Peter Schmidt — a stay-at-home dad from Pasadena, California
Matt Doyle — a government relations manager from Arlington, Virginia
Jeff Goldfarb — a recent law school graduate from New York, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $39,999)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff | $6,800 | $8,400 | $18,400 |
$33,601
2-day champion: $73,600 |
$17,400
24 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Matt | $800 | $4,400 | $10,600 |
$2,200
3rd place: $1,000 |
$8,800
14 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Peter | $-400 | $1,400 | $16,800 |
$21,201
2nd place: $2,000 |
$13,800
16 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| EMPIRES | THE HAYES CODE | CAR CHAT | THE 4th | THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM | FEELING A BIT "ILL" |
|
$200
[1]
In 1936 George V's reported last words were "How is the Empire?--we presume he meant this one
the British Empire
Jeff
|
$200
[16]
This U.S. President was born in Delaware--Delaware, Ohio, that is
Rutherford B. Hayes
Peter
|
$200
[21]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew checks under the hood.) Got me a four-barrel one of these to mix the air & fuel
a carburetor
Jeff
|
$200
[11]
The 4th Gospel of the New Testament
John
Matt
|
$200
[6]
The smell of & even the thought of food can start the glands in your mouth producing this
saliva
Jeff
|
$200
[26]
A photograph made from a single frame of film
a still photograph
Jeff
|
|
$400
[2]
The Canary Islands are just about all that's left of this empire that once held much of the Americas
the Spanish Empire
Jeff
|
$400
[17]
John Michael Hayes wrote some of this director's finest films, including "Rear Window" & "To Catch a Thief"
Hitchcock
Peter
|
$400
[22]
You won't get a bad bounce with Bilstein, a leading maker of the gas pressure type of these
shocks
Jeff
|
$400
[12]
The 4th dimension according to the theory of relativity
time
Peter
|
$400
[7]
The liver produces up to 2 pints of this a day, a concentrated 2 ounces of which can be stored in the gallbladder
bile
Jeff
|
$400
[27]
A watery feed for hogs containing food byproducts
swill
Peter
|
|
$600
[3]
This thousand-year empire was centered in Germany & its early emperors were crowned by the pope
the Holy Roman Empire
Jeff
|
$600
[18]
This great stage actress made her movie debut as a child in the 1910 silent film "Jean and the Calico Doll"
Helen Hayes
Jeff
|
$600
[23]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew has a lead foot.)This dialmeasures how fast the engine is revving
the tachometer
Matt
|
$600
[13]
The 4th letter of the Greek alphabet
delta
Jeff
|
$600
[8]
Using one of these to drink your can of soda increases your air intake & makes you burp more
a straw
Jeff
|
$600
[28]
A flavorful gherkin
dill (pickle)
Jeff
|
|
$800
[4]
An empire was established in 1867 under Franz Josef, Emperor of Austria & king of this country
Hungary
Jeff
|
$800
[19]
Sam & Dave's 1967 hit "Soul Man" was co-written by David Porter & this legendary soul man
Isaac Hayes
Peter
|
$800
[24]
A throttle regulates the flow of fuel; this synonym for "throttle" regulates the flow of air
the choke
|
$800
[14]
The 4th oldest college in the United States, it's found in New Jersey
Princeton
Matt
Peter
|
$800
[9]
If you have trouble digesting dairy products, you have a condition called this
lactose intolerance
Matt
|
$800
[29]
A fleet of small sailing vessels
a flotilla
|
|
DD
$2,000
[5]
Alpaca wool was a major commodity in this empire that peaked in the 1400s
the Inca Empire
Jeff
|
$1,000
[20]
Ex-model Cybill Shepherd played this ex-model on "Moonlighting"
Maddie Hayes
Matt
|
$1,000
[25]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew stops to give the clue.) I'm glad I have this 4-letter type of brakes that uses pads & rings for more stopping power than drum brakes
discs
Matt
|
$1,000
[15]
The 4th most populous country in the world, it follows China, India & the U.S.
