Robert Horton — a computer salesman from Largo, Florida
Andras Babero — an attorney from Las Vegas, Nevada
Sheryl Krieger — an advertising executive from San Diego, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $3,599)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheryl | $1,100 | $2,600 | $5,800 |
$5,800
2nd place: a trip to Florida on Eastern Airlines & 5 nights at the Cocoa Beach Hilton and Towers on Florida's Space Coast |
$6,600
16 R (including 1 DD), 1 W (including 1 DD) |
| Andras | $-100 | $900 | $1,100 |
$1,700
3rd place: Burris Industries French Court high-leg reclining chair |
$1,100
7 R, 4 W |
| Robert | $200 | $1,800 | $7,400 |
$11,601
New champion: $11,601 |
$7,400
20 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| SCIENCE | ITALIAN IDIOMS | ONE-WORD SONGS | WEEDS | CONTESTS | CONTAINERS |
|
$100
[2]
This famed Renaissance scientist & artist was a pioneer in aerodynamics & hydraulics
da Vinci
Robert
|
$100
[4]
In his act, Tiny Tim would fake naivete as well as this unnaturally high-pitched voice
falsetto
Sheryl
|
$100
[1]
1-word #1 hit in 1960 for Maurice Williams, or 1-word command for a dog to remain in place
"Stay"
Robert
|
$100
[13]
A single plant of some species of weeds can bear a half million or more of these
spores (or seeds)
Robert
|
$100
[10]
Playing this in Mich., 92-yr.-old George Shaffer won over $3 mil., to be paid in 20 yearly installments
the (state) lottery
Sheryl
|
$100
[15]
A sack or bag, you're advised not to buy a pig in one
a poke
Robert
|
|
$200
[3]
Galena is the principal ore of this element used in batteries, solder, & pipes
lead
Andras
|
$200
[5]
Though he was neither Italian nor a tot at the time, Babe Ruth was called this
the Bambino
Andras
|
$200
[7]
"Bye Bye Birdie" song with the musical query, "Why can't they be like we were, perfect in every way?"
"Kids"
Sheryl
Andras
|
$200
[14]
Ancient Greeks made a brew out of this poisonous parsley relative & offered it up to criminals
hemlock
Andras
|
$200
[11]
Wild beasts fought in the Colosseum in the morning; their contests took place in the afternoon
gladiators
Sheryl
|
$200
[23]
A diplomat's contains papers, while a kangaroo's holds a joey
a pouch
Robert
|
|
$300
[16]
Of 100 thousand, 100 million, or 100 billion, current estimated # of galaxies in the universe
100 billion
Robert
|
$300
[6]
An Italian with a fondness for "il vino, le donne e le canzone" likes these
wine, women & song
Sheryl
Andras
|
DD
$200
[9]
A time of rest, or title of the followinglively Go-Go's hit:"Can't seem to get my mind off of you / Back here at home, there's nothin' to do / Now that I'm away..."
"Vacation"
Sheryl
|
— |
$300
[12]
In 1987, "dyscalculia" eliminated Rachel Nussbaum in round 9 of these national championships
the National Spelling Bee
Andras
|
$300
[24]
From French for "small basin", it's an oblong basket used to hold the baby
a bassinet
Sheryl
|
|
$400
[17]
From Latin "to fall off", term for shrubs & trees whose leaves fall off seasonally
deciduous
|
$400
[22]
Ronzoni describes its pasta products with this 2-word Italian phrase
sono buoni
|
$300
[8]
Linda Ronstadt lamented that he'd "been out ridin' fences for so long now"
"Desperado"
Sheryl
|
— |
$400
[19]
At age 12, this Australian singer won a Hayley Mills look-alike contest
Olivia Newton-John
Sheryl
|
$400
[25]
It's used to contain the fine linens, household items, & silver a prospective bride saves up
a hope chest
Robert
|
|
$500
[18]
Derived from lichens, it's one of the oldest acid-based indicators
litmus
Robert
|
— |
$500
[21]
"The evening breeze caressed the trees" this way
"Tenderly"
Sheryl
|
— |
$500
[20]
A 1986 United Brands banana jingle-writing contest stipulated your entry must begin w/these 3 words
I'm Chiquita Banana
|
$500
[26]
A sarcophagus is a coffin made of this material
stone
Andras
|
| THE MIDDLE AGES | WOMEN | U.S. STATES | MOVIE TRIVIA | COLLEGES | "B" IN LITERATURE |
|
$200
[1]
In the 10th century, Otto III tried to recreate the power & the glory of this ancient empire
the ancient Roman Empire
Sheryl
|
$200
[9]
President & editor of Ms. magazine who in 1986 published a "feminist" bio of Marilyn Monroe
Gloria Steinem
Robert
|
$200
[21]
Just over ½ the size of L.A. county, it's the 2nd smallest state in the U.S.
