2016 Power Players Week game 1.From DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.
Jonathan Franzen — a best-selling author fromPurityandThe Corrections
S.E. Cupp — a political commentator from CNN,New York Daily News, andGlamour
Chuck Todd — a political director and host from NBC News and NBC'sMeet the Press
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck | $1,600 | $2,600 | $12,200 |
$0
3rd place: $10,000 for Samaritan Inns |
$12,200
15 R, 2 W |
| S.E. | $3,800 | $5,200 | $13,200 |
$10,000
Winner: $50,000 for Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign |
$13,000
19 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Jon | $2,200 | $5,000 | $14,800 |
$1,599
2nd place: $10,000 for the American Bird Conservancy |
$14,200
17 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| MEET THE PRESS | SHAKESPEARE'S SETTINGS | GERMANIA! | BIRDS OF A FEATHER | BALLPARK FACTS & FIGURES | "GAD"ZOOKS! |
|
$200
[7]
Back in the 1st century B.C., the Acta Diurna was the daily news sheet of this ancient republic
Rome
Jon
|
$200
[16]
"A plain near to a port in Denmark" is a setting in this play
Hamlet
Jon
|
$200
[26]
This word is insulting when used to mean "a German", but is OK as a shorter word for a cabbage dish
a kraut
S.E.
|
$200
[3]
Bald, harpy
an eagle
Chuck
|
$200
[1]
In 1934 this A.L. park got a new left field wall; in 1947 that wall was painted green to match the rest of the park
Fenway
S.E.
|
$200
[21]
Go go this mechanical contraption, thingamajig or doohickey
a gadget
S.E.
|
|
$400
[10]
This 19h century publisher was no prize; his New York World was synonymous with yellow journalism
Pulitzer
S.E.
|
$400
[17]
It's the first country mentioned in "Macbeth"
Scotland
S.E.
|
$400
[27]
The "B" in the name of this maker of cars like the M2 & X5 refers to Bavaria
BMW
Chuck
|
$400
[8]
American, European (aka redbreast)
a robin
Jon
|
$400
[2]
The first triple in this park was April 17, 1992, courtesy of Cal Ripken Jr.
Camden Yards
Jon
|
$400
[22]
Type of general just below major general
brigadier
Chuck
|
|
$600
[11]
Londoners have been getting their news from this paper at all hours since 1788
The Times of London
Chuck
Jon
|
$600
[18]
"The isle is full of noises", says Caliban in this play
The Tempest
Jon
|
— |
$600
[9]
Mourning &Oriental turtle-
dove
S.E.
|
$600
[4]
It only became the "Friendly Confines" for night games in 1988; it was the last ballpark to install lights
Wrigley
S.E.
|
$600
[23]
"Insect" term for a person who persistently annoys others with criticism
a gadfly
Chuck
S.E.
|
|
$800
[12]
In 1735 a jury ruled that stories in the New York Weekly Journal were factual, so John Peter Zenger was acquitted of this
libel
Chuck
|
$800
[19]
This "Tale" takes place in Sicilia & Bohemia
The Winter's Tale
|
— |
$800
[14]
Scrub, Steller's, blue
a jay
Jon
|
DD
$1,000
[5]
Built as the centerpiece of the 1996 Summer Olympics, it was converted for baseball after the Games
Turner Field
S.E.
|
$800
[24]
In a musical this Scottish village awakens every 100 years
Brigadoon
Chuck
|
|
$1,000
[13]
freep.com is the website of this paper, a Michigan institution since 1835
the Detroit Free Press
Jon
|
$1,000
[20]
Part of "The Taming of the Shrew" is set at this tamer's country house
Petruchio
|
— |
$1,000
[15]
Red-headed, red-bellied, red-breasted sapsucker
a woodpecker
Jon
|
$1,000
[6]
A 1963 Mickey Mantle home run hit the upper deck of this stadium & bounced back nearly to second base
Yankee Stadium
S.E.
