Matt McDonald — a teacher from Chicago, Illinois
Kevin Leonard — an international consultant originally from South Amboy, New Jersey
Bill Schilling — a financial aid director from Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,601)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | $800 | $2,400 | $8,300 |
$7,001
2-day champion: $16,602 |
$7,600
15 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| Kevin | $2,600 | $3,100 | $11,800 |
$5,999
2nd place: La-Z-Boy sofa & loveseat & Harris lamps + Jeopardy! Sports Edition for home computer or SNES + Jeopardy home game |
$10,900
28 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| Matt | $1,300 | $3,100 | $4,700 |
$4,000
3rd place: Artisan House lighted pedestals + Jeopardy! Sports Edition for home computer or SNES + Jeopardy home game |
$4,500
16 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| HISTORIC HEADLINES | TV TRIVIA | TEXTILES | U.S.A. | SAFETY DEVICES | ODDS & ENDS |
|
$100
[2]
February 17, 1923:This king's "tomb opened; not disturbed"
King Tut
Bill
|
$100
[8]
Luciano Pavarotti sings the praises of this Angela Lansbury series but he told TV guide, "I always know who did it"
Murder, She Wrote
Kevin
|
$100
[22]
Also called crocking, bleeding refers to the loss of this by a textile during cleaning
color
Kevin
|
$100
[1]
The Grand Canyon, Painted Desert & Petrified Forest are all in this state's Colorado Plateau region
Arizona
Kevin
|
$100
[21]
The L.A. Fire Dept. says to change the batteries in these yearly; maybe the day you set your clock back
smoke detectors
Matt
|
$100
[16]
In an 1856 speech, Abraham Lincoln called this document "the only safeguard of our liberties"
the Constitution
Kevin
|
|
$200
[3]
May 10, 1994:"Power shifts in S. Africa—parliament votes" him "first Black president"
Nelson Mandela
Bill
|
$200
[9]
First names shared by the parents of Matt Groening & his creation Bart Simpson
Homer & Marge
Matt
|
$200
[24]
Muslin is always made from this fiber
cotton
Matt
|
$200
[7]
Covering about 45 acres west of downtown Boston, this is the United States' oldest public park
Boston Common
Kevin
|
$200
[23]
According to a Chrysler repair shop, it'll cost you over $500 to replace this after it pops out
an air bag
Matt
|
$200
[17]
Around 1510 he wrote in his notebooks, "The Medici created and destroyed me"
(Leonard) da Vinci
Bill
Kevin
|
|
$300
[4]
January 23, 1901:"Britain mourns the death of" this "sovereign"
Victoria
Kevin
|
$300
[11]
John Ratzenberger said of playing this character, "Hey, I did for postmen what Art Carney did for sewers"
Cliff (Clavin)
Kevin
|
$300
[25]
This fabric is named for the French town of Cambrai where it was created
chambray (cambric)
Matt
|
$300
[10]
The National Aquarium is located in this Maryland city, not in Washington, D.C.
Baltimore
Kevin
|
$300
[28]
Plummeting was a fear of elevator users until he came up with a safety brake
Otis
Matt
|
$300
[18]
The lithosphere is the solid portion of the Earth & this is the portion covered with water & ice
the hydrosphere
Matt
|
|
$400
[5]
May 19, 1980:This volcano "erupts; 6 killed"
Mount St. Helens
Kevin
|
$400
[12]
Danny Bonaduce said he'd even play Shirley Jones if this TV series ever does a reunion show
The Partridge Family
Kevin
|
$400
[26]
Angora, made from the pure white hair of this lagomorph, is not classified as a type of wool
a rabbit
Bill
|
$500
[15]
Of states bordering the Atlantic Ocean, this New England state has the shortest coastline, 13 miles
New Hampshire
Kevin
|
$400
[29]
Developed by a German scientist in 1908, people find its clicks very "rad"; "U" will, too
a Geiger counter
Kevin
|
$400
[19]
The pits of this fruit have been used to clean jet engines as well as to make laetrile
apricots
Kevin
Matt
|
|
$500
[6]
May 16, 1972:This governor "shot, paralyzed in both legs" at Maryland rally
George Wallace
Bill
|
$500
[13]
A log of this series' cast of characters would include Catherine Coulson as the Log Lady
Twin Peaks
Matt
|
$500
[27]
A tjanting is the tool used to apply wax to fabric in this process associated with Indonesia
batik
Bill
|
