Megan Gardner — an electrical engineer from Columbia, Maryland
Katie Wroblewski — a graduate student in history from Ypsilanti, Michigan
Jerome Azbell — a library reference clerk from Smyrna, Tennessee (whose 1-day cash winnings total $13,999)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome | $2,800 | $7,200 | $9,200 |
$5,599
3rd place: $1,000 |
$9,200
20 R, 5 W |
| Katie | $1,600 | $2,600 | $6,400 |
$9,201
New champion: $9,201 |
$8,800
14 R, 3 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Megan | $600 | $1,000 | $4,200 |
$8,399
2nd place: $2,000 |
$6,200
9 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| LITERARY SIGNIFICANT OTHERS | NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS | OFFICE SEEKER, DISAPPOINTED | A KILLEE'S HEELS | MYTHS BUSTED BYMYTHBUSTERS | TRIPLE "A" |
|
$200
[1]
Ron Weasley
Hermione Granger
Jerome
|
$200
[28]
Several bourbon distilleries are stops on this state's Lincoln heritage scenic byway
Kentucky
Jerome
|
$200
[23]
In 1918 this tycoon entered Michigan's Senate Republican & Democratic primaries, lost both & never ran again
(Henry) Ford
Katie
|
$200
[17]
You get a clear shot of the heels of this actress as she's stabbed in the shower scene of "Psycho"
Janet Leigh
|
$200
[15]
You can't pick up radio signals through one of these, whether gold or amalgam
fillings
Jerome
|
$200
[3]
When in a Hefner-ian mood, I wear these silk nightclothes
pajamas
Katie
|
|
$400
[11]
Tarzan
Jane
Jerome
|
$400
[29]
South Dakota's Peter Norbeck scenic byway takes you past Harney Peak, Needle's Eye & this national memorial
Mount Rushmore
Megan
|
$400
[4]
This Minnesotan was elected to the Senate in 1966, but his later presidential run was less successful
Walter Mondale
|
$400
[18]
Early in "The Wizard of Oz", you see red heels on this witch's corpse before they morph onto Dorothy's feet
The Wicked Witch of the East
Katie
|
$400
[14]
Unlike a James Bond movie scene, covering someone's body in this will not kill a person through asphyxiation
paint
Jerome
|
$400
[8]
This world capital is just inland from La Guaira, a Caribbean sea port
Caracas
Jerome
|
|
$600
[10]
Bill Sikes
Nancy
|
$600
[25]
To get your kicks on this road, stop at Ortega's Indian trading post in Arizona
Route 66
Jerome
|
$600
[5]
In 2012, this Pennsylvaniancould not overcome Mitt Romney
(Rick) Santorum
Katie
|
$600
[19]
Page 3 girl Kelly Brook crawls heel over heel on a rope before succumbing to these title fish in a 2010 remake
piranhas
Jerome
|
$600
[16]
This man was not buried in Giants Stadium, at least not in several areas rumored to be his final resting place
Hoffa
Katie
|
$600
[2]
You have this kind of a look when dreamy or preoccupied
faraway
Megan
|
|
$800
[13]
Leopold Bloom
Molly
|
DD
$1,000
[24]
A California scenic byway takes you through this place; a 1907 ad about it asked, "Would you enjoy a trip to Hell?"
Death Valley
Katie
|
$800
[6]
In 2006 he lost in the primary for his U.S. Senate seat from Conn. but prevailed as an independent in the general election
Lieberman
Katie
|
$800
[21]
Drew Barrymore tries to run away, but Ghostface stabs her & drags her away by her feet in this 1996 film
Scream
Jerome
Katie
|
$800
[26]
One of these dropped from the Empire State Building is unlikely to kill someone or to penetrate the ground
penny
Jerome
|
$800
[9]
Woody Allen played Fielding Mellish in this "tasty" 1971 film
Bananas
|
|
$1,000
[7]
Dido, Queen of Carthage
Aeneas
Jerome
|
— |
$1,000
[22]
Horrified by Ike's use of advertising professionals, this 1952 Democratic nominee said, "This isn't Ivory Soap vs. Palmolive!"
