Pete Brunner — a computer specialist from Ellicott City, Maryland
June O'Connor — a school nurse from Bergenfield, New Jersey
Ed McIntyre — a part-time newspaper copy editor from Durham, North Carolina (whose 2-day cash winnings total $30,301)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed | $1,400 | $2,900 | $7,300 |
$6,199
3rd place: Elcombe MainStreet Messenger emergency response system + Jeopardy! Sports Edition for home computer or Super Nintendo Entertainment System + Jeopardy! home game |
$7,700
24 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| June | $300 | $2,000 | $3,600 |
$7,000
2nd place: trip on TWA & stay at the Walt Disney World Swan + Jeopardy! Sports Edition for home computer or Super Nintendo Entertainment System + Jeopardy! home game |
$3,600
14 R, 2 W |
| Pete | $600 | $1,200 | $4,200 |
$7,201
New champion: $7,201 |
$4,200
13 R, 2 W |
| SCIENCE | SHOW TUNES | ASSOCIATIONS | SOUNDS | FOOD & DRINK | RAIN POTPOURRI |
|
$100
[7]
This metal whose symbol is Ni is slightly magnetic
nickel
June
Pete
|
$100
[1]
"A kiss on the hand may be quite continental, but" these "are a girl's best friend"
diamonds
June
|
$100
[13]
In 1969 it adopted a comprehensive code of professional responsibility for lawyers
the American Bar Association
June
|
$100
[6]
Vineyard Sound separates this 20- by 10-mile island from Cape Cod
Martha's Vineyard
Pete
|
$100
[23]
The seeds of this Thanksgiving pie gourd are a popular snack in Latin American countries
pumpkin
June
|
$100
[18]
Folks with foresight save their money for one of these times of need
a rainy day
June
|
|
$200
[8]
A rectifier converts alternating current into this current
direct current
Ed
|
$200
[2]
"One" was the tune that ended each of the 6,137 performances of this musical on Broadway
A Chorus Line
Pete
|
$200
[14]
This group of U.S. soldiers who have served in overseas conflicts was founded in 1913
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
June
|
$200
[9]
This sound extends about 80 miles from Admiralty Inlet to Olympia, Washington
Puget Sound
Pete
|
$200
[24]
The true type of this Italian cheese is made from April to November in Parma, Bologna & Mantua
Parmesan
Pete
|
$200
[19]
Something that will happen regardless of the weather will take place "rain or" this
shine
Ed
|
|
$300
[25]
Foraminifera are microorganisms that move by pseudopods, or fake ones of these
legs (feet)
June
|
$300
[3]
"Sunrise, Sunset" was written by Sheldon Harnick & Jerry Bock for this 1964 musical
Fiddler on the Roof
Ed
|
$300
[15]
In 1961 the Pope gave a new constitution to the Knights of this island nation, known for charitable work
Malta
Ed
|
$300
[10]
This sound provides the southern border of the region called New England
Long Island Sound
Ed
|
$300
[26]
A taco consists of a fried corn one of these filled with meat, vegetables, etc.
