Laura McElfresh — a librarian from Atlanta, Georgia
Brendan O'Connor — a teacher from Cody, Wyoming
Kathy Reiff — a homemaker from Groton, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $5,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathy | $2,600 | $5,400 | $14,200 |
$18,700
2nd place: $2,000 |
$13,000
17 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| Brendan | $-400 | $0 | $6,000 |
$11,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$6,000
10 R, 5 W |
| Laura | $2,600 | $6,800 | $18,600 |
$28,401
New champion: $28,401 |
$16,400
21 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| IT'S AUSTRALIA, MATE | THE QUOTABLE BEN STILLER | Rx MARKS THE SPOT | IT WAS THE '60s | BEATLE WANNABES? | WE WANNA KNOW "Y" |
|
$200
[21]
The loud Australian bird known as a kookaburra is also known as this "laughing" equine
jackass
Kathy
Brendan
|
$200
[12]
Ben has a little trouble with Brett Fav-ruh...Fav-re-ruh... Favre's last name in this 1998 comedy
There's Something About Mary
Kathy
|
$200
[26]
The stimulant methylphenidate, used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is known by this trade name
Ritalin
Brendan
|
$200
[1]
A July 21, 1969 Wapakoneta, Ohio Daily News headline about a local boy read, "Neil steps on" this
the Moon
Laura
|
$200
[10]
This prosecutor struck up the band for Bill Clinton's impeachment with his report
(Kenneth) Starr
Brendan
|
$200
[5]
John Gay wrote that this time of life is "the season made for joys"
youth
Kathy
|
|
$400
[22]
The "Ground" for this sport in Melbourne, Australia has a capacity of about 100,000 spectators
cricket
Brendan
|
$400
[13]
"The penguins are psychotic!" says Alex the lion, voiced by Ben in this 2005 animated film
Madagascar
Kathy
|
$400
[27]
"Oxy" for short, this painkiller has been widely abused in poor rural areas in the U.S.
Oxycontin
Laura
|
$400
[2]
This Argentine-born minister for Castro left Cuba in 1965, reappearing as a fighter in Bolivia
Che Guevara
Kathy
|
$400
[11]
Known as a great orator, this president sang the praises for the Sherman Antitrust Act he signed into law
Benjamin Harrison
Brendan
|
$400
[6]
He patented his cylinder pin-tumbler lock in 1861
(Linus) Yale
Laura
|
|
$800
[24]
Australia's smallest state, this island used to be called Van Diemen's Land
Tasmania
Brendan
|
$600
[14]
"Come on cap, don't drag (my partner) into this. I shot my pony" admits Ben, in this movie update of a buddy cop TV show
Starsky & Hutch
Laura
|
$600
[28]
Also known as Alprazolam, you could say it is an "X" factor in anti-anxiety drugs
Xanax
Laura
|
$600
[3]
On July 3, 1962 this European president proclaimed the independence of Algeria
De Gaulle
Kathy
|
$600
[17]
Bill McCartney's harmony with Jesus led him to quit as football coach of this University's Buffaloes
Colorado
Laura
|
$600
[7]
In June 1991 Croatia broke away from it
Yugoslavia
Laura
|
|
DD
$1,000
[23]
This Australian state reports it has lost the 1859 decree Victoria signed authorizing its name
Queensland
Kathy
|
$800
[15]
As a member of this "Royal" family, Ben asks, "Can we read it... is it dark?" & hears "Of course it's dark. It's a suicide note"
the Royal Tenenbaums
Kathy
|
$800
[29]
A compound of this lightest metal is used to treat bipolar disorder
lithium
Laura
|
$800
[4]
In "The Feminine Mystique", she wrote of the suburban wife "afraid to ask even of herself... 'Is this all?'"
Betty Friedan
Laura
|
$800
[18]
Imagine Thomas Lennon's success with this Comedy Central show he co-created in which he plays Lt. Dangle
Reno 911!
