Game data retrieved from an alternate archive.
Luke McConnell — a student from Carmel, Indiana
Joe Wolke — a vice president of IT communications and information from Northbrook, Illinois
Faith O'Neal — an attorney from New York, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faith | $600 | $2,200 | $7,000 |
$12,000
2nd place: $2,000 |
$7,000
10 R, 3 W |
| Joe | $2,600 | $600 | $9,800 |
$14,800
New champion: $14,800 |
$9,400
16 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Luke | $2,000 | $8,400 | $14,000 |
$8,399
3rd place: $1,000 |
$14,800
22 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS | HOOP-LA | NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS | GRAMBLING MARCHING BAND | FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | W.W. |
|
$200
[7]
To use this nylon material every day & not dread my next visit to Dr. Szell
dental floss
Faith
|
$200
[4]
In 1981 Houston's Calvin Murphy sank 95.8 % of these shots, an all-time NBA record
free throws
Faith
Luke
|
$200
[3]
1979: A nun like none other
Mother Teresa
Joe
|
$200
[18]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from Grambling State University in Louisiana.) The Grambling marching band scored big at halftime at the first one of these, January 15, 1967 at the Los Angeles Coliseum
the Super Bowl
Luke
|
$200
[1]
English schoolmaster Mr. Chipping is called this for short
Mr. Chips
Luke
|
$200
[23]
Riesling or Chardonnay, for example
white wine
Luke
|
|
$400
[8]
To feed shut-ins as a volunteer with this rhyming program
Meals on Wheels
Joe
|
$400
[5]
(Hi, I'm Julius Erving) During its final season in 1975-76 I led this league in scoring & won its slam dunk competition
the ABA
Luke
|
$400
[9]
1990:A Communist party head
Mikhail Gorbachev
Faith
Joe
|
$400
[19]
Grambling first struck up the band in 1926 with 17 instruments obtained from this Chicago catalog company
Sears
Luke
|
$400
[2]
This mathematician gone bad is Sherlock Holmes' archenemy
Professor Moriarty
Joe
|
$400
[24]
In 1900 he wrote the U.S. Weather Bureau for a list of windy areas; he chose Kitty Hawk, where winds averaged 13 mph
Wilbur Wright
Luke
|
|
$600
[13]
To stop blowing every paycheck & start building this precipitation-named fund
a rainy day fund
Joe
|
$600
[6]
In 1990 this Nevada school's team became the first in history to score over 100 points in the NCAA championship game
UNLV
Joe
|
$600
[28]
1964: An American clergyman
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Luke
|
$600
[20]
The Marching Tigers performed in Monrovia at the 1972 inauguration of this country's President William Tolbert
Liberia
Luke
|
$600
[10]
Humbert Humbert usually refers to 12-year-old Dolores Haze by this name
Lolita
Luke
|
$600
[25]
It's the lip-curling favorite heard here
White Wedding
Luke
|
|
$800
[14]
To do this, often given as a reason for retirement, as by golfer Nancy Lopez & Congressman Dick Armey
to spend time with one's family
Luke
|
$800
[16]
(Hi, I'm Malik Rose of the NBA.) I attended the same Philadelphia high school as this late, great 7 foot 1 center
Wilt Chamberlain
Luke
|
$800
[29]
1978: An Israeli & an Egyptian
Menachem Begin & Anwar Sadat
Faith
|
$1,000
[22]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew presents from Grambling State University.) I'm with the Grambling marching band, in the stadium named for this legendary coach
Eddie Robinson
|
$800
[11]
With help from Helen Fielding, this 30-something singleton & diarist also has a published "Guide to Life"
Bridget Jones
Luke
|
$800
[26]
It's what "W.W" stands for in WWD, "the retailers' daily newspaper"
Women's Wear
Faith
|
|
$1,000
[15]
To start doing yoga--maybe this style that's really hot (as in the 105-degree room it requires)
Bikram
Luke
|
$1,000
[17]
In 1979 the NBA's New Orleans Jazz moved to this state less well known for its jazz
Utah
Luke
|
$1,000
[30]
1961:A U.N. Secretary-General
Dag Hammarskjold
Joe
|
DD
$2,000
[21]
The band made sure to include a sax solo when they performed for this commencement speaker in 1999
