Pat Posner — an administrative assistant from Pikesville, Maryland
Max Jacobson — a writer from Long Beach, California
Robert Manuel — an analyst from San Francisco, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,950)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert | $1,200 | $2,500 | $8,600 |
$6,600
2-day champion: $17,550 |
$8,100
23 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Max | $0 | $1,200 | $3,200 |
$500
3rd place: Service Merchandise $1,000 Gift Certificate |
$3,200
9 R, 0 W |
| Pat | $2,500 | $4,300 | $9,900 |
$1,900
2nd place: Broyhill Home Theatre Cabinet & Daewoo TV & VCR |
$9,800
21 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| AVIATION | TV PILOTS | INSTRUMENTS | MAY DAY | ROGER | "OVER" & "OUT" |
|
$100
[6]
In 1918 Argentine lieutenant Luis C. Candelaria made the first flight over these mountains
Andes
Robert
|
$100
[19]
A family moves into a haunted house in "Jeremiah of Jacob's Neck", written by this "Jaws" author
Peter Benchley
Robert
|
$100
[1]
The average string quartet contains 2 of these instruments
violins
Robert
|
$100
[9]
On May 1, 1996 this national railway passenger service celebrated its 25th anniversary
Amtrak
Robert
|
$100
[14]
From 1973 to 1985 he could say "The name is Bond, James Bond"
Roger Moore
Robert
|
$100
[23]
In baseball it consists of left, right & center
the outfield
Robert
|
|
$200
[7]
The name of this craft comes from 2 Greek words meaning "spiral" & "wing"
the helicopter
Pat
|
$200
[20]
This playwright's movies "The Cheap Detective" & "The Goodbye Girl" were adapted as pilots for NBC
Neil Simon
Pat
|
$200
[2]
His Brandenburg Concertos 2 & 4 are noteworthy pieces for recorder
J.S. Bach
Pat
|
$200
[10]
This Palestinian leader's status was confirmed in 1996 when President Clinton met with him
Yasser Arafat
Robert
|
$200
[15]
He's been the film critic at the Chicago Sun-Times since 1967
Roger Ebert
Robert
|
$200
[24]
The remote part of Australia
the Outback
Pat
|
|
$300
[8]
Superfortress was another name for this type of plane that dropped the atomic bombs in 1945
the B-29
|
$300
[28]
A 1965 U.S. pilot of England's "Steptoe and Son" was recast & sold as this comedy show in 1972
Sanford and Son
Max
Pat
|
$300
[3]
The name of this stringed instrument is derived from Arabic al-ud
the lute
Pat
|
$300
[11]
On May 1, 1937, 5 days after the town was bombed, he began sketching "Guernica"
Pablo Picasso
Pat
|
$300
[16]
After a shoulder operation he won the Cy Young Award in 1986 & 1987
Roger Clemens
Pat
|
$300
[25]
One in business may be hostile
a takeover
Robert
|
|
$400
[21]
In 1988 a Greek cyclist pedaled 74 miles across the Aegean in an aircraft named for this father of Icarus
Daedalus
Robert
|
$400
[29]
In a 1986 unsold pilot he starred as cop Popeye Doyle; in 1987 he was "Married... with Children"
Ed O'Neill
Max
|
DD
$500
[4]
This triangular Russian instrument is normally played with the fingers or a leather plectrum
the balalaika
Pat
|
$400
[12]
The Croats opened fire again May 1, 1995 after the ceasefire negotiated by this ex-U.S. president expired
Jimmy Carter
Robert
|
$400
[17]
He founded the first Baptist church in America in 1639
Roger Williams
Robert
|
$400
[26]
Pete Seeger & others added lyrics to the civil rights song "We Shall" do this
"Overcome"
Pat
|
|
$500
[22]
In 1962 the National Aviation Hall of Fame was established in this Ohio city
Dayton
|
$500
[30]
Barbara Stanwyck was a detective in 2 pilots that aired as episodes of this '60s Robert Stack series
The Untouchables
Pat
|
$500
[5]
Colloquially called a "sweet potato", the modern form of this instrument originated in 19th century Italy
the ocarina
Pat
|
$500
[13]
He was ready & he fired May 1, 1898
Captain Charles Gridley
Pat
|
$500
[18]
