(Sarah: What was our rival in the Space Race up to all those years? Clues from Russia'sCosmonaut Training Centre, next onJeopardy!)
Erin McGurgan — an English teacher from Saugerties, New York
Bill Crowley — a hotel employee from Goderich, Ontario, Canada
Rich Way — a manager from Aromas, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $34,800)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich | $3,200 | $3,400 | $10,200 |
$5,199
2nd place: $2,000 |
$10,200
13 R, 2 W |
| Bill | $1,800 | $2,800 | $7,600 |
$14,600
New champion: $14,600 |
$8,800
15 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Erin | $1,000 | $2,800 | $6,500 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$7,600
11 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| CARY GRANT | THE PHILADELPHIA STORY | ARSENIC | OLD LACE | HOLIDAY | THE TALK OF THE "TOWN" |
|
$200
[15]
Ian Fleming based this character in part on Cary Grant, who later turned down the role
James Bond
Rich
|
$200
[16]
In the 1770s she lived on Arch Street in Philly, where she & husband John ran an upholstery business
Betsy Ross
Bill
Erin
|
$200
[23]
Lewisite, an arsenic-containing blistering agent, was developed to be used in this conflict
World War I
Bill
|
$200
[11]
Though lace can be made of many types of thread, this flaxen fiber is historically the source of the finest
linen
Erin
|
$200
[1]
At many Japanese hotels, guests enjoy cha-no-yu, the ceremony celebrating this, perhaps in late afternoon
tea
Bill
|
$200
[6]
This Christmas carol's 2nd line begins, "Above thy deep and dreamless sleep, the silent stars go by"
"O Little Town Of Bethlehem"
|
|
$400
[21]
In 1922 Grant worked as a stiltworker advertising Steeplechase Park at this Brooklyn attraction
Coney Island
Rich
|
$400
[17]
On Market Street, between 5th & 6th, you can see this, which bears an inscription from Leviticus 25:10
the Liberty Bell
Bill
|
$400
[24]
Millions in Asia are at risk from high arsenic levels in this: the EPA's new limit is 10 parts per billion
water
Bill
|
$400
[12]
The 2 basic types of lace are bobbin & this one, also a type of embroidery
needlepoint
Erin
|
$400
[2]
Before holidaying in potentially dangerous places, visit this U.S. govt. department's "Travel Warnings" website
the State Department
Rich
|
$400
[7]
The building housing local administration offices that are also used for public meetings
town halls
Erin
|
|
$600
[22]
Until he was dubbed Cary Grant by Paramount Studios, Cary was known by this name
Archibald Leach
|
$600
[18]
In 1774 this assembly met for the first time in Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia
the First Continental Congress
Bill
|
$600
[25]
A case of arsenic poisoning is deftly solved in this author's 1932 story "The Tuesday Night Club"
Agatha Christie
Erin
|
$600
[13]
In Elizabethan times, lace was a popular material for this stiff, frilly collar
a ruff
|
$600
[3]
On a visit to this country, check out the Suceava monasteries & also take in a Transylvanian village or two
Romania
Bill
|
$600
[8]
This term for one who frequents fashionable spots was the title of Walter Winchell's column
"Man About Town"
|
|
$800
[29]
Cary turned down roles opposite this leading lady in "Roman Holiday" & "Sabrina" but did act with her in "Charade"
Audrey Hepburn
Bill
|
$1,000
[20]
This institute established in 1824 is Philadelphia's Museum of Science & Technology
the Franklin Institute
Rich
|
$800
[26]
The mineral arsenopyrite, mainly arsenic, sulfur & this element, smells of garlic on being fractured
iron
Rich
|
$800
[14]
This English monarch loved to wear lace, & an herb with tiny white flowers is called her "lace"
Queen Anne
Rich
|
$800
[4]
On a holiday to the east coast of this state, you can see the Pepsi 400 & the Saturn V
Florida
Rich
|
$800
[9]
Equal to 36 square miles, it's a subdivision of a county
a township
Erin
|
|
$1,000
[30]
Cary's only child is Jennifer Grant, whose mother is this actress often seen courtside at L.A. Lakers games
Dyan Cannon
Erin
|
DD
$1,200
[19]
The city's motto, "Philadelphia maneto", means "Let" this "continue"
Brotherly love
Bill
|
$1,000
[27]
In the 1890s mildew plus an arsenic compound called Paris Green in this decorative material killed thousands
wallpaper
|
$1,000
[28]
"Gros point de" this city, Italy's greatest lace center, arose in the 1600s with elaborate scroll patterns
Venice
|
$1,000
