Paul Tavianini — an office assistant from Burbank, California
Stuart Nadler — a writer from Brooklyn, New York
Melissa Prepster — a teacher from Kyle, Texas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $19,395)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa | $1,800 | $5,800 | $11,200 |
$22,311
2-day champion: $41,706 |
$13,000
18 R, 3 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Stuart | $2,400 | $2,000 | $0 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$0
7 R, 5 W |
| Paul | $1,200 | $2,200 | $14,800 |
$14,800
2nd place: $2,000 |
$15,800
18 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO | SPEED | A WALK IN THE CLOUDS | CONSTANTINE | THE MATE Rx | KEANU REEVES |
|
$200
[1]
Idaho's license plates logically carry the slogan "Famous" these
Potatoes
Stuart
|
$200
[16]
A 1972 experiment set this more precisely at 186,282 miles per second
the speed of light
Paul
|
$200
[11]
In cloud names, "nimbus" means this, so get out your umbrella
rain
Stuart
|
$200
[26]
In 321 Constantine declared this to be the official day of rest & worship
Sunday
Paul
|
$200
[21]
On this TV show President Bartlet got betaseron injections from his wife for his MS
The West Wing
Paul
|
$200
[6]
In 1995 Keanu was chosen one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World by this magazine
People magazine
Stuart
|
|
$400
[2]
In the 1860s this precious metal was discovered at Owyhee, & today Idaho leads the U.S. in its production
silver
Stuart
|
$400
[17]
Of 500, 1,000 or 10,000 mph, the approximate speed of a spot on the equator while the Earth spins
1,000 mph
|
$400
[12]
It's the 2-word "agricultural" term for the causing of precipitation by humans
cloud seeding
Melissa
|
$400
[27]
Sufferin' succotash!This pope reportedly cured Constantine of leprosy & converted him to Christianity
Sylvester
Melissa
|
$400
[22]
A "Brief History" of this physicist includes the fact that he married his nurse after leaving his wife in 1990
Stephen Hawking
Stuart
|
$400
[7]
On Jan. 31, 2005 Keanu was recognized with a star on the Walk of Fame on this street
Hollywood Boulevard
Stuart
|
|
$600
[3]
The Idaho section of U.S. Highway 12 bears the name of these 2 men who passed through the area in the early 1800s
Lewis & Clark
Paul
|
$600
[18]
In 1965 Gordon Moore famously predicted that these would double in processing speed every 18 months
computer chips
Melissa
|
$600
[13]
From the type of cloud it indicates, a horizontal line is this type of "symbol" (sounds like a big house or car)
stratus
Melissa
|
$600
[28]
Constantine's mother, St. Helena, is most famous for supposedly discovering this holy relic
the True Cross
Melissa
Paul
|
$600
[23]
In the "Iliad" this goddess anoints herself with "ambrosial sweet" olive oil to seduce her husband Zeus
Hera
Melissa
|
$600
[8]
Keanu maintains his passport & citizenship from this country
Canada
Paul
|
|
$800
[4]
Idaho's Kamiah Valley is rich in the heritage & legends of this "nosy" Native American tribe
Nez Perce
Melissa
|
$800
[19]
The 2nd-largest living bird, this flightless Australian can run at nearly 30 mph; faster than you!
