Patrick McMahon — a financial analyst from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scott Corngold — a writer and editor from Brooklyn New York
Al Badger — a software engineer from Monterey, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $41,200)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al | $2,000 | $3,500 | $4,900 |
$3,900
3rd place: Magnavox 20" stereo TV |
$4,200
13 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Scott | $1,200 | $2,200 | $7,000 |
$4,100
2nd place: Flex Steel sofa & S&S Mills carpeting |
$7,000
20 R, 2 W |
| Patrick | $800 | $2,700 | $7,800 |
$14,001
New champion: $14,001 |
$8,500
21 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| "H"ISTORY | POTENT POTABLES | KIDDIE LIT | FAMOUS PAIRS | WORLD TRAVEL | SLANG |
|
$100
[7]
These Mongols disappeared as a people after Attila's death when they were absorbed into other countries
the Huns
Scott
|
$100
[1]
This is the mixture in a 7 & 7 cocktail
7 Up
Patrick
|
$100
[19]
He dedicated his book "When We Were Very Young" to his only child, Christopher Robin
A.A. Milne
Patrick
|
$100
[4]
"Camelot" was this pair's seventh & last Broadway collaboration
Lerner & Loewe
Scott
|
$100
[10]
You can reach almost every town & village in this country on the state-run bus Eireann
Ireland
Scott
|
$100
[2]
Written on the envelope of a love letter, SWAK stands for this
sealed with a kiss
Scott
|
|
$200
[3]
At age 26 this Carthaginian married a Spanish princess & began to conquer Spanish tribes
Hannibal
Patrick
|
$200
[17]
Many believe the martini was named for this company famous for its vermouth
Martini & Rossi
Patrick
|
$200
[22]
In Sweden, this oddly dressed little girl is called Pippi Langstrump
Pippi Longstocking
Al
|
$200
[12]
In 1871, this pair met for the first time at Africa's Lake Tanganyika
Stanley & Livingstone
Patrick
|
$200
[13]
Since this country has no airport, most people fly to Toulouse, France or Barcelona, Spain & take a bus
Andorra
Al
|
$200
[16]
Handle & moniker are slang words for this
name
Patrick
|
|
$300
[5]
The ruins of Copan, one of the Mayans' largest cities, lie in this country
the Honduras
Scott
|
$300
[18]
The name of this cocktail is Spanish for "strained pineapple"
piña colada
Al
|
$300
[23]
"Bambi" was 1st published in this language: its sequel was "Bambis Kinder" (Bambi's Children)
German
Patrick
|
$300
[9]
Their lithographs originally sold for between 5¢ & $3.50 & are now worth thousands
Currier & Ives
Patrick
|
$400
[15]
This Swiss resort is famous for its Cresta Run bobsled track & palatial hotels
St. Moritz
Scott
Patrick
|
$300
[20]
If you're a chic dresser, you're this kind of "horse"
a clothes horse
Patrick
|
|
$400
[6]
Prince Louis I de Conde, a leader of this Protestant political faction, was murdered in 1569
the Huguenots
Al
|
$400
[25]
Like a Grasshopper, a Green Dragon gets its color from this liqueur
creme de menthe
Al
Scott
|
$400
[27]
It isn't Hans Brinker but his 12-year-old sister Gretel who wins these title objects
the silver skates
Al
|
$400
[11]
In 1970, after counseling hundreds of couples, they published "Human Sexual Inadequacy"
Masters & Johnson
Al
|
$500
[21]
To visit the birthplace of Calypso music, head for this island about 30 miles SW of Tobago
Trinidad
Scott
|
$400
[24]
This U.S. cabinet department is called Foggy Bottom
the State Department
Patrick
|
|
$500
[8]
Wang Mang seized the Chinese throne in 9 A.D. & briefly interrupted this dynasty's reign
the Han Dynasty
Scott
|
$500
[29]
A Bijou cocktail calls for the green variety of this liqueur, a Yellow Parrot, for the yellow
chartreuse
Al
|
$500
[28]
Pollyanna's favorite 4-letter word, it's a synonym for "happy"
glad
|
$500
[30]
This husband-&-wife mime team was featured on "The Sonny and Cher Show" before getting their own in 1977
