Theon Banos Cross — a writer and educator originally from Boston, Massachusetts
Marty Gertsman — a retail manager originally from Brooklyn, New York
Meg Shreve — an attorney from Bolinas, California (whose 3-day cash winnings total $29,799)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meg | $400 | $2,100 | $7,400 |
$7,399
2nd place: trip on Continental & stay at Beaver Creek in Vail, Colorado |
$7,900
18 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Marty | $2,200 | $3,500 | $7,600 |
$15,000
New champion: $15,000 |
$6,800
25 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W |
| Theon | $-500 | $-300 | $900 |
$1,800
3rd place: Frigidaire refrigerator & freezer |
$900
5 R, 3 W |
| GUNS | TV TRIVIA | DINING OUT | EXPLORERS | STAMPS & COINS | ATMOSPHERIC SONGS |
|
$100
[10]
The discharging end of a gun's barrel, or a device to keep a dog from biting
muzzle
Meg
|
$100
[1]
From 1963-66, Ray Walston played this TV "favorite"
My Favorite Martian
Meg
|
$100
[16]
Sometimes used to describe any edible oyster, blue points are specifically from this island
Long Island
|
$100
[13]
In 1914, this U.S. president led an expedition to explore uncharted territory in Brazil
Teddy Roosevelt
Marty
|
$100
[21]
Of a philatelist, philanthropist, or numismatist, the 1 that isn't by definition, a collector of stamps or coins
philanthropist
Meg
|
$100
[4]
In 1965, it was the Rolling Stones' #1 admonition
"Get Off of My Cloud"
Marty
|
|
$200
[11]
Gun size is expressed in terms of this, the inside diameter of the gun's barrel
caliber
Marty
|
$200
[2]
"Total TV" says his move from WJM to the Tribune was 1st time a character left sitcom to star in drama series
Lou Grant
Meg
|
$200
[17]
"Mobil Travel Guide" rates this Nevada city #1 in U.S. in quality restaurants relative to population
Reno
Meg
Marty
|
$200
[14]
By 1793, Sir A. Mackenzie's journey proved that no waterway completely crossed this continent
North America
Meg
|
$200
[22]
In coin catalogues, unc. stands for this
uncirculated
Marty
Theon
|
$200
[5]
It took 15 weeks for this, the lone Top 10 Hit for Kansas, to blow off the charts
"Dust In the Wind"
Marty
|
|
$300
[18]
The name of this Revolutionary War gun comes from "moschetto", Italian for sparrowhawk
musket
Meg
|
$300
[3]
On "60 Minutes", he's the correspondent who always introduces himself first
Mike Wallace
Marty
|
$300
[23]
In a fancy French restaurant, but not in a mess hall, the waiter who takes your order has this "rank"
captain
Marty
|
$300
[15]
James Bruce, Mehmed Emin Pasha, & Mungo Park were 3 famous explorers of this continent
Africa
Marty
|
$300
[24]
1 of the most valuable errors in U.S. stamps was a 1918 24¢ airmail stamp with the plane in this position
upside-down
Marty
|
$400
[7]
In 1978, you might have heard on the airwaves this Steely Dan song subtitled "No Static At All"
"FM"
Marty
|
|
$400
[19]
Of 28, 35, or 43, % of murders in U.S. in 1985 committed with handguns
43
Meg
|
$400
[9]
Before moving their operation to San Diego Rick & A.J. solved their 1st case in this southern state
Florida
Marty
|
$400
[25]
For a series of McDonald's commercials, the song "Mack the Knife" became this
"Mac Tonight"
Meg
|
$400
[27]
Due to abundance of grapes, this 10th c. discoverer called America "Vineland the Good"
Leif Erikson
Marty
|
$400
[29]
Color of R.S. Yeoman's standard reference work giving retail prices of U.S. coins
red
|
$500
[8]
In 1966, Bob Dylan numbered them 12 & 35
"Rainy Day Women"
|
|
$500
[20]
The model of rifle which is currently standard issue in the Army & Marine Corps
m16
Marty
|
$500
[12]
A Bulova watch ticking on the screen in 1941 on NBC
the first television commercial
Theon
|
$500
[26]
Restauranteur Victor Jules Bergeron, co-inventor of the mai tai, was better known as this
Trader
|
$500
[28]
Though this Spaniard never found the 7 Cities of Gold, his men did stumble across the Grand Canyon
Coronado
Meg
|
— |
DD
$600
[6]
Title of thefollowing:"If I had a day that I could give you..."
