Laura Hansen — a political consultant from Washington, D.C.
Jimmy Crain — a civil engineer from Leesburg, Virginia
Betty Altruda — an English professor from Manalapan, New Jersey (whose 2-day cash winnings total $25,001)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betty | $500 | $3,000 | $3,600 |
$100
2nd place: a Sony VAIO desktop PC + a Bush Industries office armoire |
$3,600
20 R, 4 W |
| "Jimmy" | $1,000 | $1,200 | $1,600 |
$0
3rd place: a Meade Model 395 telescope |
$2,100
12 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Laura | $1,000 | $1,100 | $6,000 |
$8,500
New champion: $8,500 |
$6,300
15 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| DANCING IN THE BIBLE | INTERNATIONAL CUISINE | MOVIE QUOTES | THE 1980s | LIBRARIES | AUTHORS' RHYME TIME |
|
$100
[26]
After seeing the Israelites dancing around this idol, an angry Moses broke his tablets
The golden calf
Betty
|
$100
[2]
It's traditional to cut this religious symbol into the top of Irish soda bread
Cross
Laura
|
$100
[17]
1972 film re-released in 1997; its last line is "Don Corleone"
The Godfather
Betty
|
$100
[12]
In 1985 the PMRC wanted these labeled for "Parental Guidance" if they contained explicit lyrics
Records (cassettes, CDs)
Betty
|
$100
[6]
A Spokane library named for this "White Christmas" singer has many of the crooner's records & memorabilia
Bing Crosby
"Jimmy"
|
$100
[1]
George Bernard's rules
Shaw's laws
Laura
|
|
$200
[27]
At the party for the Prodigal Son, there was music & dancing & this was killed for the catering
Fatted calf
Betty
|
$200
[3]
French dishes described as argenteuil feature this vegetable--sometimes just the tips
Asparagus
Laura
|
$200
[18]
As Carl Denham, Robert Armstrong calls this 1933 title character "The Eighth Wonder of the World"
King Kong
Betty
|
$200
[15]
In 1987 small bunches of his "Irises" & "Sunflowers" sold for a total of $93.8 million
Vincent van Gogh
Betty
|
$200
[7]
The Greater Amman Public Library is one of the major libraries in this Middle Eastern country
Jordan
"Jimmy"
|
$200
[11]
Austen's walking sticks
Jane's canes
Laura
|
|
$300
[28]
Mark 6:22 says his stepdaughter's dance pleased him so much he offered her anything she wanted
Herod
Betty
|
$300
[4]
Goatwater stew, made with goat & vegetables, is a specialty of Montserrat, an island in this sea
Caribbean Sea
"Jimmy"
|
$300
[19]
In "The Jerk" he said, "I slit the sheet. The sheet I slit. And on the slitted sheet I sit"
Steve Martin
Betty
|
$400
[24]
Phrase from a commercial most associated with Clara Peller
"Where's the beef?"
"Jimmy"
|
$300
[8]
The Theodore M. Hesburgh Library is located at this university
Notre Dame
|
$300
[13]
Shakespeare's pens
Will's quills
Betty
|
|
$400
[29]
2 of these that mention dancing are Number 30 & Number 149
Psalms
Betty
Laura
|
$400
[5]
Boil these tubers in salted water & you'll have the German dish salzkartoffeln
Potatoes
"Jimmy"
|
$400
[20]
This star says in "The Alamo", "Republic. I like the sound of the word"
John Wayne
Betty
|
$500
[25]
On March 23, 1989 2 chemists in Utah announced they had perfected this process--n"ice" try
Cold fusion
Laura
|
$400
[9]
Founded in 1701, this university's library is Connecticut's oldest
Yale
Betty
|
$400
[14]
Pearl's mallards
Buck's ducks
Laura
|
|
$500
[30]
Adapted from Ecclesiastes, the line "A time to dance, a time to mourn" is part of this Pete Seeger song
"Turn! Turn! Turn!"
