2016 Power Players Week game 5.From DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.
Matthew Weiner — a series creator and executive producer fromMad Men
David Gregory — a political analyst and author from CNN andHow's Your Faith?
Melissa Harris-Perry — a professor and editor-at-large from Elle.com
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa | $2,400 | $3,400 | $5,000 |
$6,000
3rd place: $10,000 to Girls for Gender Equity |
$5,400
9 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| David | $400 | $2,200 | $5,800 |
$11,600
2nd place: $11,600 to Martha’s Table |
$5,800
11 R, 3 W |
| Matthew | $1,400 | $2,200 | $12,600 |
$13,500
Winner: $50,000 to Alexandria House |
$14,200
18 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| NOT GREAT, BOB! | WOMEN IN CHARGE | ON CABLE | IT HAPPENED IN THE BIBLE | TALKING "POINT"S |
|
$200
[4]
In 2000 this Indiana University hoops coach was accused of choking a player during a 1997 practice
Bobby Knight
Melissa
|
$200
[1]
Her full title includes "Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith"
Queen Elizabeth
Melissa
|
$200
[18]
Asked how her "Veep" character Selina Meyer would rank among U.S. presidents, she said at the "bottom of the barrel"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
David
Matthew
|
$200
[7]
His mission is to save "two of every sort" of animal, "male and female"
Noah
Melissa
|
$200
[13]
Laszlo Biro created the first of these pens in 1931
a ballpoint
David
|
|
$400
[12]
In 1970 the Washington Post turned down this writer for his lack of experience but after about a year, he got the gig
Bob Woodward
David
|
$400
[2]
As mayor, she was in charge of Wasilla, Alaska from 1996 to 2002
Sarah Palin
Matthew
|
$400
[19]
This Guy Fieri show on Food Network is known as "Triple D" for short
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
|
$400
[8]
Right in chapter 1 of his book, he spent 3 days & nights in the belly of "a great fish"
Jonah
Matthew
|
$400
[14]
There was one of these called "Charlie" in Berlin before the wall came down
a checkpoint
David
|
| — |
DD
$400
[5]
As CEO of Sam's Club, Rosalind Brewer became the first woman & the first African American to head a unit of this corp.
the Walmart corporation
Melissa
|
$600
[20]
In 2016 WGN America had a series about a group of slaves & their escape to freedom via this secret network
the Underground Railroad
Matthew
|
$600
[9]
His super-strength was temporarily gone by the time the Philistines "put out his eyes"
Samson
Melissa
|
$600
[15]
Alma mater of David Petraeus
West Point
David
|
| — |
$600
[3]
In 2011 Christine Lagarde became managing director of the IMF, short for this
the International Monetary Fund
Matthew
|
— |
$800
[10]
You'll probably win the game if you have the incredible wisdom shown by this man in 1 Kings 3:27
Solomon
Melissa
|
$800
[16]
In 2016 Steph Curry broke his own record for these in a season with 24 games to go
a 3-pointer
David
|
| — |
$1,000
[6]
Beginning in 1997 Arizona had 3 consecutive women in charge: Jane Hull, Janet Napolitano & her
Janice Brewer
David
|
— |
$1,000
[11]
At Jericho, Joshua's band includes 7 priests with 7 of these instruments "of rams' horns"
a shofar (or trumpet)
David
|
$1,000
[17]
It means assigning blame; the people likely to get the blame often say, "now is not the time for" it
pointing fingers
Melissa
|
| BRIDGES | ORGANIZATIONS | ON THE BOOKSHELF | MAD MEN | '90s MUSIC | ECHO CATEGORY |
|
$400
[21]
This bridge was literally "Falling Down" in the 12th century; it was rebuilt in stone in 1176
London Bridge
Matthew
|
$400
[23]
Members of the society named for this ship trace their lineage to its arrival in 1620
the Mayflower
Matthew
|
$400
[11]
"Blood Sport" is part one of this Stephen King novel; part two is "Prom Night"
Carrie
Matthew
|
$400
[6]
In "Alice in Wonderland " this character asks, "Why is a raven like a writing-desk?"
Mad Hatter
Matthew
|
$400
[1]
In a 1999 hit Ricky Martin was "Livin"' this
La Vida Loca
David
|
$400
[16]
In certain jokes it comes before "Who's there?"
Knock, knock
David
|
|
$800
[22]
The bridges of this Iowa county were the title feature of a Meryl Streep movie
Madison County
David
|
$800
[27]
This largest veterans organization in the U.S. was founded in Paris by members of the AEF after World War I
the American Legion
David
Matthew
|
$800
[12]
A perennial favorite for grads is "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" by this man
Dr. Seuss
Melissa
|
$800
[7]
The exploits of this Union general earned him the nicknames "Mad Tom" & "The Great Marcher"
William Tecumseh Sherman
|
$800
[2]
Her 1991 Super Bowl rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" became a Top 20 hit
Whitney Houston
Melissa
|
$800
[17]
In a 1939 movie this dog is in danger of being put down after biting a neighbor
Toto (in The Wizard of Oz )
Matthew
|
|
$1,200
[24]
The 14th century chapel bridge on Lake Lucerne in this country was nearly destroyed by fire in 1993
Switzerland
Matthew
|
$1,200
[28]
In 1980 Bruce Murray, Louis Friedman & this Cornell Univ. astronomer founded the Planetary Society
Carl Sagan
|
$1,200
[13]
In this novel, Mark Watney reasons that maritime law applies to Mars, making him "a space pirate"
The Martian
Matthew
|
$1,200
[8]
The subtitle of a biography of this Russian mystic asks, "Holy Man or Mad Monk?"
Rasputin
Matthew
|
$1,200
[3]
With over 20, she had more Top 40 hits in the '90s than her brother, including the song heard here"Let's go /Escapade /We'll have a good time..."
Janet Jackson
David
|
$1,200
[18]
The White House Press Secretary during Clinton's first term had this double-talk first name
Dee Dee
|
|
$1,600
[25]
For his courage taking personal risks at the 1796 battle of Lodi Bridge, his troops nicknamed him "Little Corporal"
Napoléon
Matthew
|
DD
$3,000
[29]
The late Julian Bond was its chairman from 1998 to 2010
the NAACP
Matthew
|
$2,000
[15]
President Obama & Amazon both named as their favorite novel of 2015 Lauren Groff's "Fates and" these
Furies
Matthew
|
$1,600
[9]
Boldness on the battlefield earned this Revolutionary War general the nickname "Mad Anthony"
"Mad Anthony" Wayne
|
$1,600
[4]
All the ladies love this rapper/actor whose '90s hits include "Hey Lover" & "Mama Said Knock You Out"
LL Cool J
David
|
$1,600
[19]
This high-kicking dance was a favorite of Parisian music hall girls
can-can
Matthew
|
|
$2,000
[26]
One of the highest bridges in the world is the Royal Gorge Bridge in this Western state
Colorado
|
— |
DD
$3,000
[14]
A line from Ecclesiastes inspired the title of this Hemingway novel about expatriates in France & Spain
The Sun Also Rises
Matthew
|
$2,000
[10]
Overspending & eccentric behavior got this king of Bavaria deposed in 1886
Mad King Ludwig
Matthew
|
$2,000
[5]
"Kiss From A Rose" earned 3 Grammys for this British singer
Seal
Matthew
|
$2,000
[20]
New York New York & this double talk hotel are at opposite ends of the Las Vegas Strip
Circus Circus
|
In 1790 a deal made Washington the nation's capital; the room where it happened was at Jefferson's house & negotiators included Madison & this Cabinet member
Alexander Hamilton