Paul Slota — a "Mr. Mom" from San Marcos, California
Cris Molles — a finance manager from Lomita, California
Lynda Pinnington — a training consultant from Cambridge, Ontario Canada (whose 2-day cash winnings total $19,401)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynda | $800 | $2,600 | $2,200 |
$3,001
2nd place: a trip/cruise to Tortola, British Virgin Islands |
$4,200
16 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Cris | $400 | $1,700 | $11,800 |
$8,800
New champion: $8,800 |
$10,900
24 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Paul | $0 | $600 | $3,000 |
$500
3rd place: a Maurice Lacroix watch |
$4,200
9 R, 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| BIBLICAL PEOPLE | INTERNATIONAL CUISINE | RIVERS | OOPS! | CROSSWORD CLUES "T" | LATE-NIGHT TV |
|
$100
[1]
Benjamin's only full brother was this wearer of the coat of many colors
Joseph
Cris
|
$100
[6]
Traditional sweet & sour pork contains this tropical fruit
pineapple
Cris
|
$100
[7]
In the Netherlands the name of this river is spelled R-I-J-N
the Rhine
Lynda
|
$100
[21]
It shut down its webpage after Swedish hackers changed its name to the Central Stupidity Agency
the CIA (the Central Intelligence Agency)
Cris
|
$100
[8]
Neat & trim(4)
tidy
Lynda
|
$200
[29]
He was Johnny Carson's daytime sidekick on "Who Do You Trust?" before joining him on "The Tonight Show"
Ed McMahon
Cris
|
|
$200
[2]
This longest-lived person in the Bible was Enoch's son & Noah's grandfather
Methuselah
Cris
|
$200
[16]
"Smart" people know that hirnsuppe is a German soup made from this organ meat
brains
Paul
|
$200
[12]
This river's drainage basin extends from 4 degrees south latitude to 31 degrees north latitude
the Nile
Paul
|
$200
[22]
After the July 4, 1996 weekend off, workers on the L.A. subway had to do this to the tunnel digging machine
dig it out (got stuck)
Cris
|
$200
[9]
Dracula's domain(12)
Transylvania
Lynda
|
$300
[28]
This network fills the wee hours with "World News Now", for those left uninformed by its "Nightline"
ABC
Lynda
|
|
$300
[3]
According to Luke, this prisoner who was released instead of Jesus was a seditionist & a murderer
Barabbas
Paul
|
$300
[17]
Cuitlacoche, a Mexican delicacy, comes from the ears of this that have been attacked by Ustilago Maydis fungus
corn
|
$300
[13]
The mouth of this 2315-mile-long river lies in the Mississippi River 17 miles above St. Louis
the Missouri
Lynda
|
$300
[23]
In 1991 this royal Englishwoman shocked Pakistani Muslims when she wore a knee-length dress into a mosque
Princess Diana
Cris
|
$300
[10]
A clap in the rain(7)
thunder
Paul
|
$400
[26]
After midnight on Fridays in the '80s, you could catch an NBC rock music show devoted to these
music videos
Lynda
|
|
$400
[4]
It is believed that the Bible's oldest text is "The Song Of" this prophetess & judge
Deborah
|
$400
[18]
Soba are a Japanese type of these made from buckwheat flour & served hot or cold
noodles
Lynda
Paul
|
$400
[14]
This central Italian river empties into the sea via the Fiumara Branch & the Fiumicino Canal
the Tiber
Lynda
Cris
Paul
|
$400
[24]
This recent ad slogan didn't translate into Spanish; it literally meant "are you lactating?"
got milk?
