Missing challenger introductions.
Leslie Miles — a lobbyist from
Alex Guard — an actor from St. Catharines, Ontario
Kevin Mulhern — a computer programming consultant from Stanhope, New Jersey (whose 2-day cash winnings total $18,601)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin | $700 | $1,200 | $9,000 |
$7,000
2nd place: Keller bedroom furniture & Magnavox TV/VCR + Jeopardy! Sports Edition for home computer or SNES |
$10,400
24 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Alex | $1,900 | $1,900 | $5,100 |
$9,100
New champion: $9,100 |
$5,100
15 R, 3 W |
| Leslie | $1,700 | $2,800 | $4,200 |
$100
3rd place: Robert H. Peterson Co brass fireplace accessories + Jeopardy! Sports Edition for home computer or SNES |
$4,100
14 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| CONTEMPORARIES | FAMOUS AVIATORS | MUSEUMS | U.S. GEOGRAPHY | HINTS FROM HELOISE | THIS & THAT |
|
$100
[6]
At about the time Richelieu became a bishop this captain was saved by Pocahontas
John Smith
Alex
|
$100
[16]
In 1902 they set new records for glider flights with their third biplane
the Wright brothers
Kevin
|
$100
[21]
The Cadillacs of FDR & JFK are on display at Autoworld in this Belgian capital
Brussels
Leslie
|
$100
[11]
Almost 2/3 of Rhode island's population lives in the metropolitan area of this city
Providence
Kevin
|
$100
[26]
Heloise likes to sprinkle this movie theatre snack with the powdered cheese from macaroni & cheese dinners
popcorn
Kevin
|
$100
[1]
A ship's navigational records are inscribed in this book
the log
Alex
|
|
$200
[7]
In 1295 Dante served in the local government of Florence & this explorer returned to Venice
Marco Polo
Leslie
|
$200
[17]
He won the Raymond Orteig Prize of $25,000 for the first nonstop flight between New York & Paris
Charles Lindbergh
Kevin
|
$200
[22]
The buildings in this part of Beijing where the emperors lived are now museums
the Forbidden City
Kevin
Alex
|
$200
[12]
One of the USA's highest lakes, Lake Waiau, lies near the summit of Mauna Kea on this island
Hawaii
Kevin
|
$200
[27]
In the bathroom, use a clothespin or snack bag clip to keep this rolled to the last place you squeezed
toothpaste
Kevin
|
$200
[2]
On Dec. 15, 1939 this film premiered at Loew's Grand Theatre in Atlanta
Gone with the Wind
Alex
|
|
$300
[8]
In the 1780s Casanova wrote his steamy memoirs & this man invented a governor for the steam engine
James Watt
|
$300
[18]
He landed the Eagle manually July 20, 1969
(Neil) Armstrong
Kevin
Alex
|
$300
[23]
A national museum in the Villa Giulia has this country's most important Etruscan collection
Italy
Leslie
|
$300
[13]
This lake in the Sierra Nevada Mountains is linked to Pyramid Lake via the Truckee River
Lake Tahoe
Leslie
|
$300
[28]
If furniture has left indentations in this, put an ice cube in each indentation & let it melt overnight
carpet
Leslie
|
$300
[3]
Capable of holding about 200,000, Maracana stadium in Rio is the world's largest stadium for this sport
soccer
Leslie
|
|
DD
$500
[9]
While Martin Luther hid in Wartburg Castle in 1521, this man took Tenochtitlan
Cortes
Leslie
|
$400
[19]
This Spruce Goose pilot died during a flight from Mexico to Texas April 5, 1976
Howard Hughes
|
$400
[24]
Material from this state's historical society is on display at Wilmington's Old Town Hall
Delaware
Leslie
|
$400
[14]
The Florida Mountains aren't in Florida, but about 50 miles southwest Las Cruces in this state
New Mexico
Leslie
|
$400
[29]
For an indoor version of this kids' outdoor plaything, fill a large plastic tray with 5 lbs. of corn meal
a sand box
Alex
|
$400
[4]
This explorer landed on Venezuela's Paria Peninsula in August 1489
Columbus
Kevin
|
|
$500
[10]
While Pythagoras taught philosophy in Crotona, this religion-founder was under a bo tree in India
Buddha
Alex
|
$500
[20]
He took the X-1 past the sound barrier October 14, 1947
Chuck Yeager
Leslie
|
$500
[25]
A small museum in Agana in this U.S. territory has exhibits on Chamorro culture & history
Guam
Alex
|
$500
[15]
Washington's Puget Sound Lowland lies between the Cascades on the east & these mtns. on the west
