Show #737 1987-11-17 (taped 1987-10-27) Tournament of Champions

1987 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 2.

Contestants

Eugene Finerman — a writer from Chicago, Illinois

Michael Galvin — a student from Shaker Heights, Ohio

Doug Molitor — a writer from Brentwood, California

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Doug	$1,500	$1,700	$-300	$-300 3rd place: $5,000	$700 19 R, 10 W (including 1 DD)
Michael	$700	$1,200	$6,000	$0 2nd place: $5,000	$4,400 14 R (including 1 DD), 2 W
Eugene	$2,400	$3,100	$7,700	$12,100 Finalist	$7,100 14 R (including 1 DD), 0 W

Jeopardy! Round

GEOGRAPHY	BUSINESS & INDUSTRY	BASEBALL	WORD ORIGINS	COWBOYS & CATTLEMEN	LEGENDARY SINGERS
$100 [11] Besides North America, it's the only continent completely north of the equator Europe Eugene	$100 [23] In August of 1987, Joan Kroc, widow of the founder of this company, donated a million dollars to the Democratic Party McDonald's Doug	$100 [16] Under the 1879-80 rules, it took nine balls for this to happen a base on balls Michael	$100 [1] It used to mean sweetheart, but now refers to that big fifth grader who picked on you bully Doug	$100 [18] Famed Texas cattle breed that was brought over by the Spanish explorers Longhorn Doug	$100 [6] This Neapolitan made his Metropolitan Opera debut on November 23, 1903 in "Rigoletto" Enrico Caruso Doug
$200 [12] North Yemen and South Yemen are both found on this Mideast peninsula the Arabian Peninsula Michael	$200 [30] To compete with electronic watches, SMH created this inexpensive Swiss watch Swatch Doug	$200 [17] Last name of two brothers who earned all four St. Louis Cardinals wins in the 1934 World Series (Dizzy & Paul) Dean Eugene	$200 [2] The word manage goes back to the Latin "manus", the word for this part of the body hand Eugene	$200 [19] Because Sam Maverick didn't do this to his cattle, he lost them to rustlers branding Michael	$200 [7] Though born in Canada, Bob Nolan co-founded this quintessentially American Western group in the 1930s Sons of the Pioneers Michael
$300 [13] In the mid 1960s, France began building a space center near Kouru in this, its South American territory French Guiana Eugene	$300 [29] Texas-raised Angora goats provide almost 95% of the US production of this Angora fiber mohair Doug	$300 [20] Minnie Minoso, the major leaguer who played in the most different decades, played in this many 5 Michael	$300 [3] This word for pal is said to be Oxford University slang for chamberfellow; a roommate chum Michael	$300 [28] Cattleman's term for gathering the herd round-up	$300 [8] Edward Albee wrote a tragic play about this "Empress of the Blues" Bessie Smith Eugene
$400 [14] This Yugoslavian republic covers part of and shares its name with Alexander the Great's ancient home Macedonia Doug	$400 [25] In April 1987, Avia was bought by this major competitor Reebok	$400 [21] His batting average was .320 or higher for 23 major league seasons in a row Ty Cobb	$400 [4] This word for boss or head is from a Japanese word meaning squad leader honcho Doug	$400 [27] Called 2nd-in-command to the trail boss, he'd take his wagon ahead to be ready when the hands arrived the cook Doug	$500 [10] This Swedish phenomenon married her accompianist, Otto Goldschmidt, in 1852 Jenny Lind Doug
$500 [15] Most of the 60 to 70 people who live on this South Pacific island are descendants of the mutineers Pitcairn Island Michael	$500 [24] The Chicago Board of Trade is the world's largest of these futures (or commodities) exchange Eugene	$500 [22] All baseballs used in the major leagues have the name of this foreign country printed on them Haiti	$500 [5] From Old English "nay", no, and "whit", thing, this word means zero naught Eugene	$500 [26] Texas trail named in honor of a Scottish Cherokee trader whose tracks were followed the Chisholm Trail Doug	DD $1,000 [9] Her affair with a world middleweight boxing champion reportedly led her to writethe following: Edith Piaf Eugene

