Dennis Donohue game 2.
Chip Ritter — a transfer recordist originally from Sac City, Iowa
Janet Lorenz — a film researcher originally from Omaha, Nebraska
Dennis Donohue — an administrative services officer from Litchfield Park, Arizona (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,900)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis | $1,100 | $3,500 | $3,900 |
$7,700
2-day champion: $16,600 |
$3,900
21 R (including 1 DD), 6 W |
| Janet | $400 | $1,300 | $1,900 |
$2,000
3rd place: Wallace punch bowl set + Jeopardy! home game or computerized version |
$2,400
13 R, 5 W (including 1 DD) |
| Chip | $800 | $1,900 | $5,000 |
$2,199
2nd place: Bassett dining room set + Cuthbertson Christmas tree dinnerware + Jeopardy! home game or computerized version |
$5,900
20 R, 6 W (including 1 DD) |
| NEWS | WEATHER | SPORTS | HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES | SILK | LAST NAME'S THE SAME |
|
$100
[4]
The Post Office charged 19¢ for each postcard ballot sent in to choose a young or old portrait of him
Elvis Presley
Janet
|
$100
[16]
A safety tip says if your hair stands on end, hit the ground; this may be about to strike
lightning
Chip
|
$100
[1]
Nadia Comaneci won 3 consecutive European Championships in this sport
gymnastics
Dennis
|
$100
[11]
Conservationists love this holiday that rhymes with birthday
Earth Day
Chip
|
$100
[21]
This country leads the world in the production of raw silk
China
Janet
|
$100
[22]
Deidre, Tom T., Monty
Hall
Chip
|
|
$200
[5]
In April 1992 this dictator's grand- daughter Alessandra won a seat in Italy's Parliament
Mussolini
Dennis
|
$200
[17]
This first Atlantic tropical storm of the 1992 season hit Florida August 24, causing billions in damage
Andrew
Dennis
|
$200
[2]
Skiers hold this equipment during many events, but not ski jumping
poles
Dennis
|
$200
[12]
It's also known as Snap Apple Night, & you might celebrate it by bobbing for apples
Halloween
Dennis
|
$200
[27]
Silk is produced by the silkworm which is not a worm at all, but one of these
a caterpillar
Chip
|
$200
[23]
Tony, Julia, Pernell
Roberts
Dennis
|
|
$300
[6]
In April 1992 the U.S. recognized Croatia, Slovenia & Bosnia- Hercegovina, which split from this country
Yugoslavia
Chip
|
$300
[18]
Each day in the U.S., about 200 of these are launched carrying radiosondes
(weather) balloons
Chip
|
$300
[3]
Dives are judged on a scale of 0 to this number
10
Janet
|
$300
[13]
Swaziland celebrates this "banner" holiday on April 25, the U.S. on June 14
Flag Day
Chip
|
$300
[28]
Before World War II, the greatest use of raw silk in the U.S. was for this item of clothing
hosiery
Janet
|
$300
[24]
Paul, Cindy, Billy Dee
Williams
Dennis
|
|
DD
$500
[9]
Sergei Krikalev made the news when he was left stranded here during the USSR's breakup
space (the MIR)
Janet
|
$400
[19]
Composed of 3 oxygen atoms, this gas is created in thunderstorms
ozone
Chip
|
$400
[7]
She was coached by her brother-in-law Bobby Kersee & her husband Al Joyner
Florence Griffith Joyner (Flo-Jo)
Dennis
Chip
|
$400
[14]
The Old English tradition of serving a boar's head on this holiday may derive from a Norse custom
Christmas
Dennis
|
$400
[29]
In 1810 the first silk mill in the U.S. was founded in Mansfield in this "Nutmeg State"
Connecticut
Dennis
|
$400
[25]
Eleanor, Jameson, Fess
Parker
Dennis
|
|
$500
[10]
Both named Terry, they were U.S. & British hostages released from Lebanon in 1991
Terry Waite & Terry Anderson
Chip
|
$500
[20]
It's the term for winds, like the trades, that follow a regular pattern
prevailing winds
Dennis
|
$500
[8]
Great Scott! He won the men's singles gold medal in figure skating at the 1984 Olympics
Scott Hamilton
Janet
|
$500
[15]
On this day in 1992, National Public Radio broke the news that Richard Nixon was running again for president
April Fool's Day
Chip
|
$500
[30]
