Leanne Vincent — a geospatial analyst from Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Rob Liguori — a research editor from Brooklyn, New York
Kirstin Cutts — a graduate student from Austin, Texas (whose 4-day cash winnings total $49,403)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirstin | $1,800 | $4,200 | $9,800 |
$12,601
2nd place: $2,000 |
$9,800
12 R, 0 W |
| Rob | $3,200 | $7,000 | $12,600 |
$19,601
New champion: $19,601 |
$12,600
21 R, 2 W |
| Leanne | $1,400 | $0 | $-600 |
$-600
3rd place: $1,000 |
$3,600
14 R (including 1 DD), 8 W (including 2 DDs) |
| VALLEYS | BEASTLY MOVIES | ABBREV. | CROSSWORD CLUES "Q" | ROBOTS | OLD STURBRIDGE VILLAGE |
|
$200
[26]
Today part of Israel, the Valley of Elah is where these 2 fought as recounted in the first book of Samuel
David and Goliath (or the Philistines and the Israelites)
Rob
Leanne
|
$200
[19]
2000:"____ Ugly"
Coyote
Rob
|
$200
[6]
EP stands for this lofty position on a film or TV show
executive producer
Rob
|
$200
[1]
Oddly charming(6)
quaint
Leanne
|
$200
[22]
These 2 robots from a galaxy far, far away first appeared in a 1977 hit movie
R2-D2 & C-3PO
Kirstin
|
$200
[9]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts.) A bustling place in the 18th century, used as everything from a parade ground to a town dump, by the early 1800s, the center of the typical New England village was becoming we think of as the peaceful manicured green, or as they call it in Boston, this
the common
Leanne
|
|
$400
[27]
Lincoln signed the bill protecting this Calif. valley in 1864 & Benjamin Harrison signed the bill making it a natl. park in 1890
Yosemite
Leanne
|
$400
[18]
2007:"The Water ____: Legend of the Deep"
Horse
Kirstin
|
$400
[7]
MFA is this graduate degree
master of fine arts
Kirstin
|
$400
[2]
Those uneasy feelings(6)
qualms (or queasy)
Rob
Leanne
|
$400
[13]
Many computer tablets use this operating system created by Google & named for a humanoid robot
Android
Rob
|
$400
[10]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts.) The miller made his living by keeping 1/16th of what he milled, as village residents would bring grain to be turned into flour; this word "to the mill", you might say
grist
|
|
$600
[28]
The vast wheat fields of Canada's Manitoba province are found in the valley of this "colorful" river "of the North"
the Red River
Leanne
|
$600
[15]
1966:"What's Up, ____ Lily?"
Tiger
Rob
|
$600
[8]
The car automatically adjusts its speed with ACC, the adaptive type of this
cruise control
Leanne
|
$600
[3]
Edible clam type(6)
quahog
Kirstin
|
$600
[14]
Adesignfor a self-propelled robot vehicle was drawn up by this man around 1478; built in 2004, it worked
da Vinci
Rob
|
$600
[11]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts.) 1830s villagers wanting personal protection had the same main option as in Revolutionary War times--this type of gun named for the type of stone that sparks its firing mechanism
flintlock
Rob
|
|
DD
$1,600
[29]
Once a national monument, this valley in Wyoming became part of Grand Teton National Park in 1950
Jackson Hole
Leanne
|
$800
[16]
A 2003 animated film:"Brother ____"
Bear
Kirstin
|
$800
[20]
The Federal Circuit has one of these intermediate bodies, C.O.A. for short
court of appeals
Leanne
|
$800
[4]
A real quandary or a real bog(8)
a quagmire
Kirstin
|
$800
[23]
Like its pal Opportunity, this robotic rover, launched into space June 10, 2003, has roved for miles on Mars
Spirit
Rob
|
$800
[12]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts.) During the same era recreated at Old Sturbridge Village, this poet honored the honest sweat of the village blacksmith & wrote that children loved to see the flaming forge
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
|
| — |
$1,000
[17]
2002:"____ Rider"
Whale
Kirstin
|
$1,000
[21]
G.I., this index, is the measure of how fast & how much a food raises blood sugar levels
glycemic index
Rob
|
$1,000
[5]
Serpent Toltec god(12)
Quetzalcoatl
Rob
|
$1,000
[24]
In "I, Robot", a sci-fi collection by this author, a robot becomes self-aware & begins to feel emotions
(Isaac) Asimov
Rob
|
$1,000
[25]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts.) At Old Sturbridge Village, the meeting house is thought of as belonging to this denomination, a mouthful of a name the descendants of the Puritans adopted because it represented the local group of worshippers
Congregationalist
Leanne
|
| ON YOUR LEFT! | 1980s BESTSELLERS | A SHOW OF HANS | ALBUM COVERS | ANCIENT BATTLES | TALK LIKE A CANADIAN |
|
$400
[26]
Left of Spain
Portugal
Kirstin
Rob
|
$400
[4]
In 1986 he celebrated his 82nd birthday with the publication of "You're Only Old Once!"
