Ben Tritle game 1.First game in which runners-up are awarded cash prizes ($2,000 for 2nd place and $1,000 for 3rd place).
Allison Owens — a teacher from Houston, Texas
Ben Tritle — an apartment manager from Los Angeles, California
Ronnie O'Rourke — a homemaker from Marietta, Georgia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $2,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie | $4,700 | $8,500 | $19,900 |
$6,200
2nd place: $2,000 |
$19,600
28 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| Ben | $1,400 | $600 | $4,600 |
$6,600
New champion: $6,600 |
$4,600
8 R, 4 W |
| Allison | $400 | $4,000 | $16,800 |
$1,800
3rd place: $1,000 |
$12,000
17 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| THE PRICE IS | WRITE | CON-CENTRATION | HARD SHARKS | MATCH GAME '73 | MISSING LINKS |
|
$200
[7]
MSRP is short for this
manufacturer's suggested retail price
Ronnie
Ben
|
$200
[14]
Parnell Hall & Nero Blanc write mysteries you may have come across & can't put down as they include these puzzles
crossword puzzles
Allison
|
$200
[1]
One of the games on "The Price Is Right" is this find-the-ball con game
Shell Game
Ronnie
|
$200
[24]
A Florida law prohibits catching a shark, removing these & not saving the carcass for consumption
fins
Ben
Allison
|
$200
[6]
This "Golden Bear" won the 1973 PGA Championship by 4 strokes & was the year's top money-winner
Jack Nicklaus
Allison
|
$200
[19]
Some like it ___ under the collar
hot
Ben
|
|
$400
[8]
Barbra Streisand made her Broadway debut in "I Can Get It For You" this way
Wholesale
Ronnie
|
$400
[15]
As Sue Grafton had the alphabet locked up, Janet Evanovich is using these for her Stephanie Plum titles
numbers
Allison
|
$400
[2]
In this type of "scheme" you send money to the 5 people who joined the scheme ahead of you & add your name to the list
pyramid scheme
Ronnie
|
$400
[25]
The largest fish on earth, this shark feeds mainly on microscopic plankton
whale shark
Ronnie
|
$400
[10]
In Super Bowl VII, Don Shula coached this team to a 14-7 victory over the Redskins, completing a 17-0 season
Miami Dolphins
Ronnie
|
$400
[20]
Cry ___ in sheep's clothing
wolf
Ronnie
|
|
$600
[9]
To reduce prices, or to illegally lower the mileage on your odometer
roll back
Ronnie
Ben
|
$600
[16]
Aida Marcuse translated this children's classic into Spanish as "Huevos Verdes Con Jamon"
Green Eggs and Ham
Allison
|
$600
[3]
In this bird "drop", a wad of money is found & the con man will split it with you if you put up some of your own money
pigeon drop
|
$600
[26]
Usually under 5 feet in length, the bonnethead is one of the smaller species of this shark
hammerhead
Ronnie
Allison
|
$600
[11]
In 1973's Final Four this school beat Memphis State 87-66, to easily win its 7th straight NCAA basketball title
UCLA
Ronnie
|
$600
[21]
Life begins at ___ winks
40
Allison
|
|
$800
[12]
Sedimentary term for the very lowest price, it's also the lowest level you can hit financially
rock bottom
Ronnie
|
$800
[17]
"Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas" is a 2001 change of pace for this suspense writer known for his Alex Cross books
(James) Patterson
Allison
|
$800
[4]
Hans van Meegeren had a "brush" with success as one of the most famous ones of these of the 20th century
art forger
Ronnie
|
$800
[27]
This organ of the basking shark may yield 200 gallons of oil
liver
Ronnie
|
$800
[29]
Notre Dame won college football's nat'l title after a 24-23 Sugar Bowl win over this school's Crimson Tide
University of Alabama
Ronnie
|
$800
[22]
The Maginot ___ of fire
line
Ronnie
Ben
|
|
DD
$1,500
[13]
Faux-medical term for a car buyer's reaction to an unexpectedly high price
sticker shock
Ronnie
|
$1,000
[18]
2001's "Black House" is this pair's sequel to "The Talisman"
King & Straub
Ronnie
Allison
|
$1,000
[5]
Patrick Penker got picked up in Texas after passing bad checks bearing the name of this law firm from The Three Stooges
Dewey, Cheatem & Howe
Ben
|
$1,000
[28]
With a name from the Maori, this powerful mackerel shark is also called the blue pointer or bonito
mako
|
$1,000
[30]
This Bay Area team had to come from behind & win games 6 & 7 to win the 1973 World Series against the Mets
the Oakland A's
Allison
|
$1,000
[23]
Oliver ___ of fate
twist
Ronnie
|
| MR. PRIME MINISTER | COLLEGE COLLAGE | BILL MURRAY MOVIE QUOTES | DOCTORS | NAMES ON THE MAP | "CHECK" MATE |
|
$400
[22]
Ariel Sharon
Israel
Allison
|
$400
[18]
Examples of these collegiate organizations include Lambda, Chi Alpha & Sigma Chi
fraternities
Ronnie
|
$400
[1]
1993: "What would you do if you were stuck in one place & every day was exactly the same?"
