Lisa Izes — a rabbi from New York, New York
Fred Schultz — a database programmer from Albuquerque, New Mexico
Don Minyard — a forensic accountant from Hoover, Alabama (whose 1-day cash winnings total $15,300)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don | $800 | $3,000 | $13,200 |
$10,400
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,200
13 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W |
| Fred | $3,000 | $5,600 | $20,400 |
$14,399
New champion: $14,399 |
$19,200
25 R (including 1 DD), 2 W |
| Lisa | $0 | $1,600 | $5,200 |
$5,200
3rd place: $1,000 |
$5,200
11 R, 3 W |
| 1980s TV | WHO'S THE BOSS | THIRTYSOMETHING | GROWING PAINS | SAINT ELSEWHERE | THE "FAC"s OF LIFE |
|
$200
[2]
When Linda Evans decided to leave this series, her character Krystle Carrington slipped into a coma
Dynasty
Lisa
|
$200
[23]
He was a congressman from 1853 to 1855, then returned to NYC & organized his "ring"
("Boss") Tweed
Fred
|
$200
[20]
Minimum age to be eligible to be U.S. president
35
Fred
|
$200
[9]
More common in women than men, these swollen & twisted veins can be a real pain in the leg
varicose veins (spider veins accepted)
Lisa
|
$200
[7]
St. Cadoc founded the monastery of Llancarfan in this country
Wales
Fred
|
$200
[1]
Send a fax & tell me it's short for this word
facsimile
Lisa
|
|
$400
[3]
In 1982 Carol Kane won an Emmy for the "Simka Returns" episode of this sitcom
Taxi
Don
|
$400
[25]
In 1931 Salvatore Maranzano took this Mafia title, Capo di Tutti Capi in Italian; 4 months later, it was so long, Sal
Boss of Bosses
Fred
|
$400
[21]
Number of permanent teeth in an adult human mouth
32
Lisa
|
$400
[10]
More than 300,000 hip fractures annually can be attributed to this porous bone disease
osteoporosis
Don
|
$400
[8]
English-born St. Boniface became Bishop of Mainz & is known as the Apostle of this country
Germany
Lisa
|
$400
[11]
A mental ability, perhaps to help one join a university teaching staff
a faculty
Don
|
|
$600
[4]
We salute you if you know the Dukes of Hazzard raced about in a souped-up Dodge Charger called this
the General Lee
Fred
|
$800
[27]
James Curley inspired the novel "The Last Hurrah" as a political boss & mayor of this city
Boston
|
$600
[22]
In 1899 Smith & Wesson introduced the Model 10 gun that fires this special caliber
.38
Don
Fred
Lisa
|
$600
[18]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew types away.) Using a keyboard like this one may reduce the risk of a painful condition, abbreviated CTS
carpal tunnel syndrome
Fred
|
$600
[15]
The man born Theodore Kolyshov was later known as Philip of this capital
Moscow
|
$600
[12]
A dissenting minority within a larger group
a faction
Don
|
|
$800
[5]
We saw Murphy Brown go on the air in 1988 as the star reporter for this fictitious TV newsmagazine
FYI
Fred
|
$1,000
[28]
Named for founder Carlo, it's the crime family of which John Gotti was boss
Gambino
Lisa
|
$800
[29]
Number of "Steps" in a Hitchcock thriller from 1935
39
Lisa
|
$800
[19]
Caused by deposits, it affects the large joint of the big toe but can also occur in the hands & wrists
gout
Don
|
$800
[16]
Born in Normandy, St. Jean de Brebeuf was martyred in 1649 as a missionary in what's now this country
Canada
|
$800
[13]
7-letter term for a small & often unimportant bit of information
a factoid
Fred
|
|
$1,000
[6]
For much of the '80s, Julie Harris played Lilimae Clements, Valene's mom on this nighttime soap
Knots Landing
Don
Lisa
|
DD
$1,800
[26]
The Kansas City political machine of Boss Tom Pendergast launched the career of this future president
Truman
Fred
|
$1,000
[30]
A standard piano has 52 white keys & this many black ones
36
Don
|
$1,000
[24]
Bursitis of the shoulder is often treated with injections of this hormone, from the Latin for "bark"
cortisone
Don
|
$1,000
[17]
