Mike Donnely — a U.S. Air Force officer from Tokyo, Japan
Frank Stanonik — a locomotive engineer from Chesterland, Ohio (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,400)
Kerry Tymchuk — an attorney originally from Reedsport, Oregon (whose 3-day cash winnings total $22,401)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry | $1,600 | $4,300 | $12,000 |
$8,000
4-day champion: $30,401 |
$10,700
27 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| Frank | $500 | $1,000 | $1,200 |
$2,400
3rd place: a Frederick Ramond chandelier + a complete Nintendo Entertainment system featuring the Family & Junior Editions of Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune |
$1,200
8 R, 3 W |
| Mike | $600 | $2,100 | $1,650 |
$3,299
2nd place: a Tappan refrigerator + a set of Krups kitchen appliances |
$3,900
15 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| CURRENT EVENTS | DOUBLE TALK | ICE SKATING | WISCONSIN | MAGAZINES | MAGNIFICENT MOUSTACHES |
|
$100
[8]
Hey, Daddy-O, 1 of these, about 4,000 years old, was found in 1989 at the Great Pyramid of Cheops
a mummy
Kerry
|
$100
[22]
As a toddler, JFK Jr. was widely known by this nickname
John-John
Mike
|
$100
[17]
The basic motion that propels you across the ice, it sounds like a movement in swimming
stroke
Kerry
|
$100
[16]
You'll find these animals "on the concourse" in Madison during Dairy Month in June
dairy cows
Mike
|
$100
[1]
In names of magazines this word follows science, soap opera & writer's
digest
Frank
|
$100
[6]
His TV theme song mentioned all those "Z"s he carved with his blade but not his moustache
Zorro
Mike
|
|
$300
[10]
Some newspapers said reporters compromised objectivity by marching in D.C. in April 1989 over this issue
abortion
Kerry
|
$200
[23]
A disease of the peripheral nerves caused by a vitamin B1 deficiency
beriberi
Mike
|
$400
[28]
In this Olympic event, the man isn't allowed to lift his female partner higher than his shoulders
ice dancing
Mike
|
$200
[18]
Baraboo, the former winter home of this company, is home to a circus museum
Ringling Brothers
Kerry
|
$200
[2]
The slogan for Chocolatier Magazine is "When" this course "comes first"
dessert
Kerry
|
$200
[7]
Of the 3 men who starred in "3 Men & a Baby", the one who wore a moustache
Tom Selleck
Kerry
|
|
$400
[11]
Until this man was sworn in as Defense Secretary, Wm. Howard Taft IV was Acting Secretary
Dick Cheney
Kerry
|
$300
[24]
Selling over 150,000 copies on the 1st day of its release, it became the only No. 1 hit for The Mamas & the Papas
"Monday, Monday"
Frank
Mike
|
$500
[27]
Jayne Torvill was once reportedly in love with this man, her skating partner
(Christopher) Dean
Kerry
|
$300
[19]
The city that's home to Wisconsin's National Football League franchise
Green Bay
Frank
|
$300
[3]
Powder isn't a magazine for make-up artists, it's for these people
skiers
Kerry
|
$300
[13]
This moustached man plays the strikingly handsome TV detective "B.L. Stryker"
Burt Reynolds
Kerry
|
|
$500
[12]
Son of Estee, this heir to the cosmetics fortune ran for mayor of NYC in 1989
Ron Lauder
Kerry
|
$400
[25]
Mary Martin & Robert Preston starred in this musical based on "The Fourposter"
I Do! I Do!
