Catherine Hardee game 5.
Elisa Korb — a professor from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Alan Lange — an actuary from Sarasota, Florida (whose 1-day cash winnings total $36,400)
Catherine Hardee — a hotel front desk clerk and recent college graduate from Kinston, North Carolina (whose 4-day cash winnings total $95,201)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine | $6,600 | $9,000 | $18,800 |
$11,199
2nd place: $2,000 |
$19,800
26 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Alan | $1,600 | $5,200 | $10,400 |
$7,400
3rd place: $1,000 |
$10,400
12 R, 0 W |
| Elisa | $1,200 | $3,200 | $13,200 |
$26,400
New champion: $26,400 |
$13,200
17 R, 2 W |
| WHAT WOMEN WANT | STATE CAPITAL NICKNAMES | MIDDLE J | 2014 BESTSELLERS | SONGS ON THE MOVIE'S SOUNDTRACK | THE CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE |
|
$200
[1]
A pair of jeans that fit well, like the 525s from this brand
Levis
Catherine
|
$200
[4]
"The Fun-tier Capital of Texas"
Austin
Elisa
|
$200
[15]
A course of study, or one under the rule of a sovereign
a subject
Catherine
|
$200
[5]
A wealthy man hangs himself from a sycamore tree as this author of legal thrillers takes us back to Clanton, Miss.
John Grisham
Catherine
|
$200
[20]
"Kiss The Girl" &"Under The Sea"
The Little Mermaid
Elisa
|
$200
[26]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Chicago Board of Trade.) The traders here are buying & selling week contracts for later delivery; for example, a cereal company may buy wheat at a locked-in price for delivery many months later; giving rise to this type of commodities contracts
a future
Alan
|
|
$400
[2]
A few moments of quiet to do this, especially the one edited by Will Shortz in The New York Times
a crossword puzzle
Catherine
|
$400
[8]
"The Mile High City"
Denver
Elisa
|
$400
[16]
You do this to yourself if you lie on the witness stand
to perjure
Alan
|
$400
[9]
This politician was diplomatic in her memoir "Hard Choices"
Hillary Clinton
Catherine
|
$400
[21]
"Faber College Theme" &"Shout"
Animal House
Alan
|
$400
[27]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Chicago Board of Trade.) He was the first U.S. President to appearhereon the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade; he ended hisremarkson the state of the economy by saying, "Maybe I could learn a few new hand gestures"
George H.W. Bush
Catherine
|
|
$600
[3]
Some help around the house; would it kill you to get out the Bissell Bagless Canister one of these every once in a while?
a vacuum cleaner
Alan
|
$600
[12]
"The Bluegrass Capital"
Frankfort (Kentucky)
Catherine
|
$600
[17]
It's a prince in India
a rajah
Catherine
|
$600
[10]
"Carsick" is this cult film director's tale of hitchhiking from Baltimore to California
John Waters
Elisa
|
$600
[22]
"I Am A Master Builder" &"Everything Is Awesome!!!"
The Lego Movie
Catherine
|
$600
[28]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Chicago Board of Trade.) Historical events have an impact on commodities' prices, as could be seen in March 2014; when corn reached a 6-month high, because of the Russian occupation of this peninsula through which corn is exported
the Crimea
Elisa
|
|
$800
[6]
Before bed, a cup of this herbal tea from Celestial Seasonings; that's the logo seen here
SleepyTime
Catherine
|
$1,000
[14]
"The Almond Capital of the World"
Sacramento
Alan
|
$800
[18]
Take off your bars & put on an oak leaf--you've been promoted to this
Major
Catherine
|
$800
[11]
It's the Martin Sixsmith biography of a 1950s Irish woman forced to give up her baby for adoption
Philomena
Catherine
|
$800
[23]
"Fire In The Twilight" &"Don't You (Forget About Me)"
The Breakfast Club
Alan
|
$800
[29]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Chicago Board of Trade.) CNBC reporter Rick Santelli's5-minute outburst from the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade in 2009 attacking government bailouts is credited with sparking this political movement
the Tea Party
Alan
Elisa
|
|
$1,000
[7]
Time to exercise; perhaps a class in this discipline named for founder Joseph, who initially called it Contrology
Pilates
Catherine
|
DD
$2,000
[13]
"Arkopolis"
Little Rock
Catherine
|
$1,000
[19]
An Acadian expat
a Cajun
Alan
|
$1,000
[25]
In 1972 her first book was called "Mmmmm"; after stints at Gourmet & The New York Times, her first novel is "Delicious"
Ruth Reichl
|
$1,000
[24]
"Don't Shoot Me" &"Fight The Power"
Do the Right Thing
Elisa
|
$1,000
[30]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from outside the Chicago Board of Trade.) Chicago has long been the center of the American grain trade; in 1930, an aluminum statue of this Roman goddess of grains was placed atop the Chicago Board of Trade building to symbolize the city's agricultural roots
Ceres
Elisa
|
| HIPPO CAMPUS | PREMIUM CABLE | ALLITERATIVE WORD PAIRS | CANDLES | HISTORICAL HAIKU | "CAT" PEOPLE |
|
$400
[22]
On Hippo Campus we study Greek & learn that our name is derived from "river" this
horse
Catherine
|
$400
[1]
Speaking in 2014 on the controversial ending of this series, creator David Chase said, "Maybe he choked on an onion ring"
The Sopranos
Elisa
|
$400
[11]
A restaurant server who has survived her husband
a widow waitress
Elisa
|
$400
[6]
According to the National Candle Association, about 35% of all candle sales occur during this holiday season
Christmas
Catherine
|
$400
[12]
Seamstress for the band /Pennsylvania Navy job /1830s death
Betsy Ross
Catherine
|
$400
[17]
She was born Sophie Frederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst in Prussia in 1729; go east, young girl!
