First game of the 1990s.Missing introductions.
Allen Kahn — from Playa Del Rey, California
Bruce Daitz — originally from Plattsburgh, New York
Holly Tooker — a dog walker from New York City, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,100)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly | $1,800 | $2,700 | $3,100 |
$100
3rd place: MyLock sewing machine + Nintendo Entertainment System with Family & Junior editions of Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! |
$3,100
14 R, 1 W |
| Bruce | $1,300 | $700 | $9,000 |
$14,000
New champion: $14,000 |
$8,400
20 R (including 2 DDs), 6 W (including 1 DD) |
| Allen | $700 | $1,200 | $6,400 |
$6,500
2nd place: Tennessee Furniture Industries mahogany lowboy & Panasonic home office package |
$6,400
16 R, 2 W |
| ANCIENT HISTORY | BODIES OF WATER | THE OLYMPICS | KIDDIE LIT | "HONEY" | MOONS |
|
$100
[7]
In the code of Hammurabi, it was the penalty for adultery
death
Allen
|
$100
[11]
The only ocean that lies completely within the Northern Hemisphere
the Arctic Ocean
Bruce
|
$100
[14]
Nadia Comaneci was the 1st gymnast to receive this perfect score from Olympic judges
10
Allen
|
$100
[1]
Clever fellows who published "Clever Elsie", "Clever Hans" & "Clever Gretel"
the Brothers Grimm
Bruce
|
$100
[16]
It's a melon, or a sweet, sticky substance made by aphids, white flies & scale insects
honeydew
Holly
|
$100
[26]
It wasn't until '78 that this planet in our solar system was found to have a moon
Pluto
Holly
Bruce
|
|
$200
[6]
After the death of Cleopatra Egypt became a province of this empire
the Roman Empire
Holly
|
$200
[12]
These 5 contiguous lakes form the largest body of fresh water in the world
the Great Lakes
Bruce
|
$200
[20]
Representing this country, Paavo Nurmi won gold medals in long distance races in 1920, '24 & '28
Finland
Holly
|
$200
[2]
"Toad of Toad Hall" is A.A. Milne's dramatization of this Kenneth Grahame classic
The Wind in the Willows
Holly
|
$200
[17]
An Apis Mellifera, or Jim Gillis' wife on the old "Life of Riley" series
honeybee
Bruce
|
$400
[28]
Phobos circles Mars, & Phoebe circles this planet
Saturn
Bruce
|
|
$300
[8]
Built around 2500 B.C., this structure's base covers 13 acres
the (Great) Pyramid of Cheops
Bruce
|
$300
[13]
Mistakenly thinking it began in the Gulf of Mexico, Ben Franklin gave this current its name
the Gulf Stream
Holly
|
$300
[22]
Event won by Abebe Bikila in 1960 & 1964 & by Frank Shorter in 1972
the marathon
Bruce
|
$300
[3]
Question posed in the poem "3 Blind Mice"
Have (Did) you ever seen such a sight in your life as three blind mice
Holly
Bruce
|
$400
[21]
Anne Francis played the title role in this mid '60s TV series about a female private eye
Honey West
Bruce
|
$500
[27]
Ariel, Miranda, Titania & Oberon
the moons of Uranus
Bruce
Allen
|
|
$400
[9]
Homer's "Iliad" directed archaeologists to the actual site of this ancient city
Troy
Bruce
|
$400
[15]
This, the world's highest waterfall, flows into Río Churún, a tributary of Río Caroní, in Venezuela
Angel Falls
Holly
|
$400
[23]
Sport in which West Germany's Rosi Mittermaier won a gold medal in 1976
alpine skiing
|
$400
[4]
He got so tired of Dr. Dolittle he sent him to the Moon in 1928, but the public demanded a sequel
Hugh Lofting
Holly
|
DD
$500
[18]
In "South Pacific" Luther Billis wears a grass skirt & dances while Nellie sings this song:"I'm speakin' of my Sweetie Pie / Only sixty inches high /Ev'ry inch is packed with dynamite! / Her hair is blond and curly / Her curls are hurly-burly..."
