Andrew Boynton — a modern dancer from New York City, New York
Toni Betz — an 8th grade teacher from Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Patrick McMahon — a financial analyst from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,001)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick | $1,200 | $3,400 | $8,800 |
$13,401
2-day champion: $27,402 |
$8,600
27 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Toni | $1,600 | $3,100 | $6,700 |
$3,901
3rd place: Ricardo Beverly Hills luggage & Nintendo Entertainment System with Super Jeopardy! & Wheel of Fortune + InfoGenius for Game Boy |
$6,500
14 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Andrew | $200 | $700 | $5,300 |
$8,900
2nd place: trip on Delta to Washington, D.C. & stay at Loews L'Enfant Plaza Hotel |
$6,300
14 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| ANCIENT HISTORY | COMIC BOOKS | GREEN THINGS | PLAYS | WEIGHTS & MEASURES | HOMOPHONES |
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$100
[1]
To keep invaders out, Emperor Shih Huang-ti of China's Ch'in Dynasty ordered this built in the 200s B.C.
the Great Wall of China
Patrick
|
$100
[4]
This web-slinging superhero made his debut in 1962 in "Amazing Fantasy" No. 15
Spider-Man
Patrick
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$100
[16]
The part of the jealousy monster that's green
the eye
Toni
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$100
[7]
Title shared by a Samuel Beckett play about Winnie & Willie & a TV sitcom about Richie & Fonzie
Happy Days
Patrick
|
$100
[19]
An astronomical unit is the average distance between the Sun & this planet
the Earth
Toni
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$100
[11]
A wild pig, or the past tense of the verb bear
boar/bore
Patrick
|
|
$200
[2]
His father said, "O, my son, seek out a kingdom worthy of thyself for Macedonia is too little for thee"
Alexander the Great
Patrick
|
$200
[8]
Nickname of Archie Andrews' friend Forsythe P. Jones
Jughead
Patrick
|
$200
[18]
This Texas indoor stadium has 2 roll-out artificial green turfs, 1 for baseball, 1 for football
the Astrodome
Andrew
|
$200
[10]
The title of Lorca's play "Yerma" comes from a word meaning "to lay waste" in this language
Spanish
|
$200
[27]
A quadrant is equivalent to this many degrees
90
Patrick
|
$200
[21]
A covering worn on the face to conceal one's identity, or an entertainment popular in the 16th century
a mask/masque
Patrick
|
|
$300
[3]
After the palace of Knossos burned in the 1300s B.C., the Minoan culture on this island began to decline
Crete
Andrew
|
$300
[9]
Gamma rays from an exploding bomb caused Dr. Bruce Banner to become this superhero
the Incredible Hulk
Andrew
|
$400
[22]
1 of the 2 green items on the front of a current $1 bill
(1 of) the serial number or the Treasury seal
|
$300
[13]
This Norwegian play has an alternate happy ending in which Nora returns to her lawyer husband
A Doll's House
Toni
|
$300
[28]
In Great Britain, a 154-pound man is said to weigh 11 of these units
stones
Andrew
|
$300
[24]
A valley, or a piece of mesh fabric worn by a bride
a vale/veil
Toni
|
|
$400
[5]
Following this Roman orator's speeches against him, Mark Antony had him executed on Dec. 7, 43 B.C.
Cicero
Toni
|
$400
[12]
This Amazon has had an invisible robot plane, a golden lasso & magical bracelets
Wonder Woman
Toni
Andrew
|
DD
$500
[20]
The character who sings thefollowing:"It's not that easy bein' green Having to spend each day..."