Augustine of Canterbury died around 605; William of this other archbishopric, 550 years later
York
|
$1,000
[14]
From the Latin for "do everything", it's somebody employed to do a variety of jobs for someone else
a factotum
Fred
|
| 20th CENTURY ART | MOVIE QUOTES | THE NEW YORK TIMESOBITUARIES | UNREAL ESTATE BROKERS | SOUNDS LIKE A SANDWICH | I'LL HAVE A B_L_T |
|
$400
[6]
In 1919 the impish Marcel Duchamp repainted this Leonardo work & added a mustache & goatee
the Mona Lisa
Fred
|
$400
[1]
It's the 1972 film with the timeless line "Leave the gun. Take the cannoli"
The Godfather
Fred
|
$400
[16]
The Nov. 1, 1984 obituary for this woman noted that she "presided over the world's most populous democracy"
Indira Gandhi
Fred
|
$400
[11]
1901:Baskerville Hall
Arthur Conan Doyle
Don
Fred
|
$400
[20]
A female horse under the age of 4, or a lively lass
a filly
Fred
|
$400
[30]
A specialist in the science of life; on "Seinfeld", George claimed to be a marine one
biologist
Fred
|
|
$800
[7]
Yves Klein found this heavenly color a symbol of pure spirit & made works that were just a field of it
blue
Fred
|
$800
[2]
This 1968 film informed us, "Not many people know it, but the Fuhrer was a terrific dancer"
The Producers
Don
Lisa
|
$800
[17]
His 1870 obit noted his 1861 resignation from the army & that he "immediately betook himself to Richmond"
Robert E. Lee
Fred
|
$800
[12]
1937:Middle-earth
J.R.R. Tolkien
Fred
|
$800
[22]
Nickname of Mr. Carmichael who wrote "Georgia On My Mind" & "Two Sleepy People"
Hoagy
Fred
|
$800
[26]
Shining brightly, or having great intelligence
brilliant
Don
|
|
$1,200
[8]
The painting seen here from 1912 isn't by Picasso, so it must be by him
Braque
Fred
|
$1,200
[3]
This 1980 pic:"I did join the Army, but I joined a different army. I joined the one with the condos & the private rooms"
Private Benjamin
Fred
|
$1,200
[18]
Part of this Egyptian's 1981 obit included, "...he was willing to ignore past Arab-Israeli hatreds"
Sadat
Don
|
$1,200
[13]
1949:Oceania
Orwell
Fred
|
$1,200
[23]
The tagline for this Brad Pitt movie based on Chuck Palahniuk's novel is "Mischief, mayhem, soap"
Fight Club
Lisa
|
$1,600
[28]
(Kelly of the Clue Crew shows off her skills as a movie producer.) This film technique demonstrated here can be used to create a dramatic effect
backlight (backlighting accepted)
Don
|
|
$1,600
[9]
For works using 3-dimensional colored materials, Archipenko combined the name of this art form with painting
sculpture
Don
|
$1,600
[4]
"I'll be taking these Huggies & whatever cash you got" is from this 1987 pic
Raising Arizona
Fred
|
DD
$2,000
[19]
In a 1936 obit, a pupil said of her, "I pray for strength to endure the silent dark until she smiles upon me again"
Anne Sullivan
Don
|
$1,600
[14]
1925:East Egg
Fitzgerald
Lisa
|
$1,600
[24]
Short term for a rotating device that keeps orientation regardless of the movement of its base
a gyro
Don
|
$2,000
[29]
From the Latin for "waging war", it means aggressively hostile
belligerent
Fred
|
|
$2,000
[10]
Long after his Fauvist days, he designed a chapel at Vence, from stained glass down to the vestments
Matisse
Fred
|
$2,000
[5]
From 1978:"...Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?... No!"
National Lampoon's Animal House
Lisa
|
$2,000
[21]
A 1950 obit of this female poet said, "Greenwich Village & Vassar plus a gypsy childhood on the rocky coast of Maine"
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Lisa
|
$2,000
[15]
1920:Gopher Prairie
Sinclair Lewis
|
$2,000
[25]
One chapter of this Dumas book is entitled "The Secret Cave"; another is "The Pardon"
The Count of Monte Cristo
|
DD
$5,800
[27]
Lincoln famously compared these 2 items, saying one was "stronger than" the other
ballot & bullet
Don
|
In November 2005 leaders of Spain & France joined in celebrating the 50th anniversary of this country's independence
Morocco