To produce about 120 pounds of silk, 250,000 silkworms must eat 10 tons of leaves from these trees
the mulberry tree
Chip
|
$500
[26]
Ed, Julie, Emmylou
Harris
Janet
|
| WORLD GEOGRAPHY | PHOTOGRAPHY | MYTHOLOGY | HISTORIC AMERICA | ANIMALS | GILBERT & SULLIVAN |
|
$200
[1]
It's the highest mountain system in the world
the Himalayas
Dennis
|
$200
[12]
This mechanical device opens & closes to allow light into the camera
the shutter
Dennis
Janet
Chip
|
$200
[6]
In myth Selene, the goddess of the Moon, is the sister of Helios, god of this
the Sun
Dennis
|
$200
[11]
A boulder near Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina marks the spot where their "Flyer" took off in 1903
the Wright brothers
Chip
|
$200
[19]
As newborns, these North American furry animals don't have the "mask" & tail rings yet
raccoons
Dennis
|
$200
[26]
At its 1885 premiere, this show was billed as "An entirely new and original Japanese opera"
The Mikado
Dennis
|
|
$400
[2]
Ironically, this second-largest country derives its name from a Huron-Iroquois word meaning "village"
Canada
Dennis
|
$400
[13]
In 1875 the U.S. government gave him $25,000 for a collection of his Civil War photographs
Brady
Janet
|
$400
[7]
This giant hunter pursued the Pleiades & both he & they were turned into constellations
Orion
Janet
|
$400
[17]
This state's Taos Pueblo has been inhabited by the Taos Indians since pre- Columbian days
New Mexico
Janet
|
$400
[22]
It's the animal usually mentioned in the definition of the color sorrel
a horse
Dennis
|
$400
[27]
In 1980 Linda Ronstadt made her stage debut as Mabel in a revival of this operetta
The Pirates of Penzance
Dennis
Chip
|
|
$600
[3]
This city can be called the flower of Italy; its name is from the Italian for "flower"
Florence
Janet
|
$600
[14]
For longer exposures, many cameras have a "T" setting, which stands for this
time
Janet
|
$600
[8]
A myth about this god of flocks tells how he invented the syrinx, a set of musical pipes
Pan
Janet
|
$600
[18]
A weigh station for this waterway in Syracuse, N.Y. now houses a museum devoted to its history
the Erie Canal
Chip
|
$600
[23]
The West African Pgymy species of this animal weighs 400-600 pounds
the hippopotamus
Dennis
Janet
Chip
|
$800
[30]
Act II of this operetta opens with Little Buttercup gazing at Captain Corcoran on the poop-deck
H.M.S. Pinafore
Chip
|
|
$800
[4]
Africa's third-longest river, its northernmost point is near the city of Timbuktu
the Niger River
Dennis
|
$800
[15]
A laser beam can be used to view these 3-dimensional photographs
holograms
Janet
Chip
|
$800
[9]
The Strait of Messina is the traditional site for this whirlpool mentioned in the "Odyssey"
Charybdis
Dennis
|
$800
[20]
A historic site in Hawaii includes Puukohola Heiau, the ruins of a temple built in 1791 by this king
Kamehameha the Great
Chip
|
$800
[24]
Not to complain, but what New Englanders call a partridge is the ruffed species of this
a grouse
Chip
|
DD
$900
[28]
Gilbert's initial story for this operetta was titled "the Tower of London" & later, "The Tower Warder"
The Yeomen of the Guard
Chip
|
|
$1,000
[5]
In 1947 this large wheat-growing region was divided between Pakistan & India
the Punjab
Dennis
Janet
Chip
|
$1,000
[16]
In 1837 this Frenchman perfected a process for fixing an image on a copper plate
(Louis) Daguerre
Dennis
|
DD
$1,000
[10]
The ancient Pythian Games honored this god who slew the monstrous python of Delphi
Apollo
Dennis
|
$1,000
[21]
Built in 1698 & still being used, Old Swedes Church is the oldest church in this Mid-Atlantic state
Delaware
Janet
Chip
|
$1,000
[25]
These flightless birds use their wings to swim over 15 mph
penguins
Chip
|
$1,000
[29]
In 1881 "Patience" became the first of many Gilbert & Sullivan operettas to play at this London theatre
the Savoy
Dennis
Chip
|
This publishing company's logo is a dwelling that's been described as half cottage & half mansion
Random House