Leah Greenwald game 3.
Todd Leopold — a student from New Orleans, Louisiana
Jim Stevenson — a musician from San Diego, California
Leah Greenwald — an architect from Cambridge, Massachusetts (whose 2-day cash winnings total $19,600)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leah | $2,100 | $4,800 | $6,000 |
$12,000
3-day champion: $31,600 |
$6,000
19 R, 2 W |
| Jim | $0 | $300 | $4,400 |
$0
3rd place: Maytag Jetclean dishwasher |
$5,700
14 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Todd | $1,400 | $2,500 | $7,500 |
$2,999
2nd place: Marcy Fitness Products home exercise module + Helbros his & hers sports watches |
$7,300
21 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| U.S. STATES | SPECIAL OSCARS | HISTORIC NAMES | VOCABULARY | POLO | POTPOURRI |
|
$100
[3]
This state is almost twice the size of Scandinavia
Alaska
Jim
|
$100
[1]
In 1976, she was presented with a special Oscar at her home, Pickfair
Mary Pickford
Leah
|
$100
[9]
He wrote a novel called "The Cardinal's Mistress" before he was called "Il Duce"
Mussolini
Todd
|
$100
[21]
Zoolatry is the worship of these
animals
Jim
|
$100
[12]
Though originally polo poinies were real ponies, now these are used
(small) horses
Leah
|
$100
[8]
On July 20, 1987, a prankster changed the Hollywood sign to read "Ollywood", referring to him
Oliver North
Leah
|
|
$200
[4]
Located in this state, Rock Island is the site of the government's largest military arsenal
Illinois
Todd
|
$200
[2]
Appropriately, the statuette presented to Edgar Bergen was made out of this
wood
Jim
|
$200
[10]
Of the 16 children born to Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa, the most famous was this French queen
Marie Antoinette
Leah
|
$200
[22]
From the Tamil word for roll, "curuttu", it's a cigar with square-cut ends
a cheroot
Jim
|
$200
[26]
They're angled at about 80° to lie flat on the ground when the ball is hit
mallets
Leah
|
$200
[18]
Guinness says Jean Chapman set a record in '82 by putting out 6,607 flaming torches in this in 2 hours
her mouth
Todd
|
|
$300
[15]
Of about 10, 15, or 25, % of world's oranges produced in Florida
25
Jim
Todd
|
$300
[5]
"In recognition of his brilliant creativity", this Marx Brother won a special Oscar in 1973
Groucho
Todd
|
$300
[11]
Juan Carlos I was sworn in as King of Spain 2 days after the death of this man in 1975
Franco
Leah
|
$300
[23]
A "toby" is 1 of these; often shaped like a hefty-man wearing a 3-cornered hat
a jug (or drinking mug)
Leah
|
$300
[27]
1 of the 2 countries which in 1988 will renew their rivalry for Westchester Cup, last played in '39
England (or the United States)
Todd
|
$300
[19]
Arthur D. Little proved you can make a silk purse out of this: his is in the Smithsonian
a sow's ear
Todd
|
|
$400
[16]
This state produces more tobacco products than all other U.S. states combined
North Carolina
Todd
|
$400
[6]
In 1985, Cary Grant presented an honorary Oscar to this "Philadelphia Story" co-star
James Stewart
Leah
Todd
|
$400
[13]
Centuries apart, Vasco da Gama & Lord Mountbatten both served as viceroys of this country
India
Leah
|
$400
[24]
This Spanish word for a lace scarf literally means "little blanket"
a mantilla
Leah
|
$400
[29]
These are sometimes made of papier-mache so they will break easily if a horse runs into them
the goal(post)s
Leah
Todd
|
$400
[20]
Tho this saint was known for curative powers, the "dance" named for him is really the disease chorea
St. Vitus
Leah
|
|
DD
$700
[17]
1 of 2 Gulf states containing the area of black clay soils known as the "Black Belt"
Mississippi (or Alabama)
Todd
|
$500
[7]
The Academy's humanitarian award was named for this late character actor & former Academy pres.
