Phyllis Gilbert — a freelance writer and researcher from Blakely, Georgia
Bala Kumar — a lawyer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Chantelle Schofield — an E.R. social worker from Fort Myers, Florida (whose 2-day cash winnings total $32,402)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantelle | $4,700 | $8,900 | $16,500 |
$250
2nd place: $2,000 |
$15,800
22 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Bala | $800 | $3,800 | $16,700 |
$33,000
New champion: $33,000 |
$16,600
20 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Phyllis | $1,200 | $1,000 | $2,400 |
$1
3rd place: $1,000 |
$2,600
11 R (including 1 DD), 6 W |
| BUSINESS NAMES | COMMON BONDS | HISTORICAL FICTION | ORIGINAL "SIN" | NAME THE CAPITAL | THE NAISMITH MEMORIAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME |
|
$200
[15]
Can you hear me now? The name of this telecom giant is partly derived from the Latin word for "truth"
Verizon
Phyllis
|
$200
[20]
Iron, wedge, driver
golf clubs
Phyllis
|
$200
[9]
"The Virgin's Daughter" imagines that this queen married Spain's King Philip & had a daughter
Elizabeth I
Chantelle
Bala
|
$200
[1]
Strange or unique, or denoting one person
singular
Chantelle
|
$200
[6]
Alabama
Montgomery
Bala
|
$200
[7]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA.) On March 2, 1962, five Philadelphia Warriors combined to score 69 points; the sixth, this man, who wore this jersey that night, added another 100
Wilt Chamberlain
Bala
|
|
$400
[16]
3M was originally founded as this state "Mining and Manufacturing Co."
Minnesota
Phyllis
|
$400
[21]
A dreidel, LPs, the bottle
things that spin
Chantelle
|
$400
[10]
Antoinette May's 2015 novel "The Determined Heart" is a fictionalized tale of this author & "Her Frankenstein"
(Mary) Shelley
Chantelle
|
$400
[2]
Foreshadowing trouble, or productive of evil
sinister
|
$400
[30]
Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar
Chantelle
|
$400
[8]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA.) Two basketballs went up on the shuttle Atlantis in 2009--one here from the Globetrotters & a second ball handled in 1909 by this astronomer, then a Big Ten athlete & whose namesake telescope Atlantis was off to repair
the Hubble
Chantelle
|
|
$600
[17]
Starbucks was named for the first mate in this novel
Moby Dick
Bala
|
$600
[22]
Raw sienna (since 1957), tickle me pink (1993), vivid violet (1998)
Crayola colors
Chantelle
|
$600
[11]
"Fallen" tells the story of Katie Crilly during the 1916 Dublin uprising named for this holiday
Easter
Bala
|
$600
[3]
Capable of going down, unlike Molly Brown
sinkable
Chantelle
|
$600
[29]
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Bala
|
$600
[12]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA.) Here is what this rebounding master wore before his surprisingly moving & emotional 2011 induction speech
(Dennis) Rodman
Chantelle
|
|
$800
[18]
Hellmann's mayo, Lipton tea & Vaseline are "Uni"fied as brands from this conglomerate
Unilever
Bala
|
$800
[23]
Angels, cardinals, airplanes
things that fly
Chantelle
|
$1,000
[14]
Billy the Kid is a minor character in "Time for Outrage", about this future state's Lincoln County War
New Mexico
|
$800
[4]
It's AKA a tendon
a sinew
Chantelle
|
$800
[28]
Estonia
Tallinn
Bala
Phyllis
|
$800
[25]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA.) I wear a size 10 shoe; the largest shoe in the hall of fame, a size 23, belonged to this man who broke into the NBA with Orlando in 1992
Shaquille O'Neal
Bala
|
|
$1,000
[19]
The name of this Warren Buffett conglomerate goes back to 2 Massachusetts textile companies that merged in 1955
Berkshire Hathaway
Chantelle
|
$1,000
[24]
The Rialto, Gateshead Millennium, the Helix in Singapore
bridges
Bala
|
DD
$1,500
[13]
"The Painted Girls" brings to life this artist's model for "Little Dancer Aged Fourteen"
(Edgar) Degas
Chantelle
|
$1,000
[5]
This type of cushy job was once a church gig that didn't require the holder to tend to parishioners' spiritual needs
a sinecure
Phyllis
|
$1,000
[27]
Bermuda
Hamilton
Chantelle
Bala
|
$1,000
[26]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA.) Here is the 2006 Miami Heat championship ring of this coach, but don't worry--he still has four other NBA rings that he won patrolling the sidelines
Pat Riley
Bala
|
| PLAY DOUGH | 13-LETTER WORDS | HOUSES OF WORSHIP | REAL PEOPLE IN SONG | THE ELEMENT | OF SURPRISE |
|
$400
[1]
In this musical Perchik says, "Money is the world's curse" & Tevye replies, "May the Lord smite me with it"
Fiddler on the Roof
Bala
|
$400
[23]
A 300th anniversary
a tricentennial
Phyllis
|
$400
[2]
Built on the ruins of 2 earlier churches, it lies at the eastern end of the Ile de la Cite in Paris
Notre-Dame
Chantelle
|
$400
[11]
In this song Elton John sings, "Goodbye Norma Jean, though I never knew you at all"
"Candle In The Wind"
Chantelle
Phyllis
|
$400
[21]
Samarium, a truly attractive element, is used in high-strength permanent these
magnets
Phyllis
|
$400
[16]
After a 10-year war, the ancient Greeks surprised their foes, using this object to conquer Ilium
the Trojan horse
Phyllis
|
|
$800
[3]
In this show, Nathan Detroit needs a thousand bucks for the oldest established permanent floating crap game in N.Y.
