Lawrence Hidaka — a library assistant from Las Vegas, Nevada
Aaron Kilmer — a graduate student from Pasadena, California
Ron Shinkman — a journalist from Sherman Oaks, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $16,401)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron | $200 | $800 | $1,600 |
$3,100
3rd place: ReplayTV System & Service |
$1,800
16 R, 8 W (including 1 DD) |
| Aaron | $1,500 | $3,300 | $7,700 |
$9,700
New champion: $9,700 |
$8,700
18 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| Lawrence | $1,100 | $2,800 | $4,800 |
$3,799
2nd place: Trip to Oahu, Hawaii courtesy of Yahoo! Travel |
$4,800
15 R, 1 W |
| U.S. GEOGRAPHY | BUTTER | GONE TOO SOON | CRAYOLA CRAYON COLORS | NONFICTION | BEATLES' SONGS IN OTHER WORDS |
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$100
[6]
Principal port cities on this gulf include Mobile & Tampa
Gulf of Mexico
Aaron
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$100
[21]
It's the action you do to make butter or the device it's made in
Churn
Ron
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$100
[16]
Sadly, in 1997 this "Saturday Night Live" comic, like his idol, John Belushi, died at age 33
Chris Farley
Ron
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$100
[11]
Shocking--but shades of this color include Tickle Me, Pig & Flamingo
Pink
Ron
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$100
[1]
"The Greatest Generation Speaks" is a collection of letters inspired by this newsman's 1998 bestseller
Tom Brokaw
Lawrence
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$100
[23]
"Jaundiced U-Boat"
"Yellow Submarine"
Aaron
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$200
[7]
Large ships can sail over 100 miles inland to Washington, D.C. on this river
Potomac
Aaron
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$200
[22]
Land O'Lakes butter got its start in this state in 1921
Minnesota
Lawrence
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$200
[17]
2 of the 3 rock legends, aged 28, 22 & 17, who lost their lives February 3, 1959
(2 of) The Big Bopper, Buddy Holly or Ritchie Valens
Lawrence
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$200
[12]
This shade of brown shares its name with a bear who had no hair
Fuzzy Wuzzy
Ron
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$200
[2]
Frank McCourt tells about growing up in the slums of Ireland in this Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir
"Angela's Ashes"
Ron
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$200
[27]
"Softcover Author"
"Paperback Writer"
Lawrence
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$300
[8]
Streams in the eastern part of this state flow into Lake Michigan & Green Bay
Wisconsin
Ron
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$300
[24]
In 1995 he became the spokeshunk for "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter"
Fabio
Aaron
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$300
[18]
He ran off with a 1988 Oscar nomination for his role in "Running on Empty"
River Phoenix
Lawrence
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$300
[13]
2 of the first 3 metallic colors introduced
Gold, silver &/or copper
Aaron
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$300
[3]
On his own he wrote "Veil" & "Wired"; with Carl Bernstein he wrote "All The President's Men"
Bob Woodward
Ron
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$300
[28]
"Shalom Aloha"
"Hello Goodbye"
Lawrence
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$400
[9]
In 1833 this "holy" northwestern Ohio port arose from the consolidation of Port Lawrence & Vistula villages
Toledo
Ron
Aaron
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$400
[25]
Part of Heloise's hint to do this is to mix 1/3 cup white vinegar with 2/3 cup water & blot
Remove a butter stain
Ron
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$400
[19]
At the 2000 U.S. Open in Pebble Beach, a memorial was held for this golfer & winner of the title in '99
Payne Stewart
Ron
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$400
[14]
In response to teachers' requests, Prussian Blue became this "timely" color in 1958
Midnight Blue
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$400
[4]
Shout Hallelujah! Come on "Get Happy", Gerald Clarke's biography of this entertainer
Judy Garland
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$400
[29]
"A Lengthy, Meandering Boulevard"
"The Long and Winding Road"
Ron
Aaron
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DD
$500
[10]
The easternmost part of Rhode Island can't be reached by land without going through this state
Massachusetts
Aaron
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$500
[26]
You'll be Russian to serve this chicken dish stuffed wuth herbed butter
Chicken Kiev
Aaron
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$500
[20]
(Hi, I'm Katie Wagner) In 1996 I co-produced & narrated "An Intimate Portrait" of this actress, my stepmother, for Lifetime TV
Natalie Wood
Aaron
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$500
[15]
Ingmar Bergman should be pleased with this fruity color, added in 1990
Wild Strawberry
Ron
Lawrence
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$500
[5]
As you might "Expect", this book, first published in 1984, is the top pregnancy guide for moms-to-be
"What to Expect When You're Expecting"
