Tom Meenan — a computer consultant from Arlington, Virginia
Marina Matuzek — an attorney from Worcester, Massachusetts
Lucy Shigemitsu — a writer originally from Tokyo, Japan (whose 1-day cash winnings total $2,399)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy | $1,700 | $1,700 | $4,900 |
$9,601
2-day champion: $12,000 |
$4,900
13 R, 3 W |
| Marina | $700 | $1,600 | $1,100 |
$1,200
2nd place: a trip to New England with stay at Smugglers' Notch family ski resort in Vermont + the Jeopardy! Crossword Companion Roll-A-Puzzle system from Herbko |
$3,600
14 R, 6 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Tom | $500 | $2,600 | $4,800 |
$300
3rd place: Static snowboards + the Jeopardy! Crossword Companion Roll-A-Puzzle system from Herbko |
$4,600
18 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| THE 1990s | SINGERS WHO ACT | ANNUAL EVENTS | METALS | HINTS FROM HELOISE | IF YOU CAN'T SAY SOMETHING NICE |
|
$100
[6]
On Nov. 20, 1994 he beatified 5 individuals, including Franciscan sculptor Claudio Granzotto
Pope John Paul II
Lucy
|
$100
[1]
This Jackson made her film debut in 1993 as a poetry-writing beautician in John Singleton's "Poetic Justice"
Janet Jackson
Tom
|
$100
[11]
The Queen Liliuokalani Canoe Races take place on Labor Day weekend in this state
Hawaii
Marina
|
$100
[24]
South Africa is the world's leading supplier of this precious metal
gold
Tom
|
$100
[15]
Diners on a diet can substitute yogurt or cottage cheese for this sour dairy product
sour cream
Marina
|
$100
[14]
On April 4, 1940 Neville Chamberlain said that this dictator had "missed the bus"
Hitler
Marina
Tom
|
|
$200
[7]
In 1996 Tomiichi Murayama, this country's first Socialist premier since 1948, resigned
Japan
Marina
|
$200
[2]
Part of this "Material Girl"'s film "Dangerous Game" was shot near our former "Jeopardy!" offices
Madonna
Tom
|
$200
[12]
The Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard Run is part of Ice Box Days in International Falls in this state
Minnesota
Tom
|
$200
[25]
A ferroalloy always contains this metal
iron
Tom
|
$200
[16]
Rub this part of a pencil on an emery board so it won't cause smudges on your paper
the eraser
Tom
|
$200
[20]
Margot Asquith said of Lloyd George, "He could not see" one of these "without hitting below it"
the belt
Marina
|
|
$300
[8]
He ended a 35-year military career in 1993 by resigning as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Colin Powell
Lucy
|
$300
[3]
He married Julia Roberts after they appeared in Robert Altman's film "The Player"
Lyle Lovett
Marina
|
DD
$500
[13]
Milwaukee's yearly Lakefront Festival of the Arts takes place at the War Memorial Center on this lake
Lake Michigan
Tom
|
$300
[26]
This liquid metal is added to paints to make them mildew proof
mercury
Tom
|
$300
[17]
Use these washday items to hold sheet music or to clamp coupons to your pocket while shopping
clothespins
Lucy
|
$300
[21]
Bartletts quotes this comedian: "I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception"
Groucho Marx
Lucy
|
|
$400
[9]
More than 300 Republican candidates signed this document September 27, 1994
the Contract with America
Lucy
|
$400
[4]
Reba McEntire made her TV acting debut as his leading lady in "The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw"
Kenny Rogers
Lucy
Tom
|
— |
$400
[27]
They're the 2 main metals found in brass
copper & zinc
Marina
|
$400
[18]
Cover ripening ears of this with used beverage cans to keep birds from eating them
corn
Tom
|
$400
[22]
"I can sometimes deal with men as equals and therefore can afford to like them", she wrote in Ms.
