Fran Pipp — a psychologist from Dexter, Michigan
Bill Nyden — a computer programmer and analyst from Mountain View, California
Joe Roberts — a director of planning & building from Perth Amboy, New Jersey (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,700)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe | $1,100 | $2,300 | $7,300 |
$9,001
2nd place: a trip to Miami & a Caribbean cruise |
$7,600
24 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Bill | $700 | $1,400 | $9,000 |
$12,401
New champion: $12,401 |
$8,000
20 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Fran | $300 | $2,100 | $2,700 |
$2,200
3rd place: a Ricoh Mirai zoom camera |
$2,700
10 R, 3 W |
| WORLD HISTORY | THE UNIVERSE | GARDENING | ACTORS' REAL NAMES | FOOD & DRINK | RHYME TIME |
|
$100
[1]
In 1967 this country exploded its 1st H-bomb at its Lob Nor test site in Sinkiang province
(Red) China
Joe
|
$100
[5]
In 1986 Giotto, a craft launched by the European Space Agency, got within 335 miles of this comet's nucleus
Halley's Comet
Joe
|
$100
[19]
Junipers & Japanese maples are especially suited for this type of tree dwarfing
Bonsai
Joe
|
$100
[9]
It's the "noble" stage name of John Joseph Ryan, who starred on "Hawaii Five-O"
Jack Lord
Joe
|
$100
[14]
With the hull left on it's called brown; with it removed it's white & called "polished"
Rice
Bill
|
$100
[25]
An over-eater of sheep meat
Mutton Glutton
Bill
|
|
$200
[2]
A civil war in Paris during his youth convinced this king to build his palace at Versailles
Louis XIV
Joe
|
$200
[7]
Horsehead, Trifid & Crab are examples of these clouds of interstellar matter
Nebulae
Joe
Fran
|
$200
[20]
These little red beetles will help guard your garden from aphids, scale & spider mites
Ladybug/Ladybird Beetles
Bill
|
$200
[12]
"Silver Streak" star Jerome Silberman
Gene Wilder
Fran
|
$200
[15]
You can't beat this soup which is made from beets
Borscht
Joe
|
$200
[26]
A rapid reeling out of fishing line
Fast Cast
Joe
|
|
$300
[3]
Long the ruling party in this country, the PRI won the 1988 election by its lowest margin ever
Mexico
|
$300
[8]
On Nov. 30, 1954 a Mrs. Hodges of Sylacauga, AL became the only person on record to be injured by one of these
Meteorite
Fran
|
$300
[21]
Some roses form these seedpods, rich in vitamin C, after they bloom & drop their petals
Rose Hips
Joe
|
$300
[13]
Ronald Pierce, who swung through the jungle as TV's Tarzan in the '60s, acts under this name
Ron Ely
Bill
|
$300
[16]
The Larousse Gastronomique says quiche originated in this French region
Lorraine
Bill
|
$300
[27]
In boxing it could be Caesars Palace or Madison Square Garden
Fight Site
|
|
$400
[4]
The 1st great building of the Acropolis was this one built between 447-438 B.C.
The Parthenon
Bill
|
$400
[10]
This term for a star that's undergone a complete gravitational collapse was coined in the '60s
Black Hole
Joe
|
$400
[22]
Ladies' slippers, ladies' tresses & dragon's mouth are examples of this exotic flower
Orchids
Fran
|
$400
[23]
He used to be Hugh Krampe, but he shot to fame as Wyatt Earp under this name
Hugh O' Brien
Joe
|
$400
[17]
Lyophilization is the scientific name of this process used to produce instant coffee
Freeze-drying
Joe
|
$400
[29]
Animator Tex Avery described this Walter Lantz penguin as devoid of personality
Chilly Willy
Joe
Fran
|
|
DD
$500
[6]
In a famous race, these 2 men reached the South Pole, 1 in December 1911, the other 5 weeks later
Amundsen & Scott
Joe
|
$500
[11]
This outermost part of the solar atmosphere can easily be seen during total solar eclipses
Corona
Joe
|
$500
[28]
Used for lawns & golf courses, it's usually listed last alphabetically among grasses
Zoysia
Bill
Fran
|
$500
[24]
His real name is Anson Heimlich & his cousin invented the Heimlich Maneuver
Anson Williams
|
$500
[18]
Escoffier came up with this fruit & ice cream dish in 1892 to honor a star of "Lohengrin"
Peach Melba
Bill
|
$500
[30]
He takes the minutes at a powwow
Tribe Scribe
Fran
|
| U.S. CITIES | MAGAZINES | RELIGION | ARTISTS | DOGS | POE |
|
$200
[10]
Called the German Athens in the 19th century, this Wisc. city is a leading center of German culture in the U.S.
