Stacy Gardner — a school secretary from Long Beach, California
Alison Meermans — a fundraising project manager from Lakewood, Ohio
Brian Keele — an architectural project manager from Atlanta, Georgia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,700)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian | $3,600 | $6,000 | $15,200 |
$7,400
3rd place: $1,000 |
$15,000
21 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Alison | $600 | $5,000 | $11,400 |
$18,400
New champion: $18,400 |
$13,400
17 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Stacy | $4,400 | $4,400 | $8,600 |
$8,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,600
11 R, 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| STARTS & ENDS WITH W | LANDMARKS | A WORLD OF CRAFTS, NO WAR | ON THE WHEATIES BOX | BREAKFAST | OF CHAMPIONS |
|
$200
[6]
To roll about in liquid for refreshment
wallow
Brian
|
$200
[1]
The tomb of Shah Jahan's wife Mumtaz is part of this complex in Agra, India
the Taj Mahal
Brian
|
$200
[16]
Kirigami is cutting & folding paper into objects or designs' this is doing it without cutting, pasting or decorating
origami
Alison
|
$200
[17]
1934: the first athlete to grace a Wheaties box, this "Iron Horse" of the Yankees
Lou Gehrig
Brian
|
$200
[11]
This frozen waffle brand was named for one of its ingredients
Eggo
Stacy
|
$200
[23]
A champion of Irish rights in the 1880s, Daniel O'Connell was known by this nickname also earned by Simon Bolivar
The Liberator
|
|
$400
[7]
The black type of this shade tree can reach 60 feet high
willow
Stacy
|
$400
[2]
Chimney Rock in Nebraska was a major landmark along this overland trail
the Oregon Trail
Brian
|
$400
[18]
A simple method of printing & duplicating uses these cutouts; paint is sprayed through the removed areas
a stencil
Brian
|
$400
[21]
1977: this decathlete & celebrity dad
Bruce Jenner
Brian
|
$400
[12]
Mostly considered a breakfast beverage in Italy, this 10-letter coffee drink has less milk than a latte
a cappuccino
Stacy
|
$400
[24]
In 2013 this women's rights champion & magazine founder received the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Gloria Steinem
Alison
|
|
$600
[8]
Get a load on this conveyance you lift from the rear
a wheelbarrow
|
$600
[3]
Architect John Graham produced the final saucer design of this Seattle landmark
the Space Needle
Alison
|
$600
[19]
Useful in electronics crafts, this process joins circuit components using a low melting point alloy
soldering
Brian
|
$600
[25]
1935: this all-around athlete, the first sportswoman on the box
Babe Didrikson
Alison
|
$600
[13]
In 2014 these Kellogg's toaster pastries hit the big 5-0
Pop Tarts
Stacy
|
$600
[28]
This folk singer who died in 2014 was also a champion of the environment, especially on the Hudson River
Pete Seeger
Alison
|
|
$800
[9]
It can follow "golf" or "football" to describe a lady left alone by her mate for an activity
a widow
Stacy
|
$800
[4]
Commissioned by Frederick William II, this gate was based on a model of the Propylaea in Athens
the Brandenburg Gate
Brian
|
$800
[20]
From the French for "to cut out", it's the craft of decorating a surface with paper shapes
decoupage
Alison
|
$800
[26]
1984: This golden U.S. gymnast
Mary-Lou Retton
Brian
|
$800
[14]
The name of this Mexican breakfast dish means it's cooked in a ranch style
huevos rancheros
Brian
|
$800
[29]
Leymah Gbowee won a Nobel Prize for championing peace in this nation & helping pressure President Charles Taylor into exile
Liberia
Alison
|
|
$1,000
[10]
To sift through material & toss out the junk
to winnow
Stacy
|
$1,000
[5]
A series of white sail-shaped shells serve as the roof of this venue
the Sydney Opera House
Stacy
|
$1,000
[22]
This craft of stitching fabric with a hook instead of a needle developed in the 19th century
crochet
Brian
|
$1,000
[27]
1959: this swimmer & star of movies like "Million Dollar Mermaid"
Esther Williams
Brian
|
DD
$1,200
