Frank Hughes game 5.
Susan Powell-Turton — a retail manager originally from Fort Worth, Texas
Scott Cooper — an Army lawyer from Washington, D.C.
Frank Hughes — an account executive from Torrance, California (whose 4-day cash winnings total $24,300)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank | $600 | $1,500 | $5,700 |
$6,600
5-day champion: $30,900 |
$5,900
14 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Scott | $200 | $500 | $3,300 |
$0
3rd place: an Emerson audio rack system |
$3,100
12 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| Susan | $100 | $300 | $2,800 |
$2
2nd place: a trip to San Francisco |
$2,500
10 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| SPECIFICALLY SPEAKING | LAKES & RIVERS | SPECTATOR SPORTS | DINING OUT | MORTAL MATTERS | FEMALE FACTS |
|
$100
[13]
Of a dove, pigeon, or lovebird, the 1 you could train to say "Polly wants a cracker"
Lovebird
Frank
|
$100
[10]
Because of their salt water, the Caspian & Aral, 1st & 4th largest lakes in the world, are called these
Seas
Susan
|
$100
[1]
In 1954, NBA scoring & attendance dramatically increased when teams had to do this within 24 sec.
Take a shot
Scott
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$100
[7]
"Restaurant" comes from the Latin "restaurare", which means to do this. as to one's strength
Restore
Susan
|
$100
[2]
A TV version of this Arthur Miller play starring Dustin Hoffman came in the ratings
Death of a Salesman
Scott
|
$200
[22]
As of 1986, Miss Americas are no longer "3-dimensional", as these stats have been dropped from telecasts
Figure measurements
Frank
|
|
$200
[14]
Of an exacta, quinella, or daily double, bet in which you must pick winner of 2 successive races
Daily double
Frank
Susan
|
$200
[11]
Australia's longest permanently flowing river; also the surname of Jan & Anne
Murray
Susan
|
$200
[20]
Up through 1920, baseball fans could see this many games in a day for the price of only 1
3
|
$200
[8]
If you're "'shelling out" for the Italian pasta called conchiglie, it should be shaped like this
A shell
Susan
|
$200
[3]
A General Motors ad in Flemish translated to "Corpse by Fisher" instead of this
"Body by Fisher"
Frank
|
$300
[23]
1 study said white, single, educated woman over 40 are more likely to be killed by a terrorist than find this
A husband
Scott
|
|
$300
[15]
Of an optician, optometrist, & ophthalmologist, the 1 that's not a doctor
Optician
Susan
|
DD
$200
[19]
1 of the 3 state capitals that lie on the Missouri River
Bismarck, Pierre, or Jefferson City
Frank
|
$300
[21]
The largest grandstand at a race track, 1/4 mi. long & seating 30,000, is found at this Triple Crown site
Belmont
Frank
Susan
|
$300
[9]
You'd most properly order a Charlotte, Russe for this dinner course
Dessert
Susan
|
$300
[4]
Phil Spector got the title of this Teddy Bears hit from his father's tombstone
"To Know Him is to Love Him"
|
— |
|
$400
[16]
Of a fen, swamp, or marsh, the 1 where woody plants don't grow but grasses & lilies do
Marsh
|
$300
[12]
Changing names many times on its 2900 mile course, the Congo River is called this in Zaire
Zaire
|
— | — |
$400
[5]
In Henry VI Pt. II Dick shouts "the 1st thing we do, let's kill all the... members of this profession
Lawyers
Frank
|
— |
|
$500
[17]
Of a mediator, arbitrator, or conciliator, the 1 whose decision is legally binding
Arbitrator
Frank
|
$400
[18]
This major Swiss lake is actually a widening of "France's" Rhone River
Lake Geneva
Frank
|
— | — |
$500
[6]
