Nadine Fiedler — a production coordinator from Portland, Oregon
Jonathan Heller — an archivist from Washington, D.C.
Jeff Moeller — an attorney from Anchorage, Alaska (whose 2-day cash winnings total $25,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff | $1,000 | $2,100 | $7,300 |
$1,199
3rd place: Smith Corona PWP 7000 word processor & Nintendo Entertainment System with Wheel of Fortune , Jeopardy! & Fisher Price preschool + Wheel of Fortune for Game Boy |
$7,300
18 R, 3 W |
| Jonathan | $1,000 | $3,500 | $6,700 |
$13,300
New champion: $13,300 |
$8,300
20 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Nadine | $1,600 | $2,900 | $4,700 |
$7,301
2nd place: Mastervoice home automation system & Lucien Piccard his & her watches |
$5,300
17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| WORLD HISTORY | MUSICALS | MAGAZINES | NEW ORLEANS | CHIMPANZEES | GEOGRAPHICAL SPELLING |
|
$100
[13]
During the Han Dynasty, emperor Wu Ti established this as China's state philosophy
Confucianism
Jonathan
Nadine
|
$100
[21]
Title amusement park ride owned by Mrs. Mullin
carousel
Jeff
|
$100
[11]
This feminist magazine founded by Gloria Steinem debuted in January 1972
Ms.
Nadine
|
$100
[6]
The police aren't allowed leave & work 12-hour shifts during the 12 days of this pre-Lenten festival
Mardi Gras
Nadine
|
$100
[18]
Song that includes the line "Chatting to a chimp in chimpanzee"
"Talk To The Animals"
Jeff
|
$100
[1]
San Juan is the capital of this self-governing commonwealth
P-U-E-R-T-O R-I-C-O
Jeff
|
|
$200
[17]
During WWI its regiment de marche was France's most decorated military unit
the French Foreign Legion
|
$200
[22]
Arthur Kipps gives Ann Pornick "half" of this British coin as a token of his love
a sixpence
Jonathan
|
$200
[12]
Although called a "Quarterly", this magazine "for the modern man" publishes on a monthly basis
GQ ( Gentlemen's Quarterly )
Jonathan
|
$200
[7]
When the Saints go marching into their home stadium they go into this one
the Superdome
Jeff
|
$200
[19]
He was introduced in the first Tarzan sound feature
Cheeta
Jonathan
|
$200
[2]
Juan Valdez advertises coffee from this country
C-O-L-O-M-B-I-A
Nadine
|
|
$300
[20]
Year in which "Wealth of Nations", "Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire" & "Common Sense" were published
1776
Jonathan
|
$300
[23]
Musical in which the title character sings "Let Me Entertain You"
Gypsy
Jeff
Nadine
|
$300
[14]
During its 1st year, this magazine moved its operations to a garage & pony shed in Pleasantville, NY
Reader's Digest
Nadine
|
$300
[8]
The traditional style of this is what is preserved in Preservation Hall
jazz
Nadine
|
$300
[24]
In 1989 Deborah Norville replaced Jane Pauley on the Today show; in 1957 Mr. Kokomo replaced him
J. Fred Muggs
Jeff
|
$300
[3]
State in which you'd find the 3rd-largest city in the U.S.
