Gayle Pemberton — a college professor originally from St. Paul, Minnesota
Roger Golden — an attorney from Encino, California
Steve Grant — a sales consultant originally from Newton, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $7,500)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve | $2,100 | $3,600 | $5,400 |
$10,700
2-day champion: $18,200 |
$7,200
26 R (including 1 DD), 7 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Roger | $-700 | $0 | $-1,600 |
$-1,600
3rd place: Smith-Corona portable electronic typewriter |
$-1,600
3 R, 4 W |
| Gayle | $300 | $1,300 | $2,700 |
$5,399
2nd place: trip to Palm Springs + Jetzon radial tires |
$2,700
12 R, 3 W |
| BODIES OF WATER | LETTERS | MOVIES | 1983 | FAIRY TALES | SON OF WOOD |
|
$100
[1]
The saltiest as well as the lowest body of water on Earth
the Dead Sea
Steve
|
$100
[19]
This vowel is 6th letter from the end of the alphabet
U
Gayle
|
$100
[6]
World premiere for "Gone with the Wind" was held in this city
Atlanta
Gayle
|
$100
[11]
Houston mayor Kathy Whitmire & actor Dustin Hoffman tied for 10th place on his worst-dressed women list
(Mr.) Blackwell
Steve
Gayle
|
$100
[14]
In "Jack & the Beanstalk", what the ogre smelled
the blood of an Englishman
Steve
|
$100
[24]
Jed Clampett whiled away the hours with this hobby on his front porch
whittling
Steve
|
|
$200
[2]
The George Washington Bridge spans it
the Hudson River
Gayle
|
$200
[20]
A person's initials combined in one design
a monogram
Steve
|
$200
[7]
Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Oddjob & Dr. No
James Bond villains
Steve
|
$200
[12]
Newsweek ran these diaries one week & a "stern" rebuke the next
Hitler diaries
Steve
|
$200
[16]
Items other than porridge that Goldilocks sampled
beds (or chairs)
Gayle
|
— |
|
$300
[3]
Rapid U.S. river which empties into Mexico's Gulf of California
the Colorado River
Steve
|
$300
[21]
Middle initial of silent star Francis Bushman
X
Steve
|
$300
[8]
Wall coating that WWII Oscars were "cast" in
plaster
Steve
Roger
|
$300
[13]
'83 World Series champs
the Baltimore Orioles
Gayle
|
$300
[17]
James, a Shriner, or construction occupation of the 3rd little pig
a Mason
Steve
Roger
|
— |
|
$400
[4]
The sacred Ganges river flows into this bay
the Bay of Bengal
Steve
Roger
|
$500
[23]
'84 Fall TV series with the shortest title
V
Steve
Gayle
|
$400
[9]
Though best known as an actor, he directed "The Alamo" & "The Green Berets"
John Wayne
Steve
|
$400
[15]
In January he made news by resigning from the Joffrey Ballet
Ronald Reagan's son
Roger
|
$400
[18]
A statue of the 4 "town musicians", a dog, cat, rooster and donkey, stands in this German town
Bremen
|
— |
|
$500
[5]
Lake Baikal, deepest in the world, is in this East Block country
the Soviet Union
Steve
|
DD
$800
[22]
Word formed by the postal abbreviations of Delaware, Massachusetts & North Dakota
demand
Steve
|
$500
[10]
Movie that begins with Jane Fonda stripping out of her spacesuit while floating in air
Barbarella
Steve
|
$500
[25]
A Santa Monica jury ruled he was defrauded by companion Erin Fleming
Groucho Marx
Steve
|
— | — |
| WORLD WAR I | GEOLOGY | ISLANDS IN SONG | POETRY | STATE CAPITALS | NUMBERS |
|
$200
[2]
While Britain was preoccupied with the war, 1916 Easter Rebellion broke out there
Ireland
Gayle
|
$200
[1]
Seismology is the study of this
earthquakes
Gayle
|
$200
[15]
In his "farewell" to this island, Harry Belafonte's "heart was down, his head was turning around"
Jamaica
Roger
|
$200
[12]
"There is no joy in Mudville" because "mighty Casey" has done this
struck out
Steve
|
$200
[4]
The "Bluegrass Capital"
Frankfort
Steve
Gayle
|
$200
[9]
"Clowns" in Jason Robards movie, or years in a millenium
1,000
Steve
|
|
$400
[3]
Feminine nickname of 2 famous German long-range guns
Big Bertha
Steve
|
$400
[16]
These limestone deposits rise from the ground of caves
stalagmites
Gayle
|
$400
[21]
Besides this, Rodgers & Hart "took the Bronx and Staten Island, too"
Manhattan
Steve
|
$400
[17]
What Ralph Waldo Emerson suggested you "hitch your wagon to"
a star
Gayle
|
$400
[5]
Oldest capital in U.S., today it's popular artist colony in the Southwest
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Steve
|
$400
[10]
In a perfect game of baseball, the pitcher faces this many batters
27
Steve
|
| — | — |
$600
[22]
In '69, The Ventures had a #4 hit with this theme of TV's longest continuous-running police show
"Hawaii Five-O"
Steve
|
$600
[18]
WWI poet Alan Seeger did indeed "have a rendezvous" with it
death
Steve
Gayle
|
$600
[6]
Last capital on Mississippi before it empties into Gulf of Mexico
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Steve
|
$600
[11]
Dante constructed his epic "Divine Comedy" on this mystical number
3
Gayle
|
| — | — |
$800
[23]
Where Bertie Higgins "had it all just like Bogey & Bacall"
Key Largo
Gayle
|
$800
[19]
Lucasta was told "I could not love thee, dear, so much, loved I not" this more
honor
Roger
|
$800
[7]
Franklin made 1st proposal to unite colonies at this "Cradle of the Union" capital
Albany, New York
Steve
|
DD
$800
[13]
According to the song, it's the number of girls singing this chorus:"Keep your mind on your driving, keep your hands on the wheel / Keep your snoopy eyes on the road ahead / We're having fun, sitting in the backseat / Kissing and a-hugging with Fred "
7
Steve
|
| — | — |
$1,000
[24]
"Twas on this island" that Billy Vaughn "found her"
the Isle of Capri
Steve
|
$1,000
[20]
Herrick suggests they "gather ye rosebuds while ye may"
the virgins
Roger
|
DD
$1,400
[8]
It has more nat'l & regional headquarters of fed. agencies than any other city except Washington
Denver, Colorado
Steve
|
$1,000
[14]
Amount of pay raise the workers wanted in Broadway's "Pajama Game"
seven and a half cents (an hour)
Steve
|
As result of 20th Amendment, his 2nd inauguration was the 1st to be held Jan. 20th, not March 4th
Franklin Delano Roosevelt