Kevin Marshall game 6.
Emily Short — a travel agent from New York, New York
Brian Poole — a support center analyst from Redondo Beach, California
Kevin Marshall — a student from Metairie, Louisiana (whose 5-day cash winnings total $90,202)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin | $2,800 | $3,000 | $11,800 |
$7,999
6-day champion: $98,201 |
$11,800
21 R, 3 W |
| Brian | $3,000 | $4,800 | $15,600 |
$7,599
2nd place: $2,000 |
$15,600
17 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Emily | $400 | $2,600 | $6,600 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$6,200
12 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| HISTORIC NAMES | HOOP STARS | AROUND THE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT | CITY FOODS | GOVERNMENT AT YOUR SERVICE | VERY JANUARY |
|
$200
[1]
After signing the Mayflower Compact in 1620, John Carver became the first governor of this colony
the Plymouth Colony
Emily
|
$200
[11]
In 2002 this Chinese player became the NBA's No. 1 draft choice when picked by the Houston Rockets
Yao Ming
Brian
|
$200
[6]
A boiling water reactor produces this vapor inside the reactor vessel to generate power
steam
Brian
|
$200
[21]
A marinated flank steak:___ broil
London
Emily
|
$200
[12]
This draft agency also runs an alternative service program for pacifists in lieu of military service
the Selective Service
Kevin
|
$200
[26]
On January 1, 1997 he replaced Boutros Boutros-Ghali as U.N. Secretary General
Kofi Annan
Kevin
|
|
$400
[2]
This British adventurer liked to go by the initials T.E. instead of his given names Thomas Edward
T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)
Kevin
Emily
|
$400
[17]
In the 1980s this Boston Celtics forward became only the third NBA player to win 3 straight MVP awards
Larry Bird
Kevin
|
$400
[7]
These slender tubes holding fissionable materials are bundled together & loaded into the core
rods
Kevin
|
$400
[22]
An apple:___ beauty
Rome
Emily
|
$400
[13]
You can click on "Where's My Refund?" on this federal agency's website
the IRS
Kevin
|
$400
[27]
January is one of this many months in the year with a length of 31 days
7
Kevin
Brian
Emily
|
|
$600
[3]
In 1822 this "Liberator" met with Jose de San Martin to strategize in Guayaquil
Bolivar
Emily
|
$600
[18]
Known as "The Worm", he was named the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year twice: 1990 & 1991
Dennis Rodman
Brian
|
$600
[8]
It may be a person who slows down 2 debaters, or a substance that slows down neutrons to prevent fission
a moderator
Kevin
|
$600
[23]
Veggie that's really a sunflower variety:___ artichoke
Jerusalem
Emily
|
$600
[14]
(Former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge reads the clue.) This service, established in 1789 & now part of the DHS helps fight the WMD threat with its use of border searches
Customs
Kevin
|
$600
[28]
The birthstone for January is this often dark red semiprecious stone
garnet
Emily
|
|
$800
[4]
Aristotle referred to him as "The Great Physician"
Hippocrates
Kevin
Brian
|
$800
[19]
In 2003 the Knicks named this Pistons Hall of Fame guard their President of Basketball Operations
Isiah Thomas
Kevin
Brian
|
$800
[9]
Entergy Corp. says that the Indian Point Plant's containment structures are this material, 3 1/2' to 6' thick
concrete
Brian
|
$800
[24]
A moist 3-layer cake:Lord or Lady ___
Baltimore
Emily
|
$800
[15]
A 1947 labor law created the FMCS, the "M" for this activity that can solve labor disputes
mediation
Brian
|
— |
|
DD
$1,000
[5]
Gian Gastone, who died in 1737, was the last member of this family to rule over Florence & Tuscany
the Medicis
Brian
|
$1,000
[20]
This San Antonio Spur has been named to the All-NBA first team in each of his first 8 years in the league
Tim Duncan
Kevin
|
$1,000
[10]
In the photo here, everything is working normally as these two towers do their job
the cooling towers
Kevin
|
$1,000
[25]
A member of the Butterhead family:___ lettuce
Boston
Emily
|
$1,000
[16]
Its headquarters are in Silver Spring, Md., but it has forecast offices across the U.S.
