Mike Varn — an economist and forecaster originally from Anniston, Alabama
Bugs Twocock — a civil servant from Victoria, British Columbia
Dale Ragus — a real estate broker from New York City, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,801)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale | $2,100 | $6,200 | $13,600 |
$15,201
2-day champion: $28,002 |
$10,000
29 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| Bugs | $800 | $1,600 | $7,600 |
$0
3rd place: his & her rings + Nintendo Entertainment System |
$4,600
10 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| Mike | $-100 | $500 | $900 |
$1,000
2nd place: a trip to Portugal |
$900
12 R, 6 W |
| U.S. CITIES | THE POST OFFICE | SONGS OF THE '70s | ANIMALS | SPANISH 101 | FINAL RESTING PLACES |
|
$100
[7]
Built in 1742, Faneuil Hall was & still is a famous meeting place in this city
Boston
Dale
|
$100
[9]
A 1923 order requiring every household to have one of these made the mailman's job a lot easier
mailbox
Dale
|
$100
[13]
In his only No. 1 hit, Johnny Nash sang, "I can see clearly now" because this "has gone"
the rain
Dale
|
$100
[3]
Scientists are not certain what causes this characteristic of contented cats
a purr
Dale
|
$100
[1]
The name of these Spanish invaders of Mexico & South America literally means "conqueror"
conquistador
Dale
|
$100
[14]
Brigham Young founded this city, & "this is the place" were he's buried, too
Salt Lake City
Bugs
|
|
$200
[8]
Richard M. Daley, son of Richard J. Daley, was elected mayor of this city in 1989
Chicago
Mike
|
$200
[27]
In April 1988 the cost of a 1st class stamp rose to 25 cents from this previous rate
22 cents
Dale
|
$200
[15]
He's "badder than old King Kong and meaner than a junkyard dog"
"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"
Dale
|
$200
[19]
This animal is the zebra's main enemy
the lion
Dale
|
$200
[2]
This term for a bullfighter means "one who kills"
matador
Bugs
|
$200
[16]
At his own request, this Hungarian-born horror film star went to his grave in his famous cape
Bela Lugosi
Dale
|
|
$300
[10]
Odds are you'll know this city has more unlisted numbers per capita than any other
Las Vegas
Dale
Mike
|
$300
[28]
In the early 1900s Arthur H. Pitney revolutionized large-volume business mailings with this invention
the automatic stamp machine (postage meter)
Mike
|
$300
[22]
Three Dog Night sang about this type of love song "Coming down in 3-part harmony"
"An Old Fashioned Love Song"
Dale
|
$300
[21]
At the tip of the Mississippi flyway, Louisiana attracts pintail, teal & mallard types of this bird
ducks
Bugs
|
$300
[4]
From the Spanish "vamos", meaning "let us go", we get this slang word for "get lost"
vamoose
Dale
|
$300
[17]
This explorer spent his last yrs. in Missouri & was buried there, but his body was returned to Kentucky in 1845
Daniel Boone
Dale
|
|
$400
[11]
This state capital, whose name means "protected bay", extends to the foothills of the Koolau Mountains
Honolulu
Dale
|
$400
[29]
If you're up to your eyeballs in junk mail, you can thank this inexpensive class of mail & those use it
bulk rate (or third class)
Dale
|
$400
[23]
The Association used this word "to describe all the feeling that I have hiding here for you inside"
cherish
Dale
|
$400
[25]
Though a blight is killing these animals in the Mediterranean, Caribbean types are soaking up the profits
sponges
Mike
|
$400
[5]
If someone offers you a toast saying "salud y pesatas", he is wishing you these 2 things
health and money
Dale
|
$400
[18]
Appropriately, this creator of "Tarzan" is buried in Tarzana California
(Edgar Rice) Burroughs
Mike
|
|
$500
[12]
Among the ten largest U.S. cities in population, these 2 are farthest apart
Los Angeles and New York
Bugs
|
DD
$1,100
[30]
