April Fools' Day show with Pat Sajak as host.
Christian Stallsmith — a naval engineer from Arlington, Virginia
Lori Drummond — a high school teacher from Rockford, Illinois
Paul Roder — a systems engineer from Tinton Falls, New Jersey (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,550)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul | $1,000 | $2,300 | $6,650 |
$650
2nd place: a trip to Jamaica on Air Jamaica + the Jeopardy! Challenge scorekeeper |
$6,700
16 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| Lori | $2,200 | $3,600 | $6,200 |
$1
3rd place: a trip to Las Vegas, at Excalibur + the Jeopardy! Challenge scorekeeper |
$7,700
20 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| Christian | $0 | $100 | $5,500 |
$1,000
New champion: $1,000 + the Jeopardy! Challenge scorekeeper |
$5,500
15 R, 2 W |
| BUY A VOWEL | LOSE A TURN | BOOK & AUTHOR | HUSBAND & WIFE | BEFORE & AFTER | SAY "JACK" |
|
$100
[16]
This "A" word means to relinquish power or give up the throne
abdicate
Lori
|
$100
[17]
In 1991, after 8 years as the AKC's top dog, the cocker spaniel lost the No. 1 ranking to this dog called a lab
a Labrador retriever
Christian
|
$100
[1]
Upton Sinclair wrote "The Jungle" & he wrote "The Jungle Book"
Rudyard Kipling
Paul
|
$100
[6]
Bruce Willis can toast her with a demitasse when they celebrate their tenth anniversary November 21, 1997
Demi Moore
Paul
|
$100
[22]
Maid of Orleans with a monument at the end of the Champs Elysees
the Joan of Arc de Triomphe
Christian
|
$100
[11]
This man's Chicago-based Rainbow/PUSH action network is a merger of 2 earlier political groups
Jesse Jackson
Paul
|
|
$200
[24]
We're looking for an "I"; it's an animal without any backbone
invertebrate
Lori
|
$200
[18]
Chillicothe was this state's capital twice, losing out to Zanesville once & finally to Columbus
Ohio
Lori
|
$200
[2]
Much of "Fools Die", a novel by this "Godfather" author, centers on gambling & Las Vegas
(Mario) Puzo
Lori
|
$200
[7]
Queen Victoria exulted over her honeymoon night with him, "I never, never spent such an evening!!!"
Prince Albert
Paul
|
$200
[23]
Jerry Garcia's ancient Biblical texts from Qumran
the Grateful Dead Sea Scrolls
Lori
|
$200
[12]
On TV he played Steve McGarrett, head of Five-O, a special Hawaiian police unit
Jack Lord
Paul
|
|
$300
[25]
This "O" is the medical branch that deals with the anatomy & treatment of the eye
opthamology (optometry accepted)
Lori
|
$300
[19]
Only twice between 1949 & 1964 did this team fail to win the American League pennant
the New York Yankees
Christian
|
$300
[3]
Arthur C. Clarke wrote this 1968 sci-fi novel in collaboration with director Stanley Kubrick
2001: A Space Odyssey
Paul
|
$300
[8]
Her cousin Maria Shriver was her matron of honor when she married Edwin Schlossberg in 1986
Caroline Kennedy
Lori
|
— |
$300
[13]
He played for the Kansas City Monarchs before he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947
Jackie Robinson
Lori
|
|
$400
[26]
It's what the Greeks call the letter "E"
epsilon
Paul
|
$400
[20]
After a 3-year ride at the top in U.S. sales, this Honda model lost its No. 1 position to the Taurus in 1992
the Honda Accord
Lori
Christian
|
$400
[4]
She dazzled readers with "Dazzle" & "I'll Take Manhattan"
(Judith) Krantz
Lori
|
DD
$500
[9]
Daniel Day-Lewis married this playwright's daughter Rebecca after starring in the film version of "The Crucible"
(Arthur) Miller
Lori
|
— |
$400
[14]
This actress who now plays Lisa Landry on "Sister, Sister" won an Emmy for "227"
Jackee Harry
Paul
|
|
$500
[27]
"U" may not be aware that this Florentine palace was originally built for Cosimo I de Medici
the Uffizi Palace
Christian
|
$500
[21]
This orator was the Democrats' presidential nominee twice, lost a turn & was nominated again in 1908
William Jennings Bryan
Christian
|
$500
[5]
Lt. Joe Leaphorn & Navajo policeman Jim Chee return in this author's 1996 mystery "The Fallen Man"
Tony Hillerman
|
$500
[10]
This "Fantasia" conductor was a vigorous 63 when he married 21-year-old Gloria Vanderbilt in 1945
(Leopold) Stokowski
Lori
|
— |
$500
[15]
Formerly a special advisor to LBJ, he's presided over the MPAA since 1966
Jack Valenti
Paul
|
| HOAXES & FRAUDS | APRIL | FUELS | SHAKESPEAREAN FOOLS | FOOL'S ERRANDS | "FOOL"ISH SONGS |
|
$200
[20]
P.T. Barnum exhibited a monkey sewn to a fish as one of these female sea creatures from "Feejee"
a mermaid
Christian
|
$200
[7]
On April 8, 1974 this Brave hit his 715th home run
Hank Aaron
Christian
|
$200
[1]
Term for material, like dry wood or newspaper, used to start a fire
kindling
Christian
|
$200
[4]
The humans in this play inspire Puck to say, "Lord, what fools these mortals be!"
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Paul
|
$200
[12]
Alchemists once searched for the philosopher's stone, said to transmute base metals into this substance
gold
Lori
|
$200
[14]
This happens "where angels fear to tread" & "where wisemen never go"
"Fools Rush In"
Christian
|
|
$400
[21]
A 1985 April Fools' issue of this magazine told of Sidd Finch, the pitcher with the 168 mph fastball
Sports Illustrated
Lori
|
$400
[8]
It was lullaby & goodnight for this composer who died in Vienna April 3, 1897
Johannes Brahms
Paul
|
$400
[2]
A carboniferous solid fuel for blast furnaces, or a carbonated liquid fuel for people
coke
Christian
|
$400
[5]
Though this historical play contains a clown, it's the heroine who makes an asp of herself
Antony and Cleopatra
Lori
|
$400
[19]
Former astronaut James Irwin led 5 expeditions to this mount to recover Noah's Ark
(Mt.) Ararat
Lori
|
$400
[15]
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 had a hit with this Beatles tune from the "Magical Mystery Tour" album
"The Fool On The Hill"
Christian
|
|
$600
[22]
in 1678 England panicked at false rumors of a takeover plot by this order founded by Loyola
the Jesuits
Paul
|
$600
[9]
Filipino chieftain Lapu-Lapu & his forces killed this Portuguese explorer April 27, 1521
Ferdinand Magellan
Christian
|
$600
[3]
This partly-decayed plant matter is a common fuel in areas without much coal
peat
Lori
|
$600
[6]
Trinculo is a jester in this "stormy" drama
The Tempest
Christian
|
$600
[26]
Although Plato pointed toward Gibraltar, many modern scientists place this mythical island near Crete
Atlantis
Lori
|
$600
[16]
This question precedes "Who never fell in love, it seems that I'm the only one that I have been thinking of"
"What Kind Of Fool Am I?"
Paul
|
|
$800
[23]
David Hampton's exploits posing as this actor's son inspired the play & film "Six Degrees of Separation"
Sidney Poitier
Christian
|
$800
[10]
This invasion occured from April 17-19, 1961
the Bay of Pigs
Lori
|
$800
[25]
Also called lamp oil, this petroleum product was once the chief source of artificial lighting
kerosene
Lori
|
$800
[11]
Dogberry & Verges are 2 foolish officers in this comedy whose title may mean "nada" to you
Much Ado About Nothing
Christian
|
$800
[27]
John Franklin was lost at sea searching for this American waterway
the Northwest Passage
Paul
|
DD
$750
[17]
In 1981 Diana Ross cracked the Top Ten with a remake of this 1956 Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers hit:"Why do birds sing so gay /And lovers await the break of the day..."
"Why Do Fools Fall In Love"
Paul
|
| — |
$1,000
[24]
On April 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin blasted off in a capsule called this, Russian for "east"
Vostok I
|
— |
DD
$1,600
[13]
Speed is a clownish servant to Valentine in this comedy set in Romeo's town
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Lori
|
$1,000
[28]
Following Jacob Waltz' hints, treasure hunters have searched this SW state for the Lost Dutchman Mine
Arizona
Paul
|
$1,000
[18]
Michael McDonald co-wrote this 1979 Doobie Brothers hit with Kenny Loggins
"What A Fool Believes"
Christian
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This common aquarium fish was named for a Trinidadian clergyman
Guppy