Battle of the Decades quarterfinal game 4.
Ken Jennings — a writer from Seattle, Washington
Rachael Schwartz — a bioscience Ph.D. program applicant from Mountain View, California
Tom Cubbage — an attorney from Washington, D.C.
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom | $200 | $3,400 | $9,800 |
$19,500
2nd place: $10,000 if eliminated |
$9,800
14 R, 2 W |
| Rachael | $200 | $400 | $3,800 |
$7,600
3rd place: $10,000 if eliminated |
$4,400
5 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Ken | $2,600 | $6,400 | $30,200 |
$40,000
Automatic semifinalist |
$27,000
32 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| FORTUNE500 THROUGH THE DECADES | I'M A PAPAL PERSON! | TOOLS OF THE KITCHEN | MOVIES BY ONE-WORD QUOTE | SHAKESPEARE | FROM THE... |
|
$200
[16]
On the first list, in 1955, this word followed "U.S.", "Bethlehem" & "Republic" in the top 30
Steel
Tom
|
$200
[1]
He earned a college degree in philosophy in Buenos Aires Province
Pope Francis
Ken
|
$200
[26]
A pair of hinged metal griddles with a honeycombed interior make up one of these
a waffle iron
Tom
|
$200
[21]
1992:"Schwing!"
Wayne's World
Tom
|
$200
[11]
Joss Whedon directed a movie version of this comedy with quarreling lovers Beatrice & Benedick
Much Ado About Nothing
Ken
|
$200
[6]
Karaoke
Japanese
Tom
|
|
$400
[17]
1984 was a bad year for Union Carbide but good for this other chemical company, No. 7
DuPont
Rachael
|
$600
[3]
In an archbishop of Canterbury tale, Innocent III excommunicated this 13th c. king in a dispute on who'd be archbishop
King John
Tom
Ken
|
$400
[28]
You'll be draining without straining using a Williams-Sonoma one of these holey items
a colander
Ken
|
$400
[22]
1980:"Redrum!"
The Shining
Tom
|
$400
[12]
This "Tempest" character is described as "savage and deformed"
Caliban
Ken
|
$400
[7]
Barista
Italian
Tom
Ken
|
|
$600
[18]
In 1974 it was "Good Times" for this network, the top media company at No. 14
CBS
Tom
|
$800
[4]
In 431 this pope (by "prophecy"?) sent St. Palladius as first bishop to Ireland
Pope Celestine
Rachael
|
$600
[29]
It's the utensil for eating citrus seen here
a grapefruit spoon
Rachael
|
$600
[23]
1962:"Aqaba!"
Lawrence of Arabia
Ken
|
$600
[13]
Most of "Othello" is set on this island
Cyprus
Ken
|
$600
[8]
Sauna
Finnish
Ken
|
|
$800
[19]
In 1964 the top 10 had 4 oil companies, including this one named for a body of water
Gulf
Tom
|
DD
$1,000
[2]
The fifth successor to St. Peter was Alexander I; the next one had this name
Sixtus
Ken
|
$800
[27]
Do not even think about borrowing chef's Wüsthof set of these, made in Germany since the mid-19th century
knives
Ken
|
$800
[24]
1987:"Inconceivable!"
The Princess Bride
Tom
|
$800
[14]
I'm talkin' Shakespeare, Claudio & Isabella... talkin' Pompey... Lucio & the Duke, say hey! to this play
Measure for Measure
|
$800
[9]
Beluga
Russian
Ken
|
|
$1,000
[20]
In 2004, busy cash registers at this retailer made it No. 1
Walmart
Ken
|
$1,000
[5]
Some say the 12th pope of this name should be made a saint; others say he was too quiet during WWII
Pius
Tom
|
$1,000
[30]
Not to be confused with Procter & Gamble, this company formed by a 1960 merger is famous for coffeemakers
Proctor Silex
|
$1,000
[25]
1948:"Badges?"
