Battle of the Decades semifinal game 1.
Chuck Forrest — an attorney for the UN IFAD from Marino, Italy
Russ Schumacher — a university professor from Fort Collins, Colorado
Ken Jennings — a writer from Seattle, Washington
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken | $8,800 | $15,000 | $18,600 |
$30,401
Finalist |
$21,200
32 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Russ | $1,000 | $800 | $1,600 |
$0
3rd place: $25,000 |
$1,600
6 R, 3 W |
| Chuck | $1,400 | $2,800 | $15,200 |
$26,200
2nd place: $25,000 |
$12,000
10 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| OCEAN COMMOTION | OLYMPIC ATHLETES BEYOND THE GAMES | GARDENING | GOING OUT OF BUSINESS | BROADWAY & POLITICS | ANAGRAMS FOR MILLIONAIRES |
|
$200
[1]
Sanskrit texts call this ocean Ratnakara, the Mine of Jewels
the Indian Ocean
Ken
|
$200
[18]
In London Paula Radcliffe ran a 2:15:25 in this race in 2003; it's still the world record
the marathon
Ken
|
$200
[30]
Members of the agave, lily & cactus families are this type of plant whose fleshy leaves are able to store water
succulents
Ken
|
$200
[16]
In 2013 Variety reported "This is the End" was the last movie rented from this once-mighty chain
Blockbuster
Ken
|
$200
[15]
In the one-man show "You're Welcome America", Will Ferrell spoofed this president
George W. Bush
Russ
|
$200
[12]
Where to vacay? This Mediterranean region:"I ARRIVE"
Riviera
Ken
|
|
$400
[2]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a globe on the monitor.) From the shores of Antarctica, the Pacific Ocean stretches north over 9,000 miles to this narrow passage
the Bering Strait
Ken
|
$400
[22]
In 2009, on her back, feet first, American Erin Hamlin broke a 16-year German reign in this winter sport
the luge
Russ
|
$400
[9]
Looking for a climber with fragrant flowers? Plant the star type of this shrub
jasmine
|
$400
[26]
In 2009 service was no longer state of the art at the last brick & mortar stores of this alliterative electronics chain
Circuit City
Ken
|
$400
[13]
The singing killers & would-be killers of "Assassins" include Oswald, Booth & this 1980s attempter
John Hinckley, Jr.
Ken
|
$400
[17]
Type of agreement made before the vows:"A TRIPLE PUN"
prenuptial
Chuck
|
|
$600
[3]
Originally an adjective, it's now a noun referring to a deep-sea vessel like a submarine or bathyscaphe
submersible
Chuck
|
$600
[23]
At the '88 Worlds, skater Kurt Browning was the first in competition to land a jump with this many revolutions
4
Ken
Russ
|
$600
[7]
This hybrid lemon tree bears the surname of the guy from the U.S.D.A. who brought it to the U.S. in 1908
Meyer
Ken
|
$600
[27]
Let's go back in time--he made 9,000 of the cars named for him before running off the road in 1982
John DeLorean
Ken
|
$600
[10]
In 2014 Bryan Cranston made his Broadway debut in "All The Way", a drama about this president's first year in office
LBJ
Ken
|
$600
[19]
Pop its cork & get a"GRIP ON DEMON"
Dom Pérignon
Ken
|
|
$800
[5]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) The Atlantic Ocean's deepest point, at about 27,500 feet, is located in the trench bearing the name of this island
Puerto Rico
Russ
|
$800
[24]
In 2007 Merlene Ottey, born in this island nation known for sprinters, ran an 11.64 100 meters... at age 47
Jamaica
Ken
|
$800
[4]
Thisflower does well in partial shade but can be exposed to full sun
the camelia
|
$800
[28]
In 1991 this "directional" airline flew off into the sunset after 64 years
Eastern
Ken
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$800
[11]
"Politics & Poker" & "I Love a Cop" are songs in this musical about a big-city mayor
Fiorello!
