1998 Celebrity Invitational game 1.
Dan Cortese — fromVeronica's Closet
Carol Burnett — fromThe Carol Burnett Show
Jason Alexander — fromSeinfeld
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason | $500 | $4,700 | $11,400 |
$1,400
2nd place: $10,000 for the Scleroderma Research Foundation |
$7,400
22 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| Carol | $300 | $1,500 | $8,200 |
$7,200
Winner: $15,000 for the Hereditary Disease Foundation |
$6,300
13 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Dan | $1,400 | $3,000 | $4,800 |
$1,399
3rd place: $10,000 for the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh |
$4,800
17 R, 1 W |
| WHERE YA FROM? | RHYMES WITH ME | ALEXANDER THE GREAT | THE 70th OSCARS | CELEBRITY HEADACHES | TV FROM THE NEXT ROOM |
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$100
[10]
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austria
Jason
Carol
|
$100
[23]
If the queen invites you to an afternoon party, you'll probably sip this
Tea
Dan
|
$100
[17]
He's pictured on the $10 bill
Alexander Hamilton
Jason
|
$100
[11]
Hours before she won her Oscar, she agreed to return to "Mad About You", for $1 million an episode
Helen Hunt
Carol
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$100
[6]
You could go for one of this country's Habano cigars--if it weren't for that dreary embargo
Cuba
Dan
|
$100
[1]
[audio clue]
Gilligan's Island
Dan
|
|
$200
[19]
Antonio Banderas
Spain
Carol
Dan
|
$200
[24]
Piece of equipment for Picabo Street
Ski
Dan
|
$200
[18]
In 1876 he was granted a patent for "The Method of, and Apparatus for Transmitting Vocal or Other Sounds"
Alexander Graham Bell
Dan
|
$200
[12]
Confidentially, she was named Best Supporting Actress for "L.A. Confidential"
Kim Basinger
Carol
|
$200
[7]
Traffic on this Beverly Hills street is so bad, you can't park in front of Cartier or Louis Vuitton
Rodeo Drive
Dan
|
$200
[2]
[audio clue]
The Andy Griffith Show
Dan
|
|
$300
[20]
k.d. lang
Canada
|
$300
[25]
You might hear the "buzz" of gossip at this kind of quilting party
Bee
Carol
|
$300
[30]
Ben Alexander played officer Frank Smith, one of Jack Webb's partners on this TV show
Dragnet
Carol
|
$300
[13]
On winning for this film, Robin Williams said, "Thank you, Ben and Matt. I still want to see some I.D."
Good Will Hunting
Jason
|
$300
[8]
Paying about 60 grand for the XJ8 model of this British car, you'd think a CD player would be standard
Jaguar
Dan
|
$300
[3]
[audio clue]
The Nanny
|
|
$400
[21]
Lucy Lawless
New Zealand
Jason
|
$400
[26]
In 1939 she played a "Scarlett" woman
Vivien Leigh
Jason
|
$500
[28]
On March 30, 1981 he told the press, "As of now, I am in control here in the White House"
Alexander Haig
Jason
|
$400
[14]
"I'm the king of the world!" exulted this director when he won for "Titanic"
James Cameron
Dan
|
$400
[9]
Don't let your personal trainer work your biceps & forget these opposing muscles on the arms
Triceps
Jason
|
$400
[4]
[audio clue]
Bewitched
Carol
|
|
$500
[22]
Elle Macpherson
Australia
Dan
|
$500
[27]
In "Once Upon A Mattress", it was supposed to be under the mattresses
Pea
Jason
|
DD
$1,500
[29]
William Ivey was nominated to replace this woman as head of the National Endowment for the Arts
Jane Alexander
Jason
|
$500
[15]
On winning this honorary Oscar, this director-choreographer tap-danced & sang part of his thank you speech
Stanley Donen
Carol
|
$500
[16]
You're probably sick of having your floors scuffed by photographers from this Conde Nast "Digest"
Architectural Digest
Jason
|
$500
[5]
[audio clue]
Good Times
Dan
|
| WILD WOMEN IN HISTORY | A CATEGORY ABOUT NOTHING | NAME THE PLAY | FOOD & DRINK | AS THE STOMACH TURNS | TOUGH NUCLEAR PHYSICS |
|
$200
[21]
Rumor has it this "Great" Russian empress had insomnia; with all those lovers, who could sleep?
