Kathy Johnson — a restaurant manager from Minnetonka, Minnesota
Damian Henri — an architect from Shaker Heights, Ohio
Fidelito Cortes — a writer from Port Jefferson Station, New York (whose 2-day cash winnings total $45,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelito | $-200 | $9,400 | $13,800 |
$20,800
2nd place: $2,000 |
$10,600
18 R (including 1 DD), 5 W |
| Damian | $1,400 | $2,800 | $20,400 |
$27,601
New champion: $27,601 |
$18,000
23 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Kathy | $3,200 | $4,200 | $4,600 |
$9,200
3rd place: $1,000 |
$4,600
9 R, 1 W |
| RED-DY | AIM! | FIRE! | TECH IQ | BUDDHISM | IT ENDS WITH "US" |
|
$200
[23]
The parting of the Red Sea is described in chapter 14 of this Bible book
Exodus
Fidelito
|
$200
[5]
Shaq holds the NBA record for most attempts of these in a game without making one, going 0-for-11 on a rough night in 2000
free throws
Damian
|
$200
[14]
On Oct. 10, 1871, after 2 days, unbuilt lots, rainfall & Lake Michigan quelled a huge fire in this city
Chicago
Kathy
|
$200
[11]
hashtags.org tracks keywords on this social site that popularized the hashtag
Twitter
Damian
|
$200
[1]
This branch of Buddhism uses koans like "what is the sound of one hand clapping?"
Zen Buddhism
Fidelito
|
$200
[10]
In May 2012 Mark Zuckerberg updated this on Facebook to "married"
status
Damian
|
|
$400
[24]
The flag of this country is a white rectangle with a solid red circle at its center representing the sun
Japan
Fidelito
|
$400
[6]
Guinness reported the youngest male golfer to achieve this singular feat was 4 years & 195 days old
a hole-in-one
Kathy
|
$400
[15]
On March 18, 1925 this woman's house of wax in London went up in smoke; the models within could be heard sizzling
Madame Tussaud
Damian
|
$400
[12]
The "G" in .gif & .png stands for these
graphics
Damian
|
$400
[2]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Cambodia.) Areclining Buddha with his arm supporting his head means he's resting; if his arm isbesidehis head, he has passed on & is entering this peaceful state that means "extinguishing"
nirvana
Fidelito
|
$400
[19]
This zodiac sign is often represented by a centaur shooting an arrow
Sagittarius
Fidelito
|
|
$600
[25]
The expression "caught" this way alludes to blood you would have washed off if you'd had time
red-handed
Fidelito
|
$600
[7]
Bull's-eye! On "Sport Science", QB Drew Brees of this team hit the center of a target 20 yards away 10 out of 10 times
the New Orleans Saints
Damian
|
$600
[16]
This general was blamed for the fire that destroyed Columbia, South Carolina, but he denied setting it & tried to put it out
(William Tecumseh) Sherman
Fidelito
|
$600
[13]
Record each letter & number typed on a computer with this type of software that sounds like a lumberjack
a keylogger
|
$600
[3]
In exile since 1959, he's the head of the Yellow Hat order of Tibetan Buddhists
the Dalai Lama
Damian
|
$600
[20]
Shaddocks belong to this genus of plants & fruits
citrus
Fidelito
|
|
$800
[26]
Malay & leghorn were breeds used to produce this "stately" bird
the Rhode Island Red
Damian
|
$800
[8]
Bull's-eye! You ski cross-country to return to a 50-meter shooting range in this competition
the biathlon
Damian
Kathy
|
$800
[17]
Genesis 19 says, "the Lord rained upon" these 2 cities "brimstone and fire ...out of heaven"
Sodom & Gomorrah
Fidelito
|
$800
[29]
Google Keep is a digital note-taking app for this "robotic" mobile operating system
Android
Damian
|
$800
[4]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew stands beneath a tree in Cambodia.) Ficus religiosa is the fitting name of this type of common Asian tree under which Buddha gained enlightenment
the bodhi (the bo tree accepted)
Fidelito
Kathy
|
$800
[21]
A great work by a writer is a "magnum" this
opus
Fidelito
|
|
DD
$4,200
[27]
About 0.8% of our red blood cells are destroyed daily; if the cells aren't replaced at the same rate, this condition results
anemia
Fidelito
|
$1,000
[9]
Bull's-eye! Cricket, baseball & 51 by 5s are varieties of this game
darts
