James Zirlott — a business development manager from Cumming, Georgia
Amy Matoian — a market research analyst from New York, New York
Kevin Scott — a graduate student from Columbus, Ohio (whose 1-day cash winnings total $13,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin | $1,000 | $4,400 | $14,800 |
$11,800
2-day champion: $24,800 |
$16,800
17 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Amy | $400 | $3,200 | $5,600 |
$600
3rd place: trip to Las Vegas & stay at Peter Morton Hard Rock Hotel & Casino |
$5,000
17 R (including 1 DD), 5 W |
| James | $1,200 | $1,800 | $4,400 |
$2,400
2nd place: trip to Grenada & stay at Spice Island Beach Resort |
$4,600
9 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN | CHEESY COUNTRIES | THE '60s | TABLOID SHAKESPEARE | "T" TIME | GOTTA RUN! |
|
$200
[8]
They're the two sisters seen here, celebrating a win
Venus & Serena Williams
James
|
$200
[22]
Oak-smoked Blarney Castle
Ireland
James
|
$200
[11]
Popular ones of these in the mid-'60s included the dog, the watusi & the frug
dances
Amy
|
$200
[6]
Moanin' in Verona; these title teens in bizarre suicides; "For never was a story of more woe", says Prince
Romeo and Juliet
Amy
|
$200
[1]
It's a teacher who instructs an individual pupil
tutor
Kevin
|
$200
[16]
Life was a drag for these 2 actors when they dolled up like dames to flee the mob in "Some Like It Hot"
Jack Lemmon & Tony Curtis
Amy
|
|
$400
[9]
Deborah Roberts of "20/20" always knows when to carry an umbrella; she's married to this NBC weatherman
Al Roker
Kevin
|
$400
[23]
Brillat-Savarin
France
Amy
|
$400
[12]
This Neil Simon play debuted on Broadway in 1965 with Art Carney & Walter Matthau in the leads
The Odd Couple
Amy
|
$400
[7]
"O" no! this Venetian general in murder/suicide; claimed, "loved not wisely, but too well"
Othello
|
$400
[2]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew is dressed for a party.) The "Animal House" boys knew it's the name of this ancient garment.
toga
Amy
|
$600
[18]
(Sofia of the Clue Crew is joggin) When I run around Central Park, I feel just like Dustin Hoffman in this thrilling 1976 film
Marathon Man
James
|
|
$600
[10]
An auto accident in 1937 cut short the life of this legendary blues singer
Bessie Smith
Kevin
Amy
|
$600
[24]
Bavarian Bergkase
Germany
Kevin
|
$600
[13]
In October 1967 this folk singer & her mom were arrested for blocking an armed forces induction center
Joan Baez
|
$600
[21]
Poison spoils Elsinore royals; also, this title character's play within play becomes B'way smash!
Hamlet
Amy
|
$600
[3]
Found on the Santa Cruz River, this Arizona city has a population of half a million
Tucson
Amy
|
$800
[19]
In a 1999 film, he played the handsome reporter who chased the "Runaway Bride"
Richard Gere
Kevin
|
|
$800
[27]
Writer Zora Neale Hurston was the first black graduate of this college that's affiliated with Columbua
Barnard
Amy
|
$800
[29]
Danbo
Denmark
Amy
|
$800
[14]
In 1961 NASA sent Enos, one of these animals, into space, orbiting the Earth twice
chimpanzee
Kevin
Amy
|
$800
[25]
Hopped-up hunchback hell house! Tyrrel kills princes on his royal command
Richard III
James
|
$800
[4]
Seen here, it's name is from the French for "tuft of hair."
