1995 College Championship quarterfinal game 3.
Pat Toft — a sophomore from the University of Minnesota
Steve Smith — a senior from the University of Notre Dame
Rebekah Reeves — a freshman from Texas A&M University
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebekah | $300 | $1,300 | $4,500 |
$8,500
2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated |
$5,700
15 R (including 1 DD), 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Steve | $2,300 | $2,700 | $7,300 |
$9,001
Automatic semifinalist |
$8,300
28 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Pat | $700 | $1,800 | $2,400 |
$4,800
3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated |
$2,400
6 R, 0 W |
| GEOLOGY | CELEBRITY ASTROLOGY | NOTORIOUS | WORD ORIGINS | 1990 | HODGEPODGE |
|
$100
[26]
A cascade is a series of these, closely spaced & descending over a steer rocky surface
waterfalls
Steve
|
$100
[14]
Like many other Leos, this "Material Girl" loves to be the center of attention
Madonna
Steve
|
$100
[9]
In 1994, after over 4 years in prison, this televangelist moved to an Asheville, N.C. halfway house
Jim Bakker
Steve
|
$100
[6]
The name of this spider comes from the Italian city of Taranto
a tarantula
Steve
|
$100
[1]
In January 1990 this political party lost its monopoly on power in Bulgaria
the Communist Party
Steve
|
$100
[21]
Genesis 7:12 tells us, "and the rain was upon the earth" this many "days and" this many "nights"
forty
Steve
|
|
$200
[27]
This earthquake measurement scale is open-ended though none has been recorded above 8.9
a Richter scale
Steve
|
$200
[15]
People born under this sign of the crab, like Sylvester Stallone, are supposed to be deeply sensitive
Cancer
Steve
|
$200
[10]
This term for the nation's worst criminal was coined to describe John Dillinger
Public Enemy Number One
Steve
|
$200
[7]
The name of this style of Jamaican music comes from "rag"
reggae
Steve
|
$200
[2]
In February voters in Aspen, Colorado rejected a ban on the sale of this clothing material
fur
Pat
|
$200
[22]
"Campus Hero" & "Dreamboat" were 2 of the original outfits this company made for its Ken doll
Mattel
Steve
|
|
$400
[29]
The meltwater from these is often grayish-white because of the powdered rock they contain
glaciers
Pat
|
$300
[16]
This passionate Scorpio made an "indecent proposal" to Michael Douglas in "Disclosure"
Demi Moore
Steve
|
$300
[11]
Criminal George Moran earned this nickname for his strange behavior
Bugs
Steve
|
$300
[8]
This word for a permanent body decoration is Polynesian in origin
a tattoo
Rebekah
|
$300
[3]
It was deployed in April & in June NASA announced there was a flaw in its main mirror
the Hubble Telescope
Steve
|
$300
[23]
1 of a sentence's 2 main parts, it's made up of a noun, or another word used as a noun, & its modifiers
the subject
Pat
|
|
$500
[30]
Larger than a cobble, the largest rock fragment recognized by sedimentologists is called this
a boulder
|
$400
[17]
Oliver Stone was born under this sign associated with innocence & purity
Virgo
Rebekah
|
$400
[12]
In May 1994, after 14 years on death row, this serial killer was executed in Illinois
John Wayne Gacy
Steve
|
$400
[19]
This term for a danger may come from az-zahr, Arabic for a gaming die
hazard
Pat
|
$400
[4]
On November 28 his new home address became 10 Downing Street
John Major
Steve
|
$400
[24]
"Meaty" name shared by a begonia, a mushroom & a tomato
beefsteak
Rebekah
|
|
DD
$1,000
[28]
The Mohorovicic & Gutenberg discontinuities mark the boundaries of this layer found below the crust
the mantle
Steve
|
$500
[18]
If you've ever seen David Letterman look "sheepish", you may know this is his sign
Aries
Rebekah
|
$500
[13]
In 1993 a 51-day standoff at this cult's headquarters near Waco ended with about 80 dead
the Branch Davidians
Pat
|
$500
[20]
Old Norse raptr, meaning "beam", gave us the name of this flat, floating craft
a raft
Rebekah
|
$500
[5]
1 of the 5 senators who were known as the "Keating Five"
