Philip Hain — a marketing manager from Glendale, California
Brian McCullough — a writer from Fort Myers, Florida
Diane Woodson — a safety & human resources assistant from Chevy Chase, Maryland (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,499)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diane | $1,000 | $1,500 | $1,100 |
$100
3rd place: VocoPro Digital Karaoke System |
$2,600
13 R, 5 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Brian | $1,700 | $2,600 | $4,000 |
$200
2nd place: Trip to Forest Inn Suites, Lake Tahoe |
$5,200
18 R, 6 W (including 1 DD) |
| Philip | $800 | $800 | $5,000 |
$1,999
New champion: $1,999 |
$5,000
13 R, 3 W |
| "NEW" GEOGRAPHY | WHO PLAYED 'EM? | TREE-VIA | WAY BACK ON AUGUST 1 | FOOD FACTS | BODY LANGUAGE |
|
$100
[1]
It's the "Big Apple"
New York City
Diane
|
$100
[7]
"Cool Hand Luke"(1967)
Paul Newman
Diane
|
$100
[22]
This part of a tree consists of the outer cork & the inner phloem
Bark
Diane
|
$100
[13]
The British Empire abolished this practice August 1, 1834, decades before the U.S.
Slavery
Brian
|
$100
[6]
In Chinese cuisine, pancakes kept in a steamer are often called these, like small ornamental mats
doilies
Philip
|
$100
[12]
An insufficient punishment is "a slap on" this
The wrists
Brian
|
|
$200
[2]
This country consists of 2 main islands: the North Island & the South Island
New Zealand
Brian
|
$200
[8]
"Crocodile Dundee"(1986)
Paul Hogan
Brian
|
$200
[23]
The 65-foot millennium holiday tree sent by Colorado to Washington, D.C. in 2000 was the blue type of this
Spruce
Diane
Philip
|
$200
[14]
August 1, 1779 marked the birth of this lawyer who penned the poem that became our national anthem
Francis Scott Key
Philip
|
$200
[27]
At Stout's, this type of mill in Willcox, Arizona, you can also buy apple butter, cake & pie
Cider mill
|
$200
[18]
To show someone your indifference, give them the "cold" one
Shoulder
Philip
|
|
$300
[3]
You'll find many of this city's government buildings along the majestic Raj Path
New Delhi
Diane
|
$300
[9]
"Little Caesar"(1930)
Edward G. Robinson
Philip
|
$300
[24]
An autumn picnic might be "a day at" this tree, seen here
Beech
Diane
Brian
|
$300
[15]
This innovative performer, seen here, was born August 1, 1942
Jerry Garcia
Brian
|
$400
[29]
Brand name of the tofu Thanksgiving dish from entrepreneur Seth Tibbott
Tofurky
|
$300
[19]
If this is "out of joint", it could be the internasal suture
Nose
Brian
|
|
$400
[4]
Jaya Peak, in the Indonesian province of Irian Jaya, is the tallest peak on this island
New Guinea
Brian
|
$400
[10]
"Silkwood"(1983)
Meryl Streep
Philip
|
$400
[25]
Timber giant Weyerhaeuser uses this practice of removing all trees in one area, though admitting it's controversial
clearcutting
Brian
|
$400
[16]
For defense against the Austrians, this confederation was formed August 1, 1291 by 3 cantons
the Swiss Confederation
Brian
|
DD
$500
[28]
Wasa crackers originally came from this country
Sweden
Diane
|
$400
[20]
This phrase about living precariously from day to day implies the ready consumption of whatever one can get a hold of
Living from hand to mouth
|
|
$500
[5]
It's the oldest state in Australia, as well as the most populous
New South Wales
Diane
|
$500
[11]
"Mr. Mom"(1983)
Michael Keaton
Philip
|
$500
[26]
On Maui, one of these trees with aerial roots has branches covering more than 2/3 of an acre
Banyan
Diane
|
$500
[17]
On August 1, 1849 this missionary became the first European to reach Africa's Lake Ngami
Dr. David Livingstone
Philip
|
$500
[30]
