Game data retrieved from an alternate archive.
Miriam Kadansky — a research manager from Westford, Massachusetts
Steve Schneider — a writer from Los Angeles, California
Wes Johnson — a band manager and attorney from Columbia, South Carolina (whose 1-day cash winnings total $15,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes | $5,800 | $5,000 | $9,400 |
$6,800
2-day champion: $22,000 |
$12,400
16 R, 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| Steve | $1,000 | $2,200 | $11,400 |
$1
3rd place: $1,000 |
$11,400
14 R, 2 W |
| Miriam | $2,200 | $3,600 | $12,000 |
$1,199
2nd place: $2,000 |
$13,600
18 R (including 2 DDs), 1 W |
| TIME'S PERSON OF THE YEAR | BANDS IN OTHER WORDS | SHELLFISH | BRAND "X" | MATERIAL GUYS | CAN I HAVE A WORD WITH YOU? |
|
$200
[30]
Albert Einstein was the Person of the Century; in 1949 this British statesman was the man of the half-century
Winston Churchill
Wes
|
$200
[1]
Walloping gourds
Smashing Pumpkins
Miriam
|
$200
[9]
2 edible types of this shellfish found on the Pacific coast of North America are the Red King & Dungeness
crabs
Wes
|
$200
[16]
The tagline "Is it live or is it" this brand was introduced in 1971 in ads for recordable audio cassettes
Memorex
Steve
|
$200
[21]
This frequent co-star of Doris Day played Daniel Reece on "Dynasty"
Rock Hudson
|
$200
[2]
This insect is also known as a dumbledore; same amount of syllables & sounds similar
a bumblebee
Miriam
|
|
$400
[26]
1951's & 1979's men were from this country; the first was a Premier, the second a religious zealot
Iran
Steve
|
$400
[7]
American bomber planes introduced in the 1950s
The B-52's
Steve
|
$400
[10]
It's marketed according to size, from Colossal (10 or less to a pound) to miniature (about 100 to a pound)
shrimp
Miriam
|
$400
[17]
This brand dates back to a company set up in 1913 to manufacture liquid bleach
Clorox
Steve
|
$400
[22]
He's credited with pushing the Missouri Compromise through the House
Henry Clay
Miriam
|
$400
[3]
This contraction is used to describe, say, an easy golf shot that your opponent excuses you from playing
a gimmee
Wes
|
|
$600
[28]
This Independent Counsel shared the honor with Bill Clinton for 1998
Ken Starr
Steve
|
$600
[8]
.75 foot tacks
Nine Inch Nails
Miriam
|
$600
[11]
To keep these stalk-eyed beasts from harming each other, rubber bands are put around their claws
lobsters
Wes
|
$600
[18]
The logo of this watch brand, a status symbol, is seen here
Rolex
Wes
Steve
|
$600
[23]
In 1975 he replaced Mick Taylor in The Rolling Stones
Ron Wood
Wes
|
$600
[4]
A kolkhoz was a collective or co-operative communal one in the USSR, sort of like a kibbutz in Israel
a farm
Steve
|
|
$800
[27]
For 1974 this King of Saudi Arabia was chosen for the turmoil he unleashed after raising oil prices
King Faisal
Steve
Miriam
|
$800
[14]
Communal foe
Public Enemy
Wes
|
$800
[12]
It's really an old wives' tale that it's unsafe to eat this bivalve in months without an "R" in their name
oysters
Miriam
|
$800
[19]
"Discover what your lips are missing" is a slogan for this product
Blistex
Wes
|
$800
[24]
Since the 1960s this film producer has been partnered with a merchant
James Ivory
Miriam
|
$800
[5]
From the Latin for "bad", if you have it "aforethought", you're in big trouble
malice
Wes
|
|
$1,000
[29]
For 1978 he made it as Vice Premier of China; for 1985 he was picked again, but now he was the Premier
Deng Xiaoping
Miriam
|
$1,000
[15]
Sinatra visits Tinseltown
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Wes
|
$1,000
[13]
The shell of this mollusk gave its name to a method of cooking & to a curved edge, on cloth, for example
the scallop
Wes
|
DD
$3,000
[20]
The name of this electronics brand is from the Latin for "great voice"
Magnavox
Wes
|
$1,000
[25]
"Wonders of the Invisible World" was his 1693 book on some of the Salem witchcraft cases
Cotton Mather
Steve
|
$1,000
[6]
