Jason Idalski — a web producer from Ypsilanti, Michigan
Erin Hoesly — a preschool teacher from Fredericksburg, Virginia
Mary Murrell — an anthropologist from Madison, Wisconsin (whose 1-day cash winnings total $7,100)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary | $2,400 | $1,600 | $8,000 |
$9,250
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,000
13 R, 4 W |
| Erin | $2,000 | $6,200 | $4,600 |
$600
3rd place: $1,000 |
$4,000
12 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| Jason | $1,800 | $4,600 | $20,800 |
$25,599
New champion: $25,599 |
$17,400
23 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| THE NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME | A FEW CHOICE WORDS | FOOD & DRINK | "F"ILM TERMINOLOGY | EVACUATE! | YOU MUST BE AT LEAST THIS OLD... |
|
$200
[16]
"Developed 325 different uses for the extra peanuts--from cooking oil to printers ink"
George Washington Carver
Erin
|
$200
[21]
Of rain, hail or sleet, the one that has a homophone meaning "healthy"
hail
Mary
|
$200
[11]
In 1996 U.S. astronaut Shannon Lucid made this jiggly treat for her associates on the space station Mir
Jell-O
Jason
|
$200
[6]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew illustrates the clue.) This refers to the degree of sharpness of a film's image... & you can stop shouting it from your seat now
focus
Jason
|
$200
[26]
In 2005 almost 80% of this city's 484,000 people were evacuated
New Orleans
Erin
|
$200
[1]
To play baccarat in the casino at Caesars Palace Las Vegas
21
Jason
|
|
$400
[17]
"Developed the first American cast steel plow"; inc. in 1868, "his business, is still in existence today"
John Deere
Mary
Jason
|
$400
[22]
Of scuba, maser or razor, the one that's not an acronym
a razor
Jason
|
$400
[12]
Coffee & seafood are regulated by the FDA; beef, lamb & pork are regulated by this cabinet department
agriculture
Mary
|
$400
[7]
2-word French term for a dangerous woman in a film whom you'd better not turn your back on
a femme fatale
Mary
|
$400
[30]
Themistocles had the people abandon this city in preparation for a war with the Persians
Athens
Mary
Jason
|
$400
[2]
To be vice president of the United States
35
Erin
|
|
$600
[18]
His "radio was the first to demonstrate workable wireless radio communication"
Marconi
Jason
|
$600
[23]
Of anachronism, masochism or bolshevism, the one that gets its name from a person
masochism
Erin
Jason
|
$600
[13]
Headquartered in Atlanta, this chain of over 430 restaurants says 66% of its customers are male
Hooters
Jason
|
$600
[8]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew illustrates the clue from the studio.) A smooth, gradual transition from black to a clear image
a fade (in)
Jason
|
$600
[29]
Petersburg fell on April 2, 1865; this capital of the Confederacy was evacuated that night, after being set afire
Richmond
Jason
|
$600
[3]
To be officially responsible for obeying Jewish commandments (bar mitzvah)
13
Erin
|
|
$800
[19]
"Historians regard (his) Hartford gun factory as a prototype for America's Industrial Revolution"
Colt
Erin
|
$800
[24]
Of boisterous, articulate or opaque, the one that's an antonym of pellucid
opaque
Mary
|
$800
[14]
This type of butter has had water & milk solids removed & is easier to understand
clarified
Mary
|
$800
[9]
FPS is short for this; for a 35mm print it's usually 24
frames per second
Erin
|
$800
[28]
This capital was evacuated & Napoleon's troops occupied it for 35 days until food shortages forced them out
Moscow
Erin
|
$800
[4]
To receive full membership in AARP
50
Mary
|
|
$1,000
[20]
"In 1865, (his) company built the first factory for producing nitroglycerin"
Alfred Nobel
Mary
|
$1,000
[25]
Of conjugate, abrogate or fustigate, the one that's a synonym for repeal
abrogate
Jason
|
$1,000
[15]
It's a traditional Russian tea urn with a spigot & a chimney
