Nora Morrison — a music historian from Cleveland, Ohio
Nick Durazo — a compliance engineer originally from Visalia, California
Gordon Graham — a recent anthropology graduate from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (whose 1-day cash winnings total $28,800)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon | $1,200 | $-200 | $10,200 |
$20,400
2nd place: $2,000 |
$10,200
12 R, 3 W |
| Nick | $3,800 | $8,600 | $16,800 |
$20,401
New champion: $20,401 |
$14,800
23 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| Nora | $200 | $1,400 | $-2,000 |
$-2,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$4,200
12 R, 6 W (including 1 DD) |
| TED TALKS | QUICK LIT | RHYME PAYS | THEIR FIRST SOLO ALBUM | THE FRENCH | A FUNNY RACE |
|
$200
[21]
Activism but no guitar in the TED Talk by this man"Might we answer that clarion call with science, with reason, with facts?"
Bono
Nick
|
$200
[16]
Lowercase poet of "i carry your heart with me"
e.e. cummings
Nick
|
$200
[9]
To ponder yonder intently
gaze
|
$200
[5]
1985, this Police man:"The Dream of the Blue Turtles"
Sting
Nora
|
$200
[1]
We have a "hunch" you'll know in 1852, this author wrote "Napoleon le Petit", an indictment of Napoleon III
Hugo
Nick
|
$200
[26]
As you might surmise the Londonraceshownheretook place during this month
December
Gordon
|
|
$400
[22]
Head coach John Wooden earned 620 wins with 3 rules at this school"And the third one was, uh, never criticize a teammate. I--I didn't want that--I used to tell them I was paid to do that."
UCLA
Nick
|
$400
[17]
Henry Fielding's title foundling
Tom Jones
Gordon
|
$400
[10]
Proverbially, "a month of" them is a long long time
Sundays
Nick
Nora
|
$400
[6]
1972, without his siblings:"Got to Be There"
Michael Jackson
Gordon
|
DD
$200
[2]
Last name of brothers Andre & Edouard, who noted that with arms, a pile of tires "would make a man"
Michelin
Nick
|
$400
[27]
Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire is a good place to watch fanschasea wheel of this dairy product down a steep incline
cheese
Nick
|
|
$600
[23]
This Facebook C.O.O. had advice for women in the workplace"Because no one gets to the corner office by sitting on the side, not at the table."
Sheryl Sandberg
Nora
|
$600
[18]
Century of Milton's "Paradise Lost"
the 17th (the 1600s)
Gordon
|
$600
[13]
To eat sheep-ishly
graze
Nick
|
$600
[3]
2002, out of sync & on his own:"Justified"
(Justin) Timberlake
Nick
|
$600
[7]
It's said that in 1921, this fashion maven chose to market the fifth scent a perfumer sampled for her
(Coco) Chanel
Nick
|
$600
[28]
Tallinn, in this country, hosted a different kind ofdancemarathon
Estonia
Nora
|
|
$800
[24]
Different ways of thinking come from Temple Grandin, diagnosed with this disorder"I think in pictures, I don't think in language."
autism
Gordon
Nick
|
$800
[19]
His L.A. novels include"The Black Dahlia"
James Ellroy
|
$800
[14]
To initiate someone with pranks & tasks
haze
Gordon
|
$800
[4]
1981, the Genesis of his solo career:"Face Value"
Phil Collins
Nora
|
$800
[11]
In 1858 Bernadette Soubirous claimed the Virgin Mary appeared to her 18 times in this town
Lourdes
Nora
|
$800
[29]
Brian Godsey set a record with a 19:32 5k running this way--they say it's better for your knees
backwards
Nick
|
|
$1,000
[25]
A hallucination in a visually impaired patient is described by this "Awakenings" author"It's got motion but it's completely silent, like a silent movie' and she said that it's a rather boring movie."
