Ben Ingram game 2.
Sandra Ferkol — a homemaker from Ellisville, Missouri
Dan Weber — a legislative aide from Charlestown, Massachusetts
Ben Ingram — an IT consultant originally from Florence, South Carolina (whose 1-day cash winnings total $20,629)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben | $3,400 | $5,800 | $18,300 |
$21,401
2-day champion: $42,030 |
$17,400
24 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Dan | $-800 | $1,000 | $10,700 |
$21,400
2nd place: $2,000 |
$6,200
11 R (including 1 DD), 5 W |
| Sandra | $4,700 | $6,100 | $10,500 |
$16,500
3rd place: $1,000 |
$11,000
19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG | COMP. ABBREV. | UNDERWEAR | 3 "E"s | GENESIS | IN THE BIG INNING |
|
$200
[21]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows us a diagram of the Battle of Gettysburg.) The battle began when Confederate troops, searching for shoes, ran into Union cavalry; the Union forces were then pushed back into a defensive formation that became known as this, after the anglers' device it resembled
a fishhook
Ben
|
$200
[22]
RAM(a type of recall)
random access memory
Ben
|
$200
[15]
Minimal panties for women include the string bikini & this 5-letter one that prevents panty lines
a thong
Sandra
|
$200
[6]
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has a Ph.D. in the civil branch of this
engineering
Dan
|
$200
[5]
"Eve...conceived, and bare" this guy, survivor of a sibling rivalry
Cain
Ben
|
$200
[17]
Fernando Tatis had a big inning at Dodger Stadium in 1999: 2 of these home runs for 8 RBIs
grand slams
Ben
|
|
$400
[4]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows us a diagram of the Battle of Gettysburg.) Confederate forces seized the high ground of Seminary Ridge; Union troops retreated to face them along this ridge with a similar sounding, perhaps more appropriate name
Cemetery Ridge
Sandra
|
$400
[23]
AI(we could use some around here)
artificial intelligence
Sandra
|
$400
[16]
The names of 2 different types of underwear are combined in this longer style of men's underwear
boxer briefs
Ben
|
$400
[11]
We use this French word for a relaxing of tension between nations
detente
Sandra
|
$400
[7]
"The lord did there confound the language of all the earth"
(the tower of) Babel
Sandra
|
$400
[18]
In the course of pitching one of these gems in 1996, Al Leiter hurled a 3-pitch inning--beat that!
a no-hit game (or no-hitter)
Ben
Dan
|
|
$600
[1]
For capturing the flag of the 19th Virginia regiment, Mass. Corporal Joseph de Castro earned this decoration
the Medal of Honor
Ben
|
$1,000
[24]
LCD(take a look)
liquid crystal display
Sandra
|
$600
[25]
In 2011 Madonna's black one of these one-piece garments, a bra & waist cincher combo, sold for $72,000 at auction
a bustier
Dan
|
$600
[10]
In the wizarding game of quidditch, it's this player's job to catch the golden snitch
the seeker
Sandra
|
DD
$500
[14]
This man gets very good advice: "Escape for thy life; look not behind thee"
Lot
Sandra
|
$600
[19]
The most runs scored by both teams in 1 inning:19, when Cleveland came to this park in Boston in 1977
Fenway Park
Dan
|
|
$800
[2]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew shows us a diagram of the Battle of Gettysburg.) On the second day, Union General Sickles unwisely advanced his troops. Lucky for the north, General Warren noticed the move & the Union quickly reoccupied the strategic hill called Little this
(Little) Round Top
Ben
|
— |
$800
[26]
Common options for undershirts with sleeves are V-neck & the rounded one with this sporty name
a crew neck
Sandra
|
$800
[12]
Not to be confused with a pie topping, it's a popular Latin American ballroom dance characterized by a limping step
the merengue
Sandra
|
$600
[8]
The strongly recommended height of this object is 30 cubits
the Ark
Sandra
|
$1,000
[20]
George Burns (not the comedian) turned one of these in 1923, the first ever unassisted by a first baseman
a triple play
Ben
Sandra
|
|
$1,000
[3]
Veteransmet at Gettysburg one last time for the 75th anniversary in this year; 2013 is the 150th anniversary
1938
Ben
|
— |
$1,000
[27]
A garment that combines a bra & a girdle is called a merry this, like a Lehar opera
a merry widow
Dan
|
$1,000
[13]
It's a coordinated outfit, or a group of musicians, singers or actors who perform together
an ensemble
Dan
Sandra
|
$800
[9]
The King James Bible is big on this 5-letter verb: "Cush" this word "Nimrod"; "Canaan" this word "Sidon"...
