Sheryl Hirsch-Kramer — a freelance calligrapher from Edison, New Jersey
Tom Bendycki — a copy editor originally from Cleveland, Ohio
Ted Cooperstein — a lawyer originally from Potomac, Maryland (whose 4-day cash winnings total $32,552)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted | $-300 | $2,500 | $7,900 |
$6,999
2nd place: trip on Eastern to Nashville & stay at Sheraton Music City |
$7,700
18 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| Tom | $1,900 | $2,600 | $4,400 |
$8,400
New champion: $8,400 |
$7,400
20 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Sheryl | $1,600 | $2,200 | $3,600 |
$1
3rd place: Krementz his & her signet rings |
$3,600
12 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| ORGANIZATIONS | BIRDS | ACTORS & ROLES | FAMOUS QUOTES | U.S. CURRENCY | SPORTS TRIVIA |
|
$100
[14]
The rank above Life Scout, it's as high as you can fly in the U.S. Boy Scouts
an Eagle Scout
Sheryl
|
$100
[26]
From the Latin "aquila", it can be golden, harpy, or bald, for example
an eagle
Ted
|
$100
[7]
According to the title of the '86 film, Redford & Winger were "Legal" these
Legal Eagles
Ted
|
$100
[25]
On July, 20, 1969, it was announced "Houston, Tranquility Base here," this "has landed"
the Eagle
Tom
|
$100
[8]
Nickname of the U.S. $10 gold coin minted between 1795 & 1933, it also came in double & half varieties
an eagle
Tom
|
$100
[2]
In golf it's the term for a score of 2 under par on any hole
an eagle
Ted
Tom
|
|
$200
[15]
The United Service Organizations, or USO, was founded during this war
the Second World War
Ted
Tom
|
$500
[27]
With the capture of AC-9 on April 19, 1987, none of the North American species of these are left in the wild
the condor
Ted
|
$200
[9]
Both Rob Lowe in "Youngblood" & Paul Newman in "Slapshot" played this sport
hockey
Sheryl
|
$200
[24]
The only line from "The History of Ali Baba" quoted in Bartlett's or Penguin's Quotations
Open sesame
Sheryl
|
$200
[13]
While the Bureau of Engraving & Printing produces paper money, this bureau makes coins
the Mint
Tom
|
$200
[3]
Sport in which you might do a "gelandesprung", a jump made from a crouch using both poles
skiing
Sheryl
|
|
$300
[16]
According to their name, ZPG advocates this for world survival
zero population growth
Ted
|
— |
$300
[10]
Walter Hill cast him as a cop in "48 Hrs." & as a Texas Ranger in "Extreme Prejudice"
Nick Nolte
Tom
|
$300
[1]
According to Alphonse Karr, "The more things change, the more..." this happens
they stay the same
Tom
|
$300
[17]
Only president to have his name on both the front & back of a currently circulated bill
Abraham Lincoln
Sheryl
|
$300
[4]
After 1064 games in 1985, Pete Weber had an average of 213.64 in this sport
bowling
Ted
Sheryl
|
|
$400
[22]
Environmental group whose new director called the $23 million operation "a gutsy grassroots organization"
the Sierra Club
|
— |
$400
[11]
J. Carrol Naish played him 39 times, Sidney Toler, 22, & Warner Oland, 17
Charlie Chan
Tom
|
$400
[20]
On May 1, 1898, it was said to the captain of the Olympia, Charles Vernon Gridley
"You may fire when ready, Gridley"
Ted
|
$400
[18]
Hide used as a unit of trade by the Indians, our slang word for $1 is a shortened form of it
a buckskin
Tom
|
$400
[5]
Professional name of wrestling star Andre Rousimoff
Andre the Giant
Sheryl
|
|
DD
$700
[23]
Some PTA groups have expanded into PTSAs, adding this group to their name & membership body
students
Ted
|
— |
$500
[12]
In films, Barbra Streisand played "Funny Girl", and this actress played "Funny Face"
Audrey Hepburn
Sheryl
|
