1988 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 2.
Stephen Lebowitz — a physician from Los Angeles, California
Barbara-Anne Eddy — a freelance researcher from Vancouver, British Columbia
Roy Holliday — a radiologist from Brooklyn, New York
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy | $400 | $-100 | $5,600 |
$500
Automatic semifinalist |
$8,000
23 R, 7 W (including 2 DDs) |
| Barbara-Anne | $800 | $2,400 | $5,800 |
$399
2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated |
$7,800
19 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Stephen | $100 | $1,600 | $3,000 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated |
$3,000
9 R, 1 W |
| WORLD HISTORY | CARDS & DICE | U.S. GEOGRAPHY | LIGHTS | CAMERAS | "ACTION" |
|
$100
[2]
France's 1778 recognition of this nation's independence was a virtual declaration of war on Britain
the 13 Colonies (or the United States of America)
Stephen
|
$100
[23]
Number 4 on the dice or the number 3 Cartwright son
Little Joe
Barbara-Anne
|
$100
[3]
The lower part of this New York river is an arm of the Atlantic ocean
the Hudson River
Roy
|
$100
[18]
The hollowed, carved fruit of the "Cucurbita pepo" plant with a light inside
jack-o'-lantern
Roy
|
$100
[13]
To frame the subject, one looks through this on most cameras
the viewfinder
Roy
|
$200
[14]
A departing game show contestant might receive one of these chairs by Lane
an Action Recliner
Roy
Stephen
|
|
$200
[5]
Frederick II agreed to lead one of these for the pope, but due to an epidemic he didn't go & was excommunicated
a Crusade
Barbara-Anne
|
$200
[22]
Term for the combination of the queen of spades & jack of diamonds in the trick-taking 48-card game
pinochle
Barbara-Anne
|
$200
[26]
Of desert, swamp or forest, the type of land composing almost one third of the U.S.
forest
Roy
Stephen
|
$200
[19]
It's a very slender candle or the wax-coated wick used to light it
a taper
Stephen
|
$200
[15]
A new video camera shoots in this process that requires special glasses to view
3-D
Roy
|
$300
[1]
Recent movies about Detroit policemen include "Robo Cop" & this film starring Carl Weathers
Action Jackson
Barbara-Anne
|
|
$300
[6]
The congress held here hoped to restore Europe to the way it was before Napoleon
Vienna
Barbara-Anne
|
$300
[9]
Of the numbers you can throw on your 1st roll in craps to win, it's the harder to hit
11
Roy
|
$300
[27]
They are South Dakota's example of dome mountains, which are raised up by pressure in the Earth's crust
the Black Hills
Barbara-Anne
|
$300
[20]
Color of the bulb in all theatrical spotlights
white
Roy
|
$300
[16]
The twin-lens reflex camera under this brand name was introduced in 1928
Rolleiflex
Stephen
|
$400
[4]
A rocket lifting off is an example of the third law of motion, which states this
for every action there is an equal & opposite reaction
Barbara-Anne
|
|
$400
[7]
In 1570 Spain's Phillip II tried to put this queen on the English throne
Mary, Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart)
Roy
Barbara-Anne
|
$500
[11]
The odds of your being dealt this bridge hand are about 635,013,559,599 to 1
all 13 cards in the same suit
Barbara-Anne
|
— |
$400
[21]
Fairy tale that includes the line "Who will change old lamps for new?"
"Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp"
Roy
Barbara-Anne
|
$400
[17]
This company made the Fun Touch, One Touch, Action Touch & Tele-Touch cameras
Nikon
Roy
Barbara-Anne
Stephen
|
$500
[8]
In 1965 Freddy Cannon intoned, "Oh baby come on let me take you" there
where the action is
Roy
|
|
$500
[12]
This war was thought to be mythical until late 19th century excavations proved it really occurred
the Trojan War
Stephen
|
DD
$900
[10]
Found in every complete deck of cards, it's the name of the group heard here:"Love... is a many splendored thing /It's the April rose that only grows in the early spring..."
