Sally Sheinberg — a substitute teacher from Palmdale, California
Kay Thanaporn — a health care consultant from Decatur, Georgia
Christi Esterle — a librarian and stay-at-home mom from Colorado Springs, Colorado (whose 2-day cash winnings total $36,199)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christi | $2,000 | $3,800 | $13,600 |
$22,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$16,600
23 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Kay | $600 | $9,600 | $30,200 |
$33,199
New champion: $33,199 |
$23,400
24 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| Sally | $800 | $800 | $1,600 |
$600
3rd place: $1,000 |
$1,600
5 R, 0 W |
| ON THE "LEFT" | COOL IDEA | BESTSELLING AUTHORS BY PARTIAL TITLE | NATIONAL ANIMALS | OLDIES | NEWBIES |
|
$200
[6]
Mmmmmmmm! Dinner from last night, reheated & served today
leftovers
Sally
|
$200
[17]
What could go wrong with the 1958 Ford concept car known as the Nucleon, powered by a tiny one of these?
a reactor
Christi
|
$200
[1]
"Pelican"(1992)
John Grisham
Kay
|
$200
[22]
The name of this creature is a nickname for a citizen of New Zealand
a kiwi
Christi
|
$200
[7]
"Rock Around The Clock" by this man & His Comets was No. 1 for 8 weeks in 1955
Bill Haley
Sally
|
$200
[10]
Si, since December 2012 Enrique Pena Nieto has been president of this country
Mexico
Christi
|
|
$400
[9]
A clumsy dancer is said to have this anatomical impossibility
two left feet
Sally
|
$400
[18]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Mount Rushmore, South Dakota.) In 1937, a bill was introduced in Congressto carve a fifth figure on Mount Rushmore, this suffragette, but it never happened
Susan B. Anthony
Christi
|
$400
[2]
"Sematary"(1983)
Stephen King
Kay
|
$400
[23]
This national animal of Spain doesn't get much love at the corrida
a bull
Kay
|
$400
[8]
"Whenever I want you", sang the Everly Brothers, "all I have to do is" this
dream
Christi
|
$400
[27]
In November 2012 Tony Hall became director-general of this historic U.K. radio & TV company
the BBC
Christi
|
|
$600
[14]
The Rams' Tom Mack made the Hall of Fame at this position next to the center
left guard
Christi
|
$600
[19]
Dr. John Hunter has a simple way to get supplies into space: shoot them up there with a giant one of these
a cannon
Christi
Kay
|
$600
[3]
"Jurassic"(1990)
Michael Crichton
Christi
|
$600
[24]
Canada's national animals are a horse & this one whose pelt played an important part in its history
a beaver
Kay
|
$600
[11]
"Is it in his sighs? Oh no, he'll make believe. If you want to know if he loves you so, it's in" this
his kiss
Christi
|
$600
[28]
James Franklin is this U.'s new head football coach, following 2 years of Bill O'Brien & 46 years of another guy
Penn State
Kay
|
|
$800
[15]
The aorta emerges from this chamber of the heart
the left ventricle
Christi
|
$800
[20]
In 2012 2 congressmen proposed to move this November day to a weekend to get a better turnout
Election Day
Kay
|
$800
[4]
"Moreau"(1896)
H.G. Wells
Christi
|
$800
[25]
Bolivia uses this animal for wool, to carry loads &, going back to 1827, on coins
a llama
Kay
|
$800
[12]
Dion & the Belmonts wanted to know, "Why must I be" one of these "in love?"
