1992 Seniors Tournament final game 2.Last game of Season 8.
Carolyn Meek — a high school English teacher from Houston, Texas (subtotal of $2,000)
Leonard Schmidt — an optometrist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (subtotal of $11,200)
Hansford Epes — a German and humanities professor from Davidson, North Carolina (subtotal of $10,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hansford | $500 | $2,900 | $8,900 | $900 |
$7,200
18 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| Leonard | $2,800 | $3,900 | $7,500 | $0 |
$7,500
24 R, 2 W |
| Carolyn | $600 | $2,300 | $8,500 | $7,500 |
$7,500
15 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| U.S. STATES | SPORTS | 1956 | HISTORIC NAMES | COOKING EQUIPMENT | RHYME TIME |
|
$100
[26]
This state leads all others in the production of apples
Washington
Leonard
|
$100
[6]
In saddle-bronc riding, the cowboy's feet must remain in these
the stirrups
Leonard
|
$100
[1]
The first of these rare birds ever born in captivity was hatched on May 29 — Whoopee!
a whooping crane
Hansford
|
$100
[12]
John Brown called her "General Tubman"
Harriet Tubman
Leonard
|
$100
[8]
You can make waffles shaped like Mickey Mouse's head with a special one of these sold in many stores
a waffle iron
Leonard
|
$100
[21]
A feline fedora
a cat hat
Hansford
|
|
$200
[27]
"The Old Colony State", one of Massachusetts' nicknames, refers to this early colony
Plymouth
Leonard
|
$200
[7]
In the 1950s, this sport's top American female player was Leah Thall Neuberger, who was nicknamed "Ping"
table tennis (ping-pong)
Carolyn
|
$200
[2]
His ex-wife Ellen Borden Stevenson announced she was going to vote for Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Leonard
|
$200
[13]
This explorer's brother Thorvald was killed by a native during an expedition to the New World
Leif Erikson
|
$200
[16]
Interlocked ones of these give your cookies fancy shapes with a minimum of handling
cookie cutters
Carolyn
|
$200
[22]
The cash you could make by selling rabbits
bunny money
Hansford
Leonard
Carolyn
|
|
$300
[28]
In 1976 the Great Falls of the Passaic River, in this state were dedicated as a national historic site
New Jersey
Leonard
|
$300
[9]
Unlike most sleds, toboggans don't have these on the bottom
runners
Leonard
|
$300
[3]
A boulevard in Monaco was renamed in honor of this new princess
Princess Grace
Leonard
|
$300
[14]
His less famous brothers Ira & Levi helped found the Green Mountain Boys
Ethan Allen
Leonard
|
$300
[17]
"Joy of Cooking" says these fruit ballers can be used to make butter balls, too
melon ballers
Carolyn
|
$300
[23]
Samuel F.B.'s equines
Morse's horses
Leonard
|
|
$400
[29]
In pioneer days, it was known as the Bear State; later it became the "Land of Opportunity"
Arkansas
Hansford
|
$400
[10]
An opening in a fence, or an opening between flags that a skier must pass through in a slalom event
gates
Leonard
|
$400
[4]
This British statesman's son Randolph was a losing contestant on "The $64,000 Question"
Winston Churchill
Hansford
|
$400
[15]
This Catherine was the last wife Henry VIII beheaded, & the charge of adultery was probably true
Catherine Howard
Carolyn
|
$400
[18]
Used to pound meat, it's a bit smaller than the piece of croquet equipment of the same name
a mallet
Carolyn
|
$400
[24]
A fight between cows & steers
a cattle battle
Leonard
|
|
DD
$1,200
[30]
This state ranks first in the manufacture of machine tools & rubber products
Ohio
Hansford
|
$500
[11]
In fencing, the foil & epee are thrusting weapons only but this is a thrusting & cutting weapon
the saber
Leonard
|
$500
[5]
She was paroled from a women's prison in Alderson, W.Va. after serving 6 years for treason
Tokyo Rose
Leonard
|
$500
[20]
Alessandro, an illegitimate member of this family, was a 16th century Duke of Florence
