Che Smith — a consultant and Ph.D. candidate from Washington, D.C.
Charles Brower — a senior managing editor from Durham, North Carolina
Hillary Huttenhower — a materials engineer from Manchester, Connecticut (whose 1-day cash winnings total $19,801)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary | $1,000 | $1,600 | $8,800 |
$5,800
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,800
14 R, 4 W |
| Charles | $4,800 | $11,200 | $25,400 |
$20,400
New champion: $20,400 |
$24,600
27 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| ché | $1,000 | $2,400 | $7,200 |
$200
3rd place: $1,000 |
$7,200
10 R, 1 W |
| TAKING IN THE CITY SITES | NAME THAT FOOD | ALCATRAZ | AT THE MOVIES 10 YEARS AGO | THE ORIGIN | OF SPECIES |
|
$200
[14]
charmeck.orgis the site for this city & Mecklenburg County
Charlotte
ché
|
$200
[6]
Chorba & borscht:this food that has its own course
soup
|
$200
[26]
This nickname for Alcatraz was the title of a movie in which Ed Harris takes hostages there
The Rock
Charles
|
$200
[1]
This Michael Moore documentary about the war on terrorism took the top prize at Cannes in 2004
Fahrenheit 9/11
Charles
|
$200
[11]
"Worm" comes from an Old English word for this mythic creature
dragon
|
$200
[21]
In just one word, it's the animal known scientifically as Bison bison
buffalo
Hillary
|
|
$400
[15]
Iovehaight.orgis for people who love this town, summer or not
San Francisco
Charles
|
$400
[7]
Bechamel:a basic white one of these
sauce
ché
|
$400
[27]
In the 1850s the first of these on the West Coast was built on Alcatraz; the Fresnel lenses arrived last
lighthouse
Charles
|
$400
[2]
Jon Heder wore a "Vote for Pedro" T-shirt as the title character of this film
Napoleon Dynamite
Hillary
|
$400
[12]
We get "vinegar" from words meaning "sour" this liquid
wine
ché
|
$400
[22]
What's that at the door?It's this animal, Canis lupus
wolf
Charles
|
|
$600
[18]
spl.orgis for this city's library system, including the Rainier Beach branch
Seattle
ché
|
$600
[8]
Genoise:this type of dessert
sponge cake
|
$600
[28]
To quell inmate disturbances, the ceiling of the dining room was equipped with canisters of this chemical irritant
tear gas
Hillary
Charles
|
$600
[3]
Simon Pegg & Nick Frost starred in this British movie described as a rom-zom-com
Shaun of the Dead
Charles
|
$600
[13]
The French for "little shield" gives us this word for an arrow's intended
target
Hillary
|
$800
[24]
Balaenoptera bonaerensis of the Antarctic is this creature
whale
Hillary
|
|
$800
[19]
startribune.comis the site for a major newspaper based in this city
Minneapolis
Hillary
Charles
|
$800
[9]
Beefsteak & champion:this member of the nightshade family
tomato
Charles
|
$800
[29]
An author of 2 books on canaries, his stay included 6 years in segregation & 11 in the hospital
Robert Stroud
|
$800
[4]
Cady moves from the jungles of Africa to those of high school & gets in with an A-list clique in this film
Mean Girls
Charles
|
$800
[16]
The one against whom a wrong or crime has been committed, from the Latin for "creature to be sacrificed"
victim
ché
|
$1,000
[25]
Asitrarely feedson water creatures, Martes pennantior penance martinmakes more sensethan this name
fisher cat
|
|
$1,000
[20]
big shoulders.com belongs to a digital video production company based here
Chicago
Charles
|
$1,000
[10]
Scotch bonnet:a very hot one of these
chili pepper
Charles
|
$1,000
[30]
On March 21, 1963 this Attorney General closed Alcatraz because of the high cost of maintaining the prison
Robert Kennedy
Hillary
|
$1,000
[5]
Guillermo del Toro's screenplay for this film was based on Mike Mignola's comic book series
Hellboy
Charles
|
$1,000
[17]
Naturally this word for a perfect place is from the Greek for "not a place"
utopia
Charles
|
DD
$2,000
[23]
Cygnus atratus is this creature, also the title of a dance movie
