Polly Morrice-Golvach — a freelance writer and editor from Houston, Texas
Eric Flaxman — a restaurateur from Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Todd Lefkowitz — a physician from Scottsdale, Arizona (whose 2-day cash winnings total $8,799)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd | $1,100 | $4,300 | $10,500 |
$19,401
3-day champion: $28,200 |
$10,300
26 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Eric | $400 | $600 | $2,800 |
$2,800
3rd place: Cazal sunglasses & sport systems + NES & games |
$3,800
9 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Polly | $1,200 | $2,100 | $9,700 |
$19,399
2nd place: a trip for 2 to Honolulu |
$8,300
21 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| TITLES | JOHN HUSTON | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE | HISTORY | COMMON BONDS | "YANKEE"s |
|
$100
[9]
A Hindu prince ranking above a rajah, it means "great king"
a maharajah
Todd
|
$100
[26]
Huston's 1969 film "A Walk with Love and Death" starred this 16-year-old actress, his daughter
Anjelica
Todd
|
$100
[14]
A sumo wrestler falls for a stronger woman in "Three Strong Women: A Tall Tale from" this country
Japan
Todd
|
$100
[4]
Henry VIII had her executed at the Tower of London in 1536 for alleged adultery & incest
Anne Boleyn
Polly
|
$100
[18]
Taleggio, Fontinella, Mozzarella
cheeses
Todd
|
$100
[1]
This slogan suggesting that Americans leave can be heard during periods of unrest in Latin America
Yankee go home
Todd
|
|
$200
[10]
When assassinated on June 28, 1914, Francis Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, had this title
an archduke
Todd
|
$200
[27]
Huston directed his father Walter's Oscar-winning performance as a prospector in this classic
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Todd
|
$200
[17]
Hans Christian Andersen story in which a little child says, "But he hasn't got anything on”
The Emperor's (New) Clothes
Eric
|
$200
[5]
Around 986 A.D. he led fewer than 500 colonists to Greenland & founded Brattahlid
Eric the Red
Eric
Polly
|
$200
[19]
Robert the Bruce, Robert Burns, Rob Roy
Scotsmen
Polly
|
$200
[2]
Cagney did Cohan in this 1942 film
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Todd
|
|
$400
[15]
The title of the supreme ruler of the Tatars in the Middle Ages, it's now a title of respect
a khan
Todd
|
$300
[28]
The last scene of this Huston film features Clark Gable & Marilyn Monroe driving off in the dark
The Misfits
Todd
|
$300
[21]
Profession of the man who killed 7 flies with 1 blow & knocked off a couple of giants, too
tailor
Polly
|
$300
[6]
Its 1883 eruption spread debris around the world & created a tidal wave
Krakatoa
Eric
|
$300
[20]
Michael, Joan, Broderick
Crawfords
Polly
|
$300
[3]
This novel's title character was knocked out & awoke to find himself in Camelot in 528 A.D.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Eric
|
|
DD
$500
[11]
The leaders of Kuwait, Qatar & Bahrain bear this title
emir
Todd
|
$400
[29]
Huston played Faye Dunaway's corrupt father in this 1974 film set in L.A.
Chinatown
Polly
|
$400
[22]
In some versions this dead relative appears to Cinderella in the form of a cow
mother
Polly
|
$400
[7]
Ann Lee was the mover who founded the U.S. branch of this Quaker offshoot
the Shakers
Polly
|
$400
[24]
Tour en l'air, Tour jete, Pirouette
ballet turns
Eric
Polly
|
$400
[12]
This dish is made by braising a cut of beef, often with vegetables, & serving it in its own gravy
Yankee pot roast
Eric
|
|
$500
[16]
Similar to a mayor in the U.S., it's the chief magistrate of a town in Austria or Germany
a burgermeister
Todd
|
$500
[30]
"The Night of the Iguana" so popularized this Mexican resort city there's now a statue of Huston there
Puerto Vallarta
Todd
|
$500
[23]
In a book by Christina Bjork, a girl named Linnea visits this artist's gardens at Giverny
(Claude) Monet
Polly
|
$500
[8]
In early 1942 the Allies made their last stand on this Luzon peninsula
Bataan
Polly
|
$500
[25]
Calliope, Urania, Terpsichore
the muses
Todd
|
$500
[13]
The song "Whatever Lola Wants" was introduced by Gwen Verdon in this 1955 Broadway play
Damn Yankees
Todd
|
| COMPOSERS | U.S. GEOGRAPHY | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES | ARCHITECTURE | WORLD LEADERS | THE BIBLE |
|
$200
[4]
This Hungarian pianist wrote 20 Hungarian Rhapsodies
Liszt
Polly
|
$200
[1]
The U.S. has 2 federal cities, Port Angeles in the northwest & this one in the east
Washington, D.C.
