Chris Sroka — a college student from Dearborn Heights, Michigan
Amy O'Brien — a veterinarian from Prospect Heights, Illinois
Charlie Patton — a journalist from Jacksonville, Florida (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,001)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie | $100 | $300 | $4,300 |
$3,599
2nd place: Flatware & Earthenware sets |
$4,800
15 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Amy | $700 | $2,700 | $4,500 |
$8,601
New champion: $8,601 |
$4,500
15 R, 3 W |
| Chris | $2,000 | $2,800 | $2,500 |
$100
3rd place: Service Merchandise Gift Certificate |
$5,200
19 R, 4 W (including 2 DDs) |
| MAY DAYS | NATURE | KITCHEN UTENSILS | CHRISTMAS | GIFTS | MOVIES IN OTHER WORDS |
|
$100
[3]
On May 22, 1992 an era in late-night television ended when he hosted his last "Tonight Show"
Johnny Carson
Chris
|
$100
[11]
A tornado is typically a tube--or this-shaped cloud hanging from from a cumulonimbus cloud
Funnel
Chris
|
$100
[26]
Leaving the skin on a clove of this makes cleaning the press easier
Garlic
Amy
|
$100
[1]
They're the 2 traditional colors of Christmas
Red & Green
Charlie
|
$100
[16]
This country gave the Luxor Obelisk to France, who put it in the Place de la Concorde
Egypt
Chris
|
$100
[21]
"Deceased Guy Ambulating"
"Dead Man Walking"
Charlie
|
|
$200
[4]
On May 17, 1989 over 1 million Chinese gathered in this square to call for democratic reforms
Tienamen Square
Chris
|
$200
[12]
Adult amphibians go through this skin-shedding process several times a year
Molting
Amy
|
$200
[27]
A typical one of these beverage openers has a metal spiral with a transverse handle attached
Corkscrew
Charlie
|
$200
[2]
Pluck one berry for each kiss stolen under this plant; when the berries are gone, no more kissing
Mistletoe
Chris
|
$200
[17]
In 1953 this Memphis truck driver recorded a few songs as a birthday gift for his mother; the rest is history
Elvis Presley
Chris
|
$200
[22]
"H2OLand"
"Waterworld"
Chris
|
|
$300
[5]
He & Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay conquered Mount Everest May 29, 1953
Sir Edmund Hillary
Chris
|
$300
[13]
This flavoring is the only edible product produced by an orchid plant
Vanilla
Chris
|
$300
[28]
When buying one of these to test for doneness in meat, choose one with a thin probe that will let less juice out
Meat Thermometer
Amy
|
$300
[8]
In the U.S. we say "Merry Christmas"; in Italy, "Buon Natale" & in Mexico, this
"Feliz Navidad"
Chris
|
$300
[18]
On Dec. 22, 1864 he telegraphed Lincoln, "I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah"
William Tecumseh Sherman
Chris
|
$300
[23]
"Plaything Tale"
"Toy Story"
Amy
|
|
$400
[6]
His U-2 reconnaissance plane was shot down over Russia May 1, 1960
Francis Gary Powers
Charlie
|
$400
[14]
From the Latin for "golden", it's another name for the pupa or cocoon of a butterfly
Chrysalis
Amy
|
$400
[29]
This utensil formed of a series of looped wires set in a handle is used to beat air into food
Whisk
Amy
|
$400
[9]
Served in a large bowl, this holiday drink derives its name from Old Norse for "be healthy"
Wassail
Charlie
Amy
|
$400
[19]
Developed in Tibet, these dogs were given as gifts to dignitaries by the Dalai Lama
Lhasa apso
Charlie
|
$400
[24]
"Sweetie, Yours Truly Miniaturized Our Offspring"
"Honey, I Shrunk The Kids"
Amy
|
|
$500
[7]
On May 5, 1904 he became the 1st Major League player of the modern era to pitch a perfect game
Cy Young
|
$500
[15]
In botany it's the process by which plants lose water vapor through their leaves
Transpiration
Chris
|
$500
[30]
The lower pot of this 2-pot arrangement holds hot water; the upper, delicate foods like custards
Double Boiler
Charlie
Amy
|
$500
[10]
For many the Christmas season lasts until this festival on January 6
Epiphany
