Heidi McEchron — a painter and parodist from Iowa City, Iowa
Fran Altomare — a tutor and adjunct professor originally from Quakertown, Pennsylvania
Neal Pollack — a writer from Austin, Texas (whose 2-day cash winnings total $45,999)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal | $2,400 | $3,400 | $16,200 |
$14,799
3-day champion: $60,798 |
$16,200
16 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| Fran | $2,800 | $8,600 | $8,800 |
$600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,800
24 R, 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Heidi | $2,200 | $2,400 | $8,400 |
$400
3rd place: $1,000 |
$9,400
12 R, 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| WELL-PLAYED, WELL-PAID | A STORIED FORECAST | ONE LOVE | ONE "HEART" | LET'S GET TOGETHER | & FEEL ALL RIGHT |
|
$200
[1]
Carmelo Anthony makes $20 million a year from this NBA team; Manhattan rents aren't cheap
(New York) Knicks
Fran
|
$200
[26]
A story from Tennessee:"Cat on a ____ Tin Roof"
Hot
Heidi
|
$200
[11]
Guinness reports Herbert & Zelmyra Fisher of this "Tar Heel State" were married for over 86 years
North Carolina
Fran
|
$200
[6]
To get an emotional reaction, I tug at these
heartstrings
Fran
|
$200
[23]
In the mid-1800s the Ottomans made Bosnia & this one political unit
Herzegovina
Fran
|
$200
[18]
L-theanine, an amino acid in the green type of this beverage, helps curb a rising heart rate & may relieve anxiety
(green) tea
Fran
|
|
$400
[2]
Earning more than $4 million, Walter Ray Williams Jr. is the PBA's career money leader in this sport
bowling
Fran
|
$400
[27]
A tale of Wouk:"The ____ of War"
Winds
Heidi
|
$400
[12]
"I married and lived happily ever afterwards", wrote this British P.M. of his union, which lasted from 1908 to 1965
Churchill
Heidi
|
$400
[7]
Sanguine term for someone considered overly sympathetic to the underprivileged
a bleeding heart
Neal
|
$400
[17]
Principally, this & Principe is a republic that became an independent nation in 1975
São Tomé
|
$400
[19]
(I’m Dr. Oz.) Trouble sleeping? Check your over-the-counter pain medicine; to help constrict swollen blood vessels, it may contain this alkaloid compound, which could keep you awake
caffeine
Fran
|
|
$600
[3]
Kevin VanDam has hooked more than $5 million in prize money going after these game fish
bass
Neal
Fran
|
$600
[28]
Isaac Marion's zombie love letter:"____ Bodies"
Warm
Heidi
|
$600
[13]
Wed 50 years to Joanne Woodward, this actor said, "I have steak at home; why should I go out for a hamburger?"
Paul Newman
Neal
|
$600
[8]
It's a nickname for Alabama
"The Heart of Dixie"
Fran
|
$800
[24]
In 1979 Yap, Truk, Kosrae & Ponape formed the federated states of this country, today made up of 607 islands
Micronesia
Fran
|
$600
[20]
This (the substance, not Popeye's girlfriend) is full of antioxidants that help lower stroke risk
olive oil
Fran
|
|
$800
[4]
This Spaniard's hard work has netted him more than $50 million on the pro tennis tour
Rafael Nadal
Neal
|
$800
[29]
Murder in Puget Sound:"____ Falling on Cedars"
Snow
Fran
|
$800
[14]
In 1937 this man, the VIII no longer, wed his American bride; the 2 would be wed for 35 years
Edward VIII
Fran
|
$800
[9]
Promise you'll tell us it's the Playtex bra that "lifts and separates"
Cross Your Heart
Heidi
|
DD
$1,000
[16]
In 2009, Georgialeft the group called this Commonwealth originally formed in the early 1990s
Commonwealth of Independent States
Heidi
|
$800
[21]
If you're a man 5'7" & 160 pounds, your BMI, this index, is 25.1 & sir, you're a tick overweight
body mass index
Fran
|
|
$1,000
[5]
In just 2 fights in 2010, this Filipino southpaw punched his way to $32 million
(Manny) Pacquiao
Fran
|
$1,000
[30]
Orphan goes rural:"____ Comfort Farm"
Cold
Neal
|
$1,000
[15]
Bob Marley knew about "one love": despite ups & downs he stayed married to this woman from 1966 until his death
Rita Marley
Heidi
|
$1,000
[10]
A Gilbert & Sullivan operetta says one of these "never won fair lady"
a faint heart
|
$1,000
[25]
