Pamela Miller — a legal secretary from El Cerrito, California
Rob Cook — a grad student originally from Bakersfield, California
Steve Ricker — an exporter from Laguna Beach, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,301)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve | $1,100 | $1,800 | $8,200 |
$14,001
2-day champion: $23,302 |
$5,500
14 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| Rob | $1,300 | $2,200 | $7,000 |
$9,000
2nd place: trip on Delta & stay at Puerta Vallarta Camino Real in Mexico + Jeopardy! home game |
$7,400
20 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Pamela | $-200 | $1,800 | $4,200 |
$4,200
3rd place: Dictomatic talking translator & Jeopardy! + Wheel of Fortune for Super Nintendo & Sega Genesis + Jeopardy! home game |
$4,200
16 R, 5 W |
| WORLD CITIES | NO. 2 HITS | AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS | WOMEN DISCOVERERS | THE B&O | WORD ORIGINS |
|
$100
[1]
An Egyptian pillar called the obelisk of Luxor stands at the Place de la Concorde in this capital
Paris
Steve
|
$100
[7]
In Carl Perkins' only million seller, he warned us not to "step on" these
his blue suede shoes
Pamela
|
$100
[22]
Millions of motorists belong to this travel organization founded in 1902
Triple A (the American Automobile Association)
Steve
|
$100
[12]
The Widow Clicquot discovered a way to get sediment out of this wine & keep the bubbles in
champagne
Pamela
|
$100
[18]
When it began operations in 1830, the power didn't come from steam but was supplied by these
horses
Pamela
|
$100
[6]
This word for a woman's handbag comes from the Greek for "leather", of which they are often made
a purse
Rob
|
|
$200
[2]
About one-fifth of Austria's population lives in this city
Vienna
Rob
Pamela
|
$200
[8]
Elton John said "Goodbye" to this, "where the dogs of society howl"
Yellow Brick Road
Rob
|
$200
[25]
It was founded in 1866 in N.Y., where its agents can carry guns & arrest an owner for mistreatment
the American SPCA
Rob
|
$200
[13]
This creator of Peter Rabbit was the first to notice a lichen combined algae & fungi
Beatrix Potter
Pamela
|
$200
[19]
In April 1930 the B&O added this climate-control feature to certain cars; in 1931, to the whole train
air conditioning
Rob
|
$200
[15]
This type of cherry was named for a Chinese farmer in Oregon, not for a famous crooner
a bing
Pamela
|
|
$300
[3]
Kingsford Smith International Airport in this city is Australia's busiest
Sydney
Steve
|
$300
[9]
"When Will I Be Loved" was a Top 10 hit for this duo in 1960, before Linda Ronstadt's 1975 version
The Everly Brothers
Rob
|
$300
[26]
It was founded in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. in 1878 to promote the study of jurisprudence
the American Bar Association
|
$300
[14]
Elizabeth Pinckney was the first colonial American to discover how to cultivate this blue dye plant
indigo
Steve
|
$300
[20]
On this board the B&O is found between Atlantic & Illinois
the Monopoly board
Steve
|
$300
[21]
The name of this weasel & its fur comes from Armenius mus, Latin for "Armenian rat"
an ermine
Rob
Pamela
|
|
$400
[4]
This Belgian city has hosted 2 world's fairs, in 1935 & 1958
Brussels
Steve
|
$400
[10]
In a No. 2 Roy Orbison hit, this title is followed by "...know the way I feel tonight"
"Only The Lonely"
Pamela
|
$400
[27]
Abbreviated AIM, it was founded in 1968 to promote the rights of Native Americans
the American Indian Movement
Pamela
|
$400
[16]
Grace Hopper invented the first practical compiler for this machine, allowing easier programming
a computer
Pamela
|
$400
[29]
The railroad was founded in 1827 by people trying to compete with this new water route
the Erie Canal
Rob
|
$400
[23]
This wooden cudgel takes its name from a town in southeastern Ireland
a shillelagh
Rob
Pamela
|
|
DD
$800
[5]
In 1982 the Soviet government celebrated the 1500th anniversary of this Ukrainian city
Kiev
Steve
|
$500
[11]
In 1975 Barry White reached No. 2 in pop with "You're The First, The Last", & this
My Everything
Steve
Rob
|
$500
[28]
It created controversy in 1978 when it supported the Am. Nazi Party's right to march in Skokie, Ill.
