Eric Berman game 2.
Bill Wray — an institutional investor from Marietta, Georgia
Elaine Brewer — a music publishing executive originally from Indianapolis, Indiana
Eric Berman — a journalist from Crown Point, Indiana (whose 1-day cash winnings total $11,400)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric | $2,700 | $5,400 | $11,200 |
$11,900
2-day champion: $23,300 |
$11,100
26 R (including 1 DD), 0 W |
| Elaine | $800 | $1,200 | $1,600 |
$3,200
3rd place: Lloyd/Flanders wicker furniture |
$2,600
12 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Bill | $300 | $1,400 | $5,200 |
$7,100
2nd place: trip to Bermuda |
$5,800
14 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| WORLD RELIGION | NEWSPAPERS | AUTHORS' MAIDEN NAMES | COUNTIES | BASEBALL LINGO | THE 4THOF JULY |
|
$100
[9]
Pakistan's capital is a new city, built in the 1960s to honor this religion
Islam
Eric
|
$100
[6]
City whose papers include the Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, Daily Express & Daily Telegraph
London
Eric
|
$100
[24]
Laura Wilder's maiden name
Ingalls
Bill
|
$100
[8]
A congressman, irrelevantly praising his home county, Buncombe in N.C., gave us this word for nonsense
bunkum (bunk)
Bill
|
$100
[1]
Carl Hubbell named this pitch which can also mean any zany player, whether he throws it or not
a screwball
Eric
|
$100
[15]
The "4th of July" was 1st celebrated in this city, July 8, 1776
Philadelphia
Elaine
|
|
$200
[13]
Country with the world's largest Jewish population
the United States
Bill
|
$200
[7]
It describes itself as "The Daily Diary of the American Dream"
The Wall Street Journal
Elaine
|
$200
[26]
Helen Brown's maiden name
Gurley
Elaine
|
$200
[22]
This county has over 1000 governmental entities besides the Chicago city government
Cook County
Elaine
|
$200
[2]
A New York Mets outfielder, or a bruise resulting from sliding
Strawberry
Eric
|
$200
[18]
While most of the others didn't sign till Aug. 2, he signed the Declaration of Independence 1st on July 4th
John Hancock
Eric
|
|
$300
[14]
In 1984 many Buddhists marked the 25th anniversary of his flight from Tibet
the Dalai Lama
Eric
|
$300
[10]
This paper, the 1st to do so, began publishing the Pentagon Papers June 13, 1971
the New York Times
Eric
|
$300
[29]
Elizabeth Browning's maiden name
Barrett
Eric
|
$300
[23]
While 3 are named for the fruit, 5 other U.S. counties took this same name to honor Dutch royal family
Orange
Eric
|
$300
[3]
To fail in a critical situation, or to move your grip up the bat
to choke
Eric
|
$300
[19]
The United States granted independence to this country on July 4, 1946
the Philippines
|
|
$400
[16]
Most sacred shrine of this religion is the Golden Temple at Amritsar, India
the Sihks
Bill
|
$400
[11]
Joseph Pulitzer began his career founding this St. Louis paper by merging 2 others
the Post-Dispatch
Eric
|
$400
[30]
Claire Luce's maiden name
Booth
Eric
|
$400
[27]
While the Republic of Ireland has 26 counties, Northern Ireland has this many
6
Bill
|
$400
[4]
The 2nd game of a double header, or the last congratulatory drink the winning pitcher might have
a nightcap
Eric
|
DD
$500
[20]
Date of the Sesquicentennial of the United States
July 4, 1926
Eric
|
|
$500
[17]
While the Anglican Church is official in England, this church is official in Scotland
Presbyterian Church
Bill
|
$500
[12]
Founder of the Christian Science Monitor
Mary Baker Eddy
Elaine
|
$500
[25]
Mary Rinehart's maiden name
Roberts
Eric
|
$500
[28]
America's smallest county in area, it's found in America's largest city in population
New York (County)
Bill
|
$500
[5]
For a batter to strike out swinging or someone in the stands who hopes it won't happen
