Bryan Marcus — a sales clerk from Montevallo, Alabama
Cecelia Raxter — a software consultant from Tucker, Georgia
Donna Malcomb — an attorney from Atlanta, Georgia (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,700)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donna | $900 | $2,100 | $4,900 |
$2,999
3rd place: Ducane 2002S Gas Grill |
$5,300
19 R, 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Cecelia | $1,200 | $2,500 | $3,300 |
$3,199
2nd place: Trip to New Zealand courtesy of Collette Tours |
$3,900
15 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Bryan | $500 | $2,000 | $3,400 |
$6,799
New champion: $6,799 |
$2,800
14 R (including 1 DD), 5 W |
| THE 1980s | ACTOR-DIRECTORS | AUTHORS | BELLS | GOING POSTAL | MILITARY RHYME TIME |
|
$100
[12]
The war over these islands was fought in May & June of 1982
Falkland (or Malvinas) Islands
Donna
|
$100
[1]
"Hello Princess!" directed by & starring Roberto Benigni, this film was re-released in 1999 & dubbed in English
Life is Beautiful
Donna
|
$100
[6]
In 1852 this "Scarlet Letter" author wrote a campaign biography for his friend Franklin Pierce
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Cecelia
|
$100
[11]
A bell in Dublin is supposed to have belonged to this man--maybe he used it to lure snakes to their doom
Saint Patrick
Donna
|
$100
[17]
On the list of the Top 10 most popular commemorative U.S. stamps, he's the only rabbit
Bugs Bunny
Donna
|
$100
[15]
Food on a ship that's designed to go underwater
Sub grub
|
|
$200
[13]
On March 24, 1989 it made headlines after it hit a reef in Prince William Sound
Exxon Valdez
Donna
|
$200
[2]
This actor considered running for president after directing himself in 1998's "Bulworth"
Warren Beatty
Donna
|
$200
[7]
In addition to his "Alice" books, he wrote many math works including "Euclid and His Modern Rivals"
Lewis Carroll
Cecelia
|
$200
[22]
(Hi, I'm Catherine Bell) In a popular Christmas song, these bells ring; "Are you listening?"
Sleigh bells
Donna
Cecelia
|
$200
[21]
Of 60 cents, $1.60 or $2.60, the cost to send a half-ounce letter to any country except Canada or Mexico
60 cents
Cecelia
|
$200
[16]
A moist F-16
Wet jet
Bryan
|
|
$300
[14]
In a controversial election, this former U.N. secretary-general became president of Austria in 1986
Kurt Waldheim
|
$300
[3]
Replacing Kubrick as the director of 1961's "One-Eyed Jacks" was an offer this actor could not refuse
Marlon Brando
Donna
|
$300
[8]
Articles he wrote for the Atlantic Monthly in 1875 became Chapters IV to XVII in "Life on the Mississippi"
Mark Twain
Donna
|
$300
[23]
In this traditional ceremony of expulsion, a priest tolled a bell as for the dead
Excommunication
Cecelia
|
$300
[26]
Special services for domestic mail include this type of "receipt" service that confirms who received it
Return receipt
Donna
Cecelia
Bryan
|
$300
[18]
A genuine member of the Navy's elite commando force
a real SEAL
Bryan
|
|
$400
[20]
Fearing the extinction of a mammal species, Kenya called for a worldwide ban on the trade of this in 1989
Ivory
Donna
Bryan
|
$400
[4]
This director was back on screen playing a TV reporter in his 1999 film "Summer of Sam"
Spike Lee
Cecelia
|
DD
$400
[9]
The Samoans gave him the title "Tusitala", or "Teller of Tales"
Robert Louis Stevenson
Donna
|
$400
[24]
Common 2-word term for a campanile, such as the one seen here:
Bell tower
Cecelia
|
$400
[27]
Express mail offers next-day delivery; this U.S. postal "mail" service offers delivery within 2 days
Priority mail
Bryan
|
$400
[28]
A football kick on fourth down by a lowly infantryman
Grunt punt
Donna
|
|
$500
[19]
In April 1980 Samuel K. Doe led a coup in this African country, deposing William R. Tolbert, Jr.