Tree of Peace transplanted from Costa Rica's "Mt. of the Dead" to this NYC site died after 2 months
United Nations
|
— |
| TRADE NAME ORIGINS | POP INSTRUMENTALS | BOOKS & AUTHORS | IRELAND | MAD SCIENTISTS | TIME |
|
$200
[22]
Tho elves appeared in the ads, this Eastman camera got name from designer Brownell's nickname
The Brownie
Scott
|
$200
[17]
"Theme from the Apartment", "Exodus" & "Midnight Cowboy" were all top 10 hits by this piano duo
Ferrante & Teicher
Scott
|
$200
[2]
In her best seller "Enter Talking", she credits Carson with giving her her big break
Joan Rivers
Scott
|
$200
[1]
Bogs still covering 1/9 of the island are valuable sources of this fuel
Peat
Scott
Susan
|
$200
[11]
Many mistakenly think it's the name of the monster, but it's really the name of the scientist who made him
Frankenstein
Scott
|
$400
[13]
Psychological disruption of bodily rhythms caused by high-speed air travel thru several time zones
Jet lag
Susan
|
|
$400
[26]
This medication derives its name from "continuous action", since its effect last several hours
Contac
Frank
|
$400
[18]
Being featured in the 1980 Winter Olympic ceremonies made this flugelist "feel so good"
Chuck Mangione
Susan
|
$400
[4]
This author of "The Martian Chronicles" & "Fahrenheit 451" lives in L.A. but doesn't drive
Ray Bradbury
Frank
|
$400
[3]
Before 500 B.C. the Celts came to Ireland from this Gallic, not Gaelic, country
France
Scott
|
$400
[12]
Peter Sellers played an RAF captain, the president of the U.S. & this "mad scientist" in a '64 film
Dr. Strangelove
Scott
|
$600
[14]
Sidereal time is measured by the Earth's rotation in relation to these; just ask Sydney Omarr
Stars
Scott
Susan
|
|
$600
[25]
From Latin for "snowy", this cream's name refers to its coolness & ability to keep skin white
Nivea
Frank
|
$800
[20]
Working with only a "fraction" of the material, Walter Murphy made it to #1 with this piece in '76
Beethoven's 5th
Frank
|
$600
[5]
1983 Umberto Eco best seller about murder in a medieval monastery
The Name of the Rose
Frank
|
— |
$600
[8]
Noted for "heh! heh! heh!" laugh, mad scientist Dr. Sivana was this comic book superhero's arch-rival
Captain Marvel
|
$800
[15]
When the sun crosses the celestial meridian at any particular place, it's this time there
12 noon
Frank
|
|
$800
[24]
Originally used for transporting miners in Minn., they were: painted gray because of dusty roads
Greyhound
|
DD
$900
[19]
2 of 5 current TV shows with themes by Mike Post
Magnum P.I., L.A. Law, Hill Street Blues, The A-Team, Hunter
Susan
|
$800
[6]
In 1986, his 2nd posthumous novel, "The Garden of Eden", was published 25 years after his death
Ernest Hemingway
Frank
|
— |
DD
$1,000
[9]
Singer who portrays a mad scientist in the followingsong
(Bobby "Boris") Pickett
Scott
|
$1,000
[16]
Term for time long past, specifically antedating legal records from the year 1189
Time immemorial
Scott
|
|
$1,000
[23]
Paperback symbol chosen because it had an "air of dignified flippancy & was easy to draw in black & white"
Penguin
Scott
|
$1,000
[21]
This 1955 hit by Billy Vaughn was in the Top 40 27 weeks, longer than any other pop instrumental
"The Melody of Love"
|
$1,000
[7]
Author of "No Exit" in 1945, he said no thanks to a Nobel Prize in 1964
(Jean-Paul) Sartre
Scott
|
— |
$1,000
[10]
While Ed Norton was probably his foremost fan, mad scientist Dr. Pauli was his foremost enemy
Captain Video
Frank
|
— |
Though it's said he fathered 50 sons, Priam was the last king of this city-state
Troy