Rebeca Avila — a teacher from Arroyo Grande, California
Daniel Grigg — a beer wholesaler from Colorado Springs, Colorado
Nicholas Bérubé — an architect originally from State College, Pennsylvania (whose 2-day cash winnings total $19,600)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas | $3,200 | $7,200 | $12,000 |
$6,600
2nd place: $2,000 |
$12,000
20 R, 3 W |
| Daniel | $800 | $3,600 | $6,000 |
$12,000
New champion: $12,000 |
$6,000
10 R, 1 W |
| Rebeca | $1,000 | $1,200 | $8,600 |
$5,100
3rd place: $1,000 |
$8,800
12 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL FIRSTS | TYPES OF SALADS | PROVERBIAL 4‑LETTER WORDS | "A"CADEMY AWARD NOMINEES | SNEAKER BRANDS | FISHY SCIENCE |
|
$200
[26]
His 1997 inaugural was the first to be broadcast live on the Internet
Bill Clinton
Nicholas
|
$200
[6]
"Georgia Peach" Ty
a Cobb salad
Rebeca
|
$200
[16]
Be smart & do this "while you are ahead"
quit
Daniel
|
$200
[7]
Acting, 1965, for "The Sound of Music"
Julie Andrews
Nicholas
|
$200
[1]
The Air Zoom Pegasus 31 is from this company
Nike
Nicholas
|
$200
[19]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Georgia Aquarium.) If an aquarium vet suspects an abscess or an unseen injury, a thermography camera looks for adifferencein this just below the skin's surface
temperature
Rebeca
|
|
$800
[28]
This first inaugural poet wrote "Dedication" for the occasion but recited "The Gift Outright" instead
(Robert) Frost
Daniel
|
$400
[8]
Celadon or hunter
a green salad
Rebeca
|
$400
[17]
Dating from the 1500s when it was spelled with 5 letters, "There is no" this "like an old" this
fool
Daniel
|
$400
[9]
Writing, 16 times, winning for 1977, 1986 & 2011
Woody Allen
|
$400
[2]
When Boris Becker won Wimbledon in 1985, his shoes & racket were by this feline brand
Puma
Nicholas
|
$400
[22]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Georgia Aquarium.) This machine can tell us that a stingray is pregnant &imagethe vertebral columns of the unborn young
sonogram (or ultrasound)
Daniel
|
|
$1,000
[27]
At Thomas Jefferson's 1801 inauguration, this band played for the first time; it has played at every one since
the Marine Corps Band
Nicholas
|
$600
[13]
From Thessaloniki or Samothrace
a Greek salad
Nicholas
|
$600
[18]
In vino veritas, "There is truth in" this
wine
Nicholas
|
$600
[10]
Acting, 2012, for "Argo"
Alan Arkin
Nicholas
Rebeca
|
$600
[3]
The logo of this brand is seen here
New Balance
Nicholas
|
$600
[23]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Georgia Aquarium.) Tricaine me than esulfonate is anesthesia given in water for fish pre-surgery; it's closely related to this drug from a South American plant, but in more ways than one, the fish won't get hooked
cocaine
Nicholas
|
| — |
$800
[14]
Thomas Keller or Wolfgang Puck
a chef salad
Daniel
|
$800
[20]
From Shakespeare, one of these "by any other name would smell as sweet"
a rose
Nicholas
|
$800
[11]
Supporting Actor, 1974, this dancer in "The Towering Inferno"
Fred Astaire
Rebeca
|
$800
[4]
In 1949 this company registered its logo of 3 stripes, which then began appearing on track shoes
Adidas
Nicholas
|
$800
[24]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Georgia Aquarium.) Maintaining water quality is key when a fish first enters quarantine to match temperature, salinity & this measurement; a fish fresh from the ocean would be used to a level between 8.0 & 8.4
pH
Nicholas
|
| — |
$1,000
[15]
Type of golf club or heel on a shoe
a wedge
Rebeca
|
$1,000
[21]
A Russian proverb says, "Better a bed of wood than a bier of" this
gold
|
DD
$800
[12]
11 nominations, 1984; it won 8 Oscars, including Costume Design
Amadeus
Rebeca