a teenager
Christi
|
$800
[29]
Following the sudden "ill health" of Ri Yong Ho, this nation made Hyon Yong Chol its new military head in 2012
North Korea
Kay
|
|
$1,000
[16]
This 4-word phrase meaning to be abandoned to face a problem alone is used in the game of cribbage
left in a lurch
Christi
Kay
|
$1,000
[21]
Like Venkman & Egon, Edison shared an interest in these & tried to build something to talk to them
ghosts
Christi
|
$1,000
[5]
"Augie"(1953)
Saul Bellow
|
DD
$3,600
[26]
There are no photographs, only illustrations of this symbol of Mauritius
a dodo (bird)
Kay
|
$1,000
[13]
I'm confused--this vocal group told us, "Let's hang on to what we've got" & "Dawn, go away, I'm no good for you"
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
|
$1,000
[30]
In 2014 Satya Nadella became the third CEO in this tech company's history, succeeding Steve Ballmer
Microsoft
Kay
|
| THE 6 WIVES OF HENRY VIII | WEIRD SPORTS | "RH" FACTOR | I'M BORED | ARCHAEOLOGY | OPERA TUNES |
|
$400
[12]
She was born in the Citadel city of Alcala de Henares
Catherine of Aragon
Christi
|
$400
[11]
Still played today, jeu de paume is an early version of this court & net game but using only the hands
tennis
Sally
|
$400
[2]
In titles of pop hits, this aspect of music "Is A Dancer" & "Is Gonna Get You"
Rhythm
Kay
|
$400
[1]
This antonym of "sharp" means boring or not bright in color
dull
Christi
|
$400
[21]
Discoveries such as yarn & whetstones on this largest Canadian island suggest that Vikings once settled there
Baffin Island
Christi
|
$400
[30]
This nuptial tune from "Lohengrin" does have words: "Guided in faith, enter within, where the blessing of love may attend"
the "Wedding March"
Sally
|
|
$1,200
[18]
She secretly married the King on January 25, 1533
Anne Boleyn
Kay
|
$800
[13]
(Mike & Mike of ESPN deliver the clue.) The strangest sport in the world has got to be the wife carrying championships, held every year in Scandinavia... but not as weird as the championships held in Nepal where they play polo matches using these largest land animals
elephants
Kay
|
$800
[3]
The coast variety of this "rose tree" is Washington's state flower
the rhododendron
|
$800
[7]
Lacking in variety, having very little inflection, repetitive; lacking in variety...
monotonous
Christi
|
$800
[22]
In 2012 scientists in Guatemala unearthed the tomb of Lady K'abel, who ruled the Snake Dynasty of this civilization
the Maya
Christi
|
$800
[29]
"O Colombina, the tender, faithful Harlequin is near" is from this clownish opera
Pagliacci
Kay
|
|
$1,600
[19]
The last 2, both Catherines; one was executed, one survived Henry
Catherine Parr & Catherine Howard
Kay
|
$1,200
[14]
The WCBO challenges both brains & brawn in its combined matches of boxing & this board game
chess
Christi
|
$1,200
[4]
A male of this large beetle uses his single front horn to drive other males away from females
a rhinoceros beetle
Kay
|
$1,200
[8]
Often found after "combat", it means weariness or exhaustion
fatigue
Christi
|
$1,600
[24]
For more than 100 years, archaeologists have explored this ancient city in South America
Machu Picchu
Christi
|
$1,200
[28]
The Highlanders sing "Qual rapido torrente" in "La donna del lago", based on this Walter Scott poem
The Lady of the Lake
Kay
|
|
$2,000
[20]
This wife known as "The Flanders Mare" wasn't around long
Anne of Cleves
Kay
|
$1,600
[15]
Speed snorkeling through these peat moss wetlands of Europe can earn you a spot in the record books
a bog
Kay
|
$1,600
[5]
It's an underground stem that can produce new roots, helping plants reproduce despite nasty weather
a rhizome
Kay
|
$1,600
[9]
It's the 5-letter French word for boredom
ennui
Kay
|
$2,000
[25]
This "man" named for a German university city was first known from a single bone called the Mauer jaw
Heidelberg man
|
$1,600
[27]
This waltz master wrote a Czardas in "Die Fledermaus", where Rosalinde has to pretend she's Hungarian
(Johann) Strauss
Kay
|
|
DD
$5,000
[17]
She died 12 days after childbirth & is buried next to Henry
Jane Seymour
Kay
|
$2,000
[16]
OK, it's an Olympic event as of 2014, but this snowboarding event still looks unusual with those rails
slope style
|
$2,000
[6]
It's not your run-of-the-mill parallelogram, it's classified as a special parallelogram
a rhombus
Christi
|
$2,000
[10]
It's "T" time! Prolix, or wordy so as to cause boredom; how...
tedious
Christi
|
DD
$3,000
[23]
In 2013 the stone paws of one of these creatures dedicated to Egyptian King Menkaure were found in Israel
the sphinx
Christi
|
$2,000
[26]
"Vissi d'arte" (I lived for art") from this composer's "Tosca" is a test of a soprano's own artistry
Puccini
Christi
|
Featured in a 1933 novel, it may have been inspired by the 1920s Tibetan travel writings of explorer Joseph Rock
Shangri-La