Fred Nelson — a university professor originally from Manhattan, Kansas
Morgan Steele — a theater manager from Berkeley, California
Leslie Minot — a grant writer from Las Vegas, Nevada (whose 1-day cash winnings total $2,700)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie | $2,600 | $3,600 | $14,800 |
$100
2nd place: $2,000 |
$16,000
18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| Morgan | $400 | $1,800 | $5,000 |
$3
3rd place: $1,000 |
$5,000
11 R, 3 W |
| Fred | $1,800 | $4,200 | $15,000 |
$20,001
New champion: $20,001 |
$16,000
20 R, 6 W (including 1 DD) |
| NEW YORK CITIES' NICKNAMES | THE SECOND MILLENNIUM | VERB HOMOPHONES | KEEPING IT 100 | DOLL "R"s | TO DONUTS |
|
$200
[9]
This nickname for New York City was used by Washington Irving; Bruce Wayne put it before "City"
Gotham
Leslie
|
$200
[27]
This religion spread in southeast Asia with the help of the king of Malacca, who converted around 1430 & became a sultan
Islam
Leslie
|
$200
[1]
A dog command, or to make someone feel better via medicine
heel/heal
Fred
|
$200
[6]
For water, it's 100 degrees Celsius
boiling point
Leslie
|
$200
[21]
Kenner's "Star Wars" action figures have included this droid complete with pop-up lightsaber
R2-D2
Morgan
|
$200
[16]
"The Donut" by Michael Krondl says the treat became popular with this profession back when all-night food options were few
policemen
Fred
|
|
$400
[12]
Poughkeepsie is "The Queen City of" this river
the Hudson
Morgan
|
$400
[13]
Before the Industrial Revolution, people worked from homein what's called this kind of house industry
cottage
Fred
|
$400
[2]
Stop the car, or smash to bits
brake/break
Leslie
Morgan
|
$400
[7]
In 1958 this trade magazine launched the Hot 100, the gold standard for ranking popular songs
Billboard
Morgan
|
$400
[22]
A Disney doll of this "Tangled" character comes with a brush
Rapunzel
Morgan
|
$400
[17]
Milk & powdered sugar are Mark Bittman's 2 ingredients for this 5-letter substance that covers many a Krispy Kreme donut
glaze
Morgan
Fred
|
|
$600
[14]
Slowly I turned... to this "Honeymoon Capital of the World"
Niagara Falls
Fred
|
$600
[28]
Mao said, "Never forget" this Marxist "struggle"; 2 years after he died, China kind of got amnesia & moved toward capitalism
the class struggle
|
$600
[3]
To favor one position over another, or released an exasperated sound
side/sighed
|
$600
[8]
This NBA center's 1962 scoring record of 100 points in a single game still stands today
Wilt Chamberlain
Fred
|
$600
[23]
You can get a 12" plush version of this Bullwinkle pal, which must be nearly life size
Rocky (the Squirrel)
Morgan
|
$600
[18]
In Israel, jelly donuts are the traditional food during this winter holiday
Hanukkah
Morgan
|
|
DD
$1,000
[15]
Second only to New York City in population, this western port is the "Nickel City"
Buffalo
Fred
|
$800
[29]
Developed in Germany in the 1450s, this information technology next moved on to Italy
printing
Fred
|
$800
[4]
To twist hair, or made a sound like a donkey
braid/brayed
Leslie
|
$800
[10]
In a non leap year, the 100th day falls on this date
April 10th
|
$800
[24]
This brother doll joined his sister in 1920
Raggedy Andy
Leslie
|
$800
[19]
Your basic donut shop donut is made with yeast; this crispy type named for a different treat uses baking powder
a cake donut
Morgan
Fred
|
|
$1,000
[26]
Sharing its name with a European capital, it was known as "Copper City" for its production of that metal
Rome
|
$1,000
[30]
Despite a Soviet blockade, this operation brought food to a war-ravaged city in 1948 to the delight of the kids
the Berlin Airlift
Fred
|
$1,000
[5]
Join a gathering, or deliver justice
to meet/mete
Leslie
|
$1,000
[11]
The oldest person ever to serve as a U.S. senator, he was 100 when he retired in 2003
Strom Thurmond
Fred
|
$1,000
[25]
In the 1980s, this "Brite" was the name of an animated series & of a doll clad in stripes of red, blue, yellow & other colors
Rainbow Brite
Fred
|
$1,000
[20]