Laura
|
$800
[8]
The Navy has had 2 aircraft carriers with this Revolutionary War name; the first was sunk at Midway
Yorktown
Brendan
|
|
$1,000
[25]
It's "evolved" to become the largest city of Australia's Northern Territory
Darwin
Brendan
|
$1,000
[16]
As this 2001 title supermodel, Ben says, "Now if you'll excuse me, I have an after-funeral party to attend"
Zoolander
Brendan
Laura
|
$1,000
[30]
"Triazolam Days" just didn't sound quite right; maybe that's why the sleeping drug is known as this
Halcion
Kathy
|
$1,000
[20]
Seen here, his attempt to enroll at Ole Miss in 1962 led to riots but was ultimately successful
James Meredith
|
$1,000
[19]
Son of Constantine I, Paul I became a solo act after succeeding George II as king of this country
Greece
Kathy
|
$1,000
[9]
Zholobov & Zudov were cosmonauts, so this shuttle pilot is last alphabetically in the Astronaut Hall of Fame
John Young
Brendan
|
| OPERA | BASS LINES | THEJEOPARDY!TIME MACHINE | WOMEN AUTHORS | A 5-COURSE MEAL | "THIN" IS IN |
|
$400
[2]
Puccini included a passage from "The Star-Spangled Banner" in one of Pinkerton's numbers in this opera
Madame Butterfly
Laura
|
$400
[1]
(Jon of the Clue Crew a-basses himself.) Queen's bassist, John Deacon, wrote this 1980 hit
"Another One Bites The Dust"
Kathy
|
$400
[26]
Drop in on Shaanxi, China in 1556 & you could warn the 800,000 soon to perish due to this
an earthquake
Kathy
|
$400
[21]
She was an English teacher by day in Portugal when she began using her mornings to write about wizards
J.K. Rowling
Laura
|
$400
[16]
Let's start you off with a simple salad of this veggie that comes in butterhead & crisphead varieties
lettuce
Kathy
|
$400
[11]
Bitterly severe as a remark, perhaps describing the bad review of a play
scathing
Laura
|
|
$1,200
[4]
He's Verdi's title hunchbacked court jester
Rigoletto
Laura
|
$800
[7]
(Jon of the Clue Crew gives us the low down on bass.) Thissongwas nominated for a 1984 Oscar... Who ya gonna call?
"Ghostbusters"
Brendan
|
$800
[27]
In 73 A.D., take part in the Jewish Zealots' last stand in this fortress--or you might prefer to be on the Roman side
Masada
Brendan
|
$800
[22]
Illness prevented her from finishing "Sanditon"; "Northanger Abbey" was published posthumously
Jane Austen
Kathy
Laura
|
$800
[17]
For jambalaya, go next door; we serve this Louisiana stew that often includes okra, shellfish & ham
gumbo
Kathy
|
$800
[12]
This word accompanied "Fear" in the title of a groundbreaking 1972 book
loathing
Laura
|
|
$1,600
[5]
In Act I of "La boheme", this poet keeps a fire burning in the chilly attic by sacrificing his manuscript
Rodolfo
|
$1,200
[8]
(Jon of the Clue Crew plays short on the bassline.) In 1973, this became Pink Floyd's first Top 40 hit
"Money"
Laura
|
$1,200
[28]
I'd sure like to visit 1877 & hear this Nez Perce chief's "I will fight no more forever" speech
Chief Joseph
Brendan
|
$1,600
[24]
In 2004 this Scottish author of "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" published "The Finishing School"
Muriel Spark
|
$1,200
[19]
Next, I recommend this 10-armed cephalopod, though we're fresh out of the 80-pound variety
calamari
Brendan
|
$1,200
[13]
This former bronze coin of Great Britain comes from the Old English for "fourth"
farthing
Kathy
|
|
$2,000
[6]
In a Richard Strauss opera title, the name of this daughter of Minos precedes "auf Naxos"
Ariadne
|
$1,600
[9]
(Jon of the Clue Crew bottoms out on the bass.) Thissongtopped the charts for 6 weeks in 1979
"My Sharona"
Laura
|
$1,600
[29]
1574? Ohhh, you must want to meet "dangerous beauty" Veronica Franco, this Italian city's finest courtesan
Venice
|
DD
$2,000
[23]
Alice Walker helped revive interest in this author dubbed "The Queen of the Harlem Renaissance"
Zora Neale Hurston
Kathy
|
$1,600
[20]
The catch of the day & main course is this young haddock or cod that weighs under 2 1/2 pounds
scrod
Kathy
|
$1,600
[14]
It's the Shakespeare comedy that fits the category
Much Ado about Nothing
Laura
|
|
DD
$3,000
[3]
A highlight of this tragic opera set in Palestine is the "Dance of the Seven Veils"
Salome
Laura
|
$2,000
[10]
(Jon of the Clue Crew gets heavy with bass metal.)Thistrack led off Metallica's 1991 self-titled CD
"Enter Sandman"
Brendan
|
— |
$2,000
[25]
Thea Kronborg is a preacher's daughter who becomes a singer in Willa Cather's novel "The Song of" this bird
the lark
Kathy
|
$2,000
[18]
For dessert, we imitate Brennan's in N.O. & cook up this bananas & ice cream dessert named for a customer
Bananas Foster
Laura
|
$2,000
[15]
In 1991 Iceland's parliament, known as this, merged its upper & lower houses into a unicameral body
the Althing
|
As the result of a merger in 1999, this company's trademarks include both a tiger & Pegasus
Exxon Mobil