"3,000th show". Johnny Gilbert on camera for introduction. Included clips from show#1, aired 1984-09-10.
Jerod Klein — a biology teacher originally from Fullerton, California
Tom Nichols — a process engineer originally from Lemont, Illinois
Elizabeth Salinas — a historic interpreter from Silver Spring, Maryland (whose 2-day cash winnings total $23,800)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | $800 | $2,200 | $7,200 |
$7,500
3-day champion: $31,300 |
$7,200
17 R, 2 W |
| Tom | $900 | $900 | $-1,000 |
$-1,000
3rd place: a Motorola Startac cellular phone |
$4,600
19 R, 9 W (including 3 DDs) |
| Jerod | $400 | $1,600 | $3,400 |
$6,400
2nd place: a trip to Costa Del Sol, Spain |
$3,400
12 R, 2 W |
| LAKES & RIVERS | INVENTIONS | ANIMALS | FOREIGN CUISINE | ACTORS & ROLES | NUMBER, PLEASE |
|
$100
[13]
This "lifeless" lake is known in Arabic as the Sea of Lot
the Dead Sea
Jerod
|
$100
[11]
In 1850 he developed a new Navy model of his 6-shooter
Samuel Colt
Elizabeth
Tom
|
$100
[6]
Most of the quills on the thin-spined species of this rodent are on its head
the porcupine
Elizabeth
|
$100
[1]
Kombu, a flavorful type of this marine algae, is savored in Japan
seaweed
Elizabeth
|
$100
[18]
LeVar Burton was a drama student at USC when this role in "Roots" made him a star overnight
Kunta Kinte
Tom
|
$100
[25]
In Jewish numerology, the Hebrew letter Aleph equals this
1
Jerod
|
|
$200
[14]
The ferry 'cross this British river predates Gerry & the Pacemakers by 635 years
the Mersey
Jerod
|
$200
[12]
Thomas Hancock won a British patent for the vulcanization of rubber after studying this man's samples
Charles Goodyear
Tom
Jerod
|
$200
[7]
1 of only 2 species of eagle to breed in the U.S. & Canada
the golden eagle (or the bald eagle)
Tom
|
$200
[2]
Tennessee Williams could have told you this lizard is a taste treat in Mexico; it's even found in tamales
the iguana
Elizabeth
|
$200
[19]
"Law & Order"'s Jerry Orbach provided the voice of Lumiere, who lit up the screen in this 1991 Disney film
Beauty and the Beast
Jerod
|
$200
[27]
Number of players on an indoor volleyball team, or consecutive consonants in the surname of star Bob Ctvrtlik
6
Elizabeth
|
|
$300
[15]
The artificial Lake O' the Cherokees in this state was formed by damming the Neosho river
Oklahoma
Tom
|
$300
[23]
This Pennsylvania fireplace was later called this, after its inventor
the Franklin Stove
Tom
|
$300
[8]
The ornate chorus species of these tailless amphibians are less than 2" in length
frogs
Elizabeth
|
$300
[3]
This "orange" fish, a favorite in New Zealand, might be less popular if known by its other name: slimehead
roughy
Tom
|
$300
[20]
Once Nell Carter's neighbor on "Gimme A Break", she's in a league of her own as a talk show host
Rosie O'Donnell
Elizabeth
|
— |
|
$400
[16]
The Ural river flows 1,500 miles to this inland sea where sturgeon swim
the Caspian Sea
Jerod
|
$400
[24]
In September 1846, he patented a machine that could sew 250 stitches a minute
Elias Howe
Tom
Jerod
|
$400
[9]
The siamang of Sumatra & Malaysia is the largest type of this smallest ape
a gibbon
Jerod
|
$400
[4]
Moroccan markets sell hamed m’rakad, which are these sour fruits pickled in salt & their own juice
lemons
Elizabeth
Tom
|
$400
[21]
Frasier's TV dad John Mahoney appeared as Clint Eastwood's Secret Service superior in this 1993 thriller
In the Line of Fire
Tom
|
— |
|
$500
[17]
Lake Assal in Djibouti is this continent's lowest point at about 500 feet below sea level
Africa
Elizabeth
|
$500
[26]
Among his many creations was an audiometer to detect vestigial hearing in the deaf
Alexander Graham Bell
Elizabeth
|
$500
[10]
This largest toothed whale is also called a cachalot
the sperm whale
Tom
|
$500
[5]
It's not a real "duck"; it's a bummalo fish impregnated with a safetida plant resin & served with curry
