Ellen Miele — a tutor from Voorhees, New Jersey
Joe Ryan — a graduate student originally from Elmhurst, Illinois
Krista Huckabone — a French teacher from Kenmore, New York (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,599)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krista | $0 | $1,200 | $1,200 |
$1,200
3rd place: Sierra fireplace |
$3,900
13 R, 4 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Joe | $100 | $1,200 | $4,600 |
$7,950
2nd place: 7-day Caribbean cruise aboard Cunard Countess |
$5,600
15 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Ellen | $1,500 | $2,500 | $7,900 |
$9,200
New champion: $9,200 |
$7,900
22 R, 4 W |
| 1893 | THE WORLD PRESS | PEOPLE | BODIES OF WATER | SURVEY SAYS... | "4"! |
|
$100
[17]
Kids who turned 1 in 1893 were among the first to hear this song by Patty & Mildred Hill
"Happy Birthday"
Ellen
|
$100
[26]
English-language newspapers in this country include the Daily Yomiuri & Asahi Evening News
Japan
Krista
|
$100
[1]
In the 1970s this "Murphy Brown" star did photojournalism work for Nat'l Geographic & the "Today" show
Candice Bergen
Ellen
|
$100
[3]
The city of Khartoum lies at the confluence of the Blue & White branches of this river
the Nile
Ellen
|
$100
[5]
It's official: a survey of over 1,000 adults by Bruskin/Goldring found this is the worst day of the week
Monday
Ellen
|
$100
[8]
If farm living is the life for you, this youth org. sponsored by the Dept. of Agriculture can help
4-H
Ellen
|
|
$200
[18]
He built a motion picture studio at his laboratories in West Orange, New Jersey
Thomas Edison
Joe
|
$200
[27]
Ireland's largest newspapers, the Irish Independent & Irish Times, are published in this city
Dublin
Joe
|
$300
[14]
This "Far Side" cartoonist has an unusual honor: a species of louse is named for him
(Gary) Larson
Krista
|
$200
[2]
One of the world's longest over-water highways spans Lake Pontchartrain in this state
Louisiana
Ellen
|
$200
[20]
According to a Valvoline poll, 69% of American motorists don't mind changing these blades
windshield wipers
Krista
|
$200
[9]
Though the world is round, this phrase is used to mean the most remote parts of it
the 4 corners of the globe
Krista
|
|
$300
[19]
In March the Diplomatic Appropriation Act created this rank for our foreign representatives
Ambassador
Ellen
|
$300
[28]
Cuba's Granma Daily was named for the boat taken from Mexico to Cuba by his guerrillas in the 1950s
Fidel Castro
Joe
Ellen
|
$400
[15]
Inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame in 1985, she became the state's governor in 1990
Ann Richards
|
$300
[4]
Leading ports on this "colorful" sea include Lu-Ta in China & Inchon in South Korea
the Yellow Sea
Joe
|
$300
[21]
Entertainment Weekly found 54% of those polled wanted to appear on this game show
Wheel of Fortune
Krista
Ellen
|
$300
[10]
It's slang for a home run
a 4-bagger
Joe
|
|
$400
[24]
This Dvorak symphony had its premiere in New York City
the New World Symphony
Krista
|
$400
[29]
This Athens morning paper is named for a citadel in the city
Akropolis
Ellen
|
$500
[16]
An ordained minister, Jeff Smith is better known to TV viewers as this PBS chef
the Frugal Gourmet
Joe
|
$400
[6]
The Vaal is the northernmost headwater of the Orange, this country's longest river
South Africa
|
$400
[22]
In a poll for Easy Spirit, 36% of women said they wear these for the look even though they hurt
high heels
Ellen
|
$400
[11]
In the Bible they symbolize conquest, war, famine & death
the 4 horsemen of the Apocalypse
Ellen
|
|
$500
[25]
William Wrigley, Jr. introduced 2 gum flavors, Wrigley's spearmint & this
Juicy Fruit
Krista
Ellen
|
$500
[30]
The Free Press of Winnipeg is this Canadian province's largest daily newspaper
Manitoba
Ellen
|
DD
$700
[13]
In April 1992 this biochemist & author of over 400 books of science fact & fiction died at age 72
Isaac Asimov
Krista
|
$500
[7]
Upper & lower Michigan are separated by these straits
the Straits of Mackinac
Ellen
