Arthur Stephenson — a construction inspector originally from Fulton, New York
Kevin Porter — a software consultant from Guelph, Canada
David Juliano — a casino dealer from Las Vegas, Nevada (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David | $2,000 | $1,800 | $4,000 |
$8,000
2nd place: a week's vacation at Murrieta Hot Springs Resort & Health Spa, Southern California + Daniel Mink his & hers Bolero Collection gold Swiss watches |
$4,000
17 R, 6 W |
| Kevin | $500 | $2,600 | $9,800 |
$9,000
New champion: $9,000 |
$10,400
25 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Arthur | $500 | $1,200 | $3,800 |
$4,444
3rd place: Smith Corona WP1100 word processor + Wheel of Fortune / Jeopardy! video games for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and the Sega Genesis system |
$4,400
13 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| THE WAR OF 1812 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS | WORD ORIGINS | STATE CAPITALS | TRAFFIC SIGNS | POTPOURRI |
|
$100
[9]
He watched the 1814 bombardment of Fort McHenry from a British ship & wrote a poem about it
Francis Scott Key
David
|
$100
[21]
Almost always played in pairs, these rattles originated among the Indians of South America
maracas
David
Kevin
|
$100
[13]
This term for a copy or reproduction is from the Latin meaning "to make similar"
facsimile
Kevin
|
$100
[1]
It was named for Hertford, England
Hartford, Connecticut
David
|
$100
[26]
When drawing a stop sign, stop after this many sides
8
Kevin
Arthur
|
$100
[5]
The pattern of the fibrous tissue in wood, it's tough to go against it
the grain
David
|
|
$200
[17]
At the time of the war, Britain was involved in a long-standing struggle with this country
France
Arthur
|
$200
[22]
Instead of having valves like a trumpet, a trombone has this to alter the pitch
a slide
Kevin
|
$200
[4]
December, decimal & decimate all come from the Latin word for this
ten
David
|
$200
[2]
This capital city of Maine lies on both sides of the Kennebec River
Augusta
David
|
$200
[27]
A truck pictured in silhouette on a wedge shape indicates this
a grade (or a hill)
David
|
$200
[8]
Staves are bound to form one of these containers of rather fun monkeys
a barrel
Kevin
|
|
$300
[18]
On June 1, 1812 this president asked Congress to declare war on Great Britain
Madison
Arthur
|
$300
[23]
Popular with amateur musicians, the recorder is a type of this woodwind
a flute
|
$300
[14]
Some believe the word gimmick began as gimac, an anagram of this
magic
David
|
$300
[3]
Originally called Edwinton, it was renamed in 1873 to honor Germany's "Iron Chancellor"
Bismarck (North Dakota)
Arthur
|
$300
[28]
It's the symbol in common to no right turn, winding road & one way signs
an arrow
David
Kevin
|
$300
[10]
Completes the title of the Strauss waltz "Tales from the..."
the Vienna Woods
Kevin
|
|
$400
[19]
The most important U.S. naval victories were MacDonough's on Lake Champlain & his on Lake Erie
Oliver Hazard Perry
Arthur
|
$400
[24]
A long-necked lute called the samisen is a popular instrument of this country
Japan
Arthur
|
$400
[15]
This sport derives its name from the word association, as in association football
soccer
Arthur
|
$400
[6]
Founded by gold prospectors, it's situated about 5,280 feet above sea level
Denver
Kevin
|
$400
[29]
The sign showing a man walking between 2 lines usually has this 7-letter abbreviation
PED XING (for pedestrian crossing)
Kevin
|
$400
[11]
The gray wolf can also be found lumbering around under this name
the timberwolf
Arthur
|
|
$500
[20]
In April 1813 Americans briefly captured this capital of Upper Canada, then called York
Toronto
David
Kevin
Arthur
|
$500
[25]
The 1978 hit "Feels So Good" features Chuck Mangione on this brass instrument
the flugelhorn
David
|
DD
$600
[16]
Meaning vain & above oneself, this adjective comes from the Middle French for "high"
haughty
Arthur
|
$500
[7]
The Confederate States of America were founded in this capital city on February 4, 1861
Montgomery, Alabama
David
Kevin
|
$500
[30]
National guide signs for motorist services are blue; guide signs for directions, this color
green
Kevin
|
$500
[12]
The object in this Scottish Highland game is to make sure the log leaves your hands & travels straight
the caber toss
David
|
| SCIENCE | THE MIDDLE EAST | ARTISTS | POLITICIANS | SHAKESPEARE | FILE UNDER "H" |
|
$200
[10]
Measured in ohms, it's the R in Ohm's law, V=IR
resistance
David
|
$200
[30]
After Beirut, Tarabulus is this country's largest city
Lebanon
Arthur
|
$200
[27]
Nicola Pisano sculpted a splendid Gothic pulpit for this city's baptistery near the Leaning Tower
Pisa
David
|
$200
[11]
In 1973 Lindy Boggs became the first woman elected to the house from this "Bayou State"
Louisiana
Arthur
|
$200
[4]
This play about a Moor was inspired by a tale in Cinthio's "Hecatommithi"
Othello
Kevin
|
$200
[17]
This part of a hog's hind leg that includes the hip, thigh & knee may be cured
a ham
Kevin
|
|
$400
[1]
Next in the sequence: pentagon, hexagon, heptagon...