Jean Hersholt
Leah
|
$500
[14]
On Nov. 5, 1605, Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up this king to avenge persecution of Catholics
James I
Todd
|
$500
[25]
Technically, this adjective means "of, pertaining to, or located in a parish"
parochial
Leah
|
— |
$500
[28]
13 of the 39 men who've held this job were born in the winter, more than any other season
president of the United States
Leah
|
| RIVERS | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | THE ARTIST OF RECORD | WORLD POLITICS | SEA LIFE | ODD SPELLING |
|
$200
[1]
Some say it was named after the Indian word for "boat destroyer", some say after a race of women warriors
Amazon
Todd
|
$200
[18]
Ebenezer Scrooge very reluctantly gave him Christmas Day off
Cratchit
Todd
|
$200
[2]
Come Fly with Me, Come Dance with Me, Come Swing with Me
Sinatra
Todd
|
$200
[13]
In 1965, Romania's new constitution stressed its full independence while earlier ones praised this country
the Soviet Union
Todd
|
$200
[4]
This echinoderm, "celebrity" of tide pools, is the only animal that turns its stomach inside out to eat
a starfish
Leah
|
$200
[25]
Number halfway between eighty & one hundred
N-I-N-E-T-Y
Jim
|
|
$400
[6]
Big Bend National Park was named for a big bend in this watery Texas border
the Rio Grande
Jim
|
$400
[19]
Caroline Meeber is better known as this, the title of a Theodore Dreiser novel
Sister Carrie
Todd
|
$400
[3]
Stardust, Red-Headed Stranger, Poncho & Lefty
Willie Nelson
Leah
|
$400
[14]
Of the 3 Scandanavian countries, the one that's not a NATO member
Sweden
Leah
Jim
Todd
|
$400
[5]
Greek for "wandering", these minute organisms are considered the pasture of the seas
plankton
Jim
|
$400
[26]
Last name of famous department store founder James Cash
P-E-N-N-E-Y
Todd
|
|
$600
[7]
The mouths of this holy river cover almost the entire coastline of Bangladesh
the Ganges
Jim
|
$600
[20]
In a famous epic poem, this Arthurian hero accepts the challenge of the Green Knight
(Sir) Gawain
Jim
|
$600
[15]
Ummagumma, Animals, The Wall
Pink Floyd
Todd
|
$600
[21]
27-year-old Reza Pahlevi has expressed a desire to be this country's monarch
Iran
Jim
|
$600
[10]
Identifying gender & luring prey are 2 functions of this light emitting process in fish
bioluminescence
Jim
|
$600
[28]
It's how that 3-part picture of a playmate in the middle of a British Playboy is spelled
C-E-N-T-R-E-F-O-L-D
Todd
|
|
$800
[8]
Tho the Atlantic is less than 200 miles from its source, this W. African river travels nearly 2600 to reach it
the Niger
Jim
|
$800
[24]
Valet who helped Phileas Fogg go "Around the World in 80 Days"
Passepartout
Jim
|
$800
[16]
A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, Live Killers
Queen
Todd
|
$1,000
[23]
In February 1987, Lt. Col. Mengistu Haile Mariam announced a Marxist constitution for this country
Ethiopia
Leah
|
$800
[11]
Also known as the "flower animal", the name usually refers to the massed skeletons of these animals
coral
Jim
|
— |
|
$1,000
[9]
South Africa's longest, this colorfully-named river begins in Lesotho
the Orange
|
$1,000
[27]
Mr. Murdstone is the stepfather of this Dickensian hero
David Copperfield
Leah
|
$1,000
[17]
Beautiful Noise, Love at the Greek, Velvet Gloves & Spit
(Neil) Diamond
Todd
|
DD
$1,300
[22]
1 of 4 Latin American countries in the Contadora group
(1 of) Colombia, Mexico, Panama, & Venezuela
Jim
|
$1,000
[12]
From Middle English for "shriveled", this "shriveled" crustacean can swim backwards
shrimp
Leah
|
— |
As the Constitutional bicentennial reminded us, the Constitution was signed on this date in 1787
September 17th