1998 College Championship final game 1.From Zellerbach Auditorium at the University of California-Berkeley.
Andrew Hutchings — a senior at Harvey Mudd College from Tucson, Arizona
Shane Underwood — a junior at the University of Alabama from Summerdale, Alabama
Alex Weathers — a sophomore at MIT from Greenville, South Carolina
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex | $700 | $2,400 | $7,400 | $13,400 |
$7,400
18 R, 2 W |
| Shane | $2,900 | $3,800 | $9,600 | $2,500 |
$8,900
24 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| Andrew | $200 | $600 | $4,000 | $8,000 |
$5,400
12 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| AFRICAN-AMERICANS | TRANSLATION | TV CHARACTERS | REALLY BIG | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES | SCHOOL'S OUT! |
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$100
[6]
In 1964 he became the first black American to be named Time's "Man of the Year"
Martin Luther King Jr.
Shane
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$100
[26]
Charles Schulz' work has been issued in Japan as "Wakkateruno Charlie Brown" & "Soratobu" this dog
Snoopy
Shane
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$100
[21]
Daphne Moon is the woman Niles Crane moons over on this sitcom
Frasier
Andrew
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$100
[11]
While everything is really big in Texas, this state still beats it in total area
Alaska
Alex
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$100
[16]
In 1723, 120 years before Christmas cards, decorated writing paper was sold for lovers to use on this holiday
Valentine's Day
Shane
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$100
[1]
This summer I might try to hike this scenic trail that runs about 2,100 miles from Maine to Georgia
Appalachian Trail
Shane
|
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$200
[7]
Pop star-turned-sitcom ("Moesha") star seen here
Brandy
Andrew
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$200
[27]
English readers & Disney viewers know Hugo's "Notre-Dame de Paris" by this title
"The Hunchback of Notre Dame"
Andrew
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$200
[22]
She's the middle of the 3 "Simpsons" kids
Lisa
Andrew
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$200
[12]
The largest predatory fish, this shark averages 1100-1700 pounds & has some set of jaws
Great white shark
Alex
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$200
[17]
You could also call it Woodchuck Day
Groundhog Day
Alex
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$200
[2]
Before my job interview, I'd better polish up & type up this document, from the French for "summarize"
Resume
Shane
|
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$300
[8]
He served 24 years on the Supreme Court before retiring in 1991
Thurgood Marshall
Shane
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$300
[28]
The scriptures of this religion were translated from gold plates by Joseph Smith
Mormon
Alex
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$300
[23]
Calista Flockhart's quirky attorney character who's been known to dance with a baby
Ally McBeal
Alex
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$300
[13]
An integral part of a carillon, they may be over 10 feet wide & weigh 20 short tons
Bells
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$300
[18]
In 1953 the folks in Emporia, Kansas renamed Armistice Day this; a year later Congress made it official
Veterans Day
Shane
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$300
[3]
I'm working on Dad's old Saab so I can drive it, & I just learned it's a car from this country
Sweden
Shane
|
|
$400
[9]
Seen here, he's now in his 17th year with a hit TV series ("60 Minutes")
Ed Bradley
Shane
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$400
[29]
This romantic poet who died at 25 wrote a sonnet praising George Chapman's Homer translation
John Keats
Alex
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$400
[24]
Rachel Blanchard as Cher is the way cool trendsetter at Bronson Alcott High on this comedy
Clueless
Andrew
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$400
[14]
Spain's "El Gordo" is the richest prize offered by one of these in the world; in 1997 it reached $261 million
Lottery
Alex
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$400
[19]
A bill signed in 1968 made it a federal public holiday on the second Monday in October
Columbus Day
Shane
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$400
[4]
With classes in this field next term, on the break I'm reading books by Meisner & Stanislavsky
Acting
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DD
$1,000
[10]
This author traced his "Roots" back several generations to an African called "Kinte"
Alex Haley
Shane
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$500
[30]
Andre Brink, one of this country's finest novelists, has translated Lewis Carroll into Afrikaans
South Africa
Alex
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$500
[25]
Jim Bakker's ex-wife Tammy Faye showed up on "The Drew Carey Show" as this character's mother
Mimi's mother
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$500
[15]
