Roberta Maguire — a substitute teacher from New York City, New York
Dan Loney — a graduate student originally from Iowa City, Iowa
Bob Majeska — a research scientist from Danbury, Connecticut (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,799)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob | $2,100 | $2,700 | $6,500 |
$6,500
2-day champion: $16,299 |
$6,500
18 R, 2 W |
| Dan | $500 | $1,500 | $3,200 |
$2,799
2nd place: Insight 386X computer + MCI video phones + Jeopardy! home game |
$4,500
15 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Roberta | $1,000 | $3,100 | $1,800 |
$3
3rd place: Olympus Superzoom 3000 camera + Jeopardy! home game |
$4,300
17 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| U.S. RIVERS | SPORTS HALLS OF FAME | 20-SOMETHING | MAMMALS | FASHION HISTORY | QUOTATIONS |
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$100
[1]
Like the Colorado, the Yellowstone River flows through a canyon named this
Grand
Bob
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$100
[5]
This Wisconsin football team's Hall of Fame includes a Vince Lombardi collection
the Green Bay Packers
Bob
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$100
[9]
He sent his first radio signals in 1895, when he was 21
Marconi
Bob
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$100
[18]
The largest dam built by these rodents was 2,140 feet long, 12 feet high & 20 feet thick
beavers
Dan
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$100
[21]
Zooty, a slang term that means flashy, comes from the name of this '40s fashion fad
a zoot suit
Roberta
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$100
[4]
This literary character declared, "I am the mightiest of the jungle fighters. You are Jane Porter"
Tarzan
Dan
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$200
[2]
The Big Black & Red Rivers flow into this mighty one
the Mississippi
Bob
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$200
[6]
One of the highlights at this Springfield, Mass. Hall of Fame is a film called "Hoopla"
the Basketball Hall of Fame
Dan
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$200
[13]
When he became emperor of Japan in 1926, he was 25 years old
Hirohito
Roberta
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$200
[27]
Also called an ant bear, the giant species of this mammal has a sticky tongue over 1 foot long
an anteater
Bob
Dan
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$200
[23]
In 1834 a punch press invented by Xavier Jouvin revolutionized the making of these hand coverings
gloves
Roberta
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$200
[14]
This cartoonist coined the phrase "Happiness is a warm puppy"
Schulz
Roberta
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$300
[3]
Fulton's steamboat Clermont was sent up this river August 17, 1807
the Hudson River
Dan
Roberta
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$300
[8]
Dick Button & Sonja Henie are among the notables honored at this sport's Colorado Springs Hall of Fame
figure skating
Roberta
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$400
[20]
At the tender age of 26, he became the commander-in-chief of the Carthaginian Army
Hannibal
Roberta
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$300
[28]
This endangered ape of Borneo & Sumatra is now protected by law in Indonesia & Malaysia
the orangutan
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$300
[24]
Louis XIV often wore extremely wide ones of these on his shoes instead of buckles
bows
Dan
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$300
[15]
In a December 29, 1940 fireside chat, he said, "We must be the great arsenal of democracy"
F. D. Roosevelt
Bob
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$400
[7]
The name of this tributary of The Wabash became a nickname for William Henry Harrison
the Tippecanoe
Bob
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$400
[11]
Exhibits at this sport's Hall of Fame in N. Carolina trace it from its origin in Scotland to the present
golf
Bob
|
DD
$500
[19]
Seen here, he was only 22 when a plane crash cut short his life:
Buddy Holly
Dan
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$400
[29]
Breeds of this domestic mammal include Suffolk, Cheviot & Merino
sheep
Bob
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$400
[25]
The "picture" style of this framed a woman's face & made her look as pretty as a picture
a hat
Bob
Roberta
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$400
[16]
"Patriot Games" author who said, "I've made up stuff that's turned out to be real, that's the spooky part"
Tom Clancy
Bob
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$500
[10]
This river forming most of the border between Georgia & South Carolina sounds like a grassland
the Savannah
Bob
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$500
[12]
If you "cross-country" to Ishpeming, Michigan, you'll find this sport's national hall of fame
skiing
Dan
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$500
[22]
She was 23 when her first novel, "The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter", was published
Carson McCullers
Roberta
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$500
[30]
The songs of this whale with big flippers have been recorded for several albums
a humpback whale
Bob
Dan
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$500
[26]
This skinny, miniskirted model inspired the 1960s fad of painting spiky lashes under the eyes
Twiggy
Roberta
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$500
[17]
When named as Walter Mondale's running mate, she said, "Vice president--it has such a nice ring to it!"
