Dana Hill — a book dealer and stay-at-home mom from Simi Valley, California
Brian Ross — an attorney from Los Angeles, California
Sarah Twilley — a music teacher from Seal Beach, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $19,801)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah | $1,200 | $800 | $6,400 |
$12,800
2nd place: $2,000 |
$6,400
9 R, 2 W |
| Brian | $2,000 | $8,400 | $15,400 |
$5,599
3rd place: $1,000 |
$17,800
20 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Dana | $2,800 | $5,000 | $12,600 |
$25,200
New champion: $25,200 |
$12,600
17 R, 2 W |
| THE SOUND OF MUSIC | THE TEMPLETON PRIZE | MIDDLEWOMAN | THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENS | TUNNELS | GOOD STUFF IN 2020 |
|
$200
[1]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew is outside the Frohnburg Palace in Salzburg, Austria.) "The Sound of Music" takes place in Salzburg, Austria, in 1938, and Frohnburg Palace was used as an exterior for this family's villa, which they fled
the von Trapps
Dana
|
$200
[22]
The prize is for "life's spiritual dimension", but its creator stipulated the monetary award must always exceed this other prize's
the Nobel Prize
|
$200
[6]
Plain____Doe
Jane
Dana
|
$200
[18]
It's where the sub-zero goes
the kitchen
Dana
|
$200
[9]
Similar to a certain staircase, this type of tunnel in Norway coils its way up the inside of a hill for over a mile
a spiral
Brian
|
$200
[11]
Linda Herring of this "Hawkeye State" was honored for fostering more than 600 children over the course of nearly 50 years
Iowa
Dana
|
|
$400
[2]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Hellbrunn Palace in Salzburg, Austria.) Sung by Maria and the Captain in the gazebo, recreated on a Hollywood stage, "Something Good" was one of two new songs written for the movie, the rest coming from the Broadway show, the last collaboration by this pair
Rodgers & Hammerstein
Sarah
|
$400
[24]
Mother Teresa received the inaugural 1973 prize for her work with the children of this Indian city
Calcutta
Dana
|
$400
[7]
Saving____period
Grace
Dana
|
$400
[19]
Indoor games like 20 Questions are named for it
the parlor
Sarah
|
$400
[10]
South Africa's over 50-mile-long Orange-Fish Tunnel gets its name from 2 of these that it connects
rivers
Brian
|
$400
[12]
At the Columbus Zoo, male & female cubs of this fastest land mammal were born via in vitro fertilization for the first time
a cheetah
Dana
|
|
$600
[3]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew is outside the Frohnburg Palace in Salzburg, Austria.) This actress was 28 and a new mom when she came here to Austria to play Maria, a role she says madehercareer
Julie Andrews
Dana
|
$600
[25]
Physicist Bernard d'Espagnat, 2009's winner, explored the philosophical implications of these mysterious "mechanics"
quantum mechanics
Brian
|
$600
[8]
Round____Hood
Robin
Brian
|
$600
[20]
West Wing crisis center since 1961
the Situation Room
Brian
Dana
|
$600
[28]
Dixia Cheng, a sprawling network of tunnels in Beijing, is aka the "Underground" this other landmark
Great Wall
|
$600
[13]
After getting an "R2-D2" prosthetic that moves fingers via muscle signals, a young fan got a call from Luke himself, this man
(Mark) Hamill
Brian
|
|
$800
[4]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Mirabell Gardens in Salzburg, Austria.) Shot in several locations, including Mirabell Gardens, where Maria and the kidsdance around a fountain and run through a hedge tunnel, this number culminates with the song's final bars being sung right here on these steps
"Do-Re-Mi"
Dana
|
$800
[26]
The 2013 prize went to this Cape Town man whose teachings combine Anglicanism with the concept of ubuntu, meaning humanity & kindness
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Brian
|
$800
[16]
Rambling____hip
Rose
Dana
|
$800
[21]
Highlights For Children has been called "that ubiquitous magazine" there
a waiting room
Dana
|
$800
[29]
Honoring a Santa Monica newspaper publisher, the McClure Tunnel takes you north on this scenic highway aka Highway 1
the Pacific Coast Highway
Brian
|
$800
[14]
Ex-Sacramento State softball star Alyssa Nakken didn't have to go far to be the first female coach in MLB, with this NL team
the San Francisco Giants
Sarah
|
|
$1,000
[5]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew is outside Residenzplatz in Salzburg, Austria.) In "The Sound of Music" Nazi banners are hung from the old palace building in Residenzplatz, signifying this forced political union between German and Austria
