Sherri Lipman — a bookkeeper and a household executive from Fullerton, California
Neil Bright — a teacher and a writer from Mongaup Valley, New York
Jim Rondoni — a freelance writer from Los Angeles, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $5,700)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim | $900 | $2,100 | $3,400 |
$3,500
2-day champion: $9,200 |
$4,900
17 R (including 1 DD), 6 W (including 1 DD) |
| Neil | $500 | $1,100 | $1,300 |
$1,175
2nd place: Panasonic TV + Lane recliner |
$1,300
9 R, 3 W |
| Sherri | $600 | $-100 | $700 |
$0
3rd place: Jules Jurgensen his & hers watches |
$700
7 R, 5 W |
| 1885 | POP MUSIC | FOREIGN PHRASES | MINNESOTA | FAIRIES & WEE FOLK | THE PATSYS |
|
$100
[6]
History says M. Fox introduced this game to America in 1885, not "fore"
golf
Sherri
|
$100
[11]
What Anni-Frid, Benny, Bjorn, Agnetha were better known as
ABBA
Neil
|
$100
[7]
A German prison camp, Holden's was "17"
stalag
Jim
|
$100
[1]
Minnesota's mathematically inaccurate nickname
Land of 10,000 Lakes
Jim
|
$100
[26]
Green & quartered, it can provide protection against fairies
a 4-leaf clover
Jim
Sherri
|
$100
[21]
Cheetah, his chimp, won in 1952
Tarzan
Neil
|
|
$200
[16]
Begun on July 4, 1848, this monument in Washington was finally dedicated
the Washington Monument
Neil
|
$200
[12]
Like The Beach Boys before him, he sings the praises of "California Girls"
David Lee Roth
Jim
|
$200
[8]
Spanish for "black", it's a term Americans now seldom use for Blacks
negro
Sherri
|
$200
[2]
Frostbite Falls, Minn., is supposed home of this cartoon pair
Rocky & Bullwinkle
|
— |
$200
[22]
1 of 3 Walt Disney title dogs who won the big screen Patsy
(1 of) Old Yeller, the Shaggy Dog or Big Red
Jim
Sherri
|
|
$300
[17]
This women's magazine celebrated its centennial in 1985, a seal of America's approval
Good Housekeeping
Jim
|
$300
[13]
"Rolling Stone" & composer of "Like A Rolling Stone" who've tied for most individual covers
Bob Dylan & Mick Jagger
Neil
|
$300
[9]
Latin phrase for when a stiff becomes stiff
rigor mortis
Sherri
|
$300
[3]
By law, only they are allowed to quarry the unique red stone at Pipestone Nat'l Monument
the Indians
|
— |
$300
[23]
TV winner of 1962 & '63, "Of course, of course"
Mr. Ed
Jim
|
|
$400
[18]
The 2nd volume of his "Das Kapital" was published
Karl Marx
Jim
|
$400
[14]
After a 6-month separation & repeated reconciliation attemps, she's divorcing Steve Craig
Marie Osmond
|
$400
[10]
Hindi for an underpaid laborer, applied to Chinese railroad workers in U.S.
a coolie
Neil
|
$400
[4]
Minnesota provides the nation with more than 60% of this mineral
iron ore
Jim
|
— |
$400
[24]
Kim Novak's cat Pyewacket won for her bewitching work in this film
Bell, Book and Candle
Sherri
|
|
$500
[19]
A vine from Napoleon's grave was planted at this U.S. president's tomb
(Ulysses) Grant
Neil
|
$500
[15]
Asked why she chose 1984 as her comeback year, she said, "I don't have much time left!"
Tina Turner
Jim
Sherri
|
$500
[20]
French for "noble gesture", or French legionnaire films of '26, '39, '66, & '77
Beau Geste
Neil
Sherri
|
DD
$500
[5]
By cargo weight, 1 of 15 largest U.S. ports, even though it's more than 1000 miles from the ocean
Duluth
Jim
|
— |
$500
[25]
Samantha became the only goose to get 1 for this gentle Gary Cooper classic film
Friendly Persuasion
|
| BOTANY | PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA | STARTS WITH "A" | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY | THE AMERICAS |
|
$200
[13]
This insect-catching plant is found in nature only in the area of Wilmington, N.C.
the Venus flytrap
Jim
|
$200
[5]
Number of shots fired in gun salute given a president of the U.S.
21
Jim
|
$200
[1]
A bird abode
an aviary
Jim
Sherri
|
$200
[2]
Maximum amount of money backed by F.D.I.C. for each depositor of a bank
$100,000
Jim
|
$200
[8]
Huge, grass-covered plain in Central Argentina, it was home to the gaucho
the Pampas
Neil
|
|
$400
[19]
Turpentine comes from this kind of tree
a pine tree
|
$400
[9]
At the Republican 1884 & 1888 conventions, his son, Robert Todd, had name put in nomination
Lincoln
Jim
|
$400
[12]
These "diamonds" are a foot's best friend
argyles
|
$400
[3]
This Milwaukee-based firm is only U.S.-founded company still making motorcycles
Harley-Davidson
Jim
|
$400
[10]
Named in 1869 by geologist Powell, it's only official natural wonder found in U.S.
the Grand Canyon
Jim
|
|
$600
[20]
The 2 plants which supply nearly all of the world's sugar
beets & sugarcane
Sherri
|
$600
[16]
Congress has given presidents' widows "franking", or free use of this, for their lives
postage (U.S mail)
Jim
|
$600
[21]
According to Darwin's accepted theory, it's a barrier reef before it becomes this
an atoll
Sherri
|
$600
[4]
Company founded in 1906 by door-to-door salesman Alfred C. Fuller, now owned by Sara Lee Corp.
the Fuller Brush Company
Neil
|
$600
[11]
Not until 1963 did this country complete its 5,000-mile transcontinental highway
Canada
Sherri
|
|
$800
[23]
Smuts, molds, mildews, & yeasts belong to this plant group
fungi
|
$1,000
[18]
It's what the banner reads that's held in the mouth of the eagle on the presidential seal
E Pluribus Unum
|
$800
[22]
Numerically, it's supposedly represented by 666
the Antichrist
|
$800
[6]
Company that's removing its trademark from products due to rumors logo is linked to satanism
Procter & Gamble (P&G)
Jim
Neil
|
$800
[14]
In Louisiana, they're French-speaking whites; in Mexico, whites of pure Spanish extraction
the Creoles
Jim
Neil
|
| — |
DD
$1,500
[17]
Only 2 presidents to bear the same surname & not be related
(Andrew & Lyndon) Johnson
Jim
|
— |
$1,000
[7]
Wausau Insurance headquarters is not in Poland but in this state
Wisconsin
Jim
|
$1,000
[15]
Founded in 1961 by JFK, this development program greatly aided South America's economy
the Alliance for Progress
Neil
|
Only 1 of the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse specifically named in text of King James or Douay Bible
Death