Nancy Doman — an administrative assistant from Garden Grove, California
Lisa Miller — an accounting clerk from San Antonio, Texas
Phil Bergen — a librarian from Needham, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,250)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil | $1,400 | $2,700 | $6,100 |
$12,200
2nd place: Sam Moore chair & ottoman + Baldwin lamp |
$6,100
17 R, 0 W |
| Lisa | $0 | $1,500 | $7,100 |
$14,200
New champion: $14,200 |
$7,100
16 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| Nancy | $900 | $3,100 | $8,100 |
$1,999
3rd place: Maytag Jetclean dishwasher |
$8,300
20 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| LITERATURE | "P"s & "Q"s | 1982 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | CELEBRITY RELATIVES | TURTLES |
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$100
[2]
T.S. Eliot, not an aged marsupial, wrote "Old Possum's Book of" these "Practical" creatures
Cats
Nancy
|
$100
[5]
2 bits of a piece of eight
a quarter
Nancy
|
$100
[18]
After 11 months of internment by the Polish government, this Solidarity leader went home in November
Lech Wałęsa
Nancy
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$100
[1]
In France it could be bought only in pharmacies until 1987; now it's used in diet drinks
saccharin (any kind of artificial sweetener)
Nancy
|
$100
[9]
This Cuban bandleader's grandfather Alberto de Acha was 1 of the founders of the Bacardi rum co.
Desi Arnaz
Nancy
|
$100
[8]
This may sound fishy, but the exposed body parts of most turtles are covered with these
scales
Lisa
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$200
[3]
Aldous Huxley got its title from "The Tempest" & set it in the year 632 AF (after Ford)
Brave New World
Lisa
|
$200
[20]
It's often called Atlanta's most famous street
Peachtree Street
Lisa
|
$200
[19]
By the time he died in 1982, he'd been top Soviet leader longer than anyone except Stalin
Brezhnev
Phil
|
$200
[13]
United Airlines is saving $80,000 by eliminating these from martinis served on morning flights
an olive
Phil
|
$200
[11]
Helen Hayes' son & Lillian Gish's godson, he was Jack Lord's sidekick on "Hawaii Five-O"
James MacArthur
Phil
Lisa
|
$200
[10]
Head bobbing, butting & bellowing can all be part of this elaborate ritual
mating
Lisa
|
|
$300
[4]
Of S.C. Foster, E. M. Forster or C.S. Forester, the one who wrote "The African Queen"
C.S. Forester
Phil
Lisa
|
$300
[21]
For hundreds of years it was the only effective remedy for malaria
quinine
Nancy
|
DD
$200
[28]
Family name of the father & daughter who created thefollowingmusic:"I do not talk funny... / I'm sure (Valley Girl) / Whatsa matter with the way I talk? (Valley Girl)"
Zappa
Nancy
|
$300
[26]
Former Miss America now selling chicken products under the "By George" label
Phyllis George
Phil
|
$300
[12]
Emma Samms' niece, Jennifer Pharis, plays her daughter on this TV series
Dynasty
Phil
|
$300
[14]
As you can tell by their name, these turtles have strong jaws & may bite fiercely if disturbed
snapping turtles
Nancy
|
|
$400
[6]
"Across Spoon River" was the title of his 1936 autobiography
Edgar Lee Masters
Phil
|
$400
[24]
A nasty little lobster might grab you with one of these
pincers
Nancy
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$300
[23]
Richard Attenborough won the "Best Director" Oscar for this "Best Picture" of 1982
Gandhi
Phil
|
$400
[27]
He's given America many cups of tea but was unable to win the America's Cup in 5 attempts
(Sir Thomas) Lipton
Nancy
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$400
[16]
This actress' little sister, Sara Gilbert, plays Roseanne Barr's daughter on "Roseanne"
Melissa Gilbert
Lisa
|
$400
[15]
Dr. Seuss said this fictional turtle he created was a caricature of Adolf Hitler
Yertle (the Turtle)
Lisa
|
|
$500
[7]
