Jim Tompkins-MacLaine game 1.
Jim Tompkins-MacLaine — a musician originally from Tiffin, Ohio
Alan Israel — a coin laundry owner from Redondo Beach, California
Hugh McElaney — a U.S. Air Force contract negotiator from Upton, Massachusetts (whose 1-day cash winnings total $9,401)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh | $500 | $1,300 | $2,100 |
$2,599
2nd place: Trip to the Guest Quarters Suite Hotel, Fort Lauderdale |
$5,100
10 R, 3 W (including 1 DD) |
| Alan | $1,500 | $800 | $800 |
$0
3rd place: Whirlpool French door refrigerator |
$700
10 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| Jim | $800 | $3,200 | $9,400 |
$10,000
New champion: $10,000 |
$10,200
27 R, 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| STARTS WITH "S" | NEW YORK CITY | BABIES | BRITISH POLITICS | SURVEYS | POTPOURRI |
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$100
[1]
Kookie worked at Dino's Lounge, a restaurant next door to this address
77 Sunset Strip
Jim
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$100
[7]
Manhattan's longest street, one section of it is known as "The Great White Way"
Broadway
Jim
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$100
[2]
Fed. standards require these have mattresses that fit snugly in the frame & slats no more than 2 3/8" apart
cribs
Hugh
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$100
[13]
Although it hasn't been done since the early 1700s, the queen has the right to do this to legislation
veto (or reject it)
Jim
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$100
[23]
Biggest market outside France for the genuine version of this is Britain; doesn't that pop your cork
champagne
Jim
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$100
[15]
In a letter on his discoveries, Amerigo Vespucci used the term "Mundus Novus", meaning this
New World
Jim
|
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$200
[3]
A particularly forceful scoring shot in basketball
slam dunk
Alan
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$200
[9]
You'll probably get a kick out of seeing the Rockettes perform at this theater, their home
Radio City Music Hall
Jim
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$200
[8]
This body part accounts for 1/4 of a baby's height but only about 1/7 of an adult's body
the head
Alan
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$200
[18]
Of Parliament's 2 houses, it is referred to as the upper house
House of Lords
Jim
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$200
[24]
In an August 1988 poll, 76% of adults said these sporting events improve cooperation among nations
the Olympic Games
Alan
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$200
[16]
Oh Cisco, it's the nickname of tennis star Richard Alonzo Gonzales
Pancho
Jim
|
|
$300
[4]
Slang for a diamond, or a type of handheld firework that emits tiny glittering flashes
sparkler
Alan
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$300
[11]
It includes the homes of the NYC Ballet, the NYC Opera & the Juilliard School of Music
Lincoln Center
Jim
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$300
[10]
The La Leche League says this is the best food for infants
mother's milk
Alan
|
— |
$300
[25]
By order of popularity, the top 5 in L.A. are Lady, Max, Brandy, Duke & Rocky
dog names
|
$300
[17]
The purse in the 1988 Monopoly World Championships was $15,140 for this reason
the amount of money in the bank of the Monopoly game
Hugh
|
|
DD
$500
[5]
Ency. Britannica says thisis 1 of most frequently recorded pop songs of all time:
"Stardust"
Alan
|
$400
[21]
Famous as a literary hangout, this hotel bears the same name as the Indian tribe that once inhabited the area
the Algonquin Hotel
Jim
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$400
[12]
A woman is in the best physical shape for pregnancy during this decade of her life
her twenties
Hugh
|
— |
$400
[26]
In a survey by Rolling Stone magazine, this Rolling Stones hit was the No. 1 single of the past 25 years
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
Jim
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$400
[19]
Varieties of this include the sugar & the Swiss chard
beets
Alan
|
|
$500
[6]
E.B. White wrote the classic cartoon caption "I say it's" this "and I say the hell with it"
spinach
|
$500
[22]