the ACLU (the American Civil Liberties Union)
Pamela
|
$500
[17]
Rosalind Franklin was first to deduce the helical structure of this, but didn't share the Nobel Prize
DNA
Pamela
|
$500
[30]
In 1963 control of the B&O was taken over by the C&O, this railroad
the Chesapeake & Ohio
Pamela
|
$500
[24]
From the French for "something fried", types include apple, corn & clam
a fritter
Pamela
|
| THE 1950s | ISLANDS | THEATRE HISTORY | THE CRUSADES | "WILD" THINGS | U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS |
|
$200
[2]
In 1953 Boston baseball fans lost their Braves to this city
Milwaukee
Rob
|
$200
[13]
When Columbus arrived at this island in 1492, he called it La Isla Espanola, or "The Spanish Island"
Hispaniola
Steve
Rob
|
$200
[1]
Pompey built the first permanent stone theatre in this city in 55 B.C.
Rome
Rob
|
$200
[12]
The word crusade comes from the Latin for this, the emblem of the crusaders
the cross
Rob
|
$200
[8]
Before marriage, many a man is said to "sow" these
wild oats
Rob
|
DD
$3,000
[26]
Dale Bumpers was this state's governor from 1971 until 1975, when he entered the U.S Senate
Arkansas
Steve
|
|
$400
[3]
This Hank Ketcham comic strip debuted in newspapers in 1951
Dennis the Menace
Rob
|
$400
[14]
Catania, Palermo & Messina are 3 of this island's 9 provinces
Sicily
Steve
|
$400
[5]
In 1947 Elia Kazan became the first to win a Tony Award in this category
Director
Pamela
|
$400
[15]
This city was closed to Christians in 1071; in 1099 the First Crusade managed to reopen it
Jerusalem
Rob
|
$400
[10]
Popularly served with poultry, its scientific name is Zizania aquatica
wild rice
Pamela
|
— |
|
$600
[4]
Forced out by Castro, this leader fled Cuba January 1, 1959
(Fulgencio) Batista
Steve
|
$600
[16]
The largest town on this island is Godthaab, known as Nuk in the Eskimo language
Greenland
Pamela
|
$600
[7]
The first actress to play the role of Elmire in "Tartuffe" was his wife Armande Bejart
Moliere
Steve
|
$600
[19]
In 1174 Saladin became supreme leader of these 2 countries that reunited in 1958 as the UAR
Syria & Egypt
Rob
|
$600
[11]
The domesticated pig is believed to be descended from this animal
the wild boar
Steve
|
— |
|
$800
[6]
In 1957 this future astronaut set a transcontinental speed record of 3 hours, 23 minutes, 8.4 seconds
John Glenn
|
DD
$600
[21]
This country's 4 main islands are Chatham, North, South & Stewart
New Zealand
Rob
|
$800
[17]
Richard Brome, a servant to this "Volpone" playwright, later wrote satirical comedies himself
Ben Jonson
Steve
|
$800
[24]
The 3rd Crusade was the "Crusade of Kings" as Frederick I, Philip II & this king of England answered the call
Richard
Steve
|
$800
[22]
It was President Truman's 1948 campaign song
"I'm Just Wild About Harry"
Pamela
|
— |
|
$1,000
[9]
In 1956 an auto accident claimed the life of this artist nicknamed "Jack the Dripper"
Jackson Pollock
Pamela
|
$800
[20]
Mount Sarmiento, at 7,550 feet, is the highest point in these islands at the tip of South America
Tierra del Fuego
Rob
Pamela
|
$1,000
[18]
German playwright who developed his "Epic Theatre" style in such plays as "Mother Courage"
Bertolt Brecht
Steve
|
$1,000
[25]
In the First Crusade, this hermit led one of the largest groups
Peter the Hermit (Pierre l'Ermite)
|
$1,000
[23]
This 1969 western is considered Sam Peckinpah's best work
The Wild Bunch
Rob
|
— |
Chapter VII of this James Michener novel is titled "Mazurka"
Poland