The little mailman shownherehelped the Post Office advertise this 1963 innovation:
the ZIP code
Dale
|
$500
[24]
In 1971 Tony Orlando asked the girl in the apartment below to "Knock 3 Times" on this "if you want me"
the ceiling
Bugs
|
$500
[26]
The only wild European simians are the Barbary macaque monkeys that live in this British possession
Gibraltar
Dale
|
$500
[6]
"Vaquero", the Spanish word for cowboy, gave us this cowboy's word for "cowboy"
buckaroo
|
$500
[20]
David Niven, Richard Burton & Charlie Chaplin all lived & died in this country & were buried there
Switzerland
Dale
Mike
|
| ASTRONOMY | WOMEN | AMERICAN AUTHORS | FOOD & DRINK | WORLD HISTORY | MOVIES BY THE NUMBERS |
|
$200
[1]
Cassini, a 17th century astronomer, was the first to suggest these were made up of tiny moons, & not a solid disk
the rings of Saturn
Dale
|
$200
[15]
George Bush said in February 1989 that he calls her the "Gray Fox", not the "Silver Fox"
Barbara Bush
Mike
|
$200
[16]
This author of "The Courtship of Miles Standish" was descended from John & Priscilla Alden
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
|
$200
[9]
According to Guinness, the world's largest dish is this desert animal prepared for Bedouin weddings
a camel
Dale
|
$200
[4]
Russia had 3 czars named this, but only 1 was "great"
Peter
Mike
|
$200
[2]
Gary Grimes & Jennifer O'Neill starred in a movie set in the "Summer of" this year
"'42"
Mike
|
|
$400
[3]
In the 17th century it was thought the dark areas on the moon were these, & that's what we still call them
seas
Bugs
|
$400
[19]
Dorothy Cudahy, called "The First Lady of Irish radio", was the 1st lady Grand Marshall of this NYC parade
the St. Patrick's Day parade
Mike
|
$400
[17]
He contributed poems to the Transcendental Club Magazine long before he wrote "Walden"
Thoreau
Mike
|
$400
[12]
Kiwi fruit is a favorite topping for a pavlova, a dessert dish common in this country
New Zealand
Dale
Bugs
Mike
|
$400
[13]
Great Britain & China fought 2 wars named for this poppy derivative
opium
Dale
|
$400
[6]
Alan Alda's debut as a director was this 1981 comedy about 3 middle-aged couples on vacation
The Four Seasons
Mike
|
|
$600
[5]
The one of these with the shortest known orbit period, 3.3 years, is Encke
a comet
Dale
Mike
|
$600
[23]
She left "60 Minutes" for an anchor job at ABC
Diane Sawyer
Dale
|
$600
[18]
This author of "Bright Lights, Big City" went to 18 different grade schools in the U.S. & Europe
Jay McInerney
Dale
|
— |
$600
[20]
In 1397 the Union of Kalmar united this country with Norway & Sweden
Denmark
Dale
Bugs
|
$600
[10]
Elizabeth Taylor won her first Oscar playing a call girl in this 1960 adaptation of a John O'Hara novel
BUtterfield 8
Mike
|
|
$800
[7]
Though the orbit of these 2 planets cross, they'll never hit each other
Neptune and Pluto
Mike
|
$1,000
[25]
"Working for Love" is the 1st novel by Tessa Dahl, daughter of Roald Dahl & this actress
Patricia Neal
Dale
|
— | — |
$1,000
[22]
France's Count of Rochambeau helped plan this climatic American battle of 1781
the Battle of Yorktown
Dale
|
$800
[11]
'86 Mickey Rourke-Kim Bassinger whose box office run was just a bit longer than its title
9 1/2 Weeks
Bugs
Mike
|
|
$1,000
[8]
Before completing a 40" telescope in 1897, he was raising money for a 60" one, then a 100"...
George Hale
Mike
|
DD
$3,800
[24]
18 years after Natalia Makarova's defection, she returned to dance with this Soviet ballet, not the Bolshoi
the Kirov Ballet
Dale
|
— | — |
DD
$3,800
[21]
From 1438-1806 most of the Holy Roman Emperors were members of this family
the Hapsburgs
Bugs
|
$1,000
[14]
George Hamilton portrayed playwright Moss Hart in this loose adaptation of Hart's autobiography
Act One
|
From the Latin for "at the same time", this 12-letter adjective contains all 5 vowels
simultaneous