Lynne Kenyon — a high school teacher from Olympia, Washington
Elizabeth Hoppe — an optometrist and college professor from Fullerton, California
Ron Hankey — an operations research analyst from Falls Church, Virginia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $7,401)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron | $700 | $700 | $6,000 |
$9,801
2-day champion: $17,202 |
$6,300
15 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Elizabeth | $-300 | $1,500 | $2,300 |
$90
2nd place: Trip to Mariott's Las Palmas Resort in Rancho Mirage, California |
$2,300
15 R, 6 W |
| Lynne | $1,200 | $3,300 | $4,900 |
$1
3rd place: Trip on Amtrak's Coast Starlight between Los Angeles & Seattle |
$4,800
18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| RELIGION | MISS MANNERS' MANNERS | CATCHPHRASES | ALL MY CHILDREN | WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE | NOT A DROP TO DRINK |
|
$100
[6]
The Falasha Jews of Ethiopia claim descent from King Solomon & this woman
Sheba
Elizabeth
|
$100
[14]
"Miss Manners always believes in sending" these "notes. It encourages people to give more"
thank-you notes
Elizabeth
|
$100
[11]
Acquisitive slogan that Cuba Gooding, Jr. shouts at Tom Cruise in "Jerry Maguire"
"Show me the money!"
Lynne
|
$100
[24]
In 1973 "All My Children"'s Mary Fickett became the first daytime soap actor to win one of these awards
an Emmy
Lynne
|
$100
[1]
At over 60 million square miles, this ocean covers about a third of the Earth's surface
Pacific Ocean
Ron
|
$100
[19]
The only requirement for membership in this group founded in 1935 is a desire to stop drinking
Alcoholics Anonymous
Elizabeth
|
|
$200
[7]
The Deseret News is one of several publications owned by this church
Mormons (LDS)
Elizabeth
|
$200
[15]
Of cracking these body parts, Miss Manners says, "Please insist that everyone stop it this very minute"
knuckles
Lynne
|
$200
[12]
Biblical term for a menacing sermon, from 2 torments it depicts awaiting sinners
fire & brimstone
Ron
Elizabeth
|
$200
[27]
As a member of Pine Valley's Daughters of Fine Lineage, Phoebe traces her roots back to this boat
Mayflower
Elizabeth
|
$200
[2]
Huron a roll if you know the Straits of Mackinac connect Lake Huron with this Great Lake
Lake Michigan
Ron
Elizabeth
|
$200
[20]
This word used of Herbert Hoover in 1928 referred to his support of Prohibition, not his dull speeches
dry
Elizabeth
|
|
$300
[8]
The name of this Christian sacrament is from the Greek for "to dip"
baptism
Lynne
|
$300
[16]
According to Miss Manners, gentlemen remove these when shaking hands; ladies do not
gloves
Elizabeth
|
$300
[13]
This phrase wishing an actor good luck was taken literally by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's theater
break a leg
Elizabeth
|
$300
[28]
On January 5, 1995 "All My Children" celebrated this anniversary
25th
Lynne
|
$300
[3]
About 250 miles long, this river is usually navigable for only about 20 miles from Rome to the sea
the Tiber
Ron
Lynne
|
$300
[21]
Temperance workers used this liquor as a synonym for all spirits & prefaced it with "demon"
rum
Lynne
|
|
$400
[9]
Tradition says this central shrine of Islam, located in Mecca, was built by Abraham & Ishmael
Kaaba
|
$400
[17]
Miss Manners claims you'll "develop warts on your toes" if you wear these after Labor Day
white shoes
Elizabeth
|
$400
[25]
In current slang, someone attractive or cool may be "all that and a bag of " these
chips
Lynne
|
$400
[30]
Verla Grubbs on "All My Children", she used to star in "As the Stomach Turns" on her own variety show
Carol Burnett
Lynne
|
DD
$500
[4]
The city formerly called Stalingrad lies on this river
Volga (city renamed Volgograd)
Lynne
|
$400
[22]
This Southern state whose name means "great water" was the last one with a prohibition law
Mississippi
Lynne
|
|
$500
[10]
With more than 60 million members worldwide, it's the largest Protestant denomination
Lutheranism
Elizabeth
|
$500
[18]
Sadly, Miss Manners notes that these linen items are never used, "even by the guests"
guest towels
Elizabeth
|
$500
[26]
Broadcaster Red Barber popularized "sitting in" this seat as an equivalent of "sitting pretty"
the catbird's seat
Elizabeth
|
$500
[29]
She was "All My Children"'s Jenny Gardner before becoming "NYPD Blue"'s Det. Diane Russell
Kim Delaney
|
$500
[5]
In Turkey you can get from Europe to Asia by crossing the Bosporus Strait at this sea just below it
the Sea of Marmara
Ron
Elizabeth
|
$500
[23]
In "A Drinking Life", this editor of NYC's Post & Daily News tells how he got on & off the sauce
Pete Hamill
|
| THE TYLER ADMINISTRATION | FINN FUN | FILM STARS | SOUP DU JOUR | ROBERT FROST SAYS... | "T" TIME! |
|
$200
[1]
On March 1, 1845, just prior to leaving office, Tyler signed the measure annexing this republic
Texas
Lynne
|
$200
[6]
Yeow! The heat in this traditional Finnish room may reach the boiling point of water
a sauna
Lynne
|
$200
[23]
In 1991 this sister of Eric Roberts shocked Hollywood by canceling her wedding to Kiefer Sutherland
Julia Roberts
Ron
|
$200
[13]
Monday's special is named for this appendage; what do they do with the rest of the ox?