Catherine the Great
Carol
|
$200
[1]
It's what the trio seen here represents:
"See no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil"
Dan
|
$200
[8]
"We'll hang ourselves tomorrow...unless Godot comes"
Waiting for Godot
Jason
|
$200
[6]
This vegetable puts the cole in coleslaw
Cabbage
Dan
|
$200
[13]
A gnawing pain in the abdomen is a symptom of the peptic type of this chronic ailment
Ulcer
Jason
|
$400
[29]
Some quarks are classified u, d & s: "up", this & "strange"
down
|
|
$400
[22]
Anna Sage, who set up John Dillinger, is known to history as this "Lady"
"The Lady in Red"
Jason
|
$400
[2]
This channel, spun off from Nick at Nite, said it would air nothing during the last "Seinfeld"
TV Land
|
$400
[9]
"I have always depended on the kindness of strangers"
A Streetcar Named Desire
Jason
|
$400
[7]
A lunchtime favorite, it's chicken or turkey, tomato, bacon & lettuce on 3 slices of toast
Club sandwich
Jason
|
$400
[14]
One of the regions of the stomach is the cardia, named for this nearby organ
Heart
Dan
|
$600
[28]
Term for the spontaneous disintegration of radioactive material, or of rotting teeth
Decay
Jason
|
|
$800
[27]
Calamity Jane's memoirs spread the tale of her torrid romance with this "Wild" westerner
Wild Bill Hickok
Jason
|
$600
[3]
In this Shakespeare comedy, Hero is falsely accused of unfaithfulness & a huge fuss ensues
Much Ado About Nothing
Carol
|
$800
[11]
"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; or close the wall up with our English dead!"
Henry V
Jason
|
$600
[17]
Bottled in France since 1863, it's the bestselling imported sparkling water in the U.S.
Perrier
Jason
|
$600
[15]
This "fake fat" reportedly causes abdominal cramps & inhibits the absorption of some vitamins & nutrients
Olestra
Jason
|
$800
[24]
The first successful laser used this gem, hence the rosy light
ruby
Carol
|
|
$1,000
[26]
You could call this outlaw the "Mother" of all crime; she was also the mother of Herman, Fred, Arthur & Lloyd
Ma Barker
Dan
|
$800
[4]
According to the title of a 1974 Billy Preston hit, this "leaves nothing"
"Nothing From Nothing"
Dan
|
$1,000
[12]
"Nora! Nora!...empty. She's gone."
A Doll's House
Carol
|
$800
[18]
Some prefer melted cheese for this classic dipping dish, others prefer melted chocolate
Fondue
Carol
|
$800
[16]
One common shape of the stomach is like this tenth letter of the alphabet
J
Jason
Carol
Dan
|
$1,000
[23]
These devices for upping the speeds of particles may be linear or cyclic
Accelerators
Jason
|
|
DD
$2,500
[25]
Marie Walewska was one of many women who "entertained" him during his exile on Elba
Napoleon
Carol
|
$1,000
[5]
Also called the American Party, this political group's name came from its members' denials about it
Know-Nothing
|
DD
$3,500
[10]
"Hm...11 o'clock in Grover's Corners,--you get a good rest, too. Good night."
Our Town
Jason
|
$1,000
[20]
Its name means "small tubes", but this Italian pasta is actually large tubes with a meat or cheese filling
Cannelloni
Jason
|
$1,000
[19]
Over-the-counter treatments for heartburn include Pepcid AC & this, from Smithkline Beecham
Tagamet
Jason
|
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A unit of length measuring 6 feet, or a verb meaning to comprehend
Fathom