(Sarah: Clues from the Wild West next onJeopardy!--sokick back... and enjoy the show.)
Lisa Kerwin — a German teacher from Gaithersburg, Maryland
Vicki Aken — a writer from Couderay, Wisconsin
Nathan Chan — a software tester from Bellevue, Washington (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,700)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan | $2,400 | $5,800 | $12,200 |
$6,700
2-day champion: $17,400 |
$13,000
16 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Vicki | $2,400 | $3,200 | $12,600 |
$400
3rd place: trip for 2 to St. Lucia in the West Indies |
$13,800
18 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Lisa | $4,000 | $4,400 | $8,800 |
$4,800
2nd place: trip for 2 to the Big Island of Hawaii |
$8,800
15 R, 1 W |
| FAMOUS AMERICANS | I WANNA BE A COWBOY | CHARACTERS IN MUSICALS | WATCH YOUR TONGUE | LARRY, MOE OR CURLY | "K.C." |
|
$200
[16]
These 2 explorers who eventually teamed up were both born in Virginia in the 1770s
Lewis & Clark
Vicki
|
$200
[11]
(Sarah rounds up the clue.) A "honda" is a loop used by cowboys to make this tool of their trade
a lasso
Vicki
|
$200
[2]
The forbidden love of Lun Tha & Tuptim inspires Anna to sing "Hello, Young Lovers" in this musical
The King and I
Nathan
|
$200
[21]
The standard form of this language is based on the Central dialect, the speech in & around Moscow
Russian
Nathan
|
$200
[26]
He's one of the Pep Boys
Moe
Lisa
|
$200
[1]
This rock star was married to Courtney Love
Kurt Cobain
Lisa
|
|
$400
[17]
While visiting Europe, this markswoman once shot a cigarette from the mouth of future Kaiser Wilhelm II
Annie Oakley
Nathan
|
$400
[12]
(Sarah fires off the clue.) It's the numerical term for this self-defense necessity
a six-shooter
Lisa
|
$400
[3]
Hodel leaves the village of Anatevka to join her husband in Siberia in this classic musical
Fiddler on the Roof
Lisa
|
$400
[22]
In the early 1500s Martin Luther translated the Bible into this language using a dialect of Saxony
German
Vicki
|
$400
[27]
In "City Slickers II" Jack Palance played Duke, the twin brother of this character
Curly
Lisa
|
$400
[7]
Now Mrs. Steven Spielberg, she was born in Fort Worth, Texas
Kate Capshaw
Nathan
|
|
$600
[18]
Just months before his death in 1844, this Mormon founder declared his candidacy for president
Joseph Smith
Vicki
|
$600
[13]
(Sarah shows off the clue.) From a Hindi word for a method of tie-dyeing, it's the colorful cowboy accessory I'mwearing
a bandanna
Lisa
|
$600
[4]
Appassionata von Climax vies with Daisy Mae for the affections of this title yokel
Li'l Abner
Lisa
|
$600
[23]
English began to absorb French words after this 1066 event
the Battle of Hastings (the Norman Conquest)
Vicki
|
$600
[28]
Need some lignite? Head to this mining town in Gippsland, Australia
Moe
|
$600
[8]
With brother Richard, she won the Best New Artist Grammy for 1970
Karen Carpenter
Vicki
|
|
$800
[19]
This organizer of the Air National Guard was first elected to the Senate in 1952
Barry Goldwater
|
$800
[14]
(Sarah strolls in with the clue.)Theseleggings I'm wearing are used to protect a cowboy's legs from branches and underbrush
chaps
Lisa
|
$800
[5]
Traditionally a dancer takes over the role of Laury in the dream-ballet part of this Rodgers & Hammerstein show
Oklahoma!
