Jay Robison — an administrative assistant from Austin, Texas
Marian Chen — a graduate student from Jersey City, New Jersey
Chip Rossetti — an editor from Brooklyn, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,201)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chip | $1,100 | $3,000 | $3,400 |
$5,400
3rd place: DirecTV Satellite System Package |
$3,500
17 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| Marian | $1,600 | $2,200 | $7,300 |
$14,600
2nd place: Costa Cruises 7-Night Caribbean Cruise |
$6,800
16 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Jay | $600 | $1,900 | $8,000 |
$15,000
New champion: $15,000 |
$7,500
21 R (including 1 DD), 5 W |
| EARTH SCIENCES | ANTIQUES | HAIL TO THE CHIEF | SATURDAY NIGHT LIVES | TRAVEL FUN | MUSICAL GENRES |
|
$100
[12]
The Earth is the only planet in our solar system to have 2/3 of its surface covered by this
Water
Chip
|
$100
[1]
In the 19th century Baccarat made prized examples of these objects, to be used on a desk when the window's open
Paperweights
Chip
|
$100
[24]
He appeared in films with his first wife Jane & his second wife Nancy
Ronald Reagan
Jay
|
$100
[19]
His classic characters on "SNL" included the Killer Bee, Joe Cocker & the Samurai Warrior
John Belushi
Chip
Marian
|
$100
[11]
You can cuddle a koala at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane in this country
Australia
Jay
|
$100
[6]
A light blow, as on a door or across the knuckles
Rap
Chip
|
|
$200
[17]
The Earth's crust & lithosphere are broken into these whose movements against each other cause earthquakes
Plates
Marian
|
$200
[2]
A popular porcelain item is this type of bowl in which a party drink is served
Punch bowl
Jay
|
$200
[25]
He met wife Mamie Doud in 1915 at Fort Sam Houston when they were introduced by the wife of a fellow officer
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Marian
|
$200
[20]
In the fall of 1976, this star of "Fletch" became one of the first cast members to leave the show
Chevy Chase
Jay
|
$200
[13]
The 50-story replica of the Eiffel Tower seenhereisn't in Paris, France, but in this city
Las Vegas
Chip
|
$200
[7]
A mass of mineral matter
Rock
Marian
|
|
$300
[18]
The name of this phylum that includes lobsters & spiders means "jointed foot"
Arthropods
Chip
|
$300
[3]
In 1998 a drinking flagon made of this tin alloy sold for a record $145,500
pewter
Chip
Jay
|
$300
[26]
In his 1805 inaugural, he said, "I know that the acquisition of Louisiana has been disapproved by some"
Thomas Jefferson
Marian
|
$300
[21]
The show's original cast members were billed as these "players"
"The Not Ready For Prime Time Players"
Chip
|
$300
[14]
If it's August & you're in Austin, Texas, indulge in a romantic dinner cruise to watch these flying mammals
Bats
Jay
|
$300
[8]
The book of Matthew, Mark, Luke or John
Gospel
Jay
|
|
DD
$300
[29]
In 1952 she quit her job at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to devote all her time to her writing
Rachel Carson
Chip
|
$400
[4]
3-word name for the piece of antique furniture seen here
a chest of drawers
Chip
|
$400
[27]
Some opponents called him the "Raw Dealocrat"
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chip
Jay
|
$400
[22]
For 2 seasons Don Novello appeared regularly on the show as this "Father"
Father Guido Sarducci
Jay
|
$400
[15]
Consider riding a narrow-gauge train into a salt mine at Bex in this country's Vaud canton
Switzerland
Chip
|
$400
[9]
To burst, like a balloon
Pop
Marian
|
|
$500
[30]
In 1911 Arthur Holmes used the decay of this element to lead to measure the age of the Earth
Uranium
Jay
|
$500
[5]
The "Antiques Roadshow" website calls this "a fancy word" for who owned an object, when & where
provenance
Chip
Jay
|
$500
[28]
He died of a stroke on August 2, 1923, right after his wife read an article about him, "A Calm View of a Calm Man"
