Joan Aron — an information systems consultant from Columbia, Maryland
George Roth — an actor from Los Angeles, California
Karl Bradley — a construction project supervisor from Bonita, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $7,801)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl | $1,600 | $1,000 | $5,400 |
$10,800
2nd place: trip to Maui, Hawaii |
$6,300
17 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| George | $700 | $1,000 | $5,700 |
$10,801
New champion: $10,801 |
$5,000
15 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Joan | $800 | $3,100 | $3,100 |
$5,800
3rd place: Sanyo fax machine |
$4,300
16 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| THE 1890s | DISNEYLAND | FOREIGN WORDS & PHRASES | WORLD FACTS | THE BELLS | "C" FOOD |
|
$100
[7]
In 1893 New Zealand became the first country to grant women this right in full
the vote
Joan
|
$100
[4]
The Jungle Cruise was inspired in part by this Bogart & Hepburn film
The African Queen
Karl
|
$100
[1]
It's Italian for an operatic solo
an aria
Karl
|
$100
[13]
More than 2/3 of Argentines live on this fertile plain that covers about 1/5 of the country
the Pampas
Joan
|
$100
[22]
Guinness says the world's oldest known tower bell is in this city known for a leaning tower
Pisa
Joan
|
$100
[3]
Lord Baltimore had one of these desserts named for him; it's often topped with a boiled icing
a cake
Karl
|
|
$200
[18]
This oath to Old Glory was unfurled in 1892 to honor the 400th anniversary of America's discovery
the Pledge of Allegiance
Karl
|
$200
[5]
You can see Walt Disney's family crest above the archway at the entrance to this castle
Sleeping Beauty's castle
Karl
|
$200
[2]
This Hebrew word for "peace" is also used for "hello" & "goodbye"
shalom
George
|
$200
[14]
This country's Quezon City was built on a private estate chosen by statesman Manuel Quezon
the Philippines
George
|
$200
[23]
A carillon, a set of at least 23 tower bells, is played manually on one of these, not by pulling ropes
a keyboard
Karl
|
$200
[27]
This delicacy is much less expensive when lumpfish eggs are used instead of sturgeon eggs
caviar
Joan
|
|
$300
[19]
The capture of Santiago, Cuba in July 1898 effectively ended this war
the Spanish-American War
Joan
|
$300
[6]
Disneyland's 1st 2 keelboats had been used on a TV show about Mike Fink & this fur-capped frontiersman
Davy Crockett
George
|
$300
[8]
Cervantes wrote, "Donde esta la verdad esta dios", "Where truth is, there is" this
God
Joan
|
$300
[15]
About 95% of Egyptians practice the Sunni form of this religion
Muslim (Islam)
Joan
|
$300
[24]
Bell associated with Sir Benjamin Hall, a commissioner of works
Big Ben
|
$300
[28]
The seeds of this stalk vegetable are ground & blended with salt to make a popular seasoning
celery
George
|
|
$400
[20]
In 1896 this world capital hosted the first modern Olympics
Athens
Joan
|
$400
[11]
Tourists used to fish for catfish off the docks of this island named for a Mark Twain character
Tom Sawyer's island
Karl
|
$400
[9]
This French word in the name of John Paul Jones' ship literally means "good man"
Bonhomme
Karl
|
$400
[16]
In 1979 this U.S. territory within a Central American country was abolished
the (Panama) Canal Zone
Joan
|
$400
[25]
Livingston & Evans who wrote the "Mr. Ed" theme wrote this Christmas song for a 1951 Bob Hope film
"Silver Bells"
Karl
|
$400
[29]
1 of the 2 alternate names for garbanzos that fit the category
chickpeas (or ceci)
Joan
|
|
$500
[21]
On Oct. 25, 1896 The New York Times carried this motto for the first time
"all the news that's fit to print"
Joan
|
$500
[12]
Watch out for the evil queen from this 1937 film; she may stare at you out of a window in Fantasyland
Snow White
Karl
|
$500
[10]
The Swedish call winter vinter & this season var
spring
|
$500
[17]
Its position near the mouth of the Rhine River makes this Dutch city one of the world's most important ports
