Alex uses acaneduring the closing credits chat.
Carl Holmgren — an investment advisor from Kalamazoo, Michigan
Deborah Henry — a retired attorney from Maineville, Ohio
Ashley Wilson — an organization development consultant from Alexandria, Virginia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $21,601)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley | $400 | $6,000 | $19,200 |
$30,801
2-day champion: $52,402 |
$18,400
24 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| Deborah | $3,400 | $3,400 | $15,400 |
$19,601
2nd place: $2,000 |
$15,000
14 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| Carl | $2,400 | $5,400 | $9,800 |
$399
3rd place: $1,000 |
$9,800
17 R, 3 W |
| A NEW BABY | FAMOUS BELLS | BRIT SPEAK | OFFBEAT MUSEUMS | STATE CAPITAL RIVERS | JUST IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS |
|
$200
[21]
Most Caucasian babies are born with eyes of this color
blue
Carl
|
$200
[12]
The Emmanuel Bell, this Paris cathedral's largest, rang for the coronation of kings
Notre-Dame
Carl
|
$200
[1]
The Beeb isn't Justin Bieber but a nickname for this news & entertainment provider
the BBC
Ashley
|
$200
[6]
Haines, Alaska's museum of this tool features exhibits on handle making & "5 ways to not hit your fingers"
a hammer
Deborah
Carl
|
$200
[7]
The Hudson River
Albany (New York)
Deborah
|
$200
[16]
Closed for 54 years, the U.S. embassy in this world capital reopened in July 2015
Havana
Ashley
|
|
$400
[22]
After feeding, this should be done to expel any excess air that baby may have swallowed
burping
Ashley
|
$400
[13]
At 9:05 P.M., Great Tom at Christ Church College at this British univ. rings 101 times, once for each original student
Oxford
Ashley
Carl
|
$400
[2]
It's what a Brit calls his raincoat (or his Apple computer)
a Mac
Carl
|
$400
[27]
An Alameda, California museum has dozens of these recreational machines, with & without flippers
pinball machines
|
$400
[8]
The Charles River
Boston
Ashley
|
$400
[17]
The birth of this princess, 4th in line to the British throne, was the cause of much rejoicing
Charlotte
Ashley
|
|
$600
[23]
Sponge baths are recommended for newborns until the stump of this falls off in a week or 2
the umbilical cord
Carl
|
$600
[14]
On July 4, 1993 Nelson Mandela said this is "a very significant symbol for the entire democratic world"
the Liberty Bell
Deborah
|
$600
[3]
What we in the states refer to as a motor truck, the Brits call this
a lorry
Carl
|
$600
[28]
Leila's Hair Museum in Independence, Mo. includes a lock from this rock star taken from a Pepsi shoot when his hair caught fire
Michael Jackson
Carl
|
$800
[10]
The Susquehanna River
Harrisburg
Deborah
|
$600
[18]
In 2015 Greece became the first developed nation to miss a payment to this lending institution in its 70-year history
the IMF (the International Monetary Fund)
Carl
|
|
$800
[24]
Common in newborns is this discoloration of the skin, caused by an accumulation of bilirubin
jaundice
Ashley
|
$800
[15]
The original Tsar Bell in Moscow, cast around 1600, weighed almost 40,000 pounds & required 24 men to move this part
the clapper (or the tongue)
Deborah
|
$800
[4]
What the Brits call a dispensing chemist, we call this profession
a pharmacist
Ashley
Deborah
|
$800
[29]
An Osaka museum honoring this instant food product, invented in 1958, isseen here
ramen
|
DD
$1,000
[9]
The Mississippi River--2 cities at opposite ends of the river
Baton Rouge & St. Paul
Ashley
|
$800
[19]
With a poem, this NBA legend announced his 20th NBA season would be his last
Kobe Bryant
Ashley
|
|
$1,000
[25]
It's okay to gently touch these soft spots on baby's head; they're covered with a tough membrane
a fontanel
Ashley
|
$1,000
[26]
Its inscription reads, "cast by George Mears of Whitechapel for the clock of the Houses of Parliament"
Big Ben
Ashley
|
$1,000
[5]
When Brits go to the movie theater, they go to this 6-letter alternate name
cinema
Carl
|
$1,000
[30]
A Columbus, Ga. museum devoted to these food containers has one of Superman valued at over $10,000
a lunch box
Carl
|
$1,000
[11]
The Chattahoochee River
Atlanta
|
$1,000
[20]
As part of a global FBI investigation, this sports org. saw 9 of its officials charged with corruption crimes
