Elaine Henderson — a children's encyclopedia editor from New Milford, Connecticut
Beth Klein — a mom and assistant editor from Boynton Beach, Florida
LeeAundra Temescu — a communications coach originally from Troy, Michigan (whose 1-day cash winnings total $20,001)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeeAundra | $2,000 | $1,800 | $9,000 |
$1,199
2nd place: $2,000 |
$7,800
11 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Beth | $4,200 | $6,800 | $8,400 |
$1
3rd place: $1,000 |
$8,600
21 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| Elaine | $0 | $1,400 | $6,200 |
$8,700
New champion: $8,700 |
$6,200
7 R, 1 W |
| CELEBRATING THE NOBEL PRIZE | BIZARRE MLB INJURIES | NATIONAL CURRENCIES | SEEING "RED" | ARE YOU SHAKESPEARIENCED? | ABBREV. |
|
$200
[15]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Stockholm, Sweden.) At the Nobel Prize banquet, these two people receive the guests of honor here in the Prince's Gallery
the king & queen of Sweden
|
$200
[11]
Outfielder Rickey Henderson fell asleep with an ice pack on his ankle & ended up suffering from this (in August)
frostbite
Beth
|
$200
[16]
Before the euro, you had to use drachmas to get ouzo in this country
Greece
Beth
|
$200
[1]
Famous nickname of the squadron leader whose Fokker triplane was shot down on April 21, 1918
the Red Baron
Beth
|
$200
[2]
"O mighty Caesar! Dost thou lie so low? Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils, shrunk..."
Julius Caesar
Beth
|
$200
[18]
In radio terms, extending from 300 to 3000 MHz:This is UHF
ultra high frequency
|
|
$400
[27]
In 1901 the first Nobel Prize banquet had male guests only; this woman became the first female guest in 1903
Madame Curie
Elaine
|
$400
[12]
Pitcher Dennis Martinez got hurt hefting a heavy one of these; a team rep quipped that he had Samsonitis
a suitcase
Beth
|
$400
[22]
You'll wnna whip out your yuan when buying jade or other goods in this country
China
Beth
|
$400
[5]
This student group formed to carry out Mao's Cultural Revolution was later suppressed by Mao
the Red Guards
LeeAundra
|
$400
[3]
"The bell invites me. Hear me not, Duncan; for it is a knell that summons thee to heaven or to hell"
Macbeth
Beth
|
$400
[19]
Joe Paterno has over 330 coaching wins coaching here:This is PSU
Penn State University
Beth
|
|
$600
[28]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Stockholm, Sweden.) This hall, home to the Nobel Prize banquet, was supposed to be its namesake color, but the architect didn't want to coverthe red brick
the Blue Hall
|
$600
[13]
Steve Sparks let his fingers do the walkin' & his shoulder do the dislocatin' when he tried to rip this item in half
a phone book
Beth
|
$600
[24]
A biblical unit of weight equal to about a half ounce developed into this Israeli unit of currency
a shekel
Beth
|
$600
[6]
This character from "Through the Looking Glass" lends her name to a new theory of evolutionary biology
the Red Queen
Beth
|
$600
[4]
"Neither a borrower nor a lender be"
Hamlet
LeeAundra
|
$600
[20]
Open wide for a medical degree of some difficulty:This is DDS
doctor of dental science (or doctor of dental surgery)
LeeAundra
|
|
$800
[29]
In the years from 1913 to 1936, Nobel Prize banqueters often feasted on a soup named for this reptile
a turtle (turtle soup accepted)
LeeAundra
Beth
|
$800
[14]
A's pitcher Rich Harden strained his shoulder reaching for this vital alarm clock part
the snooze button
LeeAundra
|
$800
[25]
Shopkeepers in Smolensk expect to be paid in this national currency
the ruble
LeeAundra
|
$800
[9]
Weighing up to 200 pounds & standing up to 6 feet high, it's the world's biggest marsupial
the red kangaroo
Beth
|
$800
[7]
"The isle is full of noises, sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not"
The Tempest
Beth
|
$800
[21]
Specifying the Internet address of files:This is URL
universal resource locator (or uniform resource locator)
LeeAundra
|
|
$1,000
[30]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Stockholm, Sweden.) At the 1976 Nobel banquet here in Stockholm, this novelist humbly said, "I loved books, and I wrote some"
