Rani Peffer game 1.
Carole Furr — an accountant from Richmond, Vermont
Rani Peffer — a corporate finance manager from Crittenden, Kentucky
Woody Houchin — a medical assistant from Chico, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,100)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody | $200 | $2,800 | $10,600 |
$6,799
2nd place: $2,000 |
$13,200
16 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Rani | $3,800 | $6,400 | $7,200 |
$14,311
New champion: $14,311 |
$6,000
15 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Carole | $2,400 | $3,200 | $5,600 |
$3,999
3rd place: $1,000 |
$5,600
11 R, 3 W |
| ENTERTAINING OCCUPATIONS | THE "X" "Y" "Z" AFFAIR | TV, SELF-HELP ME! | OLD THEME, NEW GENRE | SHEPHERDS | PI |
|
$200
[12]
Rich Little, this type of performer, says modern stars like Brad Pitt & Matt Damon aren't distinctive enough to imitate
an impressionist
Woody
|
$200
[6]
A brief sharp sound, or slang for nothing at all
zip
Woody
Rani
|
$200
[26]
Dolvett Quince, a star of this show, says he helped one client shed 325 pounds
Biggest Loser
Rani
|
$200
[2]
Lively up yourself with this style that developed from ska & rock steady
reggae
Woody
|
$200
[17]
When traveling, this man sometimes uses an Alitalia jet dubbed "Shepherd One"
the pope
Woody
Rani
|
$200
[1]
Pi is the ratio of this measurement of a circle to its diameter
the circumference
Woody
Rani
|
|
$400
[13]
The swinging pocket watch is a traditional tool to use on the subject in this profession
hypnosis
Rani
|
$400
[7]
The abominable snowman also goes by this name
yeti
Woody
|
$800
[27]
One tagline for this Mary Popp--er, Jo Frost show was "saving the world one family at a time"
Supernanny
Rani
|
$400
[3]
Thismusic genre preceded "Duck" & "Inferno" in song titles
disco
Rani
|
$400
[18]
This Old Testament book says, "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want"
Psalms
Carole
|
$400
[21]
Numerically, pi is considered this, like a type of "meditation"
transcendental
Carole
|
|
$800
[15]
Fruity term for the straight man in a comedy duo
the second banana
|
$600
[8]
Traditional dance music of southern Louisiana
zydeco
Carole
|
$1,000
[28]
Bravo! for Ted Allen & Carson Kressley, 2 of the stars who dealt with food, fashion & other issues on this show
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
Woody
|
$600
[4]
Lars Ulrich's band has 6 Grammys for this genre; here's our version of it
heavy metal
Rani
|
$600
[19]
Don't steal the shepherd's hook-ended long staff with this name or you might be called the same
the crook
Rani
|
$600
[22]
For about $19,100 x pi, this "Black Swan" director made "Pi", his 1998 debut film about a math whiz
Darren Aronofsky
|
|
$1,000
[16]
This activity that omits a key piece of equipment has been called the most physically demanding event in rodeo
bareback riding
Carole
|
$800
[9]
Not a slang shoutout to your male pal, it's a petty officer in the navy
a yeoman
Woody
|
— |
$800
[5]
In 1916 Nick La Rocca formed the "Original"this music style "Jazz Band"
Dixieland
Rani
Carole
|
$800
[20]
Historically, California sheep herding was dominated by this ethnic group from the Pyrenees
the Basque
Woody
|
$800
[23]
In the 100s A.D. this Alexandrian astronomer calculated a more precise value of pi, the equivalent of 3.14166
Ptolemy
Rani
|
|
DD
$1,800
[14]
If you had this job in Japanese Bunraku theater, it was common to spend 15 years as a left arm operator
a puppeteer
Rani
|
$1,000
[11]
He was the de facto leader of China from 1977 until his death in 1997
Deng Xiaoping
Woody
Carole
|
— |
$1,000
[10]
"Blame It On" Brazil, the source of this style we steal here
bossa nova
Rani
|
$1,000
[25]
Daphnis the shepherd is paired with this title gal in a pastoral ballet with music by Ravel
Chloé
Carole
|
$1,000
[24]
You can find the area of this oval geometric shape with pi x A x B, if A & B are half of its longest & shortest diameter
an ellipse
Woody
|
| JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG | WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE | COME TO OUR "ADE" | WHO'S ON TOUR? | NUTTY NAMES | THE NEW YORK TIMESTHEATRE |
|
$400
[13]
The 19 Nazis convicted of war crimes at Nuremberg in October 1946 included this obese Reichsmarschall
Hermann Goering
|
$400
[6]
This sacred river flows about 1,500 miles from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal
the Ganges
Rani
|
$400
[1]
It's a heavy fabric interwoven with a rich, raised design
brocade
Carole
|
$400
[11]
50 & Counting...(2013)
Rolling Stones
|
$400
[14]
At a ballpark you might hear "get your" these, also the nickname of diminutive 1940s major leaguer Harry Lowrey
Peanuts
Woody
|
$400
[27]
(Ben Brantley gives the clue.) Based on a movie, this musical about an Irish guy & a Czech girl uses song & dance in a way I've never experienced in an American musical: to convey a beautiful shimmer of might-have-been regret
Once
|
|
$800
[22]
Leon Jaworski, who had worked as a lawyer at the trials, was the special prosecutor investigating this scandal in 1973
Watergate
Carole
|
$800
[7]
The Gulf of Finland is an arm of this sea
the Baltic
Woody
|
$800
[2]
One who campaigns vigorously for an idea or cause, or an 11th century Christian fighting to take Jerusalem
a crusader
Woody
|
$800
[12]
Red Tour(2013)
Taylor Swift
Rani
|
$800
[15]
In 1932 Walter & Olive Beech began to craft these transports
airplanes
|
$800
[26]
(Ben Brantley gives the clue.) In 1996 I reviewed the revival of this Kander & Ebb musical whose jaded take on celebrity worship & a fractured justice system were timely then; I said I hoped it would run for a long time--little did I know it would still be playing today
Chicago
|
| — |
DD
$1,000
[8]
In 2011 about 20% of globally traded oil left the Persian Gulf region through this strait
the Strait of Hormuz
Woody
|
$1,200
[3]
Wesley Snipes has played this Marvel comics vampire slayer in 3 films
Blade
Woody
|
$1,200
[19]
Songs from St. Somewhere(with the Coral Reefer band, 2013)
Jimmy Buffett
Woody
|
$1,200
[16]
MacArthur's former Chief of Staff Edward Almond commanded X Corps at the Inchon landing in this war
the Korean War
Woody
|
$1,200
[25]
(Ben Brantley gives the clue.) When it comes to Shakespeare, I must have seen at least a dozen productions of this tragedy, with everyone from Liev Schreiber to Jude Law as the prince
Hamlet
Carole
|
| — |
$1,600
[9]
This inlet of the Tasman Sea was named for the abundance of plants found on its shores
Botany Bay
Rani
|
$2,000
[5]
This word for rhythm or beat also refers to the type of military call heard here"Up in the morning, march all day /(Up the morning, march all day) /"Keep on marching your life away..."
cadence
|
$1,600
[20]
Femme Fatale(2011)
Britney Spears
Carole
|
$1,600
[17]
"Star Trek" has been rebooted on the big screen with this actor in command
Chris Pine
Woody
|
$1,600
[23]
(Ben Brantley gives the clue.) Tom Hanks made his Broadway debut playing tabloid columnist Mike McAlary in "Lucky Guy", written by this late woman, a close friend of Hanks; unlike some of the movies she wrote & directed, her play feels only newsprint deep
Nora Ephron
Carole
|
| — |
$2,000
[10]
This "silvery river" is the estuary formed by the confluence of the Parana & Uruguay rivers
the Río de la Plata
Woody
|
DD
$2,400
[4]
"Haffner" & "Colloredo" are 2 of these compositions by Mozart
serenades
Woody
|
$2,000
[21]
The Truth About Love Tour(2013)
P!nk
|
$2,000
[18]
In 1974 Tanzanian track star Filbert Bayi set a world record of 3:32.2 at this metric distance
1500 meters
Rani
Carole
|
$2,000
[24]
(Ben Brantley gives the clue.) A 1997 revival of this Ibsen classic made me remember why I love the theatre; the play is more than a century old but it felt like the part of Nora had only just been written, & written specifically for Janet McTeer
A Doll's House
Carole
|
Sasha & Malia Obama are the first presidential children who were not old enough to vote for Dad since this one
Chelsea Clinton