Suzanne Williams — a dentist from Richmond, Virginia
Keith Chun — an actuary from Parsippany, New Jersey
Jake Harle — a law student from La Palma, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $8,400)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake | $1,100 | $1,400 | $8,400 |
$3,799
3rd place: Lane recliner by Action Recliners |
$7,900
21 R (including 2 DDs), 3 W |
| Keith | $1,300 | $2,300 | $6,500 |
$12,801
New champion: $12,801 |
$6,500
16 R, 0 W |
| Suzanne | $600 | $2,000 | $6,400 |
$4,200
2nd place: Merillat modular shelving system & Zenith 9" color TV |
$6,400
15 R, 2 W |
| ETIQUETTE | GOLDEN OLDIES | FAMOUS NAMES | HOLIDAYS | MEXICO | "HALF" WORDS |
|
$100
[14]
Men should remove these in an apt. house elevator when a woman enters, but don't have to in a public one
a hat
Suzanne
|
$100
[1]
In 1957, Harry Belafonte said,"Come Mr. Tally Man, tally" these
me bananas
Keith
|
$100
[6]
Many thought this founder of Scientology was dead; then, in January 1986, he died
L. Ron Hubbard
Keith
|
$100
[8]
On 1st of these, held in Nebraska in 1872, over a million trees were planted
Arbor Day
Suzanne
|
$100
[26]
Mexico City was built on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, destroyed by this Spanish explorer in 1521
Cortés
Keith
|
$100
[21]
A little kid, or a quarter of a quart
a half-pint
Jake
|
|
$200
[15]
For a bride's 2nd marriage, this part of the ceremony can be dispensed with since dad did it once before
giving her away
Jake
|
$200
[2]
The Association's hit that asked the question "Who's walking down the streets of the city?"
"Windy"
Jake
|
$200
[7]
Clyde Beatty got famous doing this for a living
taming lions
Jake
Suzanne
|
$200
[9]
Holiday associated with Little Jack Horner's pie
Christmas
Keith
|
— |
$200
[22]
Marcus Allen, Herschel Walker, or sometimes even William Perry
a halfback
Keith
|
|
$300
[16]
It's when you can properly stop signing the "Jr." after your name
after your father passes away
Jake
|
$300
[3]
While his "Oh! Carol" was a big hit, her reply, "Oh! Neil", bombed
Neil Sedaka & Carole King
Jake
|
$300
[11]
Called the "Father of Fitness", at 71 he still exercises 2 1/2 hours daily
Jack LaLanne
Suzanne
|
$300
[10]
Holiday which Life editor Thomas Masson 1st urged be observed in "a safe & sane manner"
the 4th of July
Jake
|
— |
$300
[23]
An underskirt, or a partial Freudian error
a half slip
Keith
|
|
$400
[17]
Miss Manners says it's the only part of a woman's body a gentleman may stare at
her eyes
Suzanne
|
DD
$500
[4]
2 of the 3 songs by Peter, Paul & Mary which hit #1 or #2 on Billboard pop charts
(2 of) "Blowin' In The Wind" & "Puff The Magic Dragon" (or "Leaving On A Jet Plane")
Jake
|
$400
[19]
His father, Charles A., Sr. was a Minnesota congressman
Charles Lindbergh
Jake
Keith
|
$400
[12]
Maryland & Puerto Rico still observe Columbus Day on this date
October 12th
Keith
|
— |
$400
[24]
Type of foolish notion that sounds like Betty Crocker thought it up
half-baked
Jake
Suzanne
|
|
$500
[18]
Amy Vanderbilt says on business trips they should have different rooms on different floors
a boss & his secretary
Suzanne
|
$500
[5]
After removing some of this song's traditional bawdy lyrics, The Animals made it a #1 hit
the "House Of The Rising Sun"
Keith
|
$500
[20]
19th century British dandy said to have invented trousers to replace breeches
Beau Brummell
Suzanne
|
$500
[13]
Soon after his 1973 death, the Texas legislature made his Aug. 27 birthday a state holiday
LBJ (Lyndon Johnson)
Jake
|
— |
$500
[25]
This might well be Hulk Hogan's favorite term in the whole category
