Gary Palmer game 5.Eric Schoeck game 1.
Eric Schoeck — a radio talk show host from Santa Cruz, California
Robert Poreda — a research geologist originally from Worcester, Massachusetts
Gary Palmer — a physician from Palm Springs, California (whose 4-day cash winnings total $18,400)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary | $1,100 | $1,100 | $2,500 |
$5,000
2nd place: weeklong trip to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands & flight from Eastern Airlines |
$3,000
14 R, 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Robert | $500 | $2,300 | $4,800 |
$2,800
3rd place: Tomy Omnibot 2000 |
$4,500
13 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| Eric | $600 | $1,400 | $5,400 |
$5,100
New champion: $5,100 |
$5,400
17 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| BUSINESSMEN | BEER | ANCIENT AMERICA | THE AIR FORCE | 12s | FAMOUS NAPOLEONS |
|
$100
[3]
Hollywood make-up man who introduced false eyelashes in 1919, lip gloss in 1930 & pan-cake in 1937
Max Factor
Gary
|
$100
[9]
Because it's brewed, technically this rice beverage is a beer
sake
Eric
|
$100
[16]
The "Red Paint People" were Paleolithic inhabitants of this state, now home of red lobsters
Maine
Eric
|
$100
[5]
In 1947, the Air Force became independent from this branch of the armed forces
the Army
Gary
|
$100
[1]
While its shopping season lasts from Thanksgiving to New Year, the song only refers to 12 days
Christmas
Gary
|
$100
[21]
A villain killed in Ian Fleming's "Goldfinger" shared this name with U.N.C.L.E.'s heroic Agent 11
Napoleon Solo
Gary
|
|
$200
[8]
Soapmaker & his German son-in-law who took over a failing St. Louis brewery in 1860
Anheuser & Busch
Gary
Eric
|
$200
[10]
Of 0, 10, or 100, # of gallons of beer per year one adult can legally brew at home
100
Gary
Eric
|
$200
[17]
10 million years ago you couldn't get to the bottom of this 217-mile-long Arizona gorge; it didn't exist
the Grand Canyon
Gary
|
$200
[15]
The long-range nuclear strike force, commonly called "SAC"
the Strategic Air Command
Robert
|
$200
[2]
They were named for the sons of Jacob
the 12 tribes of Israel
Robert
Eric
|
$200
[25]
The Napoleon who ended up taking power on Orwell's "Animal Farm" was this
a pig
Robert
|
|
$300
[12]
Born in England in 1808, he originated the idea of arranged tours & travel agencies
Thomas Cook
Robert
|
$300
[11]
Drop a shot of whiskey, glass & all, into a mug to make a "depth charge", one variation of this
a boilermaker
Gary
|
$300
[24]
It was only 10,000 years ago the last of these retreated over N. America, leaving the now Great Lakes
glaciers
Eric
|
$300
[18]
Of a fighter, bomber, or reconnaissance plane, the official classification of the F-4 phantom
fighter
Gary
|
$300
[4]
For Johnny Mathis, it's "a long, long time" until this date
"The Twelfth of Never"
Eric
|
$300
[28]
Central American country whose president's middle name is Napoleon
El Salvador
Gary
|
|
$400
[13]
Former ambassador to the Court of St. James, he founded TV Guide
Annenberg
Robert
|
$400
[22]
In the U.S., the % of alcohol content is measured in terms of this
weight
Gary
|
$400
[26]
All the encyclopedias used by Jeopardy! have the same painting of this ancient Cal. cat, genus "Smilodon"
the sabre-toothed tiger
|
$400
[19]
"Operation Vittles" was nickname for this European airlift of 1948-49
the Berlin Airlift
Eric
|
$400
[6]
2 U.S. holidays honoring historic figures that traditionally fall on the 12th of the month
Lincoln's birthday & Columbus Day
Gary
|
DD
$500
[29]
Name under which Jerry Samuels recordedthis1966 hit"They're coming to take me away, ha-ha / They're coming to take me away / Ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-ha, to the funny farm / Where life is beautiful all the time / And I'll be happy to see those nice young men in their clean white coats / And they're coming to take me away, ha-ha"
