William Toren — a copy editor from Northridge, California
Maya Ginsberg — a musician and teacher from San Diego, California
Mike Kelley — a high school physics teacher from Newburgh, Indiana (whose 1-day cash winnings total $15,300)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike | $400 | $1,800 | $7,600 |
$1
2nd place: Monorail Desktop PC & CardScan Plus 300 |
$7,300
19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Maya | $200 | $600 | $3,400 |
$1
3rd place: Meade ETX Telescope |
$3,400
5 R, 0 W |
| William | $1,400 | $4,000 | $10,000 |
$2,400
New champion: $2,400 |
$8,600
27 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| PRESIDENTS & FIRST LADIES | SUNSET BLVD. | LANGUAGES | 5' 10" FEMMES | '90s MOVIES | CROSSWORD CLUES "I" |
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$100
[1]
While First Lady, she discovered her breast cancer; after, her drug & alcohol dependency
Betty Ford
Mike
|
$100
[21]
The naked truth is that the glamorous part of Sunset between Doheny & Crescent Heights is called this
the Sunset Strip
William
|
$100
[28]
The Neapolitan dialect of this language is noted for its singsong quality
Italian
William
|
$100
[7]
At 5' 10" she "Mrs." looking straight into the eyes of her husband Tom Cruise
Nicole Kidman
Mike
|
$100
[12]
This term for total nudity is the title of a 1997 film about male strippers
The Full Monty
Mike
|
$100
[6]
Titanic sinker(7)
iceberg
William
|
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$200
[2]
He was a tailor in Tennessee in the 1820s when his wife taught him how to write
Andrew Johnson
Mike
|
$200
[22]
Sprawling south from Sunset, you'll find this university where something's always "Bruin"
UCLA
Mike
|
$200
[30]
Spanish is closely related to this language spoken widely in Lisbon
Portuguese
William
|
$200
[17]
At 5' 10" she's straight as an Aerosmith & the daughter of one, too
Liv Tyler
William
|
$200
[13]
Matt Damon stars as a genius janitor from South Boston in this 1997 movie
Good Will Hunting
Maya
|
$200
[8]
Turn upside down(6)
invert
William
|
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$300
[3]
This 11th president's last words, "I love you, Sarah", were to his wife
James K. Polk
|
$300
[23]
Site of the former Filthy McNasty's, the Viper Room is now co-owned by this "Ed Wood" movie star
Johnny Depp
William
|
$300
[29]
It's the official language of the country where we taped our International Tournament in 1997
Swedish
Mike
|
$300
[18]
Well, I'll be Dharma, she's 5' 10"
Jenna Elfman
William
|
$300
[14]
1997 action movie seen here:
Con Air
William
|
$300
[9]
Pianists tickle them(7)
ivories
Mike
|
|
DD
$500
[4]
His wife Florence consulted an astrologer who said that he'd win the presidency but die in office
Warren G. Harding
Mike
|
$400
[24]
A nasty bend at Sunset & Carolwood is often identified with this 1964 Jan & Dean hit
"Dead Man's Curve"
Mike
|
$400
[27]
During the Middle Ages, this language spoken in Amsterdam was known as Diets
Dutch
William
|
$400
[19]
For this 5' 10" daughter of Blythe Danner, life is no longer the Pitts
Gwyneth Paltrow
Maya
|
$400
[15]
Actor seenherewho co-wrote & co-produced as well as starred in the film:
John Cusack
William
|
$400
[10]
"Aha!", e.g.(12)
interjection
Mike
William
|
|
$500
[5]
Ida, the wife of this 25th president, had epilepsy
William McKinley
|
$500
[25]
A mall stands on the site of this fabled drugstore & meeting place seen in the movie "Sunset Boulevard"
Schwab's
|
$500
[26]
Messenian & Cretan are considered to be Doric dialects of this language
Greek
Mike
|
$500
[20]
The 1993 remake of "Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman" featured this 5' 10" femme
Daryl Hannah
William
|
$500
[16]
Ethan Hawke & Robert De Niro starred in this film based on a Dickens novel
Great Expectations
William
|
$500
[11]
A store's stock(9)
inventory
Mike
|
| WE'VE REACHED A PLATEAU | WORKOUT VIDEOS | 20th CENTURY ART | "HEAD"S | TALES | YOU LOSE! |
|
$200
[7]
Altiplano is Spanish for plateau, specifically one at 12,000' in these South American mountains
the Andes
Mike
|
$200
[19]
This Texas Ranger takes women through his "Lean and Mean" aerobic workout
Chuck Norris
William
|
$200
[21]
Illustrator seenherein a famous self-portrait:
Norman Rockwell
Mike
|
$200
[1]
2 baseball games between the same teams on the same day
a doubleheader
William
|
$200
[6]
This "legend" about Ichabod Crane is found in Washington Irving's "Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent."
