Clip from this game was shown in the 1992 filmBreaking the Rules.
Garrett Simpson — a public defender from Glendale, Arizona
Frank Dwyer — a writer and actor originally from New York City, New York
George Roche — a director of voter registration originally from Fleetwood, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George | $1,900 | $3,600 | $6,200 |
$12,400
2nd place: a trip to Fort Myers, Florida |
$6,200
16 R, 0 W |
| Frank | $100 | $700 | $7,300 |
$2,200
3rd place: Krementz jewelry |
$8,000
19 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Garrett | $800 | $1,600 | $9,200 |
$18,300
New champion: $18,300 |
$6,000
19 R (including 1 DD), 6 W |
| THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR | BEAUTY QUEENS | BOTTOMS UP | SONGS OF THE '70s | ACTORS ONSTAGE | BY ZEUS |
|
$100
[1]
This man's son, who helped his dad with the famous "kite experiment", sided with the Tories
Benjamin Franklin
Frank
|
$100
[17]
The Miss America Pageant stopped giving this award for friendliness in 1974
Miss Congeniality Award
George
|
$100
[12]
A screwdriver is vodka & orange juice while a bloody Mary is vodka & this juice
tomato juice
Garrett
|
$100
[6]
The title of Leo Sayer's 1st No. 1 hit proclaimed "You Make Me Feel Like" doing this
Dancing
Garrett
|
$100
[22]
In 1980 Jane Seymour played Mozart's wife on Broadway in this play
Amadeus
Frank
|
$100
[7]
Zeus originated as an Indo-European god of this, which gives him something in common with Willard Scott
weather
Garrett
|
|
$300
[3]
A S.C. merchant was captured at sea & charged room & board while imprisoned at this London landmark
Tower of London
George
|
$200
[18]
She was Miss Mississippi & Miss America, & now she's Mrs. Gary Collins
Mary Ann Mobley
Garrett
|
$200
[28]
Under British law, Scotch whisky must be made with water from this region of Scotland
Highlands
George
|
$200
[13]
In Ricky Nelson's "Garden Party" he stepped out of the closet "playing guitar like ringin' a bell"
Johnny B. Goode
Garrett
|
$200
[23]
In 1977 Anne Bancroft returned to Broadway to play this Mideast leader
Golda Meir
George
|
$200
[8]
Starting in 776 B.C., these were held quadrennially in honor of Zeus
Olympics
George
|
|
$400
[4]
Though a symbol of the war, this organization of citizen-soldiers existed only for about 6 months
MInutemen
George
Frank
Garrett
|
$300
[19]
She was 1st runner-up in the 1940 Miss Venice Beach Contest--she didn't look like Lily Munster yet
Yvonne De Carlo
Garrett
|
$300
[29]
Named for an island in the Netherlands Antilles, it's a liqueur flavored with orange peel
Curacao
Garrett
|
$300
[14]
Marie Osmond had real success with this 1973 song about artificial flowers
"Paper Roses"
Garrett
|
$300
[24]
Raquel Welch made her Broadway debut in this musical, replacing Lauren Bacall
Woman of the Year
Garrett
|
$300
[9]
Though Zeus had over 100 mistresses, he chose her, his sister, to be his wife
Hera
Frank
|
|
DD
$500
[2]
The British passed the Intolerable Acts to punish Massachusetts for this event
Boston Tea Party
Frank
|
$400
[20]
This beauty contest title was taken away from Zsa Zsa Gabor because she was underage
Miss Hungary
Garrett
|
$400
[30]
This tall rum drink shares its name with the stick you might use to stir it
swizzle
George
|
$400
[15]
With 2 previous big hits, Gordon Lightfoot was cruising down a Carefree 1 of these in '74
Highway
George
|
$400
[25]
Jack Klugman sang with Ethel Merman in this musical, but he kept his clothes on
Gypsy
George
|
$400
[10]
Zeus led a revolt against this group & dethroned his father, Cronus
Titans
Frank
Garrett
|
|
$500
[5]
This 2nd cousin of our 2nd president helped found the Sons of Liberty
Samuel Adams
George
|
$500
[21]
Formerly Miss South Dakota, she now co-hosts "Entertainment Tonight"
Mary Hart
Garrett
|
$500
[27]
A Scarlett O'Hara mixes cranberry juice, lime juice & this liquor
Southern Comfort
|
$500
[16]
In the '70s Elvis had only 2 top 10 hits, "The Wonder of You" & this hot number of 1972
"Burning Love"
Garrett
|
$500
[26]
Before "Roots" LeVar Burton's only sizable role was as Ali Hakim in this musical at USC
Oklahoma!
