Adam Epstein — a pre-law student from Los Angeles, California
Amy Borgstedte — an attorney from Houston, Texas
Brendan Roche — an account manager from Troy, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $17,100)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan | $3,000 | $3,200 | $9,000 |
$8,000
2-day champion: $25,100 |
$16,600
18 R, 4 W (including 3 DDs) |
| Amy | $200 | $4,400 | $2,400 |
$0
3rd place: trip to Las Vegas & stay at Hard Rock Hotel |
$2,400
13 R, 6 W |
| Adam | $2,200 | $3,000 | $3,800 |
$1
2nd place: trip to Killarney, Ireland by Colette Vacations & stay at Old World Southern Hotel |
$3,800
12 R, 3 W |
| BEFORE THE WHITE HOUSE | BIBLICAL RULERS | JUST RELAXING | MAKE | "IT" | BIG IN HOLLYWOOD |
|
$200
[16]
Ax-wielding Chief Executive depictedhereashemight have looked in 1833
Abraham Lincoln
Amy
|
$200
[11]
Exodus 35:2--Whoever works on this day shall be put to death
the Sabbath
Adam
|
$200
[23]
A doze, or a button on your alarm clock that lets you doze
snooze
Brendan
|
$200
[1]
The Golf, the Jetta
Volkswagen
Brendan
|
$200
[18]
Something that provokes a desire to scratch the skin
an itch
Adam
|
$200
[6]
In 1933 it was said of this big simian, "Oh, no. It wasn't the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast."
King Kong
Adam
|
|
$400
[17]
This president is seenherein one ofhisearliest occupations
Ronald Reagan
Adam
|
$400
[12]
Deut. 19:15--You need this minimum number of witnesses to establish that a crime has been committed
2
|
$400
[24]
This synonym for "daydreaming" can also mean collecting tufts left on bushes by sheep
wool gathering
|
$400
[2]
The Bonneville, the GTO
Pontiac
Adam
|
$400
[19]
Worldwide it's the native language of about 66,000,000 people
Italian
Amy
|
$400
[7]
Opponents of this big movie reptile have included Megalon, the Smog Monster & Mothra
Godzilla
Brendan
|
|
$600
[28]
They're the 2 presidents seenherein 1947
George Bush & George W. Bush
Amy
|
$600
[13]
Leviticus 21:20--Flat-nosed people & those with "a blemish in" this sense organ cannot become priests
the eye
Brendan
Amy
Adam
|
$600
[25]
An "E-Cliner" from this "indolent" recliner maker has a built-in keyboard for WebTV
La-Z-Boy
Amy
|
$600
[3]
The Cordoba, the LeBaron
Chrysler
Brendan
|
$600
[20]
Used for emphasis, they're printed letters that usually slant to the right
italics
Amy
|
$600
[8]
The Gotham City set for this 1989 film was reportedly the largest built for a movie since "Cleopatra"
Batman
Brendan
|
|
$800
[29]
An early 20th century photo of this man who would become president is seen here
FDR
Amy
|
$800
[14]
Deut. 25:5-10--A widow belongs to the husband's brother; if he refuses her she must do this "in his face"
spit
Brendan
|
$800
[26]
Settle down by the pool with a planter's punch, made with fruit juice, grenadine & this liquor
rum
Amy
Adam
|
$800
[4]
The Monza, the Vega
Chevy
Brendan
|
$800
[21]
A list of places to be visited
itinerary
Amy
|
$800
[9]
Truly on the big screen, movies in this large scale film format include "Mission to Mir" & "Everest"
IMAX
Amy
|
|
$1,000
[30]
Perhaps this president wanted to fiddle with the Constitution
Nixon
Brendan
Adam
|
DD
$1,000
[15]
Deut. 14:9-10--To be edible, water animals must have fins & these
scales
Brendan
|
$1,000
[27]
In your space age bachelor pad, listen to the soothing '60s sounds of Ferrante & this piano partner
Teicher
Brendan
|
$1,000
[5]
The Gremlin, the Pacer
AMC (American Motors)
Adam
|
$1,000
[22]
First name of violin virtuoso Perlman
Itzhak
Amy
|
$1,000
[10]