"Honey Bun"
Bruce
|
— |
|
$500
[10]
One of the world's oldest medical texts, circa 2500 B.C., was written in this wedge-shaped writing
cuneiform
Bruce
|
$500
[19]
Dividing the country in two, this river is an important int'l trade route for Hungary
the Danube
Allen
|
$500
[24]
In 1952 Bob Mathias became the 1st man in Olympic history to win this event twice
the decathlon
Holly
|
$500
[5]
Some "Tales" of this German author were called "Night-Pieces" & some were "Fantasy-Pieces"
Hoffmann
Allen
|
$500
[25]
A kinkajou
a honey bear
Allen
|
— |
| AMERICANA | AUTHORS' MIDDLE NAMES | ITALIAN COOKING | LAW | MOVIE MAKERS | BIOLOGY |
|
$200
[10]
This shelled animal is North Carolina's state reptile
a tortoise (turtle)
Allen
|
$200
[2]
William Maugham's middle name
Somerset
Bruce
|
$200
[23]
This "grate" cheese has been made in Parma, Italy for 7 centuries
Parmesan
Allen
|
$200
[15]
17th c. English jurist John Selden said this about "ignorance of the law"
it's no excuse
Bruce
Allen
|
$200
[7]
D. F. Zanuck's last epic; it starred just about every guy in Hollywood & took place on D-Day
The Longest Day
Holly
|
$200
[1]
The 1st section of the cell to divide, it does it by mitosis, meiosis, or rarely, amitosis
the nucleus
Holly
|
|
$400
[11]
Connecticut's state hero is this patriot that regretted that he had but 1 life to lose for his country
Nathan Hale
Holly
|
$400
[8]
Edgar Masters' middle name
Lee
Holly
|
$400
[24]
Name for a platter of sausage, fish, vegetables & cheese, but only if served before the pasta course
antipasto
Bruce
|
$400
[16]
Completes the proverb. "He that is his own lawyer..."
has a fool for a client
Allen
|
$400
[14]
In 1981 MGM acquired this large production company for $380 million
United Artists
Allen
|
$400
[3]
Term for just one of the bones in your spinal column
vertebra
Bruce
|
|
$600
[20]
This "royal" butterfly known for its long migrations is the state insect of Illinois
the monarch
Bruce
|
$600
[9]
Francis Harte's middle name
Bret
Allen
|
$800
[26]
1 of the 2 meats flavored with sage & white wine that make up "saltimbocca"
(1 of) veal (or ham)
Allen
|
$600
[17]
Term in criminal law for the dismissal of charges through a verdict of "not guilty"
acquittal
Allen
|
$600
[28]
William Peter Blatty produced this "diabolical" 1973 film based on his own best seller
The Exorcist
Bruce
|
$600
[4]
If you're looking for a nectary, it's part of one of these
a flower
|
|
$800
[21]
Some say this state song was Harry Truman's favorite, while others claim he hated it
"The Missouri Waltz"
Holly
Allen
|
$800
[12]
Franklin Adams' middle name
Pierce
Allen
|
$1,000
[27]
This traditional dish of Northern Italy is cornmeal mush with an Italian touch
polenta
Allen
|
$800
[18]
While a divorce is a dissolution of a marriage, this declaration says it never really existed
an annulment
Allen
|
DD
$1,200
[29]
Czech-born director who earned Oscars for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" & "Amadeus"
Miloš Forman
Bruce
|
$800
[5]
A fat that's liquid at room temperature is called this
an oil (an unsaturated fat)
Bruce
|
|
$1,000
[22]
Medieval activity that's Maryland's official state sport
jousting
Bruce
|
$1,000
[13]
Clement Moore's middle name
Clarke
|
DD
$1,300
[25]
Italian cheesecake is made with this soft, creamy cheese, not cream cheese
ricotta
Bruce
|
$1,000
[19]
It's an order for the arrest of a person issued by a judge
a warrant
Bruce
|
— |
$1,000
[6]
German physician who discovered those little islets in the pancreas
(Paul) Langerhans
Bruce
|
Act I, Scene III of this play involves a heated discussion about 3,000 ducats
The Merchant of Venice