James Washick — a professor from Greenville, South Carolina
Lara Beaton — a software tester from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Scott Gardiner — an Army lawyer from Tampa, Florida (whose 1-day cash winnings total $18,801)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott | $1,600 | $3,600 | $9,200 |
$8,000
3rd place: $1,000 |
$9,200
15 R, 3 W |
| Lara | $1,200 | $2,800 | $10,400 |
$20,400
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,600
13 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| James | $4,600 | $4,400 | $20,000 |
$20,801
New champion: $20,801 |
$22,000
25 R, 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES | SI's SIGNS OF THE APOCALYPSE | LITERARY GENRES | RECORD LOSSES IN 2005 | SO "LONG" | & THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH |
|
$200
[21]
It has the largest enrollment of any university in Utah
Brigham Young
James
|
$200
[1]
This tire co. paid Rip Hamilton "to braid his hair in the tread pattern of one of its tires", not blimps
Goodyear
James
|
$200
[2]
"Pamela" is an epistolary one & may be the first English one
a novel
James
|
$200
[16]
A computer with 98,000 names & SSNs was reported stolen from this oldest campus of the Univ. of Calif.
Berkeley
Scott
|
$200
[11]
A unit of distance equal to 220 yards
a furlong
James
|
$200
[26]
Varieties of this fish include brown, rainbow & cutthroat
trout
Scott
|
|
$400
[22]
In 1865 this school in Poughkeepsie became the first women's college in the U.S. to have facilities equal to the men's schools
Vassar
Scott
|
$400
[7]
A Little League team in Kentucky is sponsored by this "delightfully tacky yet unrefined" restaurant
Hooters
James
|
$400
[3]
A villanella, an Italian song, became a villanelle, a French this
a poem
James
|
$400
[17]
Named for a sport that embodies high society, this Ralph Lauren co. was hacked for 180,000 credit card numbers
Polo
Lara
|
$400
[12]
This arachnid is also called a harvestman
a daddy long-legs
James
|
$400
[27]
Baseball's Mr. Hunter might've appreciated this bottom feeder, seen here
a catfish
Lara
|
|
$600
[23]
In 1937 this Malibu, Calif. university was established by & named for the founder of Western Auto Supply Company
Pepperdine
Scott
|
$600
[8]
This Miami Heat superstar center's "wife, Shaunie, said their family has outgrown its 18-bedroom home"
Shaquille O'Neal
Scott
|
$600
[4]
The name of this literary form also means "to try"
an essay
Lara
|
$600
[18]
This company that owns HBO & Turner Broadcasting lost a backup tape with 600,000 names & SSNs
Time Warner
Scott
|
$600
[13]
Random House says this is a "chiefly Texas" term for a bottle of beer
a longneck
Lara
|
$600
[28]
Pleuronectidae, one family of this fish, generally has eyes on the right side; another, Bothidae, on the left
flounder
James
|
|
$800
[24]
This Tulsa, Oklahoma school's athletic teams are called the Golden Eagles, not the Evangelists
Oral Roberts University
Scott
|
$800
[9]
"A ski jumping competition in" this country, Land of the Midnight Sun, "rewarded competitors for landing in trees"
Norway
|
$800
[5]
The story of Gisli Sursson, or John Jakes' chronicle of the Kent family
sagas
|
$800
[19]
Data on 4 million customers were lost by this group formed by a 1998 merger with Travelers
Citigroup
|
$800
[14]
12-letter term for one employed on the wharves of a port
a longshoreman
James
|
$800
[30]
When this fish is "red", it's been smoked; if "red" in slang, it's a misleading clue
a herring
Scott
Lara
|
|
$1,000
[25]
This West Lafayette, Indiana school's Hall of Music has seating for more than 6,000
Purdue
James
|
$1,000
[10]
"Golfer John Daly has... endorsement deals with" Dunkin' Donuts & this Anna Nicole Smith-endorsed diet aid
TrimSpa
James
|
$1,000
[6]
In the 1880s Guy de Maupassant published 300 of these
short stories
Scott
|
$1,000
[20]
A medical group lost 185,000 personal & medical records in this city, the seat of Santa Clara County
San Jose
|
$1,000
[15]
2-word term for the body part highlighted here
medulla oblongata
