Kurt Fritzsche — a medical device engineer from Loveland, Ohio
Anne Hand — a nonprofit program manager originally from Acton, Massachusetts
Alysha Rooks — a writer originally from New Orleans, Louisiana (whose 2-day cash winnings total $29,824)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooks | $2,800 | $3,600 | $6,600 |
$1,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,600
11 R, 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| Anne | $4,200 | $2,600 | $14,800 |
$1,199
3rd place: $1,000 |
$16,000
20 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| Kurt | $2,000 | $4,800 | $13,600 |
$13,201
New champion: $13,201 |
$13,600
19 R, 2 W |
| CITY BY STATUE | WEATHER | HERE'S THE FIRST LETTER | THAT'S MY CUP OF TEA | TV NUMBERS | HISTORIC AUTOMOBILES |
|
$200
[16]
The 17-foot Lord Nelson atop his column
London
Anne
|
$200
[21]
From 2006 to 2013, 261 people in the United States were killed by this weather phenomenon; only 8 were golfers
lightning
Kurt
|
$200
[11]
I:a list of places to visit on a journey
itinerary
Anne
|
$200
[2]
Gunpowder is this "colorful" type of tea that comes from leaves that are steamed & dried but not fermented
green
Anne
|
$200
[1]
On ABC with Elizabeth Vargas & David Muir:"____/____"
20/20
Kurt
|
$200
[26]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland, OH.) Long before global warming changed the focus of auto makers, the 1916 Owen Magnetic used both gas & electric power as one of the first of these combined-fuel vehicles
a hybrid
Rooks
|
|
$400
[20]
Donatello, by Torrini
Florence
|
$400
[22]
From the Middle English for "fall of dew", it's a light rain in which the water droplets are less than .5 mm in diameter
drizzle
Anne
|
$400
[14]
K:legendary sea monster causing large whirlpools off Norway's coast--release it!
the Kraken
Rooks
|
$400
[3]
This black pekoe tea bears the name that preceded Sri Lanka
Ceylon
Kurt
|
$400
[7]
Raven pride:"____ Tree Hill"
One
Anne
|
$400
[27]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland, OH.) To showcase its strength & durability, this 1964 Thunderbird was one of a handful of cars made with bodies of this alliterative alloy
stainless steel
Kurt
|
|
$800
[18]
Alexander Mackenzie (at Parliament Hill)
Ottawa
Anne
|
$600
[23]
If there are more than 21 named Atlantic storms in one season, nos. 22 & up are named from letters of this alphabet
the Greek alphabet
Kurt
|
$600
[13]
J:to cut veggies into thin strips
julienne
Anne
|
$600
[4]
The name of this soothing tea is combined from Greek words for "ground" & "apple"
chamomile
Kurt
|
$600
[8]
Help is on the way:"Nanny ____"
911
Rooks
|
$600
[28]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland, OH.) Valued by some estimates at over $1 million, the 1967 365 California by this Italian company saw only 14 of its original design ever made
Ferrari
Rooks
|
|
$1,000
[17]
Prussian ruler "the Great Elector" seen here
Berlin
|
$800
[24]
In this index, 11+ means extreme exposure & you should avoid the sun between the hours of 10:00 A.M. & 4:00 P.M.
the UV index
Kurt
|
$800
[12]
Q:an adjective meaning square; it often precedes "equation"
quadratic
Kurt
|
$800
[5]
Developed in 17th century China, this type of tea is sometimes spelled starting "wu" instead of "oo"
oolong
Anne
|
$800
[9]
A Syfy original:"Warehouse ____"
13
Rooks
|
$800
[29]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland, OH.) Though most of the problems were worked out by the 1964 version, the Chevy Corvair was one of the main cars covered unfavorably in this man's book "Unsafe at Any Speed"
(Ralph) Nader
Kurt
|
|
DD
$3,000
[19]
The Bronze Fonz
Milwaukee
Anne
|
$1,000
[25]
Spanish for "little girl", it brings wetter, cooler conditions to the Pacific Northwest & drier conditions to the South
La Niña
Kurt
|
$1,000
[15]
X:Coleridge's luxurious place
Xanadu
Anne
|
$1,000
[6]
This black tea hails from India's place of the same name in the state of West Bengal & its leaves are grown at 7,000 feet
Darjeeling
Anne
|
$1,000
[10]
USA Network found them:"The ____"
4400
Rooks
|
$1,000
[30]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland, OH.) There's no mistaking the sleek design lines of a classic, 1981 DeLorean; fewer than 10,000 were ever made, & all featured itsunique doors with this unusual name
gull-wing doors
Kurt
|
| WHAT A COUP! | PLATINUM BANDS | PHILOSOPHY | THE TITLE WHO... | LET'S TAIWAN ON | SPANISH WORDS WITHIN WORDS |
|
$400
[1]
On Jan. 16, 1979 he didn't abdicate after leaving Iran, but Khomeini assumed control anyway
the Shah
Anne
|
$400
[7]
"The Wall" by this group is certified 23 times platinum
Pink Floyd
Anne
|
$400
[21]
David Hume said the love of this, which a witness is asked to tell, "never is, nor can be carried to too high a degree"
the truth
Kurt
|
$400
[6]
Stieg Larsson:"The Girl Who Played with..."
