Bill Tolany — a marketing executive from Austin, Texas
Sharon Warner — a retired teacher and writer from Chicago, Illinois
Nolan Martch — a construction foreman from Homewood, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $2,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan | $1,600 | $6,600 | $7,800 |
$2,200
2nd place: $2,000 |
$7,800
18 R, 5 W |
| Sharon | $2,200 | $3,000 | $1,000 |
$2,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$2,400
5 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Bill | $3,200 | $5,400 | $10,600 |
$15,700
New champion: $15,700 |
$16,600
18 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
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|
$200
[13]
Newlyweds Glen & Bessie Hyde vanished in 1928 trying to navigate the Colorado River through this natural wonder
the Grand Canyon
Nolan
|
$200
[1]
Descendants of Adolphus Busch's original yeast culture are still used today in every bottle of this "King of Beers"
Budweiser
Nolan
|
$200
[3]
Ford has an SEL model of it
Taurus
Nolan
|
$200
[21]
From 1989 to 1995 you could "factor" in that this man hosted "Inside Edition" & was unafraid to "do it live!"
Bill O'Reilly
Nolan
|
$200
[8]
In 2007 this bird was removed from the U.S. threatened & endangered species list; nice, with it being a natl. symbol & all
a bald eagle
Sharon
|
$200
[25]
Thishairstyle used to have serious buzz
a beehive
Nolan
|
|
$400
[17]
Joshua Slocum, the first man to sail around the world this way, later disappeared en route to the West Indies in 1909
alone (or solo)
Nolan
|
$400
[2]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue from Sydney, Australia.) American visitors to Australia have a great heritage: in 1886, two New York City brothers with this name arrived, built a brewery & went home, but they've been quenching Aussie thirsts ever since
Foster's
Bill
|
$400
[4]
An age in the musical "Hair"
Aquarius
Bill
|
$400
[22]
"I.E." won a 2008 media award from this "maternal" organization for a "Prom Parties" report on underage drinking
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (M.A.D.D.)
Nolan
|
$600
[10]
This Aafricaan maammaal is the only living member of the order Tubulidentata, or "tube-toothed"
an aardvark
Nolan
|
$400
[27]
During the recountof his 2008 senate race, heled a chant,"What do we want?""Patience!""When do we want it?""Now!"
Al Franken
Bill
|
|
$600
[18]
In June 2013 the FBI dug up a Michigan field in search of this labor leader missing since 1975; no dice
Jimmy Hoffa
Nolan
|
$600
[14]
Cans of Billy Beer came inscribed with a note from him: "I think it's the best I ever tasted. And I've tasted a lot"
Billy Carter
Nolan
|
$600
[5]
Adenocarcinoma is a type of it
Cancer
Bill
|
$600
[23]
Defeated after a run for mayor of NYC, he became an "I.E." contributor in 1990; 4 years later, he got the mayor gig
Giuliani
Nolan
|
$800
[11]
The ai... a type of this mammal... has 3 toes... on each front foot
a sloth
Nolan
|
$1,000
[28]
As a cloth is wrung out in space, check the results of this property that makes water act like a stretched membrane
surface tension
|
|
$800
[19]
N.Y. judge Crater was last seen in 1930 getting into this vehicle; the driver is still saying, yup, this is a shortcut
a cab (a New York City taxi)
Sharon
|
$800
[15]
Canadian, from this brewer, urges you to "Make your mark", eh
Molson
Nolan
|
$800
[6]
This is what I call my buddy who played Jay Gatsby in a 2013 film
Leo (Leonardo DiCaprio)
Bill
|
$800
[24]
At the 1994 winter Olympics, "I.E." had exclusive rights to her story, what with the kneecapping of her rival & all
Tonya Harding
Bill
|
DD
$1,000
[9]
This porcupine-like mammal doesn't turn into a ball to roll quickly & gain video game points, but it does eat snakes & birds
a hedgehog
Sharon
|
— |
