Ray Butman — an equipment control clerk from Harbor City, California
David Bruins — a CPA originally from Holland, Michigan
Jack Horan — a school vice principal from Califon, New Jersey (whose 2-day cash winnings total $24,801)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack | $1,700 | $2,800 | $8,200 |
$4,800
3-day champion: $29,601 |
$8,200
22 R, 3 W |
| David | $500 | $1,600 | $4,400 |
$2,999
2nd place: trip to U.S. Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama |
$6,600
18 R, 4 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Ray | $100 | $1,100 | $5,800 |
$1
3rd place: Helbros his & hers watch collection + Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! games for the Super Nintendo & Sega Genesis |
$4,900
13 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| SCARY STORIES | THE COMICS | FOOD & DRINK | FORTS | WHITE | ITALIAN |
|
$100
[11]
J.S. Le Fanu wrote "Carmilla", a tale about a female one of these, 25 years before "Dracula"
a vampire
Ray
|
$100
[6]
In 1993 Forbes magazine listed this "Peanuts" creator as the 6th highest-paid entertainer
Charles Schulz
Jack
|
$100
[26]
Vinaigrette dressing often contains more of this ingredient than vinegar
oil
Jack
|
$100
[1]
The original Fort Dearborn, around which this "Windy City" grew, was built by Whistler's grandfather
Chicago
Ray
|
$100
[16]
Latin for "a white tablet", it's a blank book in which you paste mementos or photos
an album
Jack
David
|
$100
[21]
"Per favore, chiami la Polizia" means please call these people
the police
Jack
|
|
$200
[12]
Scary stories like the ones in his "Skeleton Crew" collection have made him the "monarch" of modern horror
Stephen King
Jack
|
$200
[7]
This "M.D." created by Nicholas Dallis in 1948 is still going strong
Rex Morgan, M.D.
|
$200
[27]
The very strong Turkish variety of this beverage is made in a special pot called a jezve or ibrik
coffee
Ray
|
$200
[2]
In 1948 this fort in Charleston Harbor was designated a national monument
Fort Sumter
David
|
$200
[17]
In pool it's the term for the all-white ball
cue ball
David
|
$200
[22]
The Italian name for this is l'appendice—yours may have been removed
The appendix
Jack
|
|
$300
[13]
A cruel caliph meets a terrifying end in "Vathek", a tale of this "architectural" genre
gothics
Jack
|
$300
[8]
This Brant Parker-Johnny Hart strip features a small monarch, a cowardly knight & a magician
The Wizard of Id
Ray
|
$300
[28]
The porter & stout types of this alcoholic beverage get their dark color from roasted malt
beer
Ray
|
$300
[3]
Fort Union near Watrous, New Mexico was built in 1851 to protect travelers along this route
the Santa Fe Trail
Jack
|
$300
[18]
Number of white stripes on the American flag; it's also the number of white stars in the top row
6
Jack
David
|
$300
[23]
Italians call this religious holiday Epifania
the Epiphany
Jack
|
|
$400
[14]
His ghostly tales include "The Altar of the Dead", "The Ghostly Rental" & "The Turn of the Screw"
Henry James
Jack
Ray
|
$400
[9]
This British character has a wife named Florrie & a friend named Chalkie
Andy Capp
Jack
|
$400
[29]
This type of meatball is often seen at smorgasbords
a Swedish meatball
Jack
|
$400
[4]
In 1898 this ship sailed to her fate from Fort Jefferson in Florida
The Maine
David
|
$400
[19]
Louis de Bechamel invented a white type of this
sauce
|
$400
[24]
This metallic color is argentato
silver
Jack
|
|
$500
[15]
Shirley Jackson's novel about "The Haunting of" this "house" inspired a scary film called "The Haunting"
Hill House
|
$500
[10]
Fritzi Ritz is this little girl's aunt
Nancy
David
|
$500
[30]
The consistency of this native Hawaiian dish is measured in the number of fingers needed to eat it
poi
Ray
|
DD
$600
[5]