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
William
|
$400
[12]
Not tricky enough? This New York governor lost the GOP nomination to Richard Nixon in 1968
Nelson Rockefeller
William
|
|
$400
[16]
A rolling plateau covers much of this Chinese-controlled nation, the "Roof of the World"
Tibet
William
|
$400
[29]
This show's Donna D'Errico & Gena Lee Nolin got help with their tapes from a former Shape magazine editor
Baywatch
Mike
|
$400
[25]
Marcel Duchamp's "Chocolate Grinder, No. 1" is a precursor of this movement begun in Zurich in 1916
Dadaism
William
|
$400
[2]
It's what's highlighted here:
a letterhead
William
|
$400
[8]
His book "Go Down, Moses" includes the immortal story "The Bear"
William Faulkner
|
$600
[13]
The Persian king Darius III led 250,000 troops to defeat against this man's 47,000 in 331 B.C.
Alexander the Great
William
|
|
$600
[17]
The Great Karroo is a vast, arid plateau in the western Cape province of this country
South Africa
William
|
$600
[22]
Cardio kickboxing is covered by this model wife of Rod Stewart
Rachel Hunter
Mike
|
$800
[27]
He draws sports murals like the one seenherein his own colorful style:
LeRoy Neiman
Mike
|
$600
[3]
Musical group that included Tina Weymouth & David Byrne
Talking Heads
Mike
|
$600
[9]
Among his tales are "The Premature Burial" & "The Mystery of Marie Roget"
Edgar Allan Poe
William
|
$800
[14]
He "lost" his seat to the Big Bopper as Buddy Holly & the others flew off February 3, 1959
Waylon Jennings
Mike
William
|
|
$800
[18]
This flat, or should we say Vlad, region covers most of central & northwestern Romania
Transylvania
Maya
|
$800
[23]
The fitness star seen here, her tapes include "Keep Fat Burning" & a pregnancy workout
Kathy Smith
Mike
|
$1,000
[28]
A landmark in cubism, this painting seenherewas influenced by black African sculpture:
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
William
|
$800
[4]
Archie Bunker's famous nickname for his son-in-law
"Meathead"
William
|
$800
[10]
"How the Alphabet Was Made" & "The Elephant's Child" are 2 of these Kipling "stories"
Just So Stories
Mike
|
$1,000
[15]
In 1970 the sultan of this Arabian Peninsula nation was overthrown by his son with the help of the British
Oman
William
|
|
$1,000
[20]
A plateau containing Jordan's major cities bears this name by which the country was once known
Transjordan
|
$1,000
[24]
Cable network that brought us "The Grind Fat Burning Grooves Video"
MTV
Maya
|
DD
$2,000
[26]
Russian-born artist whose work is seen here:
Marc Chagall
William
|
$1,000
[5]
She won 8 Oscars for Costume Design
Edith Head
Maya
|
DD
$1,800
[11]
His story "To Build a Fire" is about a man & a dog trying to survive a harsh Yukon winter night
Jack London
Mike
|
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Valdas Adamkus, a resident of the Chicago area since 1949, became president of this country in 1998
Lithuania