Esther Walling — a junior high school teacher originally from Redding, California
Steven Goldstein — a sales manager from Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Bill Ryan — a national sales representative from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (whose 1-day cash winnings total $7,400)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | $700 | $500 | $-500 |
$-500
3rd place: Tappan electric range with microwave on top |
$500
17 R, 10 W (including 1 DD) |
| Steven | $900 | $3,100 | $4,300 |
$5,000
New champion: $5,000 |
$4,300
14 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| Esther | $500 | $200 | $600 |
$1,190
2nd place: trip on Eastern to St. Thomas & stay at the Frenchman's Reef Resort |
$600
9 R, 3 W |
| MEDICAL HISTORY | THE GREAT LAKES | FISHY NAMES | ADVERTISING | WEDDINGS | "RICH" |
|
$100
[4]
About 1860, a German druggist reported the isolation of this drug from coca leaves
cocaine
Bill
|
$100
[9]
60% of this country's population lives adjacent to the Great Lakes
Canada
Bill
|
$100
[12]
His career as a lieutenant reached a "peak" in Colorado in 1806
Pike
Steven
|
$100
[13]
Morton Salt slogan illustrated by a little girl carrying an umbrella
when it rains, it pours
Bill
Esther
|
$100
[18]
Once strictly taboo, some say it's now acceptable for a bride to wear this color for a 2nd wedding
white
Esther
|
$100
[1]
Say you, say me, say he won an Oscar in '86 for Best Original Song
Lionel Richie
Esther
|
|
$200
[5]
The 1st practical metal one with a hollow needle was invented in 1853
a hypodermic
Steven
|
$200
[27]
It's Hiawatha's "Gitche Gumee", "shining big sea water", & big it is
Lake Superior
Esther
|
$200
[23]
Nickname of both Amos 'n' Andy's friend George Stevens & Louisiana gov. Huey Long
the Kingfish
Steven
|
$200
[14]
Product whose ads, in the '50s & '60s, asked, "Does she or doesn't she"?
Clairol
Bill
Esther
|
$200
[19]
At military weddings, an arch of swords is made only if the bride or groom is one of these
an officer
Bill
|
$200
[2]
From the song, "Ain't We Got Fun", phrase that precedes "and the poor get poorer"
the rich get rich
Bill
Steven
|
|
$300
[6]
Family of fruit a Scottish doctor prescribed in 1785 to prevent scurvy in British sailors
citrus
Bill
|
$300
[28]
Farmer's Almanac claims biggest source of pollution for Lake Ontario is this other Great Lake
Lake Erie
Bill
|
$300
[24]
Member of the cod family, or famed abstract artist Jackson
pollock
Bill
|
$300
[15]
In the world of tires, they called themselves "the other guys"
Goodrich
Steven
|
$300
[20]
Person who heads the processional in a traditional Orthodox Jewish wedding
the rabbi
Bill
Steven
|
$300
[3]
Show which often ends with Robin Leach's "champagne wishes & caviar dreams"
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
Steven
|
|
$400
[7]
Examinations of one of these from 1000 B.C. shows that tuberculosis existed among Egyptians
a mummy
Esther
|
$400
[29]
These 2 lakes can be considered one, since they are joined by the deep, wide Straits of Mackinac
Lake Michigan & Huron
|
$400
[25]
If Sam hadn't changed his name, MGM would have been called this
Metro Goldfish Mayer
|
$400
[16]
People are "glad" they "met" this insurance company
Aetna
Bill
Esther
|
$400
[21]
Hours after this 1981 wedding, garment maker Sidney Ellis sold 100 copies of the gown for $750 each
Prince Charles & Princess Diana
Steven
|
$400
[10]
Tough lyrics say "You've gone too far", this Hall & Oates song went as far as it could, to #1, in 1977
"Rich Girl"
Bill
|
|
$500
[8]
It's said a Spanish surgeon 1st described this venereal disease, recognized in members of Columbus' crew
syphilis
Steven
|
— |
$500
[26]
Lincoln's Treasury Secretary, later U.S. Chief Justice, he appears on $10,000 bill
