Tom Bestor — a writer originally from Eureka, California
Rick Vernier — a graduate student from Los Angeles, California
Brenda Clark — a sales manager from Phenix City, Alabama (whose 1-day cash winnings total $7,100)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenda | $900 | $800 | $800 |
$1,600
2nd place: Ensoniq digital electric piano + Zenith 9" color TV |
$800
11 R, 4 W |
| Rick | $1,800 | $3,000 | $3,900 |
$5,900
New champion: $5,900 |
$5,000
16 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Tom | $700 | $1,700 | $3,700 |
$1
3rd place: Carrington House carpets |
$3,700
15 R, 5 W |
| STARTS WITH "U" | FAMOUS WOMEN | NON-FICTION | AMERICAN RIVERS | ENGLISH HISTORY | PREDICTING THE FUTURE |
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$100
[22]
Description of Disney's "dachshund" or Brando's "American"
ugly
Rick
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$100
[23]
She tap-danced her way from "The Good Ship Lollipop" to the White House as Chief of Protocol
Shirley Temple
Tom
|
$100
[3]
She's the me in "Elvis & Me"
Priscilla Presley
Rick
|
$100
[1]
Though it divides both Massachusetts & Connecticut in 2, it's only named for 1 of them
the Connecticut River
Rick
|
$100
[2]
1st name of Archbishops of Canterbury whose last names were Arundel, Cranmer & Becket
Thomas
Tom
|
$100
[15]
Omni Magazine predicts in 1987 a plague of 100 billion of these insects will attack Plains farms
locusts
Rick
|
|
$200
[24]
When a ufologist identifies them, they cease to be these
unidentified flying objects (UFOs)
Tom
|
$200
[8]
Among this newscaster's bridesmaids were Caroline Kennedy & Churchill's granddaughter
Maria Shriver
Brenda
|
$200
[16]
"The Kindness of Strangers" covers the life, dreams & desires of this playwright
Tennessee Williams
Brenda
Tom
|
$200
[28]
Longest U.S. river to share its name with a state
Mississippi
Brenda
|
$200
[4]
Completely socialized medicine went into effect some 3 years after this war
World War II
Rick
|
$200
[12]
One of his predictions was "before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice"
Jesus
Tom
|
|
$300
[25]
Part of a spineless jellyfish, or a water repeller with a skeleton
an umbrella
|
$300
[9]
This "Kate & Allie" star told TV Guide, "I've got more laugh lines on my face than on the show"
Susan St. James
Brenda
|
$300
[17]
Of this ex-budget director's book, Reagan said, "I don't have too much time for fiction"
David Stockman
Rick
|
$400
[21]
This Florida "river" in a famed citrus-growing region is actually a lagoon
the Indian River
|
$300
[5]
1st of 8 recognized English kings of this name, he died of overeating in 1135
Henry
Brenda
|
$300
[13]
Called America's foremost psychic, she predicted Russia would land the 1st man on the moon
Jeane Dixon
Brenda
|
|
$500
[26]
A collection of Ben Jonson poems, Robert Louis Stevenson poems, or cans of deviled ham spread
Underwood
Tom
|
$400
[10]
Her father, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, introduced her to future husband Charles Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
Brenda
|
$400
[18]
The Masterpiece Theatre miniseries, "The Last Place on Earth", was about the race to reach this
the South Pole
Tom
|
DD
$700
[20]
River forming Oklahoma's southernmost boundary & part of this tune's title:"From this valley they say you are leavin' / We shall miss your bright eyes..."
the Red River
Rick
|
$400
[6]
Before Civil War broke out, Charles I ruled 11 years without convening this
Parliament
Rick
|
$400
[14]
Some in Japanese stereo industry predict this new product replacing LPs will be obsolete within 10 years
compact discs
Tom
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| — |
$500
[11]
1 of this ex-first lady's pet projects was a palace made entirely of coconut products
Imelda Marcos
Rick
|
$500
[19]
11 years in the making & 9½ hours long, Claude Lanzmann's film "Shoah" was about this
the Holocaust
Rick
|
— |
$500
[7]
Name formerly applied to Irish highwaymen, or members of British Conservative Party
Tories
Rick
|
$500
[27]
USA Today ran story on events at Cannes tribute to this late director 6 days before they happened
Orson Welles
Brenda
Rick
|
| ANIMALS | AVIATION | TELEVISION | 20THCENTURY AMERICA | HOMOPHONIC PAIRS |
|
$200
[18]
Milk snakes are so called because in legend they were reputed to perform this chore
milking cows
Rick
|
$200
[5]
It's said that by 1933, world's busiest airport was Newark air terminal serving this metropolis
New York City
Tom
|
$200
[1]
Profession of "Lady Blue", "The Blue Knight", & the "Hill Street Blues"
police officers
Brenda
Tom
|
$200
[25]
In 1903, the 1st coast-to-coast trip using this transportation took about 2 months
an automobile
Brenda
Tom
|
$200
[12]
A letter to Bambi might begin this way
Dear deer
Tom
|
|
$400
[19]
Babies of this largest anthropoid ape usually ride piggyback until almost 3 years old
gorillas
Rick
|
$400
[6]
The most popular plane in commercial aviation history is their 727
Boeing
Tom
|
$400
[2]
TV detective who lives in the guest house on the estate owned by Robin Masters
Magnum
Brenda
|
$400
[4]
Some feel if N.Y. Times had printed its info on this '61 invasion, it wouldn't have happened
the Bay of Pigs
Tom
|
$400
[13]
To perform calligraphy correctly
write right
Brenda
|
|
$600
[20]
It's thought 1st air-breathing animals with backbones to walk on land were of this vertebrate class
amphibians
Rick
|
$600
[7]
On July 25, 1909, Louis Bleriot became 1st to fly across this body of water
the English Channel
Brenda
|
$600
[3]
Of "The Promoters", "The Persuaders", or "The Protectors", what Roger Moore & Tony Curtis were
The Persuaders
Rick
|
DD
$500
[23]
It's reported that by the early '30s the author of this 1928 Rep. slogan was begging for food
"A chicken in every pot and two cars in every garage"
Rick
|
$600
[14]
Virtue in short supply in a crowded doctor's office
patients' patience
Tom
|
|
DD
$1,000
[21]
Preceding adulthood, the 3 stages insects go through in complete metamorphosis
egg, larval, and pupa
Rick
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$800
[8]
A TWA flight in 1934 featured this luxury, entitled "Flying Hostesses"
an in-flight movie
Brenda
Tom
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$800
[17]
It's what Jason, Joshua, & Jeremy Bolt did for a living on "Here Come the Brides"
lumberjacks
Rick
|
$600
[10]
The Dance Theatre of Harlem was 1st permanently est. Black co. to perform this type of dance
ballet
Tom
|
$800
[15]
The 60 minutes we share
our hour
Tom
|
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$1,000
[22]
1 of 5 North American birds that have become extinct since the arrival of the white man
(1 of) passenger pigeon, heath hen, great auk, Labrador duck, or Carolina parakeet
Brenda
Rick
Tom
|
$1,000
[9]
The "DC" in a DC-3 stands for this
Douglas Commercial
|
$1,000
[24]
Resident of Mayfield played by Frank Bank
Lumpy
|
$800
[11]
1924 saw election of 2 women governors, Nellie Ross of Wyoming & Miriam Ferguson of this SW state
Texas
|
$1,000
[16]
A hiding place for money but no checks, credit cards or money orders, please
cash cache
Tom
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1 of 3 state capitals which have an NFL team
(1 of) Atlanta, Indianapolis & Denver