James
|
DD
$2,000
[29]
The name of this type of fish seen here also means an elevated position
a perch
James
|
| CANALS | NYPD TV | HIDDEN BOOKS OF THE BIBLE | INDEPENDENCE DAYS | BACK IN 1906 | FROM THE LATIN |
|
$400
[1]
The city of Balboa is the Pacific terminus of this 51-mile-long canal
the Panama Canal
James
|
$400
[7]
Detectives Diane Russell, Jill Kirkendall & Connie McDowell were on the job for this ABC drama
NYPD Blue
Scott
|
$400
[2]
Sending money was the best her friends could do for her
Esther (b est her )
Lara
|
$400
[16]
This country celebrates its 1945 independence from Fascism on April 25th
Italy
Scott
|
$400
[26]
Burned in 1864, this city was placed under martial law following racial tensions in September 1906
Atlanta
James
|
$400
[21]
You'll often find a statue's feet atop this kind of base whose name is from the Latin for "foot"
a pedestal
James
|
|
$800
[8]
While in Milan in the late 15th century, this artist designed locks to join the city's canals
Leonardo da Vinci
Scott
|
$800
[12]
Wojo, Harris, Yemana & Fish were 12th Precinct detectives on this sitcom
Barney Miller
James
|
$800
[3]
Fight the evil mojo by using your good voodoo
Job (mo jo b y)
Lara
|
$800
[17]
Though it was first settled by the French, July 1 marks its partial independence from the U.K.
Canada
Lara
|
$800
[27]
Now take this question... please! This "King of the One Liners" was born March 16, 1906
Henny Youngman
James
|
$800
[22]
Fancy Valentines often feature this delicate fabric whose name comes from the Latin for "to trap or snare"
lace
Scott
Lara
|
|
$1,200
[9]
In 1825 the Seneca Chief became the first boat to traverse the length of this canal, reaching NYC on Nov. 4
the Erie Canal
James
|
$1,200
[13]
Max Greevey & Mike Logan were the original 2 N.Y. detectives who investigated crimes in the 1st half of this show
Law & Order
James
|
$1,200
[4]
Top chefs know that Pez rarely makes it onto the menu
Ezra (p ez ra rely)
Lara
|
$1,600
[19]
This North European country marks December 6 for its 1917 independence from Russia
Finland
James
|
$1,200
[28]
In September the Platt Amendment was invoked, allowing U.S. intervention in this Caribbean country
Cuba
James
|
$1,200
[23]
It's from the Latin for "talking to oneself"; an example is heard here"I'll have grounds more relative than this. The play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the King"
a soliloquy
Scott
|
|
$1,600
[10]
With capital of about $40 million set in place, work was begun on this waterway in April 1859
the Suez Canal
Lara
|
$1,600
[14]
In 1982 Sharon Gless took over for Meg Foster to partner with Tyne Daily as this title pair
Cagney & Lacey
Scott
|
$1,600
[5]
For hungry sandwich lovers, jam ostensibly makes the peanut butter better
Amos (j am os tensibly)
James
|
DD
$2,000
[18]
This Asian island nation gained independence from the U.S. in 1946 but celebrates its 1898 freedom from Spain on June 12
the Philippines
Lara
|
$1,600
[29]
In 1906 there were 90 of these; nearly two-thirds of them were Republican
senators
Scott
|
$1,600
[24]
From the Latin for "tail", it's the section of a musical composition that brings it to a close
the coda
Scott
|
|
DD
$2,000
[11]
Located at Sault Ste. Marie, the St. Marys Falls Canal connects these 2 Great Lakes
Lake Superior & Lake Huron
Lara
|
$2,000
[15]
In the '70s this Taos, N.M. Deputy Marshal was on temporary assignment in Manhattan's 27th Precinct
McCloud
Scott
|
$2,000
[6]
From answers to questions; that's "Jeopardy!"
Romans (F rom ans wers)
James
|
$2,000
[20]
It was annexed by Indonesia but became independent on May 20, 2002
East Timor
James
|
$2,000
[30]
The 1906 murder of Grace Brown in New York State inspired Theodore Dreiser to write this novel
An American Tragedy
James
|
$2,000
[25]
A fun way to get to the top of a mountain is this kind of cable railway whose name is from the Latin for "rope"
a funicular
Lara
|
Chapter I of this book tells us: "Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood..."
Angela's Ashes (by Frank McCourt)