Cindy Stowell game 3.
Sara Quashnie — a library science graduate student from Livonia, Michigan
Chelsea Cohen — a production editor from Astoria, New York
Cindy Stowell — a science content developer from Austin, Texas (whose 2-day cash winnings total $31,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy! | $600 | $2,900 | $5,300 |
$8,600
3-day champion: $39,600 |
$6,800
14 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Chelsea | $1,800 | $1,400 | $9,600 |
$7,100
2nd place: $2,000 |
$10,200
13 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Sara | $2,600 | $5,600 | $11,600 |
$3,999
3rd place: $1,000 |
$13,600
19 R, 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| ODD WORDS | THE OSCAR WINNER'S MOVIE | WHAT'S THE BIG RUSH? | TEXAS | MOVING JOURNALISM | TAILS |
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$200
[10]
Bream means to clean the bottom of the bottom of one of these by burning & scraping to get rid of seaweed, barnacles, etc.
a boat
Chelsea
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$200
[3]
For 1994:"Can You Feel The Love Tonight"? Elton John & Tim Rice could
The Lion King
Chelsea
|
$200
[18]
He's been a provocative figure on U.S. airwaves for decades
Rush Limbaugh
Chelsea
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$200
[2]
Jim Bowie & William Travis passed into history at this location on March 6, 1836
the Alamo
Sara
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$200
[14]
Different regions get different magazines from this club, AAA for short; Via & Westways are 2 of its publications
the American Automobile Association
Sara
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$200
[30]
Shake your tail feather & name this bird--though, to be honest, its bright feathers grow from its back, not its tail
peacock
Cindy!
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$400
[11]
Carceral means of or relating to this place where you don't want to end up
prison
Chelsea
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$400
[4]
For 1995:Mel Gibson--they may take our lives... but they'll never take... Mel's directing Oscar!
Braveheart
Sara
|
$400
[19]
Freshman rush at college doesn't refer to football but recruitment into these
fraternities & sororities
Sara
|
$400
[1]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from George Ranch Historical Park.) The ranching heritage of old Texas is on view at George Ranch Historical Park, just 30 miles from the bustle of this biggest city in the state
Houston
Chelsea
|
$400
[15]
Passengers in the Northeast Corridor of this train service can arrive at their stations reading its Arrive magazine
Amtrak
Cindy!
|
$400
[29]
Its tail can support the entire body weight of the red type of this marsupial when it lifts its hind legs to kick
a kangaroo
Cindy!
|
|
$600
[12]
A natatorium is an indoor one of these
a pool
Sara
|
$600
[5]
For 2009:Mo'Nique, in a film based on a novel by a writer
Precious
Chelsea
|
$600
[20]
Rushes, aka this "timely" term, referred to the latest printed footage from a film set
a daily
Cindy!
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$600
[8]
This U.S. president received his college degree from Southwest Texas State Teachers College
Lyndon Baines Johnson
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$600
[23]
Latitudes is the magazine of this cruise line, NCL for short
Norwegian Cruise Lines
Cindy!
|
$600
[28]
Seen here is the tail this rodent uses to help prop itself up on its hind legs & to steer as it swims
a beaver
Chelsea
Sara
|
|
$800
[13]
Nephrolithotomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of one of these
kidney stone
Cindy!
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$800
[6]
For 2011:Man of few words Jean Dujardin
The Artist
Sara
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$800
[21]
Mining cos. are rushing to MOMA--not an art museum but a Mozambique mine for this silvery metal used in planes
titanium
Cindy!
|
$800
[9]
An 860-pound statue of one of these speedy birds welcomes you to Fort Stockton, Texas
a road runner
Sara
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$1,000
[25]
United Airlines has both the Eastern & Western halves of the globe covered with this on-board magazine that has a plural title
Hemispheres
Sara
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$800
[27]
The size of a large turkey, this extinct bird from Mauritius had a tuftlike tail with curly feathers
the dodo
Cindy!
|
|
$1,000
[17]
In ancient Greece a hoplite was one of these
a foot soldier (infantryman)
|
$1,000
[7]
For 1996:I reckon that writer fella Billy Bob Thornton won, mm hm
Sling Blade
Cindy!
|
$1,000
[22]
Geoffrey Rush played tormented pianist David Helfgott in this 1996 film
Shine
Cindy!
|
$1,000
[16]
In 1866 Lyne T. Barret began operating the first producing one of these in the state; a lot more would follow
an oil well
Cindy!
