Diane Esemplare — an engineer from Riverdale, New Jersey
Thom Page — an OB/GYN doctor from Auburn, Maine
Betsy Knudson — an attorney from Salt Lake City, Utah (whose 2-day cash winnings total $38,601)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betsy | $4,200 | $5,600 | $17,800 |
$22,801
3-day champion: $61,402 |
$18,000
20 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| Thom | $600 | $2,400 | $6,400 |
$1,400
2nd place: $2,000 |
$6,400
14 R, 4 W |
| Diane | $2,000 | $5,600 | $12,800 |
$800
3rd place: $1,000 |
$12,800
17 R, 3 W |
| THE WORLD FACTBOOK SAYS... | THE COLORS OF MUSIC | OTHER HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES | "D" IN AMERICAN HISTORY | EXERCISE | SPEAKING GERMAN |
|
$200
[16]
This country "includes... Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands... Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands"
New Zealand
Thom
|
$200
[2]
Van Morrison:"____ Eyed Girl"
Brown
Thom
|
$200
[7]
November 24 is this day, honoring the publication of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species"
Evolution Day
Diane
|
$200
[1]
You name it, they have it in these retail palaces like Wanamaker's, shown here, that saw big growth after the Civil War
a department store
Diane
|
$200
[23]
Don't neglect this 4-letter central area of the body that includes the abs & back
the core
Betsy
|
$200
[17]
When greeting the new day, it precedes Morgen or Tag
guten
Thom
|
|
$400
[22]
It "was the center of the first eastern Slavic state, Kyivan Rus"
the Ukraine
Betsy
Thom
Diane
|
$400
[3]
John Mellencamp:"____ Houses"
Pink
Thom
|
$400
[8]
Optimism abounds on February 11, National Don't Cry Over this 2-word problem Day
spilled milk
Betsy
|
$400
[12]
The Soil Conservation Service was created to counter this disaster that struck the Great Plains in the 1930s
the Dust Bowl
Betsy
|
$400
[27]
Simply holding a pose can maintain muscle tone as one of these low-impact exercises, from the Greek for "equal measure"
isometric
Thom
|
$400
[18]
German for "thank you", it was a big hit for Wayne Newton
"Danke Schoen"
Diane
|
|
$600
[24]
Its 3 border countries: "Timor-Leste 253 km, Malaysia 1,881 km, Papua New Guinea 834 km"
Indonesia
Thom
|
$600
[4]
Chris de Burgh:"The Lady In ____"
Red
Diane
|
$600
[9]
Party with your follically challenged pals on October 14, Be this "& Free Day"
bald
Betsy
|
$600
[13]
To combat fuel shortages, Congress enacted this for almost 10 months in 1974, from January to October
Daylight Saving Time
Diane
|
$600
[28]
In spinning, you raise the level of this on your bike to go from "the flats" to "the Alps"
resistance
Betsy
Diane
|
$600
[19]
You might want to stay in when there's Donner und Blitz, this pair
thunder & lightning
Diane
|
|
$800
[25]
It "spent more than $5 billion to repair oil infrastructure damaged during 1990-91"
Kuwait
Betsy
Diane
|
$800
[5]
R.E.M.:"____ Crush"
Orange
Diane
|
$800
[10]
August 8 is National Sneak Some this summer squash (aka courgette) Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Day
zucchini
Betsy
|
$800
[14]
In 1873 borax was discovered at this California site, & in the 1880s the famous 20-mule teams began hauling it out
Death Valley
Diane
|
$800
[29]
When you run, your foot naturally rolls inward about 15% with each step, a movement called this
pronation
Thom
|
$800
[20]
In spring, if someone wishes you "Frohe Ostern", they're wishing you this
happy Easter
Betsy
|
|
$1,000
[26]
Its "27 year civil war... followed independence from Portugal in 1975"
Angola
Diane
|
$1,000
[6]
Sting:"Fields Of ____"
Gold
Betsy
|
$1,000
[11]
(2 unfittable lines precede) /This day's on May 12th /I like it, myself /& now it's on you to speak up
National Limerick Day
|
$1,000
[15]
Officially known as the States' Rights Democrat Party, it carried 4 Southern states in 1948, winning 39 electoral votes
the Dixiecrats
Betsy
|
$1,000
[30]
