Bruce Seymour game 4.
Eric Elfman — a dialogue author from Los Angeles, California
Robert Michaels — an economist originally from Chicago, Illinois
Bruce Seymour — a writer from Piedmont, California (whose 3-day cash winnings total $39,989)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce | $2,000 | $3,300 | $9,500 |
$15,000
4-day champion: $54,989 |
$9,500
22 R, 0 W |
| Robert | $800 | $1,900 | $6,400 |
$0
2nd place: a week's trip for 2 to Bluebeard's Castle aboard Eastern Airlines + either the Jeopardy! boxed game or the computerized version |
$7,300
15 R (including 2 DDs), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Eric | $400 | $2,100 | $-100 |
$-100
3rd place: the 12-volume, 20-million-word The Motion Picture Guide to more than 53,000 films + either the Jeopardy! boxed game or the computerized version |
$-100
6 R, 3 W |
| ZOOLOGY | BRITISH TRIVIA | ODD JOBS | ADVERTISING | WEAPONS | ACRONYMS |
|
$100
[26]
On some chipmunks, the pouches found here can extend as far back as their shoulders
the cheeks
Bruce
|
$100
[27]
Samuel Pepys recorded having his 1st cup of this September 25, 1660; there was no mention of crumpets
tea
Robert
|
$100
[22]
Newspaper section in which Brian Basset, Mell Lazarus & Milton Caniff ply their trade
the comics
Robert
|
$100
[8]
Type of food "the Noid" likes to ruin
pizza
Robert
|
$200
[10]
A type of sword, or a type of Oldsmobile
a cutlass
Bruce
|
$300
[14]
The 2 "A"s in NASA
Aeronautics & Administration
Eric
|
|
$200
[1]
The 500 pound tridacna, found on reefs of the Indian & Pacific Oceans, is largest of these bivalves
clams
Bruce
|
$200
[5]
Nero is said to have played this instrument now associated with Highlanders
the bagpipe
Bruce
|
$200
[21]
One of these might hand Jan Stephenson an iron, but not an ironing board
a caddie
Eric
|
$200
[9]
In a 1987 Smith Barney commercial Teddy Ruxpin, not John Houseman, delivered this tag line
"They earn it"
Bruce
|
$300
[12]
Expendable soldiers are referred to in slang as fodder for this type of weapon
cannons
Robert
|
$400
[15]
The telegraph agency of the Soviet Union is better known by this acronym
TASS
|
|
$300
[2]
These parts of the African elephant act like car radiators, dissipating heat from their vast surfaces
the ears
Bruce
|
$300
[6]
As a gift for Albert, Victoria reportedly commissioned a nude statue of this tax protestor
Lady Godiva
|
$300
[16]
The U.S. Dept. of Labor code for this odd job is 139.087-010; no across or down is listed
a crossword puzzle writer
Eric
|
$300
[20]
Joining the ranks of Brooke, Cybill & Jaclyn, Cecilia Gouge became the new "Girl" for this shampoo in '87
Brett
Bruce
|
$400
[13]
This phrase, meaning "the whole of anything", is taken from the 3 main parts of a firearm
lock, stock & barrel
Robert
|
DD
$900
[23]
Of the most popular TV series of the 1979-80 primetime season, 1 of the 2 with acronyms for titles
M*A*S*H (or CHiPS )
Robert
|
|
$400
[3]
Term for a female fox
a vixen
Bruce
|
$400
[7]
1 of 4 royal family members who took part in a '87 celebrity version of the game show "It's a Knockout"
Prince Andrew (or Prince Edward, Princess Anne, or Fergie, the Duchess of York)
Eric
|
$400
[17]
When Zelda Fischer charges $50,000, she'll go around the world to find a single client one of these
a mate (or a spouse)
Eric
|
$400
[25]
U.S. auto company who in July 1987 ads admitted their error in disconnecting odometers in test cars
Chrysler
Bruce
|
$500
[19]
This weapon is pictured on the seal of the Department of Defense
arrows
|
— |
|
$500
[4]
The gecko was named onomatopoetically, from this
the sound it makes
|
$500
[11]
June 1987 event referred to in British tabloid headline "Super Mag Wins Her Hat Trick"
Thatcher winning her third national election
Bruce
|
$500
[18]
In July 1987, Catherine Woodward became this tournament's 1st ball girl from the U.S.
