Melissa Spencer — an adjunct physics instructor and stay-at-home mom from Des Moines, Iowa
Kim Vu — an international development project manager from Washington, D.C.
Steve Stoffle — a leadership trainer from Decatur, Georgia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $17,599)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve | $1,000 | $2,200 | $13,600 |
$13,599
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,600
17 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| Kim | $800 | $3,600 | $6,000 |
$11,500
3rd place: $1,000 |
$6,000
14 R, 3 W |
| Melissa | $4,200 | $6,000 | $6,800 |
$13,600
New champion: $13,600 |
$8,800
10 R, 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| WORLD HOLIDAYS | AROUND THE USA | THE FRENCH MISTAKE, VOILA! | WE LOVE MEL BROOKS | NOW YOU SEE ME | E BEFORE I |
|
$200
[4]
In Thailand, the month of May brings his "enlightenment"; his "cremation" comes later
Buddha
Kim
|
$200
[2]
Aroostook County in this New England state borders Quebec & New Brunswick
Maine
Steve
|
$200
[5]
World Book on this 18th century royal--"Her frivolity and plotting helped undermine the monarchy"
Marie Antoinette
Steve
|
$200
[7]
Mel as this man in "History of the World": "The Lord Jehovah has given unto you these 15" (Smash!) "Oy. 10! 10 Commandments!"
Moses
Steve
|
$400
[27]
Giddy up & let's take a ride with the pygmy this, which has but a single gill on the back of its head
a seahorse
Steve
|
$400
[28]
Santa's speedy vehicle
a sleigh
Melissa
|
|
$400
[9]
In January, Christians celebrate his conversion
Saint Paul
|
$400
[16]
This heavily populated island was formed by 2 volcanoes: Wainae in the west & Koolau in the east
Oahu
Kim
|
$400
[13]
2 scandals of this 2007-12 French pres.: cash-stuffed envelopes from a L'Oreal heiress & Pakistani arms deal kickbacks
Sarkozy
Steve
|
$400
[11]
Gene Wilder learns the brain donor's name in this film--"Abby Normal", which Gene put "into a 7 1/2' long 54" wide gorilla!"
Young Frankenstein
Kim
|
$600
[23]
The satanic leaf-tailed this isn't evil & doesn't want to sell you insurance--it just wants to remain unseen
a gecko
Kim
|
$600
[24]
To lose a sports contest by not having a full team ready to play
forfeit
Melissa
|
|
$600
[3]
Pasqueflowers bloom in the spring, just in time for this holiday from which they get their name
Easter
Melissa
|
$600
[14]
This mountain range extends north from California's Lassen Peak into the Pacific northwest
the Cascades
Kim
|
$600
[20]
In 1808 Napoleon put his brother in power in this country, booting King Ferdinand VII; the Peninsular War soon followed
Spain
Steve
|
$600
[1]
Would you believe Mel created this spy sitcom in 1965? Or that it became a 2008 movie starring Steve Carell?
Get Smart
Kim
|
$800
[17]
Thisowl might have to make the cry in its name for you to spot it
the Eastern screetch owl
Steve
|
$800
[26]
A deceptive action designed to divert attention away from one's real point of attack
a feint
Kim
|
|
$800
[8]
The month of Ramadan ends with Eid al-Fitr, meaning the breaking of this
the fast
Melissa
|
$800
[18]
The St. Clair River helps the south end of this lake discharge into Lake Erie
Lake Huron
Melissa
|
DD
$1,000
[21]
It's a "disgraceful skeleton", said Guy de Maupassant; "You see it from everywhere...an unavoidable and horrid nightmare"
the Eiffel Tower
Steve
|
$800
[6]
Gene Wilder has a warning about Mongo in this film: "Don't do that. If you shoot him, you'll just make him mad"
Blazing Saddles
Melissa
|
$1,000
[15]
Thishard to spot insect lives up to its name, & some can force a toxin-containing blood from their exoskeletons
a walking stick
Melissa
|
$1,000
[25]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew demonstrates.) When vinegar is added to hot milk, it sours & separates, leaving behind curds of this, the main protein in cow's milk, which is used to make a type of plastic
casein
|
|
$1,000
[10]
San Salvador Island in this West Indies archipelago nation honors Columbus' New World landfall on Discovery Day
the Bahamas
Kim
|
$1,000
[19]
Nevada's southernmost town, it lies on the Colorado River across from Bullhead City, Arizona
Laughlin
|
$1,000
[22]
