Charlie Crawford — a teacher and author from Wayne, Pennsylvania
Michael Melzer — a jeweler from New York City, New York
Mary Maher — a L.A. area housing authority manager originally from Houston, Texas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,601)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary | $600 | $3,200 | $6,600 |
$10,300
2-day champion: $22,901 |
$6,400
19 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| Michael | $-300 | $1,500 | $5,100 |
$5,800
2nd place: Bassett bedroom suite + Bassett Dream Maker mattress & box spring |
$5,300
20 R (including 1 DD), 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Charlie | $1,000 | $0 | $2,200 |
$4,400
3rd place: Bushnell telescope + Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System & Sega Genesis |
$2,200
12 R, 7 W |
| 1992 | ACTORS & ACTRESSES | ASTROLOGY | WEIGHTS & MEASURES | SEARCHES | "C" IN SPELLING |
|
$100
[18]
In May U.S. forces began returning home all "boat people" from this country in the West Indies
Haiti
Mary
|
$100
[1]
This actor directed "The Outlaw Josey Wales", but not "The Return of Josey Wales"
Clint Eastwood
Mary
|
$100
[6]
People born under this sign love to be the center of attention; if you ignore them, they may "roar"
Leo
Michael
|
$100
[23]
It's easy to get to the bottom of this marine measure; it's only 6 feet
a fathom
Mary
|
$100
[11]
In a 1921 play it's what Pirandello's "Six Characters" were "in Search of"
an author
Michael
|
$100
[13]
This tree bark spice is frequently sprinkled on toast
C-I-N-N-A-M-O-N
Michael
|
|
$200
[19]
Betty Boothroyd became the first female speaker of this nation's House of Commons
England
Michael
|
$200
[2]
In the 1970 film "Gas-S-S-S!", this actress was billed under her maiden name, Talia Coppola
Talia Shire
Charlie
|
$200
[7]
If this is your sign, astrologer Linda Goodman would call you a "Virginian"
Virgo
Mary
|
$200
[27]
In the Army a pace is 30 inches in quick time & 36 inches in this
double time
Mary
Charlie
|
$200
[12]
Even the Japanese Navy took part in the search for her in July 1937
Amelia Earhart
Charlie
|
$200
[14]
An Alpine dwelling for a Swiss miss
C-H-A-L-E-T
Mary
|
|
$300
[20]
In January this Virginia governor became the first major presidential candidate to drop out
(Doug) Wilder
Michael
|
$300
[3]
Moonlighting from "Moonlighting", in 1987 he made his major film debut in "Blind Date"
Bruce Willis
Mary
|
$300
[8]
These people are known for a tenacity that can best be described as "crablike"
Cancer
Charlie
|
$300
[28]
It's the type of injury whose seriousness is measured in degrees
a burn
Mary
|
$300
[24]
Roald Amundsen in 1903-06 was the first to sail this much sought-after route
the Northwest Passage
Michael
|
$300
[15]
When knighthood was in flower, it was the age of this
C-H-I-V-A-L-R-Y
Mary
|
|
$400
[21]
In May the U.N. slapped economic sanctions on Montenegro & this Yugoslav republic
Serbia
Michael
|
$400
[4]
This actor won 3 straight Emmys for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for "Family Ties"
Michael Fox
Charlie
|
$400
[9]
Appropriately, Libra, the sign of beauty, is ruled by this planet
Venus
Charlie
|
$400
[29]
2 ens or a famous Auntie
an em
Mary
Charlie
|
$400
[25]
It's the process of looking for water with a divining rod
dowsing
Michael
|
$400
[16]
To visit Mystic Seaport, you have to go to this state
C-O-N-N-E-C-T-I-C-U-T
Michael
Charlie
|
|
DD
$800
[22]
In May 1992 this newest Space Shuttle made its maiden flight
the Endeavour
Michael
|
$500
[5]
On Bastille Day 1991 Sophia Loren became a Chevalier in this French order created by Napoleon
the Legion of Honor
|
$500
[10]
This sign is symbolized by an arachnid that's fluorescent when exposed to ultraviolet light
Scorpio
Michael
Charlie
|
$500
[30]
Without an "E" on the end, it's a thousandth of an inch; with an "E", it's 1,760 yards
a mil (or a mile)
Mary
