Megan Green — a kennel manager from Gadsden, Alabama
Francisco Smith — a circulation manager from Brooklyn, New York
Susan Caylor — an account manager from Atlanta, Georgia (whose 3-day cash winnings total $33,001)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan | $1,200 | $2,700 | $5,700 |
$11,300
4-day champion: $44,301 |
$5,600
19 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Francisco | $700 | $800 | $1,800 |
$0
3rd place: a Clio Pocket PC Companion |
$2,800
9 R, 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Megan | $1,500 | $3,000 | $7,800 |
$4,200
2nd place: Sony VAIO Super-Slim Z505 Pro notebook computer & monitor |
$7,800
18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| 20th CENTURY USA | HORROR MOVIE VILLAINS | WATCH THE BIRDIE | OBVIOUS ANSWERS | AMERICAN WRITERS | THE "ND" |
|
$100
[12]
On Sept. 18, 1975 this fugitive heiress was captured by the FBI in a San Francisco apartment
Patty Hearst
Susan
|
$100
[6]
"A Nightmare on Elm Street"
Freddy Krueger
Francisco
|
$100
[30]
The emperor & king species of this can dive to a depth of over 780 feet
penguin
Megan
|
$100
[29]
This machine that produces printed letters on paper can be spelled using just letters on a typewriter's top row
a typewriter
Francisco
|
$100
[1]
In 1843 his story "The Gold-Bug" won a $100 prize from the "Dollar Newspaper" in Philadelphia
Edgar Allan Poe
Megan
|
$100
[11]
This fictional bull would rather smell the flowers than fight any day
Ferdinand
Susan
|
|
$200
[13]
In 1984 this civil rights leader gained the release of 22 Americans & 26 Cubans detained in Cuban prisons
Rev. Jesse Jackson
Susan
|
$200
[7]
"Psycho"
Norman Bates
Megan
|
$200
[21]
As ptarmigans often walk on this substance, their feet are feathered for insulation & support
ice (or snow)
Megan
|
$200
[15]
William Tyler Page, who wrote "The American's Creed" that the House adopted in 1918, had this job there in 1881
page
Susan
Francisco
|
$200
[2]
From 1862 to 1864 he wrote for the Territorial Enterprise newspaper in Virginia City, Nevada
Mark Twain
Susan
|
$200
[23]
Style of jazz heard here:
Dixieland
Susan
|
|
$300
[14]
In 1952 this toy company founded by the Hassenfeld brothers introduced Mr. Potato Head
Hasbro
Francisco
|
$300
[8]
"Friday the 13th"parts 2 through 9
Jason
Megan
|
$300
[19]
An owl's are nearly spherical; those of a hummingbird are long & elliptical
eggs
Francisco
Megan
|
$300
[16]
In an April 17, 1965 speech in Johnson City, Texas, this president rejected appeals to halt the bombing in Vietnam
Lyndon B. Johnson
Megan
|
$300
[3]
He was born in Salinas, California; his father was treasurer of Monterey County
John Steinbeck
Susan
|
$300
[26]
It's the wide sash worn at the waist & fastened in back that's part of a man's formal suit
a cummerbund
Megan
|
|
$400
[24]
On November 19, 1919 the U.S. Senate failed to ratify this treaty which established the League of Nations
the Treaty of Versailles
Megan
|
$400
[9]
"Halloween"
Michael Myers
Megan
|
$400
[20]
The curlew & the willet were both named for this
their calls
|
$400
[17]
Millenios, a new cereal for the year 2000, contained 2 types of bits, little zeros & little these
twos
Susan
|
DD
$500
[4]
The land on which he built a small cabin in 1845 was owned by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry David Thoreau
Susan
|
$400
[27]
This thick, succulent steak for 2 is traditionally served with bearnaise sauce
chateaubriand
Susan
|
|
$500
[25]
In June 1934 this father of a future president was named chairman of the SEC
Joseph Kennedy
Susan
|
$500
[10]
"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"
Leatherface
Megan
|
$500
[22]
Like the baleen whale, this pink bird popular on front lawns & Miami cop shows strains the water for its food
