Jonathan Saltzberg — a copy editor and proofreader from Woodmere, New York
Margaret McGeorge — a clerk and typist from Slidell, Louisiana
George Roche — a director of voter registration originally from Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George | $1,000 | $2,600 | $5,600 |
$11,200
New champion: $11,200 |
$5,400
17 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| Margaret | $1,000 | $2,100 | $4,900 |
$0
3rd place: Excel rower & exercise cycle |
$4,900
12 R, 0 W |
| Jonathan | $1,000 | $1,400 | $5,600 |
$100
2nd place: Colortyme console color TV & Glassfire fire set |
$7,300
22 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 1 DD) |
| FAMOUS FAMILIES | BIRDS | SONGS | SPORTS | COSMETICS | VOCABULARY |
|
$100
[13]
This member of the Reagan family is co-chairman of the Republican National Committee
Maureen Reagan
Margaret
Jonathan
|
$100
[26]
Birds are plumose, meaning they have these
feathers
George
|
$100
[17]
"Summertime" is when "the livin' is easy &" this crop "is high"
cotton
Jonathan
|
$100
[1]
This sport was played indoors in 1905 at New York's Madison Square Garden, long before the MISL
soccer
George
|
$100
[3]
Adrien Arpel sells a freeze-dried protein peel for people who have laugh lines around this
mouth
George
Jonathan
|
$100
[4]
A preparation for public performance whether or not you "dress"
rehearsal
Jonathan
|
|
$200
[14]
Starting in the 18th century, this Jewish family became the most famous of all European banking dynasties
Rothschild
Margaret
|
$200
[27]
Birds lost these early in their evolution, perhaps due to the development of the moveable upper jaw
teeth
Margaret
|
$200
[22]
2 of Survivor's Top 10 hits, "Burning Heart" & "Eye of the Tiger", were from films featuring this character
Rocky
George
|
$200
[2]
On July 4, 1981 John McEnroe stopped his attempt at a 6th consecutive Wimbledon championship
Björn Borg
Jonathan
|
$200
[11]
For women who hate "raccoon eyes", Max Factor makes a special mascara without this
color
Margaret
Jonathan
|
$200
[5]
As Quincy could tell you, a necropsy is more commonly called this
autopsy
Jonathan
|
|
DD
$400
[18]
The 2 famous daughters of Shakespearean actor Sir Michael Redgrave
Vanessa & Lynn
Jonathan
|
$300
[28]
Associated with love as far back as ancient Greece it has since become a symbol of peace
dove
George
|
$300
[23]
1 of 2 drinks mentioned in Billy Joel's "Piano Man"
(1 of) tonic & gin (or beer)
Jonathan
|
$300
[8]
This A.L. team recently purchased Arlington Stadium from the city of Arlington, Texas
Texas Rangers
George
|
$300
[12]
Princess M. Borghese's "Fango" is a type of this, made to be packed on the face, body & even the hair
mud
George
|
$300
[6]
Louis XIV might have told you this French phrase means "nobility obligates"
noblesse oblige
Jonathan
|
|
$400
[19]
A member of this Corsican family was U.S. Attorney General from 1906-1909
Bonaparte
|
— |
$400
[24]
In 1976 Johnny Cash was building one of these "one piece at a time"
Cadillac
|
$400
[9]
In '84 this N.Y. Jet, known for his "sack dance", set a season record with 22 sacks
Mark Gastineau
Jonathan
|
$400
[15]
This ingredient in Mink Difference hair spray actually comes from minks
mink oil
Margaret
Jonathan
|
$400
[7]
From the French for "purse", it's the official in charge of funds at a college
bursar
George
|
|
$500
[20]
This wealthy Delaware family's name used to be longer, with "de Nemours" tacked on to the end
Duponts
George
|
— |
$500
[25]
In the title of a 1976 hit, Lou Rawls said, "You'll never find" this
another love like mine
Jonathan
|
$500
[10]
In 1977 at age 17, he became the 1st jockey to ride mounts winning $6 million in 1 year
Steve Cauthen
Margaret
|
$500
[16]