In 1933 King Kong climbed the Empire State Building; in 1976 he climbed these twin skyscrapers
the World Trade Center
Hugh
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$500
[14]
Baby Talk magazine says some babies may outgrow this clothing size before they are born
newborn size
Alan
Jim
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— | — |
$500
[20]
The capital of Nova Scotia was named after George Montagu Dunk, the 2nd Earl of this
Halifax
Jim
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| HISTORIC NAMES | FASHION DESIGNERS | SCIENCE | BOOKS & AUTHORS | ACTORS & ROLES | "O" ON THE MAP |
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$200
[1]
In 1867 this country returned to imperial rule under a teenager called Meiji
Japan
Alan
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$200
[16]
Oleg Cassini is perhaps most famous for designing clothes for this First Lady
Jacqueline Kennedy
Jim
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$200
[26]
Of AC, BC or DC, the current you get from a battery
DC (direct current)
Hugh
Jim
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$200
[14]
According to the title of a 1969 Philip Roth novel, it's what Alexander Portnoy had
a complaint
Jim
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$200
[9]
He played a "Good Neighbor" named "Sam"
Jack Lemmon
Jim
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$200
[3]
The capital of Canada & the province in which it lies
Ottawa, Ontario
Alan
|
|
$400
[2]
This U.S. general was nicknamed "Black Jack" when he led black troops, not when he played cards
John J. Pershing
Hugh
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$400
[17]
Adolfo is perhaps most famous for designing clothes for this First Lady
Nancy Reagan
Alan
|
$400
[27]
Darwin explained how the fittest of each species survived through this evolutionary process
natural selection
Hugh
Alan
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$400
[19]
In a Poe story, Roderick Usher had a visitor come to his house during this season
fall
Jim
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$400
[10]
Broadway's "Sweet Charity", she was Magnum's mom on "Magnum, P.I."
Gwen Verdon
Jim
|
$400
[5]
Though called its "Maid", Joan just liberated this city, she didn't do windows
Orleans
Alan
|
|
$600
[4]
In 19th century America, she was known as "The Moses of Her People"
Harriet Tubman
Hugh
|
$600
[20]
He owns a 13,000-acre spread in Colorado, the Double RL Ranch, named for himself & his wife, Ricky
Ralph Lauren
Jim
|
— |
$600
[23]
When you repeat the twice-told tales he published in 1837, that makes them thrice-told
Hawthorne
Hugh
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$600
[11]
Before playing the psychic Tangina in this film, 4' 3" Zelda Rubinstein worked on a shrimp boat
Poltergeist
Jim
|
$600
[7]
The largest of the Ryukyu Islands, the U.S. still has bases on it
Okinawa
Jim
|
|
$800
[6]
Cabinet member who was stabbed the same night Lincoln was shot
Seward
Hugh
Alan
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$800
[21]
The daughter of a concentration camp survivor, she grew up in Brussels & married a prince
Diane von Furstenberg
Jim
|
— |
$1,000
[25]
Author of 1931's "Tragic America", he also wrote 1925's "An American Tragedy"
Thedore Dreiser
Jim
|
$800
[12]
Gregory Peck said his favorite role was Atticus Finch in this film that won him an Oscar
To Kill a Mockingbird
Jim
|
DD
$800
[8]
Term for that part of the globe which includes the Pacific islands, Australia & New Zealand
Oceania
Jim
|
|
$1,000
[18]
The supporters of this exiled Stuart king were known as Jacobites
King James II
Hugh
Jim
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$1,000
[22]
This svelte socialite was only 21 when she married 63-year-old conductor L. Stokowski
Gloria Vanderbilt
Jim
|
— |
DD
$3,000
[24]
This 1979 Norman Mailer novel has been compared to Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood"
The Executioner's Song
Hugh
|
$1,000
[13]
She gained 25 pounds to play "Madame Sousatzka"
Shirley MacLaine
Hugh
|
$1,000
[15]
This river forms part of the boundary between Colombia & Venezuela
the Orinoco
Jim
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Headquartered near St. Paul, this company churns out the top-selling brand of butter in the U.S.
Land O’Lakes