Tony Reece — a television editor from Los Angeles, California
Nina Mulligan — a homemaker from Belchertown, Massachusetts
Bill Barnett — an academic record keeper from Westminster, Maryland (whose 1-day cash winnings total $12,400)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill | $900 | $1,300 | $2,800 |
$0
3rd place: the Motorla StarTac cellular phone |
$4,300
18 R, 4 W (including 1 DD) |
| Nina | $1,900 | $3,800 | $8,600 |
$11,100
New champion: $11,100 |
$8,600
18 R, 1 W |
| Tony | $-200 | $600 | $2,000 |
$999
2nd place: a trip to Los Cabos, Mexico for 5 nights on Mexicana Airlines |
$2,200
12 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W |
| THE UNITED NATIONS | UNMENTIONABLES | PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES | LET'S PLAY POKER | COACHES | CATCHING SOME "Z"s |
|
$100
[13]
In 1974 this PLO leader addressed the General Assembly wearing a gun & holster
Arafat
Bill
|
$100
[1]
Antonio Sabato Jr. wore this designer's black bikini briefs on a 90-foot billboard in Times Square
Calvin Klein
Tony
|
$100
[8]
"The Great Emancipator"
Abraham Lincoln
Bill
|
$100
[6]
Traditionally, the dealer deals the cards in this direction
clockwise
Bill
|
$100
[18]
John Curry & Peggy Fleming were among Carlo Fassi's proteges in this sport
figure skating
Bill
|
$100
[23]
We grant you, the Grant's species is the most common of these animals in Africa
zebras
Bill
Tony
|
|
$200
[14]
In 1980 the U.N. passed a resolution demanding the Soviet Union withdraw from this country
Afghanistan
Bill
|
$200
[2]
Its trademark is composed of an apple, grapes, gooseberries & a cluster of leaves
Fruit of the Loom
Bill
|
$200
[9]
The "Errol Flynn of B Movies"
Ronald Reagan
Nina
|
$200
[7]
Tame yourself! You've drawn this type of card that, like a joker, can take the value of any other card
a wildcard
Nina
|
$200
[19]
In 1996 he won tennis' U.S. Open on the birthday of his late coach Tim Gullikson
Pete Sampras
Tony
|
$200
[24]
It's the hairy-stemmed flower named for Johann Zinn
a Zinnia
Bill
|
|
$300
[15]
In 1950 this 39-story building was completed near the East River
the Secretariat Building
Bill
|
$300
[3]
Tyra Banks & Claudia Schiffer have graced the cover of this Columbus, Ohio-based lingerie catalogue
Victoria's Secret
Nina
|
$300
[10]
"Old Zach"
Zachary Taylor
Nina
Tony
|
$300
[28]
A male horse for breeding, or a version of poker with cards dealt up & down
stud
Nina
|
$300
[20]
After years as Jackie Joyner's coach, he became her husband in 1986
(Bob) Kersee
Nina
|
$300
[25]
In the Greek alphabet, it follows epsilon
zeta
Tony
|
|
$400
[16]
In 1961 a new U.N. library was dedicated & named for this second Secretary-General
Dag Hammarskjöld
|
$400
[4]
Madonna's bustier was stolen from this Hollywood store's lingerie museum during the 1992 L.A. riots
Frederick's of Hollywood
Nina
|
$400
[12]
The "Trust Buster"
Teddy Roosevelt
|
$400
[29]
It's the regal name for a ten, jack, queen, king & ace all of one suit
a royal flush
Nina
|
$400
[21]
The dean of college basketball coaches, he retired in 1997 after 36 years at North Carolina
Dean Smith
Tony
|
$400
[26]
"Viva" this Mexican revolutionary that Brando played in 1952
Zapata
Nina
|
|
$500
[17]
This black American helped write the U.N. charter & went on to win a Nobel Peace Prize
Ralph Bunche
Nina
|
$500
[5]
BVD made this one-piece, long-sleeved undergarment; you needn't be a Teamster to wear it
a union suit
Bill
|
$500
[11]
The "Wizard of Kinderhook"
(Martin) Van Buren
Nina
|
$500
[30]
The biggest annual poker game there is, it's held at the Horseshoe in Las Vegas each spring
the World Series of Poker
Bill
Tony
|
DD
$500
[22]
(Hi. I'm Kerri Strug.) Women coached by this man include Nadia Comaneci, Mary Lou Retton & me
Bela Karolyi
Tony
|
$500
[27]
Wahoo! This movie mogul was born in Wahoo, Nebraska in 1902
(Darryl) Zanuck
Bill
|
| THE "JAMES" GANG | L.A.'s SISTER CITIES | KIDS' GAME SHOWS | SPURS | LINES FROM LONGFELLOW | MUSICALS BY ANY OTHER NAME |
|
$200
[6]
In a 1997 meeting with Dexter King, he denied killing Dexter's father Martin Luther King Jr.