Oliver Sacks
|
$1,000
[20]
He created Tinker Bell
J.M. Barrie
Gordon
Nick
|
$1,000
[15]
Judicial stoppages, like of executions
stays
Nick
Nora
|
$1,000
[8]
2006, producing 5 Top 5 hits:"The Dutchess"
Fergie
Nick
|
$1,000
[12]
In 2009, 2 art historians wrote it was this Paris-born painter who mutilated van Gogh's ear, with a sword, no less
Gauguin
Nora
|
$1,000
[30]
Mush! Boston's "Urban" this race replaces dogs with people & sleds with shopping carts
the Iditarod
Nick
|
| THE OLD TESTAMENT | STATE SONGS | CELEBRITY RELATIVES | POTTERY | PARTY ON! | THE "BLACK"LIST |
|
$400
[19]
In the Book of Judges, this strongman is tempted & tamed by Delilah
Samson
Nora
|
$400
[29]
One of Arkansas' official state songs begins, "October morning in" these mountains
the Ozarks
Gordon
|
$400
[27]
Josh Brolin's stepmom is this legend
Barbra Streisand
Nick
|
$400
[7]
The Italian pottery known as majolica is named for this Spanish island from which it was imported in the mid-1400s
Majorca
Nick
|
$400
[3]
1973:Vietnam's Le Duc Tho
Communist
Nick
|
$400
[1]
This card game is also known as 21
blackjack
Nick
|
|
$800
[21]
This sailor was the son of Lamech & the father of Ham
Noah
Nick
Nora
|
$1,200
[8]
Black composer James Bland, born in 1854, wrote the onetime state song "Carry Me Back To" here
Old Virginny
Nora
|
$800
[28]
Jessica Capshaw, who appears on "Grey's Anatomy", is the daughter of Kate Capshaw & the stepdaughter of this director
(Steven) Spielberg
Gordon
|
$800
[9]
Hard paste, soft paste & bone china are the 3 main types of this ceramic
porcelain
|
$800
[17]
1795:Alexander Hamilton
Federalist
Gordon
|
$800
[6]
In astronomy a singularity is the center of one of these objects
a black hole
Nora
|
|
$1,200
[23]
Finishes the King James version quote "How are the mighty..."
fallen
Nora
|
$1,600
[11]
Terre Haute, Ind., on this river, was the hometown of Paul Dresser, who wrote "On The Banks Of" this river, far away
the Wabash
Nora
|
$1,200
[13]
No, it isn't J.R. & Miss Ellie, but this actor & his mom, Broadway star Mary Martin
Larry Hagman
|
$1,200
[10]
Native American ceramics hand-formed in spirals are called this type of pottery, like a type of "spring"
coil
Nick
|
$1,200
[18]
1995:Ross Perot, who founded it that year
the Reform Party
|
$1,200
[2]
It's another name for oil--just ask Jed Clampett
black gold
Gordon
|
|
$1,600
[22]
In Genesis 21, Abraham banishes Hagar & this son of theirs to the desert; call him...
Ishmael
Nick
|
$2,000
[30]
One of Colorado's state songs mentions this official state flower in its title & lyrics
the columbine
Nora
|
$1,600
[14]
She's the famous granddaughter of the actor nicknamed "The Great Profile"
Drew Barrymore
Nora
|
$1,600
[15]
Delftware, originating in this country, was glazed with tin oxide to produce a creamy white surface
the Netherlands
Gordon
|
$1,600
[20]
1945:Winston Churchill
Conservative
Gordon
|
$1,600
[4]
"Rehab" was the lead single from this Amy Winehouse album
Back to Black
Nick
|
|
DD
$6,200
[24]
In I Kings 20 this king has a whale of a time defeating the Damascenes
Ahab
Nora
|
DD
$3,000
[12]
2 college students wrote its state song, which ends, "hailing thee their Northern Star"
Minnesota
Nick
|
$2,000
[26]
Pictured here is this buxom blonde actress, the mother of Mariska Hargitay of "Law & Order: SVU"
Jayne Mansfield
Gordon
|
$2,000
[16]
This potter's queen's ware was named for Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, for whom it was originally made
Wedgwood
|
$2,000
[25]
1868:William Gladstone& 1968:Pierre Trudeau
Liberal
Gordon
|
$2,000
[5]
It's the molasses that's left over after several boilings
blackstrap
Nora
|
The author of more than 50 books, he won 6 Hugo awards & was nominated for a 1968 Oscar
Arthur C. Clarke