(1 of) Dennis DeConcini (McCain, Reigle, Alan Cranston or John Glenn)
Steve
|
$500
[25]
This square near Times Square is named for a priest who was a WWI hero, not for "Dallas" actor Patrick
Duffy
Steve
|
| COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD | JOHNs IN HISTORY | WEIGHTS & MEASURES | MYTHOLOGY | ORGANIZATIONS | AMERICAN AUTHORS |
|
$200
[1]
Machu Picchu in this country is known as the "Lost City of the Incas"
Peru
Rebekah
|
$200
[6]
Despite the discovery of gold at his mill, he was bankrupt by 1852
(John) Sutter
Steve
|
$200
[21]
In Louisiana land is sometimes measured in arpents, which are slightly smaller than these
acres
Rebekah
|
$200
[24]
After offending Apollo, this king with the golden touch became the king with donkey ears
Midas
Rebekah
|
$200
[11]
An organization promoting the preservation of these publishes the quarterly Merry-Go-Roundup
carousels
Steve
|
$200
[16]
She never finished the Jazz Age novel she started writing before "Gone with the Wind"
Margaret Mitchell
Rebekah
|
|
$400
[2]
Lake Chapala, which covers 417 square miles, is the largest lake in this North American country
Mexico
Steve
|
$400
[7]
Tired of the business, he sold all of his fur interests in 1834
(John Jacob) Astor
Steve
|
$400
[22]
Cloth is often rolled & measured in this unit "from the blue"
bolts
|
$400
[25]
Among this trio of sisters, only Stheno & Euryale were immortal; Medusa was not
the Gorgons
Steve
|
$400
[12]
With a membership of over 10 million it's the world's largest scientific & educational society
the National Geographic Society
Steve
|
$400
[17]
Vonda N. McIntyre, whose books include "Superluminal" & "Starfarers", specializes in this genre
science fiction
Rebekah
|
|
$600
[3]
This grand duchy's national anthem is "Ons Hemecht", which means "our homeland"
Luxembourg
Steve
|
$600
[8]
At his death in 1687, he was the last surviving signer of the Mayflower Compact
John Alden
Rebekah
Steve
|
$600
[23]
A cubic yard has this many cubic feet
27
Rebekah
Steve
|
$600
[26]
This ship on which Jason & his men sailed was fitted with a magic beam that enabled it to speak
the Argo
Pat
|
$600
[13]
The United Hellenic American Congress is dedicated to helping Americans of this descent
Greek
Rebekah
|
$600
[18]
This "Lonesome Dove" author's 1978 novel "Somebody's Darling" is about a female film director
(Larry) McMurtry
Steve
|
|
$800
[4]
Ujung Pandang is, the chief seaport of Sulawesi, a K-shaped island in this country
Indonesia
Rebekah
|
$800
[9]
The Huguenots were followers of this French Protestant leader who later headed the Reformed Church in Geneva
John Calvin
Steve
|
$800
[29]
Making up 1/20 of a ream, it's 24 or 25 sheets of paper of the same size & stock
a quire
|
$800
[27]
Mount Olympus was home to the gods & Mount Helicon was the haunt of these patronesses of the arts
the Muses
Rebekah
|
$800
[14]
In 1950 this org. founded by Juliette Gordon Low was chartered by a special act of Congress
the Girl Scouts
Rebekah
|
$800
[19]
She was only 22 when she wrote "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter"
Carson McCullers
Steve
|
|
$1,000
[5]
The people of this small, isolated Balkan country call it Shqiperi, which means "eagles' land"
Albania
Rebekah
|
$1,000
[10]
In 1856 this explorer & politician was the first Republican candidate for U.S. president
John C. Fremont
Steve
|
DD
$1,000
[30]
This unit of apothecaries' weight is equal to 1/8 of an ounce
a dram
Rebekah
|
DD
$800
[28]
While Homer said that he died in battle, Sophocles placed his death as Colonus
Oedipus
Rebekah
|
$1,000
[15]
This fraternal organization of rural families is technically called the order of patrons of husbandry
the (National) Grange
Rebekah
|
$1,000
[20]
His "Spoon River Anthology" was considered scandalous, which helped make it a bestseller
Edgar Lee Masters
|
In 1994 this state surpassed New York to become the second most populous state
Texas