|
$1,000
[20]
Wallace Fard Muhammad, founder of this "Nation", disappeared without a trace in 1934
the Nation of Islam
Bill
|
$1,000
[16]
This "Irish red" beer was first brewed in 1864 "for one simple reason, to drink and enjoy with friends"
Killian's
Nolan
|
$1,000
[7]
Neil Armstrong & David Scott are in this craft, seenherein 1966
Gemini
Bill
|
$1,000
[26]
"Inside Edition" host since '95, this ex-"Today Show" anchor was a national celebrity spokesperson for the March of Dimes
Deborah Norville
Nolan
|
$1,000
[12]
Melospiza melodia is the song type of this small, common brown bird
a sparrow
Sharon
|
— |
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|
$400
[4]
He had numerous nicknames, including "The Nightmare of Europe" & "the Corsican General"
Napoleon
Nolan
|
$400
[25]
"A Remarkable Woman", about this late actress, says she saw Spencer Tracy in "Captains Courageous" 52 times
(Katharine) Hepburn
Bill
|
$400
[9]
The Chesapeake colonies consisted of Virginia & this one
Maryland
Nolan
|
$400
[15]
In the "copy" type of this job you fix grammar; in the "film" type you assemble the cut
an editor
Bill
|
$800
[26]
This 1995 Seal hit appeared on the "Batman Forever" soundtrack & won 3 Grammy Awards
"Kiss From A Rose"
Nolan
Sharon
|
$1,600
[20]
It's absurd, but I'll get irrational if you don't know that a surd is one of these numbers
an irrational number
Nolan
|
|
$800
[5]
This World War II American general was labeled "Blood and Guts" as well as "Old Iron Pants"
Patton
Bill
|
$800
[1]
Daphne du Maurier remembered her original idea for this book as "A beautiful home... a first wife... jealousy..."
Rebecca
|
$800
[10]
The founder of this colony called it a "holy experiment" where Quaker beliefs could be applied to government
Pennsylvania
Bill
|
$800
[16]
For the USPS, it's the address you'll be at next
forwarding
Nolan
|
$1,600
[12]
This Rob Thomas group's hit "Push" provoked the ire of women's advocacy groups for its lyrics
Matchbox 20
Nolan
|
$2,000
[17]
If you want to go to this country that was once part of the Gold Coast, fly into Lome
Togo
Bill
|
|
$1,200
[6]
At military school this 6'5" future leader of the WWII free French was "The Big Asparagus"
de Gaulle
Bill
|
$1,600
[3]
She said her "The Handmaid's Tale" is about taking casual attitudes toward women to their logical conclusions
(Margaret) Atwood
Bill
|
$1,200
[11]
In 1665 New Haven colony merged with this colony
Connecticut
Sharon
Bill
|
$1,200
[21]
It's what A.M. stands for (it ends with "M", by the way)
ante meridiem
Nolan
|
$2,000
[18]
She had her own hits like "Sweet Surrender" & helped found Lilith Fair to showcase other performers
Sarah McLachlan
Bill
|
— |
|
$1,600
[7]
Native Americans called him "yellow hair"
(George Armstrong) Custer
Nolan
|
DD
$2,000
[2]
After this book was released in 1997, Mineko Iwasaki, on whom it was based, sued for defamation
Memoirs of a Geisha
Sharon
|
$1,600
[13]
This colony was founded as a buffer area to protect the Carolinas from the Spanish in Florida
Georgia
Bill
|
$1,600
[22]
In a bomber he aims the payload
the bombardier
Bill
|
DD
$6,000
[19]
In 1998 Aerosmith had its first No. 1 single with this hit that begins, "I could stay awake just to hear you breathing"
"I Don't Want To Miss A Thing"
Bill
|
— |
|
$2,000
[8]
This Confederate general was known as "Old Jube"
Jubal Early
|
$2,000
[24]
Marjane Satrapi's heroine in this graphic novel has to deal with the overthrow of the shah
Persepolis
|
$2,000
[14]
The original deed granted to Carteret & Berkeley for this colony called it Nova Caesarea
New Jersey
|
$2,000
[23]
They're the paired itemsseen here
andirons
Sharon
|
— | — |
These 2 films were No. 1 & No. 2 on the AFI's list of funniest American films; both involve cross-dressing
Tootsie & Some Like it Hot