Samantha Nataro — a student and writer from Laurel, Maryland
Nolan Martch — a construction foreman from Homewood, Illinois
Stuart Anderson — a JAG originally from New Orleans, Louisiana (whose 3-day cash winnings total $51,601)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart | $3,000 | $4,400 | $7,600 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$7,600
13 R, 4 W |
| Nolan | $600 | $200 | $7,600 |
$2,000
New champion: $2,000 |
$9,400
14 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Samantha | $3,000 | $6,400 | $9,600 |
$1,999
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,400
16 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| HERE COMES 30! | A NOVEL HAIKU | FASHIONABLE COMMON BONDS | M IN THE MIDDLE | AROUND THE WORLD WITH MAGELLAN'S CREW | AMERICAN IDOLALUMNI |
|
$200
[1]
The 4 months of exactly 30 days each; remember the rhyme!
April, June, November & September
Nolan
|
$200
[6]
It's Ralph Ellison /Don't add "The" to the title /Nameless narrator
Invisible Man
Stuart
|
$200
[11]
Kimono, caftan, bath-
robe
Nolan
|
$200
[12]
To push a product, or to advance a subordinate in military rank
to promote
Stuart
|
$200
[20]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) Magellan left Spain on September 20, 1519; just 1 week later, he received a letter telling him of a mutinous plot while getting provisions in these islands
the Canary Islands
Samantha
|
$600
[27]
Constantine Maroulis originated the role of aspiring rocker Drew on Broadway in this musical
Rock of Ages
|
|
$400
[2]
In this sport the number 30 represents the second point scored in a game by 1 player
tennis
Stuart
|
$400
[7]
The finches fly free /A sweet home, Alabama /Jem of a novel
To Kill A Mockingbird
Nolan
|
$400
[15]
Relaxed fit, boot cut, skinny
jeans
Stuart
|
$400
[13]
Basketball's 3-point line is known as this, the distance around a 2-dimensional shape
a perimeter
Samantha
|
$400
[21]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) After reaching South American waters, Magellan spent the winter of 1520 in Puerto San Julian, today in this southern region
Patagonia
Stuart
Nolan
|
$800
[26]
In 2010 this flamboyant favorite headlined the Glam Nation tour
Adam Lambert
Samantha
|
|
$600
[3]
According to the Constitution, 30 is the minimum age to serve in this congressional body
the Senate
Nolan
Samantha
|
$600
[8]
"Colorful" novel /The title? Civil War wound /Crane your head upward
The Red Badge of Courage
Samantha
|
$600
[17]
Mandarin, Peter Pan, funnel
collars
Stuart
Samantha
|
$600
[14]
To take a risk is to do this to "fate"
to tempt
Samantha
|
$600
[23]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) The waterway that took the fleet into the Pacific is now named for Magellan, but because he was there on November 1, 1520, Magellan called it Todos los Santos, meaning this strait
the Strait of All Saints
Stuart
|
— |
|
$800
[4]
The King James Bible recounts Judas Iscariot's betrayal of Jesus for this payoff
30 pieces of silver
Stuart
|
DD
$1,000
[9]
Well! Oh, Rochester! /What's that up in the attic? /It's insane up there!
