Meredith Caliman — a law clerk from Gardena, California
Scott Burd — a program manager from Camarillo, California
Jorge Miyares — a college recruiter originally from Havana, Cuba (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,500)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge | $-600 | $200 | $2,600 |
$5,000
2-day champion: $15,500 |
$3,100
16 R, 8 W (including 1 DD) |
| Scott | $300 | $500 | $2,500 |
$2,000
3rd place: Olympia electric typewriter |
$3,300
11 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Meredith | $1,300 | $2,500 | $3,700 |
$2,100
2nd place: Merillat shelving system + Zenith 9" color TV |
$3,700
11 R, 1 W |
| ESKIMOS | LAW | HOUSEHOLD HINTS | MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS | MYTHOLOGY | "DOUBLE" TROUBLE |
|
$100
[24]
This Eskimo word for house refers to all dwellings, not just ice houses
an igloo
Meredith
|
$100
[1]
Term for the oral evidence given by a witness under oath
testimony
Meredith
|
$100
[13]
Don't store sterling bunched with these elastic loops, as they can corrode silver even thru paper
rubber bands
Scott
|
$100
[3]
Instrument played by band leaders Ray Anthony, Louis Prima, & Maynard Ferguson
the trumpet
Jorge
|
$100
[8]
The Greeks called him "Heracles"
Hercules
Jorge
|
$100
[9]
A jacket where ½ the front laps over the other, it has one row of buttonholes but two rows of buttons
double-breasted
Scott
|
| — |
$200
[2]
It's what you're said to be if you're declared "non compos mentis"
mentally incompetent (of unsound mind)
Scott
|
$200
[19]
To absorb moisture & melted soap in soap dish, place 1 of these little poriferas in the dish
a sponge
|
$300
[17]
This woodwind, called the clown of the orchestra, "plays" the grandfather in "Peter & the wolf"
the bassoon
Jorge
Scott
|
$200
[11]
Thor Heyerdahl named the 2 papyrus boats in which he sailed the Atlantic for this Egyptian god
Ra
Meredith
|
$200
[10]
The way honeymooners might go over Niagara Falls, or the shotgun used to have the groom say "I do"
a double barrel
Scott
|
| — |
$300
[5]
In December 1985, a San Diego man tried to be excused from this by claiming he died in September 1985
jury duty
Jorge
Meredith
|
$300
[20]
Keep this drawing device handy, not just to make circles, but to unclog salt shaker holes
a compass
Scott
|
$400
[18]
Instrument named for the muse of epic poetry, though you'd never find her riding a merry-go-round
a calliope
Jorge
|
$300
[12]
Carnival prize doll with a name derived from the Roman god of love
a Kewpie doll
Jorge
|
$300
[14]
In 1979 the annual inflation rate went above 9% into these numbers
double digits
Jorge
|
| — |
$400
[6]
Procedure a will goes through to prove its validity
probate
Meredith
|
$400
[21]
Coat eyelets of your tennies with clear nail polish to prevent discoloration of these
the shoelaces
Scott
|
DD
$500
[4]
Contrary to the title, the 2 instruments featured in thefollowing"fight":[Instrumental music plays]
a guitar & a banjo
Jorge
|
$400
[23]
Term for one whose temperament changes quickly comes from this speedy messenger of the gods
Mercury
Jorge
|
$400
[15]
Look over the material again for typographical errors
double check
Meredith
|
| — |
$500
[7]
While divorce is a dissolution of a marriage, this is a cancellation that says it was never valid
an annulment
Meredith
|
$500
[22]
A homemade one can be a spiced teabag placed inside nylon netting, tied with a bow, & hung in a closet
a sachet
Meredith
|
— |
$500
[25]
Only day of the week named for a mythological goddess
Friday
Scott
|
$500
[16]
Brooke Shields used one in "The Blue Lagoon", & Brian De Palma used it for a movie title
a body double
Jorge
|
| PARIS | SPRING | SENSORY SONGS | AMERICAN HISTORY | SPORTS "TRIPLE"s | TREES & FLOWERS |
|
$200
[1]
When you call a 65-year-old waiter "Garcon!" you're literally calling him this
boy
Jorge
|
$200
[6]
How we set our watches every spring at the start of daylight-saving time
one hour forward
Jorge
|
$200
[19]
Though they didn't sing its words, for the Tijuana brass it was still "much sweeter than wine"
"A Taste of Honey"
Jorge
|
$200
[11]
The Edmunds act of 1882 prohibited from voting Mormons who practiced this
polygamy
Jorge
|
$200
[16]
In football, a back who can run with the ball, kick, & throw a forward pass is termed this
a triple threat
Scott
|
$600
[26]
This tree that quickly fills in burned-over land comes in quaking & large-toothed varieties
the aspen
|
|
$400
[2]
Name of the Pont-Neuf, oldest bridge in Paris, actually means this
new bridge
Jorge
|
$400
[7]
Greatest snowfall in 24 hours, 76", fell in Silver Lake, Colo. in 1921 in this spring month
April
|
$400
[20]
For Johnny Nash, this song doesn't mean a new pair of glasses, but that the rain is gone
"I Can See Clearly Now"
Meredith
|
$400
[12]
City to which Martin Luther King Jr. marched with over 25,000 people in March 1965
Montgomery, Alabama
Jorge
Meredith
|
$400
[17]
The 1st trapeze artist to do this backwards was Lena Jordan in 1879; 12 years later a man did it
a triple somersault
Scott
|
— |
|
$600
[3]
Though its name means "Harmony Square", Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette & many others were guillotined there
the Place de la Concorde
Jorge
|
$600
[8]
Seasonal condition resulting in feelings of langour, rejuventation or just plain desire
spring fever
Meredith
|
$600
[21]
According to Mac Davis, it's what we all should do from time to time
"Stop And Smell The Roses"
Jorge
|
$600
[13]
"Remember the Alamo" became the vengeful battle cry of this leader who finally captured Santa Anna
Sam Houston
Scott
|
$600
[18]
Track & field event that begins with a hop
triple jump
Jorge
Meredith
|
— |
|
$800
[4]
2 monuments 2 miles apart share this same name except one is "Du Carrousel," the other, "De l'Etoile"
Arc de Triomphe
Jorge
|
$800
[9]
In "The Way of All Flesh", S. Butler says spring, like this time of life, is an overpraised season
youth
Jorge
|
$800
[22]
In Dan Hill's 1977 hit, the title line preceding "the honesty's too much"
"Sometimes When We Touch"
Scott
|
$800
[14]
Year in which President Harding died, Schick invented electric razor & "Yes, We Have No Bananas" was a hit
1923
|
DD
$1,000
[24]
Uncapitalized, it's any group of three championships
a triple crown
Scott
|
— |
|
$1,000
[5]
Napoleon's tomb is in this building, built by Louis XIV for disabled soldiers
(Hôtel des) Invalides
Jorge
|
$1,000
[10]
This occurs when the moon is new or full & when the gravitational pulls of the moon & sun are the same direction
a spring tide
|
DD
$1,000
[23]
The 2 senses mentioned in titles of #1 hits by The Supremes
seeing & hearing
Scott
|
$1,000
[15]
Ordered by Lincoln in April 1861, this naval action played a major role in the Union Civil War victory
the Union blockade
Jorge
|
$1,000
[25]
Pacific Coast, International, & American Association are leagues in this class of baseball
triple A
Jorge
|
— |
On the final episode of "My 3 Sons", 1 of only 2 grown male characters that remained unmarried
Ernie or Uncle Charley