Jeff Kinstler — a trial lawyer from Reisterstown, Maryland
Elizabeth Haines — a data conversion operator from Richmond, Michigan
Larry Thompson — an actor from Smyrna, Georgia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,800)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry | $2,500 | $3,900 | $6,800 |
$100
2-day champion: $6,900 |
$9,300
26 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Elizabeth | $800 | $2,100 | $6,500 |
$0
2nd place: Trip to Eden Roc Resort & Spa, Miami Beach, Florida |
$7,000
16 R, 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| Jeff | $200 | $100 | $2,700 |
$0
3rd place: Pair of Wiitnauer International Watches |
$3,700
9 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| AWARDS | IN THE BOOKSTORE | INCREDIBLE EDIBLES | A CHRISTMAS SONGBOOK | ASTRONOMY | THE "BUCK" STOPS HERE |
|
$100
[16]
In 1949 this aviator who flew the Atlantic solo in 1927 received the Wright Brothers Trophy from the N.A.A.
Charles Lindbergh
Elizabeth
|
$100
[21]
We hope his medical thriller "Chromosome 6", following "Coma" & "Contagion", won't spoil the broth
Robin Cook
Elizabeth
|
$100
[30]
The green & the mute types of this amphibian are the ones the French prize for their legs
frog
Jeff
|
$100
[1]
Originally, this carol was known by its Latin name, "Adeste Fideles"
"O Come All Ye Faithful"
Larry
|
$100
[6]
2 stars in the bowl of the Big Dipper, called The Pointers, point to this star
the North Star
Elizabeth
|
$100
[10]
A 10-dollar bill
a sawbuck
Larry
|
|
$200
[17]
In 1907 the War Department authorized a campaign medal for this war--42 years after it ended
the Civil War
Larry
Jeff
|
$200
[22]
This Chicago Bulls coach explains his use of Zen Buddhism in "Sacred Hoops"
Phil Jackson
|
$200
[27]
Charlemagne was so fond of these "proud" birds that he served them at a banquet
peacocks
Elizabeth
|
$200
[2]
Location where "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" last night
underneath the mistletoe
Elizabeth
|
$200
[7]
Some scientists say thousands of these, known as "dirty snowballs", strike our atmosphere every day
comets
Larry
Jeff
|
$200
[12]
In commercials the Crash Test Dummies urge us to do this--don't be a dummy!
"Buckle Up!"
Larry
|
|
$300
[18]
This school's Hasty Pudding Club has been presenting its Woman of the Year Award since 1951
Harvard
Larry
|
$300
[23]
"The Senator's Daughter" is a crime novel by Victoria, daughter of this finally-convicted "Teflon Don"
John Gotti
Larry
|
$300
[28]
If this U.S. marsupial is really dead & not just "playing", you can roast it like pork
possum
Larry
|
$400
[4]
Judy Garland debuted "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" in this 1944 film set at the 1904 World's Fair
Meet Me in St. Louis
Larry
|
$300
[8]
Unlike the spiral type, like ours, the elliptical type of this system has little gas & rather dim stars
a galaxy
Elizabeth
|
$300
[13]
It's slang for a bronco-busting cowboy
buckaroo
Elizabeth
|
|
$400
[19]
In 1957 this Danish physicist received the first Atoms for Peace Award
Niels Bohr
Elizabeth
|
$400
[24]
In 1996's "Born to Rebel", Frank Sulloway puts this type of "rivalry" at the center of history
sibling rivalry
Larry
|
$400
[29]
Eating seaweed helps certain swifts form these structures found in a famous Chinese soup
bird's nest
Larry
|
DD
$500
[3]
Singer performing the holiday classic heard here:"Rockin' around the Christmas tree at the Christmas party hop..."
