Cecile Myers — a research biologist from Ambler, Pennsylvania
Henry Zanetti — a U.S. Customs manager from Little Neck, New York
Aaron Gershowitz — a refugee resettlement coordinator from New York City, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $23,500)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron | $900 | $3,100 | $7,500 |
$9,500
2-day champion: $33,000 |
$7,300
21 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Henry | $2,300 | $3,300 | $9,600 |
$4,199
2nd place: a trip to Cancun |
$8,900
24 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W |
| Cecile | $800 | $1,100 | $3,700 |
$700
3rd place: Yashica 35 mm camera |
$3,700
12 R, 1 W |
| U.S. CITIES | FOOD FACTS | SPORTS | BIOGRAPHIES | SAINTS | MAXIMS & MOTTOS |
|
$100
[1]
Alaska's most populous city; it was founded in 1914 as a construction base for the Alaska Railroad
Anchorage
Aaron
|
$100
[16]
The edible portions of the cabbage palm tree are called these "of palm"
hearts
Henry
|
$100
[7]
In 1941 this heavyweight boxing champ successfully defended his title a record 7 times
Joe Louis
Henry
|
$100
[4]
Anne Edwards' biography of this former child star is called "American Princess"
Shirley Temple
Aaron
|
$100
[26]
In 1636 St. Philip of Moscow was canonized by this church, not the Roman Catholic Church
the Eastern Orthodox Church
Cecile
|
$100
[21]
"Absence makes the heart grow fonder" is disputed by the proverb, "Out of sight, out of" this
mind
Henry
|
|
$200
[2]
The husbands of Ann Allen & Ann Rumsey named this Michigan city for their wives
Ann Arbor
Aaron
|
$200
[17]
Vegetables a la greque are usually cooked in lemon juice & this oil & served cold
olive oil
Aaron
|
$200
[8]
The only NHL team from the U.S. to win the Stanley Cup in the 1980s was this Uniondale, NY based team
the New York Islanders
Henry
|
$200
[12]
A biography subtitled "Patriot and Traitor" tells why he turned to the British cause
Benedict Arnold
Cecile
|
$200
[27]
Thomism is a theological school that follows the teachings of this 13th century saint
St. Thomas Aquinas
Cecile
|
$200
[22]
About 500 B.C., this Chinese said, "What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others"
Confucius
Aaron
|
|
$300
[3]
12 miles NW of downtown Miami, this Florida city is famous for its thoroughbred racetrack
Hialeah
Cecile
|
$300
[18]
The sections of a garlic bulb are called these, not to be confused with the spice of the same name
cloves
Aaron
|
$300
[9]
Star, Flying Dutchman & Tornado are classes in this Olympic sport
yachting
Henry
|
$300
[13]
"Mr. Lincoln's Cameraman" is a biography of this photographer
Mathew Brady
Cecile
|
$300
[28]
She gave the head of St. John the Baptist to her mother, Herodias
Salome
Henry
|
$400
[24]
John Wilkes Booth called out this motto of Virginia after assassinating Lincoln
"sic semper tyrannis"
Aaron
Henry
|
|
$400
[5]
You'll find W.C. Handy Park & Elvis Presley Plaza near Beale Street in this city
Memphis
Henry
|
$400
[19]
The Devonshire type of this is clotted, and can be served with berries
cream
Aaron
|
$400
[10]
In the 1960s & 1970s he was professional golf's leading money winner 8 times
Jack Nicklaus
Henry
|
$400
[14]
William Wright delves into the life & death of this Greek heiress in "All The Pain That Money Can Buy"
Cristina Onassis
Henry
|
$400
[29]
This "Venerable" British saint who died in 735 wasn't canonized until 1899
the Venerable Bede
Henry
|
DD
$500
[23]
Proverb in the title of thefollowing:"When I was just a little girl, I asked my mother 'What will I be? Will I be pretty, will I be rich?'..."
