Justin Lucas — a video production specialist from Reston, Virginia
Liz Hedreen — a stay-at-home mom from Kirkland, Washington
Zach Klitzman — a public historian from Washington, D.C. (whose 1-day cash winnings total $37,601)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach | $3,000 | $2,000 | $6,000 |
$11,007
3rd place: $1,000 |
$9,400
16 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Liz | $2,600 | $4,400 | $10,800 |
$21,600
New champion: $21,600 |
$10,800
14 R, 1 W |
| Justin | $3,400 | $4,800 | $19,600 |
$17,599
2nd place: $2,000 |
$16,800
19 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| SHOW YOUR COLLEGE COLORS | RHYME TIME | STATE CAPITALS | ANIMAL YOUNG | A SHAKESPEARE"M" CATEGORY | NASCAR TECHNOLOGY |
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$200
[10]
It was officially designated as Harvard's color in 1910
crimson
Liz
|
$200
[16]
One who chooses the alcohol
a liquor picker
Zach
Liz
|
$200
[1]
This capital's Big Dam Bridge, almost a mile long, spans a dam on the Arkansas River
Little Rock, Arkansas
Zach
|
$200
[22]
A panda baby & a hyena baby are each called this
a cub
Liz
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$200
[11]
Title adjective describing the wives of Windsor
merry
Justin
|
$200
[29]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Daytona Int'l Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL.) The tires used in NASCAR have another tire within them for safety reasons, & are filled with this gas, symbol N, because it contains less moisture than air, & the tire pressure doesn't change as much in a race
nitrogen
Zach
|
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$400
[9]
This nickname for Stanford refers to one of the school's official colors (not a bird) & is therefore singular
Cardinal
Justin
|
$400
[17]
A liberated Stockholm native
a freed Swede
Zach
|
$400
[2]
Although designated Delaware's state capital in 1777, it wasn't incorporated as a city until 1929
Dover
Liz
|
$400
[23]
A shoat is a young one of these & as such might cry "wee wee wee" all the way home
a pig
Justin
|
$400
[12]
A ghost tells Hamlet it is "most foul"
murder
Liz
|
$400
[30]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Daytona Int'l Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL.) The window net used to prevent injuries by keeping a driver's arms inside the car during a crash became mandatory afterthisNASCAR legend, known as "King Richard", almost died in a 1970 wreck at Darlington
Richard Petty
Justin
|
|
$600
[8]
This "royal" color represents the teams of the College of the Holy Cross
purple
Liz
|
$600
[20]
A highly politically biased & highly skilled craft maker
a partisan artisan
|
$600
[3]
This capital's name is derived from a Hebrew word meaning "peace"
Salem (Oregon)
Justin
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$600
[24]
It's the largest animal whose baby is called a calf
a blue whale
Zach
|
$600
[13]
Romeo is Mr. this to you
Montague
Justin
|
$600
[21]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Daytona Int'l Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL.) Engines with carburetors ruled NASCAR for decades, but since 2012, all cars have been equipped withEFI, electronic this, because it's more efficient & produces a better air-gas mixture
fuel injection
Justin
|
|
$800
[7]
If "we are" this university, home of the Thundering Herd, our colors are green & white
Marshall
Justin
|
$800
[27]
One who instructs a spreader of the gospel
a teacher preacher
Zach
|
$800
[4]
While traveling Route 66 through this capital, you'll pass by the Will Rogers Theatre& its striking Art Deco sign
Oklahoma City
Zach
|
$800
[26]
An armadillo baby is called this palindromic name
a pup
Liz
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$800
[14]
"If" it "be the food of love, play on"
music
Justin
|
$800
[18]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Daytona Int'l Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL.) Banking is the degree of incline of a racetrack's surface, which allows the cars to go faster in the turns with minimal lateral slippage; while Daytona has a 31% bank, Will Ferrell could tell you that this Alabama speedway is even steeper, at 33%
Talladega
Zach
|
|
$1,000
[6]
The name of this Alabama school is also a reddish-brown color, but its official colors are orange & blue
