(Jon: Duty, honor, country: they'll come up in clues fromWest Point, next onJeopardy!)
Jack Deschauer — a public relations professional from Arlington, Virginia
Sharon Desser — a bookkeeper from New York, New York
Amit Bose — an attorney from Tucker, Georgia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $5,600)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amit | $4,200 | $5,200 | $8,000 |
$1,400
3rd place: $1,000 |
$6,600
10 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Sharon | $2,400 | $6,000 | $9,500 |
$3,001
2nd place: $2,000 |
$10,800
18 R, 5 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Jack | $200 | $200 | $4,600 |
$9,200
New champion: $9,200 |
$4,600
9 R, 3 W |
| THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT | REMEMBERING RICKY NELSON | A CAT-EGORY | SCRAMBLED KEGS | 19th CENTURY HISTORY | "WA" THIS WAY |
|
$200
[4]
(Jon of the Clue Crew reports from West Point, NY.) The name West Point comes from the Academy's location on the west bank of this riverabout 50 miles north of New York City
the Hudson River
Sharon
|
$200
[26]
One of Ricky's first hits was this song heardherethat was also a hit for Fats Domino"I'm lonely as I can be /And I've waited for your company..."
"I'm Walkin'"
Jack
|
$200
[14]
We envy the Egyptian mau cat, whose eyes are the gooseberry shade of this color
green
Sharon
Jack
|
$200
[2]
It's been known to shed a little light:A/C OR NO
Corona
|
$200
[19]
In 1889 this island joined up with Tobago as a single colony
Trinidad
Sharon
|
$200
[1]
Dismissive insectoid name for an American ethnic group of British non-Catholic ancestry
WASPs
Jack
|
|
$400
[11]
(Jon of the Clue Crew reports from a field at West Point, NY.)This West Point grad went on to become a four-star general, & once declared, "It is as natural for me to be a soldier as it is to breathe"
Patton
Amit
|
$400
[27]
It's the immensely popular TV show on which Ricky appeared from 1952 to 1966
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet
Jack
|
$400
[15]
The first Cornish Rex cat was the offspring of a tortie & a white barn cat in this part of SW England
Cornwall
Sharon
|
$400
[3]
A prize winner:BABBLE BIN STUPOR
Pabst Blue Ribbon
|
$400
[20]
This "wild" guy was hired as the marshal of Abilene in 1871
Bill Hickok
Jack
|
$400
[5]
If you're "on" this, you're angry & in the mood for confrontation
the warpath
Amit
|
|
$800
[13]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reads in front of a set of wooden doors at West Point, NY.) The United States Military Academy'scoat of armsdepicts the helmet of this Greek goddess of wisdom & warfare
Athena
Sharon
|
$600
[28]
Gene Pitney wrote this musical greeting that charted for Ricky in 1961"Passed me by one sunny day /Flashed those big brown eyes my way /And ooh, I wanted you forevermore"
"Hello Mary Lou"
|
$600
[16]
Shulamith, a stray discovered in 1981, was the first American curl cat, named for its perky-looking pair of these
ears
Sharon
|
$600
[9]
Might be Ben Kenobi's favorite:SIN GENUS
Guinness
Amit
|
$600
[21]
In 1827 Allan Cunningham became the first European to explore this continent's Darling Downs
Australia
Sharon
|
$600
[6]
Aquarius, translated from Latin
water bearer
Sharon
Jack
|
|
$1,000
[24]
(Jon of the Clue Crew reports from in front of a military exercise.) A shortage of blue cloth led to uniforms of a different color & to this 3-word term forthe corps of cadets
the long grey line
Jack
|
$800
[29]
One of Ricky's identical twin sons who have recorded songs as the pop-rock duo Nelson
Gunnar (or Matthew)
Amit
|
$800
[17]
A relatively new breed of cat with very short legs bears the name of these little beings introduced in a 1900 book
Munchkins
Sharon
|
$800
[10]
It's fitting in Japan:APROPOS
Sapporo
Jack
|
$800
[22]
In the 1870s this U.S. political party was split between the Stalwarts & the Half-Breeds
the Republican Party
Amit
|
$800
[7]
Longfellow's middle name
Wadsworth
Amit
|
|
DD
$2,000
[12]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew is flanked by two students at West Point, NY.) Freshmen at West Point are shown their place by being known as these, from a Roman term for ordinary, uneducated citizens
plebes
Amit
|
$1,000
[30]
This song heardherewas Rick's last Top 40 hit, in 1972"But it's all right now /I've learned my lesson well /You see, you can't please everyone..."