Salmon Chase
Steven
|
$500
[17]
You can't fly this "fly me" airline anymore, since Pan Am took it over in 1979
National
Steven
Esther
|
$500
[22]
Because eating raw rice can kill wildlife, this edible is now thrown at many weddings instead
bird seed
|
$500
[11]
It's attributed to the Duchess of Windsor & likely echoed by anorexics in Beverly Hill
one can never be too rich or too thin
|
| 20th CENTURY | FOOTBALL | MASTERPIECE THEATRE | NEW TESTAMENT | "POOR" | LAST LINES |
|
$200
[11]
After the September 1930 elections, it was the 2nd largest party in Germany
the Nazi Party
Bill
|
$200
[6]
Since Detroit's baseball team was the Tigers, this name was chosen for its football team
the Lions
Bill
|
$200
[25]
This historical series could have been called "The Half-Dozen Spouses of Henry Tudor"
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Bill
|
$200
[16]
Jesus told his disciples they were this kind of "salt"
the salt of the earth
Bill
|
$200
[1]
Alas & alack, it's Linda Ronstadt's hard luck hit of 1978
"Poor Poor Pitiful Me"
Esther
|
$400
[26]
In "Stopping by Woods..." Frost concluded "But I have promises to keep, & miles to go before" doing this
before I sleep
Bill
|
|
$400
[12]
The December 1901 Ladies Home Journal had the 1st ad for these ornaments, made by GE
Christmas tree lights
Esther
|
$400
[7]
Following a touchback, the ball is placed here
the 20-yard line
Bill
|
$1,000
[21]
Having played his aunt in "Nicholas & Alexandra", Janet Suzman played his wife in "The Last Viceroy"
Lord Mountbatten
|
$400
[24]
The Ethiopian Church considers him a saint, though he condemned Jesus to death
Pilate
Bill
Steven
|
$400
[2]
It's why Dracula might crave Geritol after one too many anemic victims
iron poor blood
Bill
|
$800
[18]
Turning his back on his buddies, this character winds up on the phone asking, "Hello, Clara?"
Marty
|
|
$600
[13]
The 47-volume analysis leaked to the press by Daniel Ellsberg in 1971
the Pentagon Papers
Steven
|
$600
[8]
Though he never played for Philadelphia, this great Colt, 49er & Giant QB was called "The Bald Eagle"
Y.A. Tittle
Bill
|
— |
$600
[23]
Jesus restored this part of the high priest's servant's body after Peter cut it off
his ear
Bill
|
$600
[3]
Commonly attributed to Shakespeare, but actually a misquote, is this saying which ends "but mine own"
a poor thing but my own
|
DD
$1,000
[19]
Beatles song which ends, "Yeah, yeah, yeah; yeah, yeah, yeah; yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah"
"She Loves You"
Bill
|
|
$800
[14]
Like Charles & Diana's, their Nov. 20, 1947 wedding also drew worldwide attention
Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip
Bill
Steven
Esther
|
$800
[9]
The Raisin, Grape, Oil, Alamo, Mercy, Delta, Bacardi, Aviation & Gotham
college bowl games no longer being played
Bill
|
— |
$800
[22]
James said faith without works is this
dead
|
$800
[4]
You might become rich by investing in the companies listed on this company's 500 index
the Standard & Poor's
Steven
|
$1,000
[17]
Song which concludes, "3 cheers for the red, white & blue"
"Columbia, The Gem Of The Ocean"
Bill
|
|
$1,000
[15]
On April 15, 1954, she told Japan's Diet that birth control would solve their overpopulation problem
Margaret Sanger
Steven
|
$1,000
[10]
Current chairman of the President's Physical Fitness Council is this former pro coach
George Allen
Steven
|
— |
$1,000
[20]
According to Christian tradition, he was the only one of 12 Apostles to die a natural death
John
Bill
Esther
|
DD
$1,000
[5]
Title of thefollowing:[Instrumental music plays.]
"The Poor People Of Paris"
Steven
|
— |
Cities in which G. Washington, only U.S. president inaugurated in 2 different cities, took the oath of office
New York & Philadelphia