Charles Hubert — a developer from Tucker, Georgia
Ellen Alers — an archivist from Washington, D.C.
Lynne Bruchet — a behavior specialist from Tallahassee, Florida (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,601)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynne | $200 | $1,900 | $3,700 |
$200
3rd place: VTech Cordless Phones |
$3,700
12 R, 1 W |
| Ellen | $700 | $1,900 | $2,900 |
$2,400
2nd place: Trip to Club Intrawest, Palm Desert, California |
$2,900
16 R (including 1 DD), 9 W |
| Charles | $800 | $1,700 | $6,900 |
$6,399
New champion: $6,399 |
$7,500
22 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| SUDBURY, MY HOMETOWN | COLORS | NOVEL OPENINGS | MODERN SPORTS EQUIPMENT | WOODY GUTHRIE | ENDS IN "I" |
|
$100
[26]
In 1940 Sudbury became the first Canadian city to install these meters, eh
Parking meters
Charles
|
$100
[16]
When talking playing cards, diamonds are this color
Red
Charles
|
$100
[10]
1936:"Scarlett O'Hara was not beautiful, but men seldom realized it when caught by her charm..."
Gone with the Wind
Charles
|
$100
[7]
Seat, chain, front & rear derailleurs
Bicycle
Lynne
|
$100
[2]
Woody was born in Okemah in this state, "Way down yonder in the Indian nation"
Oklahoma
Lynne
|
$100
[1]
Finlandia Hall in this capital city is built in the shape of a piano
Helsinki
Charles
|
|
$200
[27]
A team called the Sudbury Wolves plays in the regional league of this sport
Ice hockey
Lynne
Ellen
|
$200
[17]
Even in 1638 John Wilkins thought it was an absurdity that the moon was made out of this color cheese
Green
Charles
|
$200
[11]
1978:"Garp's mother, Jenny Fields, was arrested...for wounding a man in a movie theater"
"The World According To Garp"
Charles
|
$200
[8]
Chocks, carabiners, rope
Mountain climbing
Ellen
|
$200
[3]
Woody inscribed "This machine kills Fascists" on this instrument
His guitar
Charles
|
$200
[21]
Writings on a wall
Graffiti
Ellen
|
|
$300
[28]
Science North, a science center in Sudbury, is one of the biggest tourist attractions in this province
Ontario
Ellen
|
$300
[18]
Describing people, this color is a synonym for a verb meaning "to age"
Gray
Ellen
|
$300
[12]
1970:"What can you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl who died?"
"Love Story"
Charles
|
$300
[9]
A canopy, risers, ripcord pins
Skydiving
Charles
|
$300
[4]
A devoted fan, this rock star described himself in the early '60s as a "Woody Guthrie jukebox"
Bob Dylan
Charles
|
$300
[22]
It's the type of strolling band seen here:
Mariachi
Lynne
|
|
$400
[29]
Sudbury's Festival Boreal in July celebrates this natural phenomenon
Northern Lights
Lynne
Ellen
|
$400
[19]
In Chekhov's "The Seagull", it's the color Masha always wears
Black
Lynne
Ellen
|
$500
[14]
1939:"To the red country & part of the gray country of Oklahoma, the last rains came gently..."
"The Grapes Of Wrath"
Ellen
|
$400
[15]
A leash, a wetsuit, wax
Surfing
Lynne
|
$400
[5]
He's Woody's folk singer son, known for "Alice's Restaurant"
Arlo Guthrie
Charles
|
$400
[24]
A veranda or roofed patio, perhaps found on the Hawaiian island of the same name
Lanai
Ellen
|
|
$500
[30]
I'll bet 5 cents you can name this metal, the mining of which once dominated Sudbury's economy
Nickel
Charles
|
$500
[20]
An exception to the "I before E" rule is this color, a light yellowish brown
Beige
Charles
|
DD
$600
[13]
1876:"Tom!"
