Jon Lubin — an attorney originally from Stony Brook, New York
Elsa Angrist — a retired computer consultant from Arlington, Virginia
Alex Irvine — a writer originally from Ypsilanti, Michigan (whose 1-day cash winnings total $26,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex | $-600 | $3,200 | $16,400 |
$4,399
2nd place: $2,000 |
$13,600
22 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W |
| Elsa | $3,400 | $4,200 | $14,200 |
$4,200
3rd place: $1,000 |
$14,200
15 R, 0 W |
| Jon | $2,600 | $4,200 | $7,800 |
$15,599
New champion: $15,599 |
$7,000
14 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| SOLE MEN | ALPHABETICALLY FIRST | ANIMALS, VEGETABLES, MINERALS | MULTI-BAND MUSICIANS | MIDDLE F | USS COD |
|
$200
[30]
A German army medic named Klaus was the "Doc" behind this boot brand
Doc Martens
Jon
|
$200
[6]
Of the colors in a rainbow
blue
Jon
|
$200
[20]
This mammal is nicknamed the "ship of the desert"
a camel
Alex
|
$200
[13]
In 1972 he flew moderately "Hi, Hi, Hi" into the Top 40 with Wings; he was in another OK band before that one
Paul McCartney
Jon
|
$200
[1]
Weighty, or a brand of garbage bag
hefty
Alex
|
$200
[23]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew bunks in the USSCodin Cleveland, OH.) Living quarters on the Cod were cramped, with three crewmen taking turns sharing two bunks; the upper one I'm in, with extra headroom to accommodate the torpedo-loading hatch, was called this--a term for a top-floor, luxurious apartment
a penthouse
Elsa
|
|
$400
[29]
Wimbledon winner Stan Smith's classic shoes from this brand are white with green trim but no stripes
Adidas
Jon
|
$400
[7]
Of the U.S. automakers traditionally known as the big 3
Chrysler
Alex
Jon
|
$400
[21]
The "lead" in pencils is actually clay mixed with this mineral, a form of carbon
graphite
Alex
|
$400
[19]
The "S" in CSN, this musician made the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in that band & also in Buffalo Springfield
Stephen Stills
Alex
|
$400
[2]
Toward the stern
aft
Elsa
|
$400
[24]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows off a torpedo tube on the USSCodin Cleveland, OH.) Thanks to its torpedo data computer, the cod could fire guided weapons; aspindleslipped into the torpedo's side was used to set the course into an internal one of these spinning devices, from Greek for "circle watcher"
a gyroscope
Alex
|
|
$800
[16]
On Forbes' 2015 billionaires list, he's No. 35 with a Swoosh
Phil Knight
Jon
|
$600
[8]
Of Santa's reindeer in "A Visit from St. Nicholas"
Blitzen
Jon
|
$600
[22]
Having short spikelike antlers & weighing about 20 pounds, the pudu is the smallest member of this animal family
the deer
Elsa
|
$600
[18]
After the White Stripes, he helped form the Raconteurs
Jack White
Jon
|
$600
[3]
To restrict movement, perhaps "to quarters"
confine
Elsa
|
$600
[25]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew stands topside on the USSCodin Cleveland, OH.) On her last patrol, the Codrescuedthe men of a Dutch submarine stranded on a mid-ocean reef; to keep the Dutch boat out of enemy hands, the crew used torpedoes & on-deck guns to do this, meaning to intentionally sink a friendly ship
to scuttle
Alex
|
|
DD
$1,000
[28]
His Basketball HOF bio says in 1921 he "hobbled into a Converse Chicago sales office complaining of sore feet"
Chuck Taylor
Alex
|
$800
[9]
Of countries in Africa
Algeria
Elsa
|
$800
[14]
They've been described as looking like anemic carrots
parsnips
Elsa
|
$800
[12]
Damon Albarn fronted Blur & this animated "animal" band that sang, "I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad, I got sunshine in a bag"
Gorillaz
Alex
|
$800
[4]
If I imply, it's up to you to do this, surmise my meaning
infer
Elsa
|
$800
[26]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from inside the USSCodin Cleveland, OH.) On May 10, 1944, the Cod fought its biggest battle; after engaging a convoy & sinking a destroyer, the crew stayed submerged for 12 hours in temperatures over 110 degrees, sweating out an attack by more than 70 of these underwater bombs
depth charges
Alex
|
|
$1,000
[17]
Nathan was the first name of this man who patterned his "Original" Desert Boot after 8th Army footwear
Nathan Clark