Amy
|
DD
$500
[20]
The first of these structures in the U.S. was built in Chicago in 1930 with a gift from Max Adler
Planetarium
Charlie
|
$500
[25]
"Erase The City Of Light From Your Memory"
"Forget Paris"
Charlie
|
| PEOPLE'S REPUBLICS | SHAKESPEARE | MANSIONS | 1955 | ALL THINGS "GREAT" & "SMALL" | FASHION DESIGNERS |
|
$200
[11]
It's the Korea that's the Democratic People's Republic
North Korea
Charlie
|
$200
[6]
Balthasar, his servant, accompanies him to the Capulet vault & remains nearby though ordered to leave
Romeo
Charlie
|
$200
[17]
Eilley Orrum & Sandy Bowers built Nevada's Bowers Mansion with proceeds from this "lode"
Comstock Lode
Charlie
|
$200
[1]
This clergyman was asked to lead a bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Charlie
|
$200
[16]
Petty spuds hardly worth peeling or dealing with
Small Potatoes
Amy
|
$400
[29]
Since 1994 designer Tom Ford has been creative director of this company symbolized by interlocked Gs
Gucci
Amy
|
|
$400
[12]
Now just a republic, from 1924 to 1992 it was a people's republic & before that it was outer
Mongolia
Chris
|
$400
[7]
In this play Titania, queen of the fairies, becomes enamored of Bottom, the weaver
"A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Charlie
|
DD
$200
[20]
You'll find the 1731 Adams Mansion in this Massachusetts city
Quincy
Chris
|
$400
[2]
In 1955 this phrase became obligatory on all U.S. currency
"In God We Trust"
Charlie
|
$400
[22]
Cases in this court involve little money & are usually handled without lawyers
Small Claims Court
Chris
|
$600
[28]
This female designer's name precedes "II" in the name of a fashion line that debuted in 1983
Anne Klein
Amy
|
|
$600
[13]
In its own tongue it's called Zhongzua Renmin Gongheguo
People's Republic of China
Chris
|
$600
[8]
Iago suspects, or pretends to suspect, his wife Emilia of having an affair with this man
Othello
Charlie
|
$400
[18]
In 1864 Arlington House & its grounds were confiscated by the Union from this general's wife Mary
Robert E. Lee
Chris
|
$600
[3]
On September 20 Phil Silvers began playing this Army master sergeant on CBS
Sgt. Bilko
Amy
|
$600
[23]
Buster Keaton's nickname
"The Great Stone Face"
|
$800
[27]
Emmanuelle Khanh led a fashion revolution in France while she was creating the Chelsea look in England
Mary Quant
|
|
$1,000
[15]
In 1979 the Khmer Rouge government was deposed in Cambodia & the People's Republic of this was set up
Kampuchea
Chris
|
$800
[9]
In Act 5, Scene 3 of this play, the ghosts of the young princes appear to the title character
Richard III
Charlie
Amy
|
$600
[19]
Lawrence Washington named this mansion after an admiral he'd served under in the British navy
Mount Vernon
Chris
|
$800
[4]
He began his tenure as editor-in-chief of National Review
William F. Buckley
Amy
|
$800
[24]
Thackeray used this derogatory phrase for the dirty lower classes in "Pendennis"
"The Great Unwashed"
|
$1,000
[26]
In 1987 this famous Christian left the house of Jean Patou & launched a solo couture collection
Christian Lacroix
Amy
Chris
|
|
DD
$2,500
[14]
In 1977 its ruling colonel changed it from a republic into a Socialist People's Arab Jamahiriyah
Libya
Chris
|
$1,000
[10]
These 2 schoolmates of Hamlet are summoned to Denmark to act as spies for Claudius
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern
Chris
|
$1,000
[21]
The Copper King Mansion stands in this Montana city where copper mining is still important
Butte
Amy
Chris
|
$1,000
[5]
On April 5 this Democrat defeated Republican Robert E. Merriam in the Chicago mayoral race
Richard Daley
Charlie
|
$1,000
[25]
During this event, the Papal population doubled, then added a third
The Great Schism
|
— |
This British scientist titled her 1984 autobiography "Disclosing The Past"
Mary Leakey