Richard Pedersen — a marketing support representative originally from Westport, Connecticut
RoseAnna Mueller — a professor from La Grange, Illinois
Mike Griffin — a newspaper publisher from Los Angeles, California (whose 1-day cash winnings total $18,000)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike | $700 | $2,400 | $9,200 |
$9,799
2-day champion: $27,799 |
$11,700
31 R, 7 W (including 2 DDs) |
| RoseAnna | $600 | $1,400 | $4,300 |
$2,800
2nd place: Bassett home office workstation + Panasonic fax machine & personal stereo cassette player |
$3,600
11 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Richard | $-200 | $300 | $3,100 |
$2,500
3rd place: Ricardo Beverly Hills luggage set + Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! games for the Super Nintendo & Sega Genesis |
$3,100
12 R, 3 W |
| ORGANIZATIONS | ITALIAN CITIES | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES | MADE BY WHAM-O | MYTHS & LEGENDS | IN OTHER WORDS... |
|
$100
[1]
This agency has been providing entertainment for our armed forces since 1941
the USO
Richard
|
$100
[11]
Until the 1970s this city's islands were sinking an average of 1/5" a year
Venice
Richard
|
$100
[6]
The Christian Candlemas shares its February date with this shadow-seeking marmot
the groundhog
Richard
|
$100
[13]
According to Wham-O, the Navy developed a mechanical launcher for these discs
a Frisbee
RoseAnna
|
$100
[19]
A sailor's superstition says sighting one of these fish-tailed females at sea is a sure sign of shipwreck
a mermaid
RoseAnna
|
$100
[24]
Renowned final utterances
famous last words
Mike
|
|
$200
[2]
Its publications include "Pure-Bred Dogs" & "Stud Book Register"
the American Kennel Club
Mike
|
$200
[12]
Residents of this city are known as Neapolitans
Naples
Mike
|
$200
[7]
March 26 is Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day in this state
Hawaii
Mike
|
$200
[15]
A 1962 Wham-O game involving this dance came with a crossbar & foot-shaped stands & featured Chubby Checker
the limbo
Mike
|
$200
[20]
It's not a piece of fairy jewelry, it's a circle fairies like to dance inside
a fairy ring
RoseAnna
|
$200
[27]
Hasta la vista, reptile creature
see you later, alligator
Mike
Richard
|
|
$300
[3]
In October 1908 in Montana, this organization's first Bibles were placed in Iron Mountain's Superior Hotel
the Gideons
Mike
|
$300
[14]
It's thought that Galileo demonstrated his motion studies from a bell tower in this city
Pisa
Mike
|
$400
[9]
In 1958 Congress designated this day, associated with Communist parades, as Loyalty Day
May 1
Mike
|
$300
[16]
It was made out of the "new amazing Zectron" & boy, could it bounce
the Super Ball
Richard
|
$300
[21]
Heimdall stands sentinel at Bifrost, & rainbow used as one of these architectural structures
a bridge
Mike
|
$300
[28]
A state of wallowing in sadness adores companionship
misery loves company
Mike
|
|
$400
[4]
The name of this oldest international Jewish service organization means "Sons of the Covenant"
the B'nai B'rith
Mike
|
$400
[17]
The Ponte Vecchio was this city's only bridge over the Arno River to be spared in World War II
Florence
Richard
|
$500
[10]
In 1992 this Islamic observance ran from March 5 to April 4
Ramadan
RoseAnna
|
$400
[25]
New for 1972, it packed a "quarter-mile of plastic fun" into a spray can
Silly String
Mike
|
$400
[22]
Amalthea, who provided the infant Zeus with milk, was either a nymph or one of these horned animals
a goat
RoseAnna
Richard
|
$400
[29]
One pal with you when you're hurting equals one pal for sure
a friend in need is a friend indeed
Mike
|
|
$500
[5]
A league named for this 17th c. author of "The Compleat Angler" sponsors many environmental projects
Izaak Walton
Mike
Richard
|
$500
[18]
Leonardo's "The Last Supper" is at this industrial city's Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie
Milan
Richard
|
DD
$1,500
[8]
The Liturgy of the Passion is performed on this day in Roman Catholic churches
Good Friday
Mike
|
