David Madden game 2.
Cheryl Bush — an accountant from Selah, Washington
Michael Segal — an aspiring teacher from Carlsbad, California
David Madden — a student originally from Ridgewood, New Jersey (whose 1-day cash winnings total $16,400)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David | $4,400 | $6,400 | $18,805 |
$18,800
2-day champion: $35,200 |
$20,000
26 R (including 3 DDs), 1 W |
| Michael | $2,200 | $4,400 | $8,800 |
$7,100
3rd place: $1,000 |
$8,800
14 R, 2 W |
| Cheryl | $800 | $4,200 | $7,000 |
$11,000
2nd place: $2,000 |
$7,000
10 R, 0 W |
| THE HIGH COST OF LIVING | INSPIRED SONGS | PAYING TRIBUTE | I'LL HAVE SECONDS | NEW TESTAMENT QUOTES | KANGAROO WORDS |
|
$200
[5]
According to DOE figures, it was 25 cents in 1919, & in 1980 broke through the dollar-a-gallon barrier nationally
the cost of a gallon of gas
Michael
|
$200
[26]
The song heardherewas written in the '70s for a movie about this boxer"Because the greatest love of all..."
Muhammad Ali
Cheryl
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$200
[12]
In 434 this group led by Attila doubled the tribute they demanded from Roman Emperor Theodosius II
the Huns
David
|
$200
[7]
It's your relationship to your mother's uncle's daughter's son
second cousin
David
|
$200
[14]
Jesus said in John 6:55, "For my flesh is meat indeed, and" this "is drink indeed"
blood
Michael
|
$200
[13]
It's just 1 letter shorter than rotund
round
David
|
|
$400
[6]
If something's irrelevant, you might ask what it has to do with the price of these ($5,000 from a fertile donor)
eggs
David
|
$400
[16]
Though first written about Marilyn Monroe, this Elton John song was changed to honor Princess Di
"Candle in the Wind"
David
|
$400
[4]
In 1004 the Chinese Song emperor pledged to pay the Khitan people 100,000 yearly oz. of silver & 200,000 bolts of this
silk
Cheryl
|
$400
[8]
An army officer of the lowest commissioned rank
second lieutenant
Cheryl
|
$400
[18]
This man said "I have baptized you with water, but He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost"
John the Baptist
David
|
$400
[15]
Precipitation is often just a fancy word for this
rain
Michael
|
|
$600
[17]
In 1931 New York was crowded with men selling these fruits for a nickel; today they're about 10 times that
apples
Cheryl
|
$600
[23]
This male rapper's song "I'll Be Missing You" was a tribute to the Notorious B.I.G.
Puff Daddy
Michael
|
$600
[3]
Before repelling these invaders in 896, Alfred the Great of England tried to buy them off
the Vikings (or the Danes)
David
|
$600
[9]
In a classic Abbott & Costello routine, it's who's on second base... wait a minute
What
Michael
|
$600
[27]
The 4 words that follow "When ye pray, say, 'Our Father which art in heaven'"
hallowed be thy name
David
|
$600
[19]
Within instructor you'll find this private instructor
tutor
David
|
|
$800
[20]
This NYC water transport cost 5 cents in 1900, 50 cents in 1990 but (happy ending) now it's free
the Staten Island Ferry
Cheryl
|
$800
[24]
This 1968 Beatles chart topper was inspired by John's son Julian
"Hey Jude"
Michael
|
$800
[1]
In the 790s this Frankish king forced the Slavs & Avars to pay him tribute
Charlemagne
David
|
$800
[10]
Alliterative 2-word term for clairvoyance
second sight
Michael
|
$800
[28]
Jesus told Thomas, "I am the way, the truth, and" this; "No man cometh unto the father, but by me"
the life
Cheryl
|
$800
[21]
Cut Brobdingnagian down to size with this little 3-letter synonym
big
Michael
|
|
$1,000
[30]
This company's first Superman comic book cost 10 cents; in 2004 its "Superman/Batman" No. 14 was $2.95
DC Comics
Michael
Cheryl
|
$1,000
[25]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from inside a restaurant in New York.) This mobster who was slain in Umberto's Clam House is the subject of Bob Dylan's song "Joey"
Joey Gallo
|
DD
$1,000
[2]
War ensued when in 1801 this Barbary state, now part of Libya, tried to jack up the tribute the U.S. was paying
Tripoli
David
|
$1,000
[11]