I-L-L-I-N-O-I-S
Jeff
|
|
$400
[28]
In 1988 a plane explosion claimed the life of this country's President Zia ul-Haq
Pakistan
Jonathan
|
$400
[26]
The music for "Chess" was written by Bjorn Ulvaeus & Benny Anderson who were half this pop group
ABBA
Jeff
|
$500
[16]
"The World of Science" is this magazine's subtitle
Discover
Jeff
Jonathan
|
$400
[9]
This nickname of the city was used as the title of a 1987 Dennis Quaid film set there
the Big Easy
Jonathan
|
$400
[25]
Scientists at the University of Nevada taught Washoe the chimp some ASL, which is this
American Sign Language
Jonathan
|
$400
[4]
A small peninsula in the Persian Gulf, it's the only UN member whose name begins with "Q"
Q-A-T-A-R
Jeff
|
|
$500
[29]
In 1961 Syrian rebels put an end to this short-lived union of Egypt & Syria
the United Arab Republic
Jonathan
|
$500
[27]
1959 musical based on the fairy tale "The Princess and the Pea"
Once Upon a Mattress
Jonathan
|
DD
$1,000
[15]
A combination of bits processed by a computer as a unit, or a computer magazine
byte
Nadine
|
$500
[10]
The Cafe Du Monde is famous for this drink that's half chickory coffee & half hot milk
café au lait
Nadine
|
$500
[30]
She wrote "The Chimpanzees of Gombe"
Jane Goodall
Jonathan
|
$500
[5]
The Italian name for the city of Florence
F-I-R-E-N-Z-E
Jonathan
|
| AMERICAN LITERATURE | SCIENCE & NATURE | STATE QUOTES | LAW | VOCABULARY | SAY CHEESE |
|
$200
[20]
Though it takes place first, "The Deerslayer" was the last published of his "Leatherstocking Tales"
Cooper
Nadine
|
$200
[19]
Amphibian larvae have these respiratory organs on the outside of the body
gills
Nadine
|
$200
[13]
It's been called a "useful 'no man's land' between the arrogance of N.Y. & the obstinacy of Pennsylvania"
New Jersey
Jonathan
|
$200
[1]
To reach a verdict in a felony case this percentage of the jurors must be in agreement
100%
Jeff
|
$200
[3]
A fillip is another name for this noise you can make with your thumb & finger
a snap
Jonathan
|
$200
[4]
Named for its long, cylindrical shape, longhorn is a variety of this cheese
cheddar
Jonathan
|
|
$400
[21]
This 1939 James Thurber short story tells the fantasies of a mild man who imagines himself a hero
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Nadine
|
$400
[26]
Protozoa are classed in either the protista kingdom or this major kingdom
the animal kingdom
Jeff
|
$400
[14]
Pres. Eisenhower said this state constituted "a bridge to the continent of Asia and all its peoples"
Alaska
Jonathan
|
$400
[2]
Iowa has a new law that will allow a revival of this activity on riverboats in its waters
gambling
Nadine
|
$400
[7]
When a flower effloresces it does this
bloom
Jeff
|
$400
[5]
Resembling cottage cheese, this bland Italian cheese is used as a filling in ravioli & lasagne
ricotta
Jonathan
|
|
$800
[23]
Max Brand is best known for writing "Destry Rides Again" & a series of novels about this physician
Doctor Kildare
Jeff
|
$600
[27]
A bird's keel, to which its wing muscles are attached, is an extension of this bone
the breastbone
Nadine
|
$800
[16]
It's been said this Mid-Atlantic state "has three counties when the tide is out and two when it is in"
Delaware
Jonathan
|
$600
[18]
Latin for "for the good", it refers to legal services provided without charge
pro bono
Jonathan
|
$600
[8]
6-letter synonym of12 o'clock noon
midday
Jeff
|
$600
[6]
Found in Greek salad, this cheese was first developed by shepherds near Athens
feta
Nadine
|
|
$1,000
[28]
This Herman Melville book is subtitled "A Peep at Polynesian Life"
Typee
Jonathan
Nadine
|
$800
[29]
This vitamin complex consists of 10 or so water-soluble vitamins
the B vitamins
Jeff
|
$1,000
[17]
It "begins with the... sea sands and ends with the loneliness of the Smokies reaching... to the sky"
North Carolina
Jeff
|
$800
[24]
Norma McCorvey used this name when she brought her famous abortion suit in Texas
Roe
Jeff
|
$800
[9]
A leatherback is a type of turtle & a canvasback is a variety of this bird
a duck
Nadine
|
$800
[11]
An American variation of Limburger cheese, its name is German for "wreath of song"
Liederkranz
Nadine
|
|
DD
$1,200
[22]
This N. Hawthorne collection contains the stories "The Gray Champion" & "The Celestial Railroad"
Twice-Told Tales
Nadine
|
$1,000
[30]
When a muscle contracts, this connective tissue pulls on the bone & makes the joint move
a tendon
Jeff
|
DD
$1,600
[15]
"Dice 'em, hash 'em, boil 'em, mash 'em!"was once a football cheer in this state
Idaho
Jonathan
|
$1,000
[25]
Not a party to a lawsuit but one wishing to file a brief in the case, an amicus curiae is literally this
friend of the court
Jeff
|
$1,000
[10]
It's a list of all words in a text such as the Bible with reference to each passage in which they occur
concordance
Jeff
|
$1,000
[12]
Some people use port wine or sherry to enhance the flavor of this English blue cheese
Stilton
Jonathan
|
This former dance teacher & ditch digger made his film debut in 1942; his leading lady was Judy Garland
Gene Kelly