Mark Hinckley — a recent law school graduate from Ellicott City, Maryland
Joel Goldberg — a CPA and financial officer from Fort Lee, New Jersey
Dan Ritey — a senior account executive from North Hollywood, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $15,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan | $1,400 | $1,900 | $1,000 |
$2,000
3rd place: Maytag Jetclean Dishwasher |
$3,700
12 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Joel | $1,100 | $2,100 | $5,500 |
$11,000
New champion: $11,000 |
$5,500
17 R, 3 W |
| Mark | $800 | $1,900 | $10,700 |
$7,500
2nd place: Trip to Hawaii |
$9,700
22 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| FICTIONAL CHARACTERS | NAMESAKES | ANDREW JACKSON | SONGS OF THE '60S | ABBREVIATIONS | SUDDEN DEATH |
|
$100
[23]
This F. Scott Fitzgerald character was born James Gatz
The Great Gatsby
Joel
|
$100
[18]
Some authorities believe it was actually Jim Bowie's brother Rezin who designed this weapon
Bowie Knife
Mark
|
$100
[6]
Jackson was the first president to use this form of transportation while in office
Railroad
Mark
|
$100
[1]
Louis Armstrong's only No. 1 hit, it hit the charts for 19 weeks in 1964
"Hello, Dolly!"
Dan
|
$100
[14]
You take the SAT exam to get into college & the LSAT to get into one of these schools
Law School
Joel
|
$100
[25]
After death, this faith's devout members get houris, celestial handmaidens
Islam
Mark
|
|
$200
[11]
In "Ivanhoe" the black knight who rescues Wilfred & Rowena is really this king in disguise
Richard the Lionhearted
Mark
|
$200
[20]
This measure of sound intensity is named for Alexander Graham Bell
Decibel
Joel
|
$200
[7]
In 1804 & again in 1837 Jackson retired from public life to this estate
The Hermitage
Joel
|
$200
[2]
Sonny & Cher's only No. 1 hit, they used to sing it at the close of their TV show
"I Got You Babe"
Dan
|
$200
[15]
Nickname formed from the initials of the Government National Mortgage Association
Ginnie Mae
Joel
Mark
|
$200
[26]
The last words of this first president to die were, "It is well I die hard, but I am not afraid to go."
George Washington
Mark
|
|
$300
[13]
For saving this little girl from the waters of the Mississippi, Uncle Tom was bought by her father
Little Eva
Joel
|
$300
[19]
What Michael Begon & J.G. Zinn had named after them
Flowers (begonias & zinnias)
|
$300
[8]
It's what Jackson had in common with Lewis Robards from Aug. 1791 to Sept. 1793
Same Wife (they both thought they were married to the same woman)
Joel
|
$300
[3]
Group whose first No. 1 hit, "Cherish", was recorded in a garage that was converted to a studio
The Association
Dan
|
$300
[16]
You could see one of them write down "q.i.d.", but you might find it hard to read
Doctors (they write that down on your prescription; take it 4 times a day)
Mark
|
$300
[27]
Romeo commits suicide by drinking poison whereas Juliet kills herself using this
A Dagger
Mark
|
|
$400
[12]
John D. MacDonald used colors in the titles of all the adventures of this private investigator
Travis McGee
Dan
|
$400
[21]
Two foods named for opera singer Dame Nellie Melba
Melba Toast & Peach Melba
Joel
|
$400
[9]
Jackson's choice for minister to Great Britain; after the Senate turned him down he became VP & then president
Martin Van Buren
Joel
|
$400
[4]
The Beatles' 8th No. 1 hit, it begins "I think I'm gonna be sad"
"Ticket To Ride"
Dan
|
$400
[17]
It's an editor's abbreviation for more than one manuscript
MSS
|
$400
[28]
In 1984 this author of "The Complete Book of Running" died while running
Jim Fixx
Mark
|
| — |
$500
[22]
Educated at Rennsselaer Polytechnic, he built railroads & bridges before his amusement park ride
George Washington Gale Ferris
Mark
|
$500
[10]
Collective term for Jackson's unofficial group of presidential advisors
"Kitchen Cabinet"
Mark
|
$500
[5]
They had No. 1 hits with Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" & Pete Seeger's "Turn, Turn, Turn"
The Byrds
Joel
|
$500
[24]
A cousin to the R.A.F., the R.A.A.F. is this
Royal Australian Air Force
Dan
|
— |
| PUBLISHING | SCIENCE | ANCIENT HISTORY | U.S. STATES | PROVERBS | PALACES |
|
$200
[12]
By custom, books printed in the U.S. carry this library's card catalogue number on the copyright page
Library of Congress
Dan
|
$200
[13]
A simple one of these consists of a small weight swinging to & fro on the end of a string
Pendulum
Dan
|
$200
[6]
Paris was known by its Celtic name "Lutetia", when he took it from the Parisii tribe in 52 B.C.