Kermit (the Frog)
Toni
|
$400
[14]
This drama inspired by the Scopes trial is set "in and around the Hillsboro Courthouse"
Inherit the Wind
Patrick
|
$400
[29]
A wine bottle holding 1.5 liters is called this
a magnum
Patrick
|
$400
[25]
A basic truth, or the head of an elementary school
a principle/principal
Patrick
|
|
$500
[6]
Tyre & Sidon were the most important cities in this region on the coastal areas of Syria, Lebanon & Israel
Phoenicia
Patrick
Toni
|
$500
[15]
Lois Lane is Superman's love interest; she was Superboy's love interest
Lana Lang
Patrick
|
$500
[23]
Hyson & gunpowder are green varieties of this beverage
teas
|
$500
[17]
This Californian adapted his novel "The Moon is Down" for the stage in 1942
(John) Steinbeck
Patrick
|
$500
[30]
6,076.11549 feet is this type of mile
a nautical mile
Patrick
|
$500
[26]
A medieval merchant, or a patty of ground meat
a burgher/burger
Toni
|
| NEBRASKA | DIRECTORS | QUOTES | FAMOUS WOMEN | NEWSPAPERS | THE 20th CENTURY |
|
$200
[12]
The only museum in the world devoted solely to roller skating is located in this capital city
Lincoln
Andrew
|
$200
[1]
Of 5, 10 or 15, the age of Gregory Scott, who was signed to a Hollywood directing contract in 1991
5
Patrick
Toni
Andrew
|
$200
[5]
In 1944 he said, "I have returned. By the grace of almighty God, our forces stand again on Philippine soil"
(General) MacArthur
Patrick
|
$200
[8]
In 1937 King Haakon made this figure skater a knight of the first class of the order of St. Olav
Sonja Henie
Patrick
|
$200
[9]
The International Herald Tribune is headquartered in this European capital
Paris
Patrick
Andrew
|
$200
[2]
In 1990 this country's president Daniel Ortega lost his bid for reelection
Nicaragua
Patrick
|
|
$400
[26]
Near Fairbury, one can still see ruts made by covered wagons on this pioneer trail
the Oregon Trail
Patrick
|
$400
[10]
Barbet Schroeder received an Oscar nomination for directing this film about Claus von Bulow
Reversal of Fortune
Toni
|
$400
[20]
In 1983 Ronald Reagan called this nation the "focus of evil in the modern world"
the Soviet Union
Patrick
|
$400
[11]
This fan dancer who caused a sensation at the 1933 World's Fair continued dancing until 1978
Sally Rand
Andrew
|
$400
[14]
Het Laatste Nieuws, this country's largest daily, is published in Flemish
Belgium
Andrew
|
$400
[3]
In Jan.,1991 historians announced the discovery of a box believed to be from this aviatrix' plane
Amelia Earhart
Patrick
|
|
$600
[27]
This city, Nebraska's largest, became the starting point for the Union Pacific Railroad in the 1860s
Omaha
Patrick
|
$600
[15]
The character of Harry in "When Harry Met Sally" was based in part on this man who directed the film
Rob Reiner
Toni
|
$600
[23]
New York boss who said in 1871, "As long as I count the votes, what are you going to do about it?"
(Boss) Tweed
Andrew
|
$600
[13]
This political hostess & diplomat was born Pearl Skirvin in the late 1800s
Perle Mesta
Andrew
|
$600
[18]
Leonard Downie Jr. replaced Ben Bradlee as executive editor of this newspaper in September 1991
The Washington Post
Patrick
|
$600
[4]
In 1988 this leader rejected China's offer to return to Tibet provided he stop advocating Tibetan independence
the Dalai Lama
Andrew
|
|
DD
$1,000
[28]
On September 30, 1991 this Nebraska senator announced his presidential candidacy
(Bob) Kerry
Patrick
|
$800
[21]
In his native Sweden, his film "Cries and Whispers" is known as "Viskingar och rop"
Ingmar Bergman
Andrew
|
$800
[24]
Stephen Crane described war as this color animal, "War, the blood-swollen god"
red
Andrew
|
$800
[16]
This playwright's father, Carl Hansberry, won a civil rights case in the Supreme Court
Lorraine Hansberry
Andrew
|
$800
[19]
This California daily is the largest circulation paper owned by the Times Mirror Co.
Los Angeles Times
Andrew
|
$800
[6]
In 1988, amid accusations of financial misdealings, this U.S. Attorney General resigned
Edwin Meese
Toni
|
|
$1,000
[29]
Created by resident J. Sterling Morton, this holiday was 1st observed in Nebraska on April 10, 1872
Arbor Day
Toni
|
$1,000
[22]
This director of "La Strada" designed a special poster for 1991's Montreal World Film Festival
(Federico) Fellini
Patrick
Toni
|
$1,000
[25]
In his 1913 inaugural address, this president said, "The firm basis of government is justice, not pity"
Woodrow Wilson
Patrick
|
DD
$1,000
[17]
This educator was the first woman to receive a medical degree in Italy
Maria Montessori
Andrew
|
$1,000
[30]
He bought the New York Morning Journal in 1895 with money his mother gave him
(William Randolph) Hearst
Patrick
|
$1,000
[7]
In Sept. 1990 this Liberian president was killed by rebels fighting to overthrow him
Samuel K. Doe
|
It has the lowest melting point of any metallic element, -38° F.
mercury