Paul Showalter — a customer service representative originally from Irongate, Virginia
Merle Milder — a housewife from Edison, New Jersey
Bob Ryffel — a computer expert from Fairfield, Connecticut (whose 2-day cash winnings total $28,601)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BobCat | $1,400 | $4,900 | $7,500 |
$4,199
2nd place: Gateway 2000 Family Desktop PC & O'Sullivan Computer Workstation |
$6,200
22 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Merle | $300 | $1,200 | $5,400 |
$10,600
New champion: $10,600 |
$6,200
14 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Paul | $700 | $1,700 | $5,100 |
$1
3rd place: Coleman/DuPont Camping Equipment |
$5,100
15 R, 1 W |
| U.S. GEOGRAPHY | ON- & OFF-SCREEN ROMANCES | THE PREZ SEZ | LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX | HORSING AROUND | NOW YOU'RE COOKIN'! |
|
$100
[8]
Part of this 3,000-mile long mountain system covers the middle third of Colorado
the Rocky Mountains
Paul
|
$100
[26]
This "Pretty Woman" fell for Dylan McDermott when she played his wife in "Steel Magnolias"
Julia Roberts
Paul
|
$100
[13]
On Jan. 14, 1963 he said, "The mere absence of war is not peace"
John F. Kennedy
Paul
|
$100
[1]
Ann Landers said women's complaints about sex fall into 2 categories: not enough & this
too much
Paul
|
$100
[21]
Lord Nelson had one of these nailed to the mast of his flagship for good luck
a horseshoe
BobCat
|
$100
[2]
Salisbury steak contains these items that Hansel dropped in the forest
bread crumbs
Paul
|
|
$200
[9]
Texas County in this state's panhandle borders the state of Texas
Oklahoma
BobCat
|
$200
[27]
Laura Dern & this "Tall Guy" were linked romantically when they co-starred in "Jurassic Park"
Jeff Goldblum
Merle
|
$200
[14]
He told America, "To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body"
Richard Nixon
BobCat
|
$200
[4]
In 1972 this French star called herself "the most important sex symbol of all time"
Brigitte Bardot
BobCat
|
$200
[22]
This TV series whose theme is heardhereonce featured the title character horsing around with Mae West:"A horse is a horse, of course, of course..."
Mr. Ed
BobCat
|
$200
[3]
It means to separate & remove solids to make "clear"; it's often done to butter
clarify
BobCat
|
|
$300
[10]
This Washington volcano erupted on November 22, 1842; it blew its top again in 1980
Mount St. Helens
Paul
|
$300
[28]
Dennis Quaid found inner peace when he married this co-star of "Innerspace" in 1991
Meg Ryan
BobCat
|
$300
[15]
He once said, "I'm just a politician from Missouri and proud of it"
Harry S. Truman
BobCat
|
$300
[5]
According to Cole Porter they're the type of "fleas" that "do it"
educated
Merle
|
$300
[23]
Some cowboys wear these seatless leather trousers to protect their legs when they ride horses
chaps
BobCat
|
$300
[18]
To make angel parfaits, you need egg whites, salt, sugar, vanilla & the heavy type of this
cream
Merle
|
|
$400
[11]
This Midwestern state's "Northwest Angle" is the northernmost point in the continental U.S.
Minnesota
BobCat
|
$400
[29]
Brad Pitt's break-up with this "Se7en" co-star made the June 30, 1997 cover of People
Gwyneth Paltrow
Merle
|
$400
[16]
He asked us to join him "And march along the road... that leads to the Great Society"
Lyndon Johnson
BobCat
|
$400
[6]
"Sex is the biggest nothing of all time", said this pop artist, perhaps preferring soup
Andy Warhol
BobCat
|
$400
[24]
Many thoroughbreds trace their ancestry back to the Byerley Turk, a stallion of this breed
Arabian
Paul
|
$400
[19]
Recipes for cocktail sauce often call for the "prepared" type of this pungent root
horseradish
BobCat
|
|
$500
[12]
The Calendar Islands of this "Pine Tree State" are so named because there are 365 of them
Maine
BobCat
|
$500
[30]
Yves Montand & this blond sex symbol took the title of their 1960 film "Let's Make Love" literally
Marilyn Monroe
Merle
|
DD
$1,800
[17]
President heard here:"Three days from now, after half a century in the service of our country, I shall lay down the responsibilities of office..."