a flamingo
Megan
|
$500
[18]
Milestones in this director's career include "All Quiet on the Western Front" & "A Walk in the Sun"
Lewis Milestone
Susan
Francisco
|
$500
[5]
In his "Devil's Dictionary", a bore is defined as "a person who talks when you wish him to listen"
Ambrose Bierce
Francisco
|
$500
[28]
On a computer keyboard this symbol is usually on the same key as the 7
the ampersand
Susan
|
| FAMOUS NATIVE AMERICANS | WORD ORIGINS | WORLD GEOGRAPHY | MICROSOFT | WINDOWS | THE LAST AMERICAN TO WIN THE GOLD |
|
$200
[3]
The first mention of her in British colonial records was in John Smith's "True Relations"
Pocahontas
Francisco
|
$200
[1]
From the Latin render, "to yield", it's something you have to yield up to your landlord
rent
Francisco
|
$200
[14]
The Colorado River provides much of the border between this country's Baja California Norte & Sonora
Mexico
Susan
|
$200
[21]
In 1991 this giant corporation ended its 10-year collaboration with Microsoft to pursue the OS/2 operating system
IBM
Susan
|
$200
[11]
Dating to around 1100, the oldest ones still in existence are in the cathedral at Augsburg, Germany
stained glass windows
Megan
|
$600
[26]
Men's 100 meters(1988)
Carl Lewis
|
|
$400
[7]
This leader of his people at the Little Big Horn took no active part in the battle
Sitting Bull
Susan
|
$400
[2]
From middle English for "lazy lout", someone who doesn't sail is a "land" one
a lubber
Susan
|
$400
[15]
The Hooghly, a tributary of this river, passes through Calcutta on its way to the Bay of Bengal
the Ganges
Susan
|
$400
[22]
Microsoft jointly operates a cable news channel with this major broadcast network
NBC (MSNBC)
Susan
|
$400
[12]
Because French windows reach the floor, they're also called these
French doors
Susan
|
$800
[27]
Women's speed skating 1,000 meters(1994)
Bonnie Blair
Megan
|
|
$600
[8]
This Shoshone's name meant "bird woman"
Sacajawea
Susan
|
$600
[4]
From the Latin for "a place of cleansing", it's a place to cleanse your soul before entering heaven
purgatory
Megan
|
$600
[16]
Oman & Iran lie on opposite sides of this strait
the Strait of Hormuz
Megan
|
$600
[23]
Microsoft originally based this CD-ROM encyclopedia on the Funk & Wagnalls
Encarta
Megan
|
$600
[13]
Useful at the drive-thru, they were pioneered by Daimler in 1946
electric windows in your car
|
DD
$1,000
[28]
Women's javelin(1932)
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Megan
|
|
$800
[9]
This Chiricahua Apache took part in the inaugural procession of Theodore Roosevelt in 1905
Geronimo
Francisco
|
$800
[5]
From the Chinook hayo makamak, meaning "plenty to eat", it's an important, overbearing person
a muckety-muck (or a muckamuck)
Francisco
|
$800
[17]
This island is home to most of Indonesia's major cities, including Jakarta
Java
|
$800
[24]
Microsoft's success has funded the $17 billion foundation named for these 2 people
Bill & Melinda Gates
|
$800
[19]
A second sash that protects against wind & rain is usually called this type of "window"
storm windows
|
— |
|
$1,000
[10]
At the Battle of Tippecanoe, William Henry Harrison defeated this warrior's brother, "The Shawnee Prophet"
Tecumseh
Francisco
|
DD
$1,000
[6]
From the Greek dendron, something dendroid is shaped like one of these
a tree
Francisco
|
$1,000
[18]
This Honduran capital is one of the few capitals in the world without a railroad
Tegucigalpa
Megan
|
$1,000
[25]
From the Latin for "to rise", the name of this spreadsheet program implies that it rises above the others
Excel
Francisco
|
$1,000
[20]
This type of window named for its 2 sashes first appeared in the late 17th century
double-hung windows
|
— |
Popular 1950s vocalist who has written the autobiographies "Girl Singer" & "This for Remembrance"
Rosemary Clooney