Warren G. Harding
Chip
|
$500
[23]
Cast member Nora Dunn boycotted the final show of the '89-90 season when this controversial comedian hosted
Andrew Dice Clay
Jay
|
$500
[16]
A snowman known as Bonhomme is the symbol of Le Carnaval d'Hiver, the winter carnival in this Canadian city
Quebec City
Marian
Jay
|
$500
[10]
A rural district, or a nation
Country
Marian
|
| OFF & RUNNING | "TRAC" MEET | LITERATURE | NOT REALLY RELATED | THE ASTRONAUT HALL OF FAME | CITIES IN INDIA |
|
$200
[24]
In Olympic track & field events, this many runners make up a relay team
4
Chip
|
$200
[16]
A farming vehicle with large, heavily-treaded tires
Tractor
Marian
|
$200
[2]
James Fenimore Cooper's 1823 novel "The Pioneers" was the first in a series of these 5 "Tales"
"Leatherstocking Tales"
Jay
|
$200
[21]
"You're So Vain" singer & pieman meeter
Carly & Simple Simon
Chip
Marian
|
$200
[1]
State in which the Hall of Fame is located
Florida
Chip
Jay
|
$200
[7]
Until 1912 it was the capital of British India (black hole & all)
Calcutta
Jay
|
|
$400
[25]
She won 3 track & field gold medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Florence Griffith Joyner
Chip
Jay
|
$400
[17]
It's a commercially released album of music used in a film
Soundtrack
Marian
|
$400
[9]
In 1919 Booth Tarkington won a Pulitzer Prize for this "Magnificent" novel; in 1922 he won again for "Alice Adams"
"The Magnificent Ambersons"
Jay
|
$400
[22]
"Cruelty" singer & chocolate chip cookie maker
Tori & Famous Amos
Marian
|
$400
[3]
His historic 1962 orbital flight was marked by drama over a possibly loose heat shield
John Glenn
Jay
|
$400
[8]
In this city you'll find the National Museum & the Rashtrapati Bhavan or President's House
New Delhi
Chip
|
|
$800
[27]
Finland's Olympic Stadium prominently features a statue of this distance runner
Paavo Nurmi
Marian
|
$600
[18]
Oops! It's a newspaper's printed correction
Retraction
Marian
|
$600
[11]
In this 1952 short story, Hemingway wrote, "A man can be destroyed but not defeated"
"The Old Man and the Sea"
Marian
|
$600
[23]
Etiquette expert promoting restraint & a parking place to hold your horses
Emily & hitching Post
Jay
|
$600
[4]
While others moonwalked, this vehicle was piloted by Michael Collins on Apollo 11 & Ronald Evans on Apollo 17
the command module
Chip
Jay
|
$600
[10]
This heavily populated port city & capital of Maharashtra state is the leading financial center of India
Bombay/Mumbai
Marian
|
|
$1,000
[28]
Runners must clear hurdles & water jumps in this 3,000-meter track & field event
Steeplechase
Jay
|
$800
[19]
It can mean a passage from a book or a concentrated food flavoring like vanilla
Extract
Marian
|
$800
[12]
In "A Scandal in" this, Sherlock Holmes calls Dr. Watson his "Boswell"
"Bohemia"
Chip
|
$800
[29]
Ring in with these, a "JAG" star & a Philadelphia landmark
Catherine & Liberty Bell
|
$800
[5]
The other Mercury astronauts knew him as "Wally"
Wally Schirra
Jay
|
$800
[14]
Over 2,000 died when the Union Carbide chemical plant in this city leaked toxic gas in 1984
Bhopal
Jay
|
|
DD
$1,100
[26]
In 1985 this American middle-distance runner married discus thrower Richard Slaney
Mary Decker
Jay
|
DD
$1,500
[20]
It can be a type of non-representational art or a printed summary of a longer text
Abstract
Marian
|
$1,000
[13]
Graham Greene's "A Gun For Sale" was published in the U.S. under this title
"This Gun For Hire"
|
$1,000
[30]
"Lady's Not For Burning" playwright & potato product not for burning at McDonald's
Christopher & French Fry
|
$1,000
[6]
This astronaut's sunken Mercury capsule was recovered in 1999
Gus Grissom
Jay
|
$1,000
[15]
Mumtaz knows it's the northern India city that's home to the Pearl Mosque & the Taj Mahal
Agra
Marian
|
The action of this 1959 film moves from New York to South Dakota
North by Northwest