Katie Heim — an executive assistant from Huntington Beach, California
Tom McFarland — a graduate student from Boulder, Colorado
Ted Stratton — a reporter from Cleveland Heights, Ohio (whose 1-day cash winnings total $13,399)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted | $4,000 | $4,400 | $13,200 |
$17,000
2-day champion: $30,399 |
$13,200
18 R, 3 W |
| Tom | $1,000 | $800 | $8,500 |
$150
2nd place: $2,000 |
$11,800
18 R, 8 W (including 3 DDs) |
| Katie | $1,200 | $400 | $2,400 |
$100
3rd place: $1,000 |
$2,400
6 R, 3 W |
| U.S. LAKES & RIVERS | YOU'RE A BIG SCREEN MONSTER! | SCIENCE | ETIQUETTE | READER'S DIGEST: AMERICA'S BEST | FRENCH LESSONS |
|
$200
[1]
It flows over 2300 miles before entering the Mississippi just north of St. Louis
the Missouri
Tom
|
$200
[8]
1931:Boris Karloff as his monster
Dr. Frankenstein
Tom
|
$200
[19]
Cosmic rays were first detected by V. F. Hess during a flight by one of these
a hot air balloon
Tom
|
$200
[26]
Traditionally, this man who writes a lot of checks gives the first toast at an engagement dinner
bride's father
Ted
|
$200
[12]
For best movie, Reader's Digest chose 8 films, including this one set at Rick's Cafe Americain
Casablanca
Tom
|
$200
[6]
Whether the man or the decor, Louis Quatorze means this king
Louis XIV
Katie
|
|
$400
[2]
1,645 feet deep, this beautiful blue lake on the California-Nevada border is one of North America's deepest
Lake Tahoe
Ted
|
$400
[17]
1986:Jeff Goldblum
the Fly
Ted
|
$400
[20]
The crepe ring is the transparent C ring in this planet's ring system
Saturn
Ted
|
$400
[27]
For rich apartment dwellers, Emily Post recommends tipping a helpful super & a helpful one of these $50 at holiday time
a doorman
Katie
|
$400
[13]
America's "best lost cause" is this team whose fans have been waiting since 1908 for another World Series title
the (Chicago) Cubs
Ted
|
$400
[7]
Quebec first decreed that all these signs must say "arret", then decided to allow this as a French word
stop
Ted
|
|
$600
[3]
A major traffic route, the Arlington Memorial Bridge spans this river
Potomac
Ted
|
$600
[18]
1933:Claude Raines
The Invisible Man
Ted
Katie
|
$600
[21]
Albert Ghiorso at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab holds the record for discovering the most of these
elements
Tom
Katie
|
$600
[28]
It's the only fork ever placed to the right of the plate
a cocktail fork
Tom
|
$600
[14]
Lasting a scary 4 minutes, Revenge of the Mummy at 2 of this studio's theme parks is "America's Best Roller Coaster"
Universal
Ted
|
$600
[9]
This organization whose name comes from the French for "sun" calls its bungee routine "ballet without gravity"
Cirque du Soleil
Tom
|
|
$800
[4]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew stands on a lakeshore.) I'm standing near the shore of this body of water that was once known as "Lac Des Illinois"
Lake Michigan
Ted
|
$800
[24]
1979:Frank Langella
Dracula
|
$800
[22]
In MS-DOS, the .bak file extension meant the file was this type
back-up file
Tom
|
$800
[29]
This 7-letter courtesy title for lawyers is never used in a personal introduction
esquire
Tom
|
$800
[15]
Housing the world's largest indoor swamp, this Nebraska city's Henry Doorly Zoo is "America's Best"
Omaha
Tom
|
$800
[10]
Mon dieu! In 1933 this famous French cooking school opened a London branch
Le Cordon Bleu
Ted
|
|
$1,000
[5]
This river winds its way through Grand Teton National Park, as well as Hell's Canyon
Snake River
Katie
|
$1,000
[25]
1951:James Arness
the Thing from Another World
|
DD
$1,800
[23]
An isohel on a weather map is a line showing connecting places with an equal amount of this
sunshine
Tom
|
$1,000
[30]
When the band strikes up this appropriate serenade from 1911, it's time to get your hat, coat & spouse
"Goodnight, Ladies"
|
$1,000
[16]
The Digest calls this city America's best tourist attraction saying it has "its own king" & is home to the blues
Memphis
Tom
|
$1,000
[11]
Formed by flowing water, thechannelcalled a moulin gets its name from this structure
mill
Tom
|
| SHIPS' NAMES | BUSINESS SHOW | MYTHICAL MENAGERIE | JOSE CAN YOU SEE | BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT | THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER |
|
$400
[21]
In 1585 John Davis sailed to find the Northwest Passage with 2 ships: Sunneshine & this one (hic!)