octagon
Arthur
|
$400
[29]
In 1988 King Hussein surrendered this country's claim to the disputed West Bank
Jordan
Kevin
|
$400
[28]
Born in 1904, this wildly eccentric Spaniard was influenced greatly by metaphysical art
Salvador Dalí
Arthur
|
$400
[13]
This current California governor's first elected office was state assemblyman in 1966
Pete Wilson
Kevin
|
$400
[5]
This play inspired Robert Browning's poem "Caliban Upon Setebos"
The Tempest
Kevin
|
$400
[9]
This high school subject deals with day-to-day living: food & nutrition, child care, etc.
home economics
Kevin
|
|
$600
[2]
In the time it takes this largest planet to go once around the Sun, Earth has gone around 12 times
Jupiter
Kevin
|
$800
[19]
Abu Dhabi is the largest & most populous of the states that make up this nation
the United Arab Emirates
David
|
$600
[21]
This Saturday Evening Post illustrator's portrait of Nixon hangs in the National Portrait Gallery
Rockwell
Kevin
|
$600
[12]
In August 1992 this Secretary of State resigned to run President Bush's reelection campaign
James Baker
David
Kevin
|
$600
[6]
In this comedy Julia disguises herself as a boy to follow Proteus from Verona to Milan
Two Gentlemen of Verona
David
Arthur
|
$600
[18]
This kids' game starts with a player throwing her puck into the number 1 section
hopscotch
David
|
|
$800
[3]
A good electrical insulator, this yellowish resin produces a charge of static electricity when rubbed
amber
David
|
$1,000
[20]
Eastern Thrace is the European portion of this nation
Turkey
David
Arthur
|
$800
[26]
Edouard Manet preferred not to exhibit with this group, but his sister-in-law Berthe Morisot did
the Impressionists
David
|
$800
[14]
New York's senior senator, he once served as U.S. ambassador to the U.N.
(Daniel Patrick) Moynihan
Kevin
|
$800
[7]
Falstaff's last line in this comedy is "When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased"
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Kevin
|
$800
[23]
Robert A. Heinlein's "Stranger in a Strange Land" won this award for 1962
the Hugo
Kevin
|
|
$1,000
[16]
Isaac Newton found the strength of this depends on 2 things: mass & distance
gravity
Kevin
|
DD
$1,800
[22]
Country whose currency is seen here:
Iraq
Kevin
|
$1,000
[25]
This Alice in Wonderland illustrator was knighted in 1893
Sir John Tenniel
|
DD
$1,800
[15]
This Virginian is the ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee
John Warner
Kevin
|
$1,000
[8]
Guinness says 4 of the actors died during Sir John Gielgud's 1942 production of this "bad luck" play
Macbeth
Arthur
|
$1,000
[24]
The only branch of this presidential library is in West Branch, Iowa
the Hoover Library
David
|
He won his first of 9 Tonys for the first Broadway musical he choreographed, "The Pajama Game"
Bob Fosse