Ed Angleton — a biochemist from Indianapolis, Indiana
Jessica Liese — a contract coordinator originally from Havre, Montana
Mary LoSardo — a retired executive, now web site designer from Bayonne, New Jersey (whose 1-day cash winnings total $20,800)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary | $0 | $600 | $-1,400 |
$-1,400
3rd place: $1,000 |
$-1,400
4 R, 4 W |
| Jessica | $2,600 | $4,400 | $8,000 |
$1
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,000
15 R, 0 W |
| Ed | $3,200 | $8,200 | $12,600 |
$9,199
New champion: $9,199 |
$16,600
23 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 2 DDs) |
| AMERICAN QUOTES | LET'S PLAY SOME BASKETBALL | SLOGANS ON THE SPOT | SOUND CHECK | GO WITH THE FLOW | TAKE IT "EASY" |
|
$200
[1]
It begins, "When in the course of human events..."
the Declaration of Independence
Ed
|
$200
[23]
In basketball, 2 types of these are personal & technical
fouls
Ed
|
$200
[10]
Many thirsty folks were tempted by this company's slogan "Can't beat the real thing"
Coca-Cola
Jessica
|
$200
[15]
It's heard here& found in a famous horror movie title
a chainsaw
Jessica
|
$200
[20]
The Brahmaputra River & the Krishna River both flow into this bay
the Bay of Bengal
Jessica
|
$200
[5]
To cook eggs on one side, then flip 'em & cook 'em again is to cook them in this style
over easy
Jessica
|
|
$400
[2]
His "Song of Myself" says "I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world"
Walt Whitman
Jessica
Ed
|
$400
[24]
(Hi, I'm Allan Houston of the NBA.) I helped the U.S. bring home the men's basketball gold from the 2000 Summer Olympics held in this city
Sydney
Ed
|
$400
[11]
Many hungry folks were tempted by this fast food company's slogan "Your way, right away"
Burger King
Ed
|
$400
[16]
One thing I'm pretty sure of, we need more of this instrument heard here
the cowbell
Jessica
|
$400
[21]
The Tagus flows into this ocean
the Atlantic
Mary
|
$400
[6]
Proverbial avenue of affluence
Easy Street
Ed
|
|
$600
[3]
He wrote, "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence in society"
Mark Twain
|
$600
[25]
In the 2001 playoffs, Derek Fisher set a record, making 15 of these in 4 games against San Antonio
three-pointers
Jessica
|
$600
[12]
If a hill of boulders is part of your commute, this GM vehicle really is "Like nothing else"
the Hummer
|
$600
[17]
You might hear this Afro-Asian big cat before you "spot" it
a leopard
Jessica
|
$600
[28]
The Seine reaches its end in this, also called La Manche
the English Channel
|
$600
[7]
In July 1961 Billboard unveiled a new chart for this style also called "beautiful music"
easy listening
Ed
|
|
$800
[4]
This 1849 work says "Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is... prison"
Civil Disobedience
Jessica
Ed
|
$800
[26]
(Hi, I'm Michael Finley.) As a Badger on this college basketball team, I became its all-time leading scorer with 2,147 points
the University of Wisconsin
Ed
|
$800
[13]
"That was easy" lures many in need of pens & toner into this store
Staples
Ed
|
$800
[18]
Ifthismeasuring instrument developed in the 1920s reads high, run!
