Steve Bronson — a student from Sherman Oaks, California
D'Art Ferris — a computer technician from Montrose, California
Molly McClellan — a naval officer from San Diego, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,300)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molly | $400 | $600 | $3,200 |
$6,398
2-day champion: $17,698 |
$4,200
11 R, 4 W (including 3 DDs) |
| D'Art | $2,500 | $2,600 | $5,000 |
$3,600
2nd place: Merillat shelving system + Radio Flyer wagons |
$5,000
17 R, 3 W |
| Steve | $-200 | $200 | $3,000 |
$5
3rd place: Bushnell telescope |
$3,000
10 R, 3 W |
| BOOKS & AUTHORS | SPORTS | WORD ORIGINS | CHEMISTRY | POTENT POTABLES | TURKEYS |
|
$100
[1]
The fiction best seller of 1982 was a storybook about this friendly alien
E.T.
D'Art
|
$100
[18]
Basically, exercise is either isotonic or this type
isometric
Molly
D'Art
|
$100
[16]
Term for a lie that may have derived from "Fable"
a fib
|
$100
[4]
Chemical formula for carbon dioxide
CO 2
Steve
|
$100
[6]
At 1 of Elsa Maxwell's famous parties, guests "milked" this bubbly wine from an artificial cow
champagne
Molly
|
$100
[22]
Although it's discernible at 12 weeks, only a specialist can tell this at birth
the sex of a turkey
D'Art
|
|
$200
[2]
He earned a Ph.D. before writing "Das Kapital"
Karl Marx
Molly
|
$200
[25]
Of 10, 15, or 20 ft., the distance from the free throw line to the basket in the NBA
15 feet
|
$200
[17]
Series of spots on a fabric, named for a dance
a polka dot
Steve
|
$200
[5]
Halogen that bleaches fabrics & is added to drinking water & swimming pools to kill bacteria
chlorine
D'Art
|
$200
[8]
Wines ranging from ripple to French Colombard are made by these Modesto brothers
the Gallo brothers (Ernest & Julio)
D'Art
|
$200
[23]
At 1, 5, 9, & 14 weeks, a commercially grown turkey gets a new set of these
feathers
D'Art
|
|
$300
[3]
Author & philosopher Francis Bacon said this "is power"
knowledge
Molly
D'Art
|
$300
[26]
In 1924, this Boston team was the 1st American team to join the NHL
the Boston Bruins
Steve
|
DD
$200
[21]
Dressing made of mayonnaise & catsup or chili sauce is called this, because it orig. contained caviar
Russian
Molly
|
$300
[13]
Since oxygen is the most abundant element on Earth, this is the most abundant compound
water
|
$300
[9]
From Old French for "liquid", term for alcoholic beverages made from spirits & fruit syrups
liqueur
D'Art
Steve
|
$300
[24]
A group of female turkeys, or, in olden times, a Turk's group of females
a harem
Steve
|
|
$400
[7]
Amount of time it takes for authors Kenneth Blanchard & Spencer Johnson to make you a manager
60 seconds (1 minute)
D'Art
|
$400
[27]
In 1985, 1st time in the 39 year history, a team from this country wasn't in Little League World Series
the United States
|
$300
[19]
Word which originally meant one who spoke in his belly, not through his dummy
a ventriloquist
Molly
|
$400
[14]
Of a micromillimeter, an inch, or a mile, the approximate length of a line of 100 million atoms
an inch
D'Art
|
$400
[10]
Made in a town 30 mi. NW of Guadalajara, authentic bottles of this drink must have "DGN" on label
tequila
Molly
|
— |
|
$500
[11]
Despite its title, the only "picture" in this 1951 Ray Bradbury book was on the cover
The Illustrated Man
D'Art
|
$500
[28]
In 1921, boxing's 1st million-dollar bout was won by this heavyweight
Jack Dempsey
|
$400
[20]
Dutch for "soft manure", it's synonymous with balderdash
poppycock
Steve
|
$500
[15]
Radon is the gaseous emanation from this element
radium
D'Art
|
$500
[12]
1st name of detective parody Crummond, or a drink made from vodka & beef boullion
Bullshot
D'Art
|
— |
| LAKES & RIVERS | OLD TESTAMENT | "LAST"ING MUSIC | ACTORS & ROLES | MAGAZINES | TIME |
|
$200
[8]
Because it's 29% salts, it's almost impossible to drown in this "sea"
the Dead Sea
D'Art
Steve
|
$200
[3]
Aside from a pot of manna & Aaron's rod, what Moses put into the Ark of the Covenant
the Ten Commandments
Steve
|
$200
[19]
Donna Summer stepped out in 1978 to perform it
"Last Dance"
Steve
|
$200
[1]
In listing nun roles, Leslie Halliwell called this Sally Field role the "weirdest"
the Flying Nun
Molly
|
$200
[5]
British humour magazine first published in 1841
Punch
Molly
|
$200
[24]
Technically, it's 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes & 46 seconds
a year
D'Art
|
|
$400
[9]
The shores of this "Black River", a tributary of the Amazon, are almost free of insects
the Rio Negro
|
$400
[12]
Not just by this "but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord, doth man live"
bread alone
D'Art
|
$400
[20]
1972 5th Dimension hit for insomniacs
"(Last Night) I Didn't Get To Sleep At All"
|
$400
[2]
Of "Santa Claus" role he said, "A bleeding elf! God, it takes courage to play a part you were born to play"
Dudley Moore
D'Art
|
DD
$300
[14]
This mythological creature is symbol of the Reader's Digest
Pegasus
Molly
|
$400
[27]
According to the riddle, time it is when an elephant sits on your clock
time to get a new clock
D'Art
|
|
$600
[10]
Both Lake Albano & Crater Lake lie within these geological formations
volcanoes
Molly
|
$600
[13]
It's said God decided to flood the earth after the death of this 969-year-old son of Enoch
Methuselah
Molly
|
$600
[21]
J. Frank Wilson's lips formed around the words to this, his only hit, in September 1964
"Last Kiss"
|
DD
$500
[6]
During her last 2 weeks on "Commando", she was also filmingherpart as Squeak in "The Color Purple"
Rae Dawn Chong
Molly
|
$400
[11]
Hugh Hefner worked at this men's magazine until they refused him a $5-a-week raise
Esquire
D'Art
|
— |
|
$800
[17]
Dam on lower part of this African river appropriately supplies "voltage" to the area
the Volta
Molly
|
$800
[25]
Abraham's home town was this city in Chaldea
Ur
D'Art
|
$800
[22]
Edward Bear's final note on the subject in 1973
"Last Song"
Steve
|
$600
[4]
He played Jolson again in "Jolson Sings Again"
Larry Park
|
$800
[15]
As its name implies, "Maledicta" explores this facet of language
bad words
|
— |
|
$1,000
[18]
Name of the river on which you'll find the Horseshoe & American falls
the Niagara River
Steve
|
$1,000
[26]
Clean & unclean birds, purifying the house, & cleansing a leper are covered in this book of rules & rites
the Book of Leviticus
|
$1,000
[23]
As the Monkees took the "Last Train to Clarksville", ELO took this
"Last Train To London"
Steve
|
$1,000
[7]
He made his film debut in "The Chicken Chronicles" but picked up the billing in "Diner"
Steve Guttenberg
Steve
|
$1,000
[16]
In 1883, this magazine began as the women's supplement of "Tribune & Farmer"
Ladies' Home Journal
Molly
|
— |
Warren Harding's 1st appointment to the court set a precedent by making him Chief Justice
William Howard Taft