Sam Balko — an operations assistant from Venice, California
Brenda Clark — a sales manager from Phenix City, Alabama
Hank Jones — a genealogist from Toluca Lake, California (whose 2-day cash winnings total $18,201)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank | $1,000 | $3,100 | $5,700 |
$5,700
2nd place: trip to Xanadu Beach Resort in the Bahamas |
$6,500
18 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Brenda | $500 | $200 | $4,100 |
$7,100
New champion: $7,100 |
$4,800
13 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Sam | $500 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
$4,000
3rd place: Panasonic 25" TV |
$3,000
15 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| WOMEN | "FORT"s | NUMBERS IN SONG | MOVIE DIRECTORS | THANKSGIVING | -OLOGIES |
|
$100
[11]
Appropriately, she hosted '86 gala honoring Spencer Tracy, about whom she's made a documentary
Katharine Hepburn
Sam
|
$100
[21]
The early growth of this Texas town was due to its closeness to the Chisholm Trail
Fort Worth
Hank
|
$100
[6]
It's the length of the Camptown racetrack
5 miles long
Sam
|
$100
[1]
Superstar producer-director who calls his production company "Amblin Entertainment"
Steven Spielberg
Sam
|
$100
[13]
In poem "Thanksgiving Day, the way to Grandfather's house is "over the river & through" this
the woods
Sam
|
$100
[24]
Experts in ornithology & apiology could teach you about these, & so could Dr. Ruth
the birds and the bees
Brenda
Sam
|
|
$200
[12]
Calling it a downer, Tina Turner turned down a role in the movie of this Alice Walker best seller
The Color Purple
Hank
|
$200
[22]
In the films, it's the city "Where the Boys Are" during spring vacation
Fort Lauderdale
Sam
|
$200
[7]
Johnny Mathis said he'd be in love until then
"The Twelfth Of Never"
Brenda
|
$200
[2]
When he won an Oscar for directing "Annie Hall", he was 3000 miles away, playing a clarinet
Woody Allen
Sam
|
$200
[14]
It wasn't until over 100 years later that this landmark became associated with the Pilgrims
Plymouth Rock
Sam
|
$200
[25]
Indiana Jones' field of study
archaeology
Brenda
|
|
$300
[15]
Though she claims it's only a novel, her parents might find "Home Front" hits too close to home
Patti Davis
Hank
Sam
|
$300
[23]
The 6th largest "city" in Kentucky, it's the world's most "valuable" military base
Fort Knox
Sam
|
$300
[8]
It's the girl-boy ratio in "Surf City"
2 to 1
Brenda
|
$300
[3]
He directed "None But the Brave" in 1965, & he did it his way
Frank Sinatra
Hank
|
$300
[18]
While Macy's sponsors a parade in N.Y., this now-defunct rival store used to put one on in Philadelphia
Gimbel's
Hank
|
$300
[26]
While this study tries to predict when earthquakes will occur, it's still on shaky ground
seismology
|
|
$400
[16]
In 1975, Mrs. Junko Tabei, a 35-year-old Japanese, became 1st woman to climb this
Mt. Everest
Brenda
Sam
|
— |
$400
[9]
1965 song in which Len Barry said falling in love is "elementary"
"1-2-3"
Hank
|
$400
[4]
Silent film pioneer generally considered to have defined the technique of film making
(David Wark) Griffith
Hank
|
$400
[19]
Pilgrims had seen Thanksgiving celebrated annually while staying about 12 years in this country
Holland
Hank
|
$400
[27]
Toxicology deals with the effects of & the treatment for these
poisons
Brenda
|
|
$500
[17]
Artist who died in '86 at age 98, some interpreted her flower closeups as sexually coded images
Georgia O'Keeffe
Sam
|
— |
DD
$800
[10]
The Byrds at 42,240 feet
"Eight Miles High"
Hank
|
$500
[5]
He directed 4 rock 'n' rollers in "A Hard Day's Night" & 4 musketeers in "The 3 Musketeers"
