Suzy Law — an administrative officer from Loveland, Colorado
Jill Panall — an H.R. consultant from Newburyport, Massachusetts
Ben Yuhas — a research scientist from Evanston, Illinois (whose 1-day cash winnings total $23,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben | $2,200 | $6,200 | $12,800 |
$16,800
2nd place: $2,000 |
$15,800
23 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Jill | $1,800 | $4,400 | $16,400 |
$26,400
New champion: $26,400 |
$16,000
19 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Suzy | $600 | $2,000 | $1,600 |
$200
3rd place: $1,000 |
$2,000
8 R, 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| WEIRD WORDS | DISNEY ANIMATED SUPPORTING CHARACTERS | LITERARY CROSSWORD CLUES "P" | SCIENCE | DECADES OF DANCE | DISASTER CITY |
|
$200
[3]
Something that's cupreous contains this metal
copper
Ben
|
$200
[11]
2006:Luigi, a 1959 Fiat 500
Cars
Ben
|
$200
[1]
AKA Robin Goodfellow(4)
Puck
Ben
|
$200
[17]
Newts & toads are members of this class of animals
amphibians
Jill
|
$200
[21]
The lambada & Michael Jackson's moonwalk
the '80s
Ben
|
$200
[23]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Texas A&M Disaster City in College Station, TX.) At Disaster City, first responders learn how to deal with tornado or earthquake debris; if someone is trapped beneath more than can be lifted, use what's around as this simple machine to gain the edge you need
a lever
Suzy
|
|
$400
[7]
The abomasum is the fourth division of this in ruminants such as cattle or sheep
the stomach
Jill
|
$400
[12]
1942:Flower, a skunk
Bambi
Ben
|
$400
[2]
"The Birthday Party" playwright(6)
Pinter
Jill
Suzy
|
$400
[18]
Olden sailors got scurvy due to a lack of this vitamin
C
Ben
|
$400
[27]
The Macarena
the '90s
Ben
|
$400
[16]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Texas A&M Disaster City in College Station, TX.) Search & rescue dogs are adept at finding trapped people, because humans drop about 40,000 of these cells per minute, which dogs detect with their sensitive noses
skin cells
Ben
|
|
DD
$400
[10]
Named for an 18th century earl, an orrery is an elaborate clockwork model of this alliterative arrangement
the solar system
Suzy
|
$600
[13]
1995:Slinky Dog
Toy Story
Suzy
|
$600
[4]
This meter is 5 feet long(10)
pentameter
Ben
|
$600
[19]
"Truth" & "beauty" are alternate names that physicists once used for the "top" & "bottom" types of these particles
quarks
Ben
|
$600
[26]
The hustle
the '70s
Suzy
|
$600
[28]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Texas A&M Disaster City in College Station, TX.) When dealing with chemical spills, first responders need to be as quick as possible, so they're trained beforehand in these suits with a portmanteau name
a HAZMAT suit
Jill
|
|
$600
[8]
From the Greek for "holy", hagiology is the study of the lives of these people, perhaps Peter or Christopher
saints
Ben
|
$800
[14]
1991:Chip the teacup &Mrs. Potts, a teapot
Beauty and the Beast
Jill
|
$800
[5]
Well-named "Magazine of Verse" dating from 1912(6)
Poetry
Jill
|
$800
[20]
This potent greenhouse gas has the formula CH4
methane
Suzy
|
$800
[25]
The Charleston
the '20s
Suzy
|
$800
[29]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Texas A&M Disaster City in College Station, TX.) By itself, a downed transformer is dangerous, but branches that touch one can be, too, as they could conduct electricity via sap or water; use rubber gloves that act in this capacity due to their low conductivity
an insulator
Jill
|
|
$800
[9]
An archaic interjection used to express a polite request, it's an alteration of "I pray thee"
prithee
Suzy
|
$1,000
[15]
1950:Gus & Jaq, mice
Cinderella
Jill
|
$1,000
[6]
One of Natty Bumppo's title vocations(10)
Pathfinder
|
$1,000
[22]