$500
[21]
Hermann Goering said "Guns will make us powerful," this "will only make us fat"
butter
Ted
|
$500
[19]
Lowest denomination of coin with reeding or milling
a dime
Ted
|
$500
[6]
Relying on this erratic pitch, Carl Hubbell struck out Ruth & Gehrig in the 1934 All-Star Game
the screwball
Tom
|
| AMERICAN HISTORY | THIRD WORLD GEOGRAPHY | SHOES | STARTS WITH "J" | OPERA | COLORS |
|
$200
[3]
In 1664, the province of New Netherland & the city of New Amsterdam were both renamed this
New York
Tom
|
$200
[8]
It was India's capital from 1912 until 1931, when a "New" one was created
Delhi
Tom
|
$200
[23]
He "lives in a shoe" & his dog Tige, "he lives there too"
Buster Brown
Tom
|
$200
[13]
To get a car engine going by using a booster cable connected to the battery of another car
a jump start
Ted
|
$400
[22]
The condition of Tosca, Salome, & the Snow Maiden at the end of their operas
dead
Tom
|
$400
[19]
In geographic circle, it's the name of a free state in S. Africa; in tea circles, it's the name of a pekoe
Orange
Ted
|
|
$400
[4]
No, he didn't just fade away, but died at age 84 in Walter Reed Hospital April 5, 1964
Douglas MacArthur
Sheryl
|
$400
[9]
The 2nd largest city in the Mideast, it's the capital of Iran
Tehran
Ted
|
$400
[24]
USA Today's "Great Moments in Shoe History" lists this foreign ex-first lady's birth
Imelda Marcos
Tom
|
$400
[14]
These preserves sound like they're squeezed in tight or stuck in traffic
jams
Sheryl
|
$600
[20]
Complex in which you'd find the New Met
Lincoln Center
Sheryl
|
$600
[18]
The colorful name of this part of your anatomy is probably from the Dutch for "little finger"
the pinky
Ted
|
|
$600
[6]
The East & West telegraph wires linked up in this state, over 7 yrs. before the railroads joined there
Utah
Ted
|
$600
[11]
Coffee is grown on the slope of this extinct volcano whose Kibo Peak is the highest in Africa
Mount Kilimanjaro
Ted
|
$800
[26]
Saintly brothers Crispin & Crispinian
the patron saints of shoemakers
|
$600
[17]
A short crowbar used by burglers, or the nickname of our 39th president
Jimmy
Ted
|
$1,000
[21]
His opera "Cosi Fan Tutte" was based on a true story of 2 men betting who could seduce the other's fiancee
Mozart
Ted
|
$800
[2]
Shades of this color include goya, Japanese, & lobster
red
Ted
Tom
|
|
$800
[7]
On Sept. 24, 1969, the trial of this group began, with Judge Julius Hoffman presiding
the Chicago 8 later changed to 7
Tom
|
$800
[12]
The "Yang di-Pertuan Agong" serves as head of state of this nation which once included Singapore
Malaysia
Ted
|
$1,000
[27]
Sequin-covered red peau de soie pumps, with heels that clicked smartly
the ruby slippers
Ted
|
$800
[16]
1st name shared by Nehru, a PM of India, & Shoudhurry, a student on "Head of the Class"
Jawaharlal
Tom
|
— |
$1,000
[1]
From the same origin as the word for lapis lazuli, it's the light purplish blue color of the sky
azure
Tom
Sheryl
|
|
$1,000
[5]
Heading to Baltimore on Sept. 18, 1830, this famous little locomotive raced a horse & lost
the Tom Thumb
Tom
|
$1,000
[10]
The 2 mutually hostile communist countries on the Gulf of Tonkin
North Vietnam & China
Tom
|
DD
$3,000
[25]
Unusual footwear in the title of thefollowing: "Put on your red dress baby / 'Cause we're going out tonight / Put on your red dress baby / 'Cause we're going out tonight"
"Hi-Heel Sneakers"
Tom
|
DD
$1,000
[15]
2 Olympic events fitting the category: in 1 you throw something; in the other you can be thrown
javelin & judo
Sheryl
|
— | — |
Recent studies show this planet has a moon that's more than half its size
Pluto