James Cross — a graduate student of computer science originally from Auburn, Alabama
Melanie Hess — a technical editor from Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Mike Shapiro — an actuary from Denver, Colorado (whose 1-day cash winnings total $3,401)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike | $1,000 | $3,200 | $15,800 |
$21,399
2-day champion: $24,800 |
$14,400
18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Melanie | $2,600 | $4,600 | $10,200 |
$5,300
2nd place: $2,000 |
$10,200
11 R, 1 W |
| James | $2,600 | $6,700 | $16,500 |
$1,399
3rd place: $1,000 |
$14,000
19 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| GET YOUR KICKS | "C" IN AMERICAN HISTORY | GRAPE JAM | STATE OF THE BOOK | TRANSLATE THE LYRIC FROM LATIN | ONE EXTRA LETTER |
|
$200
[26]
This open-heel shoe made with a thick sole of wood or cork sounds like it'll stop the drain on your wallet
a clog
James
|
$200
[2]
Chilly period of international relations from the mid-1940s to 1991
the Cold War
Mike
|
$200
[21]
Grape Island in this Massachusetts harbor was the site of a skirmish over hay during the Revolutionary War
Boston Harbor
Mike
|
$200
[16]
"The Last Picture Show"
Texas
|
$200
[7]
"IIIIIII'm comin' up, so you better get this convivium started"
party
James
|
$200
[1]
One, you might say, is where pancakes come from; the other is an energy-producing cell
batter & battery
Melanie
|
|
$400
[27]
This 2-word shoe gets its name from a slot in the strap into which a coin is placed
a penny loafer
Mike
|
$400
[12]
When it was founded as King's College in 1754, classes were held in a little schoolhouse in Lower Manhattan
Columbia University
James
|
$400
[22]
Greek stuffed grape leaves, or dolmades, are usually stuffed with this grain
rice
James
|
$400
[17]
"Washington Square"
New York
James
|
$400
[8]
"Here I am... rock you like a tempestas!"
a hurricane
Mike
|
$400
[3]
Decided whether a movie was "G" or "PG", then went down the river, inflatable style
rated & rafted (rating & rafting accepted)
Mike
|
|
$600
[28]
Kim Jong Il wore these shoes with a platform inserted to make himself seem taller
elevator shoes
|
$600
[13]
In 1614 John Smith came to New England & got rich taking thousands of these fish to sell in Old England
cod
Melanie
|
$600
[23]
Marvin Gaye's biggest hit, it topped the charts for 7 weeks in late 1968 & early 1969
"I Heard It Through The Grapevine"
Mike
|
$600
[18]
"Centennial" by James Michener
Colorado
|
$600
[9]
"Love me delicate, love me true, all my dreams fulfill"
tender
James
|
$600
[4]
One is a 3-dimensional work of art; the other, a permanent rule to govern an organization's internal affairs
statue & statute
James
|
|
$800
[29]
Zori are a Japanese type of these using thongs
sandals
James
|
$800
[14]
A scout for John C. Fremont's expeditions west, he later became a federal Indian agent in New Mexico
(Kit) Carson
|
$800
[24]
This country's distinctive white wines come mainly from Reisling grapes, which originated there
Germany
James
|
$1,000
[20]
"The Grapes of Wrath"--2 states please, where the story begins & ends
Oklahoma & California
Melanie
|
$800
[10]
"Whoa oh oh, sweet filia o' mine"
child
Melanie
|
$800
[5]
The part of the head from forehead to chin, & a light, humorous play
face & farce
James
|
|
$1,000
[30]
Types of this "educated" shoe include kiltie, wingtip & saddle
an Oxford
Mike
|
$1,000
[15]
In 1856 a storm felled this Connecticut tree in which the colony's document of rights was held 169 years earlier
the Charter Oak
|
$1,000
[25]
In 1869 this dentist began making "unfermented wine" for communion; today his company is a top marketer of grape juice
(Thomas) Welch
Melanie
|
DD
$1,500
[19]
"The Help"
Mississippi
James
|
$1,000
[11]
"I'm gonna pop some tags, only got viginti dollars in my pocket"
twenty
Melanie
|
$1,000
[6]
Insufficient in quantity, & a trigonometric function
scant & secant
|
| GET YOUR KICKS | 1960s NEWSMAKERS | CEREMONIES | CHINA TOWNS | GILBERT & SULLIVAN | JEOPARDY! IN 3-D |
|
$400
[9]
This British soccer star with quite the spicy life said, "I always wanted to be a hairdresser"
