Jim Merritt — an attorney originally from Jackson, Mississippi
Marcia Landefeld — a veterinarian from Fort Washington, New York
Todd Lefkowitz — a physician from Scottsdale, Arizona (whose 1-day cash winnings total $599)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd | $1,000 | $2,100 | $10,200 |
$8,200
2-day champion: $8,799 |
$9,700
22 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Marcia | $800 | $1,600 | $4,000 |
$0
3rd place: n/a |
$4,000
12 R, 1 W |
| Jim | $1,500 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
$200
2nd place: bedding (specifics n/a) |
$5,500
17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| "D" IN SCIENCE | MUSEUMS | MOVIE SONGS | THE SECRET SERVICE | WOMEN IN SPORTS | WORD ORIGINS |
|
$100
[1]
The barchan is among the commonest forms of this hillock of sand built up by wind
dunes
Jim
|
$100
[6]
One of the oldest globes made in the U.S. is exhibited in the Vermont Museum in this capital
Montpelier
Marcia
|
$100
[7]
The Barbra Streisand song that begins, "Mem'ries light the corners of my mind"
"The Way We Were"
Marcia
|
$100
[24]
Secret Service agent Timothy J. McCarthy was wounded in a 1981 assassination attempt on him
Ronald Reagan
Todd
|
$100
[21]
This tennis star's 1982 autobiography was entitled "Chrissie"
Chris Evert
Jim
|
$100
[16]
Ruddy came from rudig, an Old English word for this color
red
Todd
|
|
$200
[2]
Liquid produced by condensation of water vapor in the air is called this
dew
Jim
|
$200
[11]
Displays on transportation can be found at the Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Museum in Flint in this state
Michigan
Todd
|
$200
[8]
The 1931 Herman Hupfield song that goes, "And when two lovers woo, they still say, 'I love you' "
"As Time Goes By"
Todd
Marcia
|
$200
[25]
The Secret Service protects widows of presidents until they fire them, die or do this
remarry
Jim
|
$200
[22]
Kathy Whitworth was this sport's leading money winner 8 times
golf
Marcia
|
$200
[17]
The name of this venomous reptile comes from the Portuguese for "snake with the hood"
cobra
Jim
|
|
$300
[3]
This medical specialty is concerned with diseases of the skin
dermatology
Todd
|
$300
[12]
The exhibition halls in this Leningrad museum total over 10 miles in length
The Hermitage
Todd
|
$300
[9]
Maureen McGovern sang "The Morning After" in this 1972 film about a capsized luxury cruiser
The Poseidon Adventure
Jim
|
$300
[26]
During this 19th century war, the Secret Service broke up a spy ring headed by Ramon Carranza
the Spanish-American War
|
$300
[23]
In the 1980s this East German star won 4 World & 2 Olympic figure skating titles
Katarina Witt
Jim
|
$300
[18]
This home for an emperor comes from Palatium, the Roman hill on which the emperor lived
palace
Jim
|
|
$400
[4]
This branch of sociology studies the distribution, composition, etc. of human populations
demographics
Jim
|
$400
[13]
New Mexico's history is exhibited in the Palace of the Governors in this capital
Santa Fe
Marcia
|
$400
[10]
Hal David & Burt Bacharach wrote "The Look of Love" for this 1967 James Bond spoof
Casino Royale
Todd
|
$500
[28]
Secret Service investigations of this oil scandal led to the conviction of Interior sec'y Fall
the Teapot Dome scandal
Marcia
|
$400
[29]
She was the only American woman to win Olympic gold in swimming in 1988
Janet Evans
Marcia
|
$400
[19]
From the Greek "ek", meaning out, & "kentron" meaning center, it's a person who's off-center
eccentric
Todd
|
|
$500
[5]
For hosiery, this is the unit used to describe the mass per unit length of nylon thread
denier
|
$500
[15]
The Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy began in 1574 with the art collection of this family
the Medici family
Jim
|
$500
[14]
This Johnny Mercer-Harold Arlen song is subtitled "My Mama Done Tol' Me"
"Blues In The Night"
Jim
|
DD
$900
[27]
The director of the Secret Service is appointed by the head of this Cabinet department
the Treasury
Jim
|
$500
[30]
In 1990 Susan Butcher completed this 1160-mi. sled dog race in a record 11 days, 1 hr., 53 min., 23 sec.