With a net capacity of 1,380 MW, the single largest one of these is the Ignalina station in Lithuania
nuclear reactor
Shane
Andrew
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$500
[20]
Matthew Maguire, a machinist, & Peter J. McGuire, a union founder, are credited with creating this holiday
Labor Day
Shane
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$500
[5]
Let's go! I'm heading to this popular spring break city in Florida that's home to "Bike Week"
Daytona Beach
Shane
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| CHARACTERS IN DICKENS BOOKS | STAMP ACT | ANATOMY CLASS | A LONG TIME AGO | SPORTS ANNOUNCERS | PEACHES |
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$200
[6]
Fan, Mr. Fezziwig, Bob Cratchit
"A Christmas Carol"
Andrew
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$200
[18]
What's up Doc? The bestselling postage stamp of 1997 featured this cartoon character
Bugs Bunny
Shane
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$200
[1]
Considered your largest organ, it's waterproof, somewhat stretchy & covers you from head to toe
Skin
Shane
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$200
[10]
A major reason for his invasion of Persia in 334 B.C. was to cover the debt left by his father, Philip II
Alexander the Great
Shane
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$200
[15]
In 1998, after 27 years in the "Monday Night Football" booth, he gave up his seat to Boomer Esiason
Frank Gifford
Shane
|
$200
[17]
This subspecies of the peach has been called a peach without fuzz
Nectarine
Alex
|
|
$400
[7]
Master Charles Bates, Mr. Bumble, Bill Sikes
"Oliver Twist"
Andrew
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$400
[23]
The stamp seen here, part of the "Celebrate the Century" series, honors the creation of this (4 down, for example) in 1913
Crossword puzzle
Alex
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$400
[2]
Remember, it's in this largest part of the brain that learning & remembering take place
Cerebrum
Alex
Shane
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$400
[11]
At least a dozen of this Babylonian king's 282 laws dealt with wages & fee rates
Hammurabi
Alex
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$400
[16]
This Cubs broadcaster, who took millions of fans out to the ballgame, died in 1998
Harry Caray
Alex
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$400
[27]
Duo heard here:("Shake Your Groove Thing")
Peaches and Herb
Alex
Shane
|
|
$600
[8]
Monsieur the Marquis, Charles Darnay, Lucie Manette
"A Tale of Two Cities"
Andrew
|
$600
[24]
The first U.S. stamp bore portraits of George Washington & this first postmaster general
Ben Franklin
Alex
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$600
[3]
Put your hand on your hip & you can feel your ilium, part of this bony structure from the Greek for "bowl"
Pelvis
Alex
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$600
[12]
This Cretan civilization dominated the Aegean world until about 1450 B.C.
Minoan
Andrew
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$600
[19]
Bob Griese was in the broadcast booth as son Brian led this team to victory in the 1998 Rose Bowl
Michigan
Shane
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$600
[28]
It's the dessert created & named for an opera singer
Peach Melba
Alex
|
|
$800
[9]
Mr. Creakle, Peggotty, Mr. Micawber
"David Copperfield"
|
$800
[25]
This painter was pictured on a 1940 stamp; his mother would have approved
James McNeill Whistler
Alex
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$800
[4]
No joke, it's the part of the body that contains vitreous humor & aqueous humor
Eye
Shane
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$800
[13]
Henry II, who succeeded Stephen as king of England in 1154, was the first monarch from this "house"
Plantagenet
Shane
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$800
[20]
L.A. Laker announcer Chick Hearn coined this 2-word term for a shot taken from above the rim
Slam dunk
Shane
|
$800
[29]
Paul Terry was the title character in this 1996 movie about a boy and a piece of fruit
James and the Giant Peach
Alex
|
|
DD
$1,400
[22]
Dick Swiveller, Kit Nubbles, Little Nell Trent
"The Old Curiosity Shop"
Andrew
|
$1,000
[26]
Jackie Robinson & this "King of Ragtime" have been featured on "Black Heritage" issues
Scott Joplin
Andrew
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$1,000
[5]
Well-utilized by Elvis Presley, the levator labii superioris alaeque nasi is the muscle that curls this
Lip
Andrew
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DD
$1,200
[14]
The statue of him, a wonder of the ancient world, marked the site of the original Olympic games
Zeus
Shane
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$1,000
[21]
Now broadcast partners, Mary Carillo & John McEnroe won this event together at the 1977 French Open
Mixed doubles
Andrew
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$1,000
[30]
In this poem, T.S. Eliot asked, "Do I dare to eat a peach?"
"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
Alex
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A 17th C. sermon on the book of Judges led to this group's name being applied to uneducated townspeople
Philistines