an emu
Melissa
Stuart
|
$800
[14]
Found in Southeast Asia, the clouded type of this large cat is named for the cloud-shaped patterns on its coat
a leopard
Stuart
|
$800
[29]
In 330, Constantine moved the capital of the Empire from Rome to this ancient Greek city, which he renamed Constantinople
Byzantium
Stuart
|
$800
[24]
After this Sioux chief tried to take his sick wife for help in 1877, he was killed by soldiers
Crazy Horse
|
$800
[9]
Keanu's first name means "cool breeze over the mountains" in this language
Hawaiian
Melissa
|
|
DD
$800
[5]
Calling itself the birthplace of television, Rigby, Idaho was the boyhood home of this technology pioneer
Philo Farnsworth
Melissa
|
$1,000
[20]
Any object said to be traveling at hypersonic velocity has a speed over 5 on this scale named for an Austrian
Mach
Paul
|
$1,000
[15]
The 2 galaxies closest to the Milky Way are the "clouds" named for this Portuguese explorer
Magellan
Stuart
|
$1,000
[30]
Now Iznik, Turkey, this city hosted an important Christian council called by Constantine in 325
Nicaea
|
$1,000
[25]
It was once rumored that this president's wife "Flossie" poisoned him in order to avoid corruption charges
Harding
Melissa
|
$1,000
[10]
Keanu's first professional theater work was in this c.1610 play about the rightful Duke of Milan
The Tempest
|
| THE 19th CENTURY | QUOTABLE SPORTS | WRITER'S HOMES | SOUTH OF THE BORDER | A COLONEL OF KNOWLEDGE | WHAT THE "ELL"? |
|
$400
[6]
In 1830 the French captured this city, Casbah & all, & made it the military HQ for their colonial empire in N. Africa
Algiers
Melissa
Paul
|
$400
[1]
Houston Rocket Steve Francis said of this teammate, "He's just like me, except he's 7'6" & Chinese"
Yao Ming
Paul
|
$400
[23]
He pondered weak & weary over many a curious volume at 230 N. Amity Street in Baltimore
(Edgar Allan) Poe
Melissa
|
$400
[17]
In 1985 scientist Neri Vela became the first Mexican to venture here
space
Melissa
|
$400
[16]
In 1935 on the big screen, she was "The Little Colonel"
Shirley Temple
Melissa
|
$400
[11]
Used to relieve faintness, they're made up of ammonium carbonate & some fragrant scent
smelling salts
Paul
|
|
$800
[7]
In 1812 the Earl of Selkirk established the Red River Colony in this Canadian province to begin settling the West
Manitoba
Stuart
|
$800
[2]
Asked if he'd earned a Clemson U. degree in this state, NBAer Elden Campbell said, "No, but they gave me one anyway"
South Carolina
Paul
|
$800
[24]
Last name of the literary sisters who wrote their novels at the parsonage in Haworth, now a museum to them
Bronte
Melissa
|
$800
[18]
Mexican star Alma Delfina is in the cast of "Te Amare en Silencio", the first original telenovela from this network
Univision
Melissa
Paul
|
$800
[22]
The Las Vegas Hilton was the setting for this Elvis manager's memorial service
Colonel Tom Parker
Melissa
|
$800
[12]
FD&C Green No. 8 is one of the ingredients listed in this famous shampoo introduced in 1946
Prell
Paul
|
|
DD
$1,000
[10]
In 1825 patriots crossed the Rio de la Plata from Argentina to fight for this country's freedom from Brazil
Uruguay
Melissa
|
$1,200
[3]
Asked about this West Central Florida NFL team's execution, then-coach John McKay said, "I'm for it"
the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Stuart
Paul
|
$1,200
[26]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew strolls in Washington Square, New York.) As a boyhelived right here in the area & later wrote "Washington Square", whose heroine prefers it to any other habitation
Henry James
|
DD
$1,000
[20]
This beloved film comedian got his name from a nightclub heckler who once yelled, "In the cantina you talk big!"
Cantinflas
Paul
|
$1,200
[28]
In 1874 this colonel led a "scientific" expedition into the Black Hills where he said it found gold
Custer
Paul
|
$1,200
[13]
Each Labor Day weekend, this Colorado village popular with skiers hosts its annual film festival
Telluride
Paul
|
|
$1,200
[8]
In 1873 these 2 cities united with Obuda & Margaret Island to form the capital of Hungary
Buda & Pest
Melissa
|
$1,600
[4]
In '91 Vin Scully said, "Andre Dawson has a bruised knee & is listed as" this 3-word term... "aren't we all?"
day-to-day
|
$1,600
[27]
He spent summer holidays from 1907 to 1914 remembering things past at a seaside resort in Normandy
Proust
Paul
|
$1,200
[19]
Known as J.C., this boxing champion won titles in 3 weight divisions & more than 100 pro fights
Julio Cesar Chavez
Paul
|
$1,600
[29]
He's the musical man in the title of the following
Colonel Bogey
|
$1,600
[14]
He was Archbishop of New York from 1939 until his death in 1967
Francis Cardinal Spellman
|
|
$1,600
[9]
Pow! Kaboom! Russian explosive shells destroyed this empire's ships in Crimea in 1853
the Ottoman Empire
|
$2,000
[5]
Asked how he was putting in 1991 compared with '82, when he won the Masters, this "Walrus" said, "More"
Craig Stadler
Paul
|
$2,000
[25]
This Norwegian wrote his play "An Enemy of the People" while living in Rome
Ibsen
Paul
|
$2,000
[21]
Seen here, in 1988 he was President of Mexico; 10 years later he was living in exile in Ireland
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
|
$2,000
[30]
After Jim Bowie fell ill, this colonel took command at the Alamo
Travis
Melissa
|
$2,000
[15]
In 2002 he published "Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers"
Daniel Ellsberg
Paul
|
Of nations entirely within Europe, it was the largest in area in 1571 & 1771, not on the map in 1871, & No. 6 in 1971
Poland