Eugene Britton — a chemical engineer from Gonzales, Louisiana
Mariusz Galczynski — a university lecturer from St. Charles, Illinois
Doug Perez — a database developer from Monrovia, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $17,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug | $800 | $1,800 | $11,000 |
$10
3rd place: $1,000 |
$11,000
16 R, 1 W |
| Mariusz | $4,600 | $8,400 | $10,200 |
$20,350
New champion: $20,350 |
$14,400
16 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| Eugene | $600 | $3,400 | $12,995 |
$3,895
2nd place: $2,000 |
$13,000
16 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| CHICK LIT | EXPRESSIONS FROM BASEBALL | OPERA | TRADITIONAL FOODS AS NATIONAL FLAGS | BRAD PITT FILM ROLES | WHAT'S IN THE BOX?! |
|
$200
[20]
"Henny Penny" is another name for this tale about a fowl who thinks there's a problem with the stratosphere
"Chicken Little"
Doug
|
$200
[1]
Your figures are pretty close, definitely in this place
the ballpark
Eugene
|
$200
[2]
In "Il trovatore", Leonora kills herself with poison concealed in this piece of jewelry
a ring
Eugene
|
$200
[23]
Curry chicken & cheera thoran make up the stripes of this country's flag
India
Doug
|
$200
[24]
1999:Tyler Durden, a soap salesman who gets involved in bare-knuckle brawling
Fight Club
Doug
|
$200
[26]
Ooh, a watch! Does that say Timex or this other brand with the $35,000 Submariner?
Rolex
Eugene
|
|
$400
[12]
In an L. Frank Baum novel, Billina the hen is blown overboard from a steamship along with this girl
Dorothy
Mariusz
|
$400
[10]
Things aren't looking good; it's like we've already got this pair against us
two strikes
Doug
|
$400
[3]
It's the title occupation of the baritone heard here
barber
Eugene
|
$400
[18]
Of course, the olives are interspersed with feta cheese stripes to make the flag of this country
Greece
Doug
|
$400
[25]
2013:Samuel Bass, a Canadian abolitionist & carpenter
12 Years a Slave
Mariusz
|
$400
[27]
Look! The original Broadway cast recording of this show! Let's listen to "You And Me (But Mostly Me)" & "All American Prophet"
The Book of Mormon
Mariusz
|
|
$600
[13]
It's the "fowl" moral of a fable about a milkmaid who spills her pail before she can sell it & realize her dreams
don't count your chickens before they hatch
Eugene
|
$600
[11]
Dinner with your aunt? I can't do it until her next visit, so I've got to take this
a rain check
Doug
Mariusz
|
$600
[4]
This Puccini opera is set in an attic apartment & at the Cafe Momus in Paris' Latin Quarter
La bohème
Mariusz
|
$800
[8]
This Middle Eastern country got tomatoes, pita bread &, as a stand-in for a tree, a sprig of parsley
Lebanon
Eugene
|
$600
[16]
2009:Lt. Aldo Raine, a hardened Nazi-killer
Inglourious Basterds
Mariusz
|
$600
[28]
I wasn't expecting a map of this country, with the cities of Namanga, Lodwar, & Mombasa highlighted
Kenya
Mariusz
|
|
$800
[14]
A giant's hen lays golden eggs in many versions of this story
"Jack and the Beanstalk"
Mariusz
|
$800
[21]
Don't worry, I'll keep you informed; I'll do this briefly with you after I get back
touch base
Mariusz
|
$800
[5]
In Act One this tempestuous heroine has a fight with another woman from the tobacco factory
Carmen
Mariusz
|
$1,000
[9]
This Asian nation serves up sweet chili sauce, shredded coconut & blue swimmer crab
Thailand
Doug
|
$800
[17]
2013:Gerry Lane, a former U.N. troubleshooter fighting the undead
World War Z
Eugene
|
$800
[29]
It's this water-soluble liquid that can be used in rocket propellants & prescribed to treat angina
nitroglycerin
Eugene
|
|
$1,000
[15]
In Chaucer's "Nun's Priest's Tale", a proud & foolish rooster escapes one of these predators by the skin of his beak
a fox
|
$1,000
[22]
Most of the world doesn't care how we pick Daily Doubles; that's real this 2-word phrase
inside baseball
|
$1,000
[6]
This knight reveals that he comes from Montsalvat, where his father, Parzifal, is king of the Holy Grail
Lohengrin
|
DD
$1,400
[7]
The recipe for this country's flag--chorizo & arroz
Spain
Mariusz
|
$1,000
[19]
2004:Achilles
Troy
Eugene
|
$1,000
[30]
A belt made with this 7-letter craft, hooking strands of string into patterns? You shouldn't have! & I truly mean that!
