Tim Singer — a writer originally from Tyrone, Pennsylvania
Ed Coyne — an airline pilot from Mission Viejo, California
Marc Wade — a systems analyst originally from Sacramento, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,500)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc | $1,700 | $1,500 | $2,600 |
$1,599
2-day champion: $8,099 |
$3,600
15 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Ed | $-200 | $600 | $800 |
$1,598
2nd place: a trip to Palm Springs and a set of tennis racquets |
$800
7 R, 6 W |
| Tim | $800 | $800 | $1,800 |
$0
3rd place: a refridgerator |
$1,800
10 R, 4 W |
| BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | PROVERBS | TV THEMES | ROADSIDE AMERICA | COMPARATIVE CUISINE | ENDS IN "OO" |
|
$100
[15]
Because this happened in 5/86, it can take you twice as long to build a house of popsicle sticks
they changed from two stick popsicles to the single stick popsicles
|
$100
[8]
The place, according to this proverb, not "to change horses"
in the middle of a stream
Marc
|
$100
[1]
It began "Here's the story..."
The Brady Bunch
Tim
|
$100
[17]
A Bennington, VT furniture store uses this 19' piece to invite visitors to "set a spell"
a ladderback chair
Ed
|
$100
[13]
Frying this in Greece is one way they do "kota" right
chicken
Marc
|
$100
[4]
Necromancy, Haitian-style
Voodoo
Marc
|
|
$200
[16]
Of 1929, 1944, or 1986, year the Dow Jones took its biggest single-day nosedive
1986
Ed
|
$200
[9]
It "is fair play"
turnabout
Marc
|
$200
[2]
One of these days, Alice, you're gonna hear its theme - "You're My Greatest Love"
The Honeymooners
Tim
|
$200
[18]
In Murphy, N.C.'s Biblical Park are the largest of these, appropriately carved in stone
the Ten Commandments
Tim
|
$200
[14]
In France, Maman might tell you to eat these, your "legumes", or you won't get dessert
vegetables
Ed
Tim
|
$200
[5]
According to Carmen Lombardo, it's the sound of a sob
"boo-hoo"
Tim
|
|
$300
[26]
Avi Fattal & Avi Ruimi have sold over 1.5 million cardboard "sunglasses" for these
the windshield for your car
Ed
|
$300
[10]
Especially on April 1st, "There's no fool like..." this
an old fool
Tim
|
$400
[21]
Its theme "Without Us" was sung by Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams
Family Ties
|
$300
[19]
Until 1985, giant packs of these multi-flavored sweets were ready to "rescue" you along N.Y.'s Rte. 1
Life Savers
Marc
|
$300
[23]
At Thanksgiving a Swahili-speaking African warrior might eat turkey & this, "namna ya tunda" sauce
cranberry sauce
Tim
|
$300
[6]
David Letterman called Major League pitcher Terry Forster a fat tub of this
goo
Marc
|
| — |
$400
[11]
Dromedarian equivalent to "The last drop makes the cup run over"
the straw that broke the camel's back
Tim
|
DD
$500
[20]
In 1985 it became the 1st TV theme to top the charts since "Welcome Back, Kotter" in 1976
the Miami Vice theme
Marc
|
$400
[24]
Near Madison, Minn., a 25' pink & green replica of 1 of these creatures reels in the tourists
a fish
Ed
|
— |
$400
[3]
An uproar, or a TV series with Lada Edmund Jr. in cage doing the frug
hullabaloo
Marc
|
| — |
$500
[12]
It "surpasses learning" "is the best buckler against affronts", & "is a virtue"
patience
Marc
|
$500
[22]
In their theme, the 1st 4 adjectives describing "The Addams Family"
creepy, kooky, mysterious & spooky
Marc
|
$500
[25]
Near Audubon, Iowa, you'll find world's largest statue of this farm animal, Iowa's largest money maker
a bull
Marc
Tim
|
— |
$500
[7]
It means "depart" & the Otto Preminger film with this name did, quickly
skidoo
|
| THE MIDDLE EAST | HOLIDAYS | MAGAZINES | THE 1870s | DEADWOOD |
|
$200
[21]
Strife-torn country whose territory corresponds closely to ancient Phoenicia
Lebanon
Ed
|
$200
[11]
Placards in the NYC subway in March '86 urged revelers at this holiday's parade to stay sober
the St. Patrick's Day parade
Tim
|
$200
[8]
The New Republic, National Geographic, and Smithsonian are among magazines published in this city
Washington, D.C.
Ed
|
$200
[16]
In 1873, these 2 cities combined their populations & names to form the capital of Hungary
Buda & Pest
Ed
|
$200
[1]
With all performances now indoors, Ringling Bros. uses this floor covering only after animal acts
sawdust
Marc
|
|
$400
[22]
The 4 novels of Lawrence Durrell's "Quartet" are set in this Egyptian city
Alexandria
|
DD
$300
[14]
More couples get married in Los Angeles civil ceremonies on this day than on any other day of the year
Valentine's Day
Marc
|
$400
[9]
Western's World, American Way, & Eastern Review
airline magazines
Tim
|
$400
[17]
Since 1879, Ivory soap has been described by this advertising slogan
99 44/100% pure
Marc
|
$400
[2]
It's estimated 1/2 of Boise's particulate air pollution is from wood burned in furnaces, fireplaces and these
wood-burning stoves
|
| — |
$400
[12]
The military defeat of Antiochus IV, King of Syria, resulted in this Jewish holiday
Hanukkah
Tim
|
$600
[7]
Luckily for subscribers, a year's worth of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine is this many issues
13
Marc
|
$600
[18]
Captain Matthew Webb was the first to perform this aquatic feat, in 21 hours 45 minutes in August 1875
swim the English Channel
Ed
|
$600
[3]
A deadlock in debates, or a deadlock of wood floating downstream
a logjam
Ed
|
| — |
$600
[13]
In the Disney film, "It's a jolly holiday" with her
Mary Poppins
Marc
|
$800
[6]
Aimed at girls between 12 & 20, it's said to be the only magazine whose name begins with an apostrophe
'Teen
|
$800
[19]
In 1870, the 15th Amendment guaranteed the right to vote regardless of race, color, or this
the condition of previous servitude
Marc
Ed
|
$800
[4]
Partner of Willie Tyler who said he's joining Howdy Doody, Jerry Mahoney & Madame in "We are the Wood"
Lester
Marc
|
| — |
$1,000
[15]
Charles Schulz says his favorite "Peanuts" TV special was for this spring observance
Arbor Day
Marc
|
$1,000
[10]
According to its title, for Bob Guccione this magazine has it "all"
Omni
Ed
|
$1,000
[20]
He overthrew the Mexican government in 1876 & "became it" from 1877 until 1911
Porfirio Díaz
Ed
Tim
|
$1,000
[5]
Bogart played the same role in the Broadway play, film and TV versions of this story
The Petrified Forest
Tim
|
Of all the First Ladies past & present still living, she is the youngest
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis