Michelle Bulger Mabery — a management consultant from Atlanta, Georgia
Todd Giese — a hotel front desk manager from New Orleans, Louisiana
Erin Bowers — a patent examiner from Washington, D.C. (whose 1-day cash winnings total $30,001)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin | $2,400 | $6,000 | $7,000 |
$8,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$12,000
19 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Todd | $3,200 | $5,200 | $16,400 |
$31,601
New champion: $31,601 |
$14,000
19 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| Michelle | $1,200 | $1,800 | $15,800 |
$17,599
2nd place: $2,000 |
$15,800
13 R, 1 W |
| STATE LANDMARKS | INVERTEBRATES | CLOTHES | I'M RETIRED | I RUN A LITTLE | "B" & "B" |
|
$200
[26]
The Ethan Allen Homestead Museum
Vermont
Erin
|
$200
[5]
The Portuguese man-of-war has hundreds of these hanging from its main body, some of which may reach 165 feet in length
tentacles
Todd
|
$200
[10]
It's the military-inspired shoulder detail seen here
epaulettes
Todd
|
$200
[20]
In 2004, 10 years after becoming president of South Africa, he officially retired from public life
Mandela
Erin
|
$200
[1]
Before keeping up with the Kardashians, this athlete kept up with decathletes, running a 10.94 100 at the Olympics
(Bruce) Jenner
Erin
|
$200
[14]
Animal pair involved in indoctrination about reproduction
the birds and the bees
Todd
|
|
$400
[27]
The Jack Daniel Distillery
Tennessee
Todd
Michelle
|
$400
[6]
Served freeze-dried, the Tubifex type of these are a tasty treat for aquarium fish
worms
Todd
|
$400
[11]
A cutaway was a part of men's dress for this time of day, which is why it's also called that time of day's coat
morning
Erin
Todd
|
$400
[21]
When Henry Wells retired in 1868, this longtime associate became the president of American Express
Fargo
Todd
|
$400
[2]
Men from this country own the 100-meter sprint with times like 9.58, 9.63 & 9.69
Jamaica
Erin
|
$400
[15]
Pittsburgh rare steak, charred on the outside & rare in the middle, is sometimes called this--ow!
black and blue
Michelle
|
|
$600
[28]
Fort Sumter National Monument
South Carolina
Todd
|
$600
[7]
A major garden pest, this shell-less snail cousin needs moisture to live & will dry out in the sunlight
slugs
Todd
|
$600
[12]
The German name of these shorts implies that they're made of leather
lederhosen
Erin
|
$600
[22]
Retired educator Ethel Andrus founded this group in 1958 to keep older people in the U.S. active
the AARP
Erin
|
$600
[3]
Her use of banned drugs led to this woman giving up her 100-meter gold from the 2000 Olympics as well as 4 other medals
Marion Jones
Erin
|
$600
[16]
A basic means of support, or a type of pickle
bread and butter
Todd
|
|
$800
[29]
Faulkner's home Rowan Oak
Mississippi
Erin
|
$1,000
[9]
North America has only 4 species of milkweed butterflies, including this "kingly" one known for its migrations
monarchs
Erin
|
$800
[13]
Christian Dior introduced the H-line, the Y-line & in 1955 this flared silhouette
the A-line
Michelle
|
$800
[24]
Replaced by Elena Kagan in 2010, he's the last Supreme Court justice to retire
John Paul Stevens
|
$800
[4]
Bob Hayes sprinted to gold in 1964, then played 10 years for Tom Landry & this team, averaging 20 yards per catch
the (Dallas) Cowboys
Todd
|
$800
[17]
A period of prosperity followed by a downturn
boom and bust
Erin
|
|
$1,000
[30]
Check out its Shoshone Falls
Idaho
|
DD
$1,200
[8]
In 1983 Louisiana made this lobster relative its state crustacean
the crawfish (or crayfish)
Todd
|
$1,000
[23]
This brand of footed pajamas sounds like it has a medical degree
Dr. Denton
|
$1,000
[25]
The famed voice of NPR News, he has entered retirement as the scorekeeper emeritus of "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!""Roy had 5 correct answers for 10 more points; he now has 12 points, and Roy has the lead"
Carl Kasell
Erin
|
$1,000
[19]
Before dominating the 1960 Olympics, this African-Amer. sprinter could not even walk without orthopedic shoes until she was 11
