Erin Summers — an actuary from Reno, Nevada
Alvin Chin — a tutor from Highland Park, New Jersey
Thomas Phillips — a graduate student originally from Greenville, Alabama (whose 1-day cash winnings total $25,601)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas | $7,400 | $10,400 | $10,000 |
$3,899
3rd place: $1,000 |
$8,800
18 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Alvin | $800 | $200 | $16,100 |
$32,100
New champion: $32,100 |
$10,200
13 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Erin | $2,800 | $7,200 | $23,400 |
$14,400
2nd place: $2,000 |
$20,800
24 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| THE CARTER FAMILY | SNAKES | BOB RHYME | STATE CAPITAL HEADQUARTERS | ALL THINGS GOLDEN | ICE DANCING |
|
$200
[9]
In 2014 Jason Carter lost his bid for this position that his grandpa Jimmy held from 1971 to 1975
governor of Georgia
Alvin
|
$200
[30]
3-letter term for naja haje, an Egyptian snake which was sometimes used to commit suicide
an asp
Alvin
|
$200
[22]
A slovenly, unkempt person
a slob
Alvin
|
$200
[5]
Coca-Cola
Atlanta
Thomas
|
$200
[21]
In a fable, a farmer discovers that this bird lays golden eggs
a hen (or a goose)
Erin
|
$200
[7]
(Meryl Davis and Charlie White deliver the clue.) Ice dancing was once a social sport in which top-hatted men parade on the ice with ladies in long dresses; the skaters incorporated elements of ballroom dancing, like this elegant dance from Vienna
the waltz
Thomas
|
|
$400
[11]
13 years younger, he was Jimmy's only brother
Billy
Erin
|
$400
[23]
Weighing up to 500 pounds, the world's heaviest snake is the green this, a boa that lives near South American rivers
an anaconda
Thomas
|
$400
[26]
A snooty, arrogant person
a snob
Erin
|
$400
[4]
John Hancock Financial Services
Boston
Thomas
|
$400
[20]
The American Society of Civil Engineers chose this landmark as one of the 7 wonders of the modern world
the Golden Gate Bridge
Erin
|
$400
[27]
(Meryl Davis and Charlie White deliver the clue.) We were longtime fans of "Dancing With the Stars" before we competed on it; in fact, this"DWTS" pro and multiple winner of the show's Mirrorball trophy helped choreograph our short program for Sochi
Derek Hough
|
|
$600
[12]
Jimmy Carter was a Jr.; his dad was known by this, their middle name
Earl
Thomas
|
$600
[15]
In 2014 a deadly albino type of this snake native to India & neighbors was captured roaming a S. Calif. neighborhood
a cobra
Thomas
|
$600
[14]
In a 1958 film it was Steve McQueen vs. it
the Blob
Alvin
|
$800
[2]
Aetna Insurance & Health Care
Hartford
Thomas
|
$600
[19]
Happy golden anniversary! Congratulations on this many years of marriage
50
Erin
|
$600
[6]
(Meryl Davis and Charlie White deliver the clue.) The hot ticket at the 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo was the final free dance in ice dancing; that's when this British pair performed to Ravel's "Bolero", earning a gold medal and 9 perfect scores for artistic impression, a feat that has never been duplicated
Torvill and Dean
Erin
|
|
$800
[8]
In 1977, Jimmy's office had this visitor seen here
Amy
Erin
|
$800
[13]
A rattlesnake's rattle is made of interlocking rings of this protein, just like our fingernails
keratin
Thomas
|
$800
[25]
A cylinder of maize
a cob
Thomas
|
$1,000
[1]
Zions Bancorporation
Salt Lake City
Thomas
|
$800
[17]
According to the AKC, in 2013 it was the third most popular breed of dog
golden retriever
Thomas
|
$800
[28]
(Meryl Davis and Charlie White deliver the clue.) In 2014, we skated to music by a great Russian composer, Rimsky-Korsakov; we used this symphonic suite in which I assume the title role of a sultan's wife who spins stories to entertain her husband
"Scheherazade"
Erin
|
|
$1,000
[16]
Jimmy's mom, known as "Miss" this, went to work for the Peace Corps at the age of 68
Lillian
Thomas
|
$1,000
[10]
Everyone loves to vacation in F-L-A, including the nearly 19-foot Burmese this found in Miami-Dade in 2013
a python
Erin
|
$1,000
[24]
A deep pulsation of pain or love
a throb
Thomas
|
DD
$1,800
[3]
3M
St. Paul
Thomas
|
$1,000
[18]
In Exodus 32 he fashions a golden calf
Aaron
Alvin
Erin
|
$1,000
[29]
(Meryl Davis and Charlie White deliver the clue.) A key move is this traveling turn done on one foot; the judges are watching for us to put the other foot down at the same time
