Yael Sofaer game 1.
Jay Browne — a quality control technician from Baltimore, Maryland
Yael Sofaer — a programmer and analyst originally from Israel
Glenn Stoops — a mathematician from Dayton, Ohio (whose 1-day cash winnings total $15,800)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn | $1,600 | $2,500 | $6,579 |
$2,562
2nd place: Ayers Chairmakers entertainment center & Colortyme TV + Jeopardy! box game or computerized version |
$8,700
21 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Yael | $900 | $2,800 | $10,400 |
$7,400
New champion: $7,400 |
$9,800
26 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W |
| Jay | $700 | $1,100 | $900 |
$1
3rd place: La-Z-Boy Reclina-Rocker + Jeopardy! box game or computerized version |
$900
7 R, 4 W |
| BOOKS & AUTHORS | TRAVEL & TOURISM | BUSINESS BIGGIES | THE ROYAL FAMILY | SPORT OF KINGS | "TOP"s |
|
$100
[13]
In "Reunion: A Memoir", this husband of Jane Fonda calls himself "a 'born-again middle American"
Tom Hayden
Jay
|
$100
[1]
Dublin is an easy city to get lost in because these often change from block to block
the street names
Yael
|
$100
[2]
Sterling Drug, maker of Bayer aspirin, was recently purchased by this U.S. camera company
Kodak
Yael
|
$100
[21]
These 2 have spent so much time apart that People magazine pleaded, "Save the Wales!"
Prince Charles & Princess Diana
Yael
|
$100
[10]
In Europe, most thoroughbred racing is done on a track with this surface
grass
Jay
|
$100
[23]
The 1958 Chevy Impala was available as a convertible or as this
a hardtop
Yael
Jay
|
|
$200
[15]
For the record, he wrote the controversial "For the Record: From Wall St. to Washington"
Donald Regan
Yael
|
$200
[6]
You have to go underground to visit the National Museum of African Art in this U.S. city
Washington, D.C.
Yael
|
$200
[3]
In 1940 the Mars Company, noted for its candy, acquired this brand of rice
Uncle Ben's
Glenn
Jay
|
$200
[22]
He's the son of Princess Alice of Battenberg & Prince Andrew of Greece
Prince Philip
Glenn
|
$200
[11]
The only father & son to accomplish this were Gallant Fox in 1930 & Omaha in 1935
win the Triple Crown
Jay
|
$200
[27]
This cut of beef is the largest of the 3 muscles taken from the buttocks of a steer
top round
Glenn
|
|
$300
[17]
Her 1st bestseller was "Don't Fall Off the Mountain" but later she went "Out on a Limb"
Shirley MacLaine
Jay
|
$300
[7]
Moscow has 2 major department stores, Tsum & this one
GUM
Glenn
|
$300
[4]
After Six, estab. in 1903, controls over half the market of this type of men's wear
evening wear (formal wear, tuxedos)
Yael
|
$300
[24]
In 1982 Prince Andrew fought for the British in these islands; in 1985 he opened a new airport there
the Falklands
Yael
|
$300
[12]
In theory, if the handicapper assigned weights perfectly for a race, the horses would all finish this way
a perfect tie (dead heat)
Glenn
|
$300
[28]
Overturn
topple
Yael
Jay
|
|
$400
[19]
Astrid Lindgren writes books about this redhead who pals around with a monkey named Mr. Nilsson
Pippi Longstocking
Yael
|
$400
[8]
Built on a sacred mountain, the Potala Palace in this city is the former home of the Dalai Lama
Lhasa
Glenn
|
$400
[5]
William Manchester wrote "The Arms of" this German steelmaking family
Krupp
Glenn
|
$500
[26]
In 1985 it was revealed that the father of this princess had been an officer in the Nazi SS
Princess Michael (of Kent)
Jay
|
$400
[14]
6 furlongs, the length of a common race, is this fraction of a mile
3/4s
Glenn
|
$400
[29]
Character who said, "I 'spect I growed. Don't think nobody never made me."