Liberia
Donna
|
$500
[5]
As a divorce attorney, director Danny DeVito narrated this 1989 comedy
The War of the Roses
Bryan
|
$500
[10]
His "Screwtape Letters" & other works examining Christianity were first heard on the BBC or serialized in newspapers
C.S. Lewis
Cecelia
|
$500
[25]
At sea the bells ring every half hour, & 8 bells signals the end of one of these shifts
Watch
Cecelia
|
$500
[30]
It's the official 2-letter U.S. postal abbreviation for the Pine Tree State
ME (Maine)
Donna
|
$500
[29]
The high-pitched sound an ICBM might make
Missile whistle
Bryan
|
| ENGLISH MONARCHS | UNCOMPLIMENTARY NICKNAMES | THE WESTERNMOST | TELEVISION | THE MINOR PROPHETS | HEY "LADY"! |
|
$200
[1]
On June 22, 1897 London celebrated her diamond jubilee with cannon fire & a ceremony at St. Paul's
Queen Victoria
Donna
|
$200
[11]
Feature that made Jimmy Durante "The Schnozz" & Ken Harrelson "The Hawk"
Nose
Bryan
|
$200
[23]
Cumberland Gap, Monument Valley, Pikes Peak
Monument Valley
Cecelia
|
$200
[2]
He's the host of the American version of "Whose Line is it Anyway?"
Drew Carey
Cecelia
|
$200
[13]
Chapter 1 of the book of Joel concerns the day of this crop-ravaging type of grasshopper
Locust
Bryan
|
$200
[18]
A steamy spaghetti scene heats up the action in this 1955 Disney animated romance
Lady and the Tramp
Donna
|
|
$600
[8]
In 1714 the Prince of Hanover, who spoke little English, became king of England under this name
George I
Bryan
|
$400
[12]
It was just Baby Fats when he was earning his nickname playing piano in New Orleans in the '40s
Fats Domino
Donna
Bryan
|
$400
[27]
Rangoon, Bangkok, Hanoi
Rangoon
Cecelia
|
$400
[3]
On her spinoff "Time of Your Life", this former "party" girl is partying in the Big Apple
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Donna
|
$400
[14]
At 21 verses, the book of Obadiah holds this distinction in the Old Testament
Shortest book
Cecelia
|
$400
[19]
In her big screen debut, Diana Ross was nominated for an Oscar for her work in this film
Lady Sings the Blues
Cecelia
Bryan
|
|
$800
[9]
In 1603 he became the first Stuart king of England
James I
Bryan
|
$600
[15]
'30s killer Vincent Coll had this 2-word nickname because he reminded some of a rabid animal
"Mad Dog"
Donna
|
$600
[28]
The Urals, the Pyrenees, the Carpathians
The Pyrenees
Bryan
|
$600
[4]
From 1988 to 1991 Conan O'Brien wrote for this long-running NBC series
Saturday Night Live
|
$600
[24]
Hosea warns that his people "Have sown the wind, and they shall reap" this
The whirlwind
|
$600
[20]
It's the dessert item seen here:(type of cookie)
Ladyfingers
Donna
|
|
DD
$1,000
[7]
This monarch was born in Falaise in the Normandy region of France around 1027
William the Conqueror
Bryan
|
$800
[16]
"Twisted" nickname of country singer & mystery novelist Richard Friedman
"Kinky"
|
— |
$800
[5]
On "The West Wing", this former Brat Packer plays deputy communications director Sam Seaborn
Rob Lowe
Cecelia
|
DD
$600
[25]
When God called him to prophesy in Nineveh, he fled by ship
Jonah
Cecelia
|
$800
[21]
First performed in 1892, this comedy of manners by Oscar Wilde is a study in human jealousy
"Lady Windermere's Fan"
Donna
Cecelia
|
|
$1,000
[10]
Because of her admirable character, this daughter of James II was known as the "Good Queen"
Anne
Cecelia
Bryan
|
$1,000
[17]
Nickname of "Guys and Dolls" comedian-actor Kaye, who wouldn't tell his real first name
"Stubby"
Donna
|
— |
$1,000
[6]
(Hi, I'm Gil Bellows) In addition to "Ally McBeal", this man has created such great shows as "Chicago Hope" & "PIcket Fences"
David E. Kelley
Bryan
|
$1,000
[26]
Haggai prophesied during the reign of this great king of Persia
Darius the Great
Bryan
|
$1,000
[22]
In Mallory's version, the magic sword Excalibur is given to King Arthur by this legendary character
The Lady of the Lake
Donna
Bryan
|
If the mother of the 35th president married the father of the 41st, she would have been named this
Rose Bush