Chuck
|
$800
[20]
Endow a new chemistry building there:"THROAT MUD"
Dartmouth
Ken
|
|
$1,000
[6]
What scientists technically call insanely weird creatures live near hydrothermal these on the ocean floor
vents
Ken
|
$1,000
[25]
In 6 straight world track & field championships 1983 to 1997, this Ukrainian was your winner in the pole vault
(Sergey) Bubka
Chuck
|
$1,000
[8]
This process of punching holes & removing small plugs of soil from a lawn helps to improve nutrient & water absorption
aeration
Ken
|
$1,000
[29]
In 2009 Toys "R" Us scooped up the remains of this 2-letter retailer
KB Toys
|
DD
$4,400
[14]
It's Peter Morgan's play about a revealing series of 1977 interviews
Frost/Nixon
Ken
|
$1,000
[21]
Your kid is one, even past infancy:"BRATTY BUDS FUN"
trust fund baby
Ken
|
| MAKE YOUR OWN SPY NOVEL TITLES | 4-SYLLABLE WORDS | ART "S"TUFF | WE GET LETTERS | P.S. I LOVE YOU | 1950s EMMYS |
|
$400
[18]
The + a Jewish holiday in which the story of Exodus is retold + a musical term for a gradual increase in volume
The Passover Crescendo
Ken
|
$400
[3]
This word denoting a counterpart is German & means "double-walker"
Doppelgänger
Ken
|
$400
[17]
This American known for his portraits was born in Italy to the former Mary Newbold Singer
John Singer Sargent
Ken
Russ
|
$400
[12]
In a letter to a 5-year-old boy, she wrote the story of 4 little rabbits named Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail & Peter
(Beatrix) Potter
Russ
|
$400
[22]
Giant of American musicseen here
Paul Simon
Ken
|
$1,200
[9]
His 1954 & 1955 Supporting Actor Emmys were for "The Jackie Gleason Show"
(Art) Carney
Russ
|
|
$800
[19]
The + a Green Knight-battling Round Tabler + milk substitute for babies, such as Enfamil
The Gawain Formula
Ken
|
$800
[6]
Doctorate document
dissertation
Chuck
|
$800
[1]
This French word for "lounge" was used for exhibits of artworks; famous ones were "d'Automne" & "des Independants"
salon
Ken
|
$800
[13]
(I'm Ben Mankiewiczof Turner Classic Movies.) Hitchcock's reply to an angry dad who wrote that his daughter was refusing to shower after seeing this 1960 film? "Send her to the dry cleaners"
Psycho
Ken
|
$800
[24]
PS can stand for picosecond, this fraction of a second
a trillionth
Ken
|
$1,600
[8]
Hemade 'em laugh & won forhis"Colgate Comedy Hour" work
Donald O'Connor
Ken
|
|
$1,200
[11]
The + our 9th president's last name + a "diplomatic" term for a correct method of medical treatment
The Harrison Protocol
|
$1,200
[21]
Grammatically, in "When Al headbutted a lamppost, he got a concussion", "Al" is this of "he", & Al is stupid
the antecedent
|
$1,200
[2]
Nature morte (literally "dead nature") is another name for this genre of painting
still life
Chuck
|
$1,600
[15]
In this 1845 story, the stolen title object has been hidden in plain sight
The Purloined Letter
Russ
|
$1,200
[25]
Thisjustice said of pornography, "I know it when I see it", & you'll know him when you see him
(Potter) Stewart
Ken
|
$2,000
[10]
In 1952 this comedian won the "Best Actor" Emmy; in 2014 his "hour" came as he passed away at 91
Sid Caesar
Chuck
|
|
$1,600
[20]
The + a Mongol emperor's poetic palace + a type of papal teaching letter first issued in 1740
The Xanadu Encyclical
Ken
Chuck
|
$2,000
[26]
From the Latin for "uncertain", it refers to a judgment based on one's whim rather than on a rule
arbitrary
|
$1,600
[4]
Da Vinci used both chiaroscuro & this, Italian for "smoked", to gradually transition hues
sfumato
Ken
|
$2,000
[16]
He wrote to his muse Georgia O'Keeffe, "How I wanted to photograph you--the hands--the mouth--& eyes"
(Alfred) Stieglitz
Chuck
|
— | — |
|
$2,000
[23]
The + a 35-year "Price is Right" host + an act of reasoning from the general to the specific
The Barker Deduction
Ken
|
DD
$4,800
[7]
Adjective for the perfect embodiment of something, or something a Dionne kid must have
quintessential
Chuck
|
$2,000
[5]
Joseph Cornell took these small display cases into the realm of Surrealist art
a shadow box
Russ
|
DD
$6,000
[14]
This explorer wrote to his friend J.M. Barrie in 1912, "we have accomplished our object in reaching the Pole"
Robert Falcon Scott
Ken
|
— | — |
Written about the U.S. occupation of the Philippines, a Kipling poem said, "Take up" this now-controversial phrase
the White Man's burden