1986 Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game 1.
Danny Green — a teacher from Las Vegas, Nevada
Lionel Goldbart — a retired schoolteacher from Miami Beach, Florida
Jay Rosenberg — a professor of philosophy from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay | $400 | $1,300 | $9,400 |
$7,600
Automatic semifinalist |
$9,900
22 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Lionel | $-100 | $2,495 | $5,695 |
$5,000
2nd place: $1,000 if eliminated |
$5,700
13 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Danny | $400 | $500 | $3,300 |
$0
3rd place: $1,000 if eliminated |
$3,300
8 R, 0 W |
| ENGLISH LITERATURE | "LITTLE" | ON THE ROAD | LEAD SINGERS | WOMEN IN SPORTS | CATS & DOGS |
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$100
[1]
James Hilton novel in which Mr. Ralston suggests that Mr. Chipping resign
Goodbye Mr. Chips
Jay
|
$100
[23]
Christmas song or what Buddy Rich might have been called as a child
Little Drummer Boy
Danny
|
$100
[17]
In L.A. 60% of 911 calls to the CHP are now coming from people with these in their cars
cellular telephones
Jay
|
DD
$5
[25]
Called "Buffoons of '60s British Rock Invasion", they were led by an ex-milkman named Garrity:
Freddie And The Dreamers
Lionel
|
$100
[5]
On Saturday, May 2, 1970, Diane Crump became the 1st woman to ride in this race
Kentucky Derby
Danny
|
$100
[8]
In ancient Egypt, this was the punishment for one who stole, or killed, even by accident, a cat
death
Jay
|
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$200
[2]
Illustrator of Flowers & Fungi, she also wrote children's tales like "Peter Rabbit"
Beatrix Potter
Danny
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$200
[26]
We're never told what this "good boy" did with his thumb or the plum once he pulled them from the pie
Little Jack Horner
Jay
|
$200
[19]
Famous route decertified as U.S. highway in 1985; guess you can no longer "get your kicks" there
Route 66
Lionel
|
$100
[3]
Frankie Valli's group took this name from a N.J. bowling alley where they played briefly in the lounge
The Four Seasons
Danny
|
$200
[6]
"Dangerous When Wet", she was elected to Int'l Swimming Hall of Fame in 1966
Esther Williams
|
$200
[9]
Koko the "talking" gorilla named her pet kitten "All Ball", probably because it lacked this feature
tail
Jay
|
|
$300
[12]
H. Rider Haggard used this 3rd person singular pronoun as a title of 1887 novel
She
Jay
|
$300
[27]
Girls are 1st interviewed & then favorites are "kidnapped" to serve as these "Sweethearts of Sigma Chi"
little sisters
|
$300
[20]
Blue reflectors on city streets indicate 1 of these located nearby
fire hydrant
|
$200
[4]
Formerly backed by the Blue Belles, she now uses her last name for the entire group
Patti LaBelle
Lionel
|
$300
[7]
Last name of Soviet sisters Irina & Tamara who set 26 world records in field events in the '60s
Press
|
$300
[10]
The Pekingese, Chihuahua, & Tonka's "Pound Puppies" fall under this classification of dogs
toys
Lionel
|
|
$400
[14]
What you'll be if you accomplish all the ifs in Rudyard Kipling's "If", my son
a man
Lionel
|
— |
$400
[21]
The Ft. McHenry Tunnel under this city's harbor was 1 of the most expensive sections of highway ever built
Baltimore
Lionel
|
$300
[24]
Veronica Bennett, who became Ronnie Spector, was lead singer for this group
The Ronettes
Lionel
|
$400
[15]
18-year-old Helen W. Moody won a Gold Medal in this in 1924, the last time it was an official Olympic sport
tennis
Lionel
|
$400
[11]
Name of this class of dogs comes from the Latin for "earth"
terrier
Lionel
|
|
$500
[18]
Dickens novel in which Miss Havisham left everything in her house as it was the day she was jilted
Great Expectations
|
— |
$500