Bombay duck
Elizabeth
|
DD
$1,100
[22]
(I'm Sam Waterston.) I played Nick Carraway in the 1974 film version of this famous novel
The Great Gatsby
Tom
|
— |
| SEPTEMBER 1984 | DEBUTS | 3,000 | ANNIVERSARIES | LOOK TO THE FUTURE | MISSED ON SHOW NO. 1 |
|
$200
[1]
In the premiere episode of this whodunit, Jessica attended a costume party as Cinderella's fairy godmother
Murder, She Wrote
Tom
|
$200
[11]
Christopher Atkins was marooned on an island with Brooke Shields in this, his first film
The Blue Lagoon
Tom
|
$200
[16]
It's about a 3,000-mile drive from NYC's Central Park to Golden Gate Park in this city
San Francisco
Jerod
|
$200
[6]
This theme park celebrated its 25th anniversary with a new "Illumi Nations 25" extravaganza at Epcot
Walt Disney World
Elizabeth
|
$200
[21]
This rock-solid insurance company advises, "The future belongs to those who prepare for it"
Prudential
Jerod
|
DD
$1,000
[27]
INVENTIONSThis fastener gets its name from a brand of galoshes it was used on
a zipper
Tom
|
|
$400
[2]
Prince "reigned" over the charts with this album that spawned 4 top 10 hits, including "When Doves Cry"
"Purple Rain"
Elizabeth
|
$400
[12]
Julie Hagerty debuted as stewardess Elaine in this high-flying spoof of "Airport" movies
Airplane!
Jerod
|
$400
[17]
To read Renmin Nibao, a major newspaper in this language, you must know about 3,000 written characters
Chinese
Elizabeth
Tom
|
$400
[7]
1997 is the 25th anniversary of this Helen Reddy hit; we can still hear it roar
"I Am Woman"
Tom
|
$400
[22]
On this TV show, Kyle Chandler knows the future because he gets his newspaper a day ahead
Early Edition
Tom
|
$1,000
[26]
ACTORS & ROLESSam Shepard played this barrier breaker in "The Right Stuff"
Chuck Yeager
Tom
|
|
$600
[3]
On September 9, he became the 1st Pope to visit Canada when he arrived for a 12-day stay
Pope John Paul II
Elizabeth
|
$600
[13]
He was a teenage hoodlum in "Sunday, Bloody Sunday" in 1971, 18 years before "My Left Foot"
Daniel Day-Lewis
Tom
|
$600
[18]
The U.S. has about 3,000 of these areas, from Abbeville in South Carolina to Ziebach in South Dakota
Counties
|
$600
[8]
November 20, 1997 will be this royal couple's 50th wedding anniversary; you may want to send a gift
Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip
Elizabeth
|
$600
[23]
In the lyrics of the 1986 Timbuk 3 tune, "The Future's So Bright", these are necessary
Shades
Tom
|
— |
|
$800
[4]
On September 15, the Princess of Wales gave birth to this second son in London's St. Mary's Hospital
Prince Harry
Elizabeth
Tom
|
$800
[14]
Justin Henry's 1st film role as Dustin Hoffman & Meryl Streep's son in this film earned him an Oscar nomination
Kramer vs. Kramer
Tom
|
$800
[19]
On 9/30/72, this Pittsburgh Pirate got his 3,000th & last major league hit
Roberto Clemente
Tom
|
$800
[9]
You don't have to be a "Palme" reader to know this city's film festival turned 50 in 1997
Cannes
Tom
|
$1,000
[25]
This title of an Alvin Toffler book refers to the anxiety caused by swift technological change
Future Shock
Elizabeth
Tom
|
— |
|
$1,000
[5]
Reagan's Sept. 28 meeting with this Soviet foreign minister was his first as president with a Soviet leader
Andrei Gromyko
Tom
Jerod
|
$1,000
[15]
Jane Alexander debuted in the film version of this play she co-starred in with James Earl Jones
The Great White Hope
Jerod
|
$1,000
[20]
1 Kings tells us this king spoke 3,000 proverbs; only a fraction appear in Proverbs
Solomon
Jerod
|
$1,000
[10]
How time flies: August 16, 1997 was the 20th anniversary of his untimely death
Elvis Presley
Elizabeth
|
DD
$3,500
[24]
Legend says his tomb reads "Rex Quondum, Rexque Futurus", "The Once And Future King"
King Arthur
Tom
|
— |
Alphabetically, the federal legal public holidays in the U.S. run from Christmas to this
Veterans Day