Geoff Fong — a college professor originally from Los Altos, California
Linda Shrum — a mother from Las Vegas, Nevada (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,600)
Bill Fleming — a police sergeant from Mission Viejo, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $20,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | $100 | $1,100 | $4,500 |
$0
3rd place: Action recliner by Lane |
$4,500
9 R, 0 W |
| Linda | $1,000 | $3,300 | $6,000 |
$9,100
2-day champion: $17,700 |
$5,700
20 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Geoff | $300 | $900 | $3,100 |
$5
2nd place: trip on Eastern to St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands & stay at Bluebeard's Castle |
$4,900
14 R, 3 W (including 2 DDs) |
| PRESIDENTS | MUSICAL ANATOMY | NICKNAMES | SPORTS TRIVIA | STATE BIRDS | WOOD |
|
$100
[11]
He was 1st president born in Texas, though a resident of N.Y. when elected in 1952
Dwight Eisenhower
Bill
|
$100
[1]
In 1974, "Sunshine" here made John Denver happy
my shoulders
Linda
|
$100
[12]
Being taken for a ride & coming back alive earned this gangster the nickname "Lucky"
Luciano
Linda
|
$100
[6]
The goals were 1 mi. apart for 1st recorded football match in this land Down Under
Australia
Bill
|
$100
[22]
State bird of New Mexico, even the coyote can't make it change its ways
a roadrunner
Linda
|
$100
[21]
Howard Hughes' "Goose" is named for & partly made of this wood
spruce
Geoff
|
|
$200
[13]
Shot while campaigning for Bull Moose Party, he finished his speech before seeking medical help
Teddy Roosevelt
Linda
|
$200
[2]
For Hall & Oates they were "Private", for Kim Carnes, they were Bette Davis'
eyes
Linda
|
$200
[17]
Then a bunch of rookies, this nickname for the Chicago White Stockings stuck & became their name
the Chicago Cubs
Geoff
|
$200
[7]
At Yankee Stadium, the "life-span" for this base is a full season
home plate
Geoff
|
$200
[27]
Though Utah is located 400 mi. from the nearest ocean, it's their state bird
a seagull
Linda
|
$200
[23]
Up until the mid-19th c. rags & linen were used; today 90% is made from wood pulp
paper
Linda
|
|
$300
[14]
Saying "We must keep what we want", McKinley kept Philippines, Guam, & Puerto Rico after this war
the Spanish-American War
Geoff
|
$300
[3]
Featured in the movie "Play Misty for Me", it put Roberta Flack on top of the charts
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
Linda
|
$300
[18]
Carole Lombard called him "Pa", while he called Carole "Ma"
Clark Gable
Linda
|
$300
[8]
1st royal member of Int'l Tennis Hall of Fame, King Gustav V brought the game to this country
Sweden
|
— |
$300
[24]
Last name of Donovan's girl "Jennifer"
Juniper
Linda
|
|
$400
[15]
He lingered for over 2 months before dying after Charles Guiteau shot him in 1881
Garfield
Geoff
|
$400
[4]
Diana Ross' career "bulked up" with this Top 10 hit of 1982
"Muscles"
Linda
|
$400
[19]
The soldiers' definition of his nickname was "his guts; our blood"
Patton
Linda
|
$400
[9]
Ann Meyers was the 1st woman to sign a contract with this pro league
the National Basketball Association
Geoff
|
— |
$400
[25]
It's what a cooper makes from wood
barrels (kegs)
Bill
|
|
$500
[16]
As president, this man, though the most immobile, made most trips outside the U.S.
FDR
Linda
|
$500
[5]
"Sweet" way Michael Franks describes his lover's "frozen feet"
"Popsicle Toes"
Geoff
|
$500
[20]
Nickname in 1898 of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry
the Rough Riders
Bill
|
DD
$800
[10]
The 1st pro hockey league was formed in this country
the United States
Geoff
|
— |
$500
[26]
Thin slices of wood used for ornamentation, they're layered to make plywood
veneers
|
| SCIENCE | SPIES | GAME SHOWS | FOOD | DRAMA | "SAINT"LY NAMES |
|
$200
[1]
Branch of biology that is the study of animals
zoology
Geoff
|
$200
[26]
It's stamped on a document to be read only by person to whom it's sent, or a James Bond film
for your eyes only
Linda
|
$200
[20]
Host in common to "Wheel of Fortune", "The Love Connection", & "Scrabble"
Chuck Woolery
Bill
|
$200
[6]
Though the Tartars are said to have eaten it raw, citizens of Hamburg made it popular
hamburger
Geoff
|
$200
[12]
"Musical beds is the faculty sport" in this questioning Albee play
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Linda
|
$200
[10]
She won an Oscar for her 1st-ever film role, playing Brando's girl in "On the Waterfront"
Eva Marie Saint
Geoff
|
|
$400
[2]
When falling, rain picks up extra oxygen, carbon dioxide, & this gas, the largest component of air
nitrogen
Geoff
|
— |
$400
[21]
Euphemism for "sex" in "Newlywed Game" questions
whoopee
|
$400
[7]
Wage earners all "win it", but Egyptian workers were actually paid with it
bread
Geoff
|
$400
[15]
A. Shaffer mystery 1st named "Who's Afraid of Stephen Sondheim?" wound up with this 1-word title
Sleuth
Linda
|
$600
[14]
Famed French aviator probably better known for having written "The Little Prince"
(Antoine de) Saint-Exupéry
Geoff
|
|
$600
[3]
A mixture of 2 or more metals
an alloy
Geoff
|
— |
$600
[22]
In various versions this Goodson-Todman show has been "Allstars", "Plus", & "Super"
Password
Bill
|
$600
[8]
Contributor to caries, its chemical formula is C12H22O11
sugar
Geoff
|
$600
[16]
Aristophanes had them rule "Cloud-Cuckooland" long before they tormented Tippi
The Birds
Linda
|
DD
$700
[13]
French composer known for thefollowing:[Instrumental music plays]
(Camille) Saint-Saëns
Linda
|
|
$800
[4]
Any object carried aloft by a rocket, such as a satellite
a payload
|
— |
$800
[23]
"Night at the Opera" star who was a regular panelist on "To Tell the Truth"
Kitty Carlisle
Bill
|
$800
[9]
Talleyrand described a perfect one as "black as the devil, hot as hell, & sweet as love"
(cup of) coffee
Linda
|
$800
[17]
This 1959 Black family portrait was 1st Broadway play written by a Black woman
A Raisin in the Sun
Linda
|
$800
[19]
"If one has morals, they can't be taken away by me", said this stripper
Lili St. Cyr
Bill
|
|
$1,000
[5]
Rock containing kerogen, which yields petroleum when heated
(oil) shale
Linda
|
— |
$1,000
[24]
Came on July 12, 1976; kissed off June 14, 1985
Family Feud
Bill
|
DD
$1,000
[11]
Discovered in South America, these 2 rhyming foods were popular in Europe before 1st grown in U.S.
the potato & the tomato
Geoff
|
$1,000
[18]
In Shaw's "Mrs. Warren's Profession" it's Mrs. Warren's profession
a prostitute
|
$1,000
[25]
Devoting over 70 years to the art, she believed dance could express noblest thoughts of man
Ruth St. Denis
|
The 2 Black males who have won Academy Awards for acting
Sidney Poitier & Lou Gossett (Jr.)