Den Golden — an advertising executive from Vernon, New Jersey
Sharon Duke — a housewife from San Diego, California
Ted Cooperstein — a lawyer originally from Potomac, Maryland (whose 1-day cash winnings total $10,801)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted | $1,300 | $3,000 | $7,000 |
$8,100
2-day champion: $18,901 |
$6,500
24 R (including 2 DDs), 4 W |
| Sharon | $-300 | $1,200 | $2,000 |
$3,999
3rd place: Kraco cordless telephone & beeperless remote answering machine including phone |
$2,000
9 R, 4 W |
| Den | $600 | $700 | $4,000 |
$7,050
2nd place: Ortho Mattress Co. space-saving day bed featuring solid oak frame, 2 mattresses, pop-up unit, & 5-piece comforter set + Hitachi 19" color TV with infrared remote control |
$4,300
12 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| CANADA | DRY | CHRISTMAS | SEALS | TV | "GUIDE" |
|
$100
[1]
The Canadian dollar is divided into 100 of these units
cents
Ted
|
$100
[6]
To make a "dry" one of these you use 1 part French, not Italian vermouth, with 2 to 5 parts gin
a martini
Ted
|
$100
[8]
40% of these sold in the U.S. are sold during the Christmas season & almost 60% are alkaline
batteries
Sharon
|
$100
[15]
While this country stopped using its Privvy Seal in 1884, it still employs a keeper for it
the United Kingdom (Great Britain)
Ted
|
$100
[10]
Depending on where you lived in the U.S., her "Special" either preceded or followed the '87 Oscars
Barbara Walters
Sharon
Den
|
$100
[21]
World Book says only about 10% of the blind find one of these useful
a guide dog
Ted
|
|
$200
[2]
In 1988 Calgary will be the 2nd Canadian city to host an Olympics; this was the 1st
Montreal
Ted
|
$200
[7]
It's a trademark name for solid carbon dioxide
Dry Ice
Sharon
|
$200
[9]
For $9.95 a man in Hollister, CA will send a lb. of this fuel for the stockings of people you hate
coal
Ted
|
$200
[16]
The other name for a seal ring
a signet ring
Ted
|
$200
[11]
Show about a TV reporter & his computer-generated double, subtitled "20 Minutes Into the Future"
Max Headroom
Ted
|
$200
[22]
It's a self-propelled aerial projectile controlled in flight internally or by remote control
a guided missile
Ted
|
|
$300
[3]
In terms of sheer land size, Canada ranks at this number among countries of the world
2nd
Den
|
$300
[12]
It's what you put a ship "in" when you want to repaint the bottom
dry dock
Ted
|
$300
[20]
On Dec. 26, 1986, USA Today announced there were only this many shopping days until Christmas
364
Ted
|
$300
[17]
This U.S. state's seal features a king, a goddess of liberty, & the year 1959
Hawaii
Ted
|
$300
[25]
The name of this soap opera can be traced back to a Franciscan mission established in 1786
Santa Barbara
Sharon
|
$300
[23]
The marks used to orient lettering, or the rules or policy set up for you to follow
guidelines
Sharon
|
|
$400
[4]
The capital of this province was named for George Montagu Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
Nova Scotia
Den
|
$400
[13]
A lure that floats on the surface of the water
a dry fly
Den
|
— |
DD
$500
[18]
U.S. coin in general circulation on which thefollowingseal appears:
a 50-cent piece (the Kennedy half dollar)
Ted
|
$400
[26]
His crew included Gruber, Virgil, Tinker, Happy, Willy, Christopher & Ensign Parker
(Lt. Cmdr.) McHale
Ted
Sharon
Den
|
$400
[24]
While the Red Guides show places to eat & stay, these Michelin books show places to see
the Green Guides
Ted
Den
|
|
$500
[5]
The Canadian parliament has a senate & a house of these
commons
Ted
Sharon
|
$500
[14]
While the 1st 2 rules change, this is always the 3rd rule in every commercial for Dry Idea
Never let them see you sweat
Den
|
— |
$500
[19]
Used for over 3,000 years, Mesopotamian cylinder seals featured this Sumerian type of writing
cuneiform
Ted
|
$500
[27]
Former "Happy Days" regular who now stars as "Ohara"
Pat Morita
Sharon
|
— |
| ARACHNIDS | AWARDS | ANCIENT WORLDS | PALINDROMES | PRESIDENTS | POTPOURRI |
|
$200
[18]
These arachnids feed off dogs & can give Rocky Mountain spotted fever to humans
ticks
Ted
|
$200
[11]
On Feb. 24, 1987, almost 24 years after winning her 1st Grammy, she picked up her 8th for "The Broadway Album"
Barbra Streisand
Ted
|
$200
[6]
Circa 8 A.D., Wang Mang seized this country's throne & founded his own dynasty
China
Den
|
$200
[8]
The only palindrome that applies to a sibling
sis
Ted
|
$200
[1]
1st president who did not go to college, & that's no lie
George Washington
Ted
Sharon
Den
|
$200
[17]
The saluki is the oldest purebred kind known to man
a dog
Den
|
|
$400
[22]
1987 film with this arachnid title was advertised with the line "She mates & she kills"
Black Widow
Den
|
$400
[21]
In a single evening, this 1934 film became 1st film to sweep all 5 top Oscars
It Happened One Night
Den
|
$400
[7]
A vestal virgin supposedly spawned these twin tots, the feral founding fathers of Rome
Romulus & Remus
Sharon
|
$400
[13]
The only year in the 20th c. that is a palindrome
1991
Ted
|
$400
[2]
1st president from Massachusetts & 1st to graduate from Harvard
John Adams
Den
|
$400
[19]
Like Peter Pan, this comic book flyer has his own brand of peanut butter
Superman
Ted
|
|
DD
$500
[24]
The only sign of the zodiac whose symbol is an arachnid
Scorpio
Den
|
— |
$800
[10]
In life, she was the wife of Akhenaton; in death, she's more famous for her bust
Nefertiti
Sharon
|
$600
[14]
Of the verbs to have, to do, or to be, the one whose past tense is a palindrome
to do
Ted
|
$600
[3]
He entered the College of William & Mary in 1760 at age 16 & graduated 2 years later
Thomas Jefferson
Den
|
$600
[20]
His license plates read "Kinte"
Alex Haley
Sharon
|
|
$600
[23]
Tiny arachnid whose name has come to mean anything small, especially an amount of money
a mite
|
— |
DD
$1,000
[9]
This ancient country was named for Ashur, their primary god
Assyria
Ted
|
$800
[15]
Mags, Pal & Morten make up this Norwegian pop group
a -h a
Sharon
|
$800
[4]
The 2 Princeton grads who served 100 years apart were Woodrow Wilson & this man
James Madison
Ted
Den
|
$800
[26]
Napoleon is known to have had ailurophobia, the fear of these
cats
|
|
$1,000
[25]
Like insects, arachnids belong to this "joint legged" phylum of the animal kingdom
the arthropods
|
— |
$1,000
[12]
This city-state fought & lost 3 Punic Wars with Rome
Carthage
Ted
|
$1,000
[16]
To make lace by hand
tat
|
$1,000
[5]
He was the 1st college dropout to go on to become president
James Monroe
|
$1,000
[27]
2nd president from Massachusetts & 2nd to graduate from Harvard
John Quincy Adams
Ted
|
When he left to fight Civil War, the U.S. took his family's land & established Arlington Nat'l Cemetery on it
Robert E. Lee