Groundhog Day
Ronnie
|
$400
[16]
The earliest known bio of this "father of medicine" was written around 100 A.D. by Soranus, a Greek doctor
Hippocrates
Ronnie
|
$400
[7]
It's the only U.S. state named for a president
Washington
Ronnie
|
$400
[6]
The procedure involving paying your hotel bill & leaving
Checkout
Ben
|
|
$800
[26]
Jean Chretien
Canada
Ronnie
Allison
|
$800
[23]
(Sarah wears a red football helmet as Alex reads the clue.) The emblem seen here is worn by the athletic teams of this college established in 1880
USC
Allison
|
$800
[2]
1984: "He slimed me"
Ghostbusters
Ronnie
|
$800
[17]
This Russian physiologist wrote the 1927 work "Conditioned Reflexes"
Pavlov
Allison
|
$800
[9]
In 1991 Leningrad reverted to this name, after its founder's patron saint
St. Petersburg
Ben
|
$800
[8]
A coupon that guarantees an offer that cannot be fulfilled at the present time
rain check
Allison
|
|
$1,200
[27]
Leszek Miller
Poland
Allison
|
$1,600
[25]
John Elway graduated from this college that bears the name of a railroad-building California governor
Stanford
Ben
|
DD
$1,000
[3]
1980: "A cinderella story outta no where former greenskeeper and now about to become the Masters champion"
Caddyshack
Ronnie
|
$1,200
[19]
This author wrote "The Andromeda Strain" while pursuing a medical degree at Harvard
(Michael) Crichton
Ronnie
|
$1,200
[13]
Explorer John Speke named this large African lake after the queen of England
Lake Victoria
Ronnie
|
$1,200
[10]
In 1960 & 1962 he twisted his way into the No. 1 spot on the charts with "The Twist"
Chubby Checker
Ronnie
|
|
$1,600
[29]
Costas Simitis
Greece
Ben
|
$2,000
[28]
Yes sir, William Tecumseh Sherman's alma mater was this service academy
West Point
Allison
|
$1,600
[4]
1981: "That's the fact, Jack!"
Stripes
Allison
|
$1,600
[20]
In 1955 this British physician published his autobiography, "Four-Minute Mile"
Roger Bannister
|
$1,600
[14]
You'd be wise to remember that Guadalcanal is part of this island chain named for a biblical person
Solomon Islands
Ronnie
|
$1,600
[11]
It's where police inspect vehicles at a border crossing
checkpoint
Ben
|
|
$2,000
[30]
Lionel Jospin
France
|
DD
$6,000
[24]
To symbolize healing following the Civil War, Georgetown University adopted these as its school colors
blue & gray
Allison
|
$2,000
[5]
'82: "I... appreciate your doing this but it is just for the money, isn't it? It's not just so you can wear these... outfits?"
Tootsie
Ronnie
|
$2,000
[21]
This professor of pediatrics at the Univ. of Arkansas medical school became head of the Arkansas dept. of health in 1987
Joycelyn Elders
Ben
|
$2,000
[15]
This explorer gave his name to a sea & a huge Antarctic ice shelf
Ross
Allison
|
$2,000
[12]
It's found at the finish line
checkered flag
Allison
|
This 100-member unit still wears uniforms originally designed by Michelangelo in the 16th century
Swiss Guard