Indonesia
Jeff
Matt
|
$1,000
[10]
Gravity isn't required to move food down to your stomach; this process moves it down the esophagus
peristalsis
|
$1,000
[30]
A formal ball for debutantes
a cotillion
Matt
|
| THE FIRTH OF FORTH | NOT REALLY MARRIED | CLINTON'S BILLS | SPORTSMEN | BOOKS OF THE '70s | "DOUBLE" TROUBLE |
|
$400
[15]
Of a person, a city or a river, what the forth in Firth of Forth refers to
a river
Jeff
Matt
|
$400
[26]
This kids' host dons sneakers & a cardigan to dance with this female star of "Shall We Dance" & "Swing Time"
Fred & Ginger Rogers
Jeff
Peter
|
$400
[21]
(Bill Clinton reads the clue.) A bill I signed in 1994 banned several assault weapons & funded the hiring of 100,000 of these
police officers
Jeff
|
$400
[1]
In 2000 this Los Angeles Laker was named the NBA's MVP, receiving 120 of 121 first place votes
Shaquille O'Neal
Jeff
|
$400
[13]
Charles Berlitz of the language-teaching family put this plane-swallowing area of the Atlantic on the map
the Bermuda Triangle
Peter
|
$400
[6]
2 consecutive baseball games are a doubleheader; this is 2 movies
a double bill (or double feature)
Matt
|
|
$800
[16]
Abundant in the Gulf of St. Lawrence & the Firth of Forth are gannets, which are these
(sea) birds
|
$800
[27]
This actress is in "A League of her Own" with this president of the CSA
Geena & Jefferson Davis
Jeff
|
$800
[22]
On this man's 87th birthday, Clinton signed a bill renaming Washington National Airport for him
Reagan
Peter
|
$800
[2]
A Heisman Trophy winner at Oklahoma State, he was the NFC's Rookie of the Year in 1989 with the Detroit Lions
Barry Sanders
Peter
|
$800
[20]
Not Peter Benchley but Hank Searls was on the bestseller list in 1978 with this follow-up
Jaws 2
Jeff
|
$800
[7]
Those big red buses in London are described as these
double-deckers
Peter
|
|
$1,200
[17]
The firth in Firth of Forth is equivalent to this in Norwegian
a fjord
Matt
|
$1,200
[28]
This British comic had scantily clad women on his TV show; in 1991 this law professor testified about sexual harassment
Benny & Anita Hill
Jeff
|
$1,200
[23]
(Bill Clinton reads the clue.) Legislation I signed in 1996 lifted 8 million people off this type of government program
welfare
Peter
|
$1,200
[3]
He's the multi-ringed Celtic legend seen here
Bill Russell
Matt
|
$1,200
[14]
Victor Henry of the U.S. Navy & his family are at the center of this 1971 Herman Wouk epic
The Winds of War
Jeff
|
$1,200
[8]
It's the common name for diplopia
double vision
Jeff
|
|
$1,600
[18]
These people built the Antoine Wall from the Firth of Forth to the Firth of Clyde around 142 A.D.
the Romans
Matt
Peter
|
$1,600
[29]
Rhoda's mom on TV, she thinks that this "Good TImes" actor is "Dy-no-mite!"
Nancy & Jimmie Walker
Peter
|
$1,600
[24]
A Nov. 6, 2000 Clinton's signature helped protect the confidentiality of these 9 digits
a Social Security number
Peter
|
$2,000
[5]
On July 31, 1994 this Ukranian set the world pole vault record at 20 feet, 1-3/4 inches
(Sergey) Bubka
Peter
|
$1,600
[12]
Thousands of people got pushed around & bought Robert J. Ringer's "Winning Through" this
Intimidation
Matt
|
$1,600
[9]
2 bad serves in tennis are called this & you lose a point
a double fault
Matt
|
|
DD
$5,000
[19]
Dunfermline, a town on the Firth, was the birthplace of this American industrialist, & benefited from his charity
(Andrew) Carnegie
Peter
|
$2,000
[30]
This British actress could put some "Sense and Sensibility" into this gonzo journalist
Emma & Hunter Thompson
Peter
|
$2,000
[25]
In 1996 Clinton signed a bill giving him this power to strike particular morsels of pork from spending bills
the line-item veto
Jeff
|
DD
$3,400
[4]
1 of 2 Canadian men to win the World Figure Skating title 3 or more times
Kurt Browning (or Elvis Stojko)
Matt
|
$2,000
[11]
William Shawcross' "Sideshow" was subtitled "Kissinger, Nixon and the Destruction of" this country
Cambodia
Matt
Peter
|
$2,000
[10]
A "Match Game" clue like "Mike bought 2 owls because he wanted a pair of _____s" tries to elicit one of these
a double-entendre
Jeff
|
Opened in 1962, its paint included Astronaut White for the supports & Re-entry Red for the "halo"
the Space Needle (in Seattle)