For water, .0098 degrees Celsius & .00603 atmospheres is this point at which it can exist as a solid, liquid or gas
the triple point
Ben
|
$1,000
[24]
The bunny hop & the hand jive
the '50s
Jill
|
$1,000
[30]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Texas A&M Disaster City in College Station, TX.) Law enforcement can secure rooms by stunning suspects with this type of nonlethal grenade; its name is from light that overstimulates the retina & a boom that disorients
a flashbang
Ben
Suzy
|
| IT TAKES 2 | WORLD FACTS | AGRICULTURE | HARD-THROWING PITCHERS | STRIKE OUT | 15th CENTURY NOTABLES |
|
$400
[6]
The 2 standard ingredients in a traditional mimosa cocktail
orange juice & champagne
Ben
|
$400
[1]
Abbreviated DM, this monetary unit ceased to be legal tender in Europe in 2002
a Deutsche Mark
Jill
|
$400
[2]
"Agriculture" & this unit of measure equal to 43,560 square feet both come from the Latin for "field"
acre
Suzy
|
$400
[7]
Along with the career record for strikeouts--5,714--he holds the career record for walks with 2,795
Nolan Ryan
Ben
|
$400
[15]
Strike "out" from a part of Australia & get this part of your anatomy
back (from Outback)
Ben
|
$800
[9]
In 1498 this Portuguese explorer acquired the services of a seaman who led him to India
Vasco da Gama
Jill
|
|
$800
[11]
They're the 2 main political parties in the United Kingdom
Conservative & Labour
Ben
|
$800
[3]
About a third of the people in this 25-mile-long coastal territory between Egypt & Israel live in refugee camps
Gaza
Ben
Jill
|
$800
[26]
Before harvest, sugarcane fields undergo short burns to remove leaves, with these sugar-containing stems remaining
the stalks
Ben
|
$800
[8]
Only Greg Maddux & this 6'10" Diamondbacks flamethrower have won 4 straight Cy Young awards
Randy Johnson
Jill
Suzy
|
$800
[16]
Remove "out" from a word meaning sociable & gregarious to get this word of departure
going (from outgoing)
Ben
|
$1,200
[10]
4-letter name of the ruler of Walachia whom the Turks referred to as "the impaler prince"
Vlad
Suzy
|
|
$1,200
[21]
They're the 2 Ivy League schools that are located in New York
Columbia & Cornell
Jill
Suzy
|
$1,200
[4]
Oddly, Australia's highest peak is named for this Polish patriot
Kosciuszko
Jill
|
DD
$3,000
[27]
In the 1930s, Pan Am grew vegetables on Wake Island for passengers by using this soilless method
hydroponics
Ben
|
$1,200
[12]
The pitcher most recently named the American league's MVP was this fireballing Tiger in 2011
(Justin) Verlander
Ben
|
$1,200
[17]
Strike "out" from a type of marine motor & get this plank
board (from outboard)
Jill
|
$1,600
[20]
This "Magnificent" Medici ruled Florence from 1469 to 1492 without any official title
Lorenzo
Ben
|
|
DD
$2,000
[22]
Located in Asia, the only 2 countries whose names begin with "A" but don't end with "A"
Azerbaijan & Afghanistan
Jill
|
$1,600
[5]
They're the 2 official languages of both Chad & Djibouti
French & Arabic
|
— |
$1,600
[13]
In 1978 this team's Ron Guidry, 25-3, achieved the highest winning percentage of any 20-game winner with .893
the Yankees
Jill
|
$1,600
[18]
Remove the "out" from a rejected person & get this medical item
cast (from outcast)
Ben
|
$2,000
[25]
In 1411 the pope excommunicated this Czech reformer for espousing the tenets of John Wycliffe
Jan Hus
|
|
$2,000
[23]
They're the only 2 egg-laying mammals
echidnas & platypus
Jill
|
$2,000
[24]
Japan's third-largest city, in 1970 it became the first city in Asia to host the World's Fair
Osaka
Ben
Jill
|
— |
$2,000
[14]
The Nationals' Blake Treinen has hit 100 mph with this type of pitch that gets its name from its downward motion
a sinker
Ben
|
$2,000
[19]
Strike "out" from a military maneuver & get this long, boneless cut of steak
flank (from outflank)
Jill
|
— |
Early British literature refers to her as "the first lady of the island"
Guinevere