a half nelson
Suzanne
|
| ANCIENT HISTORY | BASEBALL | LITERARY TERMS | MARINE BIOLOGY | WORLD LEADERS | SPELLING |
|
$200
[2]
Their Capitoline Hill was the original Capitol Hill
Rome
Keith
|
$200
[1]
N.Y. team that lost a record 120 games in its 1st season
the Mets
Suzanne
|
$200
[16]
Brief story with a moral whose main characters often are animals who act & talk like people
a fable
Jake
|
$200
[26]
Some filefish can chew in their throats, since they have these located there
their teeth
Jake
|
$200
[18]
In 1975-77, while Raul Castro was Gov. of Ariz., another Raul Castro was #2 man in this country
Cuba
Keith
|
$200
[11]
In "Little Miss Muffet", it's what Miss Muffet was eating with her curds
W-H-E-Y
Jake
|
|
$400
[6]
Chinese emperor Shih Hwang-ti of the 3rd cent. B.C. ordered works of Confucius burned & this built
the Great Wall
Suzanne
|
$400
[3]
In baseball, a "doughnut" is a real sinker, since it's a weight used on this for practice
the bat
Keith
|
$400
[17]
A play ending in disaster, or losing Final Jeopardy! by failing to write response in question form
a tragedy
Jake
|
$400
[27]
Time-Life says only about 1 in 10 million sea creatures escapes this fate
being eaten
Jake
Suzanne
|
$400
[22]
Since this country has the world's lowest suicide rate, its king, Hussein, must be doing something right
Jordan
Jake
|
$400
[12]
This African anteater is 1 of the first entries in English language dictionaries
A-A-R-D-V-A-R-K
Jake
|
|
$600
[7]
World's most extensive archaeological dig is still being conducted at this ancient Italian site
Pompeii
Suzanne
|
$600
[4]
Even though this "Bean Town" batter hit .406 in 1941, he wasn't league MVP
Ted Williams
Keith
|
$600
[19]
From Latin for "kidnapping", it's the stealing of another's ideas & using them as your own
plagiarism
Jake
|
$600
[28]
Barnacles were once thought to be generated spontaneously from these parts of sea birds
feathers
|
$600
[23]
Jacques Chirac currently serves as both his country's prime minister & mayor of this city
Paris
Jake
|
$600
[13]
The last name of President Reagan's chief of staff
R-E-G-A-N
Jake
|
|
$800
[8]
In 323 B.C., age 32, he died of exhaustion at Babylon
Alexander the Great
Suzanne
|
$800
[5]
With 208, this Cleveland pitching great holds the record for issuing most walks in a season
Bob Feller
Suzanne
|
$800
[20]
An epistolary novel such as "The Color Purple", is a novel written in this form
letters
Keith
|
— |
$800
[24]
For 3rd time in Spanish history the Bourbons returned to the throne in 1975 with crowning of this king
Juan Carlos
Jake
|
$1,000
[15]
French for "outside of work", it's an appetizer served before a meal
H-O-R-S D'-O-E-U-V-R-E(-S)
Suzanne
|
|
$1,000
[9]
Seafaring people who passed their alphabet on to the Greeks &, eventually, to us
the Phoenicians
Jake
|
$1,000
[10]
2 of 5 hall of famers consecutively struck out by Carl Hubbell in 1934 All-Star Game
(2 of) Jimmie Foxx & Lou Gehrig (Babe Ruth, Al Simmons or Joe Cronin)
Keith
|
$1,000
[21]
The rhyming scheme of the Elizabethan form of this poetry style is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
a sonnet
Keith
|
— |
$1,000
[25]
According to its constitution, this country's supreme leader is the faqih, an Islamic scholar
Iran
Suzanne
|
DD
$1,200
[14]
Spelling of thefollowingsong's title:"Took a walk and passed your house late last night / All the shades were pulled and drawn way down tight /From within, the dim light cast..."
"S-I-L-H-O-U-E-T-T-E-S"
Jake
|
In 1977, he became only actor to win Best Actor Oscar posthumously
Peter Finch