Geraldine Ferraro
Bob
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| WORLD FACTS | NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES | FAMOUS ANCIENT NAMES | ECONOMICS | DANCERS | LITERARY TERMS |
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$200
[1]
Natural gas & this product account for about 99% of Brunei's exports
oil
Roberta
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$200
[6]
Norman Rockwell's art appeared in Life, Boys' Life, Look & over 300 times on the cover of this magazine
the Saturday Evening Post
Roberta
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$200
[9]
His books like "Metaphysics" & "On the Soul" were originally lecture notes, either his or his students'
Aristotle
Dan
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$200
[14]
An antonym of creditor, it's one who owes money to another
a debtor
Dan
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$200
[20]
Ballerina Violette Verdy became the first female director of this French city's Opera Ballet in 1977
Paris
Bob
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$200
[17]
A literary memorial that honors a deceased person, or the inscription on a tomb
an epitaph
Roberta
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$400
[2]
This country in which cattle are considered holy has more of them than any other country
India
Bob
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$400
[7]
When founded in 1897, the Jewish Daily Forward was published in this language, not Hebrew
Yiddish
Roberta
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$400
[10]
Plutarch said this rival of Pompey was subject to attacks of giddiness
Julius Caesar
Dan
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$400
[18]
The Monetary Control Act of 1980 requires U.S. banks to deposit funds with this central banking system
the Federal Reserve
Dan
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$800
[27]
As a youngster this sitarist was a dancer with his older brother Uday's dance troupe
Ravi Shankar
Dan
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$400
[19]
This term can refer to short poems that have a songlike style, or the words to a song
lyric
Roberta
|
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$600
[3]
About 3% of this country occupies the eastern tip of Southern Europe; the rest is in Asia
Turkey
Dan
Roberta
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$600
[8]
In 1992 this British humor magazine ceased regular publication after 151 years
Punch
Dan
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$600
[13]
Adrastus, leader & sole survivor of the 7 against this city, later led the sons of the 7 against it
Thebes
Roberta
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$600
[24]
This term for a first- class, low-risk stock comes from the colorful counters used in poker
blue chip
Bob
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$1,000
[26]
Her great modern dance works include 1946's "Cave of the Heart", inspired by the legend of Medea
Martha Graham
Roberta
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$600
[21]
Alexander Pope called it "My Weapon"; George S. Kaufman said it's what closes on Saturday night
satire
|
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$800
[4]
Hong Kong's largest urban area is located on this mainland peninsula across Victoria Harbor
Kowloon
Roberta
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$800
[11]
This New York City borough's Eagle newspaper folded in 1955
Brooklyn
Bob
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$1,000
[16]
Considered the first to act separately from the chorus, he did it from behind a mask
Thespis
Dan
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$1,000
[25]
This political economist wrote "The Affluent Society" in 1958 & "The Nature of Mass Poverty" in 1979
John Kenneth Galbraith
Bob
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$800
[22]
This term for epics written in medieval Iceland often refers to modern adventure stories, too
a saga
Bob
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DD
$2,500
[5]
They're the 2 countries with the highest percentages of Shiite Muslims
Iran & Iraq
Roberta
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$1,000
[12]
This major source of medical news is published each week by the Massachusetts Medical Society
the New England Journal of Medicine
Dan
|
DD
$1,500
[15]
This doctor of Marcus Aurelius systemized all the medical knowledge to his time, the 2nd century A.D.
Galen
Dan
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— | — |
$1,000
[23]
A Petrarchan sonnet consists of an octave followed by a stanza with this many lines
6
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Since 1948 over 8 million tons of granite have been removed in sculpting this man & he's not finished
Chief Crazy Horse