|
$1,000
[10]
Of the 3 basic orders of ancient Greek columns
Corinthian
Alex
Jon
|
$1,000
[15]
The name of this mineral is from the Greek for "fire"; as well as fooling gold-seekers, it produced the spark in wheel-lock guns
(iron) pyrite
Alex
Jon
|
$1,000
[11]
Brandon Bush de-Train-ed, saying "all I want to do" is tour with his brother Kristian & Jennifer Nettles in this country band
Sugarland
|
$1,000
[5]
Unholy or pagan
profane
|
$1,000
[27]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the deck of the USSCodin Cleveland, OH.) The Cod's conning tower records her47 combat victories--21 ships & 26 smaller vessels; most of them took place while on patrol in this sea, between the Philippines & Vietnam
the South China Sea
|
| THE MONARCHS OF ENGLAND | U.S. MARSHALS | STATE CAPITAL NICKNAMES | POP CULTURE MICE | LITERATURE OF THE EARLY 1800s | "SALT" & "PEPPER" |
|
$400
[3]
In 1842 she survived an assassination attempt by a dwarf
Victoria
Alex
|
$400
[17]
The oldest federal law-enforcement agency, the U.S. Marshals were established when this man signed the 1789 Judiciary Act
George Washington
Jon
|
$400
[9]
"Florida's Beginning Point"
Tallahassee
Elsa
|
$400
[20]
Mickey's better half, she's been with him right from the beginning in 1928's "Steamboat Willie"
Minnie (Mouse)
Jon
|
$400
[1]
Friedrich Schiller's drama about William Tell includes the scene where he shoots one of these off his son's head
an apple
Jon
|
$400
[26]
"Back to" these means returning to work, whether you labor underground or not
the salt mines
Alex
|
|
$800
[5]
This monarch married his brother's widow
Henry VIII
Elsa
|
$800
[18]
Since 1971, the Marshals have given more than 18,000 people a new start via WITSEC, this program
the witness protection program
Alex
|
$800
[10]
"The Insurance Capital of the World"
Hartford, Connecticut
Alex
|
$800
[22]
This cartoon hero is famous for proclaiming, "Here I come to save the day"
Mighty Mouse
Alex
|
$800
[4]
The first volume of a work by these brothers contained 86 stories, including "The Frog King" & "Sleeping Beauty"
the Brothers Grimm
Jon
|
$800
[27]
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus called his listeners this, meaning they were the best of society
the salt of the earth
Elsa
|
|
$1,200
[6]
The restoration of King Charles II in 1660 also restored this royal house
the Stuarts
Elsa
|
$1,200
[21]
Each year Marshals move some 100,000 prisoners on an airline nicknamed this, like a 1997 Nicolas Cage film
Con Air
Alex
|
$1,600
[13]
"The Live Music Capital of the World"
Austin (Texas)
Alex
Jon
|
$1,200
[23]
On PBS a mouse named Angelina seeks this rhyming artistic vocation
ballerina
Alex
|
$1,200
[11]
Sir Walter Scott's Waverley novels include "A Legend of Montrose" & one about this alliterative Scottish outlaw
Rob Roy
Jon
|
$1,200
[2]
A 1978 film featured Peter Frampton as Billy Shears & Billy Preston as this "military" title character
Sgt. Pepper
Elsa
|
|
$1,600
[7]
She married the future king of Spain in Winchester Cathedral in 1554
Mary
Alex
|
$1,600
[28]
The Marshals don't just chase bad guys; from 1790 to 1870, they were responsible for taking this every 10 years
the census
Alex
|
DD
$2,000
[12]
"Crabtown"
Annapolis
Jon
|
$1,600
[24]
A money-strapped duchy decides to declare war on the U.S. in the book & movie "The Mouse that" did this
Roared
Elsa
|
$2,000
[15]
This romantic poet who penned "To a Skylark" also waxed political with essays like "The Necessity of Atheism"
Shelley
Elsa
|
— |
|
$2,000
[8]
He's seenherein 1910, the year he became king following the death of his father, Edward VII
George V
Elsa
|
$2,000
[25]
In 1962 and 1963, Marshals gave round-the-clock protection to this University of Mississippi student
James Meredith
Alex
|
$2,000
[16]
"Queen City of the Rockies"--Denver or this city
Helena
Alex
|
$2,000
[19]
Brian Burton has been part of Gnarls Barkley & "The Grey Album" under this name
Danger Mouse
Alex
|
DD
$4,000
[14]
A father, a mother & 4 sons are shipwrecked on a desert isle in this Johann David Wyss adventure tale
The Swiss Family Robinson
Alex
|
— |
In 1890 a critic said this artist "directs his brush with enormous dabs of impasto of very pure color in sinuous trails"
Vincent van Gogh