the Medicis
Carolyn
|
$500
[19]
This bowl-shaped cooking utensil is used especially for Chinese food & stir-frying
a wok
Hansford
|
$500
[25]
Late columnist Wilson's witticisms
Earl's pearls
Carolyn
|
| LONDON | MOVIE SEQUELS | NOVELS | THE CIVIL WAR | SCIENCE | ANNUAL EVENTS |
|
$200
[8]
Marble Arch was moved to its present location in 1851; it used to be in front of this palace
Buckingham
Leonard
|
$200
[2]
Its sequels were "The Empire Strikes Back" & "Return of the Jedi"
Star Wars
Hansford
|
$200
[1]
"Wallis: The Novel" is a fictionalized version of this woman's fascinating life
the Duchess of Windsor
Leonard
|
$200
[26]
The South's export of this crop was shut down, causing massive unemployment in northern New England
cotton
Leonard
|
$200
[12]
Found in watches, mattresses & automobiles, it's a device that can store mechanical energy
a spring
Leonard
|
$200
[20]
Britt, Iowa is the site of an annual convention for these tramps
hobos
Hansford
|
|
$400
[14]
Selfridges is one of many famous stores on this street whose name may remind you of a university
Oxford Street
Hansford
|
$400
[7]
The sequels to "The Paleface" & "King Kong" share these 2 words in their titles
Son of
Hansford
|
$400
[3]
This 1971 Herman Wouk novel begins, "Commander Victor Henry rode a taxicab home..."
The Winds of War
Hansford
Carolyn
|
$400
[27]
In June 1862 he was appointed Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia
Lee
Hansford
Leonard
|
$400
[13]
On a temperature scale, "C" can stand for centigrade or this
Celsius
Hansford
|
$400
[21]
"The Lost Colony" drama is an annual event at Fort Raleigh Nat'l Historic Site on this island
Roanoke Island
Hansford
|
|
$600
[15]
This "Confessor" is entombed in the chapel named for him in Westminster Abbey
Edward the Confessor
Leonard
|
$600
[9]
This first sequel to "The Pink Panther" was loosely based on the French play "L'idiote"
A Shot in the Dark
Leonard
|
$600
[4]
This Pulitzer Prize winner set his 1983 novel "Ancient Evenings" in Ancient Egypt
Norman Mailer
Hansford
Carolyn
|
$600
[28]
To help finance the war, the Union issued this paper currency which became known by its color
greenbacks
Carolyn
|
$600
[16]
Argon was formerly abbreviated "A" & this element is "B"
boron
Leonard
Carolyn
|
$600
[22]
Each October a World Dairy Expo is held in this state
Wisconsin
Leonard
|
|
$800
[18]
The Garrick, the Phoenix & Wyndham's are 3 of these found on Charing Cross Road
theatres
Carolyn
|
$800
[10]
Bing Crosby received Oscar nominations for acting in both "Going My Way" & this sequel
The Bells of St. Mary's
Leonard
|
$800
[5]
Chapter VI of this French foreign legion classic is titled "A 'Viking's Funeral'"
Beau Geste
Carolyn
|
$800
[29]
1 of the 4 border slave states that remained in the Union
(1 of) Kentucky (Missouri, Maryland, Delaware)
Hansford
|
$800
[17]
In geology, pluvial refer to a prolonged period of this
rain
Carolyn
|
$800
[24]
Merle Haggard could tell you there's an Azalea Festival every April in this Oklahoma City
Muskogee
Hansford
|
|
$1,000
[19]
You can see the Gipsy Moth IV in which he sailed around the world, at Greenwich Pier
(Sir Francis) Chichester
Hansford
|
$1,000
[11]
Victor Mature starred in "Demetrius and the Gladiators" as well as this film which preceded it
The Robe
|
DD
$2,000
[6]
Maxim's last line in this novel is "That's not the northern lights, that's Manderley"
Rebecca
Carolyn
|
DD
$2,000
[30]
8 days after receiving a gunshot wound at Chancellorsville, this Confederate general died
Stonewall Jackson
Hansford
|
$1,000
[23]
Voyager 1 found 9 volcanoes erupting on this moon of Jupiter
Io
Carolyn
|
$1,000
[25]
The Paul Bunyan Dog Sled Races are usually held in January in Bemidji in this state
Minnesota
Carolyn
|
He was the last president elected with less than 50% of the popular vote
Nixon