Catherine the Great
Elisa
|
|
$800
[23]
In nutrition we learn we eat relatively little because our lives are this, from the Latin for "sit"
sedentary
Elisa
|
$800
[2]
"I am" this legendary gladiator who on Starz was dealing with "Blood and Sand"
Spartacus
Alan
|
$800
[24]
Childlike angels with thighs irritated from rubbing together
chafing cherubs
Catherine
Elisa
|
$800
[7]
A glass chimney protecting a candle is usually called this stormy type of lamp
a hurricane lamp
Elisa
|
$800
[13]
Civil War battle /Pickett charges to ruin /The rebels retreat
(the Battle of) Gettysburg
Catherine
|
$800
[18]
Piscine nickname of the 1974 A.L. Cy Young award winner (yes, he had whiskers)
"Catfish" Hunter
Alan
|
|
$1,200
[25]
In cinema studies we critique Jada Pinkett Smith's work as Gloria the Hippo in this animated movie series
Madagascar
Catherine
|
$1,200
[3]
Showtime says this drama "stars Liev Schreiber as the... guy who makes the problems of the city's elite disappear"
Ray Donovan
Elisa
|
$2,000
[28]
A coddled & overindulged caver
a spoiled spelunker
Catherine
|
$1,200
[8]
This petroleum-based wax was introduced in candlemaking in the 1850s & is still used today
paraffin
Catherine
|
$1,600
[15]
Loveless French "affair" /1797 /Letter-perfect mess
the XYZ Affair
Catherine
|
$1,200
[19]
She found "Big Trouble in Little China" before her days on "Sex & the City"
Kim Cattrall
Elisa
|
|
$1,600
[26]
Excitement in Bible class as we learn this creature that "drinketh up a river" in Job is thought to have been a hippo
Behemoth
Catherine
|
$1,600
[4]
This HBO series that debuted in 2014 makes talk about compression algorithms & tech incubators really funny
Silicon Valley
Alan
|
— |
$1,600
[9]
Five-letter type of candlelitby the bride & groom using two separate candles after making their vows
a unity candle
Elisa
|
$2,000
[16]
10 days, that's too much /I don't want the crown, she said /16 & headless
Jane Grey
Catherine
|
$1,600
[20]
This ancient Roman wrote poems in praise of the lady he called Lesbia & on the death of her sparrow
Catullus
Catherine
|
|
DD
$5,000
[27]
Geography taught us young bulls that this country whose capital is Lusaka probably has the most hippos
Zambia
Catherine
|
$2,000
[5]
The Red Hot Chili Peppers sued Showtime over the title of this show, which also named a character after a Peppers tune
Californication
Elisa
|
— |
$2,000
[10]
In 1974 this Massachusetts firm introduced its Country Kitchen & Bath Brite apothecary candle jar lines
Yankee Candle
Alan
|
DD
$4,000
[14]
Post-Lenin, a pall /From the non-peachy Georgia /Total Bolshevik
(Joseph) Stalin
Catherine
|
$2,000
[21]
Much of our knowledge of 19th-century Native Americans comes from paintings& drawings by him
George Catlin
Elisa
|
In the 400-page book "Agatha Christie A to Z", entries beginning with this 6-letter word start on page 224 & end on 238
"Murder"