1998 College Championship final game 2.From Zellerbach Auditorium at the University of California-Berkeley.
Andrew Hutchings — a senior at Harvey Mudd College from Tucson, Arizona (subtotal of $8,000)
Shane Underwood — a junior at the University of Alabama from Summerdale, Alabama (subtotal of $2,500)
Alex Weathers — a sophomore at MIT from Greenville, South Carolina (subtotal of $13,400)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex | $600 | $1,900 | $7,500 | $2,799 |
$7,200
17 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Shane | $600 | $1,600 | $1,000 | $2,000 |
$1,000
11 R, 4 W |
| Andrew | $2,000 | $3,200 | $8,800 | $9,100 |
$9,600
23 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| BOOKS & AUTHORS | HELOISE'S COLLEGE HINTS | WILD THINGS | MOMMY DEAREST | SINGERS ON FILM | MATH VOCABULARY |
|
$100
[6]
With no "Time to Kill", he recently turned out another legal thriller, "The Street Lawyer"
John Grisham
Shane
|
$100
[15]
After dabbing this behind your ears, put some on your light bulb to make your room smell nice
Perfume
Shane
|
$100
[1]
This striped mammal can fire numerous jets of its foul-smelling liquid before it has to "reload"
Skunk
Alex
|
$100
[20]
This comedian has daughter Melissa by her side when she critiques clothes at the Oscars
Joan Rivers
Shane
|
$100
[9]
Singer heard here, who also starred in the film("Viva Las Vegas")
Elvis Presley
Andrew
|
$100
[8]
Raise a number to the third power, or a common form for ice & sugar
Cube
Shane
|
|
$200
[7]
This author is famous for giving readers "Goosebumps" & leading them down "Fear Street"
R.L. Stine
Andrew
|
$200
[19]
It may make you look "Hefty", but Heloise says a plastic one of these is a great substitute for a raincoat
Garbage/trash bag
Alex
|
$300
[3]
Some smaller species of this largest marsupial live in the trees of New Guinea
Kangaroo
Andrew
|
$200
[21]
Hunter Tylo won $5 million after she was dropped from this drama while pregnant with daughter Izabella
Melrose Place
|
$200
[10]
Once Miss America, she's gone from hosting "The Soul of VH1" to starring in "Soul Food"
Vanessa Williams
|
$200
[11]
The average value of a set of numbers, or cruel
Mean
Andrew
|
|
$300
[16]
In this Stephen King novel, author Paul Sheldon is held hostage by his No. 1 fan
"Misery"
Alex
|
$300
[28]
Many students make these out of concrete blocks & wood; to dress them up, cover the blocks with cloth
Shelves
Andrew
|
$400
[4]
Creature seen here in one of its more familiar "colors"
Chameleon
Shane
|
$300
[25]
This TV personality rises early, even for a mother of 2
Katie Couric
Shane
|
$300
[22]
Dr. Frankenstein, played by this "Police" man, gave Jennifer Beals every breath she took as "The Bride"
Sting
Alex
|
$300
[12]
The operation of combining numbers, or a wing appended to a building
Addition
Andrew
|
|
$400
[17]
Sinclair Lewis dedicated this book about a real estate broker to Edith Wharton
"Babbitt"
Shane
|
$400
[29]
If the eraser on your pencil smudges, rub it a few times with this manicure utensil
Nail file/emery board
Andrew
|
DD
$500
[2]
This type of rattlesnake seen here is named for the way it moves
Sidewinder
Alex
|
$400
[26]
Afeni Shakur, a member of the Black Panthers, named her son this, for an Inca chief
Tupac
Alex
Shane
|
$400
[23]
The Lemonheads' Evan Dando & this former Blondie singer were in 1995's "Heavy"
Debbie Harry
Alex
|
$400
[13]
An angle greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees, or lacking sharpness of intellect
obtuse
Andrew
|
|
$500
[18]
This author of "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten" is an ordained Unitarian minister
Robert Fulghum
Shane
Andrew
|
$500
[30]
Wrap some wide rubber bands around bottles of this & they won't slip out of your hands in the shower
Shampoo
Shane
|
$500
[5]
Bred in captivity, dozens of these rare "masked" weasels were introduced into the Wyoming wilderness in 1991