fan
Eric
|
$500
[21]
Only president born on the 4th of July was this New England Yankee few would have called a dandy
Calvin Coolidge
Eric
|
| AMERICAN INDIANS | PROVERBS | FOLK MUSIC | ECOLOGY | TESTS | "GOOD", "BETTER" & "BEST" MOVIES |
|
$200
[6]
There's a city named for the Munsee Indians in this state named for Indians
Indiana
Eric
|
$200
[7]
It was said among the ancient Greeks, there is many a slip 'twixt the cup & this
the lip
Bill
|
$200
[19]
"John Henry told his captain...before I'd let your steam drill beat me...I'd die" this way
"with a hammer in my hand"
Elaine
|
$200
[17]
Type of pollution which can be measured in decibels
noise pollution
Eric
|
$200
[12]
Number of states requiring this for a marriage license has declined but may go up again due to AIDS scare
a blood test
Eric
Bill
|
$200
[1]
A 1950 film featured Jack Carson as one of these famous ice cream vendors
The Good Humor Man
Elaine
|
|
$400
[24]
Indians called these northern people "eaters of raw meat"
Eskimo or Inuit
|
$400
[8]
What soon happens to "a fool & his money"
they are soon parted
Bill
|
$400
[28]
It was good enough for Paul & Silas, & it's good enough for me"
"That Old-Time Religion"
Elaine
|
$400
[18]
Colorful code name for the defoliant containing dioxin used on jungle areas in Vietnam
Agent Orange
Elaine
|
$400
[13]
Sgt. Barry Sadler sang, "100 men we'll test today but only 3" would win 1 of these
the green beret
Bill
|
$400
[2]
1964 film based on Gore Vidal's play in which the title character didn't win
The Best Man
|
|
$600
[25]
Washington Irving coined this term, alleged to be American Indians' version of heaven
the happy hunting ground
Eric
|
$600
[9]
In Aesop, the rural "cousin" who said "Better beans & bacon in peace than cakes & ale in fear"
the country mouse
Bill
|
$800
[21]
He said, "I have been to seek a wife, she's the joy of my life"
Billy Boy (Billy Boy)
Bill
|
$600
[26]
Because these chemicals cause overabundance of algae in rivers, some states now ban them in detergents
phosphates
Elaine
|
$600
[14]
One step for a boy scout to earn any of the 119 of these is to pass the respective test
a merit badge
Eric
|
$800
[4]
Film title describing Jack Lemmon who lived next door but pretended he was married to Romy Schneider
Good Neighbor Sam
Elaine
|
|
$800
[22]
This Indian guide of Lewis & Clark only lived to age 25
Sacajawea
Elaine
|
DD
$600
[10]
Proverbial title of the followingsong from 1967:"Oh don't it hurt deep inside /To see someone do something to her..."
"Silence Is Golden"
Bill
|
$1,000
[20]
Group formed in 1949 when Ronnie Gilbert & Fred Hellerman joined Lee Hays & Pete Seeger
The Weavers
|
$1,000
[27]
The EPA was established during this president's administration
Nixon
Eric
Elaine
|
$800
[15]
In 1905, Frenchmen Alfred Binet & Theodore Simon developed the 1st scales for measuring this
intelligence quotient, I.Q.
Bill
|
DD
$1,000
[3]
This 1946 "Best Picture" also won Best Director, Best Actor & Best Supporting Actor Oscars
The Best Years of Our Lives
Elaine
|
|
$1,000
[23]
The French called them "Pierced Nose", though few of them had one
the Nez Perce
Eric
|
$1,000
[11]
Not to look a gift horse in the mouth, the Trojans ignored this warning which became a proverb, too
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts
Eric
Elaine
|
— | — |
$1,000
[16]
Since 1942, students nationally have been taking this Midwest university's basic skills test
Iowa
Eric
|
$1,000
[5]
Apt title warning of a 1980 horror film, 'cause the Santa Claus who's coming to town is deadly
You Better Watch Out
Bill
|
Last 3 reigning monarchs of this European country have all been women
the Netherlands