the Iditarod
Todd
|
$500
[20]
This cotton fabric was first woven in Nimes, France & called "serge de nimes"
denim
Marcia
|
| EUROPEAN TRAVEL | PEOPLE | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | U.S. HISTORY | THE NOBEL PRIZE | JULIUS CAESAR |
|
$200
[2]
The suggested maximum speed limit for these German expressways is 81 mph
the Autobahn
Jim
|
$200
[1]
July 29, 1991 marked the 10th wedding anniversary of this royal couple
Prince Charles & Princess Diana
Todd
|
$200
[14]
In 1975 this company introduced its first new product in 54 years, Freedent gum for denture wearers
Wrigley
Marcia
|
$200
[12]
It's the common name of the 1932 federal kidnapping law
the Lindbergh Law
Marcia
|
$200
[26]
In 1978 Menachem Begin shared the Nobel Peace Prize with this Egyptian president
Anwar Sadat
Todd
|
$200
[7]
A soothsayer calling from the crowd in Act I, scene 2 tells Caesar to beware this
the Ides of March
Todd
|
|
$400
[3]
In Ireland the gender signs on rest rooms may be printed in this language, not English
Gaelic
Todd
|
$400
[15]
In 1987 he became the 1st American talk show host to tape shows in the Soviet Union
Phil Donahue
Marcia
|
$400
[22]
As well as its own appliances, this company makes Kitchen Aid & the Kenmore line for Sears
Whirlpool
|
$400
[13]
Francis W. Pettygrove was from this Maine city & named the Oregon city he co-owned after it
Portland
Todd
|
$400
[27]
In addition to the cash award, winners also receive a diploma & one of these
a lovely gold medal
|
$400
[8]
Caesar follows this question in Latin with "Then fall, Caesar!" & then dies
Et tu, Brute?
Jim
|
|
$600
[4]
A Benelux Tourrail pass will give you 5 days of travel in these three countries
Belgium, the Netherlands & Luxembourg
Todd
|
$600
[16]
In 1988 this "Cosmopolitan" editor was inducted into the Publisher's Hall of Fame
Helen Gurley Brown
Todd
|
$600
[23]
After a complaint from Radio Shack, Computer Shack changed its name to this in 1977
ComputerLand
Todd
|
$600
[19]
Wilmer McLean's farmhouse was where this general surrendered
Robert E. Lee
Jim
|
$600
[28]
Dennis Gabor won the 1971 Physics Prize for his invention of this 3-D photographic process
holography
Todd
|
$600
[9]
This man "has a lean and hungry look; he thinks too much: such men are dangerous"
Cassius
Jim
|
|
$800
[5]
Most of this royal palace near the Louvre was destroyed, but its lavish gardens can still be visited
the Tuileries
Todd
Jim
|
$800
[17]
In the 1970s this Israeli psychic claimed he could bend metal objects using nothing but his mind
Uri Geller
Marcia
|
$800
[24]
Matsushita Electric's 1990 purchase of this entertainment co. was the largest U.S. co. buyout by the Japanese
MCA
|
$800
[20]
In October 1976 the government began inoculations to prevent an epidemic of this flu
swine flu
Marcia
|
$800
[29]
For his work on digestion, this Russian physiologist won a Nobel Prize in 1904
Pavlov
Todd
|
$800
[10]
This man, Caesar's adopted son, has the last speech in the play
Octavius (or Augustus Caesar)
Todd
|
|
$1,000
[6]
In the cathedral town of Roskilde, you can visit the tombs of over 35 of this country's kings
Denmark
Todd
|
$1,000
[18]
This tenor made his official debut in a 1961 Mexican performance of "La Traviata"
Placido Domingo
Jim
|
$1,000
[25]
In 1989 the B-2 stealth bomber accounted for half this company's sales
Northrop
|
$1,000
[21]
Pirate attacks on U.S. ships led to war with this Libyan city in 1801
Tripoli
Todd
|
DD
$1,500
[30]
A presidential advisor, he won the 1976 Prize for Economics
Milton Friedman
Todd
|
DD
$2,000
[11]
This woman, his wife, begs Caesar to stay away from the capitol because of a dream she's had
Calpurnia
Jim
|
This 1952 novel is based on a Biblical story & set in California's Salinas Valley
East of Eden