Rotterdam
Karl
George
|
DD
$900
[26]
The poet who wrote, "Never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee"
John Donne
Karl
|
$500
[30]
This sauce served on spaghetti is made with ham or bacon, eggs, cheese & cream
carbonara
George
|
| CANADIAN CITIES | BOTANY | BROADWAY MUSICALS | U.S. HISTORY | LITERARY CHARACTERS | THE DALAI LAMA |
|
$200
[4]
The Royal Ontario Museum in this city is Canada's largest public museum
Toronto
George
|
$200
[15]
A valuable source of firewood in South America is this tree imported from Australia
eucalyptus
Karl
|
$200
[3]
"Waltz for Eva and Che" is a musical number from "Evita" & "Hook's Waltz" is featured in this show
Peter Pan
Karl
|
$200
[9]
When rationing of this began in 1942, most people were limited to 3 gallons per week
gasoline
George
|
$200
[18]
With the assistance of Jonathan Harker, this Transylvanian buys a property near London
Dracula
George
|
$200
[1]
One of the Dalai Lama's friends & promoters is this gentleman from "An Officer and a Gentleman"
Richard Gere
Karl
|
|
$400
[14]
Left over from the 1976 Olympics, this city's velodrome is now an environmental museum
Montreal
Karl
|
$400
[16]
Oil from this part of jasmines & roses is used in making of high-quality perfumes
the petals
George
|
$400
[5]
The 1990 musical about this rock & roll star could have been called "Holly!"
Buddy Holly
George
|
$400
[10]
Though it ended nationally in 1933, Mississippi didn't repeal it until 1966
Prohibition
George
|
$400
[19]
This James Thurber daydreamer has a wife who bullies him & a car that gives him trouble
Walter Mitty
Joan
|
$400
[2]
This 1989 award given to the Dalai Lama was denounced by China as politically motivated
the Nobel Peace Prize
Joan
|
|
$600
[23]
The best place to get an overview of this capital is from the Peace Tower on Wellington Street
Ottawa
|
$600
[17]
The best-known kind of this yellow flower is the trumpet narcissus
the daffodil
George
|
$600
[6]
"My Fair Lady" opens outside the Royal Opera House at this London location on "a cold March night"
Covent Garden
George
|
$600
[11]
In 1861 this Connecticut college awarded the first Ph.D. degree in the U.S.
Yale
Joan
|
$600
[20]
This Joseph Conrad title character is chief mate on the Patna & a traitor on Patusan Island
Lord Jim
Joan
|
$600
[24]
At age 5 Tenzin Gyatso was taken to the Potala, a palace in this capital, & enthroned
Lhasa
Karl
George
|
|
$800
[29]
Much of this capital of Nova Scotia was flattened in a munitions explosion during WWI
Halifax
George
|
$800
[27]
The "true" species of this shrub is called sweet bay
laurel
|
$1,000
[8]
This current hit musical that premiered in 1992 was inspired by the 1930 show "Girl Crazy"
Crazy for You
|
$800
[12]
The Santa Fe Trail became obsolete after the completion of this railroad in 1880
Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe
Joan
|
$1,000
[22]
The son of Chingachgook, he's "The Last of the Mohicans"
Uncas
Karl
|
$800
[25]
In June 1992 the Dalai Lama attended the Earth Summit in this city
Rio de Janeiro
Karl
|
|
$1,000
[30]
A 5-ton statue called "Golden Boy" tops the Manitoba capitol in this city
Winnipeg
Joan
|
$1,000
[28]
The leaves of this carnivorous plant form a tube & spout to trap insects
the pitcher plant
Karl
Joan
|
DD
$1,500
[7]
Popular TV star heardherein a 1959 musical:"I've always been shy / I confess that I'm shy / Can't you guess that this confident air / Is a mask that I wear 'cause I'm shy"
Carol Burnett
George
|
$1,000
[13]
In the early 1900s, part of what is now this state asked to become the separate state of Sequoyah
Oklahoma
|
DD
$1,200
[21]
He's the leader of the inner party in the totalitarian state of Oceania
Big Brother
Joan
|
$1,000
[26]
The Dalai Lama rules in exile from Dharmsala in this country
India
|
Founded as a nail enamel co. in 1932, it has been called "the General Motors of beauty"
Revlon