[15]
Patrick Towle honored Abraham Lincoln's humble beginnings with the name of this syrup
Log Cabin
Brian
|
$1,000
[30]
For helping poor people improve their own areas, Saul Alinsky was known as the "Father of" this type of organizing
community
Alison
|
| STICK IT | LITERARY SHIPPING | DETROIT ROCK CITY | WHAT AN ARTIST DIES IN ME! | COLORFUL WORDS & PHRASES | THE ONLY PRESIDENT WHO... |
|
$400
[26]
A ribbon of horsehair is stretched between the 2 ends of this stick used to play a violin
a bow
Alison
|
$400
[2]
The neurotic Captain Queeg faces a mutiny aboard this ship
the Caine
Brian
Alison
|
$400
[3]
An abbreviation of this nickname for Detroit gave the hard-rocking MC5 their name
the Motor City
Brian
|
$400
[17]
Truly the ultimate Renaissance man, he died in France on May 2, 1519 after a few artworks, inventions & stuff
(Leonardo) Da Vinci
Alison
|
$400
[1]
In an image found in the Book of Proverbs, a persuasive talker is said to have this colorful organ
a silver tongue
Brian
Alison
|
$400
[12]
founded a university
Thomas Jefferson
|
|
$800
[27]
This former NFL facility in San Francisco is nicknamed "The Stick"
Candlestick Park
Brian
|
$800
[22]
The Nautilus is this mad captain's submarine
Captain Nemo
Alison
|
$800
[4]
This husband & wife 2-piece band from Detroit first hit it big in 2002 with "Fell In Love With A Girl"
the White Stripes
Alison
|
$800
[18]
This artist died near Paris on July 29, 1890, but you could say a part of him would always be in Arles
Van Gogh
Brian
|
$800
[8]
Kipling wrote, "He wrapped himself in quotations--as a beggar would enfold himself in" this color "of emperors"
purple
Stacy
|
$800
[13]
served on active duty in the Army during World War I & World War II
Eisenhower
Brian
|
|
$1,200
[28]
Ambulatory 12-letter name of the insect seen here
a walking stick
Brian
|
DD
$1,000
[24]
In a C.S. Forester novel, Charlie Allnutt pilots this title craft on the Ulanga River
The African Queen
Stacy
|
$1,200
[5]
Seen in the '80s, hesang of Hollywood Nights & Katmandu, but was born in a Detroit suburb
Bob Seger
Brian
|
$1,200
[19]
This noted chapel painter died in Rome on February 18, 1564
Michelangelo
Alison
|
$1,200
[9]
This No. 1 country hit by Gretchen Wilson begins, "Well, I ain't never been the Barbie doll type"
"Redneck Woman"
|
$1,200
[14]
was never elected to nationwide office
Gerald Ford
Alison
|
|
$1,600
[29]
When your stick is big & magical enough to be carried by someone like Gandalf, it's called one of these rods
a staff
Stacy
|
$1,200
[23]
Wishing to defect in a Tom Clancy thriller, Capt. Ramius leads this "colorful" craft into troubled waters
The Red October
Stacy
|
$1,600
[6]
Doug Fieger was born in Detroit in 1952, years before hitting it big with this band & "My Sharona"
The Knack
Stacy
|
$1,600
[20]
This painter's journey ended on May 8, 1903 in the South Pacific
Gauguin
Alison
|
$1,600
[10]
In "She Stoops To Conquer", Oliver Goldsmith wrote of this color "Of Perfection"
pink
|
DD
$2,000
[15]
is interred in Washington, D.C. (at Washington National Cathedral)
Woodrow Wilson
Alison
|
|
$2,000
[30]
The head of the stick used in this sport is triangular & netted to allow the ball to be caught, carried or thrown
Lacrosse
Brian
|
$2,000
[25]
In "Treasure Island", Long John Silver & his crew attempt a mutiny on this island-named ship
the Hispañola
|
$2,000
[7]
The Detroit Wheels backed him on "Devil With A Blue Dress On" & "Good Golly Miss Molly"
Mitch Ryder
Brian
|
$2,000
[21]
On Feb. 23, 1792 it was a "wrap" for this English portrait painter whose subjects included "William Robertson"
(Joshua) Reynolds
|
$2,000
[11]
This eatery in Central Park was home to the park's sheep & their shepherd until the 1930s
Tavern on the Green
Alison
|
$2,000
[16]
had 2 Vice Presidents (Clinton & Gerry) die in office
James Madison
|
In 2001 the names of these 2 breeds came together in the new official name of a Canadian province
Newfoundland & Labrador