Topsy
Yael
|
|
$500
[20]
"Zoya", described as a Russian saga, is this romance novelist's 22nd consecutive best seller
Danielle Steel
Glenn
Yael
|
$500
[9]
You can ride a camel to dinner or even spend the night with one near Alice Springs in this country
Australia
Jay
|
$500
[16]
The largest glassmaker in the U.S. PPG Industries, used to be called this
Pittsburgh Plate Glass
Glenn
Yael
|
DD
$800
[25]
In 1978 she became the 1st member of the immediate royal family since Henry VIII to get a divorce
Princess Margaret
Yael
|
$500
[18]
In 1985 he became the 1st jockey to win $100 million in purses
Bill Shoemaker
Glenn
|
$500
[30]
Types of these include beaver, opera & silk
a top hat
Yael
|
| THE VIETNAM WAR | ARCHAEOLOGY | U.S. STATES | LANGUAGES | SINGERS | BOTTOMS |
|
$200
[19]
On March 31,1968 he announced he'd halt the bombing of the North but wouldn't run for re-election
Johnson
Yael
|
$200
[20]
The Elgin Marbles were taken from this temple in Athens
the Parthenon
Glenn
|
$200
[1]
The largest county in the U.S., San Bernardino County, is located in this state
California
Yael
|
$200
[2]
In pidgin English this famous "Hamlet" soliloquy begins, "Which way this time?... me no savvy."
To be, or not to be
Glenn
|
$200
[8]
According to her father, Edith Piaf was born on the streets of this city, under a gaslight
Paris
Glenn
|
$200
[13]
Her base is 65 ft. high, her pedestal 89 ft. & her bottom about 75 ft. above that
the Statue of Liberty
Yael
|
|
$400
[21]
By 1954 the U.S. was paying 3/4 of the cost of this country's war against the Communists
France
Yael
|
$400
[22]
The Bounty crew settled on this island on which they found ruined temples & stone images but no people
Pitcairn Island
Yael
|
$400
[3]
This state’s largest city was named for the viceroy of New Spain, the Duke of Alburquerque
New Mexico
Yael
|
$400
[4]
The word "language" comes from the Latin "lingua", meaning this body part
the tongue
Glenn
|
$400
[9]
This blonde country singer said when she was dating Burt Reynolds he almost drowned in her bathtub
Tammy Wynette
Glenn
|
$400
[14]
Loyal fans do it for a team at the bottom of the standings; we all find it at the bottom of a plant
root
Glenn
|
|
$600
[27]
In October 1972 this chief U.S. negotiator said, "Peace is at hand," but it wasn't
Kissinger
Yael
|
$600
[23]
An estimated 300 of these are in the U.S., with Chicago's Field Museum a leader in the body count
mummies
Yael
|
$600
[5]
There are fish ladders in these 2 states to help adult salmon swim past the Bonneville Dam
Washington & Oregon
Glenn
|
$600
[18]
Most Swiss literature has been written in this language
German
Glenn
|
$600
[10]
Frank Sinatra was the best man when this entertainer married May Britt in 1960
Sammy Davis Jr.
Glenn
|
$600
[15]
The "backbone" of a ship, punished sailors were "hauled" under it
the keel
Glenn
|
|
DD
$1,000
[29]
He ran for president on an anti-war platform in '68 & ran again this year for the Consumer Party
Eugene McCarthy
Yael
|
$800
[24]
A great mark in your life, or a rock the Romans marked to show the distance to the next town
a milestone
Yael
|
$1,000
[7]
Over 70 varieties of gems & semi-precious stones can be found in this, the "Gem State"
Idaho
Glenn
Jay
|
$800
[26]
This language is also called Farsi
Persian
Jay
|
$800
[11]
You can "waste away" in this singer's Margaritaville store in Key West, Florida
Jimmy Buffett
Glenn
|
$800
[16]
In baseball it's not played if the home team is winning
the bottom of the 9th inning
Yael
|
| — |
$1,000
[25]
Indonesian island well known to archaeologists for its remains of Homo erectus
Java
|
DD
$2,121
[6]
State noted for hot summer winds, or name of the group heard here:"I close my eyes / Only for a moment, and the moment's gone / All my dreams / Pass before my eyes..."
Kansas
Glenn
|
$1,000
[28]
Term for words such as mother, mutter & mère that descend from a common ancestral language
cognates
Yael
|
$1,000
[12]
Connie Francis said this singer, born Robert Walden Cassotto, was her "1st real love"
Bobby Darin
Glenn
|
$1,000
[17]
The sediment of a liquid in a glass, or the lowest people in a society
the dregs
Yael
|
2 of the 3 "Best Picture" winners of the '80s with 1-word titles
(2 of) Gandhi , Amadeus or Platoon