Steve Ricker — an exporter from Laguna Beach, California
Jane Remus — a writer originally from Wellfleet, Nebraska
Richard Beaton — a prep school teacher from St. Petersburg, Florida (whose 1-day cash winnings total $18,800)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard | $600 | $1,000 | $8,300 |
$3,100
3rd place: Michael C. Fina 5-piece buffet silver service + Jeopardy! home game |
$9,800
23 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Jane | $1,900 | $1,900 | $6,700 |
$7,000
2nd place: trip on Delta to San Juan, Puerto Rico & then stay at Ocean Terrace Inn on St. Kitts + Jeopardy! home game |
$6,700
18 R, 2 W |
| Steve | $1,000 | $4,300 | $6,700 |
$9,301
New champion: $9,301 |
$5,800
14 R (including 1 DD), 1 W |
| 1980 | TV ACTORS & ROLES | THE ENVIRONMENT | RELIGIOUS HISTORY | SUGAR | "SWEET" THINGS |
|
$100
[16]
81 nations participated, & over 60 did not, in the Summer Olympics held in this city
Moscow
Steve
|
$100
[21]
In the '60s Abby Dalton was Joey Bishop's TV wife; in the '80s she was Lorenzo Lamas' mother on this series
Falcon Crest
Jane
|
$100
[1]
This undersea explorer's expeditions inspired a series of ecological books for children
Jacques Cousteau
Richard
|
$100
[4]
Until 1868 women weren't allowed to visit the shrine on top of this Japanese mountain
Mt. Fuji
Jane
|
$100
[26]
Water left over from the refining of sugar beets yields this seasoning better known as MSG
monosodium glutamate
Jane
|
$100
[5]
Someone who craves candy is said to have one of these
a sweet tooth
Richard
|
|
$200
[17]
The May 18 explosion of this Washington State volcano was estimated to be as strong as 10 megatons of TNT
Mt. St. Helens
Richard
|
$200
[22]
Paul Scofield played Karenin, the betrayed husband, in a TV version of this novel
Anna Karenina
Jane
|
$200
[2]
This "revolution" that began in the 1700s spread smoke & soot throughout Great Britain
the Industrial Revolution
Richard
|
$200
[12]
Since 1867 the bishops of this church have gotten together for occasional talks at the Lambeth Conferences
the Anglican Church (the Church of England)
Richard
Jane
|
$200
[27]
This island leads the Caribbean in the production of sugar
Cuba
Steve
|
$200
[6]
"Big Spender" was one of the featured songs in this 1966 Cy Coleman-Dorothy Fields musical
Sweet Charity
Jane
|
|
$300
[18]
This U.S. auto company suspended payments to suppliers while waiting for govt-guaranteed loans
Chrysler Corporation
Steve
|
$300
[23]
Butch Patrick played Greg on "The Real McCoys" before playing Eddie on this show about a spookier family
The Munsters
Richard
|
$300
[3]
The Nature Conservancy hopes to restore the natural flow of the Roanoke River in this "Tar Heel State"
North Carolina
Steve
|
$300
[13]
After going through all the trouble of conquering this city in 630 A.D., Muhammad only stayed a couple of weeks
Mecca
Jane
Steve
|
$300
[28]
In 1795 Jean Etienne Bore founded the U.S. sugar industry in this Mississippi River port
New Orleans
Steve
|
$300
[7]
In this 1985 film biography, Jessica Lange starred as country singer Patsy Cline
Sweet Dreams
Jane
|
|
$400
[19]
Rosie Ruiz' victory in this marathon was invalidated on April 29
the Boston Marathon
Jane
|
$400
[24]
This star of "Hearts Afire" played Patrick on "Anything But Love" & was one of the show's exec. producers, too
John Ritter
|
$400
[9]
Rachel Carson warned the world about pesticides & pollution in this, her last & most famous book
Silent Spring
Jane
|
$400
[14]
His cousin Devadatta tried to kill him by sending a mad elephant to stomp him
Buddha
Steve
|
$400
[29]
It's the chemical name for common table sugar
sucrose
Richard
|
$400
[8]
It follows "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name..."