Kathy
|
$1,000
[18]
The 1911 fire in the NYC shirtwaist factory with this geometric name led to improvements in working conditions
the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Kathy
|
— |
$1,000
[28]
The name of this universal law of cause & effect is Sanskrit for "deed"
karma
Fidelito
|
$1,000
[22]
After the Trojan War, he wandered for 10 years before returning home to Ithaca
Odysseus
Damian
|
| ROBOTS | FRENCH DRESSING | LITERARY SELF-PORTRAITS | ON THE WESTERNMOST BORDER OF... | PICK UP THE PACE | JUSTICE SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR |
|
$400
[1]
Anthony Daniels & Kenny Baker, who played these 2 robots, are the only actors to appear in all 6 "Star Wars" films
R2-D2 & C-3PO
Fidelito
Damian
|
$400
[7]
Hedi Slimane's last name is apt: he's known for this type of "jeans" & "suits", which Karl Lagerfeld lost 90 pounds to fit into
skinny jeans
Kathy
|
$400
[6]
"Tropic of Cancer" is an autobiographical look at this author's life in Paris during the 1930s
Miller
Damian
|
$400
[17]
Cambodia
Thailand
Kathy
|
$400
[16]
To run for exercise, or to stimulate someone's memory
jog
Damian
|
$400
[26]
(Justice Sandra Day O'Connor presents the clue.) Getting Congress to put up the Supreme Court Building & establishing the Court's control over its own docket are just 2 contributions of this chief justice who also held another high office
William Howard Taft
Kathy
|
|
$800
[2]
This yellow-eyed "Star Trek" android had a more human-like brother, Lore, also played by Brent Spiner
Data
Damian
|
$800
[8]
The "H" is silent in this French house big on scarves, begun in 1837 as a bridle & harness maker
Hermès
Damian
|
$800
[12]
This author's 1909 title character Martin Eden is a sailor turned writer in San Francisco--reminds me of someone
Jack London
Fidelito
Kathy
|
$1,200
[20]
Lesotho
South Africa
Damian
|
$800
[22]
As a verb, it's to speed ahead; as a noun, it's a container, perhaps of fun
barrel
Damian
|
$2,000
[27]
(Justice Sandra Day O'Connor presents the clue.) From Robert Jackson in Youngstown v. Sawyer to, some say, myself in the church & state case Mc Cr Mc Cr Mc Cr Mc Cr Mc Cr Mc Cr Mc CrMcCrearyntythericanilertiesonme important opinions have been this type in which a justice agrees with the majority but for his or her own reasons
concurring opinions
|
|
$1,200
[3]
To create the android Maria in this 1927 Fritz Lang film, a plaster cast was made of actress Brigitte Helm's body
Metropolis
Fidelito
|
$1,200
[9]
The 1958 Trapeze Line from this 3-named male designer was hailed as a coup of couture
Yves Saint Laurent
Fidelito
Damian
|
$1,200
[13]
Much of this 1976 novel is based on author Pat Conroy's family, especially his dad, a fighter pilot
The Great Santini
|
$1,600
[21]
Afghanistan
Iran
Fidelito
Damian
|
$1,200
[23]
To leave a restaurant without paying is alliteratively called "dine &" this 4-letter word
dash
Damian
|
— |
|
$1,600
[4]
This robot from "Forbidden Planet" spoke English & "187 other languages"
Robby
Fidelito
|
$1,600
[10]
French for "caterpillar", it's a velvetlike cord of yarn with a protruding pile of fibers
chenille
Fidelito
|
$1,600
[14]
In "Empire of the Sun", J.G. Ballard drew upon his own experiences as a boy in this country during wartime
China
Fidelito
|
$2,000
[18]
Tunisia
Algeria
Damian
|
$1,600
[24]
Listed as a synonym & a rhyme for "hurry", this word brings animals to mind
scurry
Damian
|
— |
|
$2,000
[5]
The first animated character in the Robot Hall of Fame was this young lad created to replace Dr. Tenma's deceased son Toby
Astro Boy
|
$2,000
[11]
The Americans say "off the rack"; the French, this 3-word term meaning "ready to wear"
prêt-à-porter
Fidelito
|
$2,000
[15]
Eugene Gant in this novel & its sequel "Of Time and the River" was based on the author, Thomas Wolfe
Look Homeward, Angel
Fidelito
|
DD
$3,200
[19]
Egypt
Libya
Damian
|
$2,000
[25]
Definitions of this verb include "to rend" & "to rush headlong"
tear
Damian
|
— |
Last name of the man whose 1934 patent application for a tool is seen here
Phillips