DD
$600
[14]
This state leads the nation in the cash value of its agricultural production
California
Matt
|
$500
[30]
From the French for "to shield a fall", it's a safety device for an aviator
a parachute
Bill
|
$500
[20]
A verse from this children's song was the 1st thing ever recorded by Thomas Edison for his phonograph
"Mary Had A Little Lamb"
Kevin
|
| FAMOUS NAMES | LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS | WOMEN AUTHORS | QUOTATIONS | GEOGRAPHY | ON "Q" |
|
$200
[11]
This leader of the "Untouchables" later cleaned up Cleveland, Ohio
Eliot Ness
Kevin
|
$200
[16]
Colloquial 2-word name for a female issuer of parking tickets
a meter maid
Kevin
|
$200
[27]
This author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" sometimes used the pen name Christopher Crowfield
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Matt
|
$200
[21]
In 1975 he campaigned for president by saying, "I'm not from Washington and I'm not a lawyer"
Jimmy Carter
Matt
|
$200
[1]
This South American river's basin separates the Guiana highlands from the Brazilian highiands
the Amazon
Kevin
|
$200
[6]
Though his name can also be spelled with a "G" or "K", World Book lists this Libyan leader under "Q"
(Muammar) Qaddafi
Bill
|
|
$400
[12]
The site of this "Last Stand" soldier's home is now the Monroe County, Michigan Historical Museum
Custer
Kevin
|
$400
[17]
1 of the 2 nicknames for London policemen that came from the name of their founder, Robert Peel
(1 of) bobbies (or peelers)
Kevin
|
$400
[30]
Late Australian author Kylie Tennant's unusual first name is an Aborigine word for this weapon
a boomerang
Matt
|
$400
[22]
In 1898 ambassador to Britain John Hay described this U.S. conflict as "a splendid little war"
the Spanish-American War
Kevin
|
$400
[2]
Province of Ecuador whose name translated into English becomes the "tortoise" islands
the Galápagos
Bill
Kevin
|
$400
[7]
A clever or witty remark
a quip
Matt
|
|
$600
[13]
After he became a magistrate of Carthage in 196 B.C., he went into exile to avoid being turned over to the Romans
Hannibal
Kevin
|
$600
[18]
Grover Cleveland & Pat Garrett were among those to serve as one of these lawmen
sheriffs
Kevin
|
$600
[28]
Clifford Henry, her fiance who died in WWI, may have been the model for Ashley Wilkes
Margaret Mitchell
Kevin
|
$600
[23]
In 1978 this Egyptian president said, "Peace is much more precious than a piece of land"
(Anwar) Sadat
Matt
|
$600
[3]
This country's most populous state is North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Bill
|
$600
[8]
Tradition says that this game similar to horseshoes was played in the ancient Greek pentathlon
quoits
Bill
|
|
$800
[14]
This defender of Scopes was once tried & acquitted of attempting to bribe a juror
Clarence Darrow
Bill
|
$800
[19]
In California CHP stands for this
the California Highway Patrol
Kevin
|
$800
[24]
"Atlas Shrugged" author who wrote the screenplay for the J. Jones-J. Cotten film "Love Letters"
Ayn Rand
Kevin
|
$800
[25]
In one "Crisis" pamphlet, he wrote, "Character is much easier kept than recovered"
Tom Paine
Bill
|
$1,000
[5]
This largest South American island is shaped like a triangle with its base on Beagle Channel
Tierra del Fuego
Matt
|
$800
[9]
It's the Indian name for a large hard-shell clam
a quahog
Matt
|
|
$1,000
[15]
In 1980, 125 were injured in protests coinciding with her investiture as queen of the Netherlands
Beatrix
Kevin
|
$1,000
[20]
It's the current full name of the group founded as the North-West Mounted Police
the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Bill
Kevin
|
DD
$1,900
[29]
This American novelist published her "Oriental Cookbook" in 1972
Pearl S. Buck
Kevin
|
$1,000
[26]
On Oct. 5, 1877 this Nez Perce chieftain said, "Hear me, my chiefs. My heart is sick and sad"
Joseph
Kevin
|
DD
$1,500
[4]
This country is bordered by France, Switzerland, Austria & Slovenia
Italy
Bill
|
$1,000
[10]
This oil-rich country is the only nation in the world whose name begins with Q
Qatar
Kevin
|
To cure his affliction he was told to bathe in the Pactolus River
King Midas