David Davalos — a playwright from New York, New York
Snow Tempest — a writer from Los Angeles, California
Robert Bowsher — a software engineer from Hilliard, Ohio (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,399)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert | $6,400 | $9,400 | $21,000 |
$27,000
2-day champion: $33,399 |
$21,000
29 R, 2 W |
| Snow | $1,400 | $0 | $3,400 |
$3,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$7,600
12 R, 4 W (including 2 DDs) |
| David | $1,200 | $3,200 | $5,400 |
$3,999
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,400
14 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| JOURNALISM | PEOPLE ON THE MAP | THE LIBERTY BELL | DON WE NOW OUR GUY APPAREL | PRESIDENTIAL MIDDLE NAMES | RHYME TIME |
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$200
[1]
Screamer & banner are synonyms for one type of this
headline
Robert
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$200
[7]
He wrote the songs "There's No Business Like Show Business" & "White Christmas"
Irving Berlin
David
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$200
[18]
This part of the bell is 3 feet, 2 inches long
the clapper
Robert
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$200
[16]
The 2 numbers on a man's dress shirt, 16/34 for example, are usually measurments of these 2 things
neck size and sleeve length
Robert
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$200
[22]
Howard
Taft
Snow
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$200
[3]
One-word name of a portable dwelling of native Americans, especially on the great plains
teepee
Robert
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$400
[2]
(I'm Aaron Brown of CNN.) This 5-letter word is slang for an exclusive news story acquired before one's competitors
a scoop
David
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$400
[12]
This Los Angeles Lakers star with 3 championship rings speaks fluent Italian
Kobe Bryant
Robert
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$400
[24]
The quote on the bell, "proclaim liberty throughout all the land", comes from this third book of the Bible
Leviticus
Robert
David
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$400
[17]
Bunny Austin shocked the tennis world when he wore these competing at Forest Hills in 1932
shorts
David
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$400
[23]
Ulysses (originally)
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert
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$400
[8]
The title of this Dr. Seuss book is evident from the illustration seen here
Hop on Pop
Snow
|
|
$600
[4]
It's the area assigned to a reporter for regular coverage; policemen walk them, too
a beat
Robert
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$600
[13]
He was nominated for an Emmy for his role as Buddy Sorrell on "The Dick Van Dyke Show"
Morey Amsterdam
David
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$600
[28]
From 1948 through 1963 this U.S. coin depicted the Liberty Bell on its reverse side
the half-dollar
Robert
|
$600
[19]
The name of this wide sash popular in men's formal wear comes from the Urdu for "waistband"
cummerbund
Robert
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$600
[25]
Gamaliel
Warren Harding
Robert
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$600
[9]
Varieties of this brand of seasoned coating mix from Kraft include Tangy Honey Glaze & Original Pork
Shake 'n Bake
Robert
|
|
$800
[5]
(Hi, I'm Bob Woodward.) A popular expression says that "a good reporter never reveals" this, & I'll be the first to agree
the sources
Robert
|
$800
[14]
Among the many larger-than-life characters he created are Captain Wolf Larsen & Buck the sled dog
Jack London
Robert
|
$800
[29]
On the inscription, "Pennsylvania" is misspelled, omitting this letter
N
|
$800
[20]
Popular as a fabric for men's pants, this ribbed fabric's name may derive from the French for "cloth of the king"
corduroy
Robert
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$800
[26]
Knox
(James K.) Polk
Snow
David
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$800
[10]
To tell someone to relax, you can use the slang phrase "take a" this rhyming pharmaceutical term
a chill pill
Robert
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|
$1,000
[6]
It's the term for the first paragraph in a news story; a feature may have a delayed or indirect one
the lead
Robert
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$1,000
[15]
This British-born actor has starred in "Cabaret", Logan's Run" & "Austin Powers"
Michael York
Robert
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$1,000
[30]
In 1893 the Liberty Bell was on exhibit at the Columbian Exposition in this city
Chicago
David