Gloria Steinem
Tom
|
|
$500
[10]
In December 1995 2 of this country's former presidents, Chun Doo Hwan & Roh Tae Woo, were indicted
(South) Korea
Lucy
|
$500
[5]
In a 1992 film this curvaceous country singer gave James Woods some "Straight Talk"
Dolly Parton
|
— |
$500
[28]
In 1795 Martin Klaproth named this metal, now used in the aerospace industry, for its strength
titanium
Marina
|
$500
[19]
You can use this oral hygiene product to string beads or clean faucets
dental Floss
Marina
|
$500
[23]
Simon Cameron said "An honest" one of these "is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought"
a politician
Tom
|
| BLACK AMERICANS | OPERA CHARACTERS | PARKS | EUROPEAN HISTORY | CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS | ON THE RADIO |
|
$200
[15]
At 6'5" this former Phoenix Suns player is the shortest ever to lead the NBA in rebounding
Charles Barkley
Lucy
|
$200
[1]
In this Verdi opera, the king of Ethiopia is a baritone role while the king of Egypt is a bass
Aida
Lucy
|
$200
[9]
The Auteuil & Longchamp racecourses lie in the Bois de Boulogne, a well-known park in this capital
Paris
Tom
|
$200
[6]
This leader of the Reformation was born in Eisleben, Saxony November 10, 1483
Luther
Lucy
|
$200
[20]
Dorothy Livesay, a native of this North American country, won the Governor General's Award for poetry twice
Canada
Tom
|
$600
[28]
WXYZ, WLW & WOR were stations on the MBS, this network
the Mutual Broadcasting System
Tom
|
|
$400
[16]
In 1963 this future mayor became the first Black politician to win a seat on the L.A. city council
(Tom) Bradley
Lucy
|
$400
[2]
Her uncle the Bonze curses her for renouncing her religion to marry Lt. B.F. Pinkerton
Madame Butterfly
Marina
|
$400
[10]
Acadia National Park in this state is the easternmost national park in the continental U.S.
Maine
Tom
|
$400
[7]
Czars Nicholas I & Nicholas II married German princesses who used this first name as empress
Alexandra
Marina
|
$400
[21]
Anne Tyler entered this Durham, N.C. university at 16 & later became its library's Russian bibliographer
Duke University
Tom
|
DD
$700
[26]
With a radio show since 1978 & a cable TV show since 1985, he has Guinness' record for hours on the air per week
Larry King
Marina
|
|
$600
[17]
This Underground Railroad conductor served as a spy for the Union in the Civil War
Harriet Tubman
Lucy
|
$800
[4]
In a Borodin opera, this title prince has a wife named Yaroslavna
Prince Igor
Lucy
|
$600
[11]
The national park of this U.S. territory in the South Pacific includes several types of rain forest
American Samoa
Marina
Tom
|
$600
[8]
The Teatro San Carlo, one of Italy's largest opera houses, was built in this city by the bay in 1816
Naples
Lucy
Marina
Tom
|
$600
[22]
Zbigniew Herbert writes poems, plays & essays in this, his native language
Polish
Marina
|
$1,000
[27]
It's National Public Radio's early evening news magazine
All Things Considered
Marina
|
|
$800
[18]
In 1888 a Boston monument was erected to honor this man & 4 others who died in the Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks
Tom
|
$1,000
[5]
In Flotow's opera "Martha", Lady Harriet is a lady-in-waiting to this last Stuart queen of England
Queen Anne
Marina
|
$800
[12]
Venezuela's Canaima National Park is the site of this highest waterfall in the world
Angel Falls
Lucy
|
$800
[14]
This ruling family of Monaco was deposed during the French Revolution, but regained the throne in 1814
the Grimaldis
Tom
|
$800
[23]
This mystery author was a racing correspondent for the London Sunday Express for 16 years
Dick Francis
Marina
|
— |
|
$1,000
[19]
This Illinois Democrat joined the Senate Judiciary Committee after the Clarence Thomas hearings
Moseley-Braun
Lucy
|
DD
$1,800
[3]
Angels guard this duo while they sleep in the forest in an 1893 opera
Hansel & Gretel
Marina
|
$1,000
[13]
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park in Alabama is the site where he defeated the Creek Indians in 1814
Andrew Jackson
|
$1,000
[25]
This French city known for its porcelain was once the capital of the Lemovices, a Gallic tribe
Limoges
Marina
|
$1,000
[24]
Abel's daughter becomes VP of the U.S. in "The Prodigal Daughter", this ex-MP's sequel to "Kane and Abel"
Jeffrey Archer
|
— |
2 of the 3 Republicans elected vice president twice
(2 of) Richard Nixon, Spiro Agnew & George Bush