Dwight D. Eisenhower
BobCat
|
$500
[7]
"Golden Boy" playwright who defined sex as "the poor man's polo"
Clifford Odets
|
$500
[25]
Some prehistoric horses had this many toes on each foot, like rhinos, which are distant relatives of the horse
3
Paul
|
$500
[20]
Chilies, garlic & chocolate go into this Mexican sauce served on chicken or turkey
mole sauce
Merle
|
| CHILDREN'S BOOKS & AUTHORS | ENDANGERED SPECIES | FIRST-NAME BASIS | HIT PARADE | EUROPEAN HISTORY | "CAT" GOT YOUR TONGUE? |
|
$200
[1]
Her 1933 book "Farmer Boy" describes the childhood of her husband, Almanzo Wilder
Laura Ingalls Wilder
BobCat
|
$200
[27]
It's no laughing matter: farmers in Africa have killed thousands of the brown species of this scavenger
the hyena
BobCat
|
$200
[21]
A little birdy told us this first name shared by actress Oberon & singer Haggard means "blackbird"
Merle
Paul
|
$200
[16]
In 1987 the Grateful Dead's "Touch Of" this peaked at No. 9 becoming the group's only Top 40 hit
Grey
BobCat
|
$200
[7]
In 1995 7-time PM Giulio Andreotti was tried for association with this criminal organization
the mafia
Paul
|
$200
[2]
It describes a tune you can't stop humming
catchy
BobCat
|
|
$400
[8]
"Our Exploits at West Poley" is a children's book by this "Tess of the D' Urbervilles" author
Thomas Hardy
Merle
|
$400
[26]
These "whoopers" breed in marshy areas of Wood Buffalo National Park in Canada
whooping cranes
BobCat
|
$400
[22]
Cecil B.'s niece could tell you that Inez is the Spanish form of this feminine name
Agnes
BobCat
|
$400
[17]
This rocker's last Top Ten hit was "Burning Love", which hit No. 2 in 1972
Elvis Presley
Merle
|
$400
[12]
This American gathered his forces to liberate Europe in WWII; his "plan" then supplied it with $13 billion
George Marshall
Paul
|
$400
[3]
A trancelike state in which a person doesn't talk or move
catatonia
Paul
|
|
$600
[9]
This author of the Uncle Remus stories also wrote "Wally Wanderoon and His Story-Telling Machine"
Joel Chandler Harris
Merle
|
$600
[28]
The Peregrine species of this bird is sometimes called the duck hawk in the U.S.
the falcon
Merle
|
$600
[23]
From the Latin for "fifth", this name was traditionally given to a fifth son
Quentin
BobCat
Merle
Paul
|
$600
[18]
Then husband & wife, they recorded the 1974 duet "Mockingbird"
Carly Simon & James Taylor
BobCat
|
$600
[13]
16th & 17th c. changes in the Catholic church are often called the counter-this
Reformation
Merle
|
$600
[4]
To deny something this way is to allow for no exceptions or conditions
categorical (or categorically)
Merle
|
|
$800
[10]
"The Twits" is the tale of a perfectly dreadful couple by this author of "James and the Giant Peach"
Roald Dahl
Merle
|
$1,000
[30]
A Sumatran species of this ape is endangered due to habitat destruction & overcollection for zoos
orangutan
|
$800
[24]
A good detective can deduce this masculine name means "fair-haired" in old English
Sherlock
|
$800
[19]
In 1991 this French-Canadian's first U.S. hit asked "Where Does My Heart Beat Now"
Celine Dion
Merle
|
$800
[14]
A political or social system; an "ancien" one governed France until 1789
a regime
Paul
|
$800
[5]
The instruction of a pupil by means of questions & answers, the reverse of what we're doing now
catechism
BobCat
|
|
$1,000
[11]
He called his fifth Narnia novel "The Horse and His Boy"
C.S. Lewis
Paul
|
DD
$1,500
[29]
Florida may have the largest surviving population of this animal seen here:
the manatee
Merle
|
$1,000
[25]
We don't "doubt" you know that this Biblical name is Aramaic for "twin"
Thomas
Paul
|
DD
$1,500
[20]
In the rock era this jazz singer heardherehad 3 Top 10 pop hits:
Sarah Vaughan
Merle
|
$1,000
[15]
Reigning from 1243 to 1254, the 4th Pope of this name was "guilty" of authorizing torture for heretics
Pope Innocent IV
|
$1,000
[6]
An Indian tribe of the Carolinas, their language, or a grape first grown in the region
catawba
BobCat
|
On this day you can hear "Remember that you are dust and unto dust you shall return" ritually repeated
Ash Wednesday