreclosure auction
Boston
Ben
Jacob
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$600
[18]
Because these twopalsare about to board, we're guessing that plane's heading to Vegas
(Dean) Martin & (Frank) Sinatra
Ben
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$600
[14]
If you're read your Mirandas, this is the first line you'll hear
"You have the right to remain silent."
Jacob
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$600
[17]
South Africa's national Rugby team is named for this antelope that springs about
a springbok
Sonrisa
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$800
[28]
In 1943 Armed Forces Network Europe made its first broadcast from this European network's studios
the BBC
Jacob
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$800
[21]
Salute this American painter of the Edwardian age: JSS
John Singer Sargent
Sonrisa
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$800
[8]
His London "column", including his statue by E.H. Baily, was completed in 1843
Nelson
Ben
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$800
[24]
Come on, Vogue! Anna Wintour has given fashion advice to this Wimbledon-winning Swiss guy pal
(Roger) Federer
Sonrisa
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$800
[19]
This form of address is used for abbots, Anglican bishops & other prelates
Right Reverend
Ben
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$800
[26]
The Omega brand of this accessory boasts of its tiny but critical silicon balance spring
a wristwatch
Jacob
|
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$1,000
[29]
The first song ever played in 1990 by the Armed Forces Desert Network was this appropriate song by The Clash
"Rock the Casbah"
Sonrisa
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$1,000
[22]
He was a man of action (painting): W de K
de Kooning
Jacob
|
DD
$2,200
[9]
The 2 towers of this bridge completed in 1937 are 746 feet high & 4,200 feet apart: that's about 4/5 of a mile
the Golden Gate Bridge
Ben
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$1,000
[25]
(Warren Buffett delivers the clue.) I've become friends with this rapper & mogul--he did a spot in my "Secret Millionaires Club" series & I went to the opening of his 40/40 Club, wearing a tie that he'd given me
Jay-Z
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$1,000
[20]
This national committee was founded in 1968, 5 years before the Roe V. Wade decision it opposes
Right to Life
Sonrisa
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$1,000
[30]
In Greek myth Cadmus sowed the teeth of this creature, & they sprang up as armed men
a dragon
Jacob
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| FAMILY PLANNING | CARIBBEAN ISLANDS, MON | WE WILL ROCK YOU | NEXT IN ORDER | AGELESS QUOTES | SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS |
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$400
[6]
When he died in 1227, he passed on to his children land that extended from Beijing to the Caspian Sea
Genghis Khan
Ben
|
$400
[7]
One love, people! The white sand beaches of Montego Bay await you on this country's northern coast
Jamaica
Ben
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$400
[1]
"I Love Rock 'N Roll", "I Hate Myself for Loving You"
Joan Jett
Sonrisa
|
$400
[12]
In the U.S. Army:second lieutenant, first lieutenant, captain...
major
Ben
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$400
[17]
About this queen, Shakespeare wrote, "age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety"
Cleopatra
Sonrisa
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$400
[22]
A spider in my house is a real ____, but my wife won't let me just ____ on it
pest/step
Sonrisa
|
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$800
[18]
4 popes came from this Italian renaissance family, starting with Leo X, formerly Giovanni de'
the Medicis
Jacob
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$800
[11]
In 1632 the Dutch settled on this island, about 20 miles northeast of Trinidad
Tobago
Ben
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$800
[2]
"Back in Black", "Moneytalks"
AC/DC
Jacob
|
$800
[16]
"...and the Sorcerer's Stone", "...and the Chamber of Secrets", "...and the Prisoner of Azkaban"
...and the Goblet of Fire
Sonrisa
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$800
[23]
Betty Friedan wrote, "to keep... life-giving ties alive... is our" this, the opposite of Ponce de Leon's legendary quest
"fountain of age"
|
$800
[27]
____ had just broken when Timmy woke up, eager to play with his magic ____
dawn/wand
Sonrisa
|
|
$1,200
[19]
This owner's death in 2013 left his kids Jim & Jeanie in charge of the L.A. Lakers
Jerry Buss
Jacob
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$1,200
[8]
St. Thomas in these islands was the birthplace of Camille Pissarro
the Virgin Islands
Ben
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$1,200
[3]
"The Pretender", "Times Like These"
The Foo Fighters
Jacob
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$1,200
[13]
Thenext New York City road to success:Lexington, Park, Madison...
5th Avenue
Ben
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$1,200
[26]
A Clairol slogan proclaimed, "you're not getting older, you're" doing this
you're getting better
|
— |
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$2,000
[21]
This banking family of German-Jewish descent helped the British buy part of the Suez Canal
the Rothschilds
Ben
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$1,600
[9]
In 1648 the French & the Dutch agreed to share this "saintly" 34-square-mile island
St. Martin
Sonrisa
Ben
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$1,600
[4]
"Christine Sixteen", "Shout It Out Loud"
Kiss
|
$1,600
[14]
Hail to the next chief:Van Buren, Harrison, Tyler...
Polk
Ben
|
$1,600
[25]
In this novel, Oscar Wilde wrote, "the tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young"
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Sonrisa
|
— |
|
DD
$3,400
[20]
Relatives in this family include a vice president, a West Virginia senator & an Arkansas governor
the Rockefeller family
Jacob
|
$2,000
[10]
The peak that forms much of this partner of Nevis is Mount Misery; with an average temperature of 80, sounds rough
St. Kitts
Sonrisa
|
$2,000
[5]
"Somebody Told Me", "When You Were Young"
The Killers
Sonrisa
|
DD
$3,000
[15]
On the periodic table:boron, carbon, nitrogen...
oxygen
Ben
|
$2,000
[24]
This 19th century English poet penned the line "grow old along with me, the best is yet to be"
(Robert) Browning
Jacob
|
— |
This 1934 novel was partly written in the Hotel Pera Palace in Istanbul; the room is now a memorial to the author
Murder on the Orient Express