FIFA
Ashley
|
| A NEW YEAR'S BABY | SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK | "LOP"SIDED WORDS | GENERAL SCIENCE | LITERARY AWARDS | WEDDING ISLE |
|
$400
[26]
Turns out New Year's Day in 1752 was a precursor of Flag Day due to her birth in Pennsylvania
Betsy Ross
Ashley
|
$400
[6]
In "Working Class Hero" from his "Plastic Ono Band" album, he sang, "They hurt you at home and they hit you at school"
John Lennon
Carl
|
$400
[1]
Fan shell is another name for this mollusk
a scallop
Carl
|
$400
[25]
Ferritin is a protein found in the liver & spleen that binds to this element for storage
iron
Carl
|
$400
[15]
These awards presented by the Mystery Writers of America are named for Mr. Poe
the Edgars
Ashley
|
$400
[20]
A traditional marriage on this island wouldn't be complete without a Claddagh ring
Ireland
Ashley
|
|
$800
[27]
AuH2O began to flow on Jan. 1, 1909 when this politician was born in Arizona
Goldwater
Ashley
|
$800
[7]
Gwen Stefani sang, "Meet me at the bleachers, no principals, no student teachers... I ain't no" this
Hollaback Girl
Ashley
|
$800
[2]
It's the delicious & nourishing stuff being enjoyed here
slop
Ashley
|
$800
[8]
This metal was discovered by 2 Spanish chemists in 1783 in samples of the mineral wolframite
tungsten
Carl
|
$800
[16]
"Number the Stars" & "The Tale of Despereaux" are among the books to proudly display this medal on their covers
the Newbery Medal
Deborah
|
$800
[21]
Horatio Nelson met, courted & wed his wife on this partner of St. Kitts
Nevis
Ashley
|
|
$1,200
[28]
This Detroit Tiger, baseball's first Jewish superstar, first came to the plate Jan. 1, 1911
Hank Greenberg
Deborah
|
$1,200
[9]
In this Top 10 hit from 1972, Alice Cooper exults over "No more pencils, no more books"
"School's Out"
Deborah
|
$1,200
[3]
Darren "Professor Splash" Taylor has made this type of dive into a kiddie pool from 36 feet up
a belly flop
Ashley
|
$1,200
[12]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew demonstrates.) The secret behind what's called instant snow is sodium polyacrylate, a material also used in diapers; add water, & it expands to 100 times in volume because it's an "SAP", the "SA" standing for this amazing type of polymer; notice the water is all gone
superabsorbent
Ashley
Carl
|
$1,200
[17]
In 2001 this author of "Goodbye, Columbus" said hello to $10,000 & the first Franz Kafka Prize
Philip Roth
Deborah
|
$1,200
[22]
On this island go to 525 Avenida Franklin Delano Roosevelt in San Juan for a marriage license
Puerto Rico
Ashley
|
|
$1,600
[29]
Nothing phony about it--this author was a 1919 New Year's New York baby
(J.D.) Salinger
Ashley
|
$1,600
[10]
Brownsville Station's only Top 10 hit was a 1973 smash about doing this forbidden thing "in the boys room"
smoking
Ashley
|
$1,600
[4]
To leave your film in the tank in the darkroom only half as long as you need to
underdevelop
Deborah
|
$1,600
[13]
In 2015 scientists filmed the nervous system at work for the first time using the larva of this 2-winged food pest
a fruit fly
Carl
|
DD
$2,000
[18]
An award at Yale for the most outstanding nonfiction book on slavery &/or abolition is named for this man
Frederick Douglass
Deborah
|
DD
$2,000
[23]
Those wanting to get married in Bali must conform to this country's Law No. 1 of 1974
Indonesia
Ashley
|
|
$2,000
[30]
Time for "K.P." duty: this Brit who spied within MI6 for the Soviets was born on Jan. 1, 1912, or so we were led to believe
Kim Philby
Deborah
|
$2,000
[11]
This seminal NYC punk band performed the title track for the 1979 cult film "Rock 'N' Roll High School"
The Ramones
Carl
|
$2,000
[5]
To surround, enclose & conceal
envelop
Carl
|
$2,000
[14]
The Baffin & West Greenland currents meet to form this current off Newfoundland that carries icebergs south
the Labrador current
|
$2,000
[19]
First awarded in 1969, it's Britain's equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
the Man Booker Prize
Deborah
Carl
|
$2,000
[24]
In Iceland marriages are traditionally held on Friday in honor of this deity
Frigg (or Frige)
|
In 1765 Britain's PM said, after all we've done for the colonies, if they whine about this law, they'll whine about anything
the Stamp Act