Rich Rosenlof — a sales representative from Sacramento, California
Lisa Winston — a baseball writer from Montgomery Village, Maryland
Jon Newlon — a lawyer and father from Dade City, Florida (whose 1-day cash winnings total $27,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon | $3,200 | $4,000 | $3,200 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 |
$3,200
11 R, 2 W |
| Lisa | $2,000 | $4,800 | $18,400 |
$24,400
2nd place: $2,000 |
$18,400
18 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| Rich | $1,800 | $6,000 | $21,400 |
$37,400
New champion: $37,400 |
$19,000
22 R (including 2 DDs), 0 W |
| THRILLER | BEN | "BLACK" OR "WHITE" | REMEMBER THE TIME | ROCK WITH YOU | EAT IT! |
|
$200
[21]
This author's techno-thriller "Rainbow Six" focuses on John Clark, also a hero in "Clear & Present Danger"
Tom Clancy
Jon
|
$200
[1]
Ben Franklin went to London in 1757 to represent this colony's assembly
Pennsylvania
Jon
|
$200
[13]
Name shared by a Sauk chief famous for his war & a U.S. military helicopter
Black Hawk
Rich
|
$200
[23]
In 1958 this country launched its second 5-year plan, called "The Great Leap Forward"
China
|
$200
[3]
This Jackson 5 (& later Mariah Carey) hit begins, "You & I must make a pact, we must bring salvation back..."
"I'll Be There"
Lisa
|
$200
[8]
This Hormel product was once simply known as "spiced ham"
Spam
Rich
|
|
$400
[22]
This author made a University of Virginia law professor the protagonist of his 2002 novel "The Summons"
(John) Grisham
Lisa
|
$400
[2]
This publication that Ben first put out in 1732 often sold 10,000 copies a year
Poor Richard's Almanack
Jon
|
$400
[14]
This "Golden Girl" had her own show in 1958 & 1977 & in 1999 became part of the cast of "Ladies Man"
Betty White
Rich
|
$400
[24]
In 960 Mieczyslaw I became the first ruler of this country
Poland
Lisa
|
$400
[4]
Jakob Dylan, the son of Bob Dylan, is the frontman for this group
The Wallflowers
Jon
|
$400
[9]
It's the Spanish-named appetizer of tortilla chips & often beans, beef & onions topped with melted cheese
nachos
Rich
|
|
$600
[28]
You were born to identify this author of "The Bourne Identity"
(Robert) Ludlum
Lisa
|
$600
[18]
In 1783 Franklin asked Congress to recall him from this country; he finally made it home in 1785
France
Jon
|
$600
[15]
People have asked why the whole airplane isn't made out of the same material as this "indestructible" device
the black box
Jon
|
$600
[25]
In 1526 he greeted an Inca nobleman on his ship, but conquest would have to wait a few years until funds were raised
Pizarro
Lisa
|
$600
[5]
Eric Clapton charted 3 times with this song: in 1971, 1972 & 1992
"Layla"
Jon
|
$600
[10]
Paper-thin & often served for dessert, it's the French equivalent of a pancake
crêpes
Rich
|
|
$800
[29]
"The Numa Files" are paperback spin-offs of this writer's novels featuring Dirk Pitt
Clive Cussler
|
$800
[19]
Current events of 1751 included the appearance of Ben's scientific work "Experiments and Observations on" this
"Electricity"
Rich
|
$800
[16]
John Archibald Wheeler coined this term in the '60s for a collapsed star so dense, no light can escape it
black hole
Lisa
|
$800
[26]
In 1998 U.S. cruise missiles hit this African country in response to bombings of U.S. embassies
Sudan
Rich
|
$800
[6]
She's the single-named Colombian pop star heard here
Shakira
|
$800
[11]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew gets ready to eat skewered meat.) This Asian favorite, sometimes chicken, sometimes beef, is usually served with a spicy peanut sauce
satay
Lisa
|
|
$1,000
[30]
"The Attorney" Paul Madriani appears in several legal thrillers by this lawyer-turned-author
Steve Martini
|
DD
$1,600
[20]
The Hutchinson Letters scandal got Ben fired as deputy this in 1774
postmaster general
Rich
|
$1,000
[17]
Famous landmark composed of chalk in the county of Kent in England
the White Cliffs of Dover
Rich
|
$1,000
[27]
This 1904-1905 war began in Manchuria & ended with the battle of Tsushima Strait