Auburn
Zach
|
$1,000
[28]
A gold-covered sword handle
a gilt hilt
Zach
|
$1,000
[5]
The state museum here is often called the William Penn Memorial Museum due to the statue of Penn in the central hall
Harrisburg
Zach
|
DD
$4,600
[25]
It's the only animal native to the U.S. that has a baby called a joey
a possum
Zach
|
$1,000
[15]
3-letter fairy queen described by Mercutio as a bringer of dreams
Mab
Liz
|
$1,000
[19]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Daytona Int'l Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL.) Also known as the blade, this strip of metal on the rear deck lid is designed to create down force on the rear of the car to increase traction, but it has to be angled just right so it doesn't hinder speed on the straightaways
a spoiler
Liz
|
| CATHERINE THE GREAT | 18th CENTURY ART | TITLE PAIRS | THE "I-T" DEPARTMENT | MORE POWER TO THEM | RENO 411 |
|
$400
[27]
Catherine urged her subjects to plant this veggie but she was ignored; maybe she should have said you can make vodka from it
potato
Zach
|
$400
[3]
His contemporaries called this painter of presidents the "Father of American Portraiture"
(Gilbert) Stuart
Zach
|
$400
[9]
Beavis & Butt-Head first found success on this channel
MTV
Justin
|
$400
[14]
The "ize" have this verb meaning to make a detailed list of things
itemize
Liz
|
$800
[22]
The Junospacecraft has set a record by traveling 413 million miles on this type of power--note the jumbo panels
solar
Liz
|
$1,200
[23]
The city's international airport is officially named Reno-this nearby Sierra Nevada lake & ski area
Tahoe
Liz
|
|
$800
[26]
To honor this predecessor & founder of the city from which she ruled, Catherine built a statue, the Bronze Horseman
Peter the Great
Justin
|
$800
[19]
Terra cotta whiz Clodion was a major sculptor in this elegant post-Baroque style
Rococo
Zach
|
$800
[10]
2016 marks 25 years since these 2 actresses hit the road as "Thelma & Louise"
Geena Davis & Susan Sarandon
Liz
|
$800
[15]
Adjective meaning roaming from place to place, never staying put for long
itinerant
Justin
|
$1,600
[20]
Researchers at Georgia Tech have actually powered a nanogenerator using this furry wheel runner
a hamster
Justin
|
$1,600
[24]
Filmed in Reno, the movie "The Misfits" was the last picture for this "Gone with the Wind" star
Clark Gable
|
|
$1,600
[2]
Catherine carried on a correspondence with this "Candide" author, saying she had "never stopped reading" his works
Voltaire
Liz
|
$1,200
[11]
In his self-portrait with his wife & daughter, this Brit gave them blue dresses; we guess he liked the color
Gainsborough
Justin
|
$1,200
[12]
"I'll teach your grandmother to suck eggs" is a line in their "Happy Happy Joy Joy" song
Ren & Stimpy
Justin
|
$1,200
[16]
Hyphented adjective meaning extremely small, like some spiders & bikinis
itsy-bitsy
Justin
|
$2,000
[8]
In 1871 Zenobe Theophile Gramme, a real one himself, developed one of these that was the first industrial generator
dynamo
Justin
|
$2,000
[25]
Thecarthat won the 1908 New York to Paris auto race is at the museum housing this late casino owner's auto collection
Bill Harrah
|
|
$2,000
[1]
Catherine's lover, he reportedly created fake villages for her tour of Ukraine
Grigory Potemkin
|
$1,600
[5]
An illness that left him deaf in the early 1790s was followed by the disturbing series of etchings "Los Caprichos"
Goya
Zach
|
$1,600
[13]
This TV show was subtitled "The New Adventures of Superman"
Lois & Clark
Justin
|
$1,600
[17]
Even without a "re", this verb means to say something again & again & again &...
iterate
Zach
Liz
|
DD
$4,000
[21]
It's the source of power for the submarine U.S.S. Jimmy Carter
nuclear
Justin
|
— |
|
DD
$2,400
[4]
2 wars with the Turks gave Cathy control of the north coast of this sea from the Kerch Strait to the Dniester River
the Black Sea
Zach
|
$2,000
[6]
Piranesi depicted torture instruments in his series of prints called "Carceri", these places
jails (or prisons)
Zach
|
$2,000
[7]
In short order, ex-con Al Pacino falls for waitress Michelle Pfeiffer in this 1991 film
Frankie and Johnny
|
$2,000
[18]
This lake in Minnesota is the main source of the Mississippi River
Lake Itasca
Zach
|
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This attraction was originally built for the New York World's Fair in 1964, with proceeds going to UNICEF
It's a Small World