[22]
Number shared by Pacific Coast Highway & Boston Post Road
Highway 1
|
— |
$500
[16]
Though a star in many sports, Babe Didrikson made most of her money in this one
golf
Lionel
|
$500
[13]
The Akita, "natural dog" of this country, is said to have been brought to U.S. by Helen Keller
Japan
Jay
|
| JOURNALISM | AFRICA | MULTIPLE CHOICE | FABLES & TALES | 7-LETTER WORDS | 1986 B.C. |
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$200
[21]
Current title of newspaper feature begun by Robert Leroy Ripley
Ripley's Believe It Or Not
Jay
|
$200
[16]
Though not related, both South Africa's president & foreign minister have this last name
Botha
Danny
|
$200
[11]
Of $1 million or a date with Joan Collins, choice R.F. Priller made in Canada Dry contest
million dollars
|
$200
[22]
Little Toot was this type of boat
tugboat
Jay
|
$200
[4]
Not one or the other
neither
Jay
|
$200
[1]
Founder of the 12th dynasty, Amenemhet I, was busy reorganizing this country & moving the capital
Egypt
Jay
|
|
$400
[24]
Front page of the London Times was filled with these for the last time on May 2, 1966
classified ads
|
$400
[17]
Most predominant in north Africa, it's the largest single religion on the entire continent
Islam
Jay
|
$400
[12]
Of bacon, bosom, or babushka, word censored from an ad by N.Y. paper The Jewish Week
bacon
Jay
|
$400
[23]
It contained evil tempers, many cares & more than 150 sorrows
Pandora's Box
Lionel
|
$400
[5]
The measure of some ting from side to side, as opposed to length
breadth
Jay
|
$400
[2]
This metal's "age" was all the rage in northern Europe
bronze
Jay
|
|
$600
[25]
L.A.'s Times Mirror Co. owns this Long Island daily with largest evening circulation in America
Newsday
Lionel
|
$600
[18]
In the late '60s, Biafra tried unsuccessfully to secede from this country
Nigeria
Lionel
|
$600
[13]
Of the 12, sign of the Zodiac which is usually pictured carrying a weapon
Sagittarius
Jay
|
$800
[28]
By always replying this when asked to work, that's "how the camel got its hump"
humph
Jay
|
$600
[6]
For a Catholic after confession, it may consist of 3 Hail Marys & 4 Our Fathers
penance
Danny
|
$600
[3]
Some archeologists figure this Biblical "father" was living at the time in Ur
Abraham
Lionel
|
|
$800
[26]
Purchased by Pope Leo XIII in 1890, in the 1930s it was the only Italian paper free of fascist control
L'Osservatore Romano
Jay
|
$800
[19]
The meaning of this country's name is "lion mountains"
Sierra Leone
Jay
|
$1,000
[15]
Of the over 120 characters John Wayne has played, the only one that we know was Mongolian
Genghis Khan (or Temujin)
Danny
|
$1,000
[29]
This vegetable was so big, it took an old man & woman, a little girl, cat, dog & mouse to pull it up
turnip
|
$800
[9]
A school's teachers or an in here nt power or ability
faculty
Jay
|
$800
[7]
Historian Wm. Langer says the Sumerians were in a period of this, like Italy in 15th cent. A.D.
renaissance
Jay
|
| — |
$1,000
[20]
The former Joseph D. Mobutu, now Mobutu Sese Seko, is president of this large country
Zaire
Lionel
|
DD
$1,300
[14]
Of the 27 current network sitcoms, the 2 whose titles end with question marks
Who's The Boss? and You Again?
Jay
|
DD
$1,400
[27]
Story from which come the replies: "Not I," said the duck; "Not I," said the cat; "Not I," said the dog
The Little Red Hen
Jay
|
$1,000
[10]
In 1971 song title rank of the man Paul McCartney paired with "Uncle Albert"
admiral
Danny
|
$1,000
[8]
Ency. Americana says that topless dresses were the fashion of the day for women on this Minoan isle
Crete
Jay
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2 of 3 performers to win three or more Academy Awards for acting
(2 of) Katharine Hepburn, Walter Brennan or Ingrid Bergman