Shields and Yarnell
Scott
|
DD
$1,000
[14]
In India, a special "Taj Express" takes tourists to this city to see the Taj Mahal
Agra
Al
|
$500
[26]
This Mexican city is often referred to as TJ
Tijuana
Al
|
| PHOENIX | ACTORS & WESTERN ROLES | JIMMY CARTER | ANIMALS | VEGETABLES | MINERALS |
|
$200
[4]
The city's seal features an image of a Phoenix, a mythical type of this creature
a bird
Patrick
|
$200
[9]
In 1976 Lauren Bacall co-starred with him in his last film, "The Shootist"
John Wayne
Scott
|
$200
[3]
As president, Carter sold the presidential yacht & discouraged the playing of this song
"Hail To The Chief"
Patrick
|
$200
[19]
V/hen it was discovered circa 1800, this duck-billed mammal was taken to be a hoax
the platypus
Scott
|
$200
[29]
In the South, these broad, flat beans are also known as butter beans
lima beans
Scott
|
$200
[8]
When powdered, this mineral is glued onto cardboard & used in manicuring
emery
Al
|
|
$400
[5]
This NBA team plays its home games at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum
the Suns
Patrick
|
$400
[10]
He led a wagon train on film in "Wagonmaster" before he starred in the TV series "Wagon Train"
Ward Bond
Scott
|
$400
[13]
This sister of Jimmy's became an evangelist
Ruth Carter Stapleton
Scott
|
$400
[16]
The Airedale & West Highland White are among the 27 breeds of this dog recognized by the AKC
Terrier
Scott
|
$400
[21]
To improve his speaking voice, Nero regularly drank a soup made with this long, mild onion relative
the leek
Scott
|
$400
[27]
This fibrous mineral has been used in brake linings & thermal insulation materials
asbestos
Patrick
|
|
$600
[6]
In 1968 Congress authorized the Central Arizona Project to bring water from this river
the Colorado
Patrick
|
$600
[1]
Tyrone Power, Robert Duvall, James Keach &, surprisingly, Roy Rogers all played this outlaw leader
Jesse James
Scott
|
$600
[12]
He was the first president born in one of these places
a hospital
Scott
|
$600
[18]
It's the common name for hares of the genus Lepus
jack rabbits
Al
|
$600
[22]
While the most common color of this vegetable is garnet red, the Chioggia or "candy cane" is red & white
a beet
Scott
Patrick
|
$600
[25]
Sometimes called "black lead", this mineral can be manufactured from coke
graphite
Patrick
|
|
$1,000
[17]
The city's two daily newspapers are the Gazette & this
The Arizona Republic
|
$800
[2]
Debbie Reynolds, Gregory Peck, James Stewart & George Peppard were a few of the many stars in this 1962 epic
How the West Was Won
Al
|
$800
[14]
His mother, Miss Lillian, joined this group at age 68 & went to India as a nurse
the Peace Corps
Patrick
|
$800
[20]
Prized for its caviar, this species of sturgeon is the largest of all freshwater fish
beluga
|
$800
[23]
The name of this green stalk vegetable is Italian for "cabbage sprouts"
broccoli
|
$800
[26]
This mineral derives its name from its "snakelike" green color variations
serpentine
Al
|
|
DD
$1,100
[7]
Phoenix has been Arizona's capital since the state was admitted to the Union in this year
1912
Patrick
|
$1,000
[11]
Later an Oscar winner, this Irish-Mexican played Chief Crazy Horse in "They Died with their Boots On" in 1941
Anthony Quinn
Scott
|
$1,000
[15]
Nickname of his son James Earl Carter III
"Chip"
Scott
|
$1,000
[24]
The Grant's species of this graceful antelope has the longest horns, over 30 inches
a gazelle
Al
Patrick
|
DD
$1,400
[28]
Cornichon is the French version of this small cucumber popularly used for pickles
a gherkin
Patrick
|
$1,000
[30]
The dunes at White Sands Nat'l Monument in New Mexico are composed of this, hydrated calcium sulfate
gypsum
|
This painting commemorating the 100th anniv. of the American Revolution was inspired by a July 4th parade
The Spirit of '76