Dan Hess — a wine and spirits distributor from Los Angeles, California
Ian Booth — a trade specialist from Washington, D.C.
Jeffrey Schwarz — a private investor from New York, New York (whose 3-day cash winnings total $62,300)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey | $3,000 | $6,800 | $11,600 |
$5,100
3rd place: $1,000 |
$11,600
19 R, 3 W |
| Ian | $1,200 | $2,400 | $14,600 |
$23,201
New champion: $23,201 |
$15,600
19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Dan | $1,800 | $4,200 | $9,000 |
$13,000
2nd place: $2,000 |
$7,800
12 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| CELEBRATIONS OF THE MONTH | WE LIKE TURTLES | THE THIRD MAN | MOVIE! | THAT RAISES A RED FLAG | I ONLY HAVE Es FOR YOU |
|
$200
[21]
Groundhog Day
February
Jeffrey
|
$200
[26]
Pet Smart says a pet tortoise needs at least a 40-gallon terrarium; a pet turtle a 30-gallon one of these
an aquarium
Ian
|
$200
[1]
"As a tribute to his... versatile poetry" in 1903, Bjornstjerne Bjornson became man No. 3 to win this prize
the Nobel Prize for Literature
Jeffrey
Dan
|
$200
[2]
Barbra Streisand played matchmaker (Ms. Levi, specifically) in this 1969 movie
Hello, Dolly!
Jeffrey
|
$200
[7]
Its red flag with a white crescent & star was officially confirmed June 5, 1936, after the revolution led by Ataturk
Turkey
Ian
|
$200
[12]
A group of actors, musicians or pieces of clothing working together
ensemble
Ian
|
|
$400
[22]
Coinciding with another celebration, Corned Beef & Cabbage Day
March
Dan
|
$400
[27]
To escape predators, cuora, the Asian type of this turtle, seals itself in its shell, which is uniquely hinged
a box turtle
Ian
|
$400
[15]
In 1985 Murray Haydon became the third man to get a permanent artificial one; Haydon lasted 16 months with it
a heart
Jeffrey
|
$400
[3]
Looks like Steve picked the wrong week to quit smoking, drinking, amphetamines & sniffing glue in this 1980 spoof
Airplane!
Jeffrey
|
$400
[8]
Tenn., Miss. & this state on their western borders are true red states--that color is their flags' main background
Arkansas
Ian
Dan
|
$400
[13]
Profession of Harry Winston & Charles Lewis Tiffany
jeweler
Jeffrey
|
|
$600
[23]
Canada Day
July
|
— |
$600
[16]
On May 23, 1956 Swiss climber Ernst Schmied became the third man to do this
summit Everest
Ian
|
$600
[4]
Songs on the soundtrack of this film: "Honey, Honey" & "Money, Money, Money" as well as "Dancing Queen"
Mamma Mia!
Dan
|
$600
[9]
The five red stars on this region'sflagrefer to China's flag
Hong Kong
Ian
|
$600
[14]
It can mean a quay or pier as well as an embankment to prevent flooding
a levee
Dan
|
|
$1,000
[25]
Bill of Rights Day & Wright Brothers Day
December
Ian
|
— |
$800
[17]
Use your wisdom & name this third king of ancient Israel, Bathsheba's boy
Solomon
Jeffrey
|
$800
[5]
"Well, I try & try to forget you, girl, but it's just so hard to do, every time you" name this 1996 Tom Hanks-directed film
That Thing You Do!
Dan
|
$800
[10]
You can buy a big red flag of this university in New York state with its founding date, 1865
Cornell
Jeffrey
|
$800
[19]
Ceres is the Roman counterpart of this Greek goddess of agriculture
Demeter
Jeffrey
|
|
DD
$2,000
[24]
National Magic Day, on the anniversary of Harry Houdini's death
October
Dan
|
— |
$1,000
[18]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a model of space flight on the monitor.) In a 15-minute trip from Cape Canaveral to the Atlantic Ocean on July 21, 1961, Liberty Bell 7 reached a height of 118 miles and traveled 303 miles carrying this alliteratively named astronaut, making him the third man in space
Gus Grissom
Jeffrey
Ian
|
$1,000
[6]
In this 1977 film George Burns tells John Denver that creating ostriches was a big mistake--"silly looking things"
Oh, God!
