Missy Flood — a Navy wife and stay-at-home mom from Groton, Connecticut
Bonita Dominguez — a legal secretary from Surprise, Arizona
Larry White — an actuary from Hatboro, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $25,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry | $6,000 | $7,800 | $23,200 |
$24,424
2-day champion: $49,624 |
$20,600
28 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Bonita | $2,000 | $1,800 | $10,600 |
$19,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$10,600
14 R, 2 W |
| Missy | $0 | $400 | $4,800 |
$5
3rd place: $1,000 |
$4,800
9 R, 4 W |
| CHRISTMASTIME AROUND THE WORLD | ATHLETIC CUPS | THE "DUCE" YOU SAY | STATE NICKNAMES | BUILDING | BLOGS |
|
$200
[6]
A down under tradition since 1937 is these "by candlelight", with Aussies singing outdoors in the summer weather
carols
Missy
|
$200
[1]
Previously known as the Winston Cup, the Sprint Cup is awarded to champions in this stock-car racing organization
NASCAR
Larry
|
$200
[11]
Holmes, how do you know Watson's practicing medicine again? "I" do this, derive by a process of reasoning
deduce
Bonita
|
$200
[16]
"The Grand Canyon State"
Arizona
Larry
|
$200
[24]
The elevators in this Paris landmark ascend on a curve
Eiffel Tower
Bonita
|
$200
[21]
American Papist bills itself as "not your average" blog for those of this faith
Catholic
Missy
|
|
$400
[7]
British kids do this with Christmas letters so their wishes will go up the chimney to Father Christmas
burn them
Larry
|
$400
[2]
First awarded in 1851 by England's Royal Yacht Squadron, it's now named for the winner of that year's race
The America's Cup
Missy
|
$400
[12]
It was Darryl F. Zanuck's job on "All About Eve" & "Gentleman's Agreement"
producer
Larry
|
$400
[17]
"The Beaver State"
Oregon
Bonita
|
$400
[25]
The sunburst spire of this art deco NYC skyscraper was hoisted into position after being assembled inside the building
the Chrysler Building
Larry
Missy
|
$400
[29]
With sections devoted to "OLTL" & "B&B", Daytime Confidential is loaded with news about this type of show
soap opera
Larry
|
|
$600
[8]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports.) Each December 5th near Lucerne, hundreds of Swiss men don huge, candlelit, cardboard mitres, reminding us that St. Nicholas was one of these Catholic officials
a bishop
Larry
Bonita
|
$600
[3]
This tennis trophy that weighs 231 pounds was first awarded in 1900
The Davis Cup
Bonita
Missy
|
$600
[13]
To lead someone astray, like Tess in a Hardy novel
seduce
Larry
|
$600
[18]
"The Centennial State"
Colorado
Larry
|
$600
[26]
This landmark on Salisbury Plain is an early example of post-&-lintel construction
Stonehenge
Larry
|
$600
[22]
The popular mommy blogosphere includes Katherine Stone's site named for this new-mom sadness
post-partum depression
Missy
|
|
$1,000
[10]
In Sweden this patron saint of sight is honored on December 13 as part of the Christmas celebration
St. Lucy
|
$800
[4]
I cheered when my Hamilton (Ontario) Tiger-Cats won this league's Grey Cup in 1999
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Larry
|
$800
[14]
The baby's 2 weeks past its due date--might be time to do this
induce (labor)
Bonita
|
$800
[19]
"The Yellowhammer State"
Alabama
Bonita
|
$800
[27]
Dick Bowser designed the unique tram system that takes visitors to the top of this St. Louis landmark
(Gateway) Arch
Larry
|
$800
[30]
Add one letter to the last name of the director of "The Last Picture Show" & you get this, his movie commentary site
Blogdanovich
|
|
DD
$2,000
[9]
In Latin America the Christmastime walks & visits called novenas start on this pre-Christmas date
December 16th
Larry
|
$1,000
[5]
You're an ubermensch--actually an uberfrauif you win the Uber Cupin this Asian-dominatedsport
badminton
Larry
|
$1,000
[15]
Snake-encircled wand carried by Mercury
caduceus
Bonita
|
$1,000
[20]
"The Prairie State"
Illinois
Larry
Missy
|
$1,000
[28]
