1998 College Championship semifinal game 1.From Zellerbach Auditorium at the University of California-Berkeley.
Kristen Page — a junior at Mary Washington College from Vienna, Virginia
Alex Weathers — a sophomore at MIT from Greenville, South Carolina
Adia Benton — a junior at Brown University from Columbia, South Carolina
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adia | $0 | $900 | $4,000 |
$1,999
2nd place: $5,000 |
$4,600
13 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Alex | $1,400 | $2,900 | $6,000 |
$10,801
Finalist |
$4,700
22 R (including 1 DD), 6 W |
| Kristen | $300 | $2,200 | $5,400 |
$1
3rd place: $5,000 |
$5,400
18 R, 3 W |
| RELIGION | POTPOURRI | TV FRIENDS ON FILM | CHOCOLATE | MAN'S BEST FRIEND | LET'S ROCK! |
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$100
[5]
From the Latin for "brother" comes this term for some mendicant monks; Tuck was one
Friars
Alex
|
$100
[11]
On maps, this rodent's name precedes creek, falls, island, &, of course, dam
Beaver
Alex
|
$100
[15]
"Scream","Ace Ventura: Pet Detective"
Courteney Cox
Kristen
|
$100
[18]
These "lip-smacking" treats were introduced by Hershey's in 1907
Kisses
Adia
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$100
[26]
It's the breed of dog seen here(just 1, not 101)
Dalmatian
Alex
|
$100
[1]
Her father is Fred; her mother, Wilma
Pebbles Flintstone
Alex
|
|
$200
[6]
In Zoroastrianism, water & a liquid called haoma are sacrificed in the presence of this substance
Fire
Kristen
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$200
[12]
Belomancy is a form of divination in which these are drawn at random from a quiver or other container
Arrows
Alex
|
$200
[16]
"Clockwatchers","Romy and Michele's High School Reunion"
Lisa Kudrow
Alex
Kristen
|
$200
[19]
This original Herman Munster on TV wrote the children's book "A Chocolate Moose for Dinner"
Fred Gwynne
Adia
|
$200
[27]
This breed might want to change its name to Beijingese
Pekingese
Alex
|
$200
[2]
Keith, Brian, Mick, Bill & Charlie on drums
The Rolling Stones
Alex
|
|
$300
[7]
Between February 11 & July 16, 1858, the Virgin Mary made a reported 18 appearances at this site
Lourdes
Alex
Kristen
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$300
[13]
Some foreign X-ray scanners may ruin rolls of this, so keep them in a special lead-lined bag
Film
Adia
|
$300
[17]
"Kissing A Fool","The Pallbearer"
David Schwimmer
Adia
|
$300
[20]
Chocolate for eating is divided into 3 tastes: sweet, semisweet & this, which has little sugar
Bittersweet
Adia
|
$300
[28]
The dog seen here is the English, not the pit type, of this terrier
Bull terrier
Kristen
|
$300
[3]
"Large rock" city northwest of Denver
Boulder, Colorado
Alex
|
|
$400
[8]
The Theravada school considers itself the closest to the original form of this religion
Buddhism
Adia
Alex
|
$400
[23]
The Kennedy Center's grand foyer is lit with 18 of these crystal items; they each weigh a ton
Chandeliers
Kristen
|
$400
[25]
"Leprechaun","Picture Perfect"
Jennifer Aniston
Alex
|
$400
[21]
Introduced in 1896, these chewy chocolates were the first wrapped penny candy
Tootsie Rolls
|
$400
[29]
Everyone "nose" this is the breed of the mug seen here
Pug
Kristen
|
$400
[4]
He's the principal anchor of "Dateline NBC"
Stone Phillips
Kristen
|
|
$500
[9]
The Hindu trinity is Brahma, Vishnu & this god
Shiva
Alex
|
$500
[24]
Dedicated in 1910, the capitol building in this Kentucky city was designed to resemble the U.S. capitol
Frankfort
Alex
|
DD
$700
[14]
"Ed"
Matt LeBlanc
Adia
|
$500
[22]
This British company makes about 300 million creme eggs a year, exporting about 1/3 of them
Cadbury
Alex
|
$500
[30]
This breed used to guard monasteries
the Lhasa apso
Kristen
|
$500
[10]
From 760 feet up on this crater, you get a great view of Honolulu
Diamond Head
|
| PRESIDENTS | FIRST DATES | THE 1998 GRAMMYS | WORD ORIGINS | SPELL CHECK | ROCKS FOR JOCKS |
|
$200
[12]
In 1998 Washington National Airport was renamed in honor of this president on his 87th birthday
Ronald Reagan
Kristen
|
$200
[7]
The U.S. signed its first international treaty Feb. 6, 1778 with this country
France
Alex
|
$200
[6]
This man who's Jakob's father & is old enough to be your grandfather won for the album "Time Out of Mind"
Bob Dylan
Kristen
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$200
[1]
From the Hindi word jagannath, it's an advancing force crushing all in its path
Juggernaut
Alex
|
$200
[15]
Think back and spell...
