Kate Waits game 2.
Elizabeth Costello — a program analyst from Syracuse, New York
Carmela Izzo — a caterer from Brooklyn, New York
Kate Waits — a law professor from Albany, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,201)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate | $1,600 | $2,200 | $9,500 |
$13,601
2-day champion: $27,802 |
$8,300
21 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| Carmela | $-300 | $-1,500 | $500 |
$0
3rd place: Easy-Rest, Inc. reading chair |
$500
5 R, 5 W |
| Elizabeth | $500 | $2,300 | $6,800 |
$2,000
2nd place: Trip to Palm Springs |
$5,900
19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| MAMMALS | MUSIC | MEDICINES | MARTIAL ARTS | MISS MANNERS | MONEY |
|
$100
[7]
Bad news; rats now live on all continents, having finally spread to this 1
Antarctica
Carmela
|
$100
[4]
In 1322, this official condemned the use of polyphony in church music
the pope
Kate
|
$100
[8]
Calling itself "America's Travel Insurance", Dramamine is used for this
motion sickness
Elizabeth
|
$100
[25]
The Japanese word for this martial art means "empty hand"
karate
|
$100
[20]
In regard to sending this type of Christmas letter, Miss Manners says no-no, it's too impersonal
mimeographed (Xerox)
Elizabeth
|
$300
[23]
If you were buying a violin in Ireland, or wisteria in Syria, you'd use bills marked in this unit
pounds
|
|
$200
[16]
No, the bobcat wasn't originally called Robert; it got its name due to this
(short) tail
Elizabeth
|
$300
[1]
While "semibreves" are whole notes, "minims" are these
half notes
Kate
|
$200
[9]
Propa P.H. & Tackle are used to tackle this problem
acne
Elizabeth
|
$200
[26]
Martial artists attack with a shout to put maximum force into the blow & to do this
intimidate (startle, frighten the opponent)
Elizabeth
|
$200
[21]
The only time it's correct for a lady to call upon a man is if he's old & ill, & has extended this
an invitation to do so
Kate
|
$400
[24]
In 1924, the zloty replaced the mark as this country's currency
Poland
Carmela
|
|
$300
[17]
While only humans pray, only these animals bray, says Webster's Third
donkeys
Carmela
Elizabeth
|
$400
[2]
The alto member of the violin family
viola
Kate
|
$300
[10]
Able to explode in its pure form, this antiseptic, H2O2, is sold as a 3% solution
(hydrogen) peroxide
Elizabeth
|
$300
[13]
Though there is no universal system of belt ranking, this color usually denotes beginners
white
Kate
|
$300
[6]
It's wrong to wear these before dusk, except the one on your wedding ring
diamonds
Elizabeth
|
— |
|
$400
[18]
Because its stomach has this many compartments, it's said a cow has this many stomachs
4
Elizabeth
|
DD
$500
[5]
The only letters of the alphabet used to name notes in current Western musical notation
A, B, C, D, E, F & G
Kate
|
$400
[11]
You can often save money by requesting a prescription under this name, not the brand name
generic
Kate
|
$400
[14]
Sho Kosugi entered, took revenge, & dominated a film series as this type of martial warrior
ninja
Kate
Elizabeth
|
$400
[12]
The correct fur to wear while in mourning is this "Rolls-Royce" of the weasel family
sable
Kate
Carmela
Elizabeth
|
— |
|
$500
[19]
The only marsupials native to North America
possums
Elizabeth
|
$500
[3]
In the early 19th century, clubs were formed to sing short pieces of choral music called this
glees
Kate
|
— |
$500
[15]
The most graceful & gentle of the martial arts, it's practiced mainly as a means of meditation
tai chi
Carmela
Elizabeth
|
$500
[22]
Miss Manners' alter ego, or the name to whom her royalty checks are made out
Judith Martin
Kate
|
— |
| MATHEMATICS | MYTHOLOGY | MAGAZINES | MELVILLE | MOVIE MAKERS | "MAY" DAY |
|
$200
[22]
The next square in the series 4, 9, 16,...
25
Elizabeth
|
$200
[20]
Odin's oldest son
Thor
Kate
|
$200
[8]
Many products display this magazine's seal on their labels
Good Housekeeping
Elizabeth
|
$200
[21]
Melville's book "White Jacket" helped abolish this form of corporal punishment on ships
whipping (flogging)
Kate
|
$200
[6]
It's said "North by Northwest" convinced Ian Fleming this man would be the best director for Bond films
Alfred Hitchcock
Kate
|
$200
[1]
Dustin & Warren didn't write most of those lousy songs in "Ishtar"; she & Paul Williams did
Elaine May
Kate
|
|
$400
[23]
Of the 36 rolls on a pair of dice, you have this many ways to roll a seven, whether you "root" for it or not
6
Kate
|
$400
[24]
Angered by this girl, Athena changed her curling locks to snakes
Medusa
Elizabeth
|
$400
[9]
It pays $400 for funny, true stories about life in the military, on campus or at work
Reader's Digest
Elizabeth
|
$400
[7]
Between sea voyages, Melville had this job at a Honolulu bowling alley
pin setter
Carmela
|
$400
[5]
Once an actor for D.W. Griffith, this silent comedy director later formed the Keystone Company
Mack Sennett
Kate
Carmela
Elizabeth
|
$400
[14]
It's egg yolks, oil, lemon juice & seasonings beaten together until thick
mayonnaise
Carmela
|
|
$800
[26]
A 9-year-old boy coined this "nonsensical" term for the number 1 followed by 100 zeros
googol
Elizabeth
|
— |
$600
[10]
Triangle Publications of Radnor, PA, famous for the Daily Racing Form, also publishes this weekly
TV Guide
Kate
|
$600
[13]
Melville 1st went to sea after failing to become a surveyor on this N.Y. state transportation project
the Erie Canal
Elizabeth
|
$800
[2]
He observed, "They let the studio janitor cut 'The Magnificent Ambersons' in my absence"
Orson Welles
Kate
|
$600
[15]
The English translation of the Cuban song, "Quizas, Quizas, Quizas"
"Maybe, Maybe, Maybe"
Carmela
|
|
$1,000
[27]
A king complained "The elements were difficult", but this Greek replied, "There is no royal way to geometry"
Euclid
Carmela
|
— |
$800
[11]
After working as a CIA agent in Mexico under E. Howard Hunt, William Buckley founded this magazine
The National Review
Kate
|
$800
[18]
On Dec. 16, 1773, Melville's grandfather participated in this act of rebellion
Boston Tea Party
Elizabeth
|
$1,000
[3]
Director of "On The Waterfront", "He's the kind of man who sends a suit out to be cleaned & rumpled"
Elia Kazan
Kate
|
$800
[16]
Rod Stewart sang to her, "The morning sun, when it's in your face, really shows your age"
Maggie May
Kate
|
|
DD
$1,500
[25]
To measure speed, you need know only these 2 things
distance & time
Elizabeth
|
— |
$1,000
[12]
It's subtitled "Man at His Best"
Esquire
|
$1,000
[19]
This title character's last words are "God bless Captain Vere!"
Billy Budd
Kate
|
DD
$1,500
[4]
Director of the film from which the followingwas taken:
Barbra Streisand
Kate
|
$1,000
[17]
From Old French "mahaignier", to maim, it's disfigurement that renders the victim defenseless
mayhem
|
Ruler whose 59-yr. reign over England ending in 1820, is 2nd only to his granddaughter Victoria's 63 yrs.
King George III