Napoleon XIV
Gary
|
|
$500
[14]
In order to buy TV stations from Metromedia, Inc., this Aussie became a U.S. citizen
Rupert Murdoch
Gary
|
$500
[23]
Though beer can be made from any cereal, including corn, wheat, & oats, this grain is considered best
barley
Gary
Robert
Eric
|
$500
[27]
They were only connected from 26,000-8000 B.C., which is why Am. human finds date back just 20,000 years
the land bridge between North America and Asia
Robert
|
$500
[20]
In 1916, the 1st aero squadron began operations against bandits from this country
Mexico
Eric
|
$500
[7]
Born Helen Jurgens in 1908, she made some pretty unmemorable films in the '30s
Helen Twelvetrees
Gary
|
— |
| FLAGS | BASEBALL | MOVIE PAIRS | BIBLICAL QUOTES | WHITE HOUSE GOSSIP |
|
$200
[11]
Flag that's seen in upper left hand corner of Mississippi state flag
the Confederate flag
Robert
|
$200
[1]
Roger Kahn's best-seller about 1952 & 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers, with title from Dylan Thomas poem
The Boys of Summer
Robert
|
$200
[14]
In 3rd of series, she is seen briefly before he leaves Daily Planet to go to Smallville
Lois Lane & Clark Kent
Gary
|
$200
[12]
In the Douay Bible, Gabriel said she was "full of grace"
Mary
Robert
|
$200
[6]
He wasn't having an inauguration, quipped Johnny Carson, he was having a premiere
Ronald Reagan
Gary
|
|
$400
[15]
A red sun on a white background
Japan
Eric
|
$400
[2]
Former Oakland A's owner Charlie Finley wanted this pitcher to change 1st name to "True"
Vida Blue
Robert
|
$400
[16]
He was the tenor & she the dancer in musicals such as "Footlight Parade" & "42nd Street"
Dick Powell & Ruby Keeler
|
$400
[13]
It shall happen to all that "take the sword"
shall perish by the sword
Eric
|
$400
[7]
During his W.H. tours after WWII, he showed sites of past Pres'l indiscretions to stag company only
Harry Truman
Eric
|
|
$600
[20]
Crosses of Sts. George, Andrew & Patrick are combined to form this flag
the flag of Great Britain
Eric
|
$800
[4]
Giants pitcher who struck out Ruth, Gehrig, Foxx, Simmons & Cronin in a row in 1934 All-Star Game
Carl Hubbell
Eric
|
$600
[17]
In a May-Dec., er, February-Dec. romance, he staged phony suicides & she was an elderly swinger
Harold & Maude
Eric
|
$600
[23]
Women sang, "Saul has killed his thousands" but he killed "tens of thousands"
David
|
$600
[8]
In 1932, asking Treasury Sec. Mellon for a nickel to call a friend, he was given a dime to call them both
Herbert Hoover
Robert
|
|
DD
$800
[21]
4 of the 6 flags that have flown over Texas
Spain, Mexico, the United States, the Republic of Texas, the Confederacy, France
Eric
|
DD
$900
[3]
3 of 5 ways a player can reach first base without having hit the ball
hit by pitch, walk, dropped third strike, catcher's interference, as a pinch runner
Robert
|
$800
[18]
Born in Tasmania & Tokyo, they played Robin & Marian in an "English" forest in Northern Calif.
Errol Flynn & Olivia de Havilland
Eric
|
— |
$800
[9]
This president appointed 1st woman to Cabinet, he told his wife jokingly, to avoid trouble with her
FDR
Eric
|
|
$1,000
[22]
Dharma chakra, an ancient symbol meaning "wheel of the law", is in center of this country's flag
India
Eric
|
$1,000
[5]
He was the first Black to play in the American League
Larry Doby
|
$1,000
[19]
Their other films include: "Libeled Lady", "Double Wedding" & "The Great Ziegfeld"
Myrna Loy & William Powell
|
— |
$1,000
[10]
It was said this general, tone-deaf, knew only 2 tunes: 1 was "Yankee Doodle" & the 1 other wasn't
General (Ulysses) Grant
Gary
Eric
|
Co-writer of '76s Best Song Oscar winner, she said it was 2nd song she'd ever written
Barbra Streisand