Bill Ruehr — a data administrator from Woodland Hills, California
Elliot Visconsi — a graduate student originally from Cleveland, Ohio
Carol Ann Krug — a software design engineer from Sunnyvale, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,400)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Ann | $2,000 | $4,300 | $10,600 |
$14,601
2-day champion: $26,001 |
$11,100
27 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| Elliot | $1,200 | $500 | $1,100 |
$1
3rd place: Konica Mermaid camera |
$1,100
11 R, 5 W |
| Bill | $700 | $1,700 | $7,300 |
$6,601
2nd place: trip to Mesquite, Nevada & stay at Merv Griffin's Players Island Hotel-Casino-Spa |
$5,300
13 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| ANNUAL EVENTS | JULY | 4th | "HOT" | DOGS | BEANS |
|
$100
[11]
The Florida Folk Festival is held at the Stephen Foster State Folk Culture Center way down upon this river
the Suwanee
Carol Ann
|
$100
[21]
This ancient Roman for whom the month is named was born in July
Julius Caesar
Carol Ann
|
$100
[16]
1983's "Billie Jean" was his 4th solo No. 1 hit
Michael Jackson
Carol Ann
|
$100
[1]
Malcolm Forbes was the 1st person to fly the U.S. coast-to-coast in one of these
a hot air balloon
Carol Ann
|
$100
[6]
The coat of this retriever may be yellow, chocolate or solid black
a Labrador Retriever
Elliot
|
$100
[26]
A popular holiday dish is made with these "colorful" beans, cream of mushroom soup & fried onions
green beans
Bill
|
|
$200
[12]
Oologah & Claremore, Ok. honor this humorist's birth with a Pony Express ride on November 4
Will Rogers
Carol Ann
|
$200
[22]
Honoring those killed in 1830's July Revolution, the Column of July stands on the site of this French prison
the Bastille
Bill
|
$200
[17]
When it held its 1904 exhibition, this Missouri city was the USA's 4th largest
St. Louis
Carol Ann
|
$200
[2]
It was Major Houlihan's nickname on "M*A*S*H"
Hot Lips
Bill
|
$200
[7]
It's believed the shih tzu originated in this region of China where the Lhasa apso was produced
Tibet
Carol Ann
|
$200
[27]
Cannellini is a white variety of this large red bean
a kidney bean
Bill
|
|
$300
[13]
A month-long May celebration of this sporting event includes a Mechanics Recognition Party
the Indianapolis 500
Elliot
|
$300
[23]
This flower, a symbol of July, belongs to the family Nymphaeaceae & was often painted by Monet
the water lily
Carol Ann
|
$300
[18]
No joke, it's the 4th-largest bone in the skeleton of an average adult male
the humerus
Carol Ann
Elliot
|
$300
[3]
A nursery rhyme says, "If you have no daughters, give them to your sons"
hot cross buns
Elliot
|
$300
[8]
This breed of hound has been described as having the head of a bloodhound & the body of a fat dachshund
a basset hound
Carol Ann
|
$300
[28]
In the classic Cuban dish Moros y Cristianos, these are served with white rice
black beans
Carol Ann
|
|
DD
$300
[15]
This state has winter festivals in several communities, including Hanover & Franconia
New Hampshire
Carol Ann
|
$400
[24]
It wasn't "small potatoes" when this became our 43rd state July 3, 1890
Idaho
Elliot
|
$400
[19]
In 1992 Andre Marrou came in 4th in this election with 291,612 votes
the election for the presidency of the United States
Elliot
|
$400
[4]
It's Richard Preston's nonfiction bestseller about an outbreak of a deadly African virus
The Hot Zone
Carol Ann
|
$400
[9]
The Dandie Dinmont breed of this dog owes its name to Sir Walter Scott
a terrier
|
$400
[29]
Also called broad beans, we hear they go well with a nice Chianti
fava beans
Elliot
|
|
$400
[14]
On this holiday in 1929, Al Capone's gang killed several members of Bugs Moran's gang
Valentine's Day
Carol Ann
|
$500
[25]
Richard Nixon made "the most historic telephone call ever made" to this place July 20, 1969
the moon
Carol Ann
|
$500
[20]
In terms of area, it's the 4th largest of the 5 Great Lakes