Wimbledon
Bruce
|
$500
[24]
Japanese electronics corp. who in July '87 ads apologized for a subsidiary's dealings with the Soviet bloc
Toshiba
Eric
|
— | — |
| BODIES OF WATER | LAW | IT'S GREEK TO ME | U.S. HISTORY | TIME | WESTERN FILMS |
|
$200
[5]
Body of water crossed when ferrying from Dover to Calais
the English Channel
Bruce
|
$200
[25]
A proverb says "he that is his own lawyer has" this "for a client"
a fool
Bruce
|
$200
[21]
From Greek "skhole", "leisure", it's an institution where you work hard to learn
school
Robert
|
$400
[6]
In New York City on April 29, 1889, his Wall Street inauguration was re-enacted
George Washington
Bruce
|
$600
[9]
Total, in years, of a millennium, a century, a decade & a year
1,111
Eric
|
$800
[24]
One of his most popular books, "Hondo", was made into a 3-D film starring John Wayne
Louis L'Amour
Bruce
|
|
$400
[2]
Once part of Lake Bonneville, this lake, fed by freshwater streams, is more saline than the ocean
the Great Salt Lake
Bruce
|
$400
[11]
Title of the head of the U.S. Department of Justice
the U.S. Attorney General
Robert
|
$400
[16]
It's from "ostrakon", the potsherd a Greek used to cast his vote whether to banish someone
to ostracize
Bruce
|
$600
[7]
In 1893, Sanford B. Dole became president of this area he declared a new U.S. protectorate
Hawaii
Bruce
|
$800
[10]
Made up of several eras, it's the largest division of geological time
an eon
Bruce
Robert
|
$1,000
[23]
Chris, Vin, Chico, Harry, O'Reilly, Lee & Britt
the Magnificent Seven
|
|
$600
[1]
The oldest bridge in Rome, dating back before the birth of Christ, spans this river
the Tiber
Bruce
|
$600
[12]
Person to whose back lawyer Brendan Sullivan was referring in July 9, 1987 quote, "Get off his back!"
Oliver North
Robert
|
$600
[15]
From the Greek for "narrow writtng", it's the art of shorthand
stenography
Eric
|
$800
[8]
Horace Greeley was among those who guaranteed $100,000 bail for this ex-president May 13, 1867
Jefferson Davis
Robert
|
$1,000
[19]
Meaning "for the time being", this Latin phrase can be found on Sen. John Stennis' job description
pro tempore
Robert
|
— |
|
$800
[3]
Country which lies across the Gulf of Bothnia from Sweden
Finland
Robert
|
$800
[13]
He's Jim & Tammy's "PTL"--pretty tough lawyer
Melvin Belli
Bruce
|
$800
[18]
As the English alphabet runs from A to Z, the Greek runs this way
alpha to omega
Robert
|
$1,000
[17]
Name of 1862 act which granted 160 acres to U.S. citizens who would occupy & improve the land
the Homestead Act
Bruce
|
DD
$3,000
[22]
According to 1st line, time you'd hearthe followingbeing sung:"We're drinking, my friend /To the end /Of a brief episode /Make it one..."
a quarter to 3:00
Robert
|
— |
|
DD
$2,700
[4]
2 of the 3 main passages into the Mediterranean
the Straits of Gibraltar & the Straits of Bosporus (or the Dardanelles) (& the Suez Canal)
Robert
|
$1,000
[14]
The 5th Amendment says no one shall "be deprived of life, liberty, or property without..." this
due process
Robert
|
$1,000
[20]
From its Greek roots, the name of this occupation means "one who talks about the stars"
an astrologer
Eric
|
— | — | — |
2 of the 3 19th c. authors on whose stories the last 3 Tony Award winning musicals were based
(2 of) Victor Hugo ( Les Misérables ), Charles Dickens ( The Mystery of Edwin Drood ), & Mark Twain ( Big River )