Tom Kavanaugh game 3.
Jamie Hodari — a law student originally from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Joan Tosh — a manager from Port Chester, New York
Tom Kavanaugh — a writer from St. Louis, Missouri (whose 2-day cash winnings total $46,801)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom | $1,800 | $2,400 | $6,000 |
$11,999
3-day champion: $58,800 |
$6,000
15 R, 4 W |
| Joan | $1,600 | $4,800 | $13,200 |
$7,200
3rd place: $1,000 |
$13,600
14 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Jamie | $2,200 | $1,200 | $8,600 |
$7,999
2nd place: $2,000 |
$7,000
16 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W |
| OFFICIAL STATE FOOD & DRINK | HELLO, "OLLY" | NETWORKING | WHITNEY | HOUSTON | WE HAVE A PROBLEM |
|
$200
[8]
In 2003 Illinois named this its official state snack; Orville Redenbacher would approve
popcorn
Jamie
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$200
[1]
This Los Angeles district was named after the ranch of the Wilcox family
Hollywood
Tom
|
$200
[18]
"Barney & Friends","Antiques Roadshow","Mystery!"
PBS
Jamie
|
$200
[26]
Born in Westborough, Mass. in 1765, Eli Whitney graduated from this Connecticut university in 1792
Yale
Tom
|
$200
[6]
Operated by NASA, the Space Center in Houston bears the name of this ex-President
(Lyndon) Johnson
Tom
|
$200
[12]
Michael's minute hand on his watch travels this many degrees if he waits for his date from noon until 12:30 PM
180
Joan
|
|
$600
[10]
It's the state fruit of Georgia & South Carolina
a peach
Tom
|
$400
[2]
Buccaneer banner
the Jolly Roger
Tom
|
$400
[19]
"Reno 911!","Drawn Together","Chappelle's Show"
Comedy Central
Jamie
|
$400
[27]
The "gin" in Whitney's cotton gin is a shortening of this English word
engine
Tom
|
$400
[7]
This was discovered at Spindletop in 1901, forever changing Houston
oil
Jamie
|
$400
[13]
If Eric, Robert & Matt are 3 of the 12 men on a jury, they total this percentage of the jurors
25 percent
Joan
|
|
$800
[11]
Also called a filbert, it's Oregon's state nut
a hazelnut
Joan
|
$600
[3]
An umbrella in London
brolly
Joan
|
$600
[23]
"Teen Titans","Samurai Jack","Cow and Chicken"
Cartoon Network
Jamie
|
$600
[28]
Eli Whitney also built factories to make guns; one produced copies of this man's revolver after its invention in 1835
(Samuel) Colt
Joan
Jamie
|
$600
[20]
2 of the 3 men's pro sports teams that represent Houston in baseball, football & basketball
the Houston Rockets & the Houston Astros (& the Houston Texans)
Jamie
|
$600
[14]
John has 30 Playboy magazines under his desk & this many National Geographics, 30% as many, on top
9
Tom
Jamie
|
|
DD
$1,000
[9]
This fruit juice is Massachusetts' state beverage
cranberry juice
Jamie
|
$800
[4]
Popular "black" aquarium fish
a molly
|
$800
[24]
"Digging for the Truth","Wild West Tech","Mail Call"
The History Channel
Jamie
|
$800
[29]
In 1974 Whitney was appropriately made one of the first inductees into this
the Inventors Hall of Fame
Joan
|
$800
[21]
Houston's intercontinental airport bears the name of this man who once called the city home
George H. W. Bush
Joan
|
$800
[15]
If the bathroom is 12 feet away & Ryan skips there & back each comm. break, he skips this many feet on a 5-break show
120
Joan
|
|
$1,000
[16]
Oklahoma has an entire state meal including chicken fried steak, cornbread & these "colorful" legumes
black-eyed peas
Tom
Joan
Jamie
|
$1,000
[5]
Erasmus praised it in the title of a 1511 work
folly
Tom
|
$1,000
[25]
"The Ultimate Fighter","Stripperella","Horsepower TV"
Spike
Tom
Jamie
|
— |
$1,000
[22]
In an 1836 battle on this Houston river, Sam Houston defeated a large Mexican army & ensured Texas' independence
San Jacinto River
|
$1,000
[17]
If Billy can swallow 4 goldfish in 2 1/2 minutes, he can swallow this many in 20 minutes
32
Jamie
|
| SCIENCE | THE MUSICAL '80s | DENMARK'S THE SPOT | ACCENTS | HISTORIC NICKNAMES | 13-LETTER WORDS |