Wilma Rudolph
Michelle
|
$1,000
[18]
This British phrase about being over-safe contains 2 articles of clothing--remember the British word for suspenders
belt and braces
|
| ITALIAN ART & ARTISTS | PIRATES | MASTER OF NONE | ANIMATED MOVIE SONGS | LANGUAGES OF AFRICA | LITERARY DEMISES |
|
$400
[16]
Add one letter to "titan" to get this titan of Italian art, seenherein a self-portrait
Titian
Erin
|
$400
[19]
A story from the early 1900s says, "Undoubtedly the grimmest part of" him "was his iron claw"
Captain Hook
Erin
|
$400
[15]
I'm giving you this type of check with no dollar amount--fill in $400
blank check
Erin
|
$400
[1]
This 1991 Disney film contains the song "Be Our Guest"
Beauty and the Beast
Michelle
|
$400
[6]
Cairene Arabic is perhaps the most widely understood form of Arabic due to this country's films & TV shows
Egypt
Todd
|
$400
[9]
After seizing the ring from Frodo in "The Return of the King", he falls to his death with a last cry of "Precious"
Gollum
Michelle
|
|
$800
[17]
Pope Alexander VII was a patron of Bernini, who designed the forecourt of this basilica
St. Peter
Todd
|
$800
[27]
This colorful pirate's reign of terror along the Carolina coast ended when he was killed in battle on Nov. 22, 1718
Blackbeard
Erin
|
$800
[21]
It's the rhyming Spanish word that means "nothing" or "very little"
nada
Erin
|
$800
[2]
This Pixar film opens with the song "Put On Your Sunday Clothes" from "Hello, Dolly!"
Wall-E
Erin
|
$800
[7]
This language's many dialects include ki Mvita spoken in Mombasa
Swahili
Todd
|
$800
[10]
In this Russian novel, Raskolnikov calls a pawnbroker a "louse" & then brutally kills her with an ax
Crime and Punishment
Todd
|
|
$1,200
[20]
Wordsworth wrote of this Leonardo painting, "The annunciation of the dreadful truth made to the twelve, survives"
"The Last Supper"
Todd
|
$1,200
[28]
At the end of a sword fight, Will Turner says, "You cheated"; this marauding movie character replies, "Pirate"
Jack Sparrow
Erin
|
$1,200
[24]
3-letter Brit speak for zero in soccer, as in "Man U dominates the pitch & wins, 4-this"
nil
Erin
|
$1,200
[3]
In "Bee Movie" you'll hear the words "honey honey" in this song by the Archies
"Sugar, Sugar"
Michelle
|
$1,200
[8]
The Khoisan languages are rare in that they employ these sounds as consonants
clicks
Michelle
|
$1,200
[11]
In this kids' classic, Travis has to shoot his dog because it's been bitten by a wolf infected with rabies
Old Yeller
Todd
|
|
$1,600
[22]
Botticelli's masterpiece "Allegory of Spring" also has this Italian title
"La Primavera"
|
$1,600
[29]
This canine term was used for naval captains sent by Queen Elizabeth I to raid Spanish fleets in the Caribbean
sea dogs
|
$1,600
[25]
It means to crouch down but also denotes not much
squat
|
$1,600
[4]
Danny Elfman composed a "Wedding Song" for this unfortunate title gal
Corpse Bride
Michelle
|
$1,600
[12]
To ask, "How are you?" in this language, say "Hoe gaan dit met jou?"
Afrikaans
Michelle
|
$1,600
[13]
While mailing letters exposing this man, Lolita's mother Charlotte Haze is struck by a car
Humbert Humbert
Michelle
|
|
$2,000
[23]
One of Raphael's most famous works is an allegory of philosophy called "The School of" this place
Athens
Michelle
|
$2,000
[30]
"To the shores of Tripoli" in the U.S. Marine's Hymn refers to the Marines' 1805 defeat of these N. African pirates
the Barbary pirates
Michelle
|
DD
$5,000
[26]
The frequent pairing of these 2 4-letter words to mean "without legal force" is redundant
null and void
Erin
|
$2,000
[5]
A song in the "South Park" movie told us this alliterative skater built the pyramids & beat up Kubla Khan
Brian Boitano
Todd
|
DD
$4,000
[18]
Countries using this as their official language include Mozambique & Guinea-Bissau
Portuguese
Todd
|
$2,000
[14]
This inspector who pursues Jean Valjean in "Les Miserables" commits suicide by jumping into the Seine
Javert
Michelle
|
Of the 5 U.S. state capitals that begin with the letter "A", the one that is farthest north
Augusta