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Ken
|
$1,000
[15]
Aptly, this name of the long-lost daughter in "The Winter's Tale" is from the Latin for "lost"
Perdita
Rachael
|
$1,000
[10]
Falafel
Arabic
Ken
|
| ITS ONLY LAND BORDER | SCIENCE & TECH BOOKS | THE 1990s RAP SONG | "V"OCABULARY | YEAR DOUBLE ZERO | INITIALS TO ROMAN NUMERALS TO NUMBERS |
|
$400
[10]
This country's is with the United Kingdom
Ireland
Ken
|
$400
[1]
"My Brief History" is this physicist's account of his life of challenge & triumph
Stephen Hawking
Ken
|
$400
[11]
"And the lights are blinkin', I'm thinkin' it's all over when I go out drinkin'...insane in" this
the membrane
Tom
|
$400
[16]
This 10-letter word refers to the common language of a region
vernacular
Ken
|
$400
[21]
In his 2000 farewell he wrote, "Snoopy, Linus, Lucy... how can I ever forget them?"
Schulz
Ken
|
$400
[26]
For the TV late-night host who in April 2014 announced he'd be retiring
550 (= DL)
Ken
|
|
$800
[6]
This country's is with Germany
Denmark
Ken
|
$800
[2]
The story of math genius Srinivasa Ramanujan is told in "The Man Who Knew" this limitless concept
infinity
Ken
|
$800
[12]
Completes the title of a Notorious B.I.G. hit, "Mo Money..."
"...Mo Problems"
Ken
|
$800
[17]
It's the type of arenaseen here
a velodrome
Tom
|
$800
[22]
In 1800 this man conducted the first performance of his first symphony
Beethoven
Ken
|
$800
[27]
For the naturalist who discussed his theory of evolution in "The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals"
400 (= CD)
Ken
|
|
$1,200
[7]
This country's is with Malaysia
Brunei
Ken
|
DD
$1,000
[4]
Harold Evans covers 200 years of science history in "They Made America: From" this "Engine to" this "Engine"
the steam engine & the search engine
Rachael
|
$1,200
[13]
Shock-G taught us the moves of this digital underground "dance"
"The Humpty Dance"
Ken
|
$1,200
[18]
This word for a greenish patena is from the Old French for "green of Greece"
verdigris
Rachael
|
$1,200
[23]
In 1100 William the Conqueror's youngest son became the first of England's 8 kings of this name
Henry
Tom
|
$1,200
[28]
For the actor who had the title role in "The Bourne Ultimatum"
1500 (= MD)
Ken
|
|
$2,000
[9]
This country's is with Senegal
The Gambia
Ken
|
$1,200
[3]
Launched in 2011, "Starman" reveals "The Truth Behind the Legend of" this pilot from the Smolensk Region
Yuri Gagarin
Rachael
|
$1,600
[14]
"Go Hammer, MC Hammer", is in the tune with this 4-word title
"U Can't Touch This"
Ken
|
$1,600
[19]
The amoeba's food is struggling in one of these empty areas within the cell
a vacuole
Ken
|
$1,600
[24]
On June 14, 1900 this future state officially became U.S. territory
Hawaii
|
$1,600
[29]
For the pilot who was Time's first Man of the Year
150 (= CL)
Ken
|
|
DD
$5,800
[8]
This country's is with France
Monaco
Ken
|
$2,000
[5]
A biography of Michael Ventris is titled "The Man Who Deciphered" this ancient Cretan script
Linear B
Ken
|
$2,000
[15]
From the Beastie Boys: "I can't stand it, I know you planned it... listen, all y'all, it's a" this
"Sabotage"
|
$2,000
[20]
In theology, this adjective is opposed to "deadly" or "mortal"
venial
Tom
|
$2,000
[25]
Charles XII, king of this country, used a blizzard as cover to crush the Russians at the 1700 Battle of Narva
Sweden
Tom
|
$2,000
[30]
For the creator of "The X-Files"
200 (= CC)
Ken
|
His works include "The Economic Consequences of the Peace" in 1919 & "The End of Laissez-Faire" from 1926
John Maynard Keynes