You can sell ice cream to these people if it's aqutaq, which they make from seal oil & caribou fat
Eskimos
Brian
|
$500
[21]
Like funds allocated for a specific purpose
Earmarked
Diane
|
| A MESS O' MESOPOTAMIA | SONG IN COMMON | HODGEPODGE | THE CABINET | WRITERS BY QUOTE | "B.B."s |
|
$200
[12]
In 331 this Macedonian took possession of the palaces & treasuries of the major cities of Mesopotamia
Alexander the Great
Diane
|
$200
[1]
Don McLean & Madonna
"American Pie"
Brian
|
$200
[11]
An ibex is a goat & an ibis is a species of this
Bird
Brian
|
$200
[21]
Now protected, this huge animal of the plains graces the seal of the Department of the Interior
Buffalo/bison
Brian
|
$200
[15]
"I am a bear of very little brain, and long words bother me"
A.A. Milne
Brian
Philip
|
$200
[2]
Fitness guru seen here
Billy Blanks
Philip
|
|
$400
[13]
The use of this is believed to have originated in Mesopotamia over 3,700 years ago; it was in the form of silver rings
Money
|
$400
[3]
Creedence Clearwater Revival & Ike & Tina Turner
"Proud Mary"
Philip
|
$400
[20]
This fruit of a perennial herb that grows to 30 feet tall is split for splits
Banana
Diane
|
$400
[22]
On September 15, 1789 the Department of Foreign Affairs changed its name to this
Department of State
Diane
Brian
|
$400
[16]
"Bred en bawn in a brier-patch, Brer Fox"
Joel Chandler Harris
Philip
|
$400
[5]
Howl the Wolf & Oats the Horse are 2 of these Ty collectibles
Beanie Babies
Diane
|
|
$600
[14]
The "Rosetta Stone" for this writing system was the "Behistun Inscription" found in Iran
Cuneiform
Brian
|
$600
[4]
Dolly Parton & Whitney Houston
"I Will Always Love You"
Brian
|
$600
[26]
Milk & blood can both go through this process of forming semisolid deposits through coagulation
Clotting
Brian
|
$800
[24]
He was the first of 4 Attorneys General under Richard Nixon
John Mitchell
Philip
|
$600
[17]
"I am Tarzan of the apes. I want you. I am yours. You are mine"
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Philip
|
$600
[6]
He had over 2,700 career hits but is often remembered for missing a grounder in the 1986 World Series
Bill Buckner
Brian
|
|
$800
[27]
Mesopotamia's versions of pyramids were these stepped structures with temples on top
Ziggurats
Brian
|
$800
[9]
George Benson & Whitney Houston
"The Greatest Love of All"
Philip
|
$800
[29]
It was the home city for the centennial games of the modern Olympics
Atlanta
Diane
Brian
|
DD
$1,000
[23]
The National School Lunch Program is one of many assistance programs run by this cabinet department
Agriculture
Diane
|
$800
[18]
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free"
Emma Lazarus
Philip
|
$1,000
[8]
His choreography for movie musicals involved dozens of dancers forming kaleidoscopic patterns
Busby Berkeley
Brian
|
|
$1,000
[28]
His son Samsu-Iluna inherited his throne in Babylon
Hammurabi
Diane
|
$1,000
[10]
Dionne Warwick & Aretha Franklin
"Say A Little Prayer"
|
$1,000
[30]
This peninsula near Alexandria had a lighthouse on it that was 1 of the 7 wonders of the ancient world
Pharos
|
$1,000
[25]
1 of the 2 cabinet departments headed by Federico Pena in the Clinton administration
Energy or Transportation
Diane
|
$1,000
[19]
"Peyton Farquhar was dead; his body...swung gently from...the Owl Creek Bridge"
Ambrose Bierce
|
DD
$1,200
[7]
A 19th century landfill project created this Boston neighborhood
Back Bay
Brian
|
By the time it was disbanded in 1858, this company controlled an area the size of Europe & home to 200 million people
The British East India Company