On May 10, 1775 Ethan Allen & Benedict Arnold led a force that captured this fort from the British
Fort Ticonderoga
David
|
$500
[20]
When dealing with light, yellow & this color are complementary because they combine to make white
blue
|
$500
[25]
An Italian woman may tell you, "Sono Con Mio Marito", which means "I'm with" this person
my spouse (my husband)
David
|
| PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES | MUSIC | MEDICAL FIELDS | SHAKESPEARE | GEOGRAPHY | LUKE |
|
$200
[3]
His many travels earned him the nickname "Rutherford the Rover"
Rutherford B. Hayes
Ray
|
$200
[17]
It's the term for a song, like France's "La Marseillaise", sanctioned by a country for official occasions
an anthem
Jack
|
$200
[10]
Pediatrics concerns the growth of kids, but podiatry focuses on just these body parts
the feet
Jack
|
$200
[1]
Antony calls her "My Serpent of Old Nile"
Cleopatra
Ray
|
$200
[12]
Greece has over 400 of these & Crete is the largest
islands
David
|
$200
[22]
In chapter 4 Jesus answered him, "thou shall not tempt the Lord thy god"
the devil
David
|
|
$400
[6]
He was nicknamed "The Peanut Politician" because of his family's peanut business
Jimmy Carter
David
|
$400
[18]
Liszt was one of several composers to write a variation on this well-known 2-finger piano piece
"Chopsticks"
Ray
|
$400
[26]
Otology is the study of 2 organs, the ears; this is the study of 1 organ, the heart
cardiology
David
|
$400
[2]
Characters in this play include Osric, Voltimand & Guildenstern
Hamlet
Jack
|
$400
[13]
Though Rabat is the capital, Casablanca is this country's largest city
Morocco
David
|
$400
[23]
Luke reports that this many malefactors were crucified with Jesus
2
David
|
|
$600
[7]
Andrew Jackson's "wooden" nickname; it was inspired by his toughness
Old Hickory
Jack
|
$600
[19]
Chopin composed over 50 pieces of music to accompany this lively Polish dance
a mazurka
Jack
|
$600
[28]
Phlebology is the study of these body parts that carry what hematologists study
arteries & veins
Jack
|
$800
[5]
Falstaff's first name
John
Jack
|
$600
[14]
Many of the events of the 1988 Winter Olympics were held in this Alberta city's Saddledome
Calgary
Ray
|
$600
[24]
When Jesus was a child, his parents visited Jerusalem every year for this holiday
Passover
David
|
|
$800
[8]
He was dubbed "Sir Veto" because he vetoed so many bills during Reconstruction
Andrew Johnson
Jack
|
$800
[20]
In German this Strauss waltz is known as "Geschichten Aus dem Wienerwald"
Tales from the Vienna Woods
Jack
|
$800
[29]
Stomotology studies the mouth & this is the study of the stomach
gastrology
David
|
$1,000
[11]
Act V, Scene I of this play takes place in the Grecian camp, before Achilles' tent
Troilus and Cressida
Ray
|
$800
[15]
With about 5 million people, Karachi on the Arabian Sea is this nation's largest city
Pakistan
David
|
$800
[25]
When recruited by Jesus, this fisherman was told, "Fear not; fr henceforth thou shalt catch men"
Peter
David
Ray
|
|
$1,000
[9]
Zachary Taylor was called "Old Buena Vista" after a major battle he won during this war
the Mexican War
David
|
$1,000
[21]
The first movement of a sonata is typically marked with this term meaning "lively & brisk"
allegro
Jack
|
$1,000
[30]
Nosology is the science of disease classification; this is the "ology" just for noses
rhinology
David
|
DD
$1,500
[4]
When she sleepwalks, "Her eyes are open... but their sense is shut"
Lady Macbeth
Ray
|
$1,000
[16]
This Liberian capital, founded in 1822, is at the mouth of the St. Paul River
Monrovia
Jack
David
|
DD
$1,600
[27]
1 of the 2 men who appeared to Jesus during his transfiguration & talked of his impending death
Moses or Elijah (or Elias)
David
|
The first Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by a woman, it became a movie in 1993
The Age of Innocence