"Garden Party"
|
$1,000
[18]
The Balinese is basically a long-haired version of this other Asian cat
a Siamese
Sharon
|
$1,000
[25]
It can be upon Tyne or a fresh palace:NEWT LACES
Newcastle
Amit
|
$1,000
[23]
During this war, the Allies took Sevastopol on September 9, 1855
the Crimean War
|
$1,000
[8]
After NATO admitted West Germany in 1955, the USSR & its satellites met & formed this
the Warsaw Pact
Sharon
|
| LITERARY PAIRS | POT LUCK | ADD A LETTER | BEYOND | THE VALLEY | OF THE DOLLS |
|
$400
[6]
1813:"... and Prejudice"
Pride
Jack
|
$400
[1]
Of insects, beets or berries, the one that's the original source of red cochineal dye used to color British uniforms
insects
Sharon
|
$400
[2]
Add a "G" to make a prominent member of the wedding into a prominent transportation structure
bride & bridge
Amit
|
$400
[3]
The first section of this 1958 Leon Uris novel is titled "Beyond Jordan"
Exodus
Sharon
|
$400
[19]
Pop hit P.T.A. site for Jeannie C. Riley
Harper Valley
Amit
|
$400
[13]
This "pack" of fashionable dolls now includes Rock Angelz, who have their own guitars (or should that be guitarz?)
Bratz
|
|
$800
[7]
1912:"...and the Lion"
Androcles
Sharon
|
$800
[18]
Chelia and Toubkal are 2 of the peaks in this mountain chain of North Africa
the Atlas Mountains
|
DD
$800
[4]
An "E" transforms your puppy into the chief magistrate in the former Republic of Genoa
dog & doge
Sharon
|
$800
[12]
The influential theologian Elaine Pagels has published "Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of" this doubting Apostle
Thomas
Sharon
|
DD
$500
[23]
Valley near Dusseldorf famous for its human fossils
the Neander Valley
Sharon
|
$800
[27]
Kirsten, one the American Girl dolls, is a pioneer who immigrated to Minnesota from this country
Sweden
Sharon
|
|
$1,200
[8]
1924:"...and the Paycock"
Juno
Sharon
|
$1,200
[24]
In the Scarecrow's song "If I Only Had a Brain" from "The Wizard of Oz", this U.S. president is mentioned
Lincoln
Sharon
|
$1,200
[5]
Without an "S", it's royal rule; with an "S", it means to quit
reign & resign
|
$1,200
[14]
His "Giant" memoir is titled "Over the Edge: Tackling Quarterbacks, Drugs, and a World Beyond Football"
Lawrence Taylor
Jack
|
$800
[20]
At 282 feet below sea level, a spot in this valley is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere
Death Valley
Jack
|
— |
|
$1,600
[9]
1598:"...and Leander"
Hero
|
$1,600
[25]
He was on the cover of the February 11, 1957 Time magazine with the headline "Brains v. Dollars on T.V."
Charles Van Doren
|
$1,600
[11]
Luminous brightness degenerates into loud, empty protests when "B" gets in front
luster & bluster
|
$1,600
[15]
This American playwright won 4 Pulitzer Prizes for Drama, including one for 1920's "Beyond the Horizon"
Eugene O'Neill
Sharon
|
$1,200
[21]
You'll find Queen Hatshepsut's tomb in this valley
the Valley of the Kings
Sharon
|
— |
|
$2,000
[10]
1978:"...and Remembrance"
War
Amit
|
$2,000
[26]
This poet died with Edward Elliker Williams after his ship capsized during an 1822 storm
Percy Shelley
|
$2,000
[17]
On adding an "R", a word meaning "stop" starts meaning a ridge made by folding
cease & crease
Sharon
Jack
|
$2,000
[16]
"Beyond Giving" by this British author of "I, Claudius" contains a poetic tribute to those killed in WWI
Robert Graves
|
$1,600
[22]
The monolith known as "El Capitan" towers over 3,500 feet above this valley
Yosemite
|
— |
In the 20th century, 2 of the 3 men who served less than 1 year as VP before becoming president
(2 of) Theodore Roosevelt, Harry Truman & Gerald Ford