Game data retrieved from an alternate archive.
Marybeth Meakim — a seventh grade teacher from Glenside, Pennsylvania
Sylvia Parker — a freelance editor from New York, New York
Brian Hindelang — an electronics technician from San Antonio, Texas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $30,800)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian | $2,200 | $7,600 | $10,800 |
$12,000
2-day champion: $42,800 |
$10,800
23 R, 4 W |
| Sylvia | $3,800 | $3,800 | $2,400 |
$100
3rd place: $1,000 |
$5,000
13 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Marybeth | $1,600 | $2,600 | $3,800 |
$3,000
2nd place: $2,000 |
$3,800
7 R, 2 W |
| SAINTS | MOVIE COMEDIES | THINK TWICE | TURIN | "UR" HEAD | KAFKA |
|
$200
[15]
He's the patron of Scotland & of fishermen
St. Andrew
Sylvia
|
$200
[10]
Jack Nicholson teamed up with Adam Sandler for this 2003 film
Anger Management
Brian
|
$200
[1]
At Mach 2, a plane is traveling at twice the speed of this
sound
Brian
|
$200
[17]
Duke Emanuele Filberto brought it to Turin in 1578; it's now housed in the Cathedral of San Giovanni
the Shroud of Turin
Marybeth
|
$200
[26]
Willam Herschel also discovered 2 moons orbiting this planet that he had discovered in 1781
Uranus
Brian
|
$200
[6]
When Kafka was born in this city in 1883, it was the capital of Bohemia
Prague
Sylvia
|
|
$400
[22]
This marytyr who was cooked to death on a gridiron has a river, gulf & seaway named for him
St. Lawrence
Marybeth
|
$400
[11]
Mel Gibson got in touch with his feminine side in this 2000 comedy
What Women Want
Brian
|
$400
[2]
According to author James M. Cain, it's who "always rings twice"
the postman
Sylvia
|
$400
[18]
While touring Turin, stop into the Biblioteca Reale, and you'll be drawn to this artist's self-portrait
da Vinci
Brian
|
$400
[27]
Look, up in the sky, it's not a bird or a plane, it's this constellation, also known as the Little Bear
Ursa Minor
Brian
Marybeth
|
$400
[7]
After discovering his religious roots, Kafka began studying this language in 1917
Hebrew
Sylvia
|
|
$600
[23]
Born a Jew, he became the "Apostle of the Gentiles"
Paul
Brian
|
$600
[12]
She returned as Elle Woods in "Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde"
Reese Witherspoon
Brian
|
$800
[4]
The 22nd Amendment puts a limit of twice on this
presidential terms
Marybeth
|
$600
[19]
This opera that made its debut in Turin in 1896 probably helped Puccini pay his "rent"
La Boheme
Brian
|
$600
[28]
Last time we checked, Jorge Batlle was still this country's leader
Uruguay
Brian
|
$600
[8]
Kafka called those who inspired him, like this "Karamazov" author, his "blood relatives"
Dostoevsky
Sylvia
|
|
$800
[24]
There are women saints named this of Bologna, of Genoa & of Siena
Catherine
Marybeth
|
$800
[13]
Sandra Bullock calls it quits as Hugh Grant's attorney in this 2002 romantic comedy
Two Weeks Notice
Brian
|
DD
$1,000
[3]
Number of horses who have won the Kentucky Derby twice
zero
Sylvia
|
$800
[20]
Turin's Egyptian Museum has a well-known statue of this "Let my people go" pharaoh
Ramses II (Ramses the Great)
Brian
|
$800
[29]
Since the VIII in 1644, the Popes have let this name lapse; it must be up for "renewal" by now
Urban
Brian
|
$800
[9]
In "Wedding Preparations in the Country", Raban turns into one of these insects, yeah, yeah, yeah ...