Double Jeopardy! Round

POLITICS	WARS	LETTER PERFECT	THE 1980s	ASTRONOMY	SHAKESPEAREAN LAST LINES
$200 [26] Only 6% of the Soviet people are members of this party; the rest try to have a good time anyway Communist Party Michael	$200 [27] During a revolt, the Dutch opened these, allowing their navy to rescue a city besieged by Spain the dikes Michael	$200 [28] If your body temperature is 98.6 degrees, this letter had better be following it F (for Fahrenheit) Doug	$200 [29] Suffering from a little overexposure, Vanessa Williams resigned as this in July, 1984 Miss America Doug	$200 [30] He discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter in 1610 Galileo Doug	$200 [14] "'Tis a wonder, by your leave she will be tamed so." The Taming of the Shrew Eugene
$400 [23] Earliest date in the year on which a US Presidential election can fall November 2 Doug	$400 [24] Foreign war in which the First United States Volunteer Cavalry gained its fame Spanish-American War Doug	$400 [25] Abbreviation for the standard metric unit closest to a quart L (for liter) Michael	$600 [1] In October of 1985, this Italian cruise ship was hijacked by Palestinian terrorists Achille Lauro Michael	$400 [21] It's thought Egyptians used this Big Dipper constellation to set compass bearings of the pyramids Ursa Major Michael	$400 [13] "Give me your hands if we be friends, and Robin shall restore amends" A Midsummer Night's Dream Doug
$600 [19] Founded in London in 1883, Britain's Fabian Society seeks to promote this, not rock-and-roll socialism Doug	$600 [6] Famed for the Charge of the Light Brigade, it was one of the first wars to be reported widely by the press the Crimean War Doug	$800 [17] Fashion newspaper whose readers' median income is the highest in the US at $111,000 W (formerly Women's Wear Daily ) Doug Michael	$800 [2] "I am a nervous wreck", said this ousted leader on route from an Alps resort to the Riviera Jean-Claude Duvalier Michael	$600 [9] This giant moon of Saturn is larger than the planet Mercury Titan Doug	$600 [12] "Sir John, to Master Brook you yet shall hold your word, for he tonight shall lie with Mistress Ford" The Merry Wives of Windsor Doug
$800 [18] Ernest Gruening and Wayne Morris lost re-election after being the only senators to vote against this 1964 resolution the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Eugene	$800 [5] The German bulge, in WW2's battle of the same name, was in this forest Ardennes Doug Eugene	DD $1,000 [20] In chess notation, this single letter stands for the knight N Doug	$1,000 [3] US journalist arrested in Moscow shortly after the FBI's 1986 arrest of Soviet physicist Zakharov Nicholas Daniloff Eugene	$800 [8] The name of this star in Orion is from the Arabic for "the giant's armpit" Betelgeuse Doug	$800 [11] "And then to Rome--Come, Dolabella, see high order in this great solemnity" Antony and Cleopatra Eugene
$1,000 [15] In 1986, Salvador Laurel, already vice-president, was also appointed foreign minister & prime minister of this country the Philippines Doug	$1,000 [4] This country's 1745 Jacobite rebellion was led by Charles Edward, the "Young Pretender" Scotland Doug Eugene	$1,000 [16] Renamed twice since 1966, it was the original MPAA movie rating between G and R M Doug	DD $2,000 [22] July, 1986 "USA Today" headline, "Sea Creatures Ate Staircase" referred to this the Titanic Michael	$1,000 [7] 18th century Frenchman whose catalogue of fuzzy objects given M-numbers is still used today Charles Messier Doug	$1,000 [10] "We came into the world like brother and brother, and now let's go hand-in-hand, not one before another" A Comedy of Errors Michael

Final Jeopardy!

STATE CAPITALS

Of the 4 U.S. state capitals named after presidents, this is farthest north and east

Madison, Wisconsin

Michael "What is Jefferson City, MO?" — wagered $6,000

Eugene "What is Madison, Wisconsin?" — wagered $4,400

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