Ginny Crispell — an English teacher from Port Jefferson, New York
Lee Aronsohn — a writer originally from White Plains, New York
Larry Zelenak — a professor originally from Tacoma, Washington (whose 1-day cash winnings total $7,500)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry | $900 | $1,900 | $5,100 |
$6,100
2nd place: Maytag washer & dryer & Radio Flyer Town & Country wager & row cart |
$4,500
17 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Lee | $500 | $2,200 | $3,000 |
$3,000
3rd place: Panasonic TV |
$3,500
15 R, 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Ginny | $1,100 | $2,000 | $6,800 |
$7,600
New champion: $7,600 |
$6,800
16 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| WOMEN FIRST | ABBREVIATIONS | WEATHER | FRUITS & VEGETABLES | CHINA | THE BIG TOP |
|
$100
[7]
Until Emma Nutt said "Number, please" in 1878, it was a men-only occupation
telephone operator
Lee
|
$100
[1]
If you order a BLT sandwich, you'll get this
bacon, lettuce & tomato
Larry
|
$100
[4]
Counting its chirps in 14 seconds & adding 40 should give you the current temp., by Jiminy
a cricket
Ginny
|
$100
[17]
The term "yam" is commonly but incorrectly applied to this vegetable
a sweet potato
Ginny
|
$100
[11]
In 1971, when People's Republic was admitted to U.N., how U.S. voted
against (they voted no)
Larry
Lee
|
$100
[16]
"Circus" is Latin for these, of which most large American circuses have 3
a circle (rings)
Ginny
|
|
$200
[9]
Sadie Orchard was one of few women drivers of this old transport
a stagecoach
|
$200
[2]
Much-transferred employees of this company say that IBM can also stand for "I've been moved"
International Business Machines
Larry
|
$200
[5]
To replace "it looks like a big duck", in 1803 Luke Howard classified them as cirrus, stratus, etc.
clouds
Larry
|
$200
[18]
To a botanist, Prunusavium; it garnishes sundaes & slot machines
a cherry
Ginny
|
$200
[21]
Henry P'u-Yi, last person to hold this office, obtained it at age 2 & lost it in 1912 when he was 6
emperor
Lee
|
$200
[20]
1982 audiences flipped, flipped, flipped, flipped over 1st person to complete this trapeze feat
a quadruple flip (quadruple somersault)
Larry
|
|
$300
[10]
NYC's Lorna Kelley was 1st female art auctioneer for this London-based auction house
Sotheby's
Ginny
|
$300
[3]
A dispatch from UPI comes from this organization
United Press International
Ginny
|
$300
[12]
Formed by refraction & reflection of light by water droplets, 2 people can never see the same one
a rainbow
Larry
|
$300
[19]
State which produces more plums than all others combined, though many reach market in different form
California
Lee
|
$300
[27]
Semimilitary organizations of young people formed during Mao's Cultural Revolution
the Red Guard
Larry
Lee
|
$300
[22]
In 1826, Howe & Turner were 1st to present their shows in one of these
a tent
Lee
|
|
$400
[14]
In 1876, Juliet Corson opened 1st American school to teach this domestic art
cooking
Lee
|
$400
[6]
Some 2 million youngsters participate in these P.A.L. programs across the country
the Police Athletic League
Ginny
|
$400
[13]
About 1/3 of all lightning victims lose their lives when seeking shelter under these
trees
Lee
|
DD
$500
[24]
Food referred to in title of this tune:["Instrumental music plays"]
watermelon
Lee
|
$400
[28]
During this war, Gen. Joseph Stilwell became 1st American ever to command a Chinese army
World War II
|
$400
[23]
As a funambulist, this performer needs a well-balanced disposition
a tightrope walker
Lee
|
|
$500
[15]
1920's "Winnie Winkle" was 1st of these to feature a career-girl as central character
a comic strip
Lee
|
$500
[8]
These ATM's are becoming more & more common at banks
automatic teller machine
Lee
|
$500
[26]
Gallegos, Santa Anas, & cockeyed bobs for example
winds
Larry
|
— | — |
$500
[25]
Though winter quarters have moved to Venice, Fla., this site of Ringling Museum is still "Circus City"
Sarasota
Ginny
|
| EUROPEAN HISTORY | GEOLOGY | MOVIE QUOTES | MAMMALS | RELIGIOUS MUSIC | RATED "EX" |
|
$200
[3]
In 1793, this country's Committee of Public Safety instituted the Reign of Terror
France
Larry
|
$200
[24]
When it flows above the ground, magma is called this
lava
Larry
|
$200
[2]
After being forced to kill a Union soldier, she says, "I'll think about that tomorrow"
Scarlett O'Hara
Ginny
|
$200
[16]
Experimental animal whose name has come to mean the subject of any experiment
a guinea pig
Larry
|
$200
[1]
A synagogue official who sings liturgical music, played in "The Jazz Singer" not by Eddie but Al
a cantor
Lee
|
$200
[10]
What newsboys shout so you'll "read all about it"
Extra!
Ginny
|
|
$400
[21]
Threatened with excommunication, this Reformation leader publicly burned the bull
Martin Luther
Lee
|
$400
[25]
Archbishop Ussher said it occurred on Sun., Oct. 23, 4004 B.C., but geology proves the date was wrong
creation
Lee
|
$400
[6]
Actor so good in "This Gun for Hire", he was asked to "come back" in "Shane"
Alan Ladd
Ginny
|
$400
[17]
Wild Aussie dog who feeds on the wallaby
a dingo
Lee
|
$600
[5]
In Latin this famous church piece is called "Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus"
"Holy, Holy, Holy!"
Ginny
|
$400
[11]
It "takes a licking & keeps on ticking"
a Timex watch
Larry
|
|
$600
[22]
In power until 1975, after the axis defeat he was labeled "last of the fascist dictators"
Franco
Lee
|
$600
[27]
Created by perpetual snow, they move when weight on top causes bottom to turn plastic & flow
glaciers
Larry
|
DD
$600
[7]
In "42nd Street", she was told, "You're going out a youngster, but you've got to come back a star"
Ruby Keeler
Ginny
|
$600
[18]
Mild-mannered at Sea World but fierce in the wild, attacking seals, penguins, & even blue whales
killer whales
Larry
|
$800
[12]
He sang, "Let's Stay Together", but left soul singing for gospel & preaching
Al Green
Lee
|
$600
[14]
Arthur's supernatural sword
Excalibur
Lee
|
|
$800
[23]
It was the middle rank between apprentice & master workman in a 17th century craft guild
a journeyman
Ginny
|
— |
$800
[8]
"Let's get outta here" is said to hold this record
the line most often spoken in film
|
$800
[19]
Sleepy "Alice in Wonderland" partygoer who was served as a delicacy at Roman parties
a dormouse
Larry
|
DD
$1,000
[4]
Famous traditional American hymn, or what some call "A View to a Kill's" Ms. Jones
"Amazing Grace"
Larry
|
$800
[15]
French for "chessboard", it's the British version of our treasury
the exchequer
Larry
|
| — | — |
$1,000
[9]
Film of theater life in which Katharine Hepburn croons, "The calla lilies are in bloom again"
Stage Door
Lee
|
$1,000
[20]
When the males spar with one another, it's called "necking"
giraffes
Ginny
|
$1,000
[13]
General name for music played during the passing around of the money plate
Offertory music
Larry
|
$1,000
[26]
Excellent authors Henry James, James Joyce, & James Jones also chose to be this "ex"
expatriates
Larry
Ginny
|
20th century engineering feat whose slogan was "The land divided, the world united"
the Panama Canal