Ancient Egyptians blackened their eyelids, lashes & eyebrows with this, made from a sulfide
kohl
Margaret
|
$500
[21]
Shame on you if you don't know that a shaman is one of these
witch doctor
George
Jonathan
|
| EUROPEAN HISTORY | DRAMA | ISLANDS | SAINTS | MOTHER GOOSE | PRESIDENTS' WHEELS |
|
$200
[4]
In 1096 Peter the Hermit's preaching aroused public support for the 1st of these expeditions
the Crusades
Jonathan
|
$200
[17]
Medieval mystery plays often dealt with events taken from this book
the Bible
Margaret
|
$200
[9]
The 1st Communist state in the Western Hemisphere
Cuba
Jonathan
|
$200
[12]
This large Midwestern city is named for a greatly admired saint & king of France
St. Louis
George
|
$200
[2]
"Old Mother Goose, when she wanted to wander, would ride through the air on a very fine" one of these
gander
|
$200
[18]
He was the 1st president to ride in an electric automobile; it may have been a "rough ride"
Teddy Roosevelt
Jonathan
|
|
$400
[5]
King John accepted it June 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Jonathan
|
$400
[1]
After finding his wife dead, Oedipus did this to himself with her brooches
blind himself
George
Margaret
|
$400
[10]
In 1953 it was declared an integral part of Denmark
Greenland
Jonathan
|
$400
[13]
Legendary dragon slayer & rescuer of damsels in distress, he's the patron saint of England
St. George
Jonathan
|
$400
[3]
Not Horatio but this character was a horn blower--when awake, that is
Little Boy Blue
George
|
$400
[27]
The 1st presidential limo with complete air conditioning was a 1961 Lincoln he ordered
John F. Kennedy
George
|
|
$600
[6]
In the 16th & 17th centuries this royal family ruled Spain was well as Austria
Hapsburgs
George
Jonathan
|
$600
[19]
Author of "Cyrano de Bergerac", Edmond Rostand wrote at least 3 plays for this French actress
Sarah Bernhardt
Jonathan
|
$600
[11]
Island country where you'll find the Maoris speaking Maori
New Zealand
Margaret
|
$600
[14]
The patron saint of Czechoslovakia, we sing a song about this king at Christmastime
Wenceslas
George
|
$600
[24]
The 2 groups that failed in their attempt to reassemble Humpty Dumpty
all the king's horses & all the king's men
George
Margaret
|
$600
[28]
The 1st president to join this road service organization was Woodrow Wilson
Automobile Association of America
Jonathan
|
|
$800
[7]
2 years after becoming Kaiser in 1888, Germany's Wilhelm II dismissed this famous chancellor
Bismarck
George
|
$800
[20]
Act II of this Shaw play opens at a Salvation Army shelter
Major Barbara
Jonathan
|
$1,000
[23]
Japan's largest city, highest mountain & largest lake are located on this, its largest island
Honshu
Jonathan
|
DD
$1,000
[15]
Lord Chancellor of England in the 16th c., he didn't attain sainthood until 1935
Thomas More
George
|
$800
[25]
Simple Simon went fishing in a pail to catch one of these
whale
|
$800
[29]
Called the most careful driver of all presidents, he drove "silently" & never went over 16 m.p.h.
Coolidge
Jonathan
|
|
$1,000
[8]
Forces from this duchy conquered Southern Italy as well as England in the 11th century
Normandy
George
|
$1,000
[21]
Noted for "The Ghost Sonata", A. Strindberg has been called this country's greatest dramatist
Sweden
Jonathan
|
DD
$1,800
[22]
While Little Diomede belongs to the U.S., Big Diomede belongs to this country
Soviet Union
Jonathan
|
$1,000
[16]
Two of the saints with this name were from Thebes, Egypt & Padua, Italy
St. Anthony
|
$1,000
[26]
In the 2nd verse of "Sing a Song of Sixpence", the king was here, totalling his assets
counting house
Margaret
|
$1,000
[30]
In 1909 he ordered the White House stables converted into a garage
William Howard Taft
George
|
Of the state capitals, this one has the busiest airport
Atlanta