|
$400
[11]
Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras & Luciano Pavarotti(3) (5) (6)
The Three Tenors
Cris
|
$500
[27]
After midnight on Fridays in the '70s, you could catch Wolfman Jack on this NBC rock music show
The Midnight Special
Cris
|
|
$500
[5]
The 2 brothers to whom Jesus said, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men"
Peter & Andrew
Lynda
|
$500
[19]
Veloute de Crevettes is a rich French soup made from these shellfish
shrimp
Lynda
|
DD
$1,200
[15]
In 1951 it was determined that this river's source was in the Sierra Parima of Venezuela
the Orinoco
Paul
|
$500
[25]
Montblanc recalled 1000s of these after engraving Dumas Fils' signature on them instead of Dumas Pere's
pens
Lynda
|
$500
[20]
Wolf or devil(9)
Tasmanian
Lynda
|
— |
| THE MIDDLE AGES | AMERICANA | COMPANY HISTORIES | WOMEN WRITERS | SONGS | SCIENCE |
|
$200
[1]
These "scientists" sought the elixir of life & the way to turn lesser metals into precious ones
alchemists
Lynda
|
$200
[11]
"Cross & Sword" is an outdoor pageant dramatizing the 1565 founding of this Florida city
St. Augustine
Lynda
Cris
|
$200
[3]
In 1873 this man whose name is now posted with Noble's went into the bookselling business
Charles M. Barnes
Cris
|
$200
[9]
Mary Chesnut's take on this U.S. war was part of a Ken Burns TV documentary
the Civil War
Lynda
|
$400
[16]
Though this Patty & Mildred Hill composition is still under copyright, cake & candles are public domain
"Happy Birthday"
Lynda
|
$400
[19]
These 2 upper chambers of the heart receive & collect blood from the veins
the atria
Cris
|
|
$400
[2]
Around 1000 the Christian Church spilt into 2 main forms: Roman Catholic & this
Eastern Orthodox
Cris
|
$400
[8]
In use since Antebellum days, the expression FFV refers to the first families of this state
Virginia
Lynda
|
$400
[4]
This discount chain with a red & white bullseye logo was founded in 1962
Target
Cris
|
$400
[10]
Her "Little House in the Big Woods" begins in Wisconsin
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Cris
|
$800
[23]
No. 1 hits of the disco era included "Stayin' Alive" & this Gloria Gaynor song in a similar vein
"I Will Survive"
Cris
|
$600
[20]
It's measured in rads
radiation
Cris
|
|
$600
[17]
Castles offered great protection until the 1400s, when these large weapons came into use
cannons
Cris
|
$600
[13]
Built in 1901 for a coal magnate, the Elms in this R.I. seaport was inspired by France's Chateau D'Asnieres
Newport
Lynda
Paul
|
$600
[5]
After inventing soft-serve ice cream, "Grandpa" McCullough became "King of the Chill" with this chain
Dairy Queen
|
$600
[12]
A young adult series by Madeleine L'Engle begins with the novel "A Wrinkle in" this
Time
Cris
|
$1,000
[24]
The title of this wistful Beach Boys song is also the title of Brian Wilson's autobiography
"Wouldn't It Be Nice?"
Cris
|
$800
[21]
In 1975 in Texas scientists found fossils of this flying lizard with a more than 50' wingspan
a pterodactyl
Cris
|
|
$800
[26]
Term for a noble who was granted a fief by a lord
a vassal
Paul
|
$800
[14]
This state capital has streets named for Chet Atkins & Roy Acuff
Nashville
Cris
|
$800
[6]
Dr. Pepper & Coca-Cola were invented by men in this profession
pharmacists (or druggists)
Cris
|
$800
[27]
Male pen name used by Danish baroness Karen Blixen for "Out Of Africa"
Isak Dinesen
Lynda
|
DD
$1,500
[18]
Beatles song whose opening chord is heard here:
"A Hard Day's Night"
Cris
|
$1,000
[22]
The name of this dog star, the brightest star in the night sky, is Greek for "scorching"
Sirius
Cris
|
|
$1,000
[25]
This 13th century English philosopher predicted there would be cars, airplanes & ships without rowers
Roger Bacon
Paul
|
$1,000
[15]
This gallery of art on the Smithsonian Mall is named for the man who donated his collection in 1906
the Freer Gallery
|
$1,000
[7]
Franklin Mint founder Joseph Segel founded the QVC network, QVC standing for these 3 things
quality, value, convenience
|
DD
$2,000
[28]
In August 1996, Cross Creek, Florida & nearby Micanopy celebrated the 100th anniversary of her birth
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Lynda
|
— | — |
Name given to the parallel of latitude at 66 degrees 30' S.
the Antarctic Circle