Milwaukee
Fran
|
$200
[8]
Its name is a pronoun, the objective case of "we"
Us Magazine
Joe
|
$200
[7]
Though Hindus disapprove of killing animals, they regard the slaying of these animals as the worst offense
Cows
Joe
|
$200
[6]
When this Spanish surrealist died, there was no rush to buy his prints because there were so many of them
Salvador Dali
Bill
|
$200
[26]
A German word meaning "splashing in water" gave us the word "puddle" & this dog's name
Poodle
Joe
|
$200
[1]
Completes the line from "To Helen", "To the glory that was Greece & ..."
"The Grandeur that was Rome"
Fran
|
|
$400
[21]
Survey Sampling, Inc. calls this Iowa capital the No. 1 city for market research
Des Moines
Joe
Fran
|
$400
[9]
As you might expect, Smithsonian is published in this city
Washington, D.C.
Bill
|
$400
[15]
Mormons regard both of these books as the word of God
The Bible & The Book of Mormon
Bill
|
$400
[11]
His photo silkscreens include "Liz", "Jackie" & "Elvis" as well as "Marilyn"
Andy Warhol
Joe
|
$400
[27]
Pure white at birth, this dog's spots begin to appear when he's about 3 weeks old
Dalmatian
Bill
|
$400
[2]
In this tale William Legrand & his servant Jupiter find a rare entomological specimen
"The Gold Bug"
Bill
|
|
$600
[22]
An early visitor found Hohokam Indian ruins here & predicted a new city would rise from the ashes
Phoenix
Joe
|
$600
[19]
Of Gourmet, Vanity Fair or Connoisseur, the one that's "The Guide to the Civilized World"
Connoisseur
Joe
Bill
|
$600
[16]
In most Orthodox synagogues they are separated; in Conservative & Reform they are not
The Sexes
Bill
|
$600
[12]
It was recently said of this artist "He's far more than cowboys & indians. (He) is uncannily modern."
Frederic Remington
Fran
|
$600
[28]
This smallest of all dogs comes in all canine colors
Chihuahua
Bill
|
$600
[3]
1845 poem set in December, at midnight in a chamber
"The Raven"
Joe
|
|
$800
[23]
This city that earned its own song in "The Music Man" was named for an executive of U.S. Steel
Gary, Indiana
Bill
|
DD
$1,000
[20]
The magazine named for this naturalist celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1987
Audubon
Joe
|
$800
[17]
Muslim law allows a man to have up to 4 of these if he can support & care for each equally
Wives
Joe
|
$800
[13]
The New Yorker 1st published 1 of this cartoonist's ghoulish works in 1935, long before the TV show
Charles Addams
Bill
|
$800
[29]
This "badger dog" was bred to keep its legs short so it could follow a badger into his burrow
Dachshund
Bill
|
$800
[4]
We're not sure who was the last of the Mohicans, but we do know Roderick was the last man in this line
The House of Usher
Bill
|
|
$1,000
[24]
You had to send the earliest Kodaks back to this city to have the film inside developed
Rochester, New York
Joe
|
$1,000
[25]
It's now published by the Ben Franklin Literary & Medical Society; Curtis sold it in 1982
The Saturday Evening Post
Bill
|
$1,000
[18]
In March 1989, 35 archbishops from this country met with the Pope to discuss their flock of 53 million
United States
Joe
Bill
Fran
|
$1,000
[14]
German-born artist famous for his portraits of the court of Henry VIII
Hans Holbein the Younger
|
DD
$2,000
[30]
Unlike the German miniature schnauzer, most other breeds of this group originated in the British isles
Terriers
Bill
|
$1,000
[5]
According to the Oxford Companion to American Lit., they were sleigh, wedding, alarm & funeral
"The Bells"
Fran
|
The last president who did not serve in the armed forces
Franklin D. Roosevelt