Dan Green game 1.
Miles Neff — a television cameraman from Long Beach, California
Pat Nilsson — a travel writer from San Diego, California
Dan Green — a teacher from Las Vegas, Nevada
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan | $1,000 | $3,900 | $7,700 |
$9,700
New champion: $9,700 |
$7,700
20 R, 3 W |
| Pat | $-200 | $400 | $2,400 |
$2,400
2nd place: a G.E. VCR + Lane Action recliner |
$2,400
9 R, 2 W |
| Miles | $250 | $450 | $2,050 |
$0
3rd place: Oneida Silversmiths gift certificate |
$2,600
14 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| 20THCENTURY | CASABLANCA | SPORTS DATES | PETROLEUM | GOLDEN OLDIES | POTPOURRI |
|
$100
[11]
In 1969, over 1/2 of the world's phones were in this country
United States
Pat
|
$100
[16]
According to Rick, "The problems of three little people" in this world don't amount to this
"a hill of beans"
Miles
|
$100
[21]
On Sept. 12, 1973, the Giants' Tito Fuentes was hit with 3 of these in 1 game
a pitched ball
Dan
Miles
|
$100
[1]
By 1980, 90% of this U.S. state government's income came from gas and oil
Alaska
Dan
Pat
|
$100
[4]
Elvis' "Hound Dog"..."ain't never caught" this
"a rabbit"
Miles
|
$100
[2]
Color of a true sapphire
blue
Pat
|
|
$200
[12]
In 1953, just months after the U.S., this country exploded its 1st hydrogen bomb
Russia (the Soviet Union)
Dan
|
$200
[17]
He played Victor Laszlo, Ilsa's husband
Paul Henreid
Pat
|
$200
[22]
On Aug. 26, 1972, the 20th modern Olympic Games opened here
Munich
Miles
|
$200
[7]
Unrefined liquid that comes out of the earth, for Faye Dunaway it was in "Oklahoma"
crude
Dan
|
DD
$250
[5]
This song, celebrating golden oldies, was a hit for them in 1973:"Every sha-la-la-la, every wo-o-wo-o, still shines..."
The Carpenters
Miles
|
$200
[3]
Less than a year after Helen Slater played this superhero, D.C. Comics killed off the character
Supergirl
Miles
|
|
$300
[13]
In an attempt to return it to its native Italy, this painting was stolen from the Louvre in 1911
the Mona Lisa
Pat
|
$300
[18]
When Sam says he can't remember "As Time Goes By", Ingrid Bergman reminds him by doing this
by humming the song
Dan
|
$300
[23]
At the U.S. Open on June 17, 1962, this 22-year-old defeated Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Miles
|
$300
[8]
Hydrocarbon normally found in petroleum, car engines may ping without enough of it
octane
Miles
|
$300
[6]
Connie Francis' autobiography shares its title with this, her 1st hit
"Who's Sorry Now?"
|
$300
[26]
Chinese TV plans to show 5 of this country's soap operas, including "Ambicion" & "Infame"
Mexico
Miles
|
|
$400
[14]
Year U.S. evacuated Saigon, ending 2 decades of military involvement in Vietnam
1975
Dan
|
$400
[19]
"Everybody comes to Rick's" is a line in the film & also this
the title of the play on which the film was based
|
$400
[24]
At a Penn. high school in Feb. 1938, this athletic event was called due to fog--in the gym!
a basketball game
Dan
|
$400
[9]
The Bolivar Coastal Field in this country has produced more oil than any other single field in world
Venezuela
Dan
Pat
|
— | — |
|
$500
[15]
In 1985, when this infamous fugitive was declared dead, there was a $2,375,000 reward for his capture
Josef Mengele
Dan
|
$500
[20]
Where Rick hides the letters of transit Ilsa needs
inside the piano (Sam's piano)
Dan
|
$500
[25]
Starting June 2, 1925, this "Iron Horse" filled in for Yankees' ailing 1st baseman for 2,129 games
Lou Gehrig
Dan
|
$500
[10]
The Bible mentions that Noah used this solid form of petroleum in building the ark
pitch
Dan
|
— | — |
| MEDICAL SCHOOL | FOREIGN PHRASES | NEW TESTAMENT | NEVADA | VICE-PRESIDENTS | "GREEN" |
|
$200
[24]
Female hormone produced by the ovaries
estrogen
Miles
|
$200
[13]
French for "false step", it's a social error like stepping on someone's false teeth
a faux pas
Miles
|
$200
[2]
After his baptism, Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to meet him
the devil
Dan
|
$200
[7]
On the shores of this popular resort lake, betting stops at the California border
Lake Tahoe
Miles
|
$200
[19]
Consecutive V.P.s Wm. Wheeler, Chester Arthur, & Thomas Hendricks shared this middle initial
the letter A
Miles
|
$200
[1]
Said to be why a mouse might want to go to the moon
(because it's made of) green cheese
Dan
|
|
$1,000
[25]
What you need to get if your doctor orders a CBC, it's Dracula's favorite assignment
a complete blood count
Dan
Miles
|
$400
[14]
Using Spanish, rhyming way Lone Ranger might tell his faithful companion to do it quickly
pronto (Tonto)
Dan
|
$400
[3]
According to Luke 3:37, it's what John was doing in the Jordan
baptising
Dan
|
$400
[10]
In 1951, Yucca Flat exploded into the news when this began in the state
the atom bomb (testing)
Miles
|
$400
[20]
The only vice president from California
Richard Nixon
Pat
|
$400
[8]
Revolutionary War troops organized by Ethan Allen
the Green Mountain Boys
Pat
|
| — |
$800
[17]
From the Greek, it's the highest point or a common business name
acme
Dan
Pat
|
$600
[4]
After his arrest by King Herod, Peter escaped prison with direct aid from one of these
an angel
Dan
|
$600
[15]
Mohave, Washoe & Paiute
Indian tribes
Dan
Miles
|
$600
[21]
Once chairman on the commission to set the Alaskan boundaries, he got a city named for him
Charles Fairbanks
Pat
|
$600
[9]
Charleton Heston movie in which useless people were turned into the title
Soylent Green
Dan
|
| — |
DD
$1,000
[16]
In Latin, literally "under the rose", it means secretly
sub rosa
Miles
|
$800
[5]
The apostles were 1st filled with the Holy Spirit on the holy day now called this
Pentecost
Dan
|
$1,000
[26]
In 1848, the U.S. received Nevada under this treaty from Mexico
the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
|
$800
[22]
Accused of trying to create his own empire in the West, this former V.P. was tried for treason in 1807
Aaron Burr
|
$800
[11]
This 1970 work by Yale law professor Charles Reich deals with the ideals of the new generation
The Greening of America
Miles
|
| — |
$1,000
[18]
From Chinese for knocking the forehead on the ground while kneeling, it's showing servile deference
to kowtow
Pat
|
$1,000
[6]
The 1st recorded instance of a now-common practice, someone fell asleep during his sermon
the Apostle Paul
Dan
|
— |
$1,000
[23]
Lincoln's V.P. who like Lyndon Johnson's, had the initials "H.H."
Hannibal Hamlin
|
DD
$1,000
[12]
2 hits that raked in "the green stuff" for the Brothers Four
"Greenfields" & "The Green Leaves Of Summer"
Miles
|
All of Denmark is surrounded by water except for its 42 mile boundary with this country
Germany