Betty Furdell — a college professor from Jacksonville, Florida
Suzanne Duggan — an educational consultant from San Diego, California
Jim Ryan — a writer from Alexandria, Virginia (whose 2-day cash winnings total $16,350)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim | $900 | $2,400 | $4,600 |
$5,600
3-day champion: $21,950 |
$4,600
17 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| Suzanne | $0 | $700 | $2,700 |
$5,400
2nd place: Broyhill 6-piece bedroom set + Zenith 9" color TV |
$2,700
7 R, 2 W |
| Betty | $2,100 | $2,000 | $2,400 |
$4,800
3rd place: Tappan dishwasher |
$4,200
15 R, 7 W (including 2 DDs) |
| 5-LETTER WORDS | WESTERN SONGS | TEXTILES | ELEPHANTS | PUMPKINS | FAMOUS PAIRS |
|
$100
[11]
According to the vows, people go into marriage "for better or" this
worse
Jim
|
$100
[16]
In "Home On The Range", it's what "seldom is heard"
a discouraging word
Jim
|
$100
[26]
Thin, loosely woven cotton cloth that can be used for tea bags, gauze, & wrapping the Roquefort
cheesecloth
|
$100
[21]
Since elephant pacifiers are hard to find, baby elephants may do this until they are 6 years old
suckle
Betty
|
$100
[3]
Before the pumpkin, the Irish used to carve turnips for these Halloween standards
a jack-o-lantern
Betty
|
$100
[1]
If Romulus hadn't killed this twin brother, Rome might be called "Reme"
Remus
Jim
|
|
$200
[12]
As a verb, it means to get on a horse, as a noun, the horse itself
mount
Jim
|
$200
[17]
"Oh, come along boys, & listen to my tale, I'll tell you of my troubles on..." this
"The Old Chisholm Trail"
Betty
|
$200
[27]
If your blouse is a bleeder, it's merely "suffering" from this
the dye runs
Suzanne
Betty
|
$200
[22]
In Africa, wild elephants are found only south of this expansive arid region
the Sahara
Jim
|
$200
[4]
In cooking, pumpkins & this vegetable may be used interchangeably
squash
Jim
|
$200
[2]
In 1947, she wanted out of his Westerns, but said "yes" when he proposed to her on horseback
Dale Evans & Roy Rogers
Betty
|
|
$300
[13]
A mass of metal shaped for easy storage or transportation
ingot
Jim
|
$300
[18]
Song which begins "I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande" ends with this cowboy call
yippee-aye-oh-kye-aye
Betty
|
$300
[28]
Hats are frequently made from this fabric of compressed animal hair fibers
felt
Jim
Suzanne
|
$300
[23]
Indian elephants are strong swimmers, able to regulate their buoyancy by swallowing this
air
Suzanne
Betty
|
$300
[7]
Probably from Latin "pepo" for pumpkin, it's a roasted pumpkin seed
a pepita
|
DD
$300
[5]
2 of the 3 pairs of lovers named in the titles of Shakespeare's plays
(2 of) Romeo & Juliet, Troilus & Cressida, & Antony & Cleopatra
Jim
|
|
$400
[14]
Slang for money, in I Timothy 3:3, King James Bible, it completed "not greedy of filthy..."