The Four Aces
Roy
|
— |
$500
[24]
Originally an explosion of gunpowder in a flintlock rifle that failed to set off the charge
a flash in the pan
Barbara-Anne
|
$500
[25]
Many consider this, whose name is New Latin for "dark chamber", the earliest form of the camera
the camera obscura
Stephen
|
— |
| WOMEN | MYTHS & LEGENDS | SICKNESS & HEALTH | POETRY | COLORFUL PHRASES | '30s TV |
|
$200
[6]
A recent survey indicated the status of women in this Scandinavian country is the highest in the world
Sweden
Roy
|
$200
[3]
Both the Greek & Egyptian Sphinxes had the body of this animal
a lion
Roy
|
$200
[27]
Dr. Spock says this common form of infant dermatitis "is mostly caused by ammonia"
diaper rash
Roy
|
$200
[11]
Edgar Guest said, "It takes a heap o' livin' in a house t' make it" this
a home
Roy
|
$200
[28]
In 1965 Vic Dana, Bert Kaempfert & Wayne Newton all suggested red roses for her
a blue lady
Roy
|
$200
[24]
The 1st known adaptation of a story about this detective was 1937's "The 3 Garridebs"
Sherlock Holmes
Barbara-Anne
|
|
$400
[7]
Though now a Republican, in 1972 she helped found the Coalition for a Democratic Majority
Jeane Kirkpatrick
Roy
|
$400
[18]
The Norse hero Sigurd the Dragon Slayer was known to the Germans by this name
Siegfried
Barbara-Anne
|
$400
[5]
It's the term for any substance that causes an allergic reaction
an allergen
Barbara-Anne
|
$400
[29]
English poet who wrote, "She walks in beauty, like the night of cloudless climes and starry skies"
Lord Byron
Stephen
|
$400
[21]
An official statement of government policy, or an NBC News special
a white paper
Roy
|
$400
[22]
In 1937 it broadcast a coronation procession--live!
BBC
Barbara-Anne
|
|
$600
[8]
A former researcher for NYC Mayor Lindsay, she now anchors "Face the Nation" on CBS
Lesley Stahl
Barbara-Anne
|
$600
[19]
Maui taught the Hawaiians to use fire but didn't get in trouble for it like this Greek Titan did
Prometheus
Roy
|
$600
[1]
It's the removal of a piece of tissue from a living body usually for diagnostic study
a biopsy
Roy
|
$600
[15]
"Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink" immortalized this ocean's briny brew
Pacific Ocean
Roy
|
$600
[12]
Flowers from a citrus tree traditionally used in bridal bouquets
orange blossoms
|
$600
[25]
In a 1939 production, Dennis Hoey played Rochester & Flora Campbell this Brontë heroine
Jane Eyre
Roy
|
|
$1,000
[10]
Barbara Gordon's recent book that deals with relationships involving younger women & older men
Jennifer Fever
|
$1,000
[23]
This guy's epic was found preserved on 12 tablets in the ruins of Nineveh
Gilgamesh
Barbara-Anne
|
$800
[2]
Plantar warts are found only on this part of the body
the feet
Barbara-Anne
|
$800
[16]
In "Ode on a Grecian Urn" he asked, "What men or gods are these?"
John Keats
Roy
|
$800
[13]
Ornate, flowery writing characterized by an excess of sentiment or pathos
purple prose
Barbara-Anne
|
$800
[30]
Later starring as "Beulah", this singer known for "Stormy Weather" appeared on a 1939 NBC variety show
Ethel Waters
Roy
Barbara-Anne
|
|
DD
$2,000
[9]
The only 2 women ever to give Democratic Convention keynote speeches were these 2 Texans
Barbara Jordan (1976) & Ann Richards (1988)
Barbara-Anne
|
DD
$1,500
[20]
Sir James George Frazer's 12-volume study of ancient myths, its title refers to a mythical branch
The Golden Bough
Roy
|
$1,000
[4]
There had been epidemics of this lung disease before it was 1st identified in 1976 in Pennsylvania
Legionnaire's Disease
Stephen
|
$1,000
[17]
In "On His Blindness" this blind poet wrote, "They also serve who only stand and wait"
(John) Milton
Roy
|
$1,000
[14]
In Ivanhoe, when King Richard was in disguise he was described as this
the Black Knight
Roy
|
$1,000
[26]
FDR was televised at the ceremonies opening this in April 1939
New York World's Fair
Roy
|
He was the only incumbent vice president to defeat a president in a presidential election
Thomas Jefferson