Ron Landers — a lawyer from Chattanooga, Tennessee
Mike Fazioli — an editor from Fairfield, Connecticut (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,400)
Glen Savory — an Air Force contracting officer originally from Georgetown, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,400)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen | $300 | $1,500 | $8,300 |
$16,600
2-day champion: $27,000 |
$8,100
19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Mike | $200 | $600 | $2,800 |
$5,600
2nd place: ebags.com Gift Certificate |
$3,300
10 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Ron | $1,800 | $4,700 | $8,300 |
$0
3rd place: Ducane Gas Grill |
$7,300
22 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| INDEPENDENCE! | LET'S HAVE A BALL | MUSIC OF THE '90s | HISTORICAL NOVELS | FOOD | "FIRE"WORKS |
|
$100
[1]
With a treaty signed September 3, 1783, Great Britain recognized this country's independence
USA
Glen
|
$100
[6]
Sink it & you've scratched
the cue ball
Glen
Mike
Ron
|
$100
[11]
In 1998 this actor-rapper had his first No. 1 pop hit with "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It"
Will Smith
Ron
|
$100
[16]
Fans of chariot races may know that Lew Wallace wrote this novel way back in 1880
Ben-Hur
Ron
|
$100
[21]
In 1966 Fritos introduced these chips, cut in a triangular shape
Doritos
Ron
|
$100
[22]
The "Red Imported" species of this insect can build a dirt mound 2 feet high
the fire ant
Glen
|
|
$200
[2]
May 14, 1948 is considered this country's day of independence
Israel
Ron
|
$200
[7]
This demolition tool swings from a cable attached to a crane
a wrecking ball
Ron
|
$200
[12]
Her video for "Constant Craving" was named MTV's Best Female Video of the Year in 1993
k.d. lang
Ron
|
$200
[17]
"My Theodosia" is the story of this man's daughter, Theodosia Burr Alston, believed to be lost at sea in 1813
Aaron Burr
Glen
|
$200
[23]
Campbell's picked these, the school colors of Cornell University, for its label
red & white
Mike
|
$200
[24]
Aries, Leo & Sagittarius, taken collectively
fire signs
Mike
|
|
$300
[3]
India got its independence August 15, 1947, the day after this neighbor got its own
Pakistan
Ron
|
$300
[8]
Its manufacturer says it was designed for use in congested areas
the wiffle ball
Mike
|
$300
[13]
The first No. 1 hit of the '90s, "Another Day In Paradise" by this singer was originally titled "Homeless"
Phil Collins
Glen
|
$300
[18]
This 1978 James Michener novel details the history of Maryland's eastern shore
Chesapeake
Glen
|
$300
[28]
Banquet introduced its first frozen food product in 1953, this type of pie
chicken pot pie
Ron
|
$300
[25]
This loud noise happens when your jalopy ignites unburned exhaust fumes
backfire
Ron
|
|
$400
[4]
In 1896, after losing a war Italy was forced to recognize the independence of this African country
Ethiopia
Ron
|
DD
$500
[9]
It's a naphthalene sphere to repel a lepidopteran
a moth ball
Mike
|
$400
[14]
This old Elvis tune resurrected by UB40 in 1993 begins, "Wise men say, only fools rush in"
"Can't Help Falling In Love"
Ron
|
$400
[19]
Chief Conanchet is a major character in "The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish", an 1829 novel by this American author
James Fenimore Cooper
Ron
|
$400
[29]
The last name of a former General Mills director was immortalized in this cake mix line
Betty Crocker
Glen
Ron
|
$400
[26]
Adjective for a plan that is guaranteed to succeed
surefire
Ron
|
|
$500
[5]
In 1965 it slung itself out of the federation of Malaysia
Singapore
Ron
|
$500
[10]
In 1999 Boy George was injured when one of these plunged from the ceiling during sound check