the Olympics
Alex
|
$500
[30]
Keep your jeans from fading by doing this to them before you wash them
turn them inside out
Leslie
|
$500
[5]
In 1938 this country issued coins commemorating the marriage of King Zog
Albania
Alex
|
| AMERICAN HISTORY | PATRON SAINTS | COMPOSERS' RELATIVES | HEALTH & MEDICINE | ENGLISH LITERATURE | THE UMAYYAD EMPIRE |
|
$200
[1]
On Armistice Day, 1921, the first of the unknown soldiers was buried at this nat'l cemetery
Arlington
Kevin
|
$200
[21]
James the Less is the patron saint of these fashion items; don't keep the fact under yours
hats
Kevin
|
$200
[12]
This Austrian's older sister, Maria Anna, was a child prodigy, too; they often performed together
Mozart
Kevin
|
$200
[11]
Anemia is a possible complication of this disease transmitted by Anopheles mosquitos
malaria
Leslie
|
$200
[5]
While living in Samoa, he wrote "Catriona", a sequel to "Kidnapped"
Stevenson
Alex
|
$200
[26]
In 711, with the help of the Berbers, the Muslims crossed this strait to take Spain & Portugal
the Strait of Gibraltar
Kevin
|
|
$400
[2]
After the capture of the Serapis in 1779, his damaged ship the Bonhomme Richard was left to sink
John Paul Jones
Kevin
|
$600
[23]
Known for his mysterious "fire", he's a patron saint of sailors
St. Elmo
Leslie
|
$400
[13]
4 generations of this "Turandot" composer's family had been prominent musicians in the town of Lucca
Puccini
Kevin
|
$600
[18]
Koplik's spots on the inside of the cheeks are a symptom of this disease that's also called rubeola
measles
Leslie
|
$400
[6]
The Martian invasion in this 1898 work takes place in Woking, England, not New Jersey
The War of the Worlds
Leslie
|
$400
[27]
Among the construction projections of the Umayyad Empire was this city's Dome of the Rock
Jerusalem
Alex
|
|
$600
[3]
In 1877 federal troops were withdrawn from the South, marking the end of this post-Civil War period
Reconstruction
Alex
|
$800
[24]
This martyr is considered the patron saint of lovers
St. Valentine
Alex
|
$600
[14]
The father of this "Firebird" composer was a famous singer with the Imperial Opera in St. Petersburg
Stravinsky
Kevin
|
$800
[19]
The action of a hormone called cholecystokinin makes this bile-storing organ contract
the gallbladder
Kevin
Alex
|
$600
[7]
Harry Bailly, host of the Tabard Inn, initiates the storytelling competition in this work
The Canterbury Tales
Kevin
|
$600
[28]
Abd al-Malik made this the official language of the empire
Arabic
Alex
|
|
$800
[4]
Forerunner of the CIA, this intelligence agency the OSS, was in existence from 1942-45
the Office of Strategic Services
|
DD
$1,000
[22]
In the 1760s this U.S. city was named for the patron saint of the then king of France
St. Louis
Kevin
|
$800
[15]
This "William Tell" composer's father was the town trumpeter in Pesaro & his mother was an opera singer
Rossini
Kevin
|
$1,000
[20]
Overactivity of this gland is the most common cause of exophthalmos, or abnormal bulging of the eyes
the thyroid
Kevin
Alex
|
$800
[8]
His "Women in Love" continues the story of 2 sisters first featured in "The Rainbow"
D.H. Lawrence
Alex
|
$800
[29]
The rates of this in the empire were set differently for Muslim converts & non-believers
taxation
Leslie
|
|
$1,000
[10]
To bring farmers together, Oliver Hudson Kelley founded this fraternal order in 1867
the Grange
Kevin
|
$1,000
[25]
As the first person from this country canonized, Stanislaus is its patron saint
Poland
Kevin
|
$1,000
[16]
This composer of "Prince Igor" was the illegitimate son of a Georgian prince & an army doctor's wife
Borodin
Kevin
|
DD
$2,000
[17]
Of heat exhaustion, heat prostration & heatstroke, the 2 that are synonymous
heat exhaustion & heat prostration
Kevin
|
$1,000
[9]
Betsey Trotwood is the eccentric but kindhearted great-aunt of this Charles Dickens character
David Copperfield
Kevin
|
$1,000
[30]
Muawiya moved the capital from Medina to this Syrian city that he'd helped capture in 635
Damascus
Kevin
|
Country whose monetary unit is the Swiss franc & whose only official language is German
Liechtenstein