P-R-I-M-O-R-D-I-A-L
Kristen
|
$200
[22]
Geologists dig up & study these organic remains, whose name is from the Latin for "dug up"
Fossils
Alex
|
|
$400
[18]
His assassination in 1865 came only 5 days after the surrender at Appomattox
Abraham Lincoln
Kristen
|
$400
[13]
The first joint American-Russian spacewalk was April 29, 1997 outside this space station
Mir
Kristen
|
$400
[8]
Singer heard here with her Record & Song of the Year("Sunny Came Home")
Shawn Colvin
Kristen
|
$400
[2]
French for "stroke of mercy", in reality it's a death blow
Coup de grace
Adia
|
$400
[25]
Feel no pain as you spell...
A-N-E-S-T-H-E-S-I-A
Adia
|
$400
[23]
Slate is this type of rock, the result of alterations to existing rocks
Metamorphic
Adia
Alex
|
|
$600
[19]
Between his 2 nonconsecutive terms as president, he practiced law in New York City
Grover Cleveland
Adia
|
$600
[14]
On Dec. 28, 1832 Andrew Jackson said John C. ya later to this man, the first vice president to resign
John C. Calhoun
Alex
|
$600
[9]
"I Believe" this R. Kelly hit was named Best R&B Song
"I Believe I Can Fly"
Adia
|
DD
$700
[3]
Literally "god from a machine", this term refers to a god introduced to resolve a plot
Deus ex machina
Adia
|
$600
[27]
Don't lose your way as you spell...
L-A-B-Y-R-I-N-T-H
Alex
|
$600
[24]
A speleologist studies caves; this is another name for a caver who explores caves as a hobby
Spelunker
Alex
|
|
$800
[20]
Many Americans blamed the Great Depression on this man who was president when it began in 1929
Herbert Hoover
Kristen
|
$800
[16]
On Oct. 10, 1920 Bill Wambsganss caught a line drive & tagged 2 players for the first of these in a World Series
Triple play
Alex
Kristen
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$800
[10]
Following Ellen DeGeneres & Paul Reiser in previous years, this sitcom star hosted the show
Kelsey Grammer
Kristen
|
$800
[4]
French for "famous case", it's any celebrated controversy that attracts great public attention
Cause celebre
|
$1,000
[29]
It'll be peculiar if you can't spell...
I-D-I-O-S-Y-N-C-R-A-S-Y
Adia
Alex
|
$800
[26]
Until it's cooled, the object seen here was this substance
Lava
Alex
|
|
$1,000
[21]
Good looks & support of compromise got this New Hampshirite elected in 1852 at age 47
Franklin Pierce
Alex
|
$1,000
[17]
This model seen here became the first commercially available modern car of its type, Dec. 5, 1996
General Motors EV1
Kristen
|
$1,000
[11]
This band from Oxford got their diploma, a Grammy for the album "OK Computer"
Radiohead
Alex
|
$1,000
[5]
This noun from the Italian for "skilled" is often applied to top musicians
Virtuoso
Adia
Kristen
|
DD
$2,100
[28]
Overflow with knowledge & spell...
C-O-R-N-U-C-O-P-I-A
Alex
|
$1,000
[30]
2-word term for the branch of geology that studies the phenomenon of continental drift
Plate tectonics
Kristen
|
Phoenix lies on a river named for this substance found in the name of another state capital
Salt