|
$500
[23]
TV Guide readers picked Patrick Stewart & this model/MTV host as TV's top male & female turn-ons
Cindy Crawford
Joe
|
$500
[12]
Roger Bannister called this sports record "an Everest—a challenge to the human spirit"
the 4-minute mile
Krista
Joe
|
| BRITISH HISTORY | TRAVEL & TOURISM | METALS | FAMOUS WOMEN | BLACK AMERICA | NOVEL CHARACTERS |
|
$200
[6]
Under a 1763 treaty, Britain gained Canada from this country
France
Joe
|
$200
[22]
A recreation of the first Pilgrim village is located in this Massachusetts town
Plymouth
Joe
|
$200
[9]
The greatest use of this heavy metal is in batteries like the one in your car
lead
Joe
Ellen
|
$200
[10]
This etiquette authority was born Emily Price in 1873
Emily Post
Krista
|
$200
[13]
Upon this man's death in 1968, Ralph Abernathy became head of the SCLC
Martin Luther King
Joe
|
$200
[1]
Of Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy or Laurie, the one who's not a young lady in "Little Women"
Laurie
Krista
|
|
$400
[7]
In 1917 the British Royal Family changed its name from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to this
Windsor
Krista
|
$400
[27]
Elvis Presley's birthplace in Tupelo in this state is now part of Elvis Presley Park
Mississippi
Krista
Joe
|
$400
[20]
This rust-resistant kind of steel is 12% to 30% chromium
stainless steel
Ellen
|
$400
[16]
Following the 1975 death of her husband the Generalissimo, she moved from Taiwan to the United States
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek
Krista
Ellen
|
$400
[14]
The original draft of this 1863 declaration is often displayed at the New York State Library in Albany
the Emancipation Proclamation
Ellen
|
$400
[2]
By the end of this book, Phileas Fogg has married Aouda, who "made him the happiest of men!"
Around the World in 80 Days
Ellen
|
|
$600
[8]
The cathedral in this city, which was accidentally burned in 1067, was rebuilt by Archbishop Lanfranc
Canterbury
Ellen
|
$600
[28]
Montezuma Castle, a 5-story prehistoric cliff dwelling, lies about 50 miles south of Flagstaff in this state
Arizona
Krista
|
$600
[21]
Placer & lode are the 2 basic methods of mining this precious metal
gold
Joe
|
$600
[17]
She was a Union spy during the Civil War as well as a conductor on the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
Krista
|
$600
[15]
In 1971 this Chicagoan founded People United to Save Humanity in order to combat racism
Jesse Jackson
|
$600
[3]
D.H. Lawrence described her as "a ruddy, country-looking girl... full of unusual energy"
Lady Chatterley
Ellen
|
|
$800
[11]
In 1440 Henry VI founded this prestigious boys' school as sort of a prep school for King's College
Eton
Ellen
|
DD
$2,000
[29]
Exhibits on nuclear energy are on display at the American Museum of Science & Energy in this Tennessee city
Oak Ridge
Krista
|
$800
[25]
Compounds of this lightest of all metals are used to treat manic-depression & to build H-bombs
lithium
Ellen
|
$800
[18]
This English dame edited the literary annual "Wheels"; her brothers Osbert & Sacheverell contributed
Edith Sitwell
|
$800
[23]
These laws, named for a character in an old song, required segregation in some public places
Jim Crow laws
Joe
|
$800
[4]
In this Hawthorne novel, some folks regard Pearl as "the demon offspring"
The Scarlet Letter
Joe
|
|
$1,000
[12]
Later to compete with Sotheby's, this art auction house opened in London in 1766
Christie's
Joe
|
— |
$1,000
[26]
Rhodium, iridium & palladium are members of this precious metal's "group"
platinum
|
$1,000
[19]
This woman, dubbed "Empress of the Blues", studied informally with singer Ma Rainey
Bessie Smith
Ellen
|
$1,000
[24]
This league was founded in 1910 to improve living conditions & job opportunities in cities
(National) Urban League
Ellen
|
DD
$1,000
[5]
Magnolia's daughter Kim becomes a Broadway star in this Edna Ferber novel
Show Boat
Joe
|
The symbol of this organization is a lighted candle with barbed wire surrounding it
Amnesty International