tail
Ron
|
$200
[21]
"Two" of these "diverged in a wood, and I--I took the one less traveled by..."
roads
Lynne
|
$200
[8]
Sometimes it precedes wolf; by itself, it's a lumberjack's warning call
timber
Lynne
|
|
$400
[2]
In 1841 Tyler's cabinet resigned except for this secy. of state; the devil must have made him stay
Daniel Webster
Ron
|
$400
[7]
This ethnic minority in Finland consists of about 4,000 former nomads living north of the Arctic Circle
Lapps/Laplanders
Elizabeth
|
$400
[26]
Prior to auditioning for "Mad Max", his face was bruised in a fight, which helped him win the role
Mel Gibson
Lynne
|
$400
[17]
If it's Tuesday, it must be waterzooi, a rich stew from this country's Flemish people
Belgium
Ron
|
$400
[22]
"Something there is that doesn't love" this
a wall
|
$400
[9]
Savalas, or what the British used to watch him on
Telly
Elizabeth
|
|
$600
[3]
In June 1843 Tyler attended the dedication of this Revolutionary War monument in Charlestown, Massachusetts
Bunker Hill Memorial
Ron
|
$600
[14]
A famous Finnish tone poem, or a famous Finnish vodka
Finlandia
|
$1,000
[27]
An Oscar winner for "The Accused", she voiced the male role of Pugsley in "The Addams Family" cartoons
Jodie Foster
Ron
|
$600
[18]
Wednesday's treat is this chilled tomato soup, which Andalusians flavor with onions & garlic
gazpacho
Ron
|
DD
$500
[25]
"The woods are lovely, dark & deep, but I have promises to keep" is followed by this line, repeated
"And miles to go before I sleep"
Ron
|
$600
[10]
It's another term for a bronco buster as well as a synonym for tornado
twister
Lynne
|
|
$800
[4]
While sitting in the Capitol Building on May 24, 1844, Samuel F.B. Morse tapped out these 4 words
"What hath God wrought"
Ron
Elizabeth
|
$800
[15]
This "Flying Finn" flies no more, but he has a statue near Helsinki's Olympic Stadium
Paavo Nurmi
Ron
|
— |
$800
[19]
Thursday's soup isn't mulligan stew but this curry-flavored dish with a similar name
mulligatawny
Lynne
|
$600
[24]
Fighting the sun at this man's inauguration, he declaimed, "The land was ours before we were the land's"
John F. Kennedy
Ron
|
$800
[11]
A larval frog, or a nickname for a person from Mississippi
tadpole
Elizabeth
|
|
$1,000
[5]
Because of a feud with Henry Clay, Tyler was disowned by this party that nominated him
Whigs
Ron
|
$1,000
[16]
This architect, Eero's father, gained fame for designing Helsinki's railroad station
Eliel Saarinen
Lynne
|
— |
$1,000
[20]
Fish on Friday! It's this Provencal stew, ladled over slices of dried French bread
bouillabaisse
Ron
Elizabeth
|
— |
$1,000
[12]
This word can refer to a tree of the mahogany family or an animated character such as Roger Rabbit
toon
Elizabeth
|
The name of this common kitchen material comes from its use in place of a mineral
Formica