"que sera sera"
Aaron
|
|
$500
[6]
White granite from quarries near this New England capital was used in the Library of Congress
Concord, New Hampshire
Henry
Cecile
|
$500
[20]
In France this sausage is called "fromage de tete"
head cheese
Aaron
|
$500
[11]
On June 16, 1987, for the first time in a single meet, 3 men cleared 28' in this field event
the long jump
Aaron
|
$500
[15]
This network anchorwoman who died in 1983 is the subject of a biography called "Golden Girl"
Jessica Savitch
Cecile
|
$500
[30]
At his 1535 execution on Tower Hill, he called himself "The king's good servant, but God's first"
St. Thomas More
Henry
|
$500
[25]
The Romans first said, "De gustibus non est disputandum" meaning "There is no disputing about" this
taste
Aaron
|
| POETS & POETRY | FLAGS | BIOLOGY | THE 1830s | BODIES OF WATER | MOVIE DEBUTS |
|
$200
[14]
Richard Lovelace wrote, "Stone walls do not a prison make, nor"these "a cage"
Iron Bars
Aaron
|
$200
[2]
This man's expeditionary flag bore the initials "F & Y" for Ferdinand & Ysabel
Christopher Columbus
Cecile
|
$200
[1]
These are made up of a racus, barbules, barbs & a quill
Feather
Aaron
|
$200
[11]
She became a queen in 1837 after her uncle, King William IV, died
Victoria
Cecile
|
$200
[15]
Father Louis L'Enfant, who accompanied LaSalle, was the first white man to view these falls in 1678
Niagara Falls
Henry
|
$200
[22]
This "Saturday Night Live" star made his movie debut in "48 HRS"
Eddie Murphy
Cecile
|
|
$400
[27]
In this poem, there are two out, two on base, & the score is:Opponents, 4Mudville, 2
"Casey at the Bat"
Aaron
|
$400
[5]
San Antonio's flag features this landmark pictured on a lone star
The Alamo
Henry
|
$400
[3]
Houseflies & tsetse flies are true flies & have this many wings
2
Henry
Cecile
|
$400
[12]
In 1839, 35 years after Alexander Hamilton died, Congress made this illegal in the District of Columbia
Dueling
Henry
|
$400
[16]
This Canadian bay has the longest shoreline of any bay
Hudson Bay
Aaron
|
$400
[23]
This actor debuted in "Taps" before going on to marry Madonna
Sean Penn
Henry
|
|
$600
[28]
One of his sonnets begins, "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun"
William Shakespeare
Henry
|
$600
[6]
Though the French flag no longer features these flower designs, the flag of the province of Quebec does
Fleur-de-Lis
Aaron
|
$600
[4]
Hemolysis is the release of this protein pigment from blood cells
Hemoglobin
Aaron
|
$600
[13]
In 1837 in Machunk, Pennsylvania, this kind of coal was used to smelt iron for the first time
Anthracite
Cecile
|
$600
[17]
The island of Corregidor guards the entrance to this Phillippine bay
Manila Bay
Henry
|
$600
[24]
His voice debuted in "Wizards", but his face was first seen as Luke Skywalker in "Star Wars"
Mark Hamill
Aaron
|
|
DD
$1,000
[29]
Edwin Arlington Robinson character who "one calm summer night, went home and put a bullet through his head"
Richard Cory
Henry
|
$800
[7]
Iraq's flag consists of stripes of red, white & black & three stars of this color
Green
Aaron
|
$1,000
[10]
This jelling agent prepared from seaweed is often used to grow microorganisms
Agar
Henry
|
$800
[20]
This Boston abolitionist began publication of "The Liberator" in 1831
William Lloyd Garrison
Aaron
|
$800
[18]
This largest tributary of the Columbia River rises in Yellowstone National Park
Snake River
Henry
|
$800
[25]
Her debut performance in "Orca" , in which a killer whale chomped off her leg, didn't rate a "10"
Bo Derek
Aaron
|
|
$1,000
[30]
This Englishman published his translation of "The Rubyyat" anonymously in 1859
Edward Fitzgerald
Henry
|
$1,000
[8]
Oddly enough, the cross in the corner of this Mediterranean island's flag is not the one named for it
Malta
Henry
|
DD
$1,300
[9]
Coral, horse, oyster & parasol are types of this fungus
Mushrooms
Henry
|
$1,000
[21]
In 1832 an expedition led by Henry Schoolcraft discovered the source of the Mississippi at this Minnesota lake
Lake Itasca
Aaron
|
$1,000
[19]
The Gulf of Aden separates Somalia and this country on the Arabian Peninsula
Yemen
Henry
|
$1,000
[26]
Meryl Streep debuted in this 1977 adaptation of Lillian Hellmann's "Pentimento"
Julia
Henry
Cecile
|
This future foreign prime minister attended Milwaukee Teachers Training College in 1916 & '17
Golda Meir