His "line" was built after World War I to defend against attack from Germany
(André) Maginot
Kim
|
$1,000
[12]
Mel's scheme to finally close "The Producers" on B'way by casting Larry David failed on this TV show
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Melissa
|
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| POP QUIZ | ART FOR ART'S SAKE | WORDS THAT START LIKE THE DAY OF THE WEEK | AMERICAN POETS | 20th CENTURY | NEWSPAPERS |
|
$400
[3]
This kids' song mentions a monkey & a mulberry bush
"Pop Goes The Weasel"
Kim
|
$400
[22]
From the Latin for "shape", it's astatuetteunder 11 inches high & exactly 8 letters long
a figurine
Steve
|
$400
[12]
A triangular piece used for splitting or leverage
a wedge
Steve
|
$800
[8]
His stints as a teacher included stops at the Pinkerton Academy School & the State Normal School, both in New Hampshire
Robert Frost
|
$800
[25]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the USSWisconsinin Norfolk, Virginia.) As war gave way to peace & then to war again, the battleship Wisconsin was mothballed three times & recommissioned twice; her latest return to service was in 1988, & three years later, she became the last U.S. battleship to actively participate in a foreign war when she took part in this operation
Desert Storm
Melissa
|
$800
[21]
In 1946 this Florida paper launched a "clipper" service for Latin America, named for the seaplanes that carried it
the Miami Herald
Steve
|
|
$800
[4]
John Philips helped organize this N. California festival after the success of iconic jazz festivals held there
the Monterey Pop Festival
Steve
|
$800
[20]
It means to embed decorative material into a surface for ornamental effect, or the resultingdesign
an inlay
Kim
|
$800
[13]
The Brits call this simian tool an "adjustable spanner"
a monkey wrench
Kim
|
$1,600
[10]
Her poems include "1492", "Venus of the Louvre" & one about "Mother of Exiles"
Emma Lazarus
|
$1,200
[17]
In 1929 this aviator lived up to his last name & flew over the South Pole
Richard Byrd
Steve
|
$1,200
[23]
Mark Eades is on the Disneyland beat at the Register of this county
Orange County
Kim
|
|
$1,200
[5]
For breakfast Post came up with "Country Squares"; Kellogg won that battle with the product still called these
Pop-Tarts
Kim
|
$1,200
[19]
Popular for museum displays, it's an illuminated 3-dimensional scene often with a painted background
a diorama
Steve
|
$1,200
[14]
Last name of humorist James, collaborator with E.B. White on "Is Sex Necessary?"
Thurber
Steve
|
$2,000
[11]
"Omaha" is a poem in the 1920 collection "Smoke and Steel" by this man better known for writing about Chicago
(Carl) Sandburg
Melissa
|
$1,600
[18]
On August 23, 1927 these 2 Italian anarchists were executed, still maintaining their innocence
Sacco and Vanzetti
Steve
|
$1,600
[24]
It's the leading newspaper based in Phoenix
The Arizona Republic
Kim
|
|
$1,600
[6]
This BBC music show debuted in 1964 playing all the hits for generations of music fans
Top of the Pops
Steve
|
$1,600
[2]
This term for a carving like on the front of a coin means it's raised only slightly from its background
a bas-relief
Kim
|
$1,600
[15]
Duelists would often demand it before they fought
satisfaction
|
DD
$3,000
[9]
This poet once claimed that English is the only language in which the pronoun "I" was written as a capital letter
(e.e). cummings
Steve
|
$2,000
[26]
This 1935 act, a New Deal program, guaranteed workers the right to organize unions
National Labor Relations Act
|
DD
$2,000
[27]
L'Osservatore Romano was founded in Rome, but moved here in 1929 during Mussolini's era
Vatican City
Melissa
|
|
$2,000
[7]
In 1930 he left the Boston Symphony to become conductor of the Boston Pops, a job he held for 49 years
(Arthur) Fiedler
Steve
|
$2,000
[1]
In the 1990s printmakers took this French word for "squirted" to refer to fine art prints made using inkjet technology
giclee
Steve
|
$2,000
[16]
Miscellaneous small items inexpensively sold at shops of the same name
sundries
Kim
|
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The 14th century Citadel of the Ho Dynasty in this country was added to the World Heritage List in 2011
Vietnam