Bill Clinton
Luke
|
$1,000
[12]
Tyrone Slothrop, an American Lieutenant, is the central character of this 1973 classic by Thomas Pynchon
Gravity's Rainbow
Faith
|
$1,000
[27]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew presents from Martha's Vineyard.) This type of platform atop the roof was named for the women who watched for incoming ships from them
widow's walk
Joe
|
| WEST AFRICA | THE SINGER PORTRAYED | 17th CENTURY NAMES | CRAFTS | ANIMALS AMONG US | EASY AS "PIE" |
|
$400
[24]
Nigeria's chief port, it lies on the Bight of Benin
Lagos
Faith
|
$400
[12]
By Diana Ross in 1972
Billie Holiday
Joe
|
$400
[6]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Provincetown, Massachusetts.) William Bradford's wife Dorothy died tragically in 1620 when she fell overboard here in Provincetown harbor, from this ship
The Mayflower
Faith
|
$400
[17]
Tesserae are the small, colored pieces, usually tiles, that are used to make this type of picture
a mosaic
Joe
|
$400
[5]
The U.S. military used these animals to aid the clearing of underwater mines during the 2003 invasion of Iraq
dolphins
Faith
|
$400
[1]
Simple Simon asked him, "Let me taste your ware"
the pieman
Joe
|
|
$800
[27]
In 1936 Francisco Franco began his fight against the Spanish Republic from his base in this archipelago off NW Africa
the Canary Islands
Faith
Luke
|
$800
[13]
By Sissy Spacek in 1980
Loretta Lynn
Faith
|
$800
[7]
Around 1630 Mogul ruler Shah Jahan ordered this built as a memorial to his favorite wife
the Taj Mahal
Luke
|
$800
[19]
(Video of Vanna White) In several books, I share tips and some of my favorite designs for crocheting this cozy type of blanket
an afghan
Joe
|
$800
[9]
The lesser pandas of Asia are related to this "masked" North American mammal of the genus Procyon
the raccoon
Joe
|
$800
[2]
It's one who induces others to follow by means of false promises
a pied piper
Luke
|
|
$1,200
[28]
This river which empties into the Atlantic carries more water than any river in the world except the Amazon
the Congo
|
$1,200
[14]
By Jennifer Lopez in 1997
Selena
Luke
|
$1,200
[8]
In 1622 he became a Cardinal; 6 years later he became First Minister of France
Richelieu
Joe
|
$1,200
[20]
Depending on what you weave, you might use the rigid heddle or 4-harness type of this
a loom
Joe
|
$1,200
[10]
Plentiful in the Eurasian steppes in the late Pleistocene, these animals stood 16 feet high & had tusks 16 feet long
mammoths
Joe
Luke
|
$1,200
[3]
In "The Preacher and the Slave", Joe Hill wrote, "Work and pray, live on hay, you'll get" this "when you die"
pie in the sky
Luke
|
|
$1,600
[29]
In the 1500s this European power established bases in Angola, which it used as a source for slave labor for Brazil
Portugal
Joe
|
DD
$2,000
[15]
By Lou Diamond Phillips in 1987
Ritchie Valens
Luke
|
$1,600
[25]
Because it dealt with religious hypocrisy, his French comedy "Le Tartuffe" was banned until 1669
Moliere
Faith
|
DD
$2,000
[21]
In this form of needlework, X's shown on fabric create pictures, like the lovely Paula Vaughan design seen here
cross stitch
Joe
|
$1,600
[18]
A traditional Uzbek meal might include shurpa, the meat of this "timid" animal served with vegetable soup
a lamb (or sheep)
|
$1,600
[4]
This hat has a low crown, flat top & flexible brim
a pork pie hat
Joe
|
| — |
$2,000
[16]
By Dennis Quaid in 1989
Jerry Lee Lewis
Luke
|
$2,000
[26]
In 1653 Izaak Walton reeled readers in with this treatise on fishes & fishing
The Compleat Angler
Faith
|
$2,000
[22]
Many Hopi people earn part of their income from the crafting of jewelry, baskets & these sacred dolls
kachina dolls
|
$2,000
[23]
Like the last passenger pigeon, the last captive Carolina parakeet died in the 1910s in this Ohio city's zoo
Cincinnati
Luke
|
$2,000
[11]
Velvet Brown's horse in "National Velvet" got its name from this black & white marking
piebald
|
The "Scruggs Style" is a technique of doing this with only the thumb & first 2 fingers
banjo picking (or playing)