Guys and Dolls
Bala
|
$800
[22]
This person maintains the field of a ballpark
the groundskeeper
Bala
|
$800
[4]
A Bahá'ítemplein Wilmette is considered one of the Seven Wonders of this state
Illinois
Phyllis
|
$800
[12]
"Hush that fuss/everybody move to the back of the bus" goes an OutKast song that caused this woman to bring a lawsuit
Rosa Parks
Chantelle
|
DD
$900
[29]
"C" if you can guess this element that follows boron on the periodic table
carbon
Bala
|
$800
[17]
To attack Hessians on Xmas night 1776, George Washington secretly led 2,400 troops across this ice-packed river
the Delaware River
Bala
|
|
DD
$1,000
[7]
The title of this David Mamet play refers to a valuable nickel & the plot to steal it
American Buffalo
Phyllis
|
$1,200
[24]
This Latin word means "father of the family"
paterfamilias
Chantelle
Phyllis
|
$1,200
[5]
A museum since 1935, it's considered the most important surviving Byzantine structure
the Hagia Sophia
Bala
|
$1,200
[13]
"You say you want a revolution...but if you go carrying pictures of" him, "you ain't gonna make it with anyone anyhow"
Chairman Mao
Chantelle
|
$1,200
[28]
No. 25, it's abbreviated Mn--& remember, there's no such thing as Minnesotium
manganese
Bala
Phyllis
|
$1,200
[18]
This wave of attacks in early 1968 was a military defeat for North Vietnam but turned many Americans against the war
the Tet offensive
Phyllis
|
|
$1,600
[8]
This character in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" says he's worth "ten million in cash an' blue chip stocks"
Big Daddy
Bala
|
$1,600
[25]
The equipment used in a particular activity; the "drug" type, such as pipes, are illegal as are the drugs
paraphernalia
Bala
|
$1,600
[6]
Located in Amritsar, India, Sikhism's holiestshrineis commonly known by this name, for its appearance
the Golden Temple
Phyllis
|
$1,600
[14]
Her cover of "I'm Every Woman" mentions Chaka Khan, who originally did the song
Whitney Houston
|
$1,600
[30]
Discovered in 1952, it was named for Time Magazine's "Person of the Century"
Einsteinium
Chantelle
|
$1,600
[19]
This country surprised & crushed the Russian imperial navy in 1904
Japan
Bala
|
|
$2,000
[9]
Fagin shows Oliver how to "get some untaxed income" in this felonious song
"You've Got To Pick A Pocket Or Two"
|
$2,000
[26]
This branch of medicine deals with diseases of such glands as the thyroid & pancreas
endocrinology
Phyllis
|
$2,000
[10]
"Aa" cathedral in this German city on the Belgian border has held the coronations of more than 40 monarchs
Aachen
Chantelle
|
$2,000
[15]
The Beastie Boys rhymed "tom foolery" with the name of this host of "Scrabble" & "Love Connection"
Chuck Woolery
Chantelle
Phyllis
|
$2,000
[27]
We get a charge out of this process in which zinc is applied as a protective coat to iron & steel
electroplating (or galvanizing)
Chantelle
|
$2,000
[20]
The Romans were surprised when, aided by rebellious slaves, Alaric led this group on a sacking of Rome in 410 A.D.
the Visigoths
Bala
|
Bearing Roman numeral I, he subdued Wales & was called the "English Justinian" for his legal reforms
Edward I