lucre
Jim
|
$400
[19]
Bing Crosby urged, "Oh, give me" this, "lots of" this "under starry skies above, don't fence me in"
land
Betty
|
— |
$400
[24]
Elephants are highly evolved emotionally, & it's said, perform this on incurable members of herd
euthanasia
Jim
|
$400
[8]
Term for a New England puritan, or a dolt
a pumpkin head
Betty
|
$400
[6]
"The Grand Duke" was the last comic opera they wrote together, in 1896
Gilbert & Sullivan
Betty
|
|
$500
[15]
Spelled "cwen" in Old English, it meant a wife of a famous man, as well as this
a queen
Suzanne
|
$500
[20]
Marty Robbins said he wanted to write a song about this town, because "that is where the West begins"
El Paso
Jim
|
— |
$500
[25]
An elephant needs water & mud to cool itself, since its skin lacks these
sweat glands
Jim
|
$500
[9]
James Whitcomb Riley said, "It sets my 'heart a-clickin'... when" this "is on the punkin"
the frost
Betty
|
$500
[10]
Husband & wife director & star of 1972 film of "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds"
Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward
Betty
|
| WINTER | THE NEW WORLD | MOVIE TRIVIA | THE MILITARY | GEOGRAPHIC "SQUARE"s |
|
$200
[6]
In the Northern Hemisphere, only these 2 months fall entirely within the winter season
January & February
Jim
Betty
|
$200
[16]
In 1494, 6 years before they even visited it, this country was given the land that would be Brazil
Portugal
Jim
|
$200
[15]
This movie studio's executive offices are on Dopey Drive, which may have been Walt's little joke
Disney Studios
Jim
|
$200
[8]
This Pacific Coast state has more Marine Corps posts than any other
California
Jim
|
$200
[1]
George M. Cohan asked "Remember me to..." this place
Herald Square
Jim
Betty
|
|
$400
[7]
Of 3, 4, or 5, the # of federal holidays observed during the official winter season
4
Jim
Suzanne
|
$400
[17]
Potosi, Bolivia was largest city in the Americas in the 17th century due to mines producing this
silver
Suzanne
|
$400
[18]
Ever since "Psycho", Janet Leigh has never done this with the door closed
take a shower
Suzanne
|
$400
[9]
The U.S. 8th Army is headquartered in this Asian capital
Seoul, Korea
Betty
|
$400
[2]
Address to which you would write in St. Louis to reach the Ralston Purina company
Checkerboard Square
Betty
|
|
$800
[13]
"The Winter of our Discontent" may be just a 1st line for Shakespeare, but it's a whole novel for this author
John Steinbeck
Suzanne
|
$600
[22]
This Greenlander who discovered "Vinland" was nicknamed "Lucky"
Leif Erikson
Jim
|
$600
[19]
Romantic idol who played Rudolph Valentino's father in his last film, 1926's "Son of the Sheik"
Rudolph Valentino
|
$600
[10]
The saying, "You have to go out, but you don't have to come back," refers to this "5th" service branch
the Coast Guard
Betty
|
$600
[3]
Triangular in shape, this Dallas square shares its name with a fall holiday
Thanksgiving Square
Betty
|
|
DD
$1,000
[12]
Title of thefollowing Bill Pursell hit of 1963:[Instrumental music plays]
"Our Winter Love"
Betty
|
$800
[23]
It's said the English village called "Indian Queens" was named for this New World resident
Pocahontas
|
$800
[20]
Author whose widow forced the makers of "Gunga Din" to cut all scenes showing him as a character
Kipling
Betty
|
DD
$800
[11]
The 2 official colors of the Air Force are these
blue & yellow (or gold)
Betty
|
$800
[4]
Bounded by Beach, Larkin, North Point, & Polk streets, it contains a "chocolate manufactory"
Ghirardelli Square
Suzanne
|
|
$1,000
[14]
Following the 1992 games, the next year in which the Winter Olympics will be held
1994
|
$1,000
[24]
A total of 41 Pilgrim "saints" & Anglican "strangers" signed it November 11, 1620
the Mayflower Compact
Jim
|
$1,000
[21]
Kate Hepburn played a "budding" young actress in this, the 1st film to win her an Oscar
Morning Glory
|
$1,000
[25]
"OTH" radar, that bounces signals off the ionosphere to detect aircraft, stands for this
over the horizon
|
$1,000
[5]
It's said L'Enfant wanted it to be the White House's front yard
Lafayette Square
Betty
|
FDR was named this 3 times, Ike, Truman & Churchill twice; but for 1966 it was the 25 & under generation
Time Man of the Year