Adlai Stevenson
Jerome
|
$1,000
[20]
At the morgue in this 1997 film, we see the murdered Arquillian's heels as well as his cat Orion; agents Jay & Kay investigate
Men in Black
Jerome
|
$1,000
[27]
A bullet made of this will not kill someone without leaving a trace; it just breaks when the trigger is pulled
ice
Jerome
|
$1,000
[12]
On the feast of the Pentecost, this knight saw a vision of the Holy Grail
Galahad
Jerome
|
| COUNTRY MUSIC MOVERS & SHAKERS | THE HIGHWAYMEN | "M"ENAGERIE | SIGNS & SYMBOLS | A RIVER RUNS BETWEEN THEM | PORTMANTEAU WORDS |
|
$400
[1]
Taylor Swift broke onto the scene with a song about this singer & in 2013 teamed up with him for "Highway Don't Care"
Tim McGraw
Megan
|
$400
[24]
Later an Edward James Olmos movie title, this 3-word command was used by highwaymen to order victims to stop & fork over
stand and deliver
Katie
|
$400
[6]
If it's 7 feet at the shoulder, weighs half a ton & has antlers, it's probably this creature
moose
Jerome
|
$400
[17]
In Austria & Switzerland, this season is symbolically swept away by people wearing folk masks
winter
Katie
|
$400
[13]
Bulgaria & Romania
the Danube
Jerome
|
$400
[8]
It's a highly incendiary jellylike substance; Robert Duvall loved the smell of it in the morning
napalm
Jerome
|
|
$800
[2]
You cancrash his partyany time
Luke Bryan
Megan
|
$800
[28]
19th century highwaymen known as bushrangers terrorized this continent
Australia
Katie
|
$800
[15]
This plant-eating water mammal has mostly solid bones with no marrow, making its skeleton quite heavy
manatee
Megan
|
$800
[18]
Marianne, featured in art & seen on stamps, is a symbol of this country
France
Katie
|
$800
[10]
Switzerland & Liechtenstein
the Rhine
Katie
|
$800
[7]
It's a close platonic friendship between 2 dudes. as seen in the movie "I Love You, Man"
bromance
Megan
|
|
$1,200
[3]
This Oklahoma native donated $1 million from her "Blown Away" tour to help tornado victims in her home state
Carrie Underwood
Megan
|
$1,600
[27]
Many a highwayman met his end at the "Tyburn tree", which was really this structure
gallows (or hanging post)
Jerome
|
$1,200
[14]
This rodent with partially webbed feet is not really a rat, though it has "rat" in its name
muskrat
Jerome
|
$1,200
[19]
Also called a dung beetle, it was associated with the divine aspects of the early morning sun in Ancient Egypt
scarab
Megan
|
$1,200
[11]
The United States & Mexico (in addition to the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo)
the Colorado
Jerome
|
$1,200
[9]
AKA sudden-wealth syndrome, it's the condition caused by too much money & consumerism
affluenza
|
|
$1,600
[4]
On his death, hewas praised as an ambassadorfor the state of Tennessee and the greatest country singer of all time
George Jones
Katie
Megan
|
$2,000
[26]
This British highwayman & his horse black Bess became celebrated in 19th century pulp fiction
Dick Turpin
|
$1,600
[16]
This African monkey has blue cheeks & a red nose that become brighter when it's excited
mandrill
Jerome
|
DD
$2,000
[20]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents the clue.) In a Gilbert Stuart portrait, behind Washington are many symbolic touches, like the rainbow, showing faith in the future, the copy of "The Federalist", symbolizing unity under the Constitution, &, on the chair, this botanical symbol of victory
a laurel wreath
Megan
|
DD
$1,400
[29]
Brazil & Argentina (It's named for a third country)
Uruguay
Katie
|
$1,600
[21]
It's the portmanteau for close-fitting stretch pants styled to look like denim trousers
jeggings
Katie
|
|
$2,000
[5]
In 2013 fans cheered on this country cutie as she kicked up her heels to win "Dancing with the Stars"
Kellie Pickler
|
— |
$2,000
[23]
Only the males of this swallow are purple; the females are a dull gray
martin
Jerome
|
$2,000
[22]
From north Africa, St. Augustine made this animal a symbol of the humble Christian bearing burdens without complaint
camel
Jerome
|
$1,600
[12]
Zimbabwe & Zambia
the Zambezi
Jerome
Megan
|
$2,000
[25]
A 1980s program of low taxes & trickle-down prosperity was dubbed this, after the man trying to implement it
Reaganomics
Katie
|
It is often said of this man that he "stopped the Sun and moved the Earth"
Copernicus