Carole Blatchford — a dental assistant from Tomball, Texas
Randy Conry — a social studies teacher from La Mesa, California
Bill Bauss — a sales representative from Cleveland Heights, Ohio (whose 1-day cash winnings total $6,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | $1,500 | $3,500 | $5,700 |
$2,600
2nd place: Sunray range + Bernardaud de Limoges dinnerware set |
$6,700
22 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Randy | $-300 | $-100 | $1,000 |
$1,999
3rd place: Botany 500 fashions |
$2,500
11 R, 6 W (including 1 DD) |
| Carole | $-500 | $800 | $4,400 |
$8,799
New champion: $8,799 |
$4,900
14 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| COLORS | FLOWERS & TREES | AROUND THE HOUSE | "GOOD" & "BAD" MOVIES | NUMBERS | U.S.A. |
|
$100
[10]
Colors most associated with the American Civil War
the blue & the gray
Bill
|
$100
[23]
This flower is appropriately nicknamed "mum"
the chrysanthemum
Randy
|
$100
[17]
Fire experts recommend installing them on the ceiling of each floor of your home
smoke alarms (smoke detectors)
Carole
|
$100
[1]
It could have been called "So Long, Ohio's Capital"
Goodbye, Columbus
Carole
|
$100
[6]
In the well-known song, it's tea for this many
for two
Randy
|
$100
[7]
Number of digits in the "new" 1981 "zippier" ZIP codes
9
Bill
Randy
|
|
$200
[20]
Steak, lamb chops and hamburger are all this type of high protein, high fat food
red meat
Bill
|
$200
[24]
Carnivorous plant, or WKRP DJ
Venus flytrap
Bill
|
$200
[18]
Fuzz balls found on clothes in the dryer
dryer lint
Randy
|
$200
[2]
Luise Rainer won her 2nd Best Actress Oscar in a row for this '37 film about life & survival in China
The Good Earth
Bill
|
$200
[8]
Ice skaters memorize this number pattern with their feet
a figure 8
Bill
|
$200
[13]
No one knows exactly why it's called the Hoosier State
Indiana
Bill
|
|
$300
[21]
Sick-out staged by policemen, named for the color of their uniform
the blue flu
Randy
|
$300
[26]
Holland's tulip, Ireland's shamrock, or England's rose
national flowers
Bill
Randy
|
$300
[19]
Control panel that "blows it" when it gets overworked
a fuse box (circuit breaker)
Bill
|
$300
[3]
Some say the ruthless producer Kirk Douglas played in this '52 expose was based on David O. Selznick
The Bad and the Beautiful
Randy
|
$300
[9]
Once in bottles in cardboard carrier, now cans in plastic, or a Kenny Rogers' movie
a six pack
Carole
|
$300
[14]
Ford's running mate in '76, he's currently the Secretary of Transportation's mate
Bob Dole
Bill
|
|
$400
[22]
Pneumoconiosis, it's the miner's disease caused by habitually inhaling coal dust
black lung
Carole
|
$400
[27]
Type of tree used for annual "ritual" of decoration, followed by inglorious disposal
an evergreen tree (pine tree, Christmas tree spruce)
Carole
|
$400
[29]
According to Erma Bombeck, the grass is always greener here
over the septic tank
Carole
|
$400
[4]
S. Tracy was the stranger who "single-handedly" uncovered a town's buried secret in this '55 film
Bad Day at Black Rock
Bill
|
$400
[11]
For Frank Sinatra "it was a very good year", but Janis Ian was melancholy "at" it
17
Carole
|
$400
[15]
The Federal Reserve banks do this to worn out $1 bills
destroy them (shred them)
Randy
|
|
$500
[25]
"Metallic" nickname for motion pictures
the silver screen
Bill
|
$500
[28]
"Babe in the woods", or a young forest tree not over 4" in diameter
sapling
Carole
|
DD
$500
[30]
These two helpful hint ladies have both "cleaned up" with best-sellers that use only their first names
Heloise (Cruse) & Mary Ellen (Pinkham)
Carole
|
$500
[5]
Respectively, Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef & Eli Wallach
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Bill
|
$500
[12]
Official fruit beverage of '84 Olympics was this "numeric" citrus blend
Five Alive
Carole
|
$500
[16]
Though popularized in WWI, "Uncle Sam" originated in this war
the War of 1812
Randy
|
| ANIMALS | TIME | EXPLORERS | BALLET | WALL ST. | CHEMISTRY |
|
$200
[2]
Name for a group of hounds, or 20 cigarettes
a pack
Bill
|
$200
[1]
Stone, Ice or Space
different ages of time
Carole
|
$200
[9]
De Soto the discoverer of this main U.S. river, was buried in it
the Mississippi
Randy
Carole
|
$200
[16]
A ballerina's shoes that take her to the ends of her feet
toe shoes
Bill
|
$200
[3]
"Animal" who's around when the stock market turns down
a bear
Randy
|
$200
[20]
The color of weathered bronze or copper
green
Bill
Randy
|
|
$400
[12]
Named for white hairs in their brown coats, these bears may be N. America's most dangerous animals
grizzly bears
Bill
|
$400
[4]
Time limit for entering a contest, or April 15 for income tax
a deadline
Bill
|
$400
[10]
He introduced to Europe paper money & coal as fuel which he brought back from China
Marco Polo
Randy
|
$400
[22]
The "Dance of the Hours" was performed by tutu-ed ostriches & hippos in this Disney film
Fantasia
Carole
|
$400
[5]
According to John Houseman, Smith Barney makes money this "old-fashioned" way
they earn it
Bill
|
$400
[21]
A lungful of this gas gives your voice a lift
helium
Carole
|
|
$600
[13]
Called elk in Europe & Asia, & this in North America, it's the largest living deer
a moose
Bill
|
$600
[17]
The most accurate type of clock, it won't gain or lose a second in 300 years
the atomic clock
Bill
Randy
|
$600
[11]
English explorer & translator of "Kama Sutra", he shared name with late Welsh actor
Burton
Bill
|
$600
[23]
French for "spinning top", it's full turn executed on one foot
a pirouette
Randy
|
$600
[6]
Since 1972, Louis Rukeyser has hosted this popular PBS stock market program
Wall Street Week
Bill
|
$600
[24]
The added "I" in table salt
iodine
Carole
|
|
DD
$1,000
[14]
The female of this 9-banded native U.S. animal always gives birth to 4 young of the same sex
an armadillo
Bill
|
$800
[18]
Time zone in Nova Scotia & New Brunswick, it's an hour east of the "Eastern" time zone
the Atlantic time zone
Randy
|
— |
$800
[25]
Legendary Russian dancer of early 1900s, his career was cut short when his mind took a flying leap
Nijinsky
Carole
|
$800
[7]
The 6 hour "good buy" period, or the hours in N.Y. that the N.Y. Stock Exchange is open for business
10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Bill
|
— |
|
$1,000
[15]
Even with 4 knees, it's the only mammal that can't jump
an elephant
Carole
|
DD
$1,500
[19]
To the nearest minute, the length of time for sunlight to reach your house
8 minutes
Randy
|
— | — |
$1,000
[8]
Preferred stock is given a preference for this profit sharing
a dividend
Bill
|
— |
This Mideast city gave its name to a type of cloth, steel & a jeweler's technique
Damascus