Joel Nathanson — a dentist from Baltimore, Maryland
Linda Lyle — an educational travel coordinator originally from Knoxville, Tennessee
Claude Welch — a professor from Buffalo, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,800)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude | $400 | $1,000 | $2,000 |
$0
3rd place: Smith Corona XD 8000 typewriter |
$6,000
17 R, 4 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Linda | $400 | $900 | $3,700 |
$5
2nd place: Trip to New Orleans; week in Bienville House |
$3,700
7 R, 0 W |
| Joel | $800 | $2,400 | $5,400 |
$7,401
New champion: $7,401 |
$5,400
16 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| FAMOUS PARKS | KIDDIE LIT | SWIMMING & DIVING | MAMMALS | "WORLD"LY SONGS | JAIL |
|
$100
[1]
The San Francisco Giants are seeking a replacement for this windswept home field
Candlestick Park
Claude
|
$100
[5]
When Pinocchio told a lie, this happened
his nose grew
Joel
|
$100
[11]
Due to the East German sweeps in '76 & '80 Olympics, # of entrants from any country was cut from 3 to this
2
|
$100
[26]
Named for their canine-like bark, these rodents live in "towns" only burrows apart
prairie dogs
Claude
|
$100
[6]
Debuted at 1964 World's Fair in N.Y., it's a "little" song for a big Disney attraction
"It's a Small World"
Joel
|
$100
[12]
Calling it "Most Secure Prison", Guinness says tho 23 attempted to escape from Alcatraz, this many succeeded
none
Joel
|
|
$200
[2]
Birthplace & lifelong home of FDR
Hyde Park (New York)
Claude
|
$200
[21]
Edward Bear was known to his friends as this
(Winnie the) Pooh
Claude
|
$200
[16]
In 1962, Australian Dawn Fraser became 1st woman to break this time barrier in 100m freestyle
less than a minute
|
$400
[28]
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi & kin, they can now be brought into U.S. only for zoological or educational purposes
mongooses
Joel
|
$200
[7]
In 1964, it's what Peter & Gordon wouldn't live in
"A World Without Love"
Joel
|
$200
[13]
This country's Kharkov Prison is said to be world's largest, accommodating 40,000 prisoners
Soviet Union
Claude
|
|
$300
[3]
Though it sounds like it's in Israel, Zion National Park is actually in this state
Utah
Claude
|
$300
[22]
Tom Sawyer & Becky Thatcher spent 4 days alone here
in the cave
Claude
|
$300
[17]
Because it is most tiring, this stroke is 1st in individual medley races
the butterfly
Joel
|
$500
[27]
Monkey named for appearance when it hangs upside down with all 4 limbs & tail, tho that makes 5, not 8
spider monkey
|
$300
[8]
War's 1973 pessimistic view of our planet
"The World Is A Ghetto"
|
$300
[14]
Unlucky Col. Klink was in charge of this prison camp housing "Hogan's Heroes"
Stalag 13
Joel
|
|
$400
[4]
For 16 years between 1963-79, this country's most famous Park was its president, Park Chung Hee
(South) Korea
Linda
|
$400
[23]
"Fee-fi-fo-fum", the giant said he'd grind Jack's bones to do this
to make my bread
|
$400
[18]
Synchronized swimming was originally called this
water ballet
Joel
|
— |
$400
[9]
Pop-religious song of 1958 that was Laurie London's only song to make Billboard Top 40
"He's Got the Whole World in His Hands"
Joel
|
$400
[15]
In "Monopoly", if you pay to get out of jail, it costs this much
$50
Claude
Joel
|
|
$500
[24]
Refusing to give up her seat on the bus in 1955 got her a seat of honor in Atlanta's 1986 M.L. King Parade
Rosa Parks
Linda
|
$500
[25]
The story of this animal teaches that only those who help make the bread should eat the bread
the little red hen
Claude
|
$500
[19]
The silver medal in high diving in 1920 Olympics was won by a 13-year-old, Nils Skoglund of this country