James Earl Ray
Tony
|
$200
[26]
This L.A. sister city is not the one in Georgia or Ohio, but the one in Greece
Athens
Bill
Nina
|
$200
[1]
Nickelodeon's first game show, it was hosted by Marc Summers
Double Dare
Tony
|
$200
[16]
Something done impulsively is done on this
the spur of the moment
Tony
|
$200
[19]
"From the waterfall he named her" this, meaning "laughing water"
Minnehaha
|
$200
[11]
"Ms. Oakley Grab That Firearm"
Annie Get Your Gun
Bill
|
|
$400
[7]
His first major work was "An Account of Corsica"; his most famous, an account of Samuel Johnson
James Boswell
Bill
|
$400
[27]
2 of L.A.'s sister cities are about 200 miles apart: Giza, Egypt & Eilat, in this country
Israel
Tony
|
$400
[2]
In kids' show titles, this number follows "Gladiators" & "Wheel"
2000
Tony
|
$400
[17]
In the NBA, the Spurs play for this city
San Antonio
Tony
|
$400
[20]
Distinguishing feature of a girl who was very, very good but "when she was bad she was horrid"
the curl on her forehead
Bill
|
$400
[12]
"Plant a Smooch on Yours Truly, Katharine"
Kiss Me, Kate
Nina
|
|
$600
[8]
He's Barbra Streisand's current beau
James Brolin
Bill
|
DD
$400
[28]
Salvador Bahia, also known as Sao Salvador, a port city in this So. American country, is in the sisterhood
Brazil
Tony
|
$600
[3]
In 1997 "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" became "Where in" this "is Carmen Sandiego?"
Time
Nina
|
$600
[18]
Some people suffer from these in their heel, finger or knee
bone spurs
Nina
|
$600
[22]
This 1874 book of "Tales" includes Paul Revere's Ride & the line "ships that pass in the night"
Tales from a Wayside Inn
|
$600
[13]
"Felidae"
Cats
Bill
|
|
$800
[9]
Controversial Secretary of the Interior under Reagan
James Watt
Nina
|
$800
[29]
L.A. has as its sister city this country's second-largest city, Kaunas, not its largest, Vilnius
Lithuania
Tony
|
$800
[4]
The kids' version of this show was "Storybook Squares"
Hollywood Squares
Nina
|
$800
[21]
A Western Writers' of America Spur Award went to the screenplay of this Best Picture of 1992
Unforgiven
Nina
|
$800
[24]
They're what we "leave behind us... on the sands of time"
footprints
Bill
|
$800
[14]
"Decorate One's Prairie Conveyance"
Paint Your Wagon
Bill
|
|
$1,000
[10]
Cooking's equivalent of the Oscars is named for this late expert on food & drink
James Beard
Nina
|
$1,000
[30]
Flying from Los Angeles to this city, you go a long way from LAX ro AKL
Auckland, New Zealand
|
$1,000
[5]
This show in which 5 children answered questions debuted on radio in 1940 & on TV in 1949
The Quiz Kids
Bill
|
$1,000
[23]
Edward III said of his son the Black Prince, "Let the boy win his spurs" at this battle
the Battle of Crecy
|
DD
$1,500
[25]
"Santa Filomena", about this woman, states: "A lady with a lamp shall stand in the great history of the land"
Florence Nightingale
Bill
|
$1,000
[15]
"Tintinnabula in the Process of Tintinnabulating"
Bells Are Ringing
|
An aspirin-acetominophen-caffeine pill is the first FDA-approved over-the-counter pill for this malady
migraine headaches