This big screener about a bigfoot made big bucks in 1987
Harry and the Hendersons
Adam
|
| PHYSICAL SCIENCE | THE SPORTING LIFE | 20th CENTURY BRITAIN | DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU'RE DEALING WITH? | STATES' FORMER CAPITALS | BEFORE & AFTER |
|
$400
[18]
This bending of light as it passes from air into water results from its slower speed
refraction
Amy
|
$400
[6]
In American football he's a kicker; in Britain he's a gambler, especially on thoroughbred races
a punter
Adam
|
$400
[16]
He's the well-intentioned1930s prime minister seen here
Neville Chamberlain
|
$400
[26]
A shrewd bargainer is known as a "trader" of these animals
a horse-trader
Brendan
|
$400
[11]
Omaha(1854-1867)
Nebraska
Amy
|
$400
[1]
Eydie Gorme's spouse who is David Lean's epic 1962 film starring Peter O'Toole
Steve Lawrence of Arabia
Adam
|
|
$800
[22]
The simplest organic compounds are made of just carbon & this element
hydrogen
Adam
|
$800
[7]
Frank Beal invented this type of tennis for what it uses instead of a racquet
paddle tennis
Amy
|
$1,200
[19]
In 1995 this oldest British merchant bank went bust after a trader lost $1 billion of its assets
Barings
Amy
|
$800
[27]
One-word term for the proprietor of a cigar store
a tobacconist
|
$800
[12]
Natchez(1798-1802 & 1817-1821)
Mississippi
Amy
|
$800
[2]
Crystal Gayle's No. 2 pop hit that's the type of dairy product that includes Roquefort & Gorgonzola
"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Cheese"
Brendan
|
|
$1,200
[23]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presnts using a chalk board.) I've diagrammedthe structure of me than e; thisis its familiar chemical formula
CH 4
Amy
|
$1,200
[8]
Unlike the 2-person type, the team type of this "ball" game has no walls; players throw the ball at a goal
handball
Brendan
|
$1,600
[20]
On August 3 of this year, British Diplomat Edward Grey said, "The lamps are going out all over Europe"
1914
Amy
|
— |
$1,200
[13]
Augusta(1786-1795)
Georgia
Brendan
Amy
|
$1,200
[3]
Movie star of gangster film like "The Public Enemy" who was partnered with Tyne Daly on a 1980s TV cop drama
James Cagney & Lacey
Adam
|
|
$1,600
[24]
Magnets & batteries have this property, meaning each end produces opposite physical effects
polarized
Brendan
|
DD
$1,600
[9]
As his last name suggess, this boxer who's twice beaten Mike Tyson is a devoted Christian
Evander Holyfield
Brendan
|
$2,000
[21]
Conductor Neville Marriner founded this British musical "Academy" named for a church on Trafalgar Square
the Academy of St. Martin in the Field
|
— |
$1,600
[14]
Murfreesboro(1819-1825)
Tennessee
Brendan
|
$1,600
[4]
Poe story in which an old man's body is buried under the floor & Marlow journeys in the Congo to find Kurtz
"A Tell-Tale Heart of Darkness"
Brendan
|
|
$2,000
[25]
Seen in lamps, this type of luminescence from exposure to energy lasts only as long as the energy does
fluorescence
|
$2,000
[10]
In 1952 the great Willie Hoppe retired from this sport--we hope he had a cushion to fall back on
pool (billiards)
Adam
|
DD
$5,000
[17]
On Oct. 31, 1956 British & French bombs destroyed much of this country's air force
Egypt
Brendan
|
— |
$2,000
[15]
Portsmouth(1680-1775)
New Hampshire
Brendan
|
$2,000
[5]
It's the "big deal" Shakespeare play in which Brooke Shields reveals what she wears under her jeans in a classic ad
"Much Ado About Nothing Comes Between Me and My Calvins"
Brendan
|
The only 2 South American countries with both an Atlantic & a Pacific coast
Chile & Colombia