Dr. Seuss
Rob
Leanne
|
$400
[16]
A statue ofhimin Central Park shows himreading from "The Ugly Duckling"
Hans Christian Andersen
Leanne
|
$400
[11]
A close-up of Springsteen's denim-clad backside in front of Old Glory
Born in the U.S.A.
Rob
|
$400
[8]
In 66 A.D. victory by Jewish forces over a Roman army at Beth-Horon led to a brief liberation of this capital city
Jerusalem
Leanne
|
$400
[1]
A stagette party in Toronto is called this south of the border
a bachelorette party
Rob
|
|
$800
[27]
Left of Argentina
Chile
Leanne
|
$800
[5]
In this 1988 bestseller, James Michener told the story of the 49th state
Alaska
Rob
|
$800
[22]
This "Die Hard" character made AFI's list of the 100 greatest movie heroes & villains of all time
Hans Gruber
Kirstin
|
$800
[14]
The pink Beverly Hills Hotel, shot at sunset
Hotel California
Rob
|
$800
[9]
This commander's victory over Pompey in 48 B.C. at Pharsalus took him to the pinnacle of power
Julius Caesar
Rob
|
$800
[2]
If it's cold in Calgary, put on your bunny hug, one of these items that are also popular Stateside
a hoodie
Leanne
|
| — |
$1,200
[6]
In 1981 he checked into the bestseller list with "The Hotel New Hampshire"
John Irving
|
$1,200
[25]
We're counting on you to know that he gave his name to the device seen here
Geiger
Rob
|
$1,200
[13]
A naked baby underwater reaches towards a dollar bill on a string
Nevermind
Rob
|
DD
$1,000
[17]
Defeat at the 207 B.C. Battle of the Metaurus River ended this man's efforts to conquer Italy
Hannibal
Leanne
|
$1,200
[3]
When dining on poutine, keep handy une serviette, this
a napkin
Kirstin
|
| — |
$1,600
[7]
His 1987 novel "Texasville" reintroduced the characters of "The Last Picture Show", all 30 years older
Larry McMurtry
Leanne
|
$1,600
[24]
He's composed music for more than 100 films, including "The Dark Knight" & "Interstellar"
Hans Zimmer
Kirstin
|
$1,600
[12]
On a black background, light goes through a prism & comes out a rainbow
Dark Side of the Moon
Kirstin
|
$1,200
[10]
7,000 Thebans at the Battle of Leuctra in 371 B.C. broke the power this Greek city had enjoyed for a generation
Sparta
Leanne
|
DD
$2,000
[20]
Originally a derogatory term for Depression-era gasoline thieves, today it means any foolish or uncivilized person
a hoser
Leanne
|
| — |
$2,000
[19]
The top fiction book of 1985 was Jean Auel's novel about these Ice Age "Hunters"
The Mammoth Hunters
Leanne
|
$2,000
[23]
Hans Sachswas this type of crooner of Nuremberg, later a Wagner title character
the Meistersinger
|
$2,000
[15]
David Bowie sports a makeup lightning bolt across his face
Aladdin Sane
Rob
Leanne
|
$2,000
[18]
It was Cor vs. Cor when this most northerly of the Ionian islands took on Corinthin ancient Greece's first naval battle
Corfu (or Corcyra)
Leanne
|
$2,000
[21]
Got a Chesterfield inside that Regina mansion? It's one of these, not a cigarette
a sofa
Rob
|
Famous Catholics who've publicly answered this question include Susan Boyle (sweets) & Paul Ryan (beer)
What did you give up for Lent?