Molly Hewitt — a writer and freelance proofreader from Hollywood, California
Julie Adair — a virtual assistant from Panama City, Florida
Laura Ashby — an attorney from Marietta, Georgia (whose 2-day cash winnings total $36,802)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura | $1,400 | $3,200 | $12,400 |
$3,599
3rd place: $1,000 |
$15,600
20 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Julie | $-600 | $-800 | $10,000 |
$20,000
New champion: $20,000 |
$10,000
13 R, 3 W |
| Molly | $4,600 | $6,600 | $10,600 |
$8,799
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,600
16 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| WHERE IS THAT? | COOKING METHODS | NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES | LEADER OF THE PACK | "OFF" WE GO | INTO THE WILD BLUE YONDER |
|
$200
[5]
The Kaaba:This holy city
Mecca
Laura
|
$200
[1]
To pass dry ingredients like flour through a fine-meshed sieve; doing so removes large pieces & incorporates air
to sift
Julie
|
$200
[10]
This magazine edited by Anna Wintour is known as "high fashion's Bible"
Vogue
Molly
|
$200
[20]
In 1959 this new coach of the Packers said, "Dancing is a contact sport; football is a hitting sport"
(Vince) Lombardi
Laura
|
$200
[15]
It's when the puck gets dropped
a face-off
Molly
|
$200
[23]
Bully for this man, who took a ride at an airshow in 1910, becoming the first president aloft
Teddy Roosevelt
Laura
|
|
$400
[6]
The Mariana Trench:This ocean
the Pacific Ocean
Molly
|
$400
[2]
Highly seasoned meat is seared so that the surface forms a crust in this "colorful" Cajun technique
blackening
Julie
|
$600
[12]
Ralph Gleason, a critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, co-founded this music magazine that debuted in 1967
Rolling Stone
Laura
|
$400
[21]
Mike Holmgren left Green Bay in 1999 to coach this team in the Northwest
the Seattle Seahawks
|
$400
[16]
At a distance from the coast, like certain oil rigs
offshore
Molly
|
$400
[24]
In 1910 Walter Brookins broke this altitude barrier with 895' to spare, though he didn't join the "club" there
the mile-high
Laura
|
|
$600
[7]
Tivoli Gardens:This country
Italy (or Denmark)
Julie
|
$600
[3]
This synonym for perspire is also a method of cooking over low heat to soften ingredients without browning
sweating
Laura
|
$800
[13]
This magazine's "tested and approved" seal debuted in the December 1909 issue
Good Housekeeping
Laura
Molly
|
$600
[26]
The Packers' home field is named for him, the team's coach for its first 30 seasons
Curly Lambeau
|
$600
[17]
Insulting, or a military campaign of attack
an offensive
Molly
|
$800
[27]
Otto Lilienthal, 1848-1896, made some 2000 flights in these--he could have really used an engine in 1896
a glider
Molly
|
|
$800
[8]
The Old Vic:This "End" of London
the West End
Laura
|
$800
[4]
To cook fish en papillote, you'll need this type of paper to seal in the flavor & juices
parchment paper
Julie
Molly
|
$1,000
[14]
With the merger of a morning paper & an evening one, Marshall Field III created this Chicago newspaper
the Chicago Sun-Times
Julie
Molly
|
— |
$800
[18]
"Give" this to rebuff someone or to remove a piece of lint
the brush-off
Julie
|
$1,000
[25]
This Benz partner suggested using an engine with an open-flame ignition in hydrogen airships; not such a good idea
Daimler
Julie
Molly
|
|
$1,000
[9]
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West:This Wyoming city
Cody
Molly
|
$1,000
[22]
From the Latin for "to make soft", it's soaking food, usually fruit, in a liquid in order to infuse it with the liquid's flavor
macerate
Molly
|
DD
$2,400
[11]
This newspaper's 1889 first issue promised "to get the news, to publish it instantly, whether bull or bear"
The Wall Street Journal
Molly
|
— |
$1,000
[19]
Boil butter & sugar together to make this