|
$1,000
[5]
The first syllable of the name of this running shoe brand is pronounced like something else you wear on your foot
Saucony
Nicholas
|
$1,000
[25]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the Georgia Aquarium.) Used to remove small tumors, theradio surgical instrumentnot only cuts through tissue, but simultaneously prevents blood loss by doing this to vessels
cauterizing them
Daniel
|
| A BRIEF HISTORY OF MIME | DO YOU HAVE A RESERVATION? | ENTERTAINMENT | DEAD POETS | SOCIETY | CARPE "D.M." |
|
$400
[16]
This Frenchman defined mime as "expressing feelings by attitudes", not "expressing words through gestures"
(Marcel) Marceau
Daniel
|
$400
[6]
Hopi & Gila Bend
Arizona
Daniel
Rebeca
|
$400
[7]
Small-town cop Rick Grimes battles hordes of the deceased as this comic book series begins
The Walking Dead
Daniel
|
$400
[12]
"There was an old man in a tree, who was horribly bored by a bee"
Edward Lear
Rebeca
|
$400
[21]
Better known name of ISKCON, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
the Hare Krishnas
Nicholas
|
$400
[1]
She supervises a group of Cub Scouts
a den mother
Nicholas
|
|
$800
[17]
Circa 45 B.C., Decimus Laberius & Publilius Syrus engaged in a mime contest at this man's command; Publilius won
Caesar
Nicholas
|
— |
$800
[8]
This Cinemax show isn't about a basketball player but about 1900 NYC doctor John Thackery
The Knick
Nicholas
|
$1,200
[14]
"A bird that stalks down his narrow cage can seldom see through his bars of rage"
Maya Angelou
|
$800
[22]
Each November, the American Cancer Society sponsors the "Great American" this
Smokeout
Rebeca
|
$800
[2]
High-stepping leader of the pack seen here
a drum major
Daniel
|
|
$1,200
[18]
Mime contributed to the development of this Renaissance form, Italian for "comedy of the profession"
commedia dell'arte
Rebeca
|
— |
$1,200
[9]
In 2014 Kristen Bell was among the all-star hippies who rocked out in a revival of this musical at the Hollywood Bowl
Hair
Rebeca
|
DD
$1,400
[13]
"So glistered the dire snake, and into fraud / Led Eve our credulous mother, to the tree / Of prohibition, root of all our woe"
(John) Milton
Rebeca
|
$1,200
[23]
This conservation group founded in 1905 supports & maintains more than 100 wildlife sanctuaries & nature centers
Audubon Society
Nicholas
Rebeca
|
$1,200
[3]
The person who devises & runs a "D&D" game
the dungeon master
Daniel
|
|
$1,600
[19]
The first Greek mime is said to have been Telestes, a dancer in "Seven Against" this city
Thebes
|
— |
$1,600
[10]
This Australian hip-hopper used the pet name/street name system to come up with her rap name
Iggy Azalea
Nicholas
|
$1,600
[15]
"Lenore 'hath gone before', with hope, that flew beside, leaving thee wild for the dear child that should have been thy bride"
(Edgar Allan) Poe
Nicholas
|
$1,600
[24]
In 1832, this three-named newspaper editor founded the New England Anti-Slavery Society
William Lloyd Garrison
|
$1,600
[4]
Grimreminderof Beethoven from 1827
a death mask
Nicholas
|
|
$2,000
[25]
With hundreds of performers in an evening, Victorian pantomime peaked at the theater named for this lane
Drury Lane
Rebeca
|
— |
$2,000
[11]
In 2008 Mario Barth, perhaps Germany's finest comedian, broke this "Bring the Pain" man's record by playing to 68,000
Chris Rock
|
$2,000
[20]
"If called by a panther / don't anther"
Ogden Nash
Rebeca
|
$2,000
[26]
The Ebenezer Society, established in New York in 1843, moved to this state & changed its name to Amana
Iowa
|
$2,000
[5]
Pre-2002 currency in Cologne
Deutsche mark
Nicholas
|
In 1170 he said, "I am ready to die for my Lord, that in my blood the Church may obtain liberty and peace"
St. Thomas Becket