a beetle
Marybeth
|
|
$1,000
[25]
Saints from this country include 2 11th century kings, Stephen & Ladislas the First
Hungary
Sylvia
|
$1,000
[14]
In this 1979 comedy Bill Murray says, "It just doesn't matter if we win or if we lose. It just doesn't matter"
Meatballs
|
$1,000
[5]
Majolica, a type of this, is fired twice
pottery
Sylvia
|
$1,000
[21]
For most of the time, from 1720 to 1861, Turin was capital of this fishy-sounding kingdom
Sardinia
|
$1,000
[30]
This author who had his Genesis August 3, 1924 published his "Exodus" in 1958
Leon Uris
Brian
|
$1,000
[16]
Kafka used this special initial for the land surveyor in "The Castle" & the last name of Joseph in "The Trial"
K
Sylvia
|
| CHINESE HISTORY | THE SUMMER OLYMPICS | LIFE ON THE TITANIC | GEMS & JEWELS | QUOTES FROM THE 1920s | CAN I HAVE A WORD? |
|
$400
[26]
This now autonomous region of China got its first Buddhist monastery around 775
Tibet
Sylvia
|
$400
[21]
I cannot tell a lie, he's the only George to take home a gold heavyweight boxing medal
George Foreman
Brian
|
$400
[7]
First class passengers got to sample this beverage, & some bottles of Cliquot 1900 were recovered
champagne
Sylvia
|
$400
[2]
Siberian jasper has alternating bands of these 2 yuletide colors
red & green
Brian
|
$400
[12]
In 1920 he said that "The Italian proletariat needs a blood bath for its force to be renewed"
Mussolini
Marybeth
|
$400
[1]
Potamic means of these, such as the Rio Negro & the Cuyahoga
rivers
|
|
$800
[27]
The Sui Dynasty cemented the system of exams to qualify for the coveted jobs in this service
the civil service
Brian
|
$800
[22]
You lose a point in this game if your team makes more than 3 contacts with the ball in succession
volleyball
Brian
Marybeth
|
$800
[17]
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents from the California Science Center Titanic Artifact Exhibit.) In a third class cabin, the sound of the 29 of these was constant; when they stopped, it meant bad news
boilers
Brian
|
$800
[3]
The largest of the Cullinan diamonds is currently in her scepter
Queen Elizabeth II
Brian
|
$800
[13]
In "The Jazz Singer", he ad-libbed, "You ain't heard nothin' yet, folks"
Al Jolson
Sylvia
|
$800
[8]
Groats & groschens are old ones of these used in Europe
coins
|
| — |
$1,200
[23]
Of the 2 main types of softball, Olympic women's softball is this type
fast pitch
Brian
|
$1,200
[18]
The orchestra had a repertoire of some 350 pieces, including this tune they're said to have played near the end
"Nearer, My God, To Thee"
Brian
|
$1,200
[4]
An opal is silicon dioxide & this, which explains why they tend to dry out
water
Brian
|
DD
$1,000
[16]
In 1925 he told a Dayton, Tenn. courtroom that it wasn't an insult, but a "compliment to be called an agnostic"
Clarence Darrow
Sylvia
|
$1,600
[10]
Add one letter to etiquette to get this word for acceptable online behavior
netiquette
Brian
|
| — |
$1,600
[24]
At the 1924 games Finland barred him from defending his 10,000 m gold to give teammate Ville Ritola a chance
Paavo Nurmi
|
$1,600
[19]
(Sofia of the Clue Crew presents from the California Science Center Titanic Artifact Exhibit.) Some of the dishware brought up from the deep bore the logo of this, the Titanic's shipping line
White Star
Brian
Marybeth
|
$1,600
[5]
An emerald is a beryl colored by this metal, which some people take to try to build muscle & lose fat
chromium
Brian
Sylvia
|
$1,200
[14]
In a 1925 book, Anita Loos wrote, "Gentlemen always seem to remember" these people
blondes
Sylvia
|
DD
$2,000
[9]
The corbicula is the small pollen basket below the knees on these
bees
Sylvia
|
| — |
$2,000
[25]
This "seasonal" swimmer qualified for 5 events at the 1992 games & swam away with 4 medals
Summer Sanders
Brian
|
$2,000
[20]
One artifact brought up was this type of bag, named for a Prime Minister, Disraeli's rival
a Gladstone bag
Sylvia
|
$2,000
[6]
On seeing this large diamond, Nadir Shah said this, meaning "mountain of light", & the name stuck
Koh-i-Noor
|
$1,600
[15]
Architect Le Corbusier said that this "is a machine for living"
house
Sylvia
|
$2,000
[11]
From the Greek kolpos, "the bosom", comes this term for an indentation in a coast
gulf
|
"Chicago" was the first musical to win the Best Picture Oscar since this film won for 1968
Oliver!