|
$400
[21]
An enzyme in saliva called ptyalin converts these into maltose, a sugar
carbohydrates (or starches)
Jamie
|
$400
[2]
Paul McCartney had No. 1 duets in the '80s with Michael Jackson on "Say Say Say" & this man on "Ebony And Ivory"
Stevie Wonder
Tom
|
$400
[7]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew enjoys a rare sunny day in Copenhagen, Denmark.) In 1951 as he was dreaming up his own park Walt Disney got some inspiration from a visit to this famed Copenhagen park
Tivoli
Tom
|
$400
[18]
Speaking with a burr is mainly associated with this land
Scotland
Joan
|
$400
[12]
For a 1798 naval victory, he was dubbed "The Hero of the Nile"
Horatio Nelson
Tom
|
DD
$3,000
[26]
The 1993 Elvis stampis the U.S. Postal Service's most popular ever of this type, honoring an event or a person
commemorative
Jamie
|
|
$800
[22]
A dry Sirocco is a warm wind that carries particles of sand from this African desert across the Mediterranean
the Sahara
Jamie
|
$800
[3]
This song heard here from "American Gigolo" was the No. 1 single of 1980
"Call Me" (by Blondie)
Tom
|
$800
[8]
In September 2000 Danes voted to keep the krone over this
the euro
Jamie
|
$800
[19]
Tom Petty sang of this "accent, where I come from. Young 'uns call it country, Yankees call it dumb"
a Southern accent
Tom
|
$800
[13]
In 1990 Time magazine reported the Panamanians commonly referred to him as "pineapple face"
Noriega
Tom
|
— |
|
$1,200
[23]
In 1729 this Swede wrote "Praeludia Sponsaliorum Plantarum", which described the sexual processes of plants
Linnaeus
Jamie
|
$1,200
[4]
In 1989 Milli Vanilli's "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" was followed at No. 1 by her "Miss You Much"
Janet Jackson
|
$1,200
[9]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Bornholm Island in the Baltic.) Germans here on Denmark's Bornholm Island fought on past VE day in this month & year; then, once the Soviets dislodged them, they stayed for a year
May 1945
Joan
|
$1,200
[20]
Peter Sellers served in this country during WWII & used the accent in "The Party"
India
Jamie
|
$1,200
[14]
This type of aircraft was the nickname of Sir Arthur Harris, who sent waves of them over Nazi Germany
bomber
|
— |
|
$1,600
[24]
(Leroy Chow aboard the International Space Station reads the clue.) We breathe thanks to this process: electricity from the solar panels splits water into hydrogen & oxygen
electrolysis
|
$1,600
[5]
In 1988 Phil Collins resurrected this Mindbenders hit & topped the charts
"A Groovy Kind Of Love"
|
$1,600
[10]
For its support of this Corsican, the Congress of Vienna took Norway away from Denmark in 1815 & gave it to Sweden
Napoléon
Joan
|
$1,600
[17]
11-letter word for the speech associated with locutions like "dese" & "dose"
Brooklynese
Joan
|
$1,600
[15]
The ornithologist Robert Stroud had this nickname; his studies with live birds actually took place at Leavenworth
"The Birdman of Alcatraz"
Tom
|
— |
|
$2,000
[25]
This metal's name is from the Greek for "rose"; it forms salts that give rose-colored solutions
rhodium
|
$2,000
[6]
Hot songs of the '80s: "The Flame" by Cheap Trick, "Eternal Flame" by the Bangles & "Chariots Of Fire" by this Greek
Vangelis
Tom
|
DD
$1,600
[11]
(Jon of the Clue Crew reports from the driver's seat of the Carlsberg beer wagon in Copenhagen, Denmark.) Budweiser has its Clydesdales, but to haul its wagons, Carlsberg has this breed, named for a Danish peninsula
Jutland
Joan
|
$2,000
[1]
Even fellow Canadians can have trouble understanding people from this "New"est province
Newfoundland
Tom
Joan
Jamie
|
$2,000
[16]
King Edward I of England, who fought William Wallace, had this nickname relating to his height
"Longshanks"
Jamie
|
— |
Born around 46 A.D., he spent time in both Greece & Rome & wrote to encourage respect between the 2 cultures
Plutarch