the National Weather Service
Kevin
Emily
|
— |
| GEOGRAPHY | SINGERS | VOCABULARY | HERO & VILLAIN | COLORIFIC | TAKE THIS CATEGORY LAST!! |
|
$400
[1]
Its inner and outer regions are separated by the Gobi Desert
Mongolia
Kevin
|
$400
[7]
A cover by Peter, Paul & Mary of "Blowin' In The Wind" helped make this "Freewheelin'" singer a household name
Bob Dylan
Kevin
|
$400
[6]
There are "rules of" this, which is information that is admissible in a court of law
evidence
Kevin
|
$400
[21]
Holmes called this scoundrel the "Napoleon of crime" even though he only appeared in 2 Conan Doyle tales
Moriarty
Brian
|
$400
[16]
This color precedes "lady" & "Cadillac" & also the word "elephants" in a "Dumbo" song
pink
Brian
|
$400
[26]
Each correct response in the "VOCABULARY" category was a title word in this author's alphabet mystery series
(Sue) Grafton
Kevin
|
|
$800
[2]
This second-largest island has an area of about 306,000 square miles & is shaped like a huge bird
New Guinea
|
$800
[8]
Hits about women named Lucille & Ruby gave this Houston-born singer money to "gamble" with
Kenny Rogers
Brian
|
$800
[12]
Add a letter to the name of a young fictional rabbit chaser to get this feeling of ill will
malice
Kevin
|
$800
[22]
This 1876 title literary hero returns with a friend in time to hear his eulogy & clear Muff Potter of murder
Tom Sawyer
Emily
|
$800
[17]
The OED says this color refers to a man of "Nordic type" & can be spelled with no "E" when referencing men
blond
Brian
|
$800
[27]
Each correct response in the "GEOGRAPHY" category is found in this classic board game of global domination
Risk
Kevin
|
|
$1,200
[3]
Maracaibo is the second-largest city in this country
Venezuela
Kevin
|
$1,200
[9]
"New York State Of Mind" is a classic by this singer from Hicksville, New York
Billy Joel
Kevin
|
$1,200
[13]
The book "Born Losers" traces this term for a penniless debtor to the futility of whipping a deceased horse
deadbeat
|
$1,600
[24]
I'll give you two bits if you can name this hero of H.R. Haggard's adventure tale "King Solomon's Mines"
Allan Quatermain
|
$1,200
[18]
The Federal government uses it to indicate a "high" risk of terrorist attack
orange
Kevin
|
$1,200
[28]
In the category "SINGERS", each of the vocalists sang on this 1985 Quincy Jones-produced song
"We Are The World"
Brian
|
|
DD
$1,200
[5]
This peninsula seenherelies between the Bering Sea & the Sea of Okhotsk
the Kamchatka Peninsula
Emily
|
$1,600
[10]
The South African band Ladysmith Black Mambazo sang on his song "Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes"
Paul Simon
Brian
|
$1,600
[14]
It ominously follows "last" or precedes "day", & it's spelled with or without an "E" in the middle
judgment
|
$2,000
[25]
In a subsequent Jules Verne novel, we find that this marine commander is a rajah's son named Prince Dakkar
(Captain) Nemo
Kevin
|
$1,600
[19]
JFK Jr. & Ted Turner both graduated from this Providence university
Brown
Brian
|
$1,600
[29]
"COLORIFIC" colors are "Mr." roles in this film, so named by garbling "Au revoir, les enfants"
Reservoir Dogs
|
|
$1,600
[4]
This island's Cape Morris Jesup is about 500 miles from the North Pole
Greenland
Emily
|
$2,000
[11]
Thissinger was "Moonlighting" when he won Grammys in three different categories
Al Jarreau
Brian
|
$2,000
[15]
This 8-letter synonym for "guileless" comes from the Latin nocere, "to harm"
innocent
|
DD
$2,800
[23]
"I am jealous of everything whose beauty does not die", complains this Wilde character
Dorian Gray
Emily
|
$2,000
[20]
These rules got their name from the paper color they were printed on in New Haven Colony in the 17th century
blue laws
Emily
|
$2,000
[30]
Correct responses in "HERO & VILLAIN" can be seen in this 2003 film, from a graphic novel by Alan Moore
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Brian
Emily
|
It's the world's most populous country with a female head of government, Khaleda Zia
Bangladesh