The doughboys of the WWI U.S. Army were grateful for the "Donut Lassies" of this "Army"
the Salvation Army
Fred
|
| HEALTH & MEDICINE | SINGING FOR YOUR OSCAR | TRANSPORTATION | 15-LETTER WORDS | POETIC CHARACTERS | FOREST CLUMP |
|
$400
[17]
Wheezing is a common symptom of this lung disorder; a global initiative brings awareness of it annually on the first Tuesday in May
asthma
Morgan
Fred
|
$400
[5]
"I Dreamed A Dream" in "Les Miserables"
Anne Hathaway
Morgan
|
$400
[19]
The Antonov AN-2, a model of this old-style stack-wing aircraft, was produced until 2001
a biplane
Fred
|
$400
[14]
Adjective for school activities held outside of class & after regular hours
extracurricular
Morgan
|
$400
[7]
"Ten thousand eyes were on" this baseball player "as he rubbed his hands with dirt"
Casey
Leslie
|
$400
[10]
The Danube River may be famously blue, but it rises in a forest & empties into a sea both named for this color
black
Leslie
|
|
$800
[18]
Motrin is a brand of this nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to treat fever & muscle aches
ibuprofen
Leslie
|
$800
[1]
"All That Jazz" in "Chicago"
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Fred
|
$800
[27]
Most of the 1,400-mile highway named for this U.S. state runs through Canada
Alaska (the Alaskan Highway)
Fred
|
$800
[20]
It's the act of a country taking state control of what had been a privately owned industry
nationalization
Leslie
Fred
|
$800
[6]
The Pussy-Cat marries him in an Edward Lear poem & "they danced by the light of the moon"
the Owl
Fred
|
$800
[12]
On Yemen's Socotra Island, there's aforestof this mythical animal's blood trees named for the deep red color of their sap
dragon
|
|
$1,200
[24]
Estrogen alone or along with progesterone is what menopausal women get as this therapy, HRT for short
hormone replacement therapy
Leslie
|
$1,200
[2]
"The Weary Kind" in "Crazy Heart"
Jeff Bridges
Fred
|
$1,200
[28]
Thiscargo-carrying boat can get very large; Gaston in "Beauty and the Beast" says "I'm roughly the size of one"
a barge
Morgan
|
$1,200
[21]
Someone who playfully signals romantic interest has this quality
flirtatiousness
Leslie
|
$1,600
[9]
In "The Divine Comedy", this Roman poet guides Dante through hell & purgatory
Virgil
Fred
|
$1,200
[13]
The Painted Desert Inn is in this Arizona "Forest", also a national park named for ancient groves
the Petrified Forest
Leslie
|
|
DD
$2,000
[25]
The bone marrow doesn't produce enough blood cells in the aplastic type of this disease
anemia
Leslie
|
$1,600
[3]
"Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" in "La La Land"
Emma Stone
Morgan
|
$1,600
[30]
In 1868 this man's company launched the Delmonico, a dining car named for the swanky Manhattan restaurant
George Pullman
Fred
|
$1,600
[22]
The condition of 2 people so different by nature that they are not able to work or live together harmoniously
incompatibility
Leslie
|
DD
$2,000
[8]
In an epic poem this king of the Geats drinks mead & fights a monster
Beowulf
Leslie
|
$1,600
[15]
A forest north of Stratford shared this name with the forest in "As You Like It"
Arden
Leslie
|
|
$2,000
[26]
Whether you get a DT vaccine or a TD vaccine, you are being protected from tetanus & this infectious disease
diphtheria
Leslie
|
$2,000
[4]
"I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face" in "My Fair Lady"
Rex Harrison
Fred
|
$2,000
[29]
Train time: this 5-letter word is the distance between the 2 rails; the standard is 1.435 meters
a gauge
Fred
|
$2,000
[23]
This adverb means nevertheless or in spite of; it doesn't mean fully seated
notwithstanding
|
$2,000
[11]
"Two vast and trunkless legs of stone stand in the desert" & belong to this title king in a Shelley poem
Ozymandias
Fred
|
$2,000
[16]
Joseph Conrad called the Ituri Forest on the shores of this major river "the heart of darkness"
the Congo
Fred
|
In 1858 these 2 men faced each other in Alton, Freeport, Galesburg & 4 other nearby towns
Lincoln & Douglas