begat
Ben
|
— |
| SUITE MUSIC | NEWSPAPERS | ANIMALS ON THE MAP | AUTHORS' LESSER-KNOWN WORKS | THE TV FAMILY'S OLDEST CHILD | "Z" END |
|
$400
[25]
This Gustav Holst suite includes "Neptune: The Mystic" & "Mars: The Bringer Of War"
The Planets
Sandra
|
$400
[20]
This newspaper of Paris is named for the barber of Seville
Figaro
Ben
|
$400
[6]
This country's neighbors to the east include Iran, Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan
Turkey
Ben
|
$400
[1]
If his "Finnegans Wake" is hard to fathom, try this Irishman's kids' book "The Cat & the Devil"
(James) Joyce
Ben
|
$400
[19]
"The Simpsons"
Bart
Ben
|
$400
[22]
In the Alka-Seltzer jingle, these 2 words follow "plop plop"
"fizz fizz"
Dan
|
|
$800
[27]
This Tchaikovsky suite of ballet music begins with the "Miniature Overture"
"The Nutcracker"
Sandra
|
$800
[21]
In 1910 the Miami Evening Record changed its name to this
the Herald
Ben
|
$800
[16]
Gillette stadium at 1 Patriot Place in this town is home to the New England Patriots
Foxborough
Dan
|
$800
[14]
James Bond had some cool cars, but none as cool as this flying title one of another Ian Fleming book
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Ben
Dan
|
$800
[24]
"The Brady Bunch"
Greg
Ben
|
$800
[23]
This NBA team played for 5 seasons in New Orleans before heading west in 1979
the (Utah) Jazz
Sandra
|
|
$1,600
[29]
Ferde Grofe used sound effects to advantage in this 1931 suite; coconut shells doubled for the steps of a burro
"Grand Canyon Suite"
Ben
Sandra
|
$1,200
[2]
This town's Epitaph newspaper covered the O.K. Corral incident using the subhead "Earp brothers justified"
Tombstone
Ben
|
$1,200
[15]
Slide mountain is the highest point in these mountains in southeastern New York known for their resorts
the Catskills
Sandra
|
$1,200
[11]
The ends justify the means in "La Mandragola", a bawdy comedy by this political writer of 16th century Italy
Machiavelli
Ben
|
$1,200
[12]
The Keatons on"Family Ties"
Alex
Sandra
|
$1,200
[5]
Smoky topaz isn't topaz at all but a darkish variety of this common mineral
quartz
Sandra
|
|
$2,000
[28]
A few years affer the "English Suites", Bach gave equal time with this set of works heard here
"The French Suites"
Dan
|
$1,600
[3]
For 6 months, Ernest Hemingway was a cub reporter for this Kansas City paper
the Star
Ben
|
$2,000
[18]
The 1912 eruption of Mount Novarupta covered this largest Alaskan island with 3 feet of ash
Kodiak Island
Sandra
|
$1,600
[10]
"St, George and the Godfather" is Norman Mailer's take on the presidential campaign of this year
1972
Dan
|
$1,600
[13]
The Bundys on"Married... with Children"
Kelly
Ben
Dan
|
$1,600
[7]
In figure skating, the "money" jump for women is often the triple this
lutz
Ben
Sandra
|
| — |
DD
$2,900
[4]
In 1946 financier Eugene Meyer turned over the operations of this newspaper to his son-in-law Philip Graham
the Washington Post
Ben
|
DD
$6,100
[17]
In 1982 this archipelago off Africa's northwest coast became an autonomous region of Spain
the Canary Islands
Dan
|
$2,000
[9]
"La Vita Nuova" tells of his first sight of Beatrice when they were both 9
Dante
Dan
|
$2,000
[26]
The Smiths on "American Dad"
Hayley
Dan
|
$2,000
[8]
In April 1967 the first Russian spacecraft with this name was launched
Soyuz
Dan
|
The area that the people of ancient Rome called this was their city's equivalent of the Greek agora
the forum