Russo-Japanese War
|
$1,000
[7]
Quit your yellin' & name this 1995 hit duet for Michael & Janet Jackson, their first together
"Scream"
Jon
|
$1,000
[12]
Traditionally, shepherd's pie contains this meat, ground or diced
lamb
Lisa
|
| SCOTLAND | BABY BOOMER MEMORIES | SOMETHING'S FISHY | "T"ELEVISION | WORLD RELIGION | SORTA SOUNDS LIKE OPRAH? |
|
$400
[26]
About 80,000 Scots still speak the Scottish version of this ancient Celtic language
Gaelic
Rich
|
$400
[11]
In 1960 this Democrat spoke first in the first televised U.S. presidential election debate
John F. Kennedy
Rich
|
$400
[6]
So as not to confuse it with the mammal, this fish is commonly referred to as mahi-mahi
a dolphinfish
Rich
|
$400
[1]
Running for 5 years, it starred William Shatner as a hard-nosed veteran police officer
T.J. Hooker
Jon
|
$400
[21]
In the presence of the Adi Granth, the sacred book of the Sikhs, you cover your head & remove these
your shoes
Lisa
|
$400
[16]
Bizet's "Carmen", for example
an opera
Lisa
|
|
$800
[27]
Ben More, Ben Alder & Ben Macdui are not people but tall ones of these in Scotland
mountains
Rich
|
$800
[12]
Likely containing a sandwich, the first of these depicting a TV character came along in 1950 with Hopalong Cassidy
a lunchbox
Jon
|
$800
[7]
The black type of this fish with a woman's name is a striking addition to any aquarium
a molly
Rich
|
$800
[2]
Reminiscent of "Highway to Heaven", this popular series stars Roma Downey & Della Reese
Touched by an Angel
Rich
|
$800
[22]
Sukkot, a Jewish festival, began as a harvest celebration & was a model for this centuries-old American holiday
Thanksgiving
Lisa
|
$800
[17]
Phrase that precedes "dope" in Ali's famed boxing strategy
"rope-a"
Rich
|
|
$1,200
[28]
Defeated at Dunsinane by Malcolm in 1054, he wasn't dethroned until killed by Malcolm in 1057
Macbeth
|
$1,200
[13]
The John Birch Society coined the term comsymp, short for this
Communist sympathizer
Rich
|
$1,600
[9]
Until one was caught in 1938, it was thought that this fish had been extinct for more than 70 million years
the coelacanth
|
$1,200
[3]
This offbeat series on E! provides a daily recap of funny chat show highlights
Talk Soup
Lisa
|
$1,200
[23]
As they were partial to using hymns, these brothers, Charles & John, were the first rhythm Methodists
the Wesleys
|
$1,200
[18]
In an Irish battle cry, these 2 words follow "Erin"
"Go Bragh"
Lisa
|
|
$1,600
[29]
The Church of Scotland, the country's national church, is a branch of this Christian denomination
Presbyterian
Jon
Lisa
|
$1,600
[14]
In a heartbreaking scene, Travis has to kill his beloved dog in this 1957 film based on a Fred Gipson book
Old Yeller
Jon
|
$2,000
[10]
It springs to mind that there's a Florida city named for this game fish seen here
tarpon
Jon
Lisa
|
$1,600
[4]
He's the large & goofy title TV superhero seen here"Probably that one.The balcony..."
The Tick
Rich
|
$1,600
[24]
Meaning "sign of God", it's the title of a Shi'ite Muslim scholar & leader
Ayatollah
Rich
|
$1,600
[19]
(Jeff Probst reports from the Marquesas.) One of Nuku Hiva's main exports is this--dried coconut meat
copra
Rich
|
|
DD
$2,000
[30]
Hundreds of years old, the de facto national flag features this saint's cross
Andrew
Lisa
|
$2,000
[15]
In 1967 this 21-year-old started Rolling Stone magazine
Jann Wenner
Lisa
|
DD
$3,000
[8]
Less than half an inch long, this tiniest fish is found in the Indian Ocean, not in an Asian desert
a goby
Rich
|
$2,000
[5]
Co-hosted by John Davidson, it was ABC's response to NBC's "Real People"
That's Incredible!
Rich
|
$2,000
[25]
Made up of 1,028 hymns in 10 books, it's the oldest of the Vedas in Hinduism
Rigveda
|
$2,000
[20]
In 2001 this author of "The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success" published "The Deeper Wound"
(Deepak) Chopra
Lisa
|
This common term originated in the early 1500s with the book "De Rebus Oceanicis et Novo Orbe"
the New World