Anschluss
|
$1,000
[27]
1982's winner was this man from N.C. who "took his message of Christianity into the...world of radio and television"
Billy Graham
Brian
|
$1,000
[17]
Pretty____dreadful
Penny
Dana
|
$1,000
[23]
A sleeveless garment + 2 letters; it's where clergy dress
a vestry
Brian
|
DD
$1,600
[30]
The world's highest vehicular tunnel is on I-70, 60 miles west of this state capital
Denver
Brian
|
$1,000
[15]
The 3,900 solar panels this ex-govt. employee put on his farm provided more than half the energy for his hometown of Plains, Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Brian
|
| AMERICAN HISTORY | ROCK STARS | NEW TECHNOLOGY | 4-LETTER WORDS | THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION | LIL NASDAQ "X" |
|
$400
[6]
On Oct. 22, 1962 JFK announced a naval blockade of this country due to Soviet missiles being discovered there
Cuba
Dana
|
$400
[1]
(Conan O'Brien presents the clue.) Forced to engage in a guitar battle with the virtuoso Jack Black, I cheated a smidge and employed this curly-haired, top-hatted legend, aka Saul Hudson
Slash
Brian
|
$400
[13]
Dogs take notice: a new A.I. with neuromorphic computing may recognize these emitted by narcotics & explosives
scents
Dana
|
$400
[7]
The name of this bird is from Maori for the shrill cry of the male bird
kiwi
Sarah
Brian
|
$400
[17]
2017 winner David Grossman's "A Horse Walks Into a Bar" follows one of these funny folks losing it onstage
a comedian
Sarah
|
$400
[26]
On the NASDAQ this word precedes Biomedica, Industries & Bank Corp, but not comma or dictionary
Oxford
|
|
$800
[9]
After a historic 1983 mission, this astronaut turned down flowers as her male counterparts weren't given any
Sally Ride
Brian
|
$800
[2]
In 1975 "Dreamboat Annie" was the debut album for this band fronted by a pair of sisters
Heart
Sarah
|
$800
[18]
NASA's Parker Probe is the fastest man-made thing ever--it will hit the speed of 430,000 mph en route to this heavenly body
the Sun
|
$800
[8]
It's really not that unattractive, but it is the name of the hybrid citrus fruit seen here
an Ugli
Brian
|
$800
[20]
An immigrant is the hero of the title tale of a Mark Helprin collection, this "Island" in New York Bay
Ellis Island
Brian
|
$800
[27]
This service features channels like Hip-Hop Nation, Ozzy's Boneyard & No Shoes Radio
SiriusXM Radio
Sarah
|
|
$1,200
[10]
Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for pres. in 1872, but couldn't have taken office because she wasn't yet this age
35
Brian
|
$1,200
[3]
One name off from a German composer, this metal front man skidded into pop culture relevance voicing Triton on "SpongeBob"
Sebastian Bach
Brian
|
$1,200
[19]
Using hydrogels, scientists achieved their goal of creating rudimentary versions of the charged organs in these marine animals
(electric) eels
Sarah
Dana
|
$1,200
[14]
It's the theatrical technique of suggesting emotions without words, using only gesture & movement
mime
Sarah
|
$1,200
[23]
1995 winner "Mazel" takes its title from the word for luck in this language written in Hebrew letters
Yiddish
Sarah
|
— |
|
$2,000
[12]
This 1620 document mentions "our dread sovereign Lord King James", "a voyage to plant the first colony" & "Cape Cod"
the Mayflower Compact
Brian
|
$1,600
[4]
Serjical Strike is the label of Serj Tankian, known for starting this group in 1995
System of a Down
Brian
|
$1,600
[21]
Airbus' solar-powered unmanned Zephyr aircraft can fly in this area of the atmosphere above the tropopause
the stratosphere
|
$1,600
[15]
It's someone who sells hot tips at the racetrack, or a verb meaning "to praise highly"
a tout
Brian
|
$1,600
[24]
A towering story of biblical proportions, this author's "Exodus" won for 1959
(Leon) Uris
Dana
|
— |
|
DD
$3,000
[11]
This president was said to regret his decision "not to hang John C. Calhoun" as a traitor
Andrew Jackson
Brian
|
$2,000
[5]
Thissinger-songwriter helped create the California sound
Jackson Browne
|
$2,000
[22]
Instead of contaminating a burger, this bacterium can now make indigo in a process invented by a biotech company
E. coli
Dana
|
$2,000
[16]
4-letter name for strong black Indian tea combined with milk, sugar & spices
chai
Dana
|
$2,000
[25]
1950 winner "The Wall" by John Hersey is about an escape from the ghetto of 400,000 Jews set up by the Nazis in this capital
Warsaw
Sarah
|
— |
Before going into education, she graduated from the University of Rome in 1896 & was named assistant doctor at its psych clinic
(Maria) Montessori