would smell as sweet
Richard
|
|
DD
$1,400
[20]
Jose Napoleon Duarte was sworn in as president of this country on December 22
El Salvador
Steve
|
$500
[25]
This Oscar nominee for "The Hustler" & "Carrie" played Catherine on "Twin Peaks"
Piper Laurie
Steve
|
$500
[10]
In 1992 this environmental organization founded by John Muir celebrated its 100th anniversary
the Sierra Club
Jane
|
$500
[15]
In the early 1200s he founded the First Order of Friars
St. Francis (of Assisi)
Jane
|
$500
[30]
This Canadian province produces more maple syrup than all the U.S. states combined
Quebec
Richard
Steve
|
$500
[11]
This organization is for women interested in barbershop quartet singing
the Sweet Adelines
|
| THE LITTLE BIGHORN | ART | FAMOUS NAMES | IRELAND | AUTHORS | POT LUCK |
|
$200
[7]
The Sioux called him "Long Hair", though at the time of the battle his hair was short
General Custer
Steve
|
$200
[16]
A pieta in the Vatican is his only signed work
Michelangelo
Richard
|
$200
[1]
In 1992 this former Central American dictator was sentenced to 40 years on drug & racketeering charges
Noriega
Richard
|
$200
[14]
In 1932 a special mass was held in Dublin on the 1,500th anniv. of this saint's arrival in Ireland
Patrick
Richard
|
$200
[3]
He based "The Naked and the Dead" on his experiences in the Philippines during WWII
Norman Mailer
Richard
|
$200
[21]
It's the traditional Japanese way of greeting people & of showing respect
a bow
Richard
|
|
$400
[10]
Of a mountain, a river or a valley, the one for which the battle was named
a river
Richard
Steve
|
$400
[19]
This American engraver & silversmith's most famous print is "The Bloody Massacre"
Paul Revere
Richard
|
$400
[2]
In voting announced Jan. 7, 1992, pitchers Tom Seaver & Rollie Fingers were elected to this body
the Baseball Hall of Fame
Jane
|
$400
[15]
Possibly from a type of shoe once worn there, it's what we call an Irish accent
a brogue
Jane
|
$400
[5]
P.L. Travers, creator of this perfect English nanny, was born in Queensland, Australia
Mary Poppins
Jane
|
$400
[22]
In 1893 Southern cook Nancy Green became the 1st woman to act as this pancake promoter
Aunt Jemima
Richard
|
|
$600
[11]
After the battle an "agreement" redrew the reservation boundaries to exclude these gold-filled S.D. Hills
the Black Hills
Richard
|
$600
[28]
Hans Holbein the Younger was not only court painter to this English king, he designed his state robes
Henry VIII
Jane
|
$600
[4]
American gangster Jack Diamond got this nickname from his speedy escapes
Legs
Jane
|
$800
[29]
Known to locals as Port Lairge, this city has been turning out cut crystal since the 1700s
Waterford
Steve
|
$600
[6]
This author of "Tropic of Cancer" passed away in pacific Palisades, California on June 7, 1980
(Henry) Miller
Richard
|
$600
[23]
Actress Ruth Roman was one of the survivors when this Italian liner sank in 1956
the Andrea Doria
Richard
|
|
$800
[12]
He was U.S. president when the battle occurred
Grant
Richard
|
$800
[27]
His mythological allegories "La Primavera" & "The Birth of Venus" are in the Uffizi Gallery
Botticelli
Steve
|
$800
[18]
Last name shared by the fourth man on the Moon & the "Law West of the Pecos" judge
Bean
Jane
|
$1,000
[30]
One of the country's main tourist attractions is this group of lakes at the foot of Purple Mountain
the Killarney Lakes
|
$800
[8]
When this author of "Gigi" died in 1954, she was given a state funeral
Colette
Jane
|
$800
[24]
Actor & war veteran Harold Russell recently sold one of his Oscars from this 1946 film
The Best Years of Our Lives
Jane
|
|
$1,000
[13]
After the battle this Hunkpapa leader got up & fled to Canada
Sitting Bull
Richard
|
$1,000
[26]
This painter of "The School of Athens" was appointed architect of St. Peter's in 1514
Raphael
Richard
|
DD
$1,000
[20]
He developed the V-2 rocket for Germany & the Saturn 5 for the United States
Werner von Braun
Richard
|
DD
$1,500
[17]
The library at this college is home to many rare works, including the 8th century Book of Kells
Trinity College (the University of Dublin)
Richard
|
$1,000
[9]
She won a 1941 N.Y. Drama Critics Circle Award for her play "Watch on the Rhine"
Lillian Hellman
Richard
|
$1,000
[25]
Students in England devised this sport from the game of racquets, but used a spongier ball
squash
Steve
|
He was the last unmarried man elected president
Grover Cleveland