$500
[26]
In the 1980s Wham-O added this kickable footbag to its line
a Hacky Sack
Mike
Richard
|
$500
[23]
Sir Walter Scott's 1813 poem "Rokeby" was inspired by the legend of this ghost ship
the Flying Dutchman
Mike
RoseAnna
|
$500
[30]
Amiable men complete the course behind all the rest
nice guys finish last
Mike
|
| WORLD HISTORY | NONFICTION | ANGELS | GEOGRAPHY | ARTISTS | POTPOURRI |
|
$200
[11]
In 1728 this Dane proved that Asia & North America were separated by water
Vitus Bering
|
$200
[6]
Sam Smith's recent book "The Jordan Rules" takes a look at this Chicago Bulls star
Michael Jordan
Mike
|
$200
[26]
According to Jacob's dream in Genesis 28, it's what the angels used to get to & from heaven
a ladder
RoseAnna
|
$200
[1]
Stretching over 1200 miles, it's the world's longest chain of coral formations
the Great Barrier Reef
Mike
|
$200
[21]
This surrealist Spaniard said, "I have always been an anarchist and a monarchist at the same time"
Dalí
Mike
|
$200
[16]
Portland Head Light, Maine's oldest lighthouse, was commissioned by this president in 1791
Washington
Richard
|
|
$400
[12]
In 532 Justinian ordered the Church of Santa Sophia to be built in this Byzantine city
Istanbul (Constantinople)
Mike
|
$400
[7]
In 1970 this famous pediatrician wrote "A Teenager's Guide to Life and Love"
(Benjamin) Spock
Mike
|
$400
[27]
This "crusade"ing evangelist wrote the 1975 book "Angels: God's Secret Agents"
Billy Graham
Mike
|
$400
[2]
In 1812 Czar Alexander I moved the seat of the Finnish government from Turku to this city
Helsinki
Richard
|
$400
[22]
In the 1930s Ben Shahn produced a series of paintings about this executed anarchist duo
Sacco & Vanzetti
RoseAnna
|
$400
[17]
18th century Italian adventurer whose name is synonymous with "great lover"
Casanova
Richard
|
|
$600
[13]
What is known of this country's Aryan Period comes from archaeology & religious texts called Vedas
India
RoseAnna
|
$600
[8]
In 1959 "I Remember" was published, a book of notes & reminiscences by this author of "Dr. Zhivago"
Pasternak
Mike
|
$600
[28]
Muslims call him Jibril, in the Bible he's called by this name
Gabriel
Mike
|
$600
[3]
This country is made up of about 480 islands & the Jutland Peninsula
Denmark
RoseAnna
|
$600
[23]
This Frenchman who painted "The Death of Marat" had visited Marat the day before his death
David
RoseAnna
|
$600
[18]
Compounds of this metallic element are the light-sensitive chemicals used in photographic film
silver
Mike
|
|
$800
[14]
When this kingdom was formed in 1815, William VI, Prince of Orange, was put on the throne
the Netherlands
Mike
|
$800
[9]
"Up With Hope" profiles this leader who sought the Democratic pres. nomination in 1984 & 1988
Jesse Jackson
Richard
|
$800
[29]
This angel told Joseph Smith where a set of golden plates was buried
Moroni
Mike
|
$800
[4]
The Strait of Hormuz connects the Gulf of Oman to this gulf
the Gulf of Arabia (or the Persian Gulf)
Mike
|
$1,000
[25]
She was the only American who exhibited work with the Impressionists
(Mary) Cassatt
Mike
Richard
|
$800
[19]
The new trans-national "euro" version of this board game uses the ECU as its currency
Monopoly
Mike
|
|
$1,000
[15]
In 1871 this Prussian unified the separate German states into a single German empire
Bismarck
Mike
|
$1,000
[10]
This expert on "The American Language" wrote of his life in "Happy Days", "Newspaper Days" & "Heathen Days"
Mencken
Mike
|
$1,000
[30]
Mentioned in Isaiah 6, these highest-ranking angels have human form & 6 wings
seraphim
Mike
RoseAnna
|
DD
$1,000
[5]
Czechoslovakia is divided into 4 regions: Moravia, Slovakia, Silesia & this
Bohemia
Mike
|
DD
$1,500
[24]
He created an opera version of his illustrated children's book "Where the Wild Things Are"
Maurice Sendak
RoseAnna
|
$1,000
[20]
The U.S. Embassy in London was designed by this Finnish-American architect
Eero Saarinen
Mike
|
3 of the 4 California cities in which the Super Bowl has been played
(3 of) L.A., Pasadena, San Diego & Palo Alto