Lawrence
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$500
[30]
"24 Hour Traveler"
"Day Tripper"
Lawrence
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| THE WAR OF 1812 | OCCUPATIONS | IMAX FILMS | MARRY MARY | QUITE CONTRARY | HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW? |
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$200
[1]
This Washington lawyer watched the bombardment of Fort McHenry aboard a British ship on the night of Sept. 13-14, 1814
Francis Scott Key
Ron
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$200
[6]
In a fight song, "I'm a Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech and a helluva" this
Engineer
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$200
[12]
This TV Spock narrated the IMAX films "Ring of Fire" & "Destiny in Space"
Leonard Nimoy
Aaron
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$200
[21]
In 1877 she wed Asa Eddy, a follower of her new religion
Mary Baker (Eddy)
Lawrence
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$200
[26]
For a knife, it's the opposite of sharp; for a life, it's the opposite of exciting
Dull
Aaron
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$200
[11]
By its derivation the only thing in an arboretum should be these, no shrubs or other plants
Trees
Lawrence
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$400
[2]
Prior to going to New Orleans, this general captured Pensacola, Florida
Andrew Jackson
Ron
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$400
[7]
In the U.S. this person is in charge of a prison; at Oxford, he's in charge of a college
Warden
Ron
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$400
[14]
Larger than life on the courts, this title Bull went "To The Max" (about 8 stories high) in 2000
Michael Jordan
Lawrence
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$400
[22]
Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson married this future VP in 1970
Al Gore
Ron
Lawrence
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DD
$200
[29]
As a verb, this car part is the opposite of invigorate
Tire
Ron
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$400
[13]
You may know it as the name of a green melon; it's also the term for the sweet, sticky stuff secreted by aphids
Honeydew
Lawrence
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$600
[3]
During the war this 54-gun frigate was commanded by Isaac Hull, then by William Bainbridge
U.S.S. Constitution ("Old Ironsides")
Ron
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$600
[8]
Shakespeare's character Bottom is one of these fabric workers
Weaver
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$600
[15]
"The Magic Box" follows these 2 illusionists from war-torn Germany to Las Vegas, & all in 3-D
Siegfried & Roy
Lawrence
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$600
[23]
In 1920 he married the Mary who was "America's Sweetheart"
Douglas Fairbanks
Ron
Aaron
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$400
[27]
Being the opposite of one of these would make Yankee Doodle a ragamuffin
Dandy
Ron
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$600
[17]
Used to remove small twigs & stems, these shears may be anvil or bypass
Pruning shears
Lawrence
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$800
[4]
This Speaker of the House known as the "Great Compromiser" helped negotiate the Treaty of Ghent
Henry Clay
Ron
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$800
[9]
This term for a casino attendant who runs the roulette wheel is the title of a recent film set in England
Croupier
Aaron
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$800
[16]
A 1999 film explores the effect this weather phenomenon had on "The Island of the Sharks"
El Nino
Ron
Aaron
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$800
[24]
She became a mystery writer in 1975, way after marrying Warren F. Clark in 1949
Mary Higgins (Clark)
Aaron
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$600
[28]
This antonym of messy is also an evergreen
Spruce
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$800
[19]
The finlike structures on the underside of mushroom caps are called these
Gills
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$1,000
[5]
The British burned Washington, D.C. as revenge for the American burning of York, Canada, now this city
Toronto
Aaron
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$1,000
[10]
It's the job of the little man in the photo from the structure under him(church)
Steeplejack
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$1,000
[18]
Astronauts became cinematographers for the 1997 film "Mission to" this space station
Mir
Aaron
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DD
$1,000
[25]
His wife Mary "gave birth" to a monster, Frankenstein's
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Aaron
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$1,000
[30]
This antonym of dispirited describes a Noel Coward "Spirit"
Blithe
Ron
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$1,000
[20]
This fertilizer element was leached out of wood ashes & dried in iron pots, hence its other name, potash
Potassium
Ron
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Named for the club where it was first made, this drink was created to honor Samuel Tilden's election as governor
Manhattan