Polly
|
$200
[6]
It's Spanish for "What will be, will be"
que sera sera
Todd
|
$200
[21]
Portcullises, which were lowered to keep enemies out of castles, were commonly made of this metal
iron
Todd
|
$200
[22]
In 1973 he became prime minister of the Philippines; he was already the president
(Ferdinand) Marcos
Polly
|
$200
[2]
For the building of his palace and temple, King Solomon imported cedars from this country
Lebanon
Polly
|
|
$400
[7]
His Prelude to Op. 28 in C sharp minor lasts about 20 seconds, & you thought his Minute Waltz was short
Chopin
Todd
|
$400
[15]
In 1875 the city of Richland in southern California was renamed this for its citrus trees
Orange
Eric
|
$400
[11]
This popular Gaelic phrase means "Ireland Forever"
Erin go bragh
Polly
|
$400
[23]
The front of a building, or a false or superficial appearance
a facade
Eric
|
$400
[28]
In 1988 an international panel reported that this Austrian president had concealed his war record
(Kurt) Waldheim
Eric
Polly
|
$400
[3]
Colossians 4:14 is the only place in the Bible where he is called "the beloved physician"
St. Luke
Todd
|
|
$600
[8]
On a U.S. tour this "Salome" composer gave 2 concerts at Wanamaker's dep't store in New York
Richard Strauss
Todd
|
$600
[20]
Adrian van der Donck was the "jonkheer", or squire, this city was named after
Yonkers
Polly
|
$600
[12]
On discovering the principle of water displacement, Archimedes supposedly exclaimed this
Eureka!
Todd
|
$600
[30]
A flying one of these is an arched support extending from a column to a wall
a buttress
Todd
|
$600
[26]
A devastating earthquake in Armenia cut short this leader's 1988 visit to the U.S.
Gorbachev
Polly
|
$800
[18]
Moses, who was "slow of speech", had this brother act as his spokesman
Aaron
Todd
|
|
$800
[9]
Hailed as Beethoven's successor, his first symphony in 1876 was dubbed by one pianist "The Tenth"
Brahms
Todd
|
DD
$1,000
[16]
Name of the channel that connects the Pacific & San Francisco Bay
the Golden Gate
Eric
|
$800
[13]
This rhyming Chinese word means to touch one's head to the ground in respect, or to act servile
kowtow
Polly
|
$800
[27]
Fan vaulting is a feature of this medieval architectural style
gothic
Todd
|
$800
[24]
Even though he was "President for Life", he was forced to flee Haiti in 1986
"Baby Doc" Duvalier
Eric
|
$1,000
[19]
Before Samson's birth, an angel announced that he would help deliver Israel from these people
the Philistines
Polly
|
|
$1,000
[10]
Nadejda von Meck subsidized this Russian composer for 14 years on the condition they never meet
Tchaikovsky
Todd
|
$1,000
[17]
In 1869 one-armed major John Wesley Powell made the hazardous 1st trip down the length of this river
the Colorado
Polly
|
$1,000
[14]
Named for a French region, it's a sauce made of egg yolks, butter, tarragon, vinegar & herbs
Béarnaise
Eric
|
$1,000
[29]
The largest temple ever built in the Corinthian style is named for this supreme god
Zeus
Eric
|
$1,000
[25]
This Kenyan leader was probably at least 83 when he died in 1978; his birthdate was unknown
Jomo Kenyatta
Todd
|
DD
$2,000
[5]
After Jesus, this king is the most mentioned man in the Bible
David
Polly
|
A BBC Radio musical called "The Blooms of Dublin" was based on this novel
Ulysses