Nathan
|
$800
[24]
The poet Sappho wrote in the Aeolic dialect of this language
Greek
Lisa
|
$800
[29]
Leisure-suited lounge lizard who's starred in a series of video games
Larry
Nathan
|
DD
$600
[9]
The capital of Nevada was named for this frontiersman
Kit Carson
Vicki
|
|
$1,000
[20]
This Naval hero in the Spanish-American War served in the Civil War under David Farragut
George Dewey
|
$1,000
[15]
(Sarah (and friend) heat up the clue.) A rawhide artist is a ranch hand who's good with this identifying implement
a branding iron
Vicki
|
$1,000
[6]
Cotton Blossom performer Ellie May Shipley sings "Life Upon The Wicked Stage" in this Mississippi River musical
Show Boat
Nathan
|
$1,000
[25]
This Scandinavian language has many dialects, especially in North Jutland & the island of Bornholm
Danish
Nathan
Vicki
Lisa
|
$1,000
[30]
This Missoula, Montana-born skier's career went downhill at Lillehammer & he won the gold
(Tommy) Moe
Nathan
|
$1,000
[10]
On '80s TV he had "Growing Pains" as Mike Seaver
Kirk Cameron
Lisa
|
| 17th CENTURY SCIENCE | A "WOMAN" OF THE MOVIES | ON THE INDEX OF FORBIDDEN BOOKS | JUST A THOUGHT | "COP"ING | K.C. |
|
$400
[6]
In 1609 English astronomer Thomas Harriot used the new telescope to draw maps of this body before Galileo did
the moon
Nathan
|
$400
[20]
1990:Julia Roberts
Pretty Woman
Lisa
|
$400
[1]
Entering the list in the 20th century were all the works by this Existentialist, including "No Exit"
Sartre
Vicki
|
$400
[11]
The American Anti-Vivisection Society is against experimentation on these
animals
Vicki
|
$400
[25]
The Amalienborg Palace & the Thorvaldsen museum are landmarks of this city
Copenhagen
Vicki
|
$400
[16]
Kansas City is known as "The City of" these, like the Trevi in Rome
fountains
Vicki
|
|
$800
[7]
Johann Magnenus believed there were 3 elements, fire, earth & water, each made up of these, which we can't see
atoms
Vicki
|
$800
[21]
1992:Al Pacino
Scent of a Woman
Lisa
|
DD
$1,000
[2]
The Bill Watterson comic strip wasn't on the list but these namesakes of the title characters were
Calvin and Hobbes
Vicki
|
$800
[12]
The people who were against the decisions made at the second Diet of Speyer & sided with Martin Luther were called these
Protestant Lutherans (Protestants)
Lisa
|
$800
[26]
According to Mr. Manilow, it's "the hottest spot north of Havana"
the Copacabana
Nathan
|
$800
[17]
Lester Young, Count Basie & Charlie Parker played the Kansas City style of this genre of music
jazz
Nathan
|
|
DD
$800
[9]
The machine Denis Papin built in 1690 was the first to use steam to move one of these in a cylinder
a piston
Nathan
|
$1,200
[22]
1985:William Hurt
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Vicki
|
$1,200
[3]
This 18th century Italian lover's "Memoirs", written in French, probably debuted at No. 1 on the list
Casanova
Vicki
|
$1,200
[13]
It was the "Revolution" that the followers of Ned Lud were against
the Industrial Revolution
Nathan
|
$1,200
[27]
Fine, completely satisfactory, OK
copacetic
Lisa
|
$1,200
[18]
Opened in 1869, the Hannibal Bridge spanning this river helped make Kansas CIty a railroading center
the Missouri (River)
Nathan
Lisa
|
|
$1,200
[8]
In 1656 Christiaan Huygens found time to invent a clock with this new regulator
the pendulum
|
$1,600
[23]
1981:Lily Tomlin
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
|
$1,600
[4]
His "Salammbo" was shortlisted, as well as his "Madame Bovary"
Flaubert
Vicki
|
$1,600
[14]
All this Chinese philosopher born in 551 B.C. wanted was to bring back a golden age & for people to be respectful
Confucius
Nathan
|
$1,600
[28]
In 1491 he entered the University of Krakow, where he became interested in the study of astronomy
Copernicus
Vicki
|
$1,600
[19]
After high school Harry Truman worked briefly in the mail room of this newspaper
The Kansas City Star
|
|
$2,000
[10]
John Napier's 1614 table of these took the blues out of calculating
logarithms
Nathan
|
$2,000
[24]
1993, on TV:Daryl Hannah
The Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
|
$2,000
[5]
If you wanted to drool over his "Pantagruel", you couldn't; it was on the list
François Rabelais
|
$2,000
[15]
The Greeks didn't believe in free will; there was this group weaving a web of destiny
the Fates
Vicki
|
$2,000
[29]
He won the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Music for the ballet "Appalachian Spring"
Aaron Copland
Vicki
|
$2,000
[30]
You canvisitthe Kansas City home & studio of this artist whose work is seen here
Thomas Hart Benton
|
In 1993 this country of over 35 million people had 2 official languages; now it has 11
South Africa