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$1,000
[21]
(Hi, I'm Tucker Carlson of CNN's Crossfire.) Among the many influential men to wear bow ties is this great Spanish poet & author of "The House of Bernarda Alba"
(Federico García) Lorca
David
|
DD
$2,400
[27]
Rudolph
Gerald Ford
Snow
|
$1,000
[11]
At many Starbucks you can surf the Internet cordless with this type of rhyming computer network card
Wi-Fi
Snow
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| THE OSCARS | MAYBE YOU HAVE TO BE A NUCLEAR PHYSICIST | THE VEGETABLE GARDEN | I CAN SEE YOUR HOUSE FROM HERE! | 18th CENTURY QUOTES | WHERE DO YOU GET "OFF"? |
|
$400
[16]
After winning Best Supporting Actress for "Kramer vs. Kramer", she left her statuette in the ladies' room
Meryl Streep
David
|
$400
[3]
An atom of this No. 2 element has an alpha particle as its nucleus
helium
Robert
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$400
[1]
Slicing ones are harvested when they're about 7 inches long, pickling ones at 1 1/2 to 3 inches
cucumbers
Snow
|
$400
[30]
From Venezuela's Mount Avila, you can see the presidential palace in this city
Caracas
Snow
|
$400
[11]
On Nov. 10, 1770 Voltaire wrote, "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to" do this
invent him
Snow
|
$400
[21]
In this film, Lou Gossett Jr. drills Richard Gere & Debra Winger thrills Richard Gere
An Officer and a Gentleman
Robert
|
|
$800
[17]
Timothy Hutton won a 1980 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for this film directed by Robert Redford
Ordinary People
Robert
|
$800
[4]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew stands at a blackboard.) In the familiar atomic symbol, the dots represent these little guys
electrons
Snow
|
$800
[2]
This type of bean is said to be foolproof for gardeners, which makes sense as its name means something easy
snap bean
Robert
|
$800
[29]
From Grouse Mountain, you'll B.C.-ing a panorama of this big city on a peninsula
Vancouver
Robert
|
$800
[12]
In this pamphlet Thomas Paine said, government "is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one"
Common Sense
Robert
|
$800
[22]
In fiscal 2000 over a billion dollars was wagered at New York City's OTB outlets, OTB standing for this
off-track betting
David
|
|
$1,200
[18]
Paddy Chayefsky won an Oscar for his very first screenplay--this 1955 Ernest Borgnine film
Marty
David
|
$1,200
[6]
Pions are a type of these "rays" from outer space that enter the Earth's atmosphere
cosmic rays (gamma rays accepted)
Robert
Snow
|
$1,200
[5]
Long-day onions form this, the rounded, edible part, during long summer days in the northern U.S.
the bulb
Robert
|
$1,600
[28]
The Chapel of the Ascension is on this mount that overlooks Jerusalem's old city
the Mount of Olives
Robert
Snow
David
|
$1,200
[13]
In this work Adam Smith wrote, "Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production"
The Wealth of Nations
David
|
$1,200
[23]
Inked impressions are transferred onto paper from another surface in this printing method
offset printing
Robert
|
|
$1,600
[19]
The rumor that her acceptance speech for "Mrs. Miniver" ran over an hour is untrue; actually it was about 7 minutes
Greer Garson
Snow
|
$1,600
[7]
In the center of stars, the hot version of this process is going on; a cold version is still a dream
fusion
Robert
|
$1,600
[9]
Insulated from cold, carrots, parsnips & other veggies classified as these have a long growing season
root vegetables
Snow
|
$2,000
[27]
The view of Rio seenhereis from this mountain
Corcovado
|
$1,600
[14]
When asked whether we had a republic or a monarchy, Ben Franklin gave this 7-word reply
A republic, if you can keep it
Snow
David
|
$1,600
[24]
It describes an investment based in a foreign country so its owner laughs at the IRS
offshore
David
|
|
DD
$1,800
[20]
Her 2 acting Oscars for "The Sin of Madelon Claudet" & "Airport" were 39 years apart
Helen Hayes
Snow
|
$2,000
[8]
This type of agreement must be adhered to; this type of energy is required to keep a nucleus together
binding
Snow
David
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$2,000
[10]
There's nothing like a vine-ripened one of these, perhaps the vineripe variety
a tomato
Robert
|
DD
$3,000
[26]
"Vulcan", the U.S.A.'s largest cast-iron statue, is seen here, looking down on this Southern city
Birmingham, Alabama
David
|
$2,000
[15]
When this Prussian king died on August 17, 1786, his last words were "I am tired of ruling over slaves"
Frederick the Great
Robert
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$2,000
[25]
Something expected to happen soon is "in" this
the offing
David
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Last names of the 2 men, both engineers, who met & formed a partnership at England's Midland Hotel in May 1904
Rolls and Royce