Julius Caesar
Mark
|
$200
[1]
Providence County is this state's largest county in both area & population
Rhode Island
Mark
|
$200
[24]
It "makes all men equal" & "makes the world go round"
Love
Joel
|
$200
[18]
He fled the Potala, his palace in Tibet, when Chinese forces invaded Lhasa in 1959
The Dalai Lama
Dan
|
|
$400
[11]
Of 4-6 pages, 14-20 pages or 40-60 pages, the size of the typical Soviet daily newspaper
4-6 pages
Joel
|
$400
[14]
The process by which a substance changes from liquid to a gas is called this
Vaporization
Joel
|
$400
[8]
Cleopatra had 4 children out of wedlock, 3 fathered by this Roman
Marc Antony
Mark
|
$600
[3]
State whose motto "Eureka", meaning "I have found it" is attributed to Archimedes
California
Joel
|
$400
[22]
He coined the saying, Early to bed & early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy & wise"
Benjamin Franklin
Joel
|
$400
[19]
From 1561-1567, Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh was the home of this queen of Scotland
Mary Stuart
Joel
|
|
$600
[28]
"The Talk Of The Town" is a weekly feature of this magazine also known for its drawings
The New Yorker
Joel
|
$600
[15]
The planets that are smaller than Earth are Mercury, Venus & these two
Mars & Pluto
Dan
Joel
|
$600
[9]
The earliest known civilization, it was home to the Sumerians & Akkadians
Mesopotamia
Mark
|
$800
[4]
This "Tree Planters State" in the midwest has the only 2 man-made national forests in the U.S.
Nebraska
Mark
|
$600
[25]
They're the "Windows of the Soul"
The Eyes
Dan
|
$600
[20]
King of Bavaria whose Neuschwanstein Castle might be called a monument to his madness
Ludwig II
Mark
|
|
$800
[29]
"The Budget" is a weekly paper published nationally for members of this Mennonite sect
Amish
Mark
|
$800
[16]
An LED; it's used for displaying readings on digital watches & calculators
Light Emitting Diode
Mark
|
$800
[7]
The Hebrew kingdom split into Judah & Israel after the death of this king
Solomon
Joel
|
$1,000
[5]
The Great Serpent Mound near Hillsboro in this state is an ancient Indian burial site
Ohio
Mark
|
$800
[26]
Proverb that was the title of a Kaufman/Hart play about an unconventional family
"You Can't Take It With You"
Mark
|
$800
[23]
Huis Ten Bosch Palace, home of Holland's Queen Beatrix, is in this city
The Hague
Mark
|
|
$1,000
[30]
"News You Can Use" & "Worldgram" are registered trademarks of this magazine
U.S. News & World Report
Dan
|
$1,000
[17]
When this scientist discovered oxygen, he called it dephlogisticated air
Joseph Priestley
Dan
Joel
|
$1,000
[10]
The ruins of Ur are in a desert because this river, which once ran near it, changed course
Euphrates
Mark
|
DD
$1,400
[2]
Symbols of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, Choctaw & Seminole Indian nations are on its seal
Oklahoma
Mark
|
DD
$2,700
[27]
In a Thomas Gray poem this precedes " 'Tis folly to be wise"
Where Ignorance Is Bliss
Dan
|
$1,000
[21]
Hiram Bingham claimed he found a castle of the Incas in this remote fortress city he excavated
Machu Picchu
Mark
|
This actor won a 1952 Tony & a 1956 Oscar for playing the same ruler
Yul Brynner ( The King and I )