(Richard) Lester
Hank
|
$500
[20]
Governor of Plymouth colony who, in 1621, proclaimed a day of Thanksgiving & prayer
(William) Bradford
Hank
|
$500
[28]
A necrology is a list of people who've all done this
die
Hank
|
| ANCIENT HISTORY | THE BODY IN QUESTION | ON THE RADIO | PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA | SPORT OF KINGS | OTHER NAMES |
|
$200
[25]
This Old Testament term for Egyptian kings actually means "great house"
pharaoh
Brenda
|
$200
[17]
Part of the body on which you might get enamel bonding
your teeth
Sam
|
$200
[6]
Legendary D.J. whose signal from Mexico-based stations XERB & XERF covered most of N. America
Wolfman Jack
Brenda
|
$200
[1]
Surprise! His brother is allergic to peanuts
Jimmy Carter
Brenda
|
$200
[16]
The longest horse race ever run, 1200 miles, was held in this Iberian country
Portugal
Hank
Sam
|
$200
[11]
Mr. Van Rijn, Dutch master of light & shadow
Rembrandt
Hank
|
|
$400
[26]
It's believed King Nebuchadnezzar II built this ancient wonder to please his wife
the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Brenda
|
$600
[19]
The technical term for it is "alopecia", & one of the remedies is a "rug"
baldness
Brenda
|
$400
[7]
Radio signal that, according to 1978 Steely Dan song, has "no static at all"
FM
Brenda
|
$400
[2]
Rev. Phineas Gurley called his assassination God's way of showing the theater was evil
Lincoln
Hank
|
$400
[22]
Another term for starting time
post time
Hank
|
$400
[12]
Mr. Javacheff, Bulgarian-born artist who wraps buildings and islands
Christo
|
|
$600
[27]
Procrustes, a Greek robber, stretched short victims to fit a bed & did this to the tall ones
hacked part of the legs off
|
$800
[20]
They're masses of protective lymphoid tissue located above tonsils in lining of the nasopharynx
the adenoids
Sam
|
$600
[8]
Occupants of his "Alley" included Mrs. Nussbaum, Sen. Claghorn, & Titus Moody
Fred Allen
Brenda
|
$600
[3]
"Bull"ish on Maxwell House coffee, he's the one who said it was "good to the last drop"
Theodore Roosevelt
Brenda
|
$600
[23]
Queen Anne established these races in 1711
Ascot
Brenda
|
$600
[13]
'60s British Invasion folkie Mr. Leitch
Donovan
Hank
|
|
$800
[28]
"What an artist dies in me!" were this Roman emperor's last words in 68 AD
Nero
Hank
Sam
|
DD
$1,000
[18]
Marilyn Monroe's breathiness & John Wayne's slow speech were, says 1 expert, ways to correct this
stuttering
Sam
|
DD
$700
[9]
Public radio show that starts each week with thefollowingsong:"Well, look who's comin' through the door / I think we've met somewhere before / Hello, love / Hello, love"
A Prairie Home Companion
Brenda
|
$800
[4]
When this general's mother caught him reading war books, she hid them in the attic
Eisenhower
Hank
Brenda
|
$800
[24]
The owner of this 1985 Kentucky Derby winner surprised racing by passing up the other Triple Crown races
Spend a Buck
|
$800
[14]
His 1st name is Chaim, & in his most famous role, he sang "To life, to life, l'chaim"
Topol
Hank
|
| — |
$1,000
[21]
Name for the body's largest nerve, it runs from the spinal cord- through the lower body & legs
the sciatic nerve
|
$1,000
[10]
This was top prize on '40s quiz show "Take It or Leave It"
$64
Hank
|
$1,000
[5]
Ex-hangman who admitted he'd sired an illegitimate son, he didn't marry until in the White House
(Grover) Cleveland
Hank
Sam
|
— |
$1,000
[15]
Middle name of American dress designer Roy Frowick
Halston
|
"Anyone who wants to get out of combat duty isn't really crazy," said Doc Daneeka of this title rule
Catch-22