This heroine of "Vanity Fair" is a scheming social climber, unlike her more virtuous friend Amelia
Becky Sharp
Nancy
|
$500
[25]
It can be the highest point on a mountain or the highest point on a roof
the peak (pinnacle)
Phil
|
— | — |
$500
[17]
Roy Dotrice, who plays father to Vincent on this TV series, is Edward Woodward's father-in-law
Beauty and the Best
Lisa
|
$500
[22]
Glenda Jackson & Ben Kingsley were drawn together by their love of turtles in this 1985 film
Turtle Diary
Nancy
|
| FIRST FAMILY TRIVIA | U.S. RIVERS | REFERENCE BOOKS | MUSICALS | EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY | LEFTOVERS |
|
$200
[11]
Before the 1988 election, she joked that if George lost she might get a facelift & dye her hair red
Barbara Bush
Phil
|
$200
[2]
This river forms most of the border between Washington & Oregon
the Columbia River
Lisa
|
$200
[12]
The word for this type of book came from the Greek for "circle of learning"
encyclopedia
Lisa
|
$200
[1]
This hit show was based on Margaret Landon's book "Anna & the King of Siam"
The King and I
Phil
|
$200
[7]
Many copies of this book have been found in Egyptian tombs, but not one of them is complete
the Book of the Dead
Nancy
|
$200
[24]
"Pupple", a canine spoof of this weekly, featured dogs named Princess Fi & Prince Snarls
People magazine
Phil
|
|
$400
[13]
Frederick Dent, Ellen Wrenshall, Jesse Root & Ulysses Simpson
children of Ulysses S. Grant
Lisa
Nancy
|
$400
[5]
The name of this Alaskan river might be abbreviated Cu
the Copper River
Phil
|
$400
[17]
The N.Y. Times & AP have this type of reference book so that grammar & usage are consistent
a style book
Nancy
|
$400
[3]
Set in South America, this play opened in N.Y. in 1979 with Patti Lu Pone in the title role
Evita
Phil
|
$400
[8]
The creator god of this city was Ptah, not Elvis
Memphis
Lisa
|
— |
|
$600
[14]
First lady who was born Claudia Alta Taylor
Lady Bird Johnson
Lisa
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$600
[6]
From its source near Three Forks, Montana to its mouth near St. Louis, this river traverses 7 states
the Missouri River
Nancy
|
$600
[21]
Oldest firm of its kind in the U.S., this company issued its 1st map in 1872
Rand McNally
Phil
|
$600
[4]
Title character who starts out as a poor girl from Missouri & ends up a rich passenger on the Titanic
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Phil
|
$600
[20]
This sun god, the main god of Ancient Egypt, became the official deity of the pharaohs
Amun-Ra
Nancy
|
— |
|
DD
$800
[15]
His wife, Rachel, lived to see him elected but died before he was inaugurated
Andrew Jackson
Lisa
|
$800
[22]
Harpers Ferry, WV was founded in the 1740s by Robt. Harper, who established a ferry across this river
the Potomac
Phil
|
$800
[26]
Britannica calls this dictionary "the supreme completed achievement in all lexicography"
The Oxford English Dictionary
Nancy
|
DD
$800
[9]
Name of the character who says he's a graduate of Gary Conservatory, class of 1905
(Professor) Harold Hill
Lisa
|
$800
[18]
A statue of this doglike mammal, representing the god Anubis, guarded King Tut's tomb
a jackal
Nancy
|
— |
|
$1,000
[16]
The 1st White House wedding took place in 1812, & this first lady's sister Lucy was the bride
Dolley Madison
Lisa
|
$1,000
[23]
Although it flows for 310 miles through mid-Nebraska, this river is too shallow for navigation
the Platte
Lisa
|
$1,000
[25]
Published annually since Joseph Pulitzer revived it in 1886, it says it "does not decide wagers"
The World Almanac
Nancy
|
$1,000
[10]
"Applause" was the Broadway musical version of this Oscar-winning Bette Davis film
All About Eve
Lisa
|
$1,000
[19]
Horus, the life giver, was sometimes depicted holding this crosslike symbol of life
the ankh
Nancy
|
— |
In 1931 this social worker became the 1st American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Jane Addams