He was the runner-up in the 1996 presidential election
Bob Dole
David
|
$1,000
[29]
His book begins, "The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham"
Saint Matthew
|
$1,000
[22]
If you salvage something, you also do this
save
Michael
|
| THE HIGH COST OF DYING | CELEBRITY CRITTERS | BUILDING VOCABULARY | NONFICTION | ANTS | GIVE IT A "PUSH" |
|
$400
[7]
This monarch's death in 1980 solidified the control of the Ayatollah Khomeini
the Shah of Iran
David
|
$400
[1]
Ironically, a horse named Comanche was one of the few survivors of the 7th Cavalry in this 1876 battle
the Little Big Horn
David
|
$400
[2]
Shiplap is an overlapping type of this, boards covering the outside walls
siding
|
$400
[23]
In the 1960s both an inaugural edition & a memorial edition of this book by JFK were bestsellers
Profiles in Courage
David
|
DD
$5
[26]
These insects also known as plant lice are captured & "milked" by many ants for the honeydew liquid they produce
aphids
David
|
$400
[27]
Drop & give me 20 of these exercises
push-ups
Michael
|
|
$800
[11]
The murder by Indians of Thorvald, this Viking's brother, effectively ended their exploration of America
Leif Erickson
David
|
$800
[19]
A star of silent movies & his own TV show, this dog has his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1623 Vine Street
Rin Tin Tin
Michael
|
$800
[5]
In roofing this word doesn't mean trembling but rough shingles, often of cedar
shake
Cheryl
|
$800
[24]
This Arkansas-based businessman subtitled his 1992 autobiography "Made in America"
Sam Walton
David
|
$400
[30]
These destructive ants found in the tropics often bivouac on logs; columns can travel up to 65 feet per hour
army ants
Cheryl
|
$800
[16]
It's what Brits call thumbtacks
pushpins
David
|
|
$1,200
[10]
At the height of Greek military power, death felled him in 323 B.C. as he planned the conquest of Arabia
Alexander the Great
David
|
$1,200
[20]
Petey was the beloved pitbull pet on this series of short comedy films
The Little Rascals
Michael
|
$1,200
[6]
This multi-story open space in a building's center must be at least 20' wide to reduce danger from fire
an atrium
David
|
$1,200
[12]
Bestsellers from Scott Adams have included "Dogbert's Top Secret Management Book" & this "Principle"
The Dilbert Principle
David
|
$800
[29]
Of the 3 classes of ants in a colony, this one lives the longest, up to 20 years
the queen
|
$1,200
[15]
Weird animal in the "Dr. Dolittle" books
a pushmi-pullyu
David
|
|
DD
$1,600
[8]
Called the ablest of Lee's generals, his death by friendly fire in 1863 severely damaged the South's chances
Stonewall Jackson
David
|
$1,600
[21]
Silver was the Lone Ranger's horse & this was the name of Tonto's horse
Scout
|
$1,600
[17]
The Bible says that the stone the builders rejected has become this, found at intersecting walls
the cornerstone
Cheryl
|
$1,600
[3]
In 1999 Peter Jennings had "The Century" on the bestseller lists; Tom Brokaw had this one
The Greatest Generation
Michael
|
$1,600
[25]
Ants do not have lungs; instead, they breathe via these small holes located in the abdomen & thorax
spiracles
|
$1,600
[13]
Jesse Jackson founded this organization in 1971
Operation Push
David
Michael
|
|
$2,000
[9]
The last Spanish member of this royal family, Charles II's death led to a disastrous war of succession
the Hapsburgs
David
|
$2,000
[22]
Ruth was the faithful mule owned by the fiesty Festus on this TV western
Gunsmoke
Michael
|
$2,000
[18]
It's the term for lumber treated with a preservative, from the way the preservative is applied
pressure-treated
|
$2,000
[4]
"Born Free" & "Living Free" were part of her 1966 collection of "The Story Of Elsa"
Joy Adamson
|
$2,000
[28]
Some ants, as a defensive mechansim, spray vapors of this caustic liquid, HCOOH
formic acid
|
$2,000
[14]
A major literary award is named for this man who died in 1837
(Aleksandr) Pushkin
David
|
Now in his job over 17 years, he's the longest-serving pres. appointee other than Supreme Court members
Alan Greenspan (Chairman of the Federal Reserve)