Brian Carlson — a TV engineer from Chicago, Illinois
Lynn Walters — a stay-at-home mom from St. Louis, Missouri
Kara McDermott — an Internet content editor from Newton, Massachusetts (whose 2-day cash winnings total $8,400)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kara | $1,800 | $4,000 | $6,800 |
$3,599
2nd place: Sony Home Entertainment System with WebTV |
$6,800
20 R, 0 W |
| Lynn | $500 | $1,200 | $5,000 |
$3,700
New champion: $3,700 |
$4,800
15 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| Brian | $700 | $100 | $1,700 |
$3,398
3rd place: JVC Sound System & Jazz CDs |
$2,700
9 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS | BRAND NAMES | POLITICS & SHOW BIZ | NATIONS OF AFRICA | HE WAS IN THAT? | ANAGRAMMED CABINET DEPARTMENTS |
|
$100
[11]
As a youth, this "Iceman Cometh" dramatist prospected for gold in Honduras
Eugene O'Neill
Lynn
|
$100
[16]
In 1986 this company introduced its Dockers line of men's casual wear
Levi's
Lynn
|
$100
[6]
Mary Bono won election to Congress over Ralph Waite, John-Boy's dad on this show
The Waltons
Kara
|
$100
[26]
Add 2 letters to Niger to get the name of this country just south of it
Nigeria
Lynn
|
$100
[1]
He appeared fleet-ingly in "Sailor Beware" with Martin & Lewis before "East of Eden" made him a star
James Dean
Kara
|
$100
[21]
TASTE
State
Kara
|
|
$200
[12]
In a Chekhov play, Mme. Ranevsky is the owner of this title area of land
"The Cherry Orchard"
Lynn
|
$200
[17]
It's "The Quicker Picker Upper"
Bounty
Kara
|
$200
[7]
Film mogul Jack Warner supposedly said, "No. Jimmy Stewart for president." this man "for best friend"
Ronald Reagan
Kara
|
$200
[27]
In a song title, this country whose capital is Nairobi might come before "Feel the Love Tonight"
Kenya
Kara
|
$200
[2]
Before playing Cliff on "Cheers", John Ratzenberger appeared as Major Derlin in this second "Star Wars" film
The Empire Strikes Back
Kara
|
$200
[22]
SEND FEE
Defense
Kara
|
|
$300
[13]
In 1941 her "Watch on the Rhine" was named best American play by the New York Drama Critics' Circle
Lillian Hellman
Brian
|
$300
[18]
Elsie the Cow's "husband", his face is plastered on glue bottles
Elmer
Kara
|
$300
[8]
She's played Queen Elizabeth I, but decided to join the House of Commons:
Glenda Jackson
Lynn
|
$300
[28]
In a song title, this country whose capital is Accra might come before "Fly Now"
Ghana
Kara
|
$300
[3]
Kevin Spacey played a sleazy businessman in this Melanie Griffith film about an ambitious secretary
Working Girl
Kara
|
$300
[23]
TIRE IRON
Interior
Brian
|
|
$400
[14]
In 1991 Nigel Hawthorne won a Tony for his role as this author in William Nicholson's play "Shadowlands"
C.S. Lewis
Kara
|
$400
[19]
Its "Extra Dry" was the first aerosol antiperspirant in the U.S.