From 756 to 1870, some territories of central Italy were part of these states aka the states of the church
the Papal States
Fran
|
$1,000
[22]
The plant called St. John's this can relieve mild depression & help you sleep but may interfere with many medications
wort
Fran
|
| THE ART OF GEORGIA O'KEEFFE | MILITARY ACADEMIES & COLLEGES | OSCAR-WINNING SCREENPLAYS | ON THE MARQUIS | ARKANSAS | YOU SPEAK FOREIGN? |
|
$400
[16]
In many of her flower paintings, O'Keeffe employed photography techniques like close-ups &this--trimming off edges
cropping
Fran
|
$400
[21]
Upon graduation from the academy at this location on the Hudson River, students are commissioned as second lieutenants
West Point
Neal
|
$400
[1]
2010:Aaron Sorkin, from the book "The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook"
The Social Network
Heidi
|
$400
[26]
On Nov. 21, 1783 the Marquis d'Arlandes was somehow persuaded to fly over Paris in this
a balloon
Heidi
|
$400
[11]
In 1983 she was Arkansas woman of the year; in 1989 she was listed among the state's best business litigation lawyers
Hillary Clinton
Heidi
|
$400
[6]
Latin:solid ground
terra firma
Fran
|
|
$800
[17]
Using one of these to climb to her roof inspired O'Keeffe's painting this "to the Moon"
a ladder
Neal
|
$800
[22]
John Paul Jones has rested in the chapel of this service academy since 1906
the Naval Academy (at Annapolis)
Neal
|
$800
[2]
2008:Simon Beaufoy, from the novel "Q & A" by Vikas Swarup
Slumdog Millionaire
|
$800
[27]
The Marquis de Condorcet was one of the bright thinkers in this "illuminating" 18th century era
the Enlightenment
Neal
|
$800
[12]
Everybody, have you heard? This is Arkansas' state bird, state bird
the mockingbird
Fran
|
$800
[7]
Spanish:"Hand to hand" in direct combat
mano a mano
Fran
|
|
$1,200
[18]
In many of her paintings, O'Keeffe depicted this bony anatomical structure
the pelvis
Neal
|
$1,200
[23]
Founded in 1839 this Lexington, Virginia school is the USA's oldest state-supported military college
VMI
Neal
|
$1,200
[3]
1950:Joseph Mankiewicz, from the short story "The Wisdom of Eve"
All About Eve
Neal
|
DD
$1,200
[28]
Of the British surrender at Yorktown, he said, "The play is over... the fifth act has just come to an end"
(the Marquis de) Lafayette
Neal
|
$1,200
[13]
Inductees in the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame include Conway Twitty & this "Rhinestone Cowboy"
(Glen) Campbell
Fran
|
$1,200
[8]
From the French:A type of expression with 2 meanings, one of which is often risque
a double entendre
Heidi
|
|
$1,600
[19]
O'Keeffe's observations of this planet in late afternoon inspired her "Evening Star" paintings
Venus
Fran
|
$1,600
[24]
Because of its location, Britain's Royal Military Academy is also known as this
Sandhurst
|
$1,600
[4]
1976:William Goldman, from the book by Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward
All the President's Men
Fran
|
$1,600
[29]
While jailed in the Bastille, he wrote an early version of his most famous work, "Justine; or, The Misfortunes of Virtue"
Marquis de Sade
Heidi
|
$1,600
[14]
The mineral waters that bubble forth in this national park average 143 degrees
Hot Springs
Neal
Fran
|
$1,600
[9]
Italian:in the open air (2 words)
al fresco
Neal
|
|
DD
$3,000
[20]
O'Keeffe said, "Artists who spend any time in" this city near Santa Fe "have to paint the Ranchos Church"; here's her take
Taos
Fran
|
$2,000
[25]
Along with the service academies, there are 6 senior military colleges; one is this Texas U. with a 2,200-strong corps of cadets
Texas A&M
|
$2,000
[5]
1983:James L. Brooks, from the novel by Larry McMurtry
Terms of Endearment
Neal
Fran
|
$2,000
[30]
The 1871 Paris movement known by this hippie name was sternly suppressed by the Marquis de Gallifet
the Commune
Fran
|
$2,000
[15]
Issued in 2003, the Arkansas state quarter features rice stalks, a flying mallard &, of course, this gem
a diamond
Heidi
|
$2,000
[10]
German:pleasure at another's misfortune
Schadenfreude
Fran
|
The animal for which this computer program is named is actually a red panda
Firefox