a tortilla
Ed
|
$300
[20]
The British call this a brolly, a shortened & altered form of its original name
an umbrella
June
|
|
$400
[29]
Molten rock above the Earth is called lava; below the Earth it's called this
magma
June
|
$400
[4]
"What Kind Of Fool Am I?" was written by Leslie Bricusse & this performer
Anthony Newley
Ed
|
$400
[16]
The headquarters for this children's sports organization is located in S. Williamsport, Pennsylvania
the Little League (Baseball)
Ed
|
$400
[11]
Viscount Melville Sound, part of the Northwest Passage, is an arm of this ocean
the Arctic Ocean
Ed
|
$400
[27]
After processing, the sugar produced by this vegetable is difficult to tell from cane sugar
a beet
Pete
|
$400
[21]
Guinness says one of these phenomena appeared for over 3 hours in North Wales on August 14, 1979
a rainbow
Ed
|
|
$500
[30]
This "sailed" jellyfish that floats along the Gulf Stream is a colony of polyps & medusae
Portuguese man-of-war
Ed
|
$500
[5]
Rodgers & Hart wrote "There's A Small Hotel" for this Billy Rose Circus musical, but it was cut
Jumbo
Ed
|
$500
[17]
Decision is the magazine of this man's evangelistic organization
Billy Graham
Ed
|
DD
$1,000
[12]
Valdez, Alaska is connected to this sound by an inlet called Valdez Arm
Prince William Sound
Ed
|
$500
[28]
The tawny type of this fortified wine does not improve after bottling; the vintage & ruby types do
port
June
|
$500
[22]
In an 1841 poem, this poet wrote, "Into each life some rain must fall"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
|
| HISTORIC AMERICANS | RELIGION | ZOOLOGY | FRENCH ART & ARTISTS | THE CUMBERLAND ROAD | LITERARY ALLUSIONS |
|
$200
[1]
This exploration partner of William Clark may have been murdered outside Hohenwald, Tennessee in 1809
(Meriwether) Lewis
Ed
|
$200
[7]
This Roman governor of Judea sentenced Jesus to die on the cross
Pontius Pilate
Ed
|
$200
[18]
The Emperor & the Adelie are among species of this bird that breed in Antarctica
the penguin
Ed
|
$200
[16]
Jacques-Louis David went into exile after the fall of this emperor whom he'd served as court painter
Napoleon Bonaparte
Ed
|
$200
[2]
This state's section of the road from Centerville to Terre Haute was built in the 1830s
Indiana
June
|
$200
[24]
A person who possesses unusual powers of deduction is called this, after a certain Mr. Holmes
a Sherlock
Ed
|
|
$400
[3]
In 1975 Congress posthumously restored this Confederate commander's U.S. citizenship
Robert E. Lee
Pete
|
$400
[12]
It's the state religion of Qatar
Islam
June
|
$400
[20]
Gordon, Irish & English are breeds of this type of dog
Setters
June
|
$400
[17]
Manet's painting "Combat of the Kearsarge and the Alabama" depicts a naval battle of this American war
the Civil War
Pete
|
$400
[8]
In 1822 Congress voted to put these on the road to finance repairs but Monroe vetoed the bill
toll booths
Ed
|
$600
[27]
Narrow-minded people may be called these, after the tiny, petty people in "Gulliver's Travels"
Lilliputians
Ed
|
|
$600
[4]
In 1795 this orator turned down an offer to become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Patrick Henry
|
$600
[13]
On March 14, 1644, this clergyman received a charter for Rhode Island
(Roger) Williams
June
|
$600
[21]
This species of rattlesnake found in the southeastern U.S. is the heaviest of all poisonous snakes
the diamondback
Ed
|
$600
[19]
His 1886 painting "The Lighthouse at Honfleur" displays his famous pointillist technique
(Georges) Seurat
Pete
|
$800
[10]
The road began in the city of Cumberland in this state
Maryland
Pete
|
$800
[25]
In "Pilgrim's Progress", worldly pleasures are sold at this fair, later the title of an 1848 novel
Vanity Fair
Ed
|
|
$800
[5]
In the 1930s this aviator collaborated with Dr. Alexis Carrel to develop an artificial heart
(Charles) Lindbergh
June
|
$800
[14]
Deities in this native Chinese religion include the Jade Emperor & the Empress of Heaven
Taoism
June
Pete
|
$1,000
[28]
This narrow-snouted crocodilian of Asia is in danger of extinction
a gavial
Ed
Pete
|
DD
$1,000
[22]
He painted the weeping willows at Giverny circa 1918
(Claude) Monet
Ed
|
DD
$1,000
[9]
In helping conceive the project in 1806, this president saw it as a road stretching to the Mississippi
Jefferson
Ed
|
$1,000
[26]
Cynical humor is called pantagruelism in honor of this Frenchman's novel "Gargantua and Pantagruel"
(François) Rabelais
Ed
|
|
$1,000
[6]
He organized the Social Democratic Party of America in 1897 & was its candidate for president in 1900
(Eugene) Debs
Pete
|
$1,000
[15]
In Hinduism the many-armed goddess Kali is the wife of this god
Shiva (the Destroyer)
Ed
|
— |
$1,000
[23]
This artist's 1910 still life "Violin and Pitcher" is a fine example of analytic cubism
Georges Braque
Pete
|
$1,000
[11]
After 591 miles, the road terminated in Vandalia, a former capital of this state
Illinois
Pete
|
— |
The word lapidate refers to this ancient form of punishment
stoning