|
$1,000
[25]
8-letter person who moves about aimlessly from one social activity to another
a gadabout
Jon
|
| MEET THE PREZ | BALLET | THE CORRECTIONS | NUMERICAL TERMS | COUNTRY DISTINCTIONS | POP CULTURE |
|
$400
[1]
In 2016 he won a Grammy Award for the audio version of his memoir "A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety"
(Jimmy) Carter
S.E.
|
$400
[20]
This city's Royal Danish Ballet debuted "The Whims of Cupid and the Ballet Master" in 1786 & it's still being danced today
Copenhagen
Chuck
Jon
|
$400
[18]
When Miss Colombia was not the No. 1 answer, the Miss Universe emcee & "Family Feud" host had to correct himself
Steve Harvey
S.E.
|
$400
[7]
Term for a musical group of two
a duo
Chuck
|
$400
[6]
Sri Lanka is the world's leading exporter of these leaves that make a hot beverage
tea
Jon
|
$400
[9]
Gal Gadot as this character brought some Amazon estrogen to 2016's "Batman v. Superman"
Wonder Woman
Chuck
|
|
$800
[2]
The face of this WWI-era prez was on the old $100,000 note, never used by the public
Wilson
Chuck
|
$800
[22]
The main characters of "Fancy Free" are the "three" these
sailors
|
$800
[21]
Between 2001 & 2013 this Italian landmark recovered nearly one inch of its vertical tilt
the Tower of Pisa
S.E.
|
$800
[8]
I'm not superstitious, but I do know triskadekaphobia is fear of this number
13
S.E.
|
$800
[15]
Monaco has the world's lowest of these, so there aren't enough little Monegasques to keep up the population
birth rate
Chuck
|
$800
[11]
He had his "Cher" of success as a singer of "I Got You Babe" before going to Congress
Sonny Bono
S.E.
|
|
$1,200
[3]
His memorial at Arlington mentions that he was both president & Chief Justice of the United States
Taft
Chuck
|
$1,200
[23]
A 1972 ballet was based on (& named for) the "Tales of" this German author
E.T.A. Hoffmann
Jon
|
$1,200
[24]
Okay, you were right--my getting this haircut made famous by Mr. T in the '80s was a mistake
a mohawk
Chuck
|
$1,200
[10]
Bruno Mars & Travie McCoy cashed in singing "I wanna be" this type of rich guy; "buy all the things I never had"
a billionaire
S.E.
|
$1,200
[16]
More than 50 gold medals make this nation the leader in world curling championships for both men & women
Canada
S.E.
Jon
|
$1,200
[12]
This Jim McMahon team hadn't won the title yet when they released "The Super Bowl Shuffle" in 1985
the Chicago Bears
Jon
|
|
$1,600
[4]
He was the only president who had served as a 5-star general
Eisenhower
Chuck
S.E.
|
— |
$1,600
[25]
On Nov. 3, 1948 the Chicago Daily Tribune made a slight error on the front page--this man did not defeat Truman
Dewey
Chuck
|
$1,600
[13]
The man who wrote "O Little Town Of Bethlehem" led 2 churches named for this trio, Father, Son & Holy Spirit
the Trinity
|
DD
$1,800
[27]
These 2 neighboring Middle East countries share the lowest elevation on land, about 1,300 feet below sea level
Israel & Jordan
Jon
|
$1,600
[17]
The Bee Gees were doing this kind of "Talkin'" in a No. 1 hit
Jive
Jon
|
|
$2,000
[5]
Millard Fillmore was the last member of this political party to serve as president
Whig
Chuck
|
— |
$2,000
[26]
A correction is a drop in the value of a stock & can signal this type of animal-named market
bear
Jon
|
DD
$2,400
[14]
These large muscles at the front of the thigh take their name in part from the Latin for "four"
the quadriceps
Jon
|
$2,000
[28]
This country of many islands has more Muslims than any other
Indonesia
S.E.
|
$2,000
[19]
This director's films like "Jungle Fever" won him special Academy Award in a 2015 ceremony
Spike Lee
S.E.
|
Officials called tribunes sat at Rome's Senate door & if they didn't like what was going on, shouted this Latin word
veto