(David) Beckham
Mike
|
$400
[4]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows an animation of a globe on a monitor.) His February 20, 1962 trip, launching in Florida, orbiting the Earth 3 times at 17,000 miles per hour & splashing down in the Atlantic, made this man from Ohio a national hero
John Glenn
Mike
|
$400
[12]
As 2 words, it's an important religious ceremony for Plains Indians; as 1 word, it's Robert Redford's Utah film festival
sun dance (Sundance)
James
|
$400
[24]
Tourist attractions in this capital include the Great Hall of the People & the Temple of Heaven
Beijing
James
|
$400
[1]
It's said Gilbert was inspired to write the libretto to this opera after a Japanese sword fell off the wall of his study
Mikado
Mike
|
$400
[17]
Cut or torn into small pieces, like some wheat for breakfast
shredded
James
|
|
$800
[10]
Like Flipper, you may do this swim kick, moving both legs up & down at the same time & keeping more bend in your knees
the dolphin kick
|
$800
[5]
His eye patch became a familiar sight after he was made Israel's Defense Minister 4 days before the 6-Day War
(Moshe) Dayan
Mike
|
$800
[13]
Chado is the Japanese name for this ceremony founded upon reverence for the beautiful in everyday life
the tea ceremony
Melanie
|
$800
[25]
The seat of Stark County, Ohio has not changed its name from this to Guangzhou, unlike the Chinese city it's named for
Canton
|
$800
[2]
In this opera Frederic is to be an apprentice pilot, but his nursemaid mishears & he begins a totally different career
The Pirates of Penzance
|
$800
[18]
Capable of having 2 opposite effects, like a proverbial type of sword
double-edged
Melanie
|
|
$1,200
[11]
Jon "Bones" Jones, after a win in this sport: "I saw that my toe was upside down. Maybe it's not that serious of an injury"
mixed martial arts
Mike
James
|
$1,200
[6]
In game 7 of the 1960 World Series, this Pirates second baseman hit the winning home run in the bottom of the 9th inning
Bill Mazeroski
Mike
|
$1,200
[14]
5 Nobel Prizes are awarded each December 10 in this city
Stockholm
Melanie
James
|
$1,600
[27]
Yichang is the gateway to this area of great scenery & just downstream from the dam of that name
Three Gorges
James
|
$1,200
[3]
To prepare for this opera, Gilbert & Sullivan toured the deck of HMS Victory in 1878, taking copious notes
HMS Pinafore
Mike
|
$1,200
[19]
An arachnid of the order Opiliones
a daddy longlegs
Mike
|
|
$1,600
[22]
Oi, ya can kick it 'round as a good left back pocket--that's a position, mate--in this 3-word sport
Australian rules football
Melanie
|
$2,000
[8]
This Harvard teacher described his 1961 LSD trip as the "most shattering experience" of his life
(Timothy) Leary
James
|
$1,600
[15]
Tonsure, a ceremony of initiation in which this is removed, has been used in Catholicism, Hinduism & Buddhism
hair
Melanie
|
$2,000
[28]
The present-day city of Xi'an served as the Eastern terminus of this trade route that stretched to the Mediterranean
the Silk Road
Mike
|
$1,600
[29]
W.S. Gilbert wrote that this opera set in the Tower of London was "the best thing we have done"
The Yeomen of the Guard
|
$1,600
[20]
Aborigines place the end of this instrument in a hollow in the ground to add resonance
a didgeridoo
Mike
|
|
$2,000
[23]
Jason Elam tied an NFL record with a 63-yard field goal during his 15-year career with this team
the Denver Broncos
Mike
|
DD
$3,000
[7]
In 1961 this 2-time Democratic presidential nominee was appointed U.N. Ambassador
Adlai Stevenson
Mike
|
$2,000
[16]
It was near where the Jordan River flows into the Dead Sea that Jesus underwent this ceremony in Matthew 3
baptism
Mike
|
DD
$3,000
[26]
This city is famous for its brewery; today its beer is the No. 1 Chinese beer in the United States
Tsingtao
James
|
$2,000
[30]
Marco & Giuseppe are the 2 title boatmen in this operetta set in Venice
The Gondoliers
James
|
$2,000
[21]
It's the showy member of the Heath family seen here
the rhododendron
Melanie
|
This 1922 novel's first chapter is titled "The Son of the Brahman"
Siddhartha