Brenda Lee
Elizabeth
|
$400
[9]
Most of these minor planets revolve around the sun in a "belt" between the orbits of Mars & Jupiter
asteroids
Jeff
|
$400
[14]
This member of Fleetwood Mac had his own solo Top 10 hit in 1981 with "Trouble"
Lindsey Buckingham
Elizabeth
|
|
$500
[20]
Traditionally, Nobel Prize winners are presented their awards on the tenth of this month
December
|
$500
[25]
In "Leaving a Doll's House", Claire Bloom has some "complaint"s about her life with this novelist
Philip Roth ( Portnoy's Complaint )
Larry
|
$500
[26]
The eggs of this shelled reptile are sometimes hard-boiled & the flippers may be braised in wine sauce
the turtle
Elizabeth
|
$500
[5]
In "Deck The Halls", we "troll" this, "Fa la la la la la la la la"
the ancient Christmas carol (or the ancient Yuletide carol)
Larry
|
$500
[11]
Titan is the largest moon of this planet; Calypso & Telesto are among the smallest
Saturn
Larry
|
$500
[15]
It's plain to "see", it's also known as a horse chestnut
a buckeye
Larry
|
| MUSEUMS | BETHLEHEM | '60s FLICKS | PHARMACOLOGY | NATIVE AMERICAN FOLKLORE | "V"ERBS |
|
$200
[11]
This Dublin brewery's 19th C. hop store has been converted into a museum detailing its history....Cheers!
Guinness
Jeff
|
$200
[16]
The grotto of Jesus' birth is now inside a church called this, after Jesus' birth
Church of the Nativity
Larry
|
$200
[6]
"The Love Bug" was this type of car
Volkswagen Beetle
Jeff
|
$200
[19]
2 basic drug categories are depressants & these, which include caffeine
Stimulants
Jeff
|
$200
[30]
From the Ojibwa word "ototeman", it's the animal or plant a family group associates with its ancestry
Totem
Larry
|
$200
[1]
It comes from the Latin for "to sell"
Vend
Larry
|
|
$400
[12]
Hang ten & head on over to a real lighthouse in Santa Cruz, Calif., home to a museum devoted to this sport
Surfing
Larry
|
$400
[17]
If there's no room in the inns, you may have to sleep in this central square, named for baby Jesus' first crib
Manger Square
Elizabeth
|
$600
[9]
In 1968 this title pair was played by Leonard Whiting & Olivia Hussey
Romeo & Juliet
Elizabeth
|
$400
[20]
The art & science of preparing & dispensing drugs, or a store where it's practiced
Pharmacy
Larry
|
$400
[29]
Accoridng to the Hopi, this wild canine related to the wolf was around before there were people
Coyote
Larry
|
$400
[2]
For potatoes it means "to grow", for couch potatoes it means "to stay inactive"
Vegetate
Larry
|
|
$800
[14]
This team's hall of fame museum has Stan Musial trophies & film of the team dating back to 1926
St. Louis Cardinals
Larry
|
$600
[18]
Bethlehem tourism was hurt by this Palestinian uprising that began in 1987
Intifada
Jeff
|
$800
[8]
One book abbreviated this 1969 film "B&C&T&A"
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Larry
|
$600
[23]
This annual pharmaceutical guide for doctors is abbreviated PDR
Physician's Desk Reference
Jeff
|
$600
[26]
By simply displaying this item, also called a calumet, one could call a truce between some tribes
Peace pipe
Larry
|
$600
[3]
To conquer
Vanquish
Elizabeth
|
|
$1,000
[15]
1 of the 2 museums mentioned in the lyrics of Cole Porter's "You're The Top"
The Louvre or the National Gallery
Elizabeth
|
$800
[21]
In Arabic the city's name means "House of Meat"; in Hebrew, "House of" this staple
Bread
Jeff
|
DD
$1,000
[7]
A top-grossing animated film of 1961, a live-action remake was released in 1996
101 Dalmatians
Jeff
|
$800
[24]
Among pharmacology's sub-fields, this -ology deals with the effects & treatment of poisons
toxicology
Larry
Elizabeth
|
$800
[27]
This title of an Algonquian medicine man now refers to popular tribal gatherings
Pow-wow
|
$800
[4]
Both vibrate & this word are synonyms of oscillate
Vacillate
Larry
|
|
DD
$2,500
[13]
At his Pittsburgh museum, you can buy reproductions of his works, including "Happy Bug Day" & "Soup Can"
Andy Warhol
Larry
|
$1,000
[22]
Israelis often refer to the West Bank, which includes Bethlehem, as this "and Samaria"
Judea
|
$1,000
[10]
He played Henry II to Richard Burton's Becket
Peter O'Toole
Larry
|
$1,000
[25]
Claude Bernard pioneered the field with his 19th C. study of this poison used by Amazon natives
Curare
Jeff
|
$1,000
[28]
These giant mythical birds were frequently at war with water monsters
Thunderbirds
|
$1,000
[5]
Petty annoyances can do this to the most patient of people
Vex
Elizabeth
|
In terms of number of passengers, it's the busiest foreign carrier operating at LAX
Mexicana Airlines