Fire
Kurt
|
$400
[23]
In 1971 Taiwan was ousted from this international body in favor of the People's Republic of China
the United Nations
Kurt
|
$400
[19]
I spotted Nicholas & though we'd had our differences, I greeted him with a simple this
hola (in Nic hola s)
Anne
|
|
$800
[2]
By the end of the day on Sept. 11, 1973, Augusto Pinochet had done an end run on this president of Chile
Salvador Allende
Anne
|
$800
[8]
Sales of "Back in Black" continue to jolt these rockers
AC/DC
Rooks
|
$800
[22]
According to Hegelian dialectic, this is the solution to the 2 opposites thesis & antithesis
synthesis
|
$800
[12]
A James Bond novel:"The Spy Who..."
Loved Me
Kurt
|
$800
[24]
From 1895 to 1945 Taiwan was under this country's control
Japan
Anne
|
$800
[18]
To quench its tremendous thirst, the jaguar roamed the area in search of this
agua (in j agua r)
Kurt
|
|
$1,600
[4]
In 1999 P.M. Sharif didn't like it after this "P.M." named himself Pakistan's chief executive
Pervez Musharraf
Anne
|
$1,200
[9]
"She Will Be Loved" is one of the "Songs About Jane", a multi-platinum album from this band
Maroon 5
Anne
|
$1,200
[28]
In his 1886 work "Beyond Good and Evil", he expounded on his concept of the Superman
Nietzsche
Rooks
|
$1,200
[13]
A George Smiley novel:"The Spy Who..."
Came in from the Cold
Rooks
|
$1,200
[25]
Taiwan's 2 principal religions are Buddhism & this
Taoism
Kurt
|
$1,200
[16]
The studio recording didn't pick up any ambient sounds, so we believed the track sounded this
bien (in am bien t)
Rooks
|
|
$2,000
[5]
Suleyman Demirel's sixth term was cut short by a 1980 coup but he became P.M. again in 1991 in this country
Turkey
|
$1,600
[10]
The song "Hey Ya!" helped move 11 million copies of "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" for this hip-hop outfit
OutKast
Rooks
|
$2,000
[30]
This English philosopher said it's "necessary to distinguish...the business of civil government from that of religion"
John Locke
|
$1,600
[14]
Oliver Sacks:"The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a..."
Hat
Anne
|
$1,600
[26]
After being driven from mainland China, he ruled Taiwan from 1950 to 1975
Chiang Kai-shek
Kurt
|
$1,600
[17]
Only a runoff would cease the political bickering & leave this many office seekers happy
uno (in r uno ff)
Kurt
|
|
DD
$3,000
[3]
In 1968 this Arab nationalist party sent the old government in Iraq to the showers
the Baath Party
Anne
|
$2,000
[11]
This country trio went multi-platinum with "Fly" & "Wide Open Spaces"
Dixie Chicks
Kurt
|
DD
$3,000
[29]
Metaphysics is often divided into 2 areas: ontology, the study of being, & this, the study of the physical universe
cosmology
Rooks
|
$2,000
[15]
Kipling:"The Man Who Would..."
Be King
Kurt
|
$2,000
[27]
Also called marsh gas, it seeps out of a spring to create Taiwan's Water & Fire Cave
methane
|
$2,000
[20]
The traitorous soldier refused to surrender when identified & even charged like this animal
toro (in trai toro us)
Anne
|
One of the top 20, this 1946 film was based on a short story published as "The Man Who Was Never Born"
It's a Wonderful Life