Astronauts on the I.S.S. use exercise & diet to ward off osteopenia, this common problem in space
bone density loss
Diane
|
DD
$1,000
[21]
Your knowledge of opera might help with this one: it's the German word for "bat" (the flying kind)
Fledermaus
Betsy
|
| WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KELVIN | ONE-NAMED AUTHORS | OPUS DAY | NOT THEIR FIRST RODEO | DRAMATIC TV DRAMA! | SEE "SPAN" |
|
$400
[6]
In 1834 10-year-old future Lord Kelvin went to college at the University of this, Scotland's most populous city
Glasgow
Betsy
Diane
|
$400
[7]
As Peyo, Belgian comic book author Pierre Culliford created this group of small blue humanoids who live in the forest
Smurfs
Diane
|
$400
[1]
Mephistopheles was in the house December 6, 1846 for Berlioz' "Damnation of" this guy, opus 24
Faust
Thom
|
$400
[9]
The stripes on the competitors might tell you that Louisiana's Angola Rodeo is held annually in one of these
a prison
Betsy
|
$400
[12]
Frank Underwood made sure Kate Mara's Zoe Barnes caught a train on this drama
House of Cards
|
$800
[24]
Dipping into fashion, DuPont developedthis1980s fabric during the '50s
spandex
Betsy
|
|
$800
[8]
On the Kelvin scale -459.67 degrees equals this 2-word term, & though "very cold!" is technically right, we won't accept it
absolute zero
Thom
|
$800
[10]
Moliere dominated 17th c. theatre with works like "Tartuffe", "The Miser" & this 1666 play about a true hater
Le Misanthrope
Diane
|
$800
[2]
Saint-Saens based this "Danse" on a poem about death appearing at midnight to play a tune
macabre
Thom
|
$800
[19]
Each July there's a "Stampede" in this Canadian province
Alberta
Thom
|
$800
[13]
This actor, setting things straight: "I am not in danger, Skyler. I am the danger"
Bryan Cranston
Betsy
Thom
|
$1,200
[23]
With about 30,000 men aboard in the late 16th century, itset sail for England
the Spanish armada
|
|
$1,200
[27]
Kelvin was the driving force in the laying of the transatlantic one of these in 1866
telegraph cable
Diane
|
$1,200
[11]
This Roman poet's "Art of Love" from around 1 B.C. is a hedonistic seduction manual still useful today
Ovid
|
$1,200
[3]
On July 17, 1717 King George heard his "Water Music" & liked it so much he demanded it be played 4 times
Handel
Thom
|
$1,200
[20]
A huge outdoor rodeo is the centerpiece of this Wyoming city's Frontier Days, held since 1897
Cheyenne
Betsy
Thom
|
DD
$1,000
[16]
Pandora's box was nothing but trouble for Abbie on this Fox drama & Ichabod would mourn her shocking loss
Sleepy Hollow
Betsy
|
$1,600
[25]
To the British, it's the object seen here
a spanner
Diane
|
| — |
$1,600
[14]
The heroine Gigi is known by just one name, and so is this author, her creator
Colette
Diane
|
$1,600
[4]
Performed at Carnegie Hall on Dec. 16, 1893, this piece by a Czech was inspired by American music
Symphony "From the New World"
Thom
|
$1,600
[21]
Head to Jindabyne in this country for its annual Man from Snow River Rodeo
Australia
Thom
|
$1,600
[17]
Jude Law laid down the law to the faithful from a dark balcony on this show, saying, "I don't know if you deserve me"
The Young Pope
Betsy
|
$2,000
[26]
Crispy, flaky phyllo dough is key to this dish
spanakopita
Diane
|
| — |
$2,000
[15]
The 13th c. Persian poet of "spiritual couplets", Rumi followed this mystical practice that's about as old as Islam itself
Sufiism
Betsy
|
$2,000
[5]
May 13, 1833 was the premiere of Mendelssohn's opus 90, a symphony inspired by this southern European land
the Italian Symphony
Thom
|
$2,000
[22]
"Let 'er buck" is the slogan of the round-up in this Oregon town also famous for the plaid products of its woolen mills
Pendleton
Betsy
|
$2,000
[18]
Maeve became a host with more than the most, increasing her self-awareness & throat-slashing ability on this show
Westworld
Betsy
|
— |
Told to create a character called this, Len Wein learned the real animal is short, hairy & will attack an enemy 10 times its size
Wolverine