[5]
If you travel to Morocco, "come with me to" the Berber castles known as these
the Kasbahs
Rich
|
$1,000
[10]
Named for the PM who sponsored them, these 1767 "Acts" levied unpopular taxes on the American colonies
Townshend
Bill
|
| THE RUSSIANS IN SPACE | SPORTING EVENTS | DESERTS | THE VATICAN'S INDEX OF FORBIDDEN BOOKS | U.S. HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS | WORDS IN (THE) DICTIONARY |
|
$400
[26]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from Star City, Russia.)This Russian capsule can ferry up to three crew members to & from the International Space Station
Soyuz
Rich
|
$400
[1]
From 1934 until 1939, it was known as the Augusta National Invitation Tournament
the Masters
Bill
|
$400
[6]
Contrary to popular belief, this largest desert is only 30% sand; 70% is gravelly plains & rocky plateaus
the Sahara
Bill
|
$400
[9]
It must have made this author miserable to know his "Hunchback of Notre Dame" was included
Hugo
Bill
|
$400
[16]
Located in this city's Russian Hill section, Lombard Street has been called the world's crookedest street
San Francisco
Bill
|
$400
[21]
A personal record of events in someone's life
a diary
Erin
|
|
$800
[27]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Star City, Russia.) Behind me is asimulatorof this craft that was inhabited by 104 people during its 15 years in space
Mir
Rich
|
$800
[2]
Held in Hawaii, it consists of a 2.4-mile ocean swim, a 112-mile bike race & a 26.2-mile run
the Ironman Triathlon
Bill
|
$800
[7]
The world's largest unbroken expanse of sand is the Rub Al-Khali, or "Empty Quarter", of this desert
the Arabian desert
|
DD
$500
[14]
We must confess, both this Frenchman's "Emile" & "The Social Contract" are listed
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Erin
|
$800
[17]
This east-west Interstate through Nebraska isn't really endless; it's exactly 455.32 miles
I-80
Rich
|
$800
[22]
Late to school or work
tardy
Bill
|
|
$1,200
[30]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Star City, Russia.) One of the cosmonauts honored at Star City is this amateur parachutist, who in 1963 became the first woman in space
Valentina Tereshkova
|
DD
$1,000
[4]
It's a long day's journey into night in this event held each June on the Circuit de la Sarthe in France
(the 24-hour Grand Prix at) Le Mans
Erin
|
$1,200
[8]
Botswana's Okavango Swamp is a remnant of an inland sea that once covered this desert
the Kalahari
Rich
|
$800
[12]
There was no monkeying around when this man's "History of the Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire" made the list
Edward Gibbon
|
$1,200
[18]
In Boston, Mass. Ave., Massachusetts Avenue, intersects Com. Ave., this street
Commonwealth Avenue
Rich
|
$1,200
[23]
Container for milk
a carton
Erin
|
|
$1,600
[29]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from Star City, Russia.) In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space & flew three times faster than anyone else had in a capsule called this, or East
Vostok
|
$1,200
[3]
Among those who took part in this event's 150th Jubilee in 2001 were Juan Carlos, Prince Philip & Dennis Conner
the America's Cup
Erin
|
$1,600
[10]
This Middle Eastern desert's name is from the Hebrew for "to dry"
the Negev
|
$1,200
[13]
Somehow his "Critique of Pure Reason" made the list, but not his "Critique of Practical Reason"
Immanuel Kant
|
$1,600
[19]
L.A.'s Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Parkway runs in front of what was this hotel, home to the Cocoanut Grove
the Ambassador Hotel
Erin
|
$1,600
[24]
French for lemon
citron
Bill
|
|
$2,000
[28]
Seen here is Buran, the U.S.S.R.'s answer to this U.S. program that got off the ground in 1981
the shuttle
Rich
|
$2,000
[5]
The "All Star Game of Thoroughbred Racing", & racing's richest event, it's held each fall at a different track
the Breeder's Cup
|
$2,000
[11]
Subdivisions of this desert include the Ka-Shun, Dzungarian & Trans-Altai
the Gobi Desert
Erin
|
$2,000
[15]
"Madame Bovary" by Flaubert, we understand, but "Principles of Political Economy" by this 3-named Brit, we don't
John Stuart Mill
|
$2,000
[20]
Named for a president, it was the USA's first transcontinental road for cars
the Lincoln Highway
Rich
|
$2,000
[25]
A bond, an electrovalent bond
ionic
|
It's the only surname ever shared by a U.S. president & a British prime minister
Wilson