Bruce Simmons game 5.
Al Badger — a software engineer from Monterey, California
Keith Marr — a student and writer originally from Seattle, Washington
Bruce Simmons — a grad student from Minneapolis, Minnesota (whose 4-day cash winnings total $63,599)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce | $-500 | $1,200 | $9,200 |
$14,000
2nd place: trip on Aerocancun to Cancun, Mexico & stay at Hotel Oasis Cancun |
$5,200
18 R (including 2 DDs), 6 W |
| Keith | $500 | $700 | $1,300 |
$0
3rd place: Vita-Mixer, 4000 & Nintendo Entertainment System with Super Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune + InfoGenius game packs for Nintendo Game Boy |
$1,300
8 R, 3 W |
| Al | $1,000 | $4,200 | $11,400 |
$19,400
New champion: $19,400 |
$10,400
25 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| WILD BILL HICKOK | FOUNTAINS | FILMS OF THE '60s | BOTANY | ODDS & ENDS | PREFIXES |
|
$100
[2]
Like Annie Oakley, he performed this type of act in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show
sharpshooter
Al
|
$100
[16]
The object of Ponce de Leon's famous quest
Fountain of Youth
Keith
|
$100
[17]
Richard Pryor had a small part in this 1968 John Wayne film about the Vietnam War
The Green Berets
Bruce
|
$100
[26]
Of peonies, hyacinths or tulips, the one not grown from bulbs
peonies
Keith
|
$100
[1]
In 1991 he rejoined the Heartbreakers for a new album
Tom Petty
Al
|
$100
[10]
From the Greek word for "life", it can precede -logical, -graphical or -degradable
bio
Al
|
|
$200
[3]
For a while Hickok drove one of these on the Santa Fe & Oregon Trails
stagecoach
Bruce
Al
|
$200
[18]
On January 1, 1968 he jumped the Caesar's Palace fountains on a motorcycle
Evel Knievel
Al
|
$200
[19]
His role as lawyer George Hanson in "Easy Rider" helped make him a star
Jack Nicholson
Bruce
|
$200
[28]
A member of the violet family, its name is a corruption of pensee, the French word for "thought"
pansy
Bruce
|
$200
[6]
On "C.P.O. Sharkey", Don Rickles played a chief officer of this noncommissioned rank
chief petty officer
Bruce
|
$200
[11]
Meaning half or partly, it can precede -god, -tasse or -monde
demi
Keith
|
|
$300
[4]
After the Civil War Hickok acted as a scout for this ill-fated lieutenant colonel
Custer
Keith
|
$300
[23]
Architect Nicola Salvi designed this, often called the last great baroque monument in Rome
Trevi Fountain
Al
|
$300
[20]
Mel Brooks film in which Gene Wilder & Zero Mostel put on a musical called "Springtime for Hitler"
The Producers
Bruce
|
$300
[29]
The flowers of this member of the water lily family are sacred to Buddhists
lotus
Al
|
$300
[7]
As opposed to financiers, shopkeepers are described as this type of "bourgeoisie"
petty
Keith
|
$300
[12]
When it precedes -adjusted or -nutrition, it means ill or poorly
mal
Bruce
|
|
$400
[5]
In 1871 he held this post in Abilene, Kansas
marshal
Bruce
Keith
|
$400
[24]
A fountain in front of this kids' cable network's studios in Orlando spurts out green slime
Nickelodeon
Bruce
|
$400
[21]
Woodhouse is the last name of the character Mia Farrow played in this Roman Polanski film
Rosemary's Baby
Al
|
$400
[27]
Gardeners use this spongy & absorbent moss to keep young plants from drying out
peat moss
|
$400
[8]
During the 1970s he won the Daytona 500 4 times
Richard Petty
Bruce
Keith
|
$400
[13]
This prefix which can precede -harmonic or -anthropic means "a love for"
phil
Al
|
|
$500
[15]
His real first name was neither Wild nor Bill, but this
James
|
$500
[25]
This statue in the Louvre once stood in a fountain on the Greek isle of Samothrace
Winged Victory
Bruce
|
$500
[22]
In this Antonioni film, David Hemmings thinks he spots a murder in a photo he's developing
Blowup
Al
|
DD
$1,500