twizzles
Erin
|
| THE CROSS | WOMEN AUTHORS | GEOGRAPHIC ETYMOLOGY | TRIPLE TALK SONGS | OH "NO"! | DRUNK HISTORY |
|
$400
[25]
Medical aid following an 1859 battle led to the founding of this organization in 1863
(International Committee of) the Red Cross
Alvin
|
$400
[28]
The 2013 documentary "Beauty in Truth" looks at the life of this "Color Purple" author & activist
(Alice) Walker
Alvin
|
$400
[8]
Just under 3 million square miles, it gets its name from a Latin phrase that translates to "unknown southern land"
Australia
Alvin
|
$400
[11]
In a 1968 hit by the Ohio Express, this title preceded "I got love in my tummy, and I feel like a-lovin you"
"Yummy Yummy Yummy"
Erin
|
$400
[24]
The payload-containing front section of a rocket
the nosecone
Erin
|
$400
[1]
A bio of this president noted, "During the Vicksburg campaign he occasionally fell off the wagon"
(Ulysses) Grant
Erin
|
|
$800
[27]
Descanso is a Southwestern name for a cross usually seen here as an informal memorial
the roadside
Thomas
Erin
|
$800
[30]
She wrote for children's TV shows like "Clarissa Explains It All" before turning out "The Hunger Games"
(Suzanne) Collins
Erin
|
$800
[7]
Spanish explorers named this river that originates in the same-named state due to its red hue
the Colorado
Alvin
|
$800
[12]
"Clang clang clang went the trolley" & this is the sound made by the bell in "The Trolley Song"
ding ding ding
Erin
|
$800
[23]
A referee's 2-word ruling that a boxing match doesn't count
no contest
Thomas
|
$800
[2]
Peter the Great's 51st birthday party included mandatory drinking of this from a barrel; Peter died at 52
vodka
Alvin
|
|
$1,200
[26]
In American Sign Language, the symbol for this word is crossing your arms in an "X" shape over your chest
love
Erin
|
$1,200
[29]
In 2013 Helen Fielding published her third novel featuring this now-50-something diarist
Bridget Jones
Erin
|
$1,600
[5]
This noted prince consort has the gateway city to northern Saskatchewan named for him--what an honor!
Prince Albert
Erin
|
$1,200
[13]
This winter title follows "The fire is slowly dying, and, my dear, we're still goodbye-ing, but as long as you love me so..."
"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
Thomas
|
$1,200
[20]
A musical composition suggestive of night
a nocturne
Thomas
|
$1,200
[3]
Many a patriot hoisted a mug at the Warren Tavern, today a nice break from the red line of this Boston urban trail
the Freedom Trail
Thomas
|
|
$1,600
[10]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents images on the monitor.) The crux immissa is traditionally symbolic of the cross of Jesus; the crux decussata symbolizes martyrdom, specifically of this saint, who felt himself unworthy of crucifixion on Christ's cross
St. Andrew
Erin
|
$1,600
[14]
She introduced bounty hunter Stephanie Plum in 1994's "One for the Money"
(Janet) Evanovich
Alvin
|
$2,000
[4]
This country's name is from the Slavicized Turkish phrase "on ogur", which referred to the tribes who settled there
Hungary
|
$1,600
[22]
"Put another nickel in, in the nickelodeon, all I want is loving you and" this, this, this
"Music! Music! Music!"
Erin
|
$1,600
[19]
Sudden ideas or impulses, or cheap, useful items
notions
Erin
|
$2,000
[16]
In 1829 rumors of his alcoholism & infidelity led to this future pres. of the Republic of Texas separating from his wife
(Sam) Houston
Alvin
|
|
$2,000
[9]
As well as having this type of muscle, a bishop wears this type of cross, on a special chain
a pectoral
Thomas
|
$2,000
[15]
Appropriately "The Finishing School" was the final novel by this author of "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie"
Dame Muriel Spark
|
DD
$3,800
[6]
Making up 2 Spanish provinces, they get their name from Latin for "islands of dogs", & the "dogs" may have been seals
the Canary Islands
Erin
|
$2,000
[21]
In this 1999 hit Destiny's Child complains, "You're slowly making me pay for things your money should be handling"
"Bills, Bills, Bills"
Thomas
|
$2,000
[17]
A small, rounded body of tissue
a nodule (or node)
Alvin
|
DD
$7,500
[18]
This U.S. artist's 1945 marriage to Lee Krasner was a stabilizing factor he needed against his drinking
(Jackson) Pollock
Alvin
|
It's the only state name that can be typed using the letters on only one row of the standard keyboard
Alaska