Jay Foster — an engineer from Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Kirsten Greenwell — a communications associate from Washington, D.C.
Carrie Cadwallader — a business intelligence manager from Aurora, Colorado (whose 1-day cash winnings total $7,500)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrie | $3,000 | $6,600 | $5,000 |
$9,500
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,400
18 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 1 DD) |
| Kirsten | $400 | $1,600 | $6,800 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$6,800
14 R, 3 W |
| Jay | $0 | $600 | $13,600 |
$13,600
New champion: $13,600 |
$11,800
14 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| IT HAPPENED IN EUROPE | SCIENCE & NATURE | FASHION | WORD ORIGINS | AMERICANA | DAD TV |
|
$200
[2]
Completed in Mainz, Germany around 1455, it was printed in 42-line columns
the Gutenberg Bible
Kirsten
|
$200
[1]
Data compiled by Rhodium Group says if cows were a country, they'd be the world's 6th-largest emitter of this greenhouse gas
methane
Kirsten
|
$200
[15]
The dress code for players at Wimbledon says tennis attire must be "almost entirely" this color, which does not include cream
white
Carrie
|
$200
[8]
This term for a vast collection of stars, gas & dust is from the Greek for "milk"
galaxy
Carrie
|
$200
[9]
A bit confusingly, the first big attraction in the history of Florida's Gatorland was Bone Crusher, a 1/2-ton one of these
a crocodile
Carrie
Jay
|
$200
[22]
Serenity-seeking Frank Costanza
Seinfeld
Kirsten
|
|
$400
[3]
In 314 a schism was the impetus for the Council of Arles, then a part of this ancient Roman region
Gaul
Carrie
Kirsten
|
$600
[5]
These insects, Bombyx mori, like to munch on mulberry leaves
silkworms
Carrie
|
$400
[19]
This diamond-shaped pattern is based on the tartan of a branch of the Campbell Clan
argyle
Kirsten
|
$400
[10]
This synonym for agreement comes from Latin for "together" & "heart"
concord
|
$400
[14]
A quarter-ton cow made of this (unsalted) is an icon of the Illinois State Fair
butter
Kirsten
|
$400
[23]
Handyman TV host Tim Taylor
Home Improvement
Kirsten
|
|
$600
[28]
Historian Arnold Toynbee popularized this 2-word term describing Britain's economic change from about 1760 to 1840
the Industrial Revolution
Jay
|
$800
[6]
These subatomic particles come in 6 flavors & interact by means of the strong force
quarks
Carrie
|
$600
[20]
First popularized in the late '60s by designers like de la Renta, itcan be flattering but can also make you trip
a maxi dress
Carrie
|
$600
[11]
The name of this head covering for Muslim women comes from the Arabic for "to cover"
hijab
Jay
|
$600
[16]
Young woman! It's fun to stay here & Julia Morgan, the USA's most prolific major architect, designed about 20 of them
the YWCA
Carrie
|
$600
[24]
Hardworking farmer Charles Ingalls
Little House on the Prairie
Carrie
|
|
$800
[29]
Thisevent brought joy two days before D-Day
the liberation of Rome
Kirsten
|
DD
$1,000
[4]
He wrote that in 1666 "I procured me a triangular glass-prisme, to try therewith the... phenomena of colours"
Sir Isaac Newton
Carrie
|
$800
[21]
This type of collar named for a type of Chinese official is also called a Mao collar
a mandarin collar
|
$800
[12]
The name of this popular pet comes from the Germans, who add "rad", meaning wheel, to describe a tedious routine
a hamster
Jay
|
$800
[17]
The original logo of this movie studio was likely inspired by scenic Ben Lomondin Utah, home state of W.W. Hodkinson, a studio founder
Paramount
Carrie
|
$800
[25]
Fred Andrews, who took a bullet for his son
Riverdale
|
| — |
$1,000
[7]
It's defined as the sum of all chemical reactions that take place in each cell & provide energy for activities
metabolism
Carrie
|
$1,000
[27]
Persian for "milk & sugar" gives us the name of this striped & puckered fabric often used for summer suits
seersucker
Carrie
|
$1,000
[13]
From the French, where it means "origin", it's the chain of ownership of an artwork
provenance
Carrie
|
$1,000
[18]
You didn't want to annoy the Catskill Witch, who in legend controlled the weather for this river valley
the Hudson Valley
Kirsten
|
$1,000
[26]
Chicago police sergeant Carl Winslow
Family Matters
|
| RHYMING AMERICAN ROAD TRIP | BIBLICAL PROPHETS | ONE-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES | HOOK | LINE | SINKER |
|
$400
[11]
Our road trip begins in a state capital 80 miles outside San Antonio & we go to another on the Atlantic coast
Austin & Boston
Kirsten
|
$400
[5]
In 2 Samuel, Nathan confronted this king about his adultery
David
Carrie
|
$400
[16]
Meaning immense, it can come before cheese or Mac
big
Kirsten
|
$400
[6]
An idiom that means "by any way possible" mentions hook & this rhyming word
crook
Jay
|
$400
[21]
"O true apothecary, thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die"
Romeo and Juliet
Jay
|
$400
[24]
With great timing, this pirate in a 2003 film steps off his now-sunken boat & onto Port Royal's dock
Jack Sparrow
Kirsten
|
|
$800
[12]
From a New Mexico City at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, do you know the way to the seat of California's Santa Clara County?