Kerry
|
— |
$400
[20]
The Experimental Aircraft Assn. holds an annual fly-in in this city, by gosh
Oshkosh
Mike
|
$400
[4]
Also known by its initials, BBW, it's "The world's first fashion magazine for the full-size woman
Big Beautiful Women
Frank
|
$400
[14]
He hated shaving his moustache to play Fletcher Christian in 1935, but he got an Oscar nomination
Clark Gable
Kerry
|
|
DD
$800
[9]
This mid-Atlantic state's Super-7 lottery was the 1st in the U.S. to hit $100 million
Pennsylvania
Kerry
|
$500
[26]
In a song, it precedes "I've been thinking what a grand world it would be"
Reuben, Reuben
Kerry
|
— |
$500
[21]
Animal found on the state flag & seal, its scientific name is Taxidea taxus
the badger
Kerry
|
$500
[5]
In 1945 George H. Johnson launched this "Life"-like magazine aimed at a black audience
Ebony
Mike
|
$500
[15]
In movie titles, this villain's name follows "The Face of" & "The Mask of" but not "The Moustache of"
Fu Manchu
Frank
|
| THE CONSTITUTION | ENGLISH LITERATURE | ACADEMY AWARDS | CLASSICAL MUSIC | MONUMENTS | "W"ORDS |
|
$200
[10]
The 21st amendment is the only one to do this to another amendment
repeal
Kerry
|
$200
[1]
Its original title was "Alice Under Ground"
Alice in Wonderland
Kerry
|
$200
[2]
These sisters were nominated for "Best Actress" in 1967, 1 for "Morgan" & 1 for "Georgy Girl"
Vanessa Redgrave & Lynn Redgrave
Kerry
|
$200
[25]
The Italian title of Mozart's opera about the legend of Don Juan
Don Giovanni
Mike
|
$200
[4]
Dedicated on November 13, 1982, this Washington, D.C. memorial has 58, 132 names on it
the Vietnam War Memorial (Vietnam Veterans Memorial)
Frank
|
$200
[15]
The film suggests you paint yours: Emerson suggested you hitch it to a star
your wagon
Frank
|
|
$400
[11]
Edmond Randolph's Virginia plan called for representation in Congress to be based on this
population
Kerry
|
$400
[24]
The pen name she adopted was in honor of her long-time friend George Henry Lewes
George Eliot
Kerry
|
$400
[3]
The Academy apologized to the Walt Disney Co. for using this character in the 1989 show w/o permission
Snow White
Mike
|
$400
[27]
Haydn's Symphony No. 83 is called "The Hen" from its "clucking", & No. 101 is called this from its "ticking"
"The Clock"
Mike
|
$400
[5]
In the 1880s Egypt gave this 69-foot-tall obelisk to the U.S. & it now stands in NYC's Central Park
Cleopatra's Needle
Mike
|
$400
[16]
A stinging insect, or an acronym for certain Christians of English ancestry
a wasp
Kerry
|
|
$600
[12]
According to Art. 1, Sect. 7 of the constitution, all bills dealing with this must originate in the House
revenue (or taxes)
Frank
|
$600
[26]
His character, Mowgli, 1st appeared in a book called "Many Intentions"
Rudyard Kipling
Kerry
|
$600
[7]
In 1989 he showed up to present for short films wearing the same dress as Carrie Fisher
Martin Short
Kerry
|
$800
[22]
After seeing a performance of "Aida" in Pisa, he turned to composing operas, "Tosca" among them
(Giacomo) Puccini
Frank
|
$600
[6]
In 1982 it became the only active volcano to be declared a national monument
Mount St. Helens
Kerry
Mike
|
$800
[18]
From old Norse, "Ves Heill", be well & in good health, it's a spiced wine or the bowl that holds it
a wassail
Kerry
|
|
$800
[13]
Proposed in 1947, the 22nd amendment to 2 terms but exempted him
Truman
Frank
Mike
|
$800
[28]
His lesser-known Christmas stories include "The Chimes" & "The Cricket on the Hearth"
(Charles) Dickens
Frank
|
$800
[8]
Oddly, he was nominated for both "Best Actor" & ""Best Supporting Actor" for "Going My Way"
Barry Fitzgerald
Kerry
Mike
|
$1,000
[23]
All together this Wagner work runs about 18 hours
"The Ring Cycle"
Kerry
|
$1,000
[21]
In "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" the aliens used this Wyoming national monument as a landing site
the Devils Tower
Mike
|
$1,000
[19]
Decorative paneling that covers the lower portion of an interior wall, it's usually made of wood
wainscoting
Mike
|
|
$1,000
[14]
The only state not represented at the convention, it was the last of the original 13 to ratify
Rhode Island
Mike
|
— |
$1,000
[9]
This Englishwoman won an Oscar for playing an Oscar loser in "California Suite"
Maggie Smith
Kerry
|
— |
DD
$2,250
[20]
1 of 2 black Americans whose birthplaces in Virginia & Missouri are designated national monuments
1 of (Booker T. Washington or George Washington Carver)
Mike
|
DD
$1,300
[17]
How Dion describes himself in this song that hit No. 2 in 1962:
a wanderer
Kerry
|
Pennsylvania City named for the home of William Penn's ancestors; its name is found on a Monopoly board
Reading (Railroad)