a mirrored ball (or disco ball)
Mike
|
$500
[15]
In 1993 he sang, "I'd do anything for love, but I won't do that"
Meat Loaf
Ron
|
$500
[20]
Highland raiders known as the Children of the Mist wreak havoc in "The Legend of Montrose" by this 19th c. author
Sir Walter Scott
|
$500
[30]
Oh baby, in 1953 Ore-Ida invented this hash brown product
tater tots
Glen
|
$500
[27]
This British fighter plane had its heyday during World War II
Spitfire
Glen
|
| CELEBRATING THE IV | HORSE SENSE | AROUND ASIA | NAME THE TV SHOW | ARCHAEOLOGY | "RED", "WHITE" & "BLUE" |
|
$200
[6]
The last IV to serve as this was Pius IV in 1565
Pope
Ron
|
$200
[26]
This alliterative plaything is a horse's head on a stick
Hobby horse
Glen
|
$200
[21]
In area, it's the largest country that's entirely in Asia
China
Mike
|
$200
[1]
(ticking stopwatch)
60 Minutes
Mike
|
$200
[11]
Surfacing in 1999, the "Angel Scroll" is either a hoax or part of these Jewish writings discovered in 1947
Dead Sea Scrolls
Glen
|
$200
[16]
Clara Barton is "The Mother Of" this organization
Red Cross
Mike
|
|
$400
[7]
Regent for his predecessor from 1811 to 1820, he was king of England on his own from 1820 to 1830
George IV
Ron
|
$400
[27]
The horse is the state animal of this state, home to Schering-Plough & Bayonne
New Jersey
Glen
|
$400
[22]
Many medieval structures remain in Esfahan, which became capital of this country in 1598 under Shah Abbas
Iran
Mike
|
$400
[2]
"Na Nu, Na Nu"
Mork And Mindy
Glen
|
$400
[12]
What might be the earliest example of a phonetic alphabet was found in this African country in December 1999
Egypt
|
$400
[17]
It describes a crime such as embezzlement committed by a person in business or government
White collar
Glen
|
|
$600
[8]
In 1547 he decreed, "Call me czar!"
Ivan IV (a.k.a. "The Terrible")
Mike
|
$600
[28]
A horse born December 31, 1998 became a yearling on this date
January 1, 1999
Ron
|
$600
[23]
In South Korea, Pagoda & Seoul Grand are these, also the name of over 3 million people
Parks
Ron
|
$600
[3]
"Ugly Naked Guy's laying kitchen tile, eww!"
Friends
Ron
|
$600
[13]
Some yarn found on Baffin Island suggests these people visited there in the 13th century
Vikings (Norse)
Glen
|
$600
[18]
Sean Penn & Nick Nolte were among the soldiers at Guadalcanal in this 1998 war film
The Thin Red Line
Ron
|
|
$800
[9]
Henry IV was the first king of France in this family's dynasty
Bourbon
Glen
|
$1,000
[30]
In 1948 the public was let in to see the horses painted in the walls of this French cave
Lascaux
|
$800
[24]
Eel is a culinary specialty of this third-largest Japanese city, site of the 1970 World's Fair
Osaka
|
$800
[4]
"No soup for you!"
Seinfeld
Mike
|
DD
$1,000
[14]
Anthropologists now argue over the gender of this famous Australopithecene once accepted as female
Lucy
Glen
|
$800
[19]
This lefty & former Oakland A ended his pitching career in 1986 with a 209-161 record & a 3.27 ERA
Vida Blue
Glen
|
|
$1,000
[10]
With 60 years, Christian IV holds the record as the man who reigned the longest over this country
Denmark
Glen
Mike
|
DD
$1,800
[29]
It was the 1975 Tony Award winner for best play
Equus
Ron
|
$1,000
[25]
The winding course of Turkey's Buyuk Menderes River gives us this English word
Meander
Glen
|
$1,000
[5]
"I'm coming, Elizabeth, I'm coming!"
Sanford And Son
Glen
|
$1,000
[15]
In 1996 New Mexico wildfires damaged ruins of this tribe the Navajo called "The Ancient Ones"
Anasazi
|
$1,000
[20]
"Holy" district in London's east end that's infamous as the scene of Jack the Ripper's murders
Whitechapel
Glen
|
In 1965 President Johnson flew to this state to sign the Medicare bill with a former president as witness
Missouri