Jane Eyre
Samantha
|
$800
[18]
A-line, tent, sheath
skirts (or dresses)
Samantha
|
$800
[16]
A thick Louisiana seafood soup, y'all
gumbo
Samantha
|
$800
[24]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) Though Magellan gets the credit for the first around-the-world journey, he was killed midway through the voyage on the island of Mactan in what is now this republic
the Philippines
Stuart
Samantha
|
— |
|
$1,000
[5]
The 30 Years' War bloodied Europe in this century
the 17th century
Stuart
|
$1,000
[10]
Waugh! What's he good for? /You remember Lord Marchmain /Ryder, on the storm
Brideshead Revisited
Samantha
|
$1,000
[19]
Fisherman's, Aran Isle, shrug
sweaters
Samantha
|
$1,000
[22]
11-letter word for a formal dinner at which a person's virtues are spoken of
testimonial
|
$1,000
[25]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) In 1522, after three years & 42,000 perilous miles, only one of the original ships and 18 of the more than 250 original crew made it back to this Spanish region
Andalusia
Stuart
|
— |
| CIVIL WAR PEOPLE | GEMS | U.S. LAKES & RIVERS | KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE | ANEMONES CLOSER | BEST ACTOR OSCAR WINNERS |
|
$400
[20]
Known for his Gettysburg "Charge", after the War he sold insurance in Richmond
(George) Pickett
Samantha
|
$400
[6]
This gem found in a shell is a symbol of the moon & of femininity
a pearl
Stuart
Nolan
|
$400
[1]
We'll think you're just Great when you name this body of water
Lake Huron
Nolan
|
$400
[11]
Call them "Tovarisch", Russian for this word meaning a friend & fellow Communist
a comrade
Nolan
|
$400
[14]
A sea anemone is a marine polyp; a land anemone is this type of flower that sounds like it lives forever
a perennial
Stuart
|
$1,600
[27]
1977:"The Goodbye Girl"
Richard Dreyfuss
|
|
$800
[21]
It was at a victory that this CSA Gen. reportedly said, "It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it"
(Robert E.) Lee
Nolan
|
DD
$1,000
[7]
In Taoism, Yudi is known as this green gemstone Emperor & is often depicted holding a tablet of it
Jade
Nolan
|
$800
[2]
22 miles long & 6,225 feet up, this lake on the California-Nevada border is the USA's biggest Alpine lake
Lake Tahoe
Nolan
|
$800
[12]
Let your pal Alex become one of these, a sponsor for your kid at his baptism
a godfather
Samantha
|
$800
[15]
As portrayed in "Finding Nemo", these "funny" fish really do live amid sea anemones
clown fish
Nolan
|
$2,000
[26]
1985:"Kiss of the Spider Woman"
William Hurt
Samantha
|
|
$1,200
[23]
Julia Ward Howe wrote this "Hymn", the semi-official song of the Union Army, after visiting an army camp near Washington, D.C.
"The Battle Hymn Of The Republic"
Nolan
|
$1,200
[8]
Australia produces some of the finest examples of these gems
opals
Samantha
|
$1,600
[5]
Lake McConaughy, this state's largest lake, is a reservoir created by the Kingsley Dam on the North Platte River
Nebraska
Nolan
|
$1,200
[13]
Assist your bud with this alliterative offering, also the name of Hamburger Helper's mascot
a helping hand
Samantha
|
$1,200
[18]
Anemones are also called windflowers & are part of this flower family, like the Princess Bride
buttercup
Stuart
|
— |
|
$1,600
[24]
After the War, this Union general known for his whiskers was elected Governor of Rhode Island 3 times
(Ambrose) Burnside
Stuart
|
$1,600
[9]
Idaho's state gem is the star type of this deep red January birthstone
garnet
Samantha
|
DD
$2,000
[3]
1,240 miles long & rich in hydro power, it's the largest river by volume that flows from the U.S. into the Pacific Ocean
the Columbia River
Nolan
|
$1,600
[16]
Invite your amigo to Mexico City for your daughter's 15th birthday fiesta, called by this Spanish word
quinceañera
Stuart
|
$1,600
[19]
Thistypeof sea anemone has a hollow stalklike structure for which it is named
the tube anemone
|
— |
|
$2,000
[25]
A former slave, she was appointed to the National Freedman's Relief Association in 1864; in your face, Tubman!
Sojourner Truth
Stuart
|
$2,000
[10]
Princess Diana's engagement ring was this gem surrounded by 14 diamonds in a cluster setting
a blue sapphire
Nolan
|
$2,000
[4]
Near Greenwood, Mississippi the Yalobusha River flows into this one even later in the alphabet
the Yazoo River
|
$2,000
[17]
Even though you're a bookie, let pals slide on this, the percentage they owe you when they lose a bet
a vig (vigorish)
Nolan
|
$2,000
[22]
One type of this "solitary" sea creature carries a sea anemone, which it brings along when it changes shells
a hermit crab
Nolan
|
— |
Introduced as a 2-seater & later celebrated in song, it was Motor Trend's Car of the Year for 1958, 1987, 1989 & 2002
the T-Bird