Show #502 1986-11-11 (taped 1986-10-28) Tournament of Champions

1986 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 2.

Contestants

Jared Eisenstat — a lawyer from Hicksville, New York

Marvin Shinkman — a stamp dealer from Sherman Oaks, California

Paul Rouffa — an actor from Forest Park, Illinois

Scores

Player	First Commercial	End of Jeopardy!	End of Double Jeopardy!	Final	Coryat
Paul	$0	$2,000	$5,800	$7,801 Automatic semifinalist	$6,300 21 R (including 2 DDs), 5 W (including 1 DD)
Marvin	$800	$1,200	$7,800	$7,800 2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$7,800 18 R, 2 W
Jared	$-100	$200	$1,200	$2,400 3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated	$1,200 9 R, 4 W

Jeopardy! Round

DANCE	POST OFFICE	LUNCH COUNTER LINGO	NAME CHANGES	MONEY	PROVERBS OF DEATH
$100 [17] Goddess Pele made the earth shake, but some say her sister made Hawaiians shake by giving them this dance the hula Paul	$100 [9] Any issued in the U.S. since 1860 are valid to use on letters postage stamps Marvin	$100 [3] To "wreck a pair" is to do this to 2 eggs to scramble Marvin	$100 [24] Ehrich Weiss escaped the shackles of his name by changing it to this Houdini Jared	$100 [2] During WWII, these tobacco products were used as "money" in many prisoner-of-war camps cigarettes Marvin	$100 [1] Separate proverbs state they "don't bite" & "tell no tales" dead men Jared
$200 [18] Meaning "big" or "grand" in Russian, it's the name of Moscow's big grand ballet company the Bolshoi Paul	$200 [10] Its 1st digit identifies geographical area, & the 4th & 5th identify the post office the zip code Jared	$200 [4] "Whistle berries" refers to these Boston legumes baked beans Marvin	$200 [25] Dr. Bunting's Sunburn Remedy was renamed this when a customer said it "knocked my eczema" Noxzema Marvin	$200 [13] U.S. dollar bills are 25% linen & 75% this fiber cotton	$200 [7] "Old habits die" this way hard Paul
$400 [20] Gwen Verdon kicked her way to fame doing this in the 1953 musical of the same name Can-Can Paul	$300 [11] Of AK, AL, or AS, the approved postal abbreviation for Alaska AK Jared	$300 [5] In the early days, a glass of this was "Adam's ale" or "Potomac phosphate" water Paul Jared	$300 [28] In July 1986, U.S. Steel crossed out the "Steel" in their name & replaced it with this letter X Marvin	$300 [14] In 1986, Shelly Long & Tom Hanks found themselves caught in this The Money Pit Jared	$300 [8] "There are more ways to" do this "than choking it with cream" kill a cat Paul Marvin
$500 [21] Scientifically, this party dance could be called "The Infant Oryctolagus Bipedal Spring" the Bunny Hop	$400 [12] 4th class mail, including merchandise, printed matter, & mailable live animals, is better known as this parcel post Jared	$400 [6] Number that Mel might have called out to say "We're all out of it" 86 Paul	$400 [29] In 1819, the southern towns New Philadelphia & E. Alabama merged to form this city, later a capital Montgomery Marvin	$400 [15] On the Kennedy half, it wears a shield; on the Susan B. Anthony dollar, it's landing on Moon the eagle Jared	$400 [22] Proverb from Matthew 8:22 implying that the living have better things to do Let the dead bury the dead.
DD $800 [19] Twyla Tharp "car"eographed a ballet to this Beach Boys hit: "Little Deuce Coupe" Paul	$500 [26] Black envelopes are nonmailable since this wouldn't be legible the postmark Paul Marvin	$500 [27] "Bossy in a bowl" beef stew Jared	—	$500 [16] In 1909 he became the first U.S. president ever to appear on a coin Lincoln Paul	$500 [23] A soldier might say "Every" one of these "has its billet" a bullet Paul