Delaware
Robert
|
$200
[4]
They lied: beauty didn't kill this beast; he got an artificial heard implant & lived
King Kong
Andras
Robert
|
$200
[17]
Boston College, Rice & Notre Dame don't have these "brotherly" & "sisterly" social organizations
fraternities & sororities
Robert
|
$200
[2]
Sebastian Marchmain's stately home, it's a great place to "revisit"
Brideshead
Sheryl
|
|
$400
[27]
In medieval heraldry, a "lion coward" was one drawn with this between its legs
a tail
Robert
|
$400
[10]
The Secretary of Transportation
Elizabeth Dole
Andras
|
$400
[22]
1 of the 2 largest islands off Massachusetts' Cape Cod
Martha's Vineyard or Nantucket Island
|
$400
[5]
The Boring Inst. voted this 1986 cave woman saga with Daryl Hannah the year's most boring film
Clan of the Cave Bear
Robert
|
$400
[18]
The 1st 4 Black college grads in the U.S. all attended colleges in this 6-state region
New England
Robert
|
$400
[3]
He becomes king of the Geats in the epic Old English poem named for him
Beowulf
Robert
|
| — |
$600
[11]
Muriel Siebert, who now owns her own firm, was 1st woman to buy a seat here
the New York Stock Exchange
Robert
|
$600
[23]
The only U.S. state where coffee is grown commercially
Hawaii
Robert
|
$600
[6]
He cast both his son & daughter, Sydney & Geraldine, in his last film "The Countess from Hong Kong"
Charlie Chaplin
Sheryl
|
$600
[19]
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. brewer who, in 1861, donated the money to found a women's college
Matthew Vassar
|
DD
$600
[13]
1880 epic subtitled "A Tale of the Christ"
Ben-Hur
Sheryl
|
| — |
$800
[12]
Daughter of Pablo, she designs jewelry for Tiffany
Paloma Picasso
Sheryl
Andras
|
$800
[24]
In 1986, both this state & its largest city celebrated a sesquicentennial
Texas
Robert
|
$800
[7]
Nickname of Richard Kiel's character in "The Spy Who Loved Me", it's the name of another hit film
"Jaws"
Andras
|
$800
[20]
Dr. Parkman, who gave the land for its med school, was murdered by a fellow grad of this famous U.
Harvard
|
$800
[14]
A target of Nazi persecution, he fled Germany & wrote "Mother Courage" in exile
Bertolt Brecht
|
| — |
$1,000
[15]
2 children of efficiency expert Lillian Gilbreth wrote this book about how she raised her big family
Cheaper by the Dozen
Sheryl
|
DD
$1,000
[25]
In area, this state with fewer than 1 million people is the 4th largest in the U.S.
Montana
Robert
|
$1,000
[8]
In "The Purple Rose of Cairo", he played Tom Baxter, in "Radio Days", Biff Baxter
Jeff Daniels
Robert
|
$1,000
[26]
While M.I.T. is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, NYC's F.I.T. is this
the Fashion Institute of Technology
Sheryl
|
$1,000
[16]
A ragman dies of spontaneous combustion in the Dickens novel named for this domicile
Bleak House
|
The Antilles are a group of islands that arc between Florida & this South American country
Venezuela