a black swan
Charles
|
| ENTERTAINMENT: FIVE RHYMES | THE EARLY A.D.'S | PUBLISHED POSTHUMOUSLY | WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT | TRANSPORTATION | "DOO" OR "DI" |
|
$400
[1]
In 1974 the Ohio Players sang of this kind of "turkey"
jive
Hillary
|
$400
[22]
Around the year 58 he penned a few letters to the Corinthians
(Saint) Paul
Charles
|
$400
[8]
A collection of short stories, her "Miss Marple's Final Cases" was published in 1979
Agatha Christie
ché
|
$400
[6]
The only first lady ever elected to public office, she's also a Grammy winner
Hillary Clinton
Hillary
|
$400
[19]
Operating since 1901, Germany's Schwebebahn is the world's oldest one of these trains that run on one track
monorail
Charles
|
$400
[7]
A professional who gives tips on healthful eating
dietician
Charles
|
|
$800
[2]
In "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2," the tooth of the baked potatohippoconsists of a single this
chive
ché
|
$800
[23]
This city was founded in 43 A.D. just north of the Thames' marshy valley
London
Hillary
|
$800
[13]
"Persuasion", her last completed novel, was published only months after her death in 1817
(Jane) Austen
Charles
|
$800
[17]
This 2-named Michigan city, thought Susan Baldwin, was grrreat! Susan served 4 terms as mayor
Battle Creek
Hillary
ché
|
$800
[24]
In 1294 B.C. Egyptians & Hittites waged a battle involving the use of thousands of these 2-wheeled vehicles
chariots
Charles
|
$800
[9]
Pertaining to or resembling the devil
diabolical
Hillary
|
|
$1,200
[3]
No. 1 adult contemporary hit for The Cars in 1984
"Drive"
ché
|
$1,200
[26]
The wheel is older, but the wheel this, for moving loads more easily, dates to second century China
wheelbarrow
Hillary
|
$1,200
[14]
In "Queen", published in 1993, he told of his grandmother, the daughter of a slave & a white slave owner
(Alex) Haley
Charles
|
$1,200
[18]
Jeanne Shaheen & Maggie Hassan tried to bring concord to Concord while governing this state
New Hampshire
Hillary
|
$1,600
[27]
The rear window auto brake lights mandated by the govt. in the '80s are nicknamed "Liddy lights" in her honor
(Elizabeth) Dole
Charles
|
$1,200
[10]
A song by the DeVilles helped give this style of vocal music its name
doo-wop
ché
|
|
$1,600
[4]
Mos Eisley in "Star Wars" was called a "wretched" this "of scum and villainy"
hive
Hillary
|
$1,600
[29]
St. Irenaeus streamlined the contentious world of Christianity with his book "against" these unorthodox beliefs
heresies
Charles
|
$2,000
[16]
Unfinished at his death, his "Silent Night: A Spenser Holiday Novel" was completed by his agent & published in 2013
(Robert) Parker
Charles
|
$1,600
[20]
She was the third secretary of Homeland Security & the first woman to serve in that post
Janet Napolitano
|
DD
$2,000
[25]
Bases for these are located at Carson, California, Pompano Beach, Florida & Akron, Ohio
Goodyear Blimps
Charles
|
$1,600
[11]
Shakespeare, in "Julius Caesar": "Run, as it were" this time for the end of the world
doomsday
Hillary
|
|
$2,000
[5]
First name of the guy who played Hemingway in a 2012 HBO movie
Clive
ché
|
$2,000
[30]
The last remnant of Jewish rule in ancient Palestine, this fortress was taken after a bitter siege
Masada
Charles
|
DD
$3,000
[15]
His "Lighthouse at the End of the World" was published in Paris shortly after his death in 1905
Jules Verne
Charles
|
$2,000
[21]
In 2014 Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of this state gave her party's state of the union response
Washington
|
$2,000
[28]
L.A.'s Angels Flightis an example of this short cable-drawncliff railway
funicular
Hillary
|
$2,000
[12]
In folk music he's told, "Hang down your head"
Tom Dooley
Hillary
Charles
|
The Hiram Bingham Highway, opened in 1948, is the last leg linking Machu Picchu with this World Heritage site, a city about 50 miles off
Cuzco