a Geiger counter
Ed
|
$800
[29]
The Purus & the Putumayo both pour into this river
the Amazon
Ed
|
$800
[8]
Popular brand of oven-cleaning aerosol
Easy-Off
Jessica
|
|
$1,000
[22]
In "The American Scholar", he wrote that "Character is higher than intellect"
Emerson
Mary
|
$1,000
[27]
He coached the University of North Carolina men's college basketball team in 4 different decades
Dean Smith
|
$1,000
[14]
Garlic breath sufferers can't resist this chewy mint, "The Freshmaker"
Mentos
Ed
|
$1,000
[19]
It's the "happy" 3-word name for the piece heard here
"Ode To Joy"
Ed
|
DD
$1,000
[30]
The Tigris flows into this gulf
the Persian Gulf
Ed
|
$1,000
[9]
"You're an alien and I'm from the Valley" is a line from this 1989 sci-fi comedy
Earth Girls Are Easy
Ed
|
| FINLAND | HELLO, JASON! | LAW | CATHOLIC TERMS | THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE ANCIENT ROME | NOT QUITE BEFORE & AFTER |
|
$400
[7]
Finns love to retreat to a forest cabin beside a jarvi, one of these bodies of water
a lake
Ed
|
$400
[2]
He was a writer & the title character on the 2001 sitcom "Bob Patterson"
Jason Alexander
Jessica
|
$400
[8]
When judges talk about the establishment clause, they're talking about this Constitutional Amendment
the First Amendment
Ed
|
$400
[1]
These female vow takers got their name from nonna, the Latin word for "tutor"
nuns
Jessica
|
$400
[4]
This "Great" king of the New Testament became King of Judea with Rome's help in 37 B.C.
Herod
Jessica
|
$400
[22]
Surrealist painter who had pop & country hits with "Here You Come Again" & "9 To 5"
Salvador Dali (Dolly) Parton
Ed
|
|
$800
[12]
Market Square is on a waterfront course for this Helsinki event that began in 1981--something the Finns are good at
the marathon
|
$800
[3]
This actor seenherehas an actress sister & is married to Paul Anka's daughter
Jason Bateman
Ed
|
$800
[9]
Creative works not protected by copyright & land that has never been privately owned are in this
the public domain
Mary
|
$800
[10]
The small beads on this are called aves; the large ones are paternosters & glorias
a rosary
Mary
|
$800
[15]
Led by Bleda & his brother, this group attacked Rome in the 5th century A.D.
the Huns
Ed
|
$800
[23]
Milli Vanilli No. 1 hit that was a bloody period of executions during the French Revolution
Blame It On The Rain (Reign) of Terror
|
|
$1,600
[27]
Finnish word for the "hot spots" where women used to give birth; they're clean, as charcoal soot resists bacteria
a sauna
Mary
|
$1,200
[5]
This star of "Rush" and "Speed 2" is the son of actor-playwright Jason Miller
Jason Patric
Jessica
|
$1,200
[19]
The oldest federal law to safeguard consumers fights this type of communications fraud
mail fraud
Ed
|
$1,200
[11]
Reformation thinkers denied the existence of this place of punishment to cleanse venial sins after death
purgatory
Jessica
|
$1,600
[17]
In Cicero's day, this December Roman festival of unrestrained merrymaking lasted for 7 days
Saturnalia
Ed
|
$1,200
[24]
Spanish royal road connecting Leon & Madrid that's an MTV show in which 7 strangers live together
Camino Real World
Mary
Ed
|
|
DD
$2,000
[26]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew accepts the goods from a blonde market vendor in Helsinki, Finland.) I'm in Helsinki buying a CD of this cultural icon who got a life pension from the Finnish Senate in 1897 & lived until 1957
(Jean) Sibelius
Ed
|
$1,600
[6]
He's been seen on screen playing a "Loser" & in the title role in "Saving Silverman"
Jason Biggs
|
$1,600
[20]
This federal crime of raising impediments can be assaulting a process server or destroying audit records
obstruction of justice
|
$1,600
[13]
St. Augustine famously defined these as the "outward and visible signs of an inward and spiritual grace"
the sacraments
|
DD
$2,000
[16]
From the Latin for "offspring", they were the lowest class of ancient Roman citizens
the proletariat
Ed
|
$1,600
[25]
Thornton Wilder novel about a collapsing structure that's a stand-up comedian whom "Everybody Loves"
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Ray) Romano
|
| — |
$2,000
[14]
Before becoming a stage & film star, he served in the Navy & was at Pearl Harbor, earning the Navy Cross
Jason Robards
|
$2,000
[21]
They're formal claims & defenses by the parties to a civil suit; additional targeted ones may be "special"
pleadings
Mary
|
$2,000
[28]
When the Pope speaks in this manner, Latin for "from the chair", he's infallible
ex cathedra
Mary
Ed
|
$2,000
[18]
The most central of Rome's 7 hills; Nero & Augustus lived on it
the Palatine
Ed
|
— |
The last British king not named George, William or Edward was named this
James (II)