Lake Erie
Bill
|
$500
[5]
The Rough Riders adopted this musical standard as their anthem
"A Hot Time In The Old Town"
Bill
|
$500
[10]
Sometimes called "the poor man's race horse", it resembles a greyhound in miniature
a whippet
Elliot
|
$500
[30]
They're the beans most commonly used to produce bean sprouts for salads & stir-fry
mung beans
Carol Ann
|
| HISTORIC LITERATURE | WORLD CITIES | THE BIBLE | PAINTING & SCULPTURE | THE SUPREME COURT | FILM BIOGRAPHIES |
|
$200
[2]
The Kentucky plantation she visited in 1833 gave her a model for the Shelby home in "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Carol Ann
|
$200
[1]
About half of Iceland's population lives within the metropolitan area of this city
Reykjavik
Carol Ann
|
$200
[13]
This son of Adam & Eve "said unto the Lord, my punishment is greater than I can bear"
Cain
Elliot
|
$200
[11]
It's the dominant color in Picasso's melancholy 1903 painting "The Tragedy"
blue
Elliot
|
$200
[28]
As an Illinois lawyer, David Davis became a friend of this man who appointed him to the court in 1862
Abraham Lincoln
Elliot
|
$200
[18]
"The Pride of St. Louis" is the story of Dizzy Dean; "The Spirit of St. Louis" is about this man
Lindbergh
Carol Ann
|
|
DD
$300
[3]
"Das Kapital" was written in this capital city
London
Carol Ann
|
$400
[7]
Oh, this city on India's Hooghly River is the world's largest processor of jute
Calcutta
Carol Ann
|
$400
[15]
At this "sea" Jesus told Simon Peter that he would be a fisher of men
the Sea of Galilee
Elliot
|
$400
[12]
Jules Bastien-Lepage painted this French peasant girl "listening to the voices"
Joan of Arc
Bill
|
$800
[27]
This Chief Justice, once president, promoted the idea of a separate court building
Taft
Carol Ann
|
$400
[19]
The 1993 film "Dragon" recounts the brief & tragic life of this martial artist
Bruce Lee
Carol Ann
|
|
$600
[4]
Machiavelli wrote this book in 1513, but it wasn't published until 1532, 5 years after his death
The Prince
Bill
|
$600
[8]
Almost 90% of Brazilian autos are manufactured in this, Brazil's largest city
Sao Paulo
Bill
|
$600
[23]
His thigh went out of joint as he wrestled with an angel
Jacob
Bill
|
$600
[14]
One of Augustus Saint-Gaudens' most famous works is a heroic bronze statue of this Civil War admiral
Farragut
Bill
|
DD
$3,000
[26]
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. served 20 years on this state's Supreme Court, 1882-1902
Massachusetts
Bill
|
$600
[20]
In the movie "Blaze", he portrayed Louisiana governor Earl Long
Paul Newman
Carol Ann
|
|
$800
[5]
Language in which Newton wrote his "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy"
Latin
Elliot
|
$800
[9]
In 1821 this Sudanese capital was founded by Egypt's Muhammad Ali
Khartoum
Bill
|
$800
[24]
The Lord told this minor prophet, "Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it"
Jonah
|
$800
[16]
"Discobolus", a statue of an athlete by the ancient Greek sculptor Myron, is also known by this name
The Discus Thrower
Carol Ann
|
— |
$800
[21]
This 1950s director of some of the worst films ever was the subject of a 1994 film
Ed Wood
Elliot
|
|
$1,000
[6]
This Thoreau work was 1st published in a magazine in 1849 as "Resistance to Civil Government"
Civil Disobedience
Carol Ann
|
$1,000
[10]
In the 1960s this city was built to replace Karachi as the capital of Pakistan
Islamabad
Carol Ann
|
$1,000
[25]
Jesus healed a man near this pool in Jerusalem by saying, "Rise, take up thy bed, and walk"
Pool of Bethesda
Elliot
|
$1,000
[17]
This Frenchman who sculpted George Washington began sculpting at age 9
Houdon
Elliot
|
— |
$1,000
[22]
The 1983 film "Cross Creek" tells of this author who left the city behind for the Florida backwoods
(Marjorie Kinnan) Rawlings
Carol Ann
Bill
|
One of his early commissions was to outfit Sir John Franklin's 1845 expedition to the Arctic
(Charles) Macintosh