Santa Fe & San Jose
Jay
|
$800
[4]
Micah says of this town, "Though thou be little... out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel"
Bethlehem
Carrie
|
$800
[17]
It can mean honest or attractive, or refer to good weather
fair
Kirsten
|
$800
[7]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the master of this signature shot that he used to great effect with the Lakers
a sky hook
Jay
|
$800
[22]
"Now all she does is fool with those pieces of glass and play those worn-out records. What kind of a life is that for a girl to lead?"
The Glass Menagerie
Carrie
|
$800
[27]
In a fitting end to "Titanic", a much older Rose drops a blue diamond called this overboard
the Heart of the Ocean
Carrie
Kirsten
|
|
$1,600
[14]
Journey300 miles west from a city where author Thomas Wolfe lived to a city known for music
Asheville & Nashville
Kirsten
|
$1,200
[1]
Haggai encouraged people to get busy with this construction task & that they would be rewarded with abundance
building the (second) temple in Jerusalem
Carrie
Kirsten
|
$1,200
[18]
This adjective for an unusual sense of humor sounds like a bread choice
wry
Jay
|
$1,200
[8]
Hookworms are this type of creature that lives at the expense of another
a parasite
Jay
|
$1,200
[23]
"In my mind, Martha, you are buried in cement, right up to your neck"
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Jay
|
$1,200
[28]
Tom Hanks' plane crashes & sinks at the start of this 2000 film, & that's just the beginning of his problems
Cast Away
Carrie
|
|
$2,000
[15]
It's quite a trek from the capital of New Jersey to the city that's home to Texas Woman's University
Trenton to Denton
Jay
|
$1,600
[2]
Ezekiel accompanied the Hebrews during their exile here & prophesied their return to Israel
Babylon
Jay
|
$1,600
[19]
A Stephen King title uses this 3-letter adjective to describe a pupil
apt
Carrie
|
$1,600
[9]
No mistake, the 4-letter hook seenherehas been known to pull in a fish or two
a gaff
Jay
|
$1,600
[25]
"Who knows Sidney Poitier so we could just call him up & ask him?"
Six Degrees of Separation
|
$1,600
[29]
As a building in Venice sinks, Vesper Lynd is trapped underwater & James Bond can't save her in this 2006 movie
Casino Royale
Carrie
|
|
DD
$3,000
[13]
Head west out of one state that borders Manitoba to enter a second state that also does
North Dakota & Minnesota
Jay
|
$2,000
[3]
Hedoesn't get his own book, but does get to triumph over the false prophets when the Lord acceptshissacrifice
Elijah
|
DD
$4,000
[20]
Evasive or shy, like the mistress in an Andrew Marvell poem
coy
Carrie
|
$2,000
[10]
The fast ferry at Hoek van Holland, aka "The Hook", shuttles people to this big port city
Rotterdam
Carrie
Jay
|
$2,000
[26]
"I'm concerned about the relationship between Father Flynn & your son"
Doubt
Kirsten
|
— |
While speaking to Congress in 1985, he explained that his 1973 hit, now a state song, wasn't about drugs
John Denver