toupee
Kevin
|
DD
$1,000
[17]
Appropriately, this cartoon bird had the scientific name Acceleratii incredibilus
Road Runner
Amy
|
|
$1,000
[28]
This author of "A Poem by Phillis" counted George Washington among her admirers
Phillis Wheatley
|
$1,000
[30]
Brusselae Kaas
Belgium
Kevin
Amy
|
$1,000
[15]
in his "Port Huron Statement" of 1962, Tom Hayden pledged this group, the SDS, to the New Left
Students for a Democratic Society
Kevin
|
$1,000
[26]
Roman holiday for this man's funeral; "noblest Roman of them all", says Antony
Brutus
Kevin
James
|
$1,000
[5]
Now infamous, it's a large square in Central Beijing
Tiananmen Square
James
|
$1,000
[20]
Robert Redford played a CIA man on the run in this film based on a book whose title lasted 6 Days
3 Days of the Condor
|
| MODERN GREECE | COMPUTER SPEAK | SONGS FROM THE HART | U.S. MUSEUMS | THAT WAS "ZEN" | THIS IS TAO |
|
$400
[1]
In 1996 Greece & Turkey nearly went to war over an uninhabited 10-acre pile of rocks in this sea
Aegean
Kevin
|
$400
[3]
Not a king or ace, but a circuit board that adds capabilities like sound
card
James
|
$400
[26]
It ends, "Each day is Valentine's Day"
"My Funny Valentine"
Amy
|
$400
[11]
You might say this company's World of Rubber in Akron, Ohio is one museum you'll never tire of
Goodyear
Amy
|
$400
[16]
It can mean immobilized or made into ice
frozen
Amy
|
$400
[21]
Yu Di, an emperor named for this green semiprecious stone, is the supreme deity of Taoism
jade
Kevin
|
|
$800
[2]
The holiday "No Day" commemorates Greek leader Metaxas' rejection of a 1940 ultimatum from this Italian
Mussolini
Amy
|
$800
[7]
If you need this, you can dial 911 or sometimes hit F1 on your keyboard
help
James
|
$800
[27]
Song that says, "I get too hungry for dinner at eight"
"The Lady is a Tramp"
Amy
|
$800
[12]
A 15-foot statue of this character greets visitors to his museum in Metropolis, Illinois
Superman
Amy
|
$800
[17]
The highest point of something
zenith
Kevin
James
|
$800
[22]
Among native Chinese schools of thought, the influence of Taoism is second only to this system
Confucianism
Kevin
Amy
|
|
DD
$1,000
[4]
This political philosophy is the S in PASOK, the party that swept to power in 1981
Socialism
James
|
$1,200
[8]
In the acronym BIOS, these 2 words come between "basic" & "system"
input & output
|
— |
$1,200
[13]
A ceremonial sword used by this "Boy General" is displayed at the National Guard Museum in South Dakota
Custer
James
|
$1,200
[18]
A set of 12
dozen
Amy
|
$1,600
[24]
Born around 570 B.C., this court librarian is considered the father of Taoism
Lao-Tzu
|
|
$1,600
[5]
The murder of leftist politician Grigoris Lambrakis inspired this 1969 Costa-Gavras film
Z
|
$1,600
[9]
Common term for storing data in less space than usual, such as in the zip or arc format
compressing
Kevin
|
— |
$1,600
[14]
In 1997 a museum devoted to this artist opened in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Georgia O'Keeffe
Kevin
|
$1,600
[19]
A legal resident with the right to live in a country
citizen
Kevin
|
DD
$2,000
[23]
From words meaning "wind" & "water", it's a Taoist practice of keeping a balance of forces in your home or office
feng shui
Kevin
|
|
$2,000
[6]
Last name of 1960s PM George; his son, 1980s PM Andreas; & his son, 1990s foreign minister George
Papandreou
|
$2,000
[10]
Last name of Peter, who is famous for creating utilities that protect your data
Norton
Kevin
|
— |
$2,000
[15]
Van Gogh's "Irises" is one of the famous paintings at this L.A. museum that opened in a new location in 1997
John Paul Getty Museum
Kevin
|
$2,000
[20]
Bold & unashamed
brazen
Kevin
|
$2,000
[25]
Founded by Li Hongzhi, this movement that uses Taoist ideas has been branded "an evil cult" by the Chinese govt.
Falun Gong
|
"The Fugitive" was based in part on this 1862 novel in which a detective relentlessly pursues the fugitive hero
Les Misérables