Eli Cotham — an advertising executive from Los Angeles, California
Hal Barron — a college professor from Altadena, California
Mitch Teich — a public radio news reporter from Flagstaff, Arizona (whose 2-day cash winnings total $20,990)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch | $1,800 | $4,600 | $4,000 |
$23
3rd place: Yahoo! Shopping Spree |
$4,000
20 R, 5 W |
| Hal | $100 | $-300 | $5,500 |
$9,001
New champion: $9,001 |
$6,000
14 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Eli | $400 | $1,000 | $4,500 |
$8,001
2nd place: Intel PC Camera Pro Pack & Compaq Presario Internet Desktop PC |
$5,000
12 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM, PA. | PRO FOOTBALL COACHES | HAVING BABIES | MOON MEN TODAY | HANDEL'S MESSIAH | "PEACE" ON EARTH |
|
$100
[8]
Located on the Lehigh River, Bethlehem is 60 miles north of this larger city
Philadelphia
Mitch
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$100
[6]
Green Bay Packers1959-67
Vince Lombardi
Mitch
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$100
[10]
A baby born before the 37th week of pregnancy, & about 10% of them are, is considered this
Premature
Eli
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$100
[14]
This Apollo 11 astronaut now lives on a dairy farm near Lebanon, Ohio
Neil Armstrong
Mitch
Eli
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$100
[26]
Handel wrote "Messiah" in about 3 weeks while living in this city
London
|
$100
[1]
Elie Wiesel won his 1986, Bishop Tutu in 1984
Nobel Peace Prize
Eli
|
|
$300
[23]
A world famous Bethlehem choir performs works by this family fuguer every year at a festival in his honor
J.S. Bach
Mitch
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$200
[7]
Dallas Cowboys1960-88
Tom Landry
Hal
Eli
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$200
[19]
If a sperm with an X chromosome fertilizes the egg, the baby will be this sex
Female
Hal
Eli
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$200
[15]
This Apollo 14 astronaut & first American in space passed away in 1998
Alan Shepard
Mitch
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$200
[27]
As you'd expect from a religious work, this is the final word sung in the oratorio
Amen
Mitch
|
$200
[2]
In order to prevent conflict, you might pass this sacred ceremonial object used by some Native Americans
Peace pipe
Mitch
|
|
$400
[24]
Born in 1898, this Bethlehem, PA. native's works include "John Brown's Body" & "The Devil and Daniel Webster"
Stephen Vincent Benet
|
$300
[11]
Chicago Bears1982-92
Mike Ditka
Mitch
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$300
[20]
To have a full-term Christmas baby, you should conceive on or about the 20th of this month
March
Mitch
|
$300
[16]
The second man on the Moon, he came in second on "Celebrity Jeopardy!"
Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin
Mitch
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$300
[28]
In one aria, this brass instrument "shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible"
Trumpet
Hal
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$300
[3]
In 1971 this Cat Stevens hit song chugged up to No. 7 on the U.S. pop charts
"Peace Train"
Mitch
|
|
DD
$500
[9]
Est. in 1904 by Charles Schwab, this company bearing the city's name is the 2nd largest of its type in the U.S.
Bethlehem Steel
Hal
|
$400
[12]
Oakland Raiders1969-78
John Madden
Eli
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$400
[21]
The Dick-Read labor method encourages you to do this, also the title of a Frankie Goes to Hollywood hit
Relax
Mitch
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$400
[17]
Still on active astronaut status, John Young, 69, works at this NASA site in Houston
Johnson Space Center
Mitch
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$400
[29]
It's what audiences traditionally do when they hearthe following:"Hallelujah, hallelujah..."