|
$500
[26]
Morey Bernstein's "The Search for" this person is subtitled "A New Age Classic"
Bridey Murphy
Michael
|
$500
[17]
This small breed of dog is sometimes bred in the Mexican city of the same name
C-H-I-H-U-A-H-U-A
Mary
|
| SCIENCE | PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA | TRAVEL & TOURISM | THEATRE | CHILDREN'S LITERATURE | CIVIL RIGHTS |
|
$200
[15]
On the pH scale, anything below 7 is acidic & anything above 7 is this
alkaline
Michael
|
$200
[26]
He was the first president over 6' tall; 6'2" to be exact, no lie
George Washington
Michael
Charlie
|
$200
[6]
Experts say that at its present tilt, this Italian landmark could collapse without warning
the Leaning Tower of Pisa
Charlie
|
$200
[1]
Plautus' ancient comedy "Aulularia" concerns an old miser & his pot of this metal
gold
Michael
|
$200
[19]
Finding no bone in the cupboard, she buys her dog some bread, tripe & beer
Old Mother Hubbard
Mary
|
$200
[10]
It basically means "to separate from the flock", the Latin for flock being "grex"
segregate
Michael
|
|
$400
[16]
Carotene, found in carrots & other plants, is converted by the body into this vitamin
A
Michael
|
$400
[27]
He was returning from Potsdam when he heard that the first A-bomb had been dropped on Japan
Truman
Mary
|
$400
[7]
In Paris' Place des Pyramides, an equestrian statue of this female saint attracts yearly pilgrimages
Joan of Arc
Charlie
|
$400
[2]
Theatre fans flock to Piccolo Teatro in this city while opera fans go to La Scala
Milan
Michael
|
$400
[20]
1911's "Peter and Wendy" was a retelling of this play in book form
Peter Pan
Charlie
|
$400
[11]
In 1762 Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote, "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in" these
chains
Mary
|
|
$600
[17]
It's the most massive part of an atom
the nucleus
Charlie
|
$800
[28]
Between his terms as president he lived on Madison Ave. in New York & took the train to his job at a law firm
(Grover) Cleveland
Mary
Michael
|
$600
[8]
On a trip to this country, you might enjoy a game at the world's largest soccer stadium, the Maracana
Brazil
|
$800
[4]
This song with a number as its title is the last musical number in "A Chorus Line"
"One"
Mary
|
$600
[21]
In a 1938 novel, would- be polar explorer Mr. Popper raises a flock of these birds
penguins
Charlie
|
$600
[12]
Present when King was shot in 1968, he got some 7 million votes in the 1988 primaries
Jesse Jackson
Mary
|
|
$800
[24]
It's Newton's third & probably best known law of motion
for every action there is an equal & opposite reaction
Michael
Charlie
|
— |
$800
[9]
In Silkeborg on this Danish peninsula, you can see the remains of the 2,000-year-old "Tollund Man"
the Jutland Peninsula
Michael
|
$1,000
[5]
His 1935 play "Awake and Sing" is set in the Bronx during the Depression
(Clifford) Odets
Charlie
|
$800
[22]
Perrault's version of this fairy story was published in 1696 as "La Belle au Bois Dormant"
Sleeping Beauty
Mary
|
DD
$1,000
[13]
Gandhi dubbed them the Harijan, children of God, the name they're now known by
the untouchables
Mary
|
|
$1,000
[25]
The Cretaceous Period, during which dinosaurs became extinct, was the last period of this geological era
the Mesozoic
|
— |
$1,000
[18]
From May to July, Finland offers special "Midnight Sun Flights" from Helsinki to this Arctic region
Lapland
Michael
Charlie
|
DD
$1,200
[3]
These brothers wrote songs for the 1926 musical "Oh, Kay!", which was revived in 1990
the (George & Ira) Gershwins
Michael
|
$1,000
[23]
The Rose Garden at Maytham Hall, Kent was one inspiration for this Frances Hodgson Burnett book
The Secret Garden
Charlie
|
$1,000
[14]
In 1896 Syngman Rhee joined a group that fought for civil rights in this country he later ruled
Korea
Michael
|
This city, its state's largest, was named for a co-founder of a banking & express transport company
Fargo