toffee
Laura
|
— |
| ANCIENT NAMES | MIAMI | WEARABLES' OTHER MEANINGS | LITERARY VILLAINS | THE AUSSIE INVASION | MOTTOES & SLOGANS |
|
$400
[11]
Aristotle described him as a great physician & implied he was small in stature
Hippocrates
Laura
Julie
|
$400
[21]
Miami's port calls itself this type of vacation trip "capital of the world"
cruise
Laura
|
$400
[6]
Breathes heavily, like a dog
pants
Julie
|
$400
[16]
This villain said a crocodile has followed him "from sea to sea... licking its lips for the rest of me"
Captain Hook
Laura
|
$400
[26]
In 1985 this "Back In Black" group played the Rock in Rio festival before a fairly big crowd of 342,000
AC/DC
Molly
|
$400
[1]
This defiant motto was launched 30 years ago as a Lone Star State anti-littering slogan
"Don't mess with Texas"
Laura
|
|
$800
[12]
Hamilcar Barca put the hand of this 9-year-old son on a sacrificed animal & made him swear hatred of Rome
Hannibal
Laura
|
$800
[22]
Barack Obama marked Earth Day 2015 in this swampy national park that borders greater Miami
the Everglades
Molly
|
$800
[7]
To neither win nor lose a contest
tie
Laura
|
$800
[17]
Sherlock Holmes called him "a genius" & "the organizer of half that is evil" in London
Moriarty
Laura
|
$800
[27]
This band topped the charts for 4 weeks in 1983 with the perfect-for-the-category song "Down Under"
Men at Work
Julie
|
$800
[2]
A recent slogan for New York's lottery was "What will you think about when you don't have to think about" this
money
Julie
|
|
$1,600
[14]
DNA analysis suggests that King Tut may have been the son of Akhenaten & this main wife
Nefertiti
Laura
|
$1,200
[23]
In 2009 this singer of the easy life rewrote his tune "Fins" with new words for the Miami Dolphins
Jimmy Buffett
Laura
|
$1,600
[9]
To put money away in savings
sock
Julie
|
$1,200
[18]
This James Bond villain shows his accomplices a map of Fort Knox, including Bullion Boulevard
Goldfinger
Julie
|
$1,200
[28]
Hope at least 1 of you has a toddler! This Sydney group entertains the tots with songs like "Hot Potato" & "Fruit Salad"
The Wiggles
|
$1,200
[3]
In 2015 this 3-word motto was coined by French art director Joachim Roncin after a terrorist attack
Je suis Charlie
Laura
|
|
DD
$2,000
[13]
Around 60 A.D. this emperor began giving public performances playing the lyre & later appeared on stage as a actor
Nero
Laura
|
$1,600
[24]
The color-filled Miami Beach architectural district is also known as the this architectural style District
Art Deco
Molly
|
$2,000
[10]
Gives someone less than all the money he is due
shorts
Laura
|
$1,600
[19]
Bald, pale & homicidal, Judge Holden is the monstrous nemesis in this author's "Blood Meridian"
Cormac McCarthy
Molly
|
$1,600
[29]
In 1988 this group hit the Top 5 with both "Devil Inside" & "New Sensation"
INXS
Julie
|
$1,600
[4]
"Blood and fire" is the motto of this "Army"; the blood comes from Jesus & the fire from the Holy Spirit
the Salvation Army
Molly
|
|
$2,000
[15]
This Persian prophet founded a religion based on a supreme god named Ahura Mazda, the "wise lord"
Zoroaster
Laura
|
$2,000
[25]
Called a bay on the map, this large estuary separates Miami from Miami Beach
Biscayne Bay
Julie
|
DD
$4,000
[8]
In blackjack it holds multiple decks of cards
shoe
Laura
|
$2,000
[20]
Ray Bradbury wrote "The Illustrated Man" & this novel about the sinister tattoo-covered Mr. Dark
Something Wicked This Way Comes
|
$2,000
[30]
The Little River Band sang, "We'll go dancing in the dark, walking through the park &" doing this title
"Reminiscing"
Julie
|
$2,000
[5]
"Destroy foreigners" was part of the slogan of this secret Chinese organization around 1900
the Boxers
Molly
|
For films of 2005 through 2012, he received nominations for Best Picture, Director, Writing & Acting
George Clooney