In this foreign sport, Niramiai is the time spent stamping, thigh-slapping & glaring at your opponent before fighting
sumo wrestling
Wes
|
| U.S. "TOWN"S | KIDDY LIT | MARTIN LUTHER | SHOW | JUST CAUSE | THE LAST WORD |
|
$400
[2]
Although Abner Doubleday organized baseball teams in this village, he didn't invent the game
Cooperstown
Miriam
|
$400
[18]
The story in which she "takes a bawth" at the Plaza was written in the 1960s but wasn't published until 2002
Eloise
|
$400
[20]
(Sofia of the Clue Crew presents from Wittenberg, Germany.) The only achievement mentioned in Luther's epitaph is his doctorate in this subject from Wittenberg University
theology
|
$400
[9]
The razzle-dazzle musical where a sensational murder trial is acted out in vaudeville specialties"
Chicago
Miriam
|
$400
[8]
Formed in 1864 to take care of battle victims, it now relieves human suffering worldwide
The Red Cross
Miriam
|
$400
[1]
Of Poe's "The Raven"
nevermore
Miriam
|
|
$800
[3]
It was the capital of colonial Virginia from 1619 to 1699
Jamestown
Wes
|
$800
[19]
A Disney film was based on this 1959 Margery Sharp tale of Miss Bianca & the mice of the Prisoners' Aid Society
The Rescuers
Steve
|
$800
[24]
Terrified by a storm, Luther swore he'd become one of these, & joined the Augustinian order
a monk
Steve
|
$800
[10]
David Henry Hwang has redone the book for this 1958 tale of romance in San Francisco's Chinatown
Flower Drum Song
Steve
|
$800
[11]
This actress is the founding national chair of AmFAR, the American Foundation for AIDS Research
Elizabeth Taylor
Miriam
|
$800
[7]
Of the nursery rhyme "Old King Cole"
three
|
|
$1,200
[4]
When construction began on this planned community on Long Island in 1946, a house sold for $7,000
Levittown
Miriam
|
$1,200
[28]
A pilot who's crashed in the Sahara narrates this tale written & illustrated by Saint-Exupery
The Little Prince
Steve
|
$1,200
[25]
In translating the Bible, Luther added "alone" after this word, believing that it, rather than works, saves us
faith
Wes
|
DD
$1,000
[13]
First name of Patrick Dennis' aunt; Angela Lansbury was first to play her in the musical
Mame
Miriam
|
DD
$1,000
[17]
The American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities supports this children's research hospital in Memphis
St. Jude
Miriam
|
$1,200
[21]
Of "Casey at the Bat"
out
Wes
|
|
$1,600
[5]
In 1950 Congress passed legislation to preserve the Heights area of this historic section of Washington, D.C.
Georgetown
Steve
|
$1,600
[29]
Ian Falconer created this title character seen here
Olivia
|
$1,600
[26]
In 1524 Luther published the "Achtliederbuch", this type of book often found in churches
a hymnal
|
$1,200
[12]
"Ganzl's Book" calls Aldonza in this musical "a wildcat"; Playbill calls her "the beautiful whore"
Man of La Mancha
Miriam
|
$1,200
[15]
Founded in 1971, in French its name is Medecins Sans Frontieres
Doctors Without Borders
Wes
|
$1,600
[22]
Of the Gettysburg Address
Earth
|
|
$2,000
[6]
Don't fall behind when crossing the Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson in this village in Westchester County
Tarrytown
|
$2,000
[30]
"The Bad Beginning" & "The Wide Window" are part of Lemony Snicket's "A Series of" these
Unfortunate Events
|
$2,000
[27]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew presents from Wittenberg, Germany.) On the old wooden door that stood here, Martin Luther posted this numerical piece of writing & began the Reformation
the 95 Theses
|
$2,000
[14]
This musical with Billy Bigelow, based on "Liliom" by Ferenc Molnar, has been making the rounds since 1945
Carousel
Steve
|
$1,600
[16]
It helps people in crisis due to homelessness or mobility problems & has offices in bus stations & airports
Travelers Aid
Miriam
|
$2,000
[23]
Of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"
one
Steve
|
When it was completed in 1928, Britain's P.M. said, "Our histories, our novels, our poems... are all in this one book"
the Oxford English Dictionary