Moonshine
Tom
|
$400
[5]
On this show, J.R. slept with his sister-in-law, who shot him; Bobby died but then didn't & both ran Ewing Oil
Dallas
Ted
|
$400
[3]
In Greek myth, young children were fed to this monster in the labyrinth in an annual tribute
the Minotaur
Tom
|
$400
[1]
The largest of the 4 modern countries Jose de San Martin helped liberate from European rule
Argentina
Ted
Katie
|
$400
[12]
The "blue dawn" is a variety of this climbing vine whose flowers open with the first light of dawn
a morning glory
Tom
Katie
|
$400
[16]
Lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott key penned the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner" during this war
the War of 1812
Ted
|
|
$800
[26]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew stands before an aircraft carrier.) The U.S.S. Tarawa takes its name from an atoll where afierce battlebetween the U.S. & this nation took place
Japan
Tom
|
$800
[6]
This '80s show, let's see... Krystle & Alexis fell into a pond during a catfight... Blake ran the family oil company
Dynasty
Tom
|
$800
[4]
In one West African myth, Anansi, a trickster in the form of this, traveled the world on his web strings
a spider
Ted
|
DD
$500
[28]
Serving for a time under Simon Bolivar, Jose Antonio Paez eventually became the 1st president of this country
Venezuela
Tom
|
$800
[13]
Originating in this country, alboradas, "dawn songs", are pieces originally performed in the morning
Spain
|
$800
[17]
It's the very last word of the song
brave
Katie
|
|
DD
$1,000
[27]
Noted Dandy George Crowninsheild Jr. built the USA's 1st seagoing yacht & called it this woman's "barge'
Cleopatra
Tom
|
$1,200
[8]
This TV title character worked for the L.A. Tribune under autocratic publisher Mrs. Pynchon
Lou Grant
Katie
|
$1,200
[7]
In Hindusim Ganesha, the god of wisdom, has a human body & the head of this mammal
an elephant
Ted
|
$800
[2]
Former Archbishop Jose Sanchez is a member of this "college"
the College of Cardinals
Tom
|
$1,200
[14]
Longfellow's sonnet about this 14th century British tale spinner calls him "the poet of the dawn"
Chaucer
Tom
|
$1,200
[18]
Today, the enormous flag mentioned in the song is on display here
the Smithsonian
Ted
Tom
|
| — |
$1,600
[9]
Take a Blush Magazine quiz written by Maya Gallo & you'll be watching this workplace comedy
Just Shoot Me!
Tom
|
$1,600
[10]
Both the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl & the Mayan god Kukulcan were these creatures adorned with feathers
snakes
|
$1,200
[22]
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Congressman Jose Serrano represents a district in this Eastern state
New York
|
$1,600
[24]
In a series of works from around 1894, this French impressionist painted Rouen Cathedral at Dawn
Monet
Ted
|
$1,600
[19]
It's the U.S. state where the original poem was written
Maryland
Tom
|
| — |
$2,000
[15]
For Thanksgiving, this sitcom's radio station manager dropped turkeys from a helicopter, thinking they could fly
WKRP
Ted
|
$2,000
[11]
Nessus, one of these, half-horse half-man, was killed by Hercules after he tried to rape Hercules' wife
a centaur
Ted
|
$1,600
[23]
Of the opera stars known as "The Three Tenors", he's the one born in Barcelona
(José) Carerras
Tom
|
$2,000
[25]
The name of this small prehistoric horse of North America comes from Greek for "dawn horse"
eohippus
|
$2,000
[20]
The poem that became "The Star-Spangled Banner" was first published as "The Defense of" this military compound
Fort McHenry
Ted
|
The Arab-Israeli War that started on June 5, 1967 ended with a cease-fire on this date in Israel
June 10, 1967