Jeffrey
|
$1,000
[11]
You'd think this British island would have a certain cat on its flag, but instead has the triskelion seen here
the Isle of Man
Ian
|
$1,000
[20]
Dane Cook's half-brother & business manager stole millions from the comic, this crime of misappropriating bank funds
embezzlement
Jeffrey
|
| SHOW BIZ NICKNAMES | DAY & NIGHT BOOKSTORE | STARTS WITH A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT | SPY STUFF | HISTORIC "P"LACES | HERBS & SPICES |
|
$400
[15]
In the 1930s producer Irving Thalberg had this nickname, just like Batman's sidekick Robin
Boy Wonder
Jeffrey
|
$400
[11]
Gray is tired from being used to color elephants & beige hates being called brown in the kids' book "The Day" these "Quit"
the crayons
Ian
Dan
|
$400
[19]
A spear used on aquatic mammals
a harpoon
Ian
|
$400
[6]
Now serving life, Aldrich Ames got $2.7 million to reveal the ID of every U.S. agent operating in this country
Russia
Jeffrey
|
$400
[1]
In 1792, George Vancouver was the first to explore this arm of the Pacific
Puget Sound
Dan
|
$400
[22]
This potato topper that resembles blades of grass is the smallest member of the onion family
chives
Dan
|
|
$800
[14]
Frank Sinatra's nicknames included this, also the title of an NBC TV singing competition
the Voice
Jeffrey
|
$1,200
[13]
The hero of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" has this autism spectrum condition named for an Austrian
Asperger's
Dan
|
$800
[20]
A cooked fowl's lower joint
a drumstick
Ian
|
$800
[7]
In 1780 John Andre was caught with papers in his boot concerning Benedict Arnold surrendering the fort at this place
West Point
Dan
|
$800
[2]
From 1790 to 1808 the location of the wanted men who had settled this Pacific island was unknown to the world
Pitcairn Island
Ian
|
$800
[25]
Sprigs of this herb once thought to enhance memory are used to season lamb & chicken
rosemary
Jeffrey
|
|
$1,200
[16]
Hewas hailed as the King of Cool
Steve McQueen
Jeffrey
|
$1,600
[23]
Stephen King's "Night Shift" short story collection includes this one about a deadly cult of kids in farm country
the "Children of the Corn"
Dan
|
$1,200
[21]
Used to fan a fire, this type of blower draws in air & expels it quickly through a tube
bellows
Jeffrey
|
$1,200
[8]
It's not just in movies: D.C.'s International Spy Museum has these disguised as pens, lighters & from around 1950, awatch
a camera
Jeffrey
Ian
Dan
|
$1,200
[3]
Today split between two countries, this historic region was once conquered by Alexander the Great
the Punjab
Ian
|
$1,200
[26]
Ground sumac is often added to this curdled milk foodstuff & used for dipping with kebabs
yogurt
Ian
|
|
$1,600
[17]
Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1991, she has the "hardest working legs in show business"
Tina Turner
Jeffrey
|
DD
$2,000
[12]
A butler recalls the successes & failures of his own life in this Kazuo Ishiguro novel
The Remains of the Day
Ian
|
$1,600
[27]
Lye-soaked dried cod, beloved by Scandinavians
lutefisk
Ian
|
$1,600
[9]
On Feb. 10, 1962 convicted Soviet spy Rudolf Abel was exchanged for Frederic Pryor & this captured U-2 pilot
Gary Powers
Jeffrey
|
$2,000
[5]
This volcano on Martinique blew its top in 1792, 1851, 1902 & 1929
Mount Pelée
|
$1,600
[29]
Smoked jalapeno chili peppers, which are also called by this name, can be found in chili powders
chipotles
|
|
$2,000
[18]
Starring in the 1927 movie "It" made her the "It" girl & the quintessential flapper
Clara Bow
Jeffrey
|
$2,000
[24]
Set designer Tod Hackett glimpses firsthand the artificiality of Hollywood in this 1939 work by Nathanael West
Day of the Locust
Dan
|
$2,000
[28]
Transparent package wrapper
cellophane
Ian
|
$2,000
[10]
A company called Narus was in the news in 2006 for its product that let this U.S. agency monitor web traffic & emails
the NSA
Ian
|
DD
$2,600
[4]
This city was founded in 1855 by a Boer leader who became the 1st president of the South African republic
Pretoria
Ian
|
— |
Born the farthest west in the continental U.S. of any president, he would later die farthest from his birthplace
Richard Nixon