macramé (crochet accepted)
Mariusz
|
| RHYMING BRANDS | PUERTO RICO | THE REIGN OF TERROR | BEFORE & AFTER | SHE'S A GODDESS! | FROM "E" TO "U" |
|
$400
[9]
A division of Gannett, this daily paper has sections like Money, Sports & Life
USA Today
Eugene
|
$400
[16]
Puerto Rico's anthem says that when this man reached the island he exclaimed, "This is the beautiful land that I seek"
Columbus
Doug
|
DD
$5
[30]
In 1794 her first husband Alexandre de Beauharnais was executed & she was imprisoned
Joséphine
Eugene
|
$400
[1]
I'll have a vodka & tomato juice drink with a Julie Andrews movie chaser
Bloody Mary Poppins
Doug
|
$400
[8]
The original statue of her in the Parthenon was lost by 400 A.D.
Athena
Doug
|
$400
[17]
It's just water in French
eau
Eugene
|
|
$800
[12]
Owned by Nestle, this low-cal meal creating company aims to "keep life delicious"
Lean Cuisine
Doug
|
$800
[22]
Sail over the rainforest on "The Beast", one of the world's highest of these at 853 feet
a zip line
Mariusz
|
$400
[26]
It was the preferred instrument of execution during the reign of terror
the guillotine
Eugene
|
$800
[2]
Mao's 1934 walkabout goes Hollywood as a film about waddling birds
the Long March of the Penguins
Doug
|
$1,200
[6]
Not to be confused with Freya, this wife of Odin was the chief goddess in Norse myth
Frigga
|
$800
[18]
Africa has the ostrich; Australia has this
the emu
Doug
|
|
$1,200
[13]
This Hawaiian-sounding online video website wants you to know that it is A. free & B. legal
Hulu
Doug
|
$1,200
[23]
In 2012 Alejandro Padilla was elected this, the island's top executive position, for a 4-year term
governor
Doug
|
$800
[27]
The Festival of Reason, which secularized society, took place at this cathedral; soon all churches were closed
Notre Dame
Eugene
|
$1,200
[3]
A clever cat from "Shrek" puts combat troops in the fight overseas
Puss in Boots on the ground
Eugene
|
$1,600
[10]
In Celtic myth Clota was the goddess of this Scottish river
the Clyde
|
$1,200
[19]
This Biblical name can mean someone who prefers a current advantage to long-term rights or interests
Esau
Eugene
|
|
$1,600
[14]
It appeared in 1928 to challenge boring old Wrigley's, which you could only sit there & chew
Dubble Bubble
Eugene
|
$1,600
[24]
In 1987 this king became the first Spanish monarch ever to visit Puerto Rico
Juan Carlos
Doug
|
$1,200
[28]
Just like in the U.S. in the 1970s, a decree, called the Maximum, was passed to fix these 2 things to control inflation
wages & prices
|
$1,600
[4]
An "Enthusiasm"-challenged TV actor/writer is pretty, pretty, pretty good as a Dickens title guy
Larry David Copperfield
Doug
|
$2,000
[11]
In Egyptian myth, Seshat, goddess of writing, was the wife of this god of learning
Thoth
|
$1,600
[20]
It's the color of unbleached linen
ecru
Eugene
|
|
$2,000
[15]
This company touts that it's "where fans buy and sell tickets"
StubHub
Mariusz
|
$2,000
[25]
In 1956 this Spanish cellist moved to Puerto Rico & helped the island assemble a first-class orchestra
(Pablo) Casals
Mariusz
|
$2,000
[29]
The Committee of Public Safety used members of this political "club" to carry out some of its terror-ist policies
the Jacobin club
|
$2,000
[5]
Dwyane Wade's team turns into "Mr. Hundred & One" degrees in a Christmas TV special
the Miami Heat Miser
Mariusz
|
DD
$5,000
[7]
A crater deep inside Kilauea volcano is said to be the home of this goddess responsible for many eruptions
Pele
Mariusz
|
$2,000
[21]
First name of Mr. Root, TR's Secretary of State
Elihu
Eugene
|
He once said, "It is through fantasy that children achieve catharsis. It is the best means they have for taming wild things"
Maurice Sendak