stand up (for "The Hallelujah Chorus")
Mitch
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$400
[4]
This overseas humanitarian sevice was originally part of the U.S. State Department
Peace Corps
Hal
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|
$500
[25]
The Moravian Church, based in Bethlehem, is a Protestant group organized in the 15th c. in this current republic
Czech Republic
Mitch
Hal
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$500
[13]
Miami Dolphins1970-95
Don Shula
Mitch
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$500
[22]
Braxton-Hicks are a type of these; the mother may not even notice them
contractions
Mitch
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$500
[18]
Apollo 15's David Scott served as an adviser on this appropriate HBO series
From the Earth to the Moon
Mitch
Eli
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$500
[30]
First performed in 1742, "Messiah" has been called "The final flowering of" this era of music
Baroque
Mitch
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$500
[5]
It's what Neville Chamberlain promised on his return from Germany in September 1938
"Peace in our time"
Mitch
|
| DECEMBER 24 | BEFORE THEY WERE ROCKS | WORLD HISTORY | AUTHORS' PEN NAMES | HARK THE ANGEL | "RED" & "GREEN" |
|
$200
[7]
This great tenor's last appearance at the Met was December 24, 1920; his first was in 1903
Enrico Caruso
Hal
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$200
[21]
Dead vegetation built up in layers forms peat, which next forms this organic rock
Coal
Mitch
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$200
[6]
This country's Shang dynasty arose in the 1700s B.C. along the Yellow River
China
Mitch
|
$200
[1]
Karen Christence Blixen-Finecke
Isak Dinesen
Hal
|
$200
[26]
The WB show "Angel" is a spin-off from this one
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Eli
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$200
[16]
On St. Patrick's Day, many restaurants serve up this dish, straight out of a Dr. Seuss book
Green eggs and ham
Mitch
|
|
$400
[12]
On December 24, 1988 she was nominated for the post of Secretary of Labor
Elizabeth Dole
Mitch
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$400
[22]
This molten substance can surface as lava, or cool & harden into igneous rock
Magma
Hal
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$400
[8]
This explorer sailed to North America on 3 different ships: the Hopewell, Half Moon & Discovery
Henry Hudson
Hal
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$400
[2]
David John Moore Cornwell
John le Carre
|
$400
[27]
"Oh, Thank Heaven!" Kari Wuhrer was the angel seen here called on to tout Bakery Sticks for this chain
7-Eleven
Eli
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$400
[17]
On its first voyage in 1971, this group protested nuclear testing in the Aleutian Islands
Greenpeace
Eli
|
|
$600
[13]
Opera debuts on Christmas Eve include "Aida" in 1871 in Cairo & this Menotti opera in 1951 on TV
"Amahl and the Night Visitors"
Hal
|
DD
$600
[23]
A lot of one-celled organisms died to create this British landmark seen here:
The White Cliffs of Dover
Hal
|
DD
$500
[10]
Among those to reach this fabled African outpost in the 19th century were Rene Caillie & Gordon Laing
Timbuktu
Eli
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$600
[3]
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
Lewis Carroll
|
$600
[28]
This musical that opened in New York in 1972 includes a Teen Angel in its cast of characters
Grease
|
$600
[18]
On the cover of their 1988 "Abbey Road EP", they're wearing little else than strategically placed socks
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Eli
|
|
$800
[14]
On Christmas Eve in 1988 this group found itself with a No. 1 hit, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"
Poison
Mitch
Eli
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$800
[24]
Sandstone is made of sand, which is made up mostly of this mineral
quartz
Hal
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$600
[9]
In June 1955 the Argentine navy staged an unsuccessful revolt against this dictator
Juan Peron
Eli
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$800
[4]
William Sydney Porter
O. Henry
Hal
|
— |
$800
[19]
Garibaldi's followers, or what they wore
Redshirts
Hal
|
|
$1,000
[15]
This north African Mediterranean nation was granted its independence from Italy December 24, 1951
Libya
Hal
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$1,000
[25]
A type of rock made of pebbles cemented together, or a corporation with divisions in several industries
Conglomerate
Hal
|
$1,000
[11]
The Cuban Missile Crisis & the 1967 Arab-Israeli War occurred while he served as U.N. Secretary-General
U Thant
Hal
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$1,000
[5]
Frederic Dannay & Manfred B. Lee
Ellery Queen
|
— |
$1,000
[20]
Readers got their first taste of Hannibal Lecter in this 1981 Thomas Harris novel
"Red Dragon"
Eli
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A 1999 study concluded that this 13-foot-long, 3-foot-wide holy relic dates back to pre-8th century Jerusalem
Shroud of Turin