Double Jeopardy! Round

SHAKESPEAREAN 1STLINES	ENGINEERING	AMERICAN RELIGION	GAMES	BATTLES	TOUGH MOVIE TRIVIA
$200 [2] "2 households both alike in dignity, In fair Verona where we lay our scene..." the first line of Romeo and Juliet Paul	$200 [21] 1st town attacked by the Israelites under Joshua, its 1st walls were built about 8000 B.C. Jericho Paul	$200 [26] Nonbelievers in the Trinity, this group's name reflects their traditional belief in God as a Unity Unitarians Marvin	$200 [9] Before starting out in this game, "It" usually shouts "Ready or not, here I come" hide and seek Paul Marvin	$200 [1] It's said Chancellorsville was the unnamed battle in this Stephen Crane Civil War novel Red Badge of Courage Paul	$200 [12] Of "Merrie Melodies", "Silly Symphonies", & "Looney Tunes", the ones that didn't come from Warner Bros. Silly Symphonies Paul
$400 [3] "Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this sun of York..." Richard III Marvin	$400 [22] This twin-tube tunnel under the Hudson was named for its designer, who died during its construction (Clifford) Holland Paul	$400 [27] Their name comes from Greek for "to immerse", a rite they usually reserve for adults affirming faith in Jesus Baptists Jared	$400 [16] Popular parlor game also known as "Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral?" 20 questions Paul	$400 [4] After the Gauls besieged this city in 390 B.C., they were bought off so they'd go home Rome Marvin	$400 [13] Director of films "The Outlaw" & "Hell's Angels", he dies in 1976 leaving estimated $1.5 billion estate Howard Hughes Jared
$600 [7] "Who's there?""Nay, answer me.Stand & unfold yourself." Hamlet Marvin	DD $400 [23] The Buffalo Bayou was widened & deepened to open this inland Texas town to shipping Houston Paul	$600 [30] Of 40, 60 or 80%, the approximate # of Americans who belong to organized religions 60 Paul Jared	$600 [18] Dollar poker, which uses serial numbers, is often called this; yeah, that's it! liar Paul	$600 [5] During the battle for Okinawa, the leader of U.S. forces was killed & the enemy commandant committed this hara-kiri Marvin	$600 [14] Composer Bernard Hermann used an all-string orchestra for "black & white music" for this '60 Hitchcock film Psycho Paul
$800 [10] "If music be the food of love, play on..." Twelfth Night Paul	$800 [24] Major branch of engineering concerned with design of public bridges, roads, & canals civil engineering Jared	$800 [29] Not until 1978 were blacks admitted to the priesthood in this religion Mormons Marvin	DD $800 [19] Variation of croquet whose name is derived by dropping 2 letters from croquet roque Paul	$800 [6] This 1805 event discouraged a Napoleonic invasion & set British naval supremacy for over 100 years the Battle of Trafalgar Paul	$800 [15] In 1969's "Once Upon a Time in the West", this likeable actor guns down an 8-yr-old freckle-faced boy Henry Fonda Marvin
$1,000 [11] "Now fair Hippolyta, our nuptial hour draws on apace..." A Midsummer Night's Dream Marvin	$1,000 [25] Costing about $1 billion & stretching from St. Johns to Victoria, it opened in 1962 the Trans-Canada Highway Paul	$1,000 [28] Their belief in the "inner light" states there is "that of God in everyone" the Quakers	$1,000 [20] About 1940, a U.S. gambling craze involved use of one type of this children's toy a top	$1,000 [8] "Intoxicating" name of 1777 battle where Gen. Howe defeated Washington Brandywine Marvin	$1,000 [17] Dr. Venkman, Dr. Spengler, Dr. Stantz, & Winston Zeddmore Ghostbusters Marvin

Final Jeopardy!

BEST SELLERS

In 1985, autobiographies of these 2 men topped hardcover best seller lists

Chuck Yeager & Lee Iacocca

Jared "Who are Iaccoca & Yeager?" — wagered $1,200

Paul "Who are Yeager & Iacocca?" — wagered $2,001

Marvin "Who are Iococa & Johnson" — wagered $0

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