If you gave him 4 minutes in 1954, he could run a mile & still have time remaining
Roger Bannister
Max
|
$500
[27]
Galoshes
overshoes
Pat
|
| FIRST NAMES | STATE CAPITALS | AMERICAN LITERATURE | HISTORIC EUROPEAN LEADERS | RELIGION | POT LUCK |
|
$200
[21]
It's an Irish form of William, as actor Neeson could tell you
Liam
Max
|
$200
[1]
In the 19th century it had co-capitals: Newport & Providence
Rhode Island
Max
|
$200
[11]
His "Red Badge Of Courage" first appeared in shortened form in the Philadelphia press
Stephen Crane
Max
|
$200
[4]
On June 15, 1961 Walter Ulbricht assured journalists that "No one intends to build a wall" dividing this city
Berlin
Robert
|
$200
[3]
Also called the "Our Father", it begins "Our father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name"
The Lord's Prayer
Pat
|
$200
[30]
The E & J in E & J Brandy stand for the names of these Gallo brothers
Ernest & Julio Gallo
Robert
|
|
$400
[22]
The 3 most common first names that are months, they follow each other in the calendar
April, May & June
Robert
|
$400
[2]
Before closing in 1893, this Nevada city's mint made almost $50 million in silver dollars & other coins
Carson City
Robert
|
$400
[13]
He had one of his western novels in the Top 10 list every year from 1917 to 1924
Zane Grey
Max
|
$400
[7]
He was "The Great", "Le Grand Monarque" & "The God-Given" as well as "The Sun King"
Louis XIV
Robert
|
$400
[17]
Traditionally, a minyan of 10 male adults is needed to conduct public prayer in this religion
Judaism
Pat
|
$400
[29]
From the French for "disguise", it's used by the military for concealing people or things from the enemy
Camouflage
Max
|
|
$600
[23]
The name Reed was once used for a person who had this feature
Red hair
|
$800
[6]
It's home to Belmont, David Lipscomb & Vanderbilt universities
Nashville
Pat
|
$600
[14]
Characters in this Hemingway novel include Jake Barnes, Lady Brett Ashley & Pedro Romero, a bullfighter
The Sun Also Rises
Robert
|
$600
[8]
She had about 300 heretics burnt during her reign over England 1553-58
Mary Tudor (Mary I)
Pat
|
$600
[18]
It's the more common name for the religious Society of Friends
Quakers
Robert
|
$600
[27]
The name of this Russian monetary unit equal to 100 kopecks is from a word meaning a cut piece
Ruble
Max
|
|
$800
[24]
This masculine name is derived from French for "The King"
Leroy (le roi)
Pat
|
$1,000
[12]
This capital's population is 47.4% Hispanic
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Robert
|
$800
[15]
Some of the names in this 1915 Edgar Lee Masters work were taken from tombstones in a Lewiston, Illinois cemetery
Spoon River Anthology
Robert
|
$800
[9]
When his nephew & heir was killed in 1914, this man had ruled the Austro-Hungarian Empire for 56 years
Franz Joseph
Robert
|
$800
[19]
In Hinduism the greatest of all mantras is this sacred syllable
Om
Robert
|
$800
[26]
This American won her gymnastics gold medal in 1984 just 6 weeks after undergoing knee surgery
Mary Lou Retton
Pat
|
|
$1,000
[25]
Used for both men & women, the "Guinness Book of Names" calls it the "windiest name"
Gale/gail
|
DD
$1,500
[5]
In 1957 this capital's Central High School was under court order to integrate
Little Rock, Arkansas
Robert
|
$1,000
[16]
This novel about love, marriage & regret earned Anne Tyler a 1989 Pulitzer Prize
Breathing Lessons
|
$1,000
[10]
He gave his first Paris recital March 3, 1888; he became prime minister of Poland in January 1919
Jan Paderewski
Pat
|
DD
$3,000
[20]
This religious group held its 100th annual meeting in Boston in 1995
Christian Science
Robert
|
$1,000
[28]
It's the popular name for Bethlehem Royal Hospital, England's first hospital for the insane
Bedlam
Pat
|
Not long after its development, Robert Boyle renamed the Torricellian Tube this
Barometer