Ferrets
|
$500
[27]
On a plane showing "One Fine Day", this star wouldn't let her daughter see mommy kiss George Clooney
Michelle Pfeiffer
Shane
|
$500
[24]
Gangsta rapper Ice Cube played Doughboy, an ex-con living in south central L.A., in this 1991 film
Boyz n the Hood
Alex
|
$500
[14]
A trigonometric function that equals sine/cosine, or a conversational digression
Tangent
Andrew
|
| AMERICAN HISTORY | BIBLICAL PROPHETS | IN THE CREDITS | CARBON | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | CROSSWORD CLUES "F" |
|
$200
[1]
2 years after exploring the Northwest with William Clark, he was named gov. of the Louisiana territory
Meriwether Lewis
Andrew
|
$200
[11]
This prophet's accomplishments include being "vomited out" of a great fish
Jonah
Alex
|
$200
[21]
There may be a second & a second second one of these people, called "A.D."s, who keep things moving
Assistant director
Andrew
|
$200
[16]
This carbon compound found in auto exhaust can prevent body tissues from getting oxygen
Carbon monoxide
Shane
|
$200
[26]
Ancient city seen here (the Colosseum is in the middle) in a National Geographic illustration
Rome
Alex
|
$200
[6]
The big "wheel" of ride inventors(6)
Ferris
Shane
|
|
$400
[2]
This group of volunteers, created on Mar. 1, 1961, works to improve living conditions in other nations
Peace Corps
Alex
|
$400
[12]
Reclusive Ezekiel trimmed this with a sword & wove the trimmings into his robe
His hair
Andrew
|
$400
[22]
Piece of machinery run by a genny operator
Generator
Shane
|
$400
[17]
This mineral is the most stable form of carbon, though not when you sharpen your pencil too fine
Graphite
Andrew
|
$400
[27]
The Vogalonga, an annual regatta seen here, takes place in this city
Venice
Andrew
|
$400
[7]
Jetsam's partner(7)
Flotsam
Andrew
|
|
$600
[3]
On April 24, 1980 an attempt to rescue 53 hostages in this capital city was called off
Tehran
Alex
Andrew
|
$600
[13]
Nathan's grim story about a slaughtered lamb made this king feel bad for the death of Uriah
David
Andrew
|
$600
[23]
A "dresser" helps actors with costumes; this type of "dresser" gives the film its props
Set dresser
Alex
|
$600
[18]
This isotope with a half-life of about 5,730 years is used to date organisms that didn't last quite so long
Carbon 14
Alex
|
$600
[28]
Mayor Yuri Luzhkov led the recent effort to restore this city's cathedral, seen here
Moscow
Shane
|
$600
[8]
Vulpine dance(3,4)
Fox trot
Andrew
|
|
$800
[4]
'Ullo, Gouverneur! This signer of the Constitution gave the document its final wording
Gouverneur Morris
Alex
|
$1,000
[15]
Elisha cured a general of this skin disease, then gave it to a servant
Leprosy
Alex
|
$800
[24]
The credits of "The Flintstones" report none of these "were harmed in the making of" the movie
Dinosaurs
Andrew
|
$800
[19]
The structures of compounds like this one, C6H6, have a certain "ring" to them
Benzene
Alex
|
$1,000
[30]
This German university city is seenherebehind the fossil named for it
Heidelberg
Andrew
|
$800
[9]
Boston hall of fame(7)
Faneuil
Alex
|
|
$1,000
[5]
On Dec. 9, 1992, the first group of U.S. Marines arrived in this African nation to restore order
Somalia
Alex
|
DD
$1,500
[14]
Elijah told Ahab that this wicked woman, Ahab's wife, would be eaten by dogs...& she was
Jezebel
Andrew
|
$1,000
[25]
"The Naked Gun 2 1/2" credits a "loaded filmer" right after this person who works with the camera
Film loader
Alex
|
$1,000
[20]
Plant products called alkaloids contain carbon & this element, the next one up on the periodic table
Nitrogen
Andrew
|
DD
$1,500
[29]
Caribbean island seen here (with a volcanic eruption) in a recent photo
Montserrat
Andrew
|
$1,000
[10]
It's spoken in Hameenlinna & Hyvinkaa(7)
Finnish
Andrew
|
Under current succession laws, this former university head is the last woman in line for the U.S. presidency
Donna Shalala (former chancellor of the University of Wisconsin)