Betty
|
$500
[22]
Turkish cooks know that midye tavasi are these bivalves fried in batter
mussels
Betty
"Jimmy"
|
$500
[21]
In a 1994 action film this actress said, "Oh, sure, it's just like driving a really big Pinto"
Sandra Bullock (in "Speed")
|
DD
$700
[23]
Hungarian professor for whom this object is named:
Ernő Rubik
"Jimmy"
|
$500
[10]
This Waco school's Armstrong Browning Library has items relating to poets Robert & Elizabeth
Baylor
Betty
|
$500
[16]
Ian's Scandinavian rodents
Fleming's lemmings
Betty
|
| THE NOBEL PRIZE | ON THE MAP | WOMEN IN MYTHOLOGY | BY THE "BOOK" | IT'S MY PARTY | PLAY SOME MUSIC |
|
$200
[1]
He's the only British prime minister to win a Nobel Prize for Literature
Winston Churchill
Betty
|
$200
[18]
The name of this Belgian resort once visited by royalty is now a generic term for mineral bath
Spa
Betty
|
$200
[2]
This love goddess is the Roman equivalent of Aphrodite
Venus
Laura
|
$200
[9]
"Book" that requires a "balancing act" every month
Checkbook
Laura
|
$200
[7]
Robert La Follette called it the Progressive party, but it was nicknamed this after Teddy Roosevelt joined
Bull Moose
Betty
|
$200
[22]
He wrote, "You are the sun, I am the moon, you are the words, I am the tune: play me"
Neil Diamond
"Jimmy"
|
|
$400
[13]
In 1901 he won the first prize for Physics for his discovery of x-rays
Wilhelm Roentgen
Betty
|
$400
[23]
The Ross Sea, which reaches far into this continent, is the southernmost bay of the Pacific
Antarctica
"Jimmy"
|
$400
[3]
Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory, was the mother of these 9 goddesses of the arts
Muses
Laura
|
$400
[14]
In a 1958 hit record, the Monotones asked, "Tell me, tell me, tell me, oh, who wrote" this
"The Book of Love"
Laura
|
$400
[8]
It's Nelson Mandela's party that was once outlawed, but now rules South Africa
ANC (African National Congress)
|
$400
[27]
Wild Cherry's No. 1 request to "White Boy" in September 1976
"Play That Funky Music"
Betty
|
|
$600
[15]
This 1952 Peace Prize recipient used his prize to expand his hospital & found a leper colony in Gabon
Albert Schweitzer
"Jimmy"
|
$600
[24]
At 5,305 feet, Mount Ossa is the highest point on this "devilish" Australian island
Tasmania
"Jimmy"
|
DD
$500
[5]
She's best remembered for being turned into a spider
Arachne
Laura
|
$600
[19]
Steve McGarrett's command to Danny Williams at the end of a "Hawaii Five-O" episode
"Book 'em, Danno!"
"Jimmy"
|
$600
[10]
The 1997 election victory of Britain's Labour Party won this member the office of prime minister
Tony Blair
Laura
|
— |
|
$800
[16]
Gerard Debreu won this prize in 1983 for his mathematical model proving the law of supply & demand
Economics
Laura
|
DD
$1,000
[25]
Nova Scotia's Lake Bras D'Or is a corruption of this name that now refers to a large part of Newfoundland
Labrador
"Jimmy"
|
$600
[4]
The first mortal woman, her name in Greek means "all gifts"
Pandora
Betty
|
$800
[20]
In 1962 he led the MG's to a Top 10 hit with "Green Onions"
Booker T.
Betty
|
$800
[11]
William Jennings Bryan was nominated for president in 1896 by both the Democrats & this "People's Party"
Populist
Laura
|
— |
|
$1,000
[17]
The Royal Caroline Institute in Stockholm awards the Nobel Prize in this category
Medicine
"Jimmy"
|
$1,000
[26]
The Bight of Bonny lies over the ocean off the coasts of Cameroon & this "equatorial" country
Equatorial Guinea
Laura
|
$1,000
[6]
She promised Paris wisdom & victory in all battles if he judged her the fairest goddess
Athena
Betty
"Jimmy"
|
$1,000
[21]
This ancient Egyptian collection was literally "The Chapters of Coming-Forth-By-Day"
The Book of the Dead
|
$1,000
[12]
Daniel Ortega's party takes its name from this man who fought for the Nicaraguan liberals
Augusto Sandino
"Jimmy"
|
— |
This group consisted of the Chief Justice, 4 members of Congress, & ex-heads of the CIA & the World Bank
The Warren Commission