This amphitheater was built on the grounds of what was Nero's golden house
Colosseum
Larry
|
$1,000
[23]
lunchinabox.net is a blog devoted to these Japanese meals
bento
Missy
|
| THE WEDDING OF ELIZABETH & PHILIP | TV SHOWS' THEME SONGS | NOBEL LIT WINNERS | OCCUPATIONS | OUR HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS | CHANGE ONE LETTER |
|
$400
[22]
The couple tied the royal knot before 2,000 guests November 20, 1947 in this imposing church
Westminster Abbey
Bonita
|
$400
[1]
"Sunny day, sweepin' the clouds away"
Sesame Street
Missy
|
$400
[9]
1964:An existentialist
(Jean-Paul) Sartre
Larry
|
$400
[14]
Pleasanton, Texas claims to be the "birthplace of" this occupation that's an American symbol
cowboy
Larry
|
$400
[15]
The 1803 treaty for this deal stated that France would give up all military posts in New Orleans
Louisiana Purchase
Larry
|
$400
[6]
A toothed strip of plastic for arranging hair goes to its grave as a burial chamber
comb & tomb
Larry
|
|
$800
[27]
Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip are third cousins, & have this great-great-grandmother in common
Queen Victoria
Larry
|
$800
[2]
"Our whole universe was in a hot dense state, then nearly 14 billion years ago, expansion started"
The Big Bang Theory
Bonita
|
$800
[10]
1936:A U.S. playwright
Eugene O'Neill
Bonita
Missy
|
$800
[23]
(I'm Eric Lichtblau of The New York Times.) I've written several stories about the revolving door system in which ex-government officials work hand in hand with old colleagues as they go into this profession centered on K Street
lobbyists
Larry
|
$800
[16]
This document remained in effect for 71 years, until Plymouth was incorporated into the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691
Mayflower Compact
Bonita
|
$800
[7]
A word meaning to secretly & illegally import goods just wants to cuddle
smuggle & snuggle
Larry
|
|
$1,200
[28]
At a pre-wedding party, Elizabeth's father King George VI led one of these dance lines
conga
Missy
|
$1,200
[3]
"Friendly faces everywhere, humble folks without temptation"
South Park
Larry
|
$1,200
[11]
1953:A former prime minister
(Winston) Churchill
Bonita
|
$1,200
[24]
Essential tools for a carpenter include these 4-legged beams used to support a board for cutting
sawhorse
Larry
|
$1,200
[17]
The 1947 speech that launched this plan said Europe must have help "or face economic social & political deterioration"
Marshall Plan
Larry
|
$1,200
[8]
A word meaning to move hastily & with urgency becomes a classic wordplay board game
Scrabble & scramble
Bonita
|
|
$1,600
[29]
To marry Elizabeth, Philip renounced titles from Denmark & Greece & converted from Greek Orthodox to this
Anglican
Larry
|
$1,600
[4]
"Who's that girl? Who's that girl? It's Jess"
New Girl
Missy
|
$1,600
[12]
1993:A Howard grad
Toni Morrison
Bonita
|
$1,600
[25]
In Great Britain Harry Allen was the last person in this job made obsolete by an act of Parliament in 1965
executioner (last hangman)
Larry
|
$2,000
[19]
The 1872 act establishing this called it a "tract of land in the territories of Montana and Wyoming"
Yellowstone National Park
|
$1,600
[20]
It means to exert to the utmost, perhaps rowing on a narrow passage of water connecting 2 large bodies
strain & strait
Larry
|
| — |
$2,000
[5]
"What would we do, baby, without us"
Family Ties
Missy
|
$2,000
[13]
1938:The daughterof missionaries seen here
Pearl Buck
Bonita
|
DD
$2,000
[26]
From the Latin for "iron", this worker was similar to a blacksmith & often did a shod-y job
a farrier
Larry
|
DD
$5,000
[18]
This 1854 act introduced by Stephen Douglas created 2 new territories west of Missouri
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Larry
|
$2,000
[21]
An individual's style of speaking morphs into a class of literature that includes novels
diction & fiction
|
On the Grand Trunk Road, the Wagah border separating these 2 countries since 1947 is called the "Berlin Wall of Asia"
India & Pakistan