|
DD
$1,500
[24]
British Airways' in-flight magazine has this name, like a Miller beer brand
High Life
Cindy!
|
$1,000
[26]
The rufus species of Lynx, it's named for its short tail
a bobcat
Sara
|
| THE OCEANS | EUROPEAN RULERS | 2016 MUSIC FESTIVALS | 5 "L"ETTER WORDS | TO LIVE & DIE IN L.A. | TALES |
|
$400
[3]
The Arctic Ocean region births up to 50,000 of these a year & some can drift south into transatlantic shipping lanes
icebergs
Sara
|
$400
[2]
After their marriage in 1469, they became known as Los Reyes Catolicos, or "The Catholic Monarchs"
Ferdinand & Isabella
Cindy!
|
$400
[26]
2016 was the 25th anniversary of this festival founded by Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction, who were on the bill
Lollapalooza
Cindy!
|
$400
[1]
This gate fastener consists of a bar that fits into a notch
latch
Sara
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$400
[21]
This "Big Poppa" rapper was killed on March 9, 1997 as he left a music industry party in Los Angeles
Biggie Smalls (The Notorious B.I.G.)
Cindy!
Sara
|
$400
[5]
The islands of Luggnagg & Glubbdubdrib are visited in this 1726 satiric adventure
Gulliver's Travels
Sara
|
|
$800
[17]
The town of Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia plays hosts to many tide tourists visiting this nearby bay
the Bay of Fundy
Sara
|
$800
[4]
Held hostage by Denmark, Gustav I Vasa escaped & raised a peasant army to win this nation's freedom & become king in 1523
Sweden
Sara
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$2,000
[27]
Sounding like an Australian show but in Manchester, Tenn., this festival had Pearl Jam, LCD Soundsystem & Tame Impala
Bonnaroo
Sara
|
$800
[13]
A bedsheet or tablecloth
linen
Chelsea
|
$800
[22]
This L.A. lawyer gained notoriety at a murder trial for saying, "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit"
Johnnie Cochran
Chelsea
|
$1,200
[7]
"Therese Raquin" is a tale of murder by this man who some believe was later murdered over his Dreyfus Affair letter
(Émile) Zola
Sara
|
|
$1,200
[18]
Thelongitude meridianat 147° east, near Tasmania, separatesthese2 oceans, actually part of one global ocean
the Indian & Pacific Oceans
Cindy!
|
DD
$1,000
[11]
The May 12, 1937 coronation of this British king was on the date originally set for his brother
George VI
Chelsea
|
— |
$1,200
[14]
It's a long rope used to catch horses & cattle
a lasso
Chelsea
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$1,200
[23]
Western movie stars Tom Mix & William S. Hart were at the funeral of this lawman who died in L.A. age 80 in 1929
Wyatt Earp
|
$1,600
[8]
Josef K. is busted without cause right from the start in this Kafka story, & things only get worse
The Trial
Cindy!
Sara
|
|
$1,600
[19]
Despite its wet name, Ocean City in this state's Cape May county is dry regarding alcohol
New Jersey
Cindy!
|
$1,200
[10]
On April 30, 2009 this Dutch queen escaped an assassination attempt by a crazed motorist at a royal parade
Queen Beatrix
Chelsea
|
— |
$1,600
[15]
The name of this grated potato pancake is related to the Greek eladion, or "little oily thing"
a latke
Chelsea
|
$1,600
[24]
Elizabeth Short, known by this flowery name, was the victim in an L.A. murder case officially unsolved after 69 years
the Black Dahlia
Chelsea
|
DD
$2,000
[6]
The title of this 9th century Arabic tale tells us it spanned about 2 3/4 years
One Thousand and One Nights
Sara
|
|
$2,000
[20]
Hurricanes originate in this region of the world's oceans near the equator marked by calm, light winds
the doldrums
Sara
|
$2,000
[12]
Napoleon's youngest sister Caroline married Joachim Murat & became queen of this city-state in southern Italy
Naples
Sara
|
— |
$2,000
[16]
This adjective means supple or marked by effortless grace such as the motions of a ballet dancer
lithe
Sara
|
$2,000
[25]
L.A. Times reporter Ruben Salazar was killed during a 1970 protest by this community, a term for Mexican Americans
Chicano
Sara
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$2,000
[9]
Men are just beasts--or is that beasts are just men?--in this 1896 H.G. Wells tale about the world's worst vet
The Island of Dr. Moreau
|
In 2010, in its fourth season, this TV show shifted its primary setting to 6th Avenue, 2 blocks west
Mad Men