Arrid
Kara
|
$400
[9]
Artists like Gladys Knight have recorded the songs of this senior senator from Utah
Orrin Hatch
|
$400
[29]
(Hi, I'm NBA All-Star Dikembe Mutombo.) One of the many languages I speak is this official one of my birthplace, Congo
French
Brian
|
$400
[4]
Mr. C on "Happy Days", he played the man Natalie Wood's parents want her to marry in "Love with the Proper Stranger"
Tom Bosley
Brian
|
$500
[25]
TO TRAP ON TRAINS
Transportation
Kara
|
|
$500
[15]
The search for the philosopher's stone is the subject of Ben Jonson's play about this title profession
"The Alchemist"
|
$500
[20]
This sleek swimsuit brand got its start in Australia in 1928
Speedo
Lynn
|
$500
[10]
Actress & Congresswoman Helen Gahagan took this last name when she wed Oscar-winning actor Melvyn
Douglas
Lynn
|
$500
[30]
Milton Obote, no bargain either, ran this country before & after Idi Amin
Uganda
Brian
|
$500
[5]
Mike Farrell of "Providence" can be seen in the hotel in this 1967 Dustin Hoffman classic
The Graduate
Kara
|
DD
$1,000
[24]
IDEA COUNT
Education
Brian
|
| FLEMISH & DUTCH MASTERS | MILITARY MATTERS | EVERYTHING'S "GOLDEN", BABY | HOME | CHOPIN | NETWORK |
|
$200
[22]
His "Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp" featured the doctor, his colleagues & a cadaver
Rembrandt
Lynn
|
$200
[21]
This nickname of the World War II U.S. Air Force fighter numbered the P-51 comes from the Spanish for "stray animal"
Mustang
|
$200
[6]
A bright, tasty, yellow variety of apple; it's as yummy as it sounds
Golden delicious
Brian
|
$200
[11]
In new houses, when all your lights go out, you flip the circuit breaker back; in old houses, you change these
Fuses
Lynn
|
$200
[16]
Every piece Chopin composed was for or included this instrument
Piano
Lynn
|
$200
[1]
"The Puzzle Place","This Old House","Frontline"
PBS
Brian
|
|
$400
[23]
Artist whose masterpiece is seen here:
Vincent Van Gogh
|
$400
[27]
One-third of the Americans who made up the Abraham Lincoln Battalion were killed during this country's civil war
Spain
Lynn
|
$400
[7]
It's the popular breed seen here:
golden retriever
Kara
|
$400
[12]
On Oct. 19, 1999 this home & life improvement guru made a bundle after her IPO hit Wall Street
Martha Stewart
Kara
|
$400
[17]
After some miserable months in Vienna, Chopin arrived in this city, another musical mecca, in September 1831
Paris
|
$400
[2]
"Real World","House of Style","FANatic"
MTV
Lynn
|
|
DD
$800
[24]
Because of his style of painting females, this master's name gave us an adjective for plump women
Peter Paul Rubens (rubenesque)
Lynn
|
$600
[28]
There are Chinese & Russian versions of this rifle that's also known as Kalashnikov Model 1947
AK-47
Kara
|
$600
[8]
While Moses was on Mount Sinai, the Israelites worshipped this
Golden Calf
Brian
|
$600
[13]
It's what andirons are built to hold
Logs/wood in your fireplace
Brian
|
DD
$600
[18]
After meeting this author, Chopin wondered, "Is she really a woman?"
George Sand
Lynn
|
$600
[3]
"7 Days","WWF Smackdown","Moesha"
UPN
Kara
Lynn
|
|
$800
[25]
In 1632 this court painter to England's Charles I & Queen Henrietta Maria was knighted
Anthony van Dyck
|
$800
[29]
This kind of "force" is a temporary grouping of units to carry out a specific mission
Task force
|
$800
[9]
This Mongol army overran Eastern Europe in the 13th century
The Golden Horde
Lynn
|
$800
[14]
There are 2 types of these safety devices, photoelectric & ionization
Smoke detectors
Lynn
|
$800
[19]
Chopin was born in Poland, & his first printed work at age 7 was one of these appropriately named pieces
Polonaise
|
$800
[4]
"Emergency Vets","Wild Rescues","Breed All About It"
Animal Planet
Kara
|
|
$1,000
[26]
This 20th century painter known for his neoplastic style helped establish a magazine called "De Stijl"
Piet Mondrian
|
$1,000
[30]
This German "operation" to invade the Soviet Union took its name from a crusading Holy Roman Emperor
Operation Barbarossa
|
$1,000
[10]
Lucius Apuleius wrote it
The Golden Ass
Brian
|
$1,000
[15]
A heriz is a Persian one
Carpet
|
$1,000
[20]
Chopin disliked the insincerity of this Hungarian pianist-composer 1 year his junior
Franz Liszt
|
$1,000
[5]
"Pros & Cons","Crime Stories","DC Insider"
Court TV
Brian
|
According to USA Today, they're the 2 nonconsecutive months that see the highest cookbook sales
May & December