[30]
Members of this plant family include peas, clover & lentils
legume
Al
|
$500
[9]
From the French for "small", in needlepoint a small stitch is this type of point
petit
Keith
|
$500
[14]
Latin for "as if", this prefix preceding -stellar or -judicial means seemingly
quasi
Al
|
| ANCIENT TIMES | FASHION DESIGNERS | LITERATURE | NEW JERSEY CITIES | MUSIC | WORLD WAR II |
|
$200
[1]
No one is sure where Ophir was located, but it was famous in ancient times for this precious metal
gold
Bruce
|
$200
[21]
Like Adolfo, Luis Estevez was born in this island country better known for cigars than fashion
Cuba
Bruce
|
$200
[11]
Title character whose parents were the former Elizabeth Mollineaux & Walter Shandy
Tristram
Al
|
$200
[6]
On May 26, 1978 Resorts International Casino opened its door for the 1st time in this city
Atlantic City
Bruce
|
$200
[16]
The guitar & mandolin are members of this ancient family of stringed instruments
lute
Al
|
$200
[22]
He downed 5 Japanese planes on February 20, 1942 & Chicago named an airport after him
O'Hare
Al
|
|
$400
[2]
The ancient astronomer Anaximander concluded that this planet was the center of the universe
earth
Al
|
$400
[30]
Hugo's last name, or an office's head honcho
Boss
Bruce
|
$400
[12]
His novel "You Can't Go Home Again" was published after his death
Thomas Wolfe
Al
|
$400
[7]
It was founded in 1666; the international airport came later
Newark
Al
|
$400
[17]
This symbol is placed next to a note to extend it by half its original length
a dot
Al
|
$400
[23]
Over 1500 kamikaze flyers lost their lives trying to defend this largest of the Ryukyu Islands
Okinawa
Bruce
Al
|
|
$600
[3]
We don't know if this Babylonian had a "code" name for his chief rival, Rim-Sin of Larsa
Hammurabi
Bruce
|
$600
[29]
Verri, Venturi & Versace are all based in this city which rivals Paris as a fashion center
Milan
Bruce
Keith
|
$600
[13]
This prime minister may have based the title character in his novel "Vivian Grey" on himself
Disraeli
Bruce
|
$600
[8]
The old barracks in this city were home to British troops during the Revolution
Trenton
Al
|
$600
[18]
According to the title, it's where Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 is "From"
The New World
Al
|
$600
[24]
It was the alias of Nguyen Tat Thanh, who led & organized the Viet Minh
Ho Chi Minh
Al
|
|
$1,000
[5]
Egyptian women favored this dark eye make-up made from soot, antimony or Galena, a form of lead ore
kohl
Keith
Al
|
$800
[28]
Salvatore Ferragamo was most famous for designing these, not dresses
shoes
|
$1,000
[15]
He's a lifelong resident of Albany, New York & "Ironweed" was the 3rd novel in his Albany Cycle
William Kennedy
Keith
|
$800
[9]
The last leaves of grass Walt Whitman saw were in this town known for its soup
Camden
Bruce
|
$800
[19]
An 1858 Jacques Offenbach number, or a 1953 Cole Porter musical
"Can Can"
Al
|
$800
[25]
This former SS officer died in France in September 1991
Klaus Barbie
|
|
DD
$1,300
[4]
The Bible calls these ancient seagoers "Sidonians"; Sidon was one of their cities
Phoenicians
Bruce
|
$1,000
[27]
Born Donna Faske, she uses this name professionally
Donna Karan
|
DD
$4,300
[14]
"Tanglewood Tales" was his 1853 sequel to "A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys"
Hawthorne
Bruce
|
$1,000
[10]
This "Cape" is famous for its Victorian houses & lighthouse
Cape May
Bruce
|
$1,000
[20]
This city's 1st school centered around Beethoven, Haydn & Mozart, the 2nd around Berg, Webern & Schoenberg
Vienna
Al
|
$1,000
[26]
Under Eisenhower, this British commander led the ground forces at Normandy
(Bernard) Montgomery
Bruce
|
It was founded in Baghdad, Iraq in September 1960
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