Sweden
Claude
|
— |
$500
[10]
It was the opening song for the 2nd 5 years of "The Dean Martin Show"
"Welcome to My World"
|
DD
$500
[20]
Title of the followingprison song, the 2nd-biggest hit of its singer's career:
"Chain Gang" (by Sam Cooke)
Joel
|
| WORLD GEOGRAPHY | NEW TESTAMENT | MEDICINE | TV TRIVIA | GENERALS | CLOTHING |
|
$200
[11]
Australia has claimed over 45% of this neighboring continent
Antarctica
Claude
|
$200
[6]
12 year old Jesus, missing for 3 days, was found conferring with the elders in this Jerusalem building
the temple
Joel
|
$200
[7]
Latin for "assistant healer", these medically trained personnel often "star" in an "emergency"
paramedics
Joel
|
$200
[17]
He sang "Hello, Dolly!" on Broadway, but is best known for saying "Good Morning, America"
David Hartman
|
$200
[5]
Encyclopedia Americana calls him "World War II's most colorful U.S. general"
Patton
Linda
|
$200
[25]
The big difference between a 2-piece men's suit & a 3-piece suit
vest
Claude
|
|
$400
[12]
As its name indicates, this Danish peninsula juts out from Europe's mainland
Jutland
Linda
|
$400
[3]
This cousin of Jesus was born about 6 months before he was
John the Baptist
Claude
|
$400
[8]
Psittacosis, also called Ornithosis, is a rare pneumonia transmitted by these animals
birds
Joel
|
$400
[18]
Billy Crystal called this "mahvelous" man "1 of the great guests in the history of 'The Tonight Show'"
Fernando Lamas
Joel
|
$400
[22]
Broadcasting network established in 1926 whose founder went on to become a general
NBC
Claude
|
$400
[26]
As a featured accessory, it's nice; as a snake, it could be dangerous
boa
Claude
|
|
$600
[13]
Of Prague, Vienna & Stockholm, the westernmost
Prague
|
$600
[2]
He wanted the wise men to tell him where the infant Jesus was, "That I may come & worship him also"
King Herod
Linda
|
$600
[9]
Affecting men & women in nearly equal numbers, AIDS is more widespread on this continent than any other
Africa
Claude
|
$600
[19]
This "superflop" series derailed in 1979, less than 6 months after its premiere
Supertrain
|
$800
[24]
Gen. Eisenhower said, "I studied dramatics under him for 5 years in Washington & 4 years in the Philippines"
Douglas MacArthur
Linda
|
— |
|
$800
[14]
This river's main outlet's to the sea are the Damietta & the Rosetta
Nile
Claude
|
$800
[1]
While Jesus, not a citizen, was crucified, it is believed this apostle, a Roman, was beheaded
St. Paul
|
$800
[10]
A child with this disorder, from Greek for "self", is totally self-absorbed & ignores external reality
autistic
Linda
|
$800
[20]
One of these came down to Earth in "Down to Earth", "Out of the Blue" & "The Smothers Brothers Show"
an angel
Joel
|
$1,000
[27]
While in the infantry, this foreign general was nicknamed "Asparagus" & "Big Charles"
Charles de Gaulle
Claude
|
— |
|
$1,000
[15]
Consisting of over 13,000 islands, it's the world's most populous predominately Muslim nation
Indonesia
Claude
|
DD
$1,000
[4]
1 of the 3 Roman emperors specifically mentioned by name in the New Testament
Augustus, Tiberius or Claudius
Claude
|
$1,000
[16]
What an overly sensitive person is said to have, or defining symptom of the skin condition Leptodermia
a thin skin
Joel
|
$1,000
[21]
She was chief of detectives "Amy Prentiss" before playing Vicky's mother on "3's a Crowd"
Jessica Walter
|
DD
$3,000
[23]
His U.S. citizenship was posthumously restored to him by a 1975 act of Congress
Robert E. Lee
Claude
|
— |
With 61.32%, he amassed highest percentage of popular vote in any 20th cent. presidential election
Lyndon Baines Johnson (in 1964)