Frank
Garrett
|
$500
[11]
Zeus' 2 most important symbols were the eagle & this, hurled as a weapon
thunderbolt
George
|
| THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE | NOVEL CHARACTERS | COMPOSERS | ROCKS & MINERALS | WORD ORIGINS | "ROBERT"s |
|
$200
[6]
It has more people than all the other South American nations combined
Brazil
George
|
$200
[9]
Phileas Fogg, gentleman
Around the World in 80 Days
Frank
|
$200
[5]
1st held in 1876, the Bayreuth Festival was planned by this German opera composer to play his own works
(Richard) Wagner
George
|
$200
[26]
"Canine" phrase used to describe rock collecting enthusiasts
rock hound
Frank
|
$200
[16]
From Latin to "lie down on", the device in which premature babies lie down
incubator
Frank
|
$200
[18]
He warned his followers he could die in March 1987 if they didn't help him raise $8 million
Oral Roberts
Garrett
|
|
$400
[7]
This North American mountain range is named for the waterfalls of the Columbia River
Cascades
Frank
|
$400
[10]
Lennie Small, migrant worker
Of Mice and Men
Frank
|
$400
[4]
Desiring a teacher, Gershwin sought out this composer of "Bolero", who told him he didn't need one
(Maurice) Ravel
Frank
|
$400
[27]
This mineral is crushed, powdered & glued onto paper to make disposable nail boards
emery
Frank
|
$400
[17]
From Latin for "an image", one of a hated person might be burned
effigy
George
|
$400
[19]
Sec'y of Defense thru much of the '60s, the Vietnam War was sometimes called his war
Robert McNamara
Frank
|
|
$800
[14]
Yellowknife, Canada's smallest capital, is capital of this territory
Northwest Territory
George
|
$600
[11]
Jude Fawley, stonecutter's apprentice
Jude the Obscure
|
$600
[1]
Written in 1723, this German's "Magnificat in D Major" is magnificent
(Johann Sebastian) Bach
Frank
Garrett
|
$600
[28]
This landmark at the mouth of the Mediterranean is a large block of limestone
Rock of Gibraltar
Garrett
|
$600
[23]
One dying for his faith, like a Christian thrown to lions, is called this from the Greek for "witness"
martyr
Frank
|
$600
[20]
Die-hard basketball fans remember him as "The Big O"
Oscar Robertson
Garrett
|
|
DD
$1,000
[8]
It's the northernmost country that's a member of the Organization of American States
United States
Frank
|
$800
[12]
Wolf Larsen, tramp schooner captain
The Sea-Wolf
Garrett
|
$800
[2]
Rimsky-Korsakov's student, he later composed "Petrushka"
Stravinsky
Frank
|
$1,000
[30]
Kimberlite, a mineral in which diamonds are found, was named for a city in this country
South Africa
George
|
$800
[24]
From the Greek for "a race track", Circus Maximus in Rome was an example of this type of equestrian arena
hippodrome
Garrett
|
$800
[21]
Though he directed the team that made the 1st atomic bomb, he opposed making the hydrogen bomb
Robert Oppenheimer
Garrett
|
|
$1,000
[15]
Though this British colony has only 19,000 people, as of 1982 it had over 400 licensed banks
the Grand Cayman Islands
Garrett
|
$1,000
[13]
Jonathan Harker, lawyer
Dracula
Frank
|
$1,000
[3]
He composed "Faust" &, in 1869, the Vatican National Anthem
(Charles) Gounod
Frank
|
DD
$4,000
[29]
In "America the Beautiful", type of white gypsum used to describe the gleam of the cities
alabaster
Garrett
|
$1,000
[25]
This fancy word for an indoor swimming pool is Latin for "a place for swimming"
natatorium
Garrett
|
$1,000
[22]
This humorist wrote short pieces for The New Yorker & made short subjects for M-G-M
Robert Benchley
Frank
|
In 1542 this island group was named for the future King of Spain
Philippines