"The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer"
Charles
|
$500
[23]
A triangular sail, an aluminum frame, harness
Hang gliding
Ellen
Charles
|
$500
[6]
The title of this 1943 Woody autobiography is lifted from a song about a train
"Bound For Glory"
Charles
|
$500
[25]
It remains the most popular of the classical forms of Japanese theater
Kabuki
Ellen
|
| THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY | CLASSIC CINEMA | RITUALS | MUSIC | STATES' MEN | LITERARY BEFORE & AFTER |
|
$200
[1]
It's the only known planet in our solar system JPL spacecraft haven't visited--& they're looking into it
Pluto
Ellen
Charles
|
$200
[5]
30 years before "Blair Witch", this Hopper-Fonda biker film was the little movie that shook up Hollywood
Easy Rider
Lynne
|
$200
[11]
Among these animals that have made ritualistic yearly appearances are Pothole Pete, Chipper & Punxsutawney Phil
Groundhogs
Ellen
|
$200
[23]
Legend says one of Haydn's symphonies is nicknamed "The Queen" because this queen of France liked it
Marie Antoinette
Ellen
|
$200
[16]
James Whitcomb Riley, Michael Jackson, Jim Davis
Indiana
Charles
|
$200
[21]
Lawrence & Lee play about the trial over man evolving from Mr. Toad of Toad Hall
Inherit the Wind in the Willows
|
|
$400
[2]
Designed by JPL, the USA's first of these is at the nose of the rocket in the 1958 photo seen here
Satellite
Ellen
|
$400
[6]
In the judgment of the Academy, Maximilian Schell was 1961's Best Actor for this film
Judgment at Nuremberg
Charles
|
$400
[12]
Every Labor Day weekend people gather in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, build a giant one of these & burn it
Man
Ellen
|
$400
[24]
The name of this set of 12 Schumann piano pieces is French for butterflies
"Papillon"
Lynne
|
$400
[17]
Francis Scott Key, Dashiell Hammett, Cal Ripken, Jr.
Maryland
Ellen
|
$400
[22]
Richard Llewellyn could gag me with a spoon with this mining tale, fer sure
How Green Was My Valley Girl
|
|
$600
[3]
The JPL mission to bring back pieces of a comet, or the title of the tune heard here:
Stardust
Charles
|
$600
[7]
Katharine Hepburn appeared in this 1937 theatrical drama & in a later film that added "Canteen" to the title
Stage Door
Ellen
|
$600
[13]
In celebration of Chanukah, candles are lit for this many nights
8
Lynne
Ellen
Charles
|
$600
[25]
It's the ever-popular opera that features the song heard here:
Porgy and Bess ("I Got Plenty Of Nothing")
Lynne
Ellen
|
$600
[18]
Howard Hughes, Buddy Holly, Lee Trevino
Texas
Charles
|
— |
|
$800
[4]
A JPL engineer designed this Larami Ltd. product that puts water pistols to shame
Super Soaker
Lynne
|
$800
[8]
This steamy Gregory Peck-Jennifer Jones film was nicknamed "Lust in the Dust"
Duel in the Sun
Lynne
Ellen
|
$800
[14]
Robes of this "spicy" orange-yellow color let you know a boy is a Buddhist disciple
Saffron
Charles
|
$800
[26]
This waltz composer's "Blue Danube Waltz" is featured in the ballet "Le Beau Danube"
Johann Strauss
Ellen
|
$800
[19]
Montgomery Clift, Marlon Brando, Henry Fonda
Nebraska
|
— |
|
DD
$1,000
[10]
This appropriately named JPL probe was launched Sept. 5, 1977 & has covered over 5 billion miles
Voyager
Ellen
|
$1,000
[9]
This Fritz Lang film portrayed a futuristic city as a hell of scientific progress & human despair
Metropolis
Ellen
|
$1,000
[15]
Greek corpses were buried with a coin to pay this mythical ferryman
Charon
Ellen
Charles
|
$1,000
[27]
His "Kinderlieder" (children's songs) are far less famous than his opera about 2 kids in the woods
Engelbert Humperdinck
Charles
|
DD
$1,000
[20]
Louis Armstrong, Truman Capote, Bryant Gumbel
Louisiana
Charles
|
— |
A large bay bearing its name borders this capital settled by the Spaniards in 1571
Manila, Philippines (Manila Bay)