a samovar
|
$1,000
[10]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew acts out the clue with Jimmy's help.) A character who stops addressing the others in the story & addresses the camera directly is said to be breaking this barrier
the fourth wall
Erin
|
DD
$1,600
[27]
In 1906 the Southern Pacific Railroad evacuated more than half of this city's 400,000 people
San Francisco
Erin
|
$1,000
[5]
To drive a car with supervision in Florida, Illinois or Oregon
15
|
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|
$400
[1]
Several monetary systems in Germany were consolidated into this 4-letter currency after 1871
the mark
Erin
|
$400
[22]
Most U.S. species of this "man-root" are exported to China, where there is a high demand for its medicinal value
ginseng
Jason
|
$400
[17]
& played Newkirk on "Hogan's Heroes"
Richard Dawson
Jason
|
$400
[2]
Subtitled "The Last Man", Brian Vaughan's 2002 apocalyptic epic bears this chromosomal letter as its title
Y
Mary
Jason
|
$400
[12]
Golf fans know you can find a Target store in this city just off the Bobby Jones Expressway
Augusta
Mary
Jason
|
DD
$5
[6]
A youthful stint accompanying violinist Eduard Remenyi led to an interest in this national music & its dances
Hungarian dances
Jason
|
|
$800
[3]
This Greek coin's name is from a verb for "to grasp"; it was once 6 iron rods grasped in the fist
a drachma
Jason
|
$800
[23]
A wrestler can practice using this type of dummy
a grappling dummy
Mary
Jason
|
$800
[25]
& tell you the weather every morning on the "Today" show
Al Roker
Mary
|
$800
[7]
Over 1,000 pages long, this Stephen King novel sees 108-year-old Abagail face off against "the dark man"
The Stand
Mary
|
$800
[13]
The Target store in this state capital is near a Walgreens & Wyoming Spine & Neurosurgery
Cheyenne
Jason
|
$400
[4]
At a museum in Brahms' birth city of Hamburg, visitors can play the tafelklavier, this that Brahms used for lessons
a piano
Erin
|
|
$1,200
[8]
In 1997 this nation issued a coin to honor the 100th anniversary of Paavo Nurmi's birth
Finland
Jason
|
$1,200
[24]
A basketball player who deflects the ball on its downward path to the basket is guilty of this infraction
goaltending
Jason
|
$1,600
[18]
& assisted Tim Allen on "Home Improvement"
Richard Karn
Erin
|
$1,200
[9]
In "Lucifer's Hammer", the title object is not a tool but one of these that threatens earth
a comet
Mary
Erin
|
$1,200
[14]
As an alternative to the Bozeman Target, there's a nearby store of this chain that started in an airplane hangar
Costco
|
$800
[5]
Singer Hermine Spies had this type of "Passion", Brahms' first name & the German title of a work by Bach
Johannes
Erin
Jason
|
|
$1,600
[10]
The Netherlands switched to the euro in 2002, but this currency is still used in Curacao
the guilder
|
$2,000
[20]
This alcoholic drink consists of rum & water & is often served hot with sugar & lemon juice
grog
|
$2,000
[19]
& played J. Peterman on "Seinfeld"
John O'Hurley
Erin
Jason
|
$1,600
[26]
In a novel by Jose Saramago, a whole society falls prey to this affliction, which they call the white evil
blindness
Mary
|
$1,600
[15]
Hungry after shopping Target in this "biggest little city in the world"? Gamble on Chinese at Two Guys from Hong Kong
Reno
Jason
|
— |
|
$2,000
[11]
Italy's 500,000-lira note featured a self-portrait of this artist on one side & his "School of Athens" on the other
Raphael
Mary
|
DD
$5,005
[21]
The farm where Pres. Eisenhower lived after his retirement lies outside this Pennsylvania town
Gettysburg
Jason
|
— | — |
$2,000
[16]
Maybe you'll see Nick Saban buying athletic socks at the Target 3 miles from his workplace in this city
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jason
|
— |
In 1948 he won South Carolina with 72% of the vote & 3 other states but finished a distant third overall
Strom Thurmond