Saul Bellow
Elaine
|
$1,000
[17]
Tony Gwynn of this team fractured his finger closing the door to his Porsche on the way to the bank
the (San Diego) Padres
Beth
|
DD
$800
[26]
Countries that use the rupee include India, Pakistan, Bhutan & this other Himalayan kingdom
Nepal
Beth
|
$1,000
[10]
Sherlock Holmes' adventures include one "of the Blue Carbuncle" & one about this "League"
the Red-Headed League
Beth
|
$1,000
[8]
"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players"
As You Like It
LeeAundra
Beth
|
$1,000
[23]
Meaning "which was to be demonstrated": This is QED
quod erat demonstrandum
|
| CHICAGO | ENTERTAINING JOHNS | PRESIDENTS WHO DIED IN OFFICE | LEGALESE | SMALL MAMMALS | "EN" THE BEGINNING |
|
$400
[5]
In 2004, to benefit the city's cultural life, e-Bay sponsored a charity auction called the "Great Chicago" this sale
fire
Beth
|
$400
[17]
A one-time gag writer for Red Skelton, he was reportedly the highest-paid TV star at his peak in the 1980s
Johnny Carson
Beth
|
$400
[1]
Buried at Arlington National Cemetery
(John) Kennedy
LeeAundra
Elaine
|
$400
[11]
It was the legal name of the December 2000 Supreme Court case to decide who would become president
Bush v. Gore
LeeAundra
|
$400
[23]
With a wingspan of more than 5 feet & a pigeon-sized body, the flying fox is the largest of these mammals
a bat
Beth
|
$400
[3]
Google, Looksmart & Ask Jeeves are search ones
engines
Beth
|
|
$800
[16]
In 1890 this department store founder donated the land for the University of Chicago
Marshall Field
Beth
|
$800
[18]
The 1936 film "Tarzan Escapes" was the third starring this man in the title role
Johnny Weissmuller
Beth
|
$800
[2]
Has a state capital named for him
Lincoln
Beth
|
$800
[12]
In legal citations like F. Cas. & F.R.D., the F. stands for this jurisdiction
federal
LeeAundra
|
$800
[24]
The short-tailed species of this smallest land mammal produces a poison to kill mice
shrew
|
$800
[4]
It's a tortilla rolled & stuffed with meat or cheese & served with a sauce spiced with chili
an enchilada
LeeAundra
|
|
$1,600
[27]
As of 2005, this movie house where John Dillinger saw his last flick was being converted to a live theater
the Biograph Theater
|
$1,200
[19]
This director's credits include "A Better Tomorrow", "Once a Thief" & "Windtalkers"
John Woo
|
$1,200
[8]
Died in the first year of a century
McKinley
Elaine
|
$1,200
[13]
To take goods, like a car, into the custody of the Court; it's also a type of account similar to escrow
impound
|
$1,200
[25]
About 6 inches long & weighing less than half a pound, the pygmy marmoset is the smallest species of this primate
monkey
|
$1,200
[6]
It can be a national flag displayed on a ship, or the rank of a sailor on that ship
an ensign
LeeAundra
|
|
DD
$1,800
[26]
Remove 1 letter from the name of a plaza in Dallas & you get this plaza in Chicago's Loop
Daley Plaza
LeeAundra
|
$1,600
[20]
This actor played an impresario who turns Carole Lombard into a star in the 1934 film "Twentieth Century"
John Barrymore
LeeAundra
|
$1,600
[9]
Buried with wife Marion in Florence--oops, with wife Florence in Marion
Harding
Elaine
|
$2,000
[15]
Meaning created by legislative act, it's a type of criminal extortion as well as a type of rape
statutory
Elaine
|
— |
$1,600
[7]
It's a territory belonging to one country but lying within another, such as Spain's Ceuta & Melilla in Morocco
an enclave
Elaine
|
|
$2,000
[28]
"Ferris Bueller's Day Off" includes a visit to this museum, with a peek at its famous Seurat
The Art Institute of Chicago
Elaine
|
$2,000
[21]
On "Star Trek: The Next Generation" this actor often tormented the Enterprise as the superior being "Q"
John de Lancie
|
$2,000
[10]
The second big Whig to die in office
Zachary Taylor
|
DD
$4,600
[14]
A word meaning mournful has the same origin as this word for the person who initiates the lawsuit
plaintiff
LeeAundra
|
— |
$2,000
[22]
In Greek myth, Selene put this handsome youth to sleep forever because she couldn't bear to have him die
Endymion
|
After watching smoke emitted by WWI airplanes, Major J.C. Savage developed the technique for this
skywriting