"Sunshine On My Shoulders"
Marty
|
| THE HUMAN BODY | FASHION DESIGNERS | COLORS IN GAMES | U.S. STATES | JAPANESE WORDS | 1ST FAMILY AILMENTS |
|
$200
[1]
Your sense of touch is poorest on your back & keenest right on the tip of this
tongue
Meg
Marty
|
$200
[7]
He designed Carol Burnett's entire wardrobe for her series but saved his navel-baring designs for Cher
Bob Mackie
Marty
|
$200
[19]
Color of the queen that sticks you with 13 points in the most popular form of hearts
black
Marty
|
$200
[2]
The only U.S. state which borders Maine
New Hampshire
Marty
|
$200
[17]
Of yes, no, or maybe, the one that's a form of drama developed from religious dance
no
Theon
|
$200
[8]
Though JFK loved dogs, especially "Charlie", his favorite, he was allergic to this
dog's hair
Theon
|
|
$400
[9]
Pirates believed that piercing the ears & wearing an earring improved this sense
eyesight
Theon
|
$400
[13]
In this 1980 movie, when Richard Gere did wear clothes, they were designed by Giorgio Armani
American Gigolo
Meg
|
$400
[20]
The tennis courts at Wimbledon are supposed to be this color
green
Meg
|
$600
[4]
About 46% of the population of this most rural & eastern of Pacific NW states live on farms & ranches
Idaho
Marty
Theon
|
$400
[18]
Title of a Gilbert & Sullivan opera, also the title given Japanese emperors
The Mikado
Marty
|
$400
[24]
Its believed he had Marfan's syndrome & would've become a terminal invalid had he not been killed
Lincoln
Marty
|
|
DD
$500
[12]
2 of the 3 types of bones that make up the foot
(2 of) tarsal & metatarsal (or phalanges)
Meg
|
$600
[14]
"The Dress Doctor" is title of autobiography of this multi-Oscar winner
Edith Head
Meg
|
$600
[21]
In Monopoly, the color of New York Avenue & St. James Place
orange
Marty
|
$800
[5]
5 of largest U.S. rivers, including the Arkansas, N. Platte, & the Rio Grande, begin in this state
Colorado
Meg
|
$600
[28]
Once referring to the typhoon that wrecked Kublai Khan's ships, the term was adopted by WWII suicide pilots
kamikaze
Marty
|
$600
[25]
Julia Grant was cross-eyed, & usually made it a point to be photographed from this angle
from the side (profile)
Meg
|
|
$600
[10]
True hands have this kind of thumb, one that can be moved against the fingers
opposable
Meg
|
$800
[15]
Givenchy once created a perfume called "L'Interdit exclusively for this "Fair Lady"
Audrey Hepburn
Theon
|
$800
[22]
If you land on this color in Trivial Pursuit, you need to answer a question on history
yellow
Marty
|
DD
$900
[3]
The 2 states mentioned in the chorus of "This Land is Your Land"
California & New York
Marty
|
$800
[29]
Literally meaning "origin of the sun", it's what the Japanese call Japan
Nippon
Meg
|
$800
[26]
During his 2 terms this 7th president suffered from at least 10 serious illnesses & accidents
Jackson
Marty
|
|
$800
[11]
Connecting the calf muscle to the heel bone, it's named not for a heel but a hero
Achilles tendon
Meg
|
$1,000
[16]
This Spaniard popularized the chemise dress in 1955, but his name is synonymous with his perfume
Balenciaga
|
$1,000
[23]
If you want to sink the #4 ball in a game of pool, you should be aiming at a ball this color
purple
Marty
|
$1,000
[6]
Part of the Black Mountains, Mt. Mitchell in this state is highest point in U.S. east of the Mississippi
North Carolina
Marty
|
$1,000
[30]
Ikebana is the artistic arranging of these, with special regard to harmony, balance & form
flowers
Theon
|
